Dr. Steven Quest
@drstevenquest.bsky.social
Supporter of the scientific method, the rule of law, and the Constitution.
Drop the dread. Keep the outrage.
Drop the dread. Keep the outrage.
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The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
Removal of flags for fallen Danish soldiers at U.S. Embassy sparks backlash
There was no malicious intent in removing the flags, said a State Department spokesperson, who added that the flags had been replaced.
wapo.st
January 28, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The U.S. Embassy in Denmark removed 44 Danish flags honoring Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan outside the building, drawing outrage from the country’s veterans amid heightened tensions between Copenhagen and Washington.
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
https://wapo.st/4rfbSOz
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One in five rural families are cutting back on necessities and putting off growing their families due to a lack of affordable child care.
Trump cut programs to make child care more accessible and affordable—while increasing funding for ICE to terrorize communities.
Trump cut programs to make child care more accessible and affordable—while increasing funding for ICE to terrorize communities.
January 28, 2026 at 10:18 PM
One in five rural families are cutting back on necessities and putting off growing their families due to a lack of affordable child care.
Trump cut programs to make child care more accessible and affordable—while increasing funding for ICE to terrorize communities.
Trump cut programs to make child care more accessible and affordable—while increasing funding for ICE to terrorize communities.
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Not de-escalation.
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Not de-escalation.
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Trump's conduct here and his comments about Pretti and Ilham Omar are all consistent with a diagnosis of severe malignant narcissism. A malignant narcissist feels no compassion for others or their losses and understands everything only in terms of how its affects him or his reputation or self-image.
Trump on Renee Good: "I know her parents were big Trump fans. Makes me feel bad anyway, but I mean I guess you could say even worse. They were tremendous Trump people."
January 28, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Trump's conduct here and his comments about Pretti and Ilham Omar are all consistent with a diagnosis of severe malignant narcissism. A malignant narcissist feels no compassion for others or their losses and understands everything only in terms of how its affects him or his reputation or self-image.
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NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Horrifying. Let me guess: The FBI will “find” evidence that Trump won Georgia in 2020.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI searches Atlanta election office related to 2020 US presidential vote
The FBI is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office outside Atlanta related to an investigation into possible interference in Georgia in the 2020 U.S. presidential election lost b...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Horrifying. Let me guess: The FBI will “find” evidence that Trump won Georgia in 2020.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
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Northfield Minnesota is home to Carleton College (where I went) and St Olaf. The town's motto is "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment."
Also the site of Jesse James' last raid.
Anyway it's about as bucolic a place as you can imagine. ICE isn't just terrorizing the Twin Cities.
Also the site of Jesse James' last raid.
Anyway it's about as bucolic a place as you can imagine. ICE isn't just terrorizing the Twin Cities.
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Northfield Minnesota is home to Carleton College (where I went) and St Olaf. The town's motto is "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment."
Also the site of Jesse James' last raid.
Anyway it's about as bucolic a place as you can imagine. ICE isn't just terrorizing the Twin Cities.
Also the site of Jesse James' last raid.
Anyway it's about as bucolic a place as you can imagine. ICE isn't just terrorizing the Twin Cities.
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The corrupt FBI won’t investigate the very real murders of Good or Pretti, but they *will* waste time investigating the very unreal obsessions of Trump.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The corrupt FBI won’t investigate the very real murders of Good or Pretti, but they *will* waste time investigating the very unreal obsessions of Trump.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
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Broke: Woke Bill Kristol
Woke: Woke George Will
Woke: Woke George Will
January 28, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Broke: Woke Bill Kristol
Woke: Woke George Will
Woke: Woke George Will
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Maher Tarabishi was detained in October during a scheduled check-in at an ICE facility.
He was the primary caretaker of his son, who died last week.
The family is seeking Maher's release so he can attend his son's funeral.
ICE reportedly denied the request.
Unimaginable cruelty.
He was the primary caretaker of his son, who died last week.
The family is seeking Maher's release so he can attend his son's funeral.
