Jo_clever_ke
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Imagine showing up to this, realizing you're sitting next to her, and then realizing she's in your seat, her seat, and the other seat next to her.
Teyana Taylor attended Netflix's "The RIP" premiere in NYC wearing Ashi studio 🔥💃🏽
January 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Imagine showing up to this, realizing you're sitting next to her, and then realizing she's in your seat, her seat, and the other seat next to her.
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Can't say that I'm any more interested in the salacious details of Sinema's life than I am in Nuzzi's. Granted, it's further evidence that she was utterly derelict of her duties and should never hold a position of importance again but, like (hopefully) Nuzzi, that doesn't seem to be a problem.
January 15, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Can't say that I'm any more interested in the salacious details of Sinema's life than I am in Nuzzi's. Granted, it's further evidence that she was utterly derelict of her duties and should never hold a position of importance again but, like (hopefully) Nuzzi, that doesn't seem to be a problem.
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You also have to ask what end Walz can reasonably achieve. Their stated goal is to get ICE to leave. They can achieve that through prolonged and massive civil disobedience. Pretty much every other strategy leads to failure or surrender.
I don't think Walz is handling this perfect but one trigger Trump could use for the Insurrection Act is local law enforcement/the Guard basically trying to obstruct the feds. This entire thing is a game of "first side to fuck up loses," and so far Walz isn't fucking up. This isn't a movie.
January 15, 2026 at 5:06 PM
You also have to ask what end Walz can reasonably achieve. Their stated goal is to get ICE to leave. They can achieve that through prolonged and massive civil disobedience. Pretty much every other strategy leads to failure or surrender.
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The logic here is really pretty shocking.
Usually, the message would be, "we'll put more resources/people/police/troops into the area to establish peace." But Noem says basically the opposite--do what we want or the violence continues.
She's admitting her actions cause and sustain it!
Usually, the message would be, "we'll put more resources/people/police/troops into the area to establish peace." But Noem says basically the opposite--do what we want or the violence continues.
She's admitting her actions cause and sustain it!
Q: Will it lead to more deadly killings in Minnesota if the Insurrection Act is invoked?
KRISTI NOEM: If anything doesn't change with Gov. Walz, I don't anticipate the streets getting any safer or more peaceful
KRISTI NOEM: If anything doesn't change with Gov. Walz, I don't anticipate the streets getting any safer or more peaceful
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The logic here is really pretty shocking.
Usually, the message would be, "we'll put more resources/people/police/troops into the area to establish peace." But Noem says basically the opposite--do what we want or the violence continues.
She's admitting her actions cause and sustain it!
Usually, the message would be, "we'll put more resources/people/police/troops into the area to establish peace." But Noem says basically the opposite--do what we want or the violence continues.
She's admitting her actions cause and sustain it!
In Trump I you'd hear about someone stepping down after something f'd up happened and you'd think well maybe things will get better, now though you just sort of assume it will somehow get worse.
Madison Sheahan is a 28-year-old former political aide to Kristi Noem with little law enforcement experience before being named ICE Deputy Director. Prior reporting said she was mocked internally as "fish cop" because she somehow got made director of Louisiana Fish and Wildlife in 2024.
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In Trump I you'd hear about someone stepping down after something f'd up happened and you'd think well maybe things will get better, now though you just sort of assume it will somehow get worse.
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really have no patience for criticism of Walz. A lot of the suggestions for what he supposedly should be doing lay bare the actual problem from the beginning: Bsky users expect Dems to be Sinn Fein or the Hamas political wing, not an actual opposition party
January 15, 2026 at 9:57 AM
really have no patience for criticism of Walz. A lot of the suggestions for what he supposedly should be doing lay bare the actual problem from the beginning: Bsky users expect Dems to be Sinn Fein or the Hamas political wing, not an actual opposition party
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Everyone will love it until all of their credit cards are closed by their companies and every credit card company folds
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Everyone will love it until all of their credit cards are closed by their companies and every credit card company folds
They want to have it both ways. They want to be "We won't tell you what to think, here are both sides you decide" but also "We are going to challenge you, and you aren't going to like what you hear"
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
They want to have it both ways. They want to be "We won't tell you what to think, here are both sides you decide" but also "We are going to challenge you, and you aren't going to like what you hear"
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okay the longer this goes on the more inclined i am to think they rule in favor
*SUPREME COURT DOESN'T RULE ON TRUMP'S TARIFFS WEDNESDAY
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
okay the longer this goes on the more inclined i am to think they rule in favor
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So, one thing I’ve been concerned about (attempt-wise, not success-wise) is Trump trying to extend the umbrella of his (bullshit) immunity out farther and farther. Already he seems to have extended it out to agents of the US, and this is an assertion that the immunity extends to state and local law.
How is this not inciting violence?
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
So, one thing I’ve been concerned about (attempt-wise, not success-wise) is Trump trying to extend the umbrella of his (bullshit) immunity out farther and farther. Already he seems to have extended it out to agents of the US, and this is an assertion that the immunity extends to state and local law.
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A form of diplomacy that essentially relies on exploiting an old man's dementia faster than his courtiers can seems doomed to eventual failure.
January 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
A form of diplomacy that essentially relies on exploiting an old man's dementia faster than his courtiers can seems doomed to eventual failure.
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You can measure the intent of the Trump admin by the relative depravity of the personnel assigned to the crime.
January 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
You can measure the intent of the Trump admin by the relative depravity of the personnel assigned to the crime.
Recently spent 15 minutes looking for my wallet and it was literally just sitting on the seat I'd been sitting in last.
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Recently spent 15 minutes looking for my wallet and it was literally just sitting on the seat I'd been sitting in last.
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It's really incredible (but predictable) to see Republicans embrace their self-appointed roles as the abusive dads of America, complete with the disbelief that the corporal punishment isn't producing the desired compliance.
January 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It's really incredible (but predictable) to see Republicans embrace their self-appointed roles as the abusive dads of America, complete with the disbelief that the corporal punishment isn't producing the desired compliance.
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A problem with “papers please” societies is that when the masked, armed man asks for your papers he can just say they are faked.
Or he can walk off with them and then a different armed, masked man asks you for your papers.
If they want to get you, they will get you
Or he can walk off with them and then a different armed, masked man asks you for your papers.
If they want to get you, they will get you
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
A problem with “papers please” societies is that when the masked, armed man asks for your papers he can just say they are faked.
Or he can walk off with them and then a different armed, masked man asks you for your papers.
If they want to get you, they will get you
Or he can walk off with them and then a different armed, masked man asks you for your papers.
If they want to get you, they will get you
It's interesting to note that right wingers are now okay with using white women as a slur when they tack liberal in front of it.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
It's interesting to note that right wingers are now okay with using white women as a slur when they tack liberal in front of it.
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The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
It's 10am in Minneapolis and rapid response is underwater, reports of chemicals deployed already.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
This is something I realized they'd do yesterday but didn't want to post it (out of this irrational fear I would manifest it by putting it into words.) When they immediately labeled her a domestic terrorist it would in their view, "compel" them to treat her like one and investigate all associates.
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This is something I realized they'd do yesterday but didn't want to post it (out of this irrational fear I would manifest it by putting it into words.) When they immediately labeled her a domestic terrorist it would in their view, "compel" them to treat her like one and investigate all associates.
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Did Scott Adams die? Trying to piece together fragments of posts I'm seeing.
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Did Scott Adams die? Trying to piece together fragments of posts I'm seeing.
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While we'd lose out on bits of cool, stop motion gore (although, now I think about it going mixed media would be rad), I'd take a 'Darkman' anime series in a heartbeat.
Just a whole show of pulp hero crime stories in a 90s anime style (and throw in some extra Bruce Campbell cameos, why not)
Just a whole show of pulp hero crime stories in a 90s anime style (and throw in some extra Bruce Campbell cameos, why not)
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
While we'd lose out on bits of cool, stop motion gore (although, now I think about it going mixed media would be rad), I'd take a 'Darkman' anime series in a heartbeat.
Just a whole show of pulp hero crime stories in a 90s anime style (and throw in some extra Bruce Campbell cameos, why not)
Just a whole show of pulp hero crime stories in a 90s anime style (and throw in some extra Bruce Campbell cameos, why not)
What sort of madman uses the word legerdemain instead of slight-of-hand? I am too old to be learning new words.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 PM
What sort of madman uses the word legerdemain instead of slight-of-hand? I am too old to be learning new words.
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Tbf this guy is making his criticism from an 'optics' POV, not that he disagrees with the substance. It shouldn't be interpreted as a sign of coalitional fracture. However, it *is* a sign that things are not going well for them
ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Tbf this guy is making his criticism from an 'optics' POV, not that he disagrees with the substance. It shouldn't be interpreted as a sign of coalitional fracture. However, it *is* a sign that things are not going well for them
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Although always possible they succeed, this is the thing, they've repeatedly failed to get indictments.
You need a grand jury to do the indicting part and I'd honestly be surprised if they get one with how transparent this is
Let's be clear. Donald Trump will indict the Fed Chair, kidnap foreign leaders and kill American citizens in MN if it distracts you from asking WTF is in the Epstein files because HIS BASE doesn't like pedophiles. None of this is normal. But everything he does is from weakness right now.
January 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Although always possible they succeed, this is the thing, they've repeatedly failed to get indictments.