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Reposted by Chester Christmas
In the writing produced by the Freikorps, they were careful to make distinctions between the Volk - people explicitly engaged with the fascist program - and "the mass" who could be anyone from Jews, bourgeois Germans, workers, or anyone who did not fall in line with the desires of the soldier.
This is an important insight. Miller, Vance, and co see immigrants as the enemy, as the other. But they also see anyone siding with immigrants, citizen or not, as the enemy, too. And they want to make sure people see that aligning with immigrants makes you vulnerable to state violence.
The deeper issue is Miller and maybe Vance want people who are eager to show solidarity with immigrants to fear state violence.
They want us to fear Trump is capable of the worst.
I try to develop a theory of the moment here. 5/5
(h/t @radleybalko.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
They want us to fear Trump is capable of the worst.
I try to develop a theory of the moment here. 5/5
(h/t @radleybalko.bsky.social)
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 23, 2026 at 2:09 AM
In the writing produced by the Freikorps, they were careful to make distinctions between the Volk - people explicitly engaged with the fascist program - and "the mass" who could be anyone from Jews, bourgeois Germans, workers, or anyone who did not fall in line with the desires of the soldier.
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you there boy! what day is it? ... then there's still time!
TIME TO FIND SOMEONE BETTER THAN GAVIN NEWSOM!
TIME TO FIND SOMEONE BETTER THAN GAVIN NEWSOM!
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 AM
you there boy! what day is it? ... then there's still time!
TIME TO FIND SOMEONE BETTER THAN GAVIN NEWSOM!
TIME TO FIND SOMEONE BETTER THAN GAVIN NEWSOM!
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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It's time to start disbarring DOJ lawyers
The notion of charging a black journalist under the KKK Act because he covered a pro-immigrant protest at a white Christian nationalist church is just so cartoonishly goddamned sinister. It also won't go anywhere.
But they're absolutely relishing it.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
But they're absolutely relishing it.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
DOJ Says It May Use KKK Act To Prosecute Don Lemon For Reporting On Church ICE Protest
"It’s notable that I’ve been cast as the face of a protest I was covering as a journalist," the former CNN host said.
www.yahoo.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
It's time to start disbarring DOJ lawyers
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Ok but have you considered that the Democrats wanted it to pass
DHS spending bill passed 220-207
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
7 Democrats voted in favor:
Henry Cuellar
Don Davis
Laura Gilles
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Tom Suozzi
Massie voted No
Andy Harris didn't vote
Might not have passed if every Democrat voted No, but leadership wasn't whipping them to do so
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Ok but have you considered that the Democrats wanted it to pass
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The ombudsman for Stars and Stripes, the deployed servicemember's paper of record, writes in its pages that the publication "is in peril of losing its editorial independence and becoming nothing more than a public relations arm of the Pentagon."
www.stripes.com/opinion/2026...
www.stripes.com/opinion/2026...
Pentagon wants a ‘refocus,’ but Stripes hasn’t wavered from its true mission
www.stripes.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The ombudsman for Stars and Stripes, the deployed servicemember's paper of record, writes in its pages that the publication "is in peril of losing its editorial independence and becoming nothing more than a public relations arm of the Pentagon."
www.stripes.com/opinion/2026...
www.stripes.com/opinion/2026...
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What an awful organization.
Scoop – Two sources confirmed that AIPAC, likely using its super PAC, is preparing ads targeting Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh in #IL09
The ads are expected in the coming weeks
The ads are expected in the coming weeks
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 AM
What an awful organization.
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
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There's still a concerted effort among right-wing Democrats to defend the health insurance industry by demanding a "private option" in Medicare for All. It has to be defeated.
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 AM
There's still a concerted effort among right-wing Democrats to defend the health insurance industry by demanding a "private option" in Medicare for All. It has to be defeated.
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In addition to all the other things Matt Taibbi is just fucking stupid.
Matt Taibbi criticizes the ICE protests in Minneapolis, and says Martin Luther King Jr. would not have approved of them.
Taibbi claims MLK would not support "guilt because of racial identity" or "bringing religion into it".
Taibbi claims MLK would not support "guilt because of racial identity" or "bringing religion into it".
January 22, 2026 at 7:55 PM
In addition to all the other things Matt Taibbi is just fucking stupid.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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if any europeans on here want to express anger at americans, our vice president has a bluesky account and has been shown to get upset when he gets made fun of on social media
January 23, 2026 at 12:35 AM
if any europeans on here want to express anger at americans, our vice president has a bluesky account and has been shown to get upset when he gets made fun of on social media
Reposted by Chester Christmas
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
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(Someone who thinks there’s a significant difference between bill clinton and George Bush) Lenin is exactly like adolf hitler
August 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
(Someone who thinks there’s a significant difference between bill clinton and George Bush) Lenin is exactly like adolf hitler
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After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, JD Vance quickly said agents have "absolute immunity."
Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, JD Vance quickly said agents have "absolute immunity."
Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
Subscribe to zeteo.com for more coverage
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Voted for ICE funding
I’ll keep plugging away to make sure that Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars are being invested in an effective, durable, and responsible way.
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Voted for ICE funding
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I am the most racist italian on long island and I support ICE. My grandparents came here the right way, by doing it in the 1930s and being from Europe. They also knew how to properly integrate even though they never learned English and never associated with any medigans
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am the most racist italian on long island and I support ICE. My grandparents came here the right way, by doing it in the 1930s and being from Europe. They also knew how to properly integrate even though they never learned English and never associated with any medigans
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The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Reposted by Chester Christmas
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It really is insane that this is how we got here. A bipartisan freak out to run cover for Israel, handing the platform to Trump bsky.app/profile/joeb...
great job to everyone who had a moral panic about kids seeing what was really happening in Gaza you got what you wanted
January 23, 2026 at 1:10 AM
It really is insane that this is how we got here. A bipartisan freak out to run cover for Israel, handing the platform to Trump bsky.app/profile/joeb...
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Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
The deal to secure TikTok’s future in the US has finally closed | CNN Business
The joint venture acquiring TikTok’s US assets has been formally established and has announced its leadership team, according to the company, one day before the deadline set by President Donald Trump ...
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Trump's buddies now control TikTok in the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/t...
Reposted by Chester Christmas
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This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
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I will repeat: It is not obvious, based on the data, that campaigning on the economy in Nov would be significantly more effective than campaigning on immigration. Gov. policy is dramatically out of step with the public on immigration/deportations, and executive overreach is a potent motivator
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I will repeat: It is not obvious, based on the data, that campaigning on the economy in Nov would be significantly more effective than campaigning on immigration. Gov. policy is dramatically out of step with the public on immigration/deportations, and executive overreach is a potent motivator