ICE reportedly denied the request.
Unimaginable cruelty.
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complication
people.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Maher Tarabishi was detained in October during a scheduled check-in at an ICE facility.
He was the primary caretaker of his son, who died last week.
The family is seeking Maher's release so he can attend his son's funeral.
ICE reportedly denied the request.
Unimaginable cruelty.
He was the primary caretaker of his son, who died last week.
The family is seeking Maher's release so he can attend his son's funeral.
ICE reportedly denied the request.
Unimaginable cruelty.
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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NEW CLIP for @mmfa.bsky.social:
Nick Fuentes calls Alex Pretti a “race traitor” and says there is “one less asshole in the world"
Nick Fuentes calls Alex Pretti a “race traitor” and says there is “one less asshole in the world"
Nick Fuentes calls Alex Pretti a “race traitor” and says there is “one less asshole in the world"
www.mediamatters.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
NEW CLIP for @mmfa.bsky.social:
Nick Fuentes calls Alex Pretti a “race traitor” and says there is “one less asshole in the world"
Nick Fuentes calls Alex Pretti a “race traitor” and says there is “one less asshole in the world"
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A class-action lawsuit notes that detainees refer to the California City ICE Detention Facility as a “torture chamber” and “hell on Earth.” An attorney said that conditions are so terrible that those held there are resigning themselves to self-deportation. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2qOQj9
The Cruel Conditions of ICE’s Mojave Desert Detention Center
How immigration authorities have weaponized medical neglect to encourage self-deportations.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
A class-action lawsuit notes that detainees refer to the California City ICE Detention Facility as a “torture chamber” and “hell on Earth.” An attorney said that conditions are so terrible that those held there are resigning themselves to self-deportation. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/2qOQj9
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This is accurate. Trump has not changed course. He is trying to contain political damage. That's it. There is not pivot. There is no shift at this point. Past experience shows the "new tone," if you can call it that, will be temporary.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 PM
This is accurate. Trump has not changed course. He is trying to contain political damage. That's it. There is not pivot. There is no shift at this point. Past experience shows the "new tone," if you can call it that, will be temporary.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
“This information also seems to reflect Trump’s 2025 National Security Presidential Memorandum NSPM-7 that suggests anyone objecting to the administration’s policies is a domestic terrorist.”
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January 27, 2026
The murder of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday morning at the hands of federal agents has put wind in the sails of those trying to rein in the Trump administration at the same time it has sent t...
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
“This information also seems to reflect Trump’s 2025 National Security Presidential Memorandum NSPM-7 that suggests anyone objecting to the administration’s policies is a domestic terrorist.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Words matter. He’s provoking his minions.
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Words matter. He’s provoking his minions.
Trump said that the killing of Good was worse to him than the Pretti killing because her parents were Trump supporters: “I’m not sure about his parents, but I know her parents were big Trump fans. It makes me feel bad anyway, but you could say even worse because they were tremendous Trump fans.”
Today in Politics, Bulletin 295. 1/27/26
… Trump said today that the killing of Renee Good was worse to him than the Alex Pretti killing because her parents were Trump supporters: “I’m not sure about his parents, but I know her parents were ...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Trump said that the killing of Good was worse to him than the Pretti killing because her parents were Trump supporters: “I’m not sure about his parents, but I know her parents were big Trump fans. It makes me feel bad anyway, but you could say even worse because they were tremendous Trump fans.”
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What other president would threaten to “track you down” with ICE if you don’t answer a stupid survey?
January 27, 2026 at 10:48 PM
What other president would threaten to “track you down” with ICE if you don’t answer a stupid survey?
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There need to be hearings, and if this is true, they all need to see consequences.
"Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen," Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.""
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
Anyone paying attentions - it's been President Miler calling the shots.
Now the vipers are going after each other. 🐍🐍🐍
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
There need to be hearings, and if this is true, they all need to see consequences.
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So we’ve got premeditation and motive
CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:36 PM
So we’ve got premeditation and motive
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.