Jake Higdon
@jakehigdon.com
Building @ industrialzones.org. Clean economic development, manufacturing, climate, running, PNW & Carolina hoops. I still believe in America.
Yeah it is appalling but, honestly, it’s also just kinda lame. Real “sir, this is a Wendy’s” energy. Normal people don’t talk or think in ethnonationalist terms
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Yeah it is appalling but, honestly, it’s also just kinda lame. Real “sir, this is a Wendy’s” energy. Normal people don’t talk or think in ethnonationalist terms
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no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
no foreign foe has ever dreamed of being able to sack and pillaging this country the way Trump admin and its congressional and scotus enablers do every day.
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A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
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Good reporting by @theathletic.com on Steve Tisch’s relationship with Epstein
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
February 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Good reporting by @theathletic.com on Steve Tisch’s relationship with Epstein
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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February 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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"And when his wrinkled stomach cried out for the food that his empty pockets could not provide, he ate Jim Crow, a psychological bird that told him that no matter how bad off he was, at least he was a white man, better than the black man."
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"And when his wrinkled stomach cried out for the food that his empty pockets could not provide, he ate Jim Crow, a psychological bird that told him that no matter how bad off he was, at least he was a white man, better than the black man."
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(3/3) It can't go on forever because it would eventually wreck FEMA and airports. But it means we aren't putting SSI or Section 8 recipients in the crossfire of a govt shutdown. It's a position where Ds can hold out much longer, so it's a place that maximizes leverage, if Ds are willing to use it.
January 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
(3/3) It can't go on forever because it would eventually wreck FEMA and airports. But it means we aren't putting SSI or Section 8 recipients in the crossfire of a govt shutdown. It's a position where Ds can hold out much longer, so it's a place that maximizes leverage, if Ds are willing to use it.
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"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says about the killings in Minnesota
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Via DonHarris4/X
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
"Every day, I wake up and see the news and I'm horrified. I think it is crazy that some people make it sound like it's acceptable, like the murder of civilians is acceptable." - Victor Wembanyama says about the killings in Minnesota
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Via DonHarris4/X
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CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:19 PM
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
I love our country
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I love our country
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Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
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All that I work on must be subordinate to filibuster abolition, prosecutions, a truth & reconciliation commission, DHS demolition, congressional primacy, impeachments and disqualifications, treating the admin and its pardons as legal nullities.
There will be no governance without accountability.
There will be no governance without accountability.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
All that I work on must be subordinate to filibuster abolition, prosecutions, a truth & reconciliation commission, DHS demolition, congressional primacy, impeachments and disqualifications, treating the admin and its pardons as legal nullities.
There will be no governance without accountability.
There will be no governance without accountability.
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
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"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
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January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This is absolutely what the video shows. A person is wrestled to the ground by 6 ICE agents and then executed at point blank range.
executions in the street.
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is absolutely what the video shows. A person is wrestled to the ground by 6 ICE agents and then executed at point blank range.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
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ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
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ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Thousands of Americans will lose power in this winter storm. Sadly, some will die.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Thousands of Americans will lose power in this winter storm. Sadly, some will die.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
DHS doesn’t want to warn Americans about dangerous storm conditions because they are afraid of internet jokes. Clown car government.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
DHS doesn’t want to warn Americans about dangerous storm conditions because they are afraid of internet jokes. Clown car government.
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NEW: A federal court ruling in Minnesota, which notes ICE agents broke the Fourth Amendment by entering a family's home sans warrant, lands as ICE faces scrutiny over a secret memo claiming their agents can enter homes w/ administrative paperwork alone.
US Judge Rules ICE Raids Require Judicial Warrants, Contradicting Secret ICE Memo
The ruling in federal court in Minnesota lands as Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces scrutiny over an internal memo claiming judge-signed warrants aren’t needed to enter homes without consent.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
NEW: A federal court ruling in Minnesota, which notes ICE agents broke the Fourth Amendment by entering a family's home sans warrant, lands as ICE faces scrutiny over a secret memo claiming their agents can enter homes w/ administrative paperwork alone.
Thousands of Americans will lose power in this winter storm. Sadly, some will die.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Thousands of Americans will lose power in this winter storm. Sadly, some will die.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.
Journalists and politicians should keep this in mind: The Trump admin spent the past year doing anything they could to squelch investments in T&D infrastructure, microgrids, battery backups, and home weatherization.