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Brett Kavanaugh And The GOP’s Politics Of Abuse - Rantt Media
As the Republican Party stands by alleged abusers, their policies inflict a form of abuse on vulnerable Americans.
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So much about politics can be summed up by the answers to two questions:
Who is allowed to be a bully?
And who is allowed to defend themselves?
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Who is allowed to be a bully?
And who is allowed to defend themselves?
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CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
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I was extremely naive in my twenties and early thirties, took people very much at their word when it came to values, and absolutely destroyed my mental health (and my career) thinking I could publicly demand accountability and survive it whole.
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the Epstein files make it very clear why the MeToo backlash was so extreme and why so much of elite society preferred Donald Trump ruling us like a king to the barest hint of accountability
February 2, 2026 at 1:06 AM
I was extremely naive in my twenties and early thirties, took people very much at their word when it came to values, and absolutely destroyed my mental health (and my career) thinking I could publicly demand accountability and survive it whole.
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This is our culture.
Epstein isn't a freak exception, his elite friends aren't exceptions.
He, and they, are a mirror.
That's all.
Epstein isn't a freak exception, his elite friends aren't exceptions.
He, and they, are a mirror.
That's all.
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is our culture.
Epstein isn't a freak exception, his elite friends aren't exceptions.
He, and they, are a mirror.
That's all.
Epstein isn't a freak exception, his elite friends aren't exceptions.
He, and they, are a mirror.
That's all.
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This is our culture.
It is rape culture, but also more broadly it is abuse and exploitation culture.
It is pervasive and it is the reason my career was wrecked and it is the reason Trump is president and it is the reason armed state abusers feel justified executing a mouthy woman in the street.
It is rape culture, but also more broadly it is abuse and exploitation culture.
It is pervasive and it is the reason my career was wrecked and it is the reason Trump is president and it is the reason armed state abusers feel justified executing a mouthy woman in the street.
February 2, 2026 at 2:15 AM
This is our culture.
It is rape culture, but also more broadly it is abuse and exploitation culture.
It is pervasive and it is the reason my career was wrecked and it is the reason Trump is president and it is the reason armed state abusers feel justified executing a mouthy woman in the street.
It is rape culture, but also more broadly it is abuse and exploitation culture.
It is pervasive and it is the reason my career was wrecked and it is the reason Trump is president and it is the reason armed state abusers feel justified executing a mouthy woman in the street.
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You can say "typical anarchists," "typical Dems," "typical Bernie bros," whatever.
But I am telling you that actually, this is just the reality across the board.
You insist on accountability as a woman, let's hope you have a day job.
But I am telling you that actually, this is just the reality across the board.
You insist on accountability as a woman, let's hope you have a day job.
February 2, 2026 at 2:13 AM
You can say "typical anarchists," "typical Dems," "typical Bernie bros," whatever.
But I am telling you that actually, this is just the reality across the board.
You insist on accountability as a woman, let's hope you have a day job.
But I am telling you that actually, this is just the reality across the board.
You insist on accountability as a woman, let's hope you have a day job.
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Anyway, if you want to know why we live in the world we do, it has a lot to do with the fact that we live in a culture that is structured and predisposed across the board to protect privileged people and specifically white cis men who leverage abuse for gain or pleasure.
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Anyway, if you want to know why we live in the world we do, it has a lot to do with the fact that we live in a culture that is structured and predisposed across the board to protect privileged people and specifically white cis men who leverage abuse for gain or pleasure.
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death from disease in concentration camps is so widespread and so predictable that it's pretty clearly a feature, not a bug.
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
death from disease in concentration camps is so widespread and so predictable that it's pretty clearly a feature, not a bug.
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Once Again:
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February 2, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Once Again:
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U.S. CBP & Border Patrol were not part of ICE before this fascist regime recruited them for tactical ICE operations. ICE meant Immigration & Criminal Enforcement, like detectives. DHS renamed those investigators (HSI)-Homeland Security Investigators.
DHS then created a militia & called it ICE.
DHS then created a militia & called it ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 3:14 AM
U.S. CBP & Border Patrol were not part of ICE before this fascist regime recruited them for tactical ICE operations. ICE meant Immigration & Criminal Enforcement, like detectives. DHS renamed those investigators (HSI)-Homeland Security Investigators.
DHS then created a militia & called it ICE.
DHS then created a militia & called it ICE.
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I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
This is how CBP has acted along the southern border for years. And it’s precisely because of their track record that CBP leadership is running these operations. Like @absurdistwords.bsky.social said, racism is just fascism that hasn’t reached you yet.
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This is how CBP has acted along the southern border for years. And it’s precisely because of their track record that CBP leadership is running these operations. Like @absurdistwords.bsky.social said, racism is just fascism that hasn’t reached you yet.
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Thank you @democrats.senate.gov for voting unanimously for Senator Sanders’ Amendment to strip ICE of BBB funding. Can you please demand the Sanders Amendment as a condition to fund DHS now that you’ve successfully separated it from the larger spending package?
January 31, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Thank you @democrats.senate.gov for voting unanimously for Senator Sanders’ Amendment to strip ICE of BBB funding. Can you please demand the Sanders Amendment as a condition to fund DHS now that you’ve successfully separated it from the larger spending package?
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Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice:
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official
Coming soon to a social security or medicare account near you
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Coming soon to a social security or medicare account near you
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there’s been an assumption that when Dems take power again they will keep ICE funded at these ridiculous levels forever and they are now on record voting to end that
they’ll need to go much further than that but it’s a start - and I sure don’t see the politics of ICE improving between now and then
they’ll need to go much further than that but it’s a start - and I sure don’t see the politics of ICE improving between now and then
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
there’s been an assumption that when Dems take power again they will keep ICE funded at these ridiculous levels forever and they are now on record voting to end that
they’ll need to go much further than that but it’s a start - and I sure don’t see the politics of ICE improving between now and then
they’ll need to go much further than that but it’s a start - and I sure don’t see the politics of ICE improving between now and then
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This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This Epstein drop is HUGE and utterly disgusting. I don’t see how this man is allowed to remain in office. Where are the evangelical leaders, the soccer moms, the folks stocking up on eggs, the farmers, the small business owners.
Decide. Who are you?
Decide. Who are you?
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Something something sheriffs something
(ANNOUNCER "It seems that she does not, in fact, have control of the LAPD")
LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says – Daily News www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/l...
LAPD won’t enforce ban on federal law enforcement officers wearing masks, chief says – Daily News www.dailynews.com/2026/01/29/l...
January 30, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Something something sheriffs something
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To be clear, we're in such bad shape because the U.S. regime has been a detention regime for a very long time. Now the long-term crisis is getting exponentially worse, with funding already allocated to do incalculable harm. But not all the necessary materials are at hand yet, and we can still act.
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
To be clear, we're in such bad shape because the U.S. regime has been a detention regime for a very long time. Now the long-term crisis is getting exponentially worse, with funding already allocated to do incalculable harm. But not all the necessary materials are at hand yet, and we can still act.
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I understand it's hard for some to use the term concentration camp, even for those horrified by what's happening. And there are settings (e.g., court) where it may not be helpful today. The key thing to realize is that there's an arc of how detention regimes tend to go, and we're recognizably on it.
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I understand it's hard for some to use the term concentration camp, even for those horrified by what's happening. And there are settings (e.g., court) where it may not be helpful today. The key thing to realize is that there's an arc of how detention regimes tend to go, and we're recognizably on it.
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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The most outrageous thing about Liam's treatment is that it is ordinary for where he is. Just as KAG's treatment in El Salvador was ordinary once he was there. These places are hell, & these places make demons of their keepers.
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 AM
The most outrageous thing about Liam's treatment is that it is ordinary for where he is. Just as KAG's treatment in El Salvador was ordinary once he was there. These places are hell, & these places make demons of their keepers.
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We've built an organization designed to inflict horrible suffering on the otherwise innocent. Not caring what happens to those innocents is part of how the people in the institutions inoculate themselves against any lingering ethical qualms. It all gets rationalized away.
January 30, 2026 at 10:07 AM
We've built an organization designed to inflict horrible suffering on the otherwise innocent. Not caring what happens to those innocents is part of how the people in the institutions inoculate themselves against any lingering ethical qualms. It all gets rationalized away.
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I see a lot of talk about them being cruel &
wanting to hurt kids & wanting to instill fear, but nobody seems to foreground that these are just dumb mean guys who let this kid suffer because they don't give a shit. Because they're in the business of hurting people & not caring what happens next.
wanting to hurt kids & wanting to instill fear, but nobody seems to foreground that these are just dumb mean guys who let this kid suffer because they don't give a shit. Because they're in the business of hurting people & not caring what happens next.
what’s astounding about this is not only the incredible cruelty but the complete lack of even the most basic public relations instincts
they kidnap a five year old and generate national outrage and rather than do some basic window dressing to treat him nice while abusing everyone else they do this
they kidnap a five year old and generate national outrage and rather than do some basic window dressing to treat him nice while abusing everyone else they do this
“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I see a lot of talk about them being cruel &
wanting to hurt kids & wanting to instill fear, but nobody seems to foreground that these are just dumb mean guys who let this kid suffer because they don't give a shit. Because they're in the business of hurting people & not caring what happens next.
wanting to hurt kids & wanting to instill fear, but nobody seems to foreground that these are just dumb mean guys who let this kid suffer because they don't give a shit. Because they're in the business of hurting people & not caring what happens next.
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And the article he wrote was beyond fantastic.
I logged off for a few hours only to come back and learn that the journalist Stancil is getting burned for inviting is ADAM SERWER?
Serwer is one of the best journos working today, and he is clearly on the side of good. How is this even a scandal?
Serwer is one of the best journos working today, and he is clearly on the side of good. How is this even a scandal?
January 30, 2026 at 6:35 AM
And the article he wrote was beyond fantastic.
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the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system