Jeff of the Progressive Persuasion 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇵🇸
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this piece has been in the works a while but honestly i could not have asked for a better foil than ezra klein's interview with ta-nehisi coates. klein longs for peacetime--but you don't get to decide when you're in a fight.
www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...
Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset
We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.
www.liberalcurrents.com
This.
This is a far more elegant and clear way of describing what's necessary - what we need today - than I've been able to do. This is what absolutely claws at me from moderates & those who've already given up even trying to run another woman candidate.
Now is the time to dig in & double-down!!
This is a far more elegant and clear way of describing what's necessary - what we need today - than I've been able to do. This is what absolutely claws at me from moderates & those who've already given up even trying to run another woman candidate.
Now is the time to dig in & double-down!!
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Governor I was not familiar with your game
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Governor I was not familiar with your game
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JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Schumer will do the wrong thing.
AOC calls on Congress to discuss reducing funding for ICE:
"They exploded the ice budget to $170 billion making it one of the largest paramilitary forces in the United States with zero accountability as they shoot U.S. citizens in the head, absolutely."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"They exploded the ice budget to $170 billion making it one of the largest paramilitary forces in the United States with zero accountability as they shoot U.S. citizens in the head, absolutely."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Schumer will do the wrong thing.
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I’d add, MOST OF THE ICE AGENTS PRESENT clearly didn’t believe it. Nobody but the murderer pulls a gun or otherwise reacts like some murderous terror attack is underway.
WATCH: “Renee Good was not a domestic terrorist. No one acting in good faith actually believes that, no matter what some of our Trump officials say at press conferences,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.
January 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I’d add, MOST OF THE ICE AGENTS PRESENT clearly didn’t believe it. Nobody but the murderer pulls a gun or otherwise reacts like some murderous terror attack is underway.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
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BREAKING: Once again ICE agents have shot at a moving vehicle contrary to their SOPs.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
BREAKING: Once again ICE agents have shot at a moving vehicle contrary to their SOPs.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
At this point one feels like any person on American soil could be forgiven for being terrified of ICE agents and wanting to get away from them as quickly as possible.
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Can't say that I've never seen some really significant numbers of people protesting in Iran before, but I don't think I've ever seen absolutely zero security forces showing up to the fight.
New video's from Tehran show protesters still filling the streets as the blackout continues. The scale of unrest in the capital is not easing, with no visible presence of security forces in the footage.
January 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Can't say that I've never seen some really significant numbers of people protesting in Iran before, but I don't think I've ever seen absolutely zero security forces showing up to the fight.
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A desperate attempt by the Iranian regime to prevent further footage from reaching global audiences and cut off coordination between protestors. Internet traffic has dropped to effectively zero, confirming a complete nationwide shutdown and disconnection from the global internet.
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
A desperate attempt by the Iranian regime to prevent further footage from reaching global audiences and cut off coordination between protestors. Internet traffic has dropped to effectively zero, confirming a complete nationwide shutdown and disconnection from the global internet.
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In my day, people lost their shit over a president debating the definition of “is” in the context of whether a BJ is sex, not the definition of the freaking law. I miss my day.
January 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
In my day, people lost their shit over a president debating the definition of “is” in the context of whether a BJ is sex, not the definition of the freaking law. I miss my day.
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This entire regime needs to be prosecuted
Noem: "What happened was our officers were out trying to get a car stuck out of the snow when they were surrounded and assaulted and blocked in by protesters ... this was an act of domestic terrorism" (It was 40 degrees in Minneapolis yesterday and snow was melting ... )
January 8, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This entire regime needs to be prosecuted
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banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
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4 pieces of good news today:
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
4 pieces of good news today:
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
January 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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This is *definitely* how you behave when you're trying to bring every resource to bear, rather than trying to cover up the unlawful behavior of your own personnel.
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:40 PM
This is *definitely* how you behave when you're trying to bring every resource to bear, rather than trying to cover up the unlawful behavior of your own personnel.
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i think this professional liar is one of the most disgraceful people in media
Turned on CNN just to see what the what and there's Scott Jennings, "was no angel-ing" the mother of a toddler who got shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
i think this professional liar is one of the most disgraceful people in media
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Maybe the FBI will be honest and not cover up, harass witnesses, destroy evidence, and obstruct justice. And maybe my hair will grow back.
If the FBI agents do what I think they’re going to do, though, we should know their names, and they should never have another day of peace.
If the FBI agents do what I think they’re going to do, though, we should know their names, and they should never have another day of peace.
"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Maybe the FBI will be honest and not cover up, harass witnesses, destroy evidence, and obstruct justice. And maybe my hair will grow back.
If the FBI agents do what I think they’re going to do, though, we should know their names, and they should never have another day of peace.
If the FBI agents do what I think they’re going to do, though, we should know their names, and they should never have another day of peace.
Not enough people get this tbh.
No one is wealthy enough, powerful enough, patriotic enough...
Pain. Suffering. Brutality. That's all they understand. Anyone who gets in their way, they target with extreme prejudice.
No one is wealthy enough, powerful enough, patriotic enough...
Pain. Suffering. Brutality. That's all they understand. Anyone who gets in their way, they target with extreme prejudice.
All white people & US citizens who think they are safe - take heed. You are not.
one billion percent this
January 8, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Not enough people get this tbh.
No one is wealthy enough, powerful enough, patriotic enough...
Pain. Suffering. Brutality. That's all they understand. Anyone who gets in their way, they target with extreme prejudice.
No one is wealthy enough, powerful enough, patriotic enough...
Pain. Suffering. Brutality. That's all they understand. Anyone who gets in their way, they target with extreme prejudice.
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and just like that, i became a one-issue voter
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 AM
and just like that, i became a one-issue voter
There can be no return to normalcy as long as this is what we're getting from politicians in 2026.
NANCY MACE: Should Somalians in Minnesota be required to speech English if they're citizens?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
BALLOU: I think that question is really inappropriate
MACE: Can you name one significant contribution to Minnesota from a Somali immigrant who can't speak English?
January 8, 2026 at 6:54 AM
There can be no return to normalcy as long as this is what we're getting from politicians in 2026.
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Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Abolish and prosecute ICE. They did a murder in broad daylight today. Imagine what they're doing in the closed facilities we're somehow not even allowed to see.
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These people will fire and deport you for insufficiently glazing Charlie Kirk but openly celebrate killings against perceived ideological enemies.
January 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
These people will fire and deport you for insufficiently glazing Charlie Kirk but openly celebrate killings against perceived ideological enemies.
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
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According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
January 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
According to witnesses, this is the masked ICE agent who shot the driver in Minneapolis. He shot from the side into the vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.
This is him walking away from the crashed vehicle.