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Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn
So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.
newrepublic.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Trump is privately worried about the "optics" of ICE raids and his advisers are looking for ways to soften them, Axios reports. I'm calling bullshit: The terror and violence cannot be hived off from the broader policy agenda. They are 100% intrinsic to it.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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Pollster: Would you support the American military indiscriminately killing brown people in—
Republicans: Let me stop you right there, yes. Absolutely, yes.
Republicans: Let me stop you right there, yes. Absolutely, yes.
I was actually fine not knowing my neighbors and most of my family would be Nazis just because Donald Trump tells them to be. Ignorance is fantastic actually.
January 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Pollster: Would you support the American military indiscriminately killing brown people in—
Republicans: Let me stop you right there, yes. Absolutely, yes.
Republicans: Let me stop you right there, yes. Absolutely, yes.
Very nice email from @ifawglobal.bsky.social this morning with news of the passing of Kraig the elephant at the rip old age of 54 (sad) in Kenya's Amboseli reserve. If only all elephants could live into their 50s.
January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Very nice email from @ifawglobal.bsky.social this morning with news of the passing of Kraig the elephant at the rip old age of 54 (sad) in Kenya's Amboseli reserve. If only all elephants could live into their 50s.
Stock market seems cool with masked federal gunman killing Americans in broad daylight for not complying with being told to move along fast enough.
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Stock market seems cool with masked federal gunman killing Americans in broad daylight for not complying with being told to move along fast enough.
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remains striking the extent to which trump quite loudly does not see himself as president of the united states and more as a clan leader for his supporters
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 PM
remains striking the extent to which trump quite loudly does not see himself as president of the united states and more as a clan leader for his supporters
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Needing #training wheels on your cross is the perfect metaphor for the kind of performative #Christianity of the #right.
December 31, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Needing #training wheels on your cross is the perfect metaphor for the kind of performative #Christianity of the #right.
Future biopic that includes a scene about this moment will have the actor portraying Musk look exactly like this picture while ordering his team to boost the sexualization of minors.
I cannot emphasize enough that the attempts to anthropomorphize an algorithm is a fundamental act of journalistic malpractice and an intentional act to shield the people responsible for this. It's fucking shameful.
January 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Future biopic that includes a scene about this moment will have the actor portraying Musk look exactly like this picture while ordering his team to boost the sexualization of minors.
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New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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this is literally the dictionary definition of "chump change" and its why corporations dont feel any problem with fucking over consumers. the fines and settlements they pay out are so dwarfed by the enormity of their profits. this is like getting a speeding ticket for 2 cents.
Visa, Mastercard to pay $167.5 million in ATM user fee settlement reut.rs/3L5TV5L
Visa, Mastercard to pay $167.5 million in ATM user fee settlement
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay a combined $167.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to keep ATM access fees artificially high.
reut.rs
December 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
this is literally the dictionary definition of "chump change" and its why corporations dont feel any problem with fucking over consumers. the fines and settlements they pay out are so dwarfed by the enormity of their profits. this is like getting a speeding ticket for 2 cents.
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Trump's white nationalist aides are churning out vile videos glorifying migrant suffering. But Trump-MAGA are *losing* the online culture wars over deportations, because the humane side is info-warring better.
Check out @paulwaldman.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Check out @paulwaldman.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump's white nationalist aides are churning out vile videos glorifying migrant suffering. But Trump-MAGA are *losing* the online culture wars over deportations, because the humane side is info-warring better.
Check out @paulwaldman.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Check out @paulwaldman.bsky.social and me on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2038...
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“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
Dude ought to practice the Nixonian "I am not a crook" with refined jowl shake. 'Murka in a nutshell right here folks.
December 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Dude ought to practice the Nixonian "I am not a crook" with refined jowl shake. 'Murka in a nutshell right here folks.
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It’s almost as if cynically standing for nothing while allowing America’s slide into fascism to continue unchecked wasn’t a great strategy.
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s almost as if cynically standing for nothing while allowing America’s slide into fascism to continue unchecked wasn’t a great strategy.
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Today I wrote about how Donald Trump sued me but I fought and won. The response was so strong we decided to post it on the Democracy Docket website for free.
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump Sued Me. I Fought and Won.
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Today I wrote about how Donald Trump sued me but I fought and won. The response was so strong we decided to post it on the Democracy Docket website for free.
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Enjoy. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
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We’ve served our country in uniform. Now we are stepping up to serve again.
We are The Hell Cats — four female veterans that are going to flip the House in 2026.
Join the mission → hellcats.us
We are The Hell Cats — four female veterans that are going to flip the House in 2026.
Join the mission → hellcats.us
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We’ve served our country in uniform. Now we are stepping up to serve again.
We are The Hell Cats — four female veterans that are going to flip the House in 2026.
Join the mission → hellcats.us
We are The Hell Cats — four female veterans that are going to flip the House in 2026.
Join the mission → hellcats.us
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Eugenics was never just about genes. It was about power: deciding whose lives are “fit,” whose are a “burden,” who gets resources, and who’s written off as too expensive to save.
@alyssamilano.bsky.social
alyssajmilano.substack.com/p/its-eugeni...
@alyssamilano.bsky.social
alyssajmilano.substack.com/p/its-eugeni...
It's Eugenics, Stupid
The Politics of Deciding Who Deserves to Live
alyssajmilano.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Eugenics was never just about genes. It was about power: deciding whose lives are “fit,” whose are a “burden,” who gets resources, and who’s written off as too expensive to save.
@alyssamilano.bsky.social
alyssajmilano.substack.com/p/its-eugeni...
@alyssamilano.bsky.social
alyssajmilano.substack.com/p/its-eugeni...
Orwellian levels of wtf when the new "uhhh, we'll see" process is branded as "Unlimited / Discretionary Time Off" (a.k.a. DTO). Everybody just misses the old accounting accumulation approach.
i love when my time off requests are met with "uhhh we'll see." baby i'm telling not asking!!!
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Orwellian levels of wtf when the new "uhhh, we'll see" process is branded as "Unlimited / Discretionary Time Off" (a.k.a. DTO). Everybody just misses the old accounting accumulation approach.
When you've lost the historians without needing years of reflection on the magnitude of your buffoonery.
The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
When you've lost the historians without needing years of reflection on the magnitude of your buffoonery.
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Absolutely, false bravery until they got some tactical win they wanted, then capitulation, it's democrats 101 stuff.
Dems were a little afraid of pissing off the Dem base - that's why the traitors and fascist collaborators in Dem leadership waited until after the election to pull this crap.
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Absolutely, false bravery until they got some tactical win they wanted, then capitulation, it's democrats 101 stuff.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
Are we great again yet?
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Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the U of Michigan
The November survey showed the index of consumer sentiment at 50.4, down a startling 6.2% from last month and it plunged nearly 30% from a year ago.
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Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the U of Michigan
The November survey showed the index of consumer sentiment at 50.4, down a startling 6.2% from last month and it plunged nearly 30% from a year ago.
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Are we great again yet?
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Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the U of Michigan
The November survey showed the index of consumer sentiment at 50.4, down a startling 6.2% from last month and it plunged nearly 30% from a year ago.
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Consumer sentiment dropped to a three-year low and close to the lowest point ever recorded by the U of Michigan
The November survey showed the index of consumer sentiment at 50.4, down a startling 6.2% from last month and it plunged nearly 30% from a year ago.