Jack Mirkinson
@jackmirkinson.bsky.social
Senior editor, The Nation (@thenation.com) | Editor/co-owner, Discourse Blog (@discourseblog.com)
Get in touch: jmirkinson at thenation dot com / jack at discourseblog dot com
Get in touch: jmirkinson at thenation dot com / jack at discourseblog dot com
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tapping the sign www.thenation.com/article/poli...
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
tapping the sign www.thenation.com/article/poli...
you know what would really restrain ice is if it did not exist
Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency.
A witness shared this video with me showing an ICE officer shooting a driver in an SUV in south Minneapolis. DHS says the woman is dead.
January 7, 2026 at 11:33 PM
you know what would really restrain ice is if it did not exist
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She was a queer woman peacefully exercising her First Amendment right. Every person with a sound conscience should be furious.
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 PM
She was a queer woman peacefully exercising her First Amendment right. Every person with a sound conscience should be furious.
this is the nyt reply to my earlier post. but even now, after verifying the videos, it is still giving equal weight to both the lies from the government and the response to those lies. anyone can see that the footage contradicts the trump line. why not say so? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
this is the nyt reply to my earlier post. but even now, after verifying the videos, it is still giving equal weight to both the lies from the government and the response to those lies. anyone can see that the footage contradicts the trump line. why not say so? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
cnn hitting all the passive voice/"officials say" markers with flying colors.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
cnn hitting all the passive voice/"officials say" markers with flying colors.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
again, there is eyewitness video. you do not need to cover things this way.
the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
cool what do the multiple videos that show this narrative to be a lie say
Federal authorities say an ICE agent, “fearing for his his life” killed a protester during a confrontation Wednesday in south Minneapolis. A presence of federal law enforcement has sparked protesting near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue.
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life’, kills protester in south Minneapolis
Witnesses reported a person was shot in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning, amid a large presence of federal law enforcement officers. It was not immediately clear who may have been shot, or who m...
www.mprnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
cool what do the multiple videos that show this narrative to be a lie say
tapping the sign www.thenation.com/article/poli...
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
tapping the sign www.thenation.com/article/poli...
hitler is laser focused on invading poland. but the german people want him to invade the grocery store and cut the price of butter!!!
The White House is laser focused on threatening a military takeover of Greenland.
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
Where’s the same focus on lowering costs?
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
hitler is laser focused on invading poland. but the german people want him to invade the grocery store and cut the price of butter!!!
one of the most embarrassing 60 seconds of television news in living memory
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
one of the most embarrassing 60 seconds of television news in living memory
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Jesus christ. The Birzeit University raid was over screening a movie about Hind Rajab?! Fucking monsters.
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
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11 Palestinians injured as Israeli forces raid Birzeit University in occupied West Bank
Israeli forces used live fire, tear gas during raid on university camps, health officials said - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Jesus christ. The Birzeit University raid was over screening a movie about Hind Rajab?! Fucking monsters.
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
"fuck walter cronkite" is...an interesting way of beginning your tenure anchoring the cbs evening news www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
January 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
"fuck walter cronkite" is...an interesting way of beginning your tenure anchoring the cbs evening news www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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Wrote for @discourseblog.com about why it's important that we call what Trump has done in Venezuela by its proper name—a coup—and why (surprise surprise) our major media outlets have universally failed to do so www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
The Word For This Is 'Coup'
Call what Donald Trump just did in Venezuela by its proper name.
www.discourseblog.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Wrote for @discourseblog.com about why it's important that we call what Trump has done in Venezuela by its proper name—a coup—and why (surprise surprise) our major media outlets have universally failed to do so www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
apart from the evil this is such weirdo shit. nobody normal talks this way!
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
apart from the evil this is such weirdo shit. nobody normal talks this way!
this is why the words we use matter: because if you don't hold the line on this stuff, you become a propaganda factory for the powerful www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
this is why the words we use matter: because if you don't hold the line on this stuff, you become a propaganda factory for the powerful www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
Wrote for @discourseblog.com about why it's important that we call what Trump has done in Venezuela by its proper name—a coup—and why (surprise surprise) our major media outlets have universally failed to do so www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
The Word For This Is 'Coup'
Call what Donald Trump just did in Venezuela by its proper name.
www.discourseblog.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Wrote for @discourseblog.com about why it's important that we call what Trump has done in Venezuela by its proper name—a coup—and why (surprise surprise) our major media outlets have universally failed to do so www.discourseblog.com/p/the-word-f...
you should not be allowed to furrow your brow about "flamboyant violence" in the pages of the new york times if you helped carry out a genocide
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 PM
you should not be allowed to furrow your brow about "flamboyant violence" in the pages of the new york times if you helped carry out a genocide
alright grandpa let's get you to bed
Asked about the possibility of impeachment, Schumer says "we hope that we can have support from our Republican colleagues to put a brake on this long before it gets that far"
January 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
alright grandpa let's get you to bed
not sure marco rubio should be criticizing other countries for being run by "incompetent senile men" with trump standing right behind him
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
not sure marco rubio should be criticizing other countries for being run by "incompetent senile men" with trump standing right behind him
extremely clear that trump has no fucking clue what is going on
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
extremely clear that trump has no fucking clue what is going on
"we're not afraid of boots on the ground" cool cool cool
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
"we're not afraid of boots on the ground" cool cool cool
the face of an alert and cognitively fit leader
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
the face of an alert and cognitively fit leader
truly brain-breaking to watch a general describe the mechanics of a coup while the president struggles to stay awake in the background
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
truly brain-breaking to watch a general describe the mechanics of a coup while the president struggles to stay awake in the background