Jim Carroll
@jtccarroll.bsky.social
Editor, The Hot Screen; contributor at Flux
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It's a sign that things are changing that Dems are now circulating strategy memos saying they can take this issue on directly.
This is striking: New Senate Majority PAC poll finds that GOP's advantage on immigration has been wiped out by unpopularity of Trump's agenda. Dems now at parity with Republicans.
This is a Dem poll but it dovetails with what other polls are showing (see piece/thread below)
This is a Dem poll but it dovetails with what other polls are showing (see piece/thread below)
February 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
It's a sign that things are changing that Dems are now circulating strategy memos saying they can take this issue on directly.
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this is truly excellent piece from @gregsargent.bsky.social that i strongly encourage you to read
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
this is truly excellent piece from @gregsargent.bsky.social that i strongly encourage you to read
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Great stuff here from @gregsargent.bsky.social.
The extraordinary courage of people who are documenting ICE atrocities in places like Minneapolis, at great personal risk, are also achieving something else: They're changing the public's mind about immigration. We have a rare opportunity here. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Great stuff here from @gregsargent.bsky.social.
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Please read 👇👇👇
The extraordinary courage of people who are documenting ICE atrocities in places like Minneapolis, at great personal risk, are also achieving something else: They're changing the public's mind about immigration. We have a rare opportunity here. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
How the Democrats Can Play Offense on Immigration
Typically, Democrats run for the hills when immigration comes up. But as two blue-state governors are showing, the winning play is actually to confront ICE and MAGA xenophobia head on.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Please read 👇👇👇
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
The "Return" of the Golden Sword
My grandfather guarded it. The British stole it. I'm named after it—and I'm going to fight for it.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEW: This was the last essay I was supposed to publish at the Washington Post. But they fired me.
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I'm publishing it anyway-- about my family's connection to a sword the British looted from Ghana in 1874.
If youve ever wondered why I love swords, here's why.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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There is a major political organization allied with the president that got so mad a Latino artist was tapped to play at the Super Bowl they made a whole alternative show. We should all take a moment to reflect on that. It is so blatantly racist.
February 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
There is a major political organization allied with the president that got so mad a Latino artist was tapped to play at the Super Bowl they made a whole alternative show. We should all take a moment to reflect on that. It is so blatantly racist.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
Essential read from @thomaszimmer.bsky.social on the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism on the streets of Minneapolis: a granular accounting of recent events, contextualized within Zimmer’s description of a MAGA assault on American democracy. 1/x
democracyamericana.com/posts/fccbc0...
democracyamericana.com/posts/fccbc0...
The People Struggle Against Tyranny
Another execution of an American citizen. A regime that has no strategy but to lash out. The struggle against Trumpist authoritarianism is only going to get bloodier.
democracyamericana.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Essential read from @thomaszimmer.bsky.social on the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism on the streets of Minneapolis: a granular accounting of recent events, contextualized within Zimmer’s description of a MAGA assault on American democracy. 1/x
democracyamericana.com/posts/fccbc0...
democracyamericana.com/posts/fccbc0...
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It’s spreading. Kids will die because of RFK Jr and Trump
These are the latest measles exposure sites in the Portland metro area in January.
Measles exposure reported at Ridgefield High School, Clark County medical clinic
These are the latest measles exposure sites in the Portland metro area in January.
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
It’s spreading. Kids will die because of RFK Jr and Trump
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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The agents who killed Alex Pretti are now identified by ProPublica. The man who shot Pretti in the back ("A4"), is Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa. The man who instigated the confrontation, then shot Pretti's prone body, is CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Not new hires - 8 and 12 years service. 1/
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The agents who killed Alex Pretti are now identified by ProPublica. The man who shot Pretti in the back ("A4"), is Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa. The man who instigated the confrontation, then shot Pretti's prone body, is CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez. Not new hires - 8 and 12 years service. 1/
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The Trump admin wont name the agents who killed Alexi Pretti.
So we are.
So we are.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The Trump admin wont name the agents who killed Alexi Pretti.
So we are.
So we are.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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As Congress Begins to Grapple With Restrictions on ICE, States Take Matters Into Their Own Hands talkingpointsmemo.com/news/state-a...
As Congress Begins to Grapple With Restrictions on ICE, States Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
On Thursday, a Michigan State Senate committee held a hearing on a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:38 AM
As Congress Begins to Grapple With Restrictions on ICE, States Take Matters Into Their Own Hands talkingpointsmemo.com/news/state-a...
New at @flux.community: Don't believe the president's talk of de-escalation in Minnesota — violence against citizens is the inevitable by-product of a war on blue America conducted under cover of immigration enforcement. 1/x
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President Trump owns the state terror on Minneapolis streets
Don't believe the president's talk of de-escalation in Minnesota — violence against citizens is the inevitable by-product of a war on blue America conducted under cover of immigration enforcement
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January 30, 2026 at 10:20 PM
New at @flux.community: Don't believe the president's talk of de-escalation in Minnesota — violence against citizens is the inevitable by-product of a war on blue America conducted under cover of immigration enforcement. 1/x
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This administration is stark raving mad, and it is controlled by men - Vance, Miller, Bovino - are all-but-publicly taking orders from neo-Nazis bent on violent removal of nonwhite Americans. The admin barely hides many of these links. And it is driving a campaign of ethnic violence in our country.
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
This administration is stark raving mad, and it is controlled by men - Vance, Miller, Bovino - are all-but-publicly taking orders from neo-Nazis bent on violent removal of nonwhite Americans. The admin barely hides many of these links. And it is driving a campaign of ethnic violence in our country.
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Trump is dispatching Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to "manage operations on the ground."
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign
A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Trump is dispatching Border Czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to "manage operations on the ground."
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
In case you missed it, here's our investigation into Homan and his relationships with government contractors/consultants cashing in on the deportation business:
From @matthew.flux.community @flux.community, a great overview of the bigger picture behind MAGA violence on the streets of Minneapolis: the U.S. is in an unsettled transitional period, with the reactionary Trump regime at war with modern America. 1/x
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The Liminal States of America
The people are fighting back—and winning—but this is far from over
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January 28, 2026 at 9:06 PM
From @matthew.flux.community @flux.community, a great overview of the bigger picture behind MAGA violence on the streets of Minneapolis: the U.S. is in an unsettled transitional period, with the reactionary Trump regime at war with modern America. 1/x
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As @jtccarroll.bsky.social wrote, Democrats must shape public defiance into something meaningful and real.
We have to educate people about why government is the ultimate life hack, and that government must listen to them also.
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We have to educate people about why government is the ultimate life hack, and that government must listen to them also.
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Democratic performance in off-year elections demonstrates Trump and MAGA's weakness
A key challenge for Democrats in the coming year will be to sharpen public defiance into a force powerful enough to foil Trump's authoritarian responