Joel Cunningham
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Joel Cunningham
@joelevard.com
· Jul 10
With every day that passes I wish more fervently that I believed in hell
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Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Kind of wild there has been almost no coverage of the fact that the federal government unleashed chemical weapons against literal kids *at school*.
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
workdaymagazine.org/minneapolis-...
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Why do the US and Iranian governments sound so similar today?
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says the country is at war. It called protesters a quasi-terrorist group seeking weapons and attempting to spark a civil war.
January 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Why do the US and Iranian governments sound so similar today?
Movies: Now more than ever #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
January 9, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Movies: Now more than ever #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
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The Don't Tread On Me folks are sure turning into Comply Or Die.
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The Don't Tread On Me folks are sure turning into Comply Or Die.
Thanks, I have been wanting to watch this, but what exactly am I considering it for?
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Thanks, I have been wanting to watch this, but what exactly am I considering it for?
And if I traveled back in time and showed the Founding Fathers a smartphone I'd be a fucking space wizard, context matters, next asinine argument please
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith claims that every single one of the Founding Fathers "by today's standards, would be labeled a far-right Christian nationalist."
January 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
And if I traveled back in time and showed the Founding Fathers a smartphone I'd be a fucking space wizard, context matters, next asinine argument please
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Impossible to mentally separate this from the fact that we’ve spent literal years now watching a genocide happen right in front of us while being told over and over—often by elected Dems and their staff—that what was obviously happening was not actually happening
It’s wild that they’re going to do a cover-up of a murder that the whole world saw play out on video, but that’s America for ya.
FBI takes over case of ICE agent killing US woman and cuts Minnesota’s access to evidence
Minneapolis remains on edge, with several protests planned after shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Impossible to mentally separate this from the fact that we’ve spent literal years now watching a genocide happen right in front of us while being told over and over—often by elected Dems and their staff—that what was obviously happening was not actually happening
gotta celebrate the wins
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
gotta celebrate the wins
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ICE murdering people of any citizenship status should be a very hard line in the sand for absolutely every single one of us. And at this point, I think they’ve done it seven or eight times if you’re waiting for a tipping point, the tipping point was the first time this happened.
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
ICE murdering people of any citizenship status should be a very hard line in the sand for absolutely every single one of us. And at this point, I think they’ve done it seven or eight times if you’re waiting for a tipping point, the tipping point was the first time this happened.
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I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
January 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
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A lot of people, myself included, were saying as far back as 2015 that if this yutz ended up in the White House, he would become our own version of Hitler, and people wanted to argue semantics or tell us to calm down.
And here we are.
And here we are.
Gift link to the most frightening article I've ever read. Trump isn't just an existential threat to America; he's an extential threat to humanity. This is the scariest thing I've ever read in my life.
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
A lot of people, myself included, were saying as far back as 2015 that if this yutz ended up in the White House, he would become our own version of Hitler, and people wanted to argue semantics or tell us to calm down.
And here we are.
And here we are.
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Starting this fall, 2,000 NYC 2-year-olds will get free child care.
The program is supposed to expand to all in four years, but funding after the second year is unclear.
Still, one mom told me, “I owe my second kid to de Blasio. I might owe my third to Mamdani.”
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/f...
The program is supposed to expand to all in four years, but funding after the second year is unclear.
Still, one mom told me, “I owe my second kid to de Blasio. I might owe my third to Mamdani.”
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/f...
Hochul Pledges Free Child Care at Age 2, Bolstering Mamdani
New “2-Care” program for New York City gets a two-year commitment from the governor, offering a lifeline to strapped families.
www.thecity.nyc
January 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Starting this fall, 2,000 NYC 2-year-olds will get free child care.
The program is supposed to expand to all in four years, but funding after the second year is unclear.
Still, one mom told me, “I owe my second kid to de Blasio. I might owe my third to Mamdani.”
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/f...
The program is supposed to expand to all in four years, but funding after the second year is unclear.
Still, one mom told me, “I owe my second kid to de Blasio. I might owe my third to Mamdani.”
www.thecity.nyc/2026/01/08/f...
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'Do it?' Dot, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
'Do it?' Dot, I'm not a Republic serial villain. Do you seriously think I'd explain my master-stroke if there remained the slightest chance of you affecting its outcome? I did it thirty-five minutes ago.
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“There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.”
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Kurt Vonnegut
January 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope that they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.”
-Kurt Vonnegut
-Kurt Vonnegut
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Albeit, "keeping score" is not the point.
Key: Three independent credible, experienced groups of video investigators arrive at the same conclusion.
They're able to do this because the available video is dispositive. The course of events is clearly visible.
Thread has links to each investigation.
Key: Three independent credible, experienced groups of video investigators arrive at the same conclusion.
They're able to do this because the available video is dispositive. The course of events is clearly visible.
Thread has links to each investigation.
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Albeit, "keeping score" is not the point.
Key: Three independent credible, experienced groups of video investigators arrive at the same conclusion.
They're able to do this because the available video is dispositive. The course of events is clearly visible.
Thread has links to each investigation.
Key: Three independent credible, experienced groups of video investigators arrive at the same conclusion.
They're able to do this because the available video is dispositive. The course of events is clearly visible.
Thread has links to each investigation.
My mood today is, the fundraiser for the family of Renee Good better obliterate the one for the racist lady who called the 5-year-old boy the N-word.
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
My mood today is, the fundraiser for the family of Renee Good better obliterate the one for the racist lady who called the 5-year-old boy the N-word.
If Kent State happened in 2026 it would be above the fold on the NYT for 12 hours and then Trump would, I don’t know, invade Finland
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
If Kent State happened in 2026 it would be above the fold on the NYT for 12 hours and then Trump would, I don’t know, invade Finland
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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About an hour ago, @axios.com was first to report that some Dems will be pushing their caucus to shut down DHS at minimum over the ICE shooting today
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
About an hour ago, @axios.com was first to report that some Dems will be pushing their caucus to shut down DHS at minimum over the ICE shooting today
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This fundraiser is 100% on the level and I just donated to it.
Please, friends around the country - especially those of you with deep pockets - help this devastated young family. Thank you.
Please, friends around the country - especially those of you with deep pockets - help this devastated young family. Thank you.
This is a vetted fundraiser for the family of Renee Good, the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This fundraiser is 100% on the level and I just donated to it.
Please, friends around the country - especially those of you with deep pockets - help this devastated young family. Thank you.
Please, friends around the country - especially those of you with deep pockets - help this devastated young family. Thank you.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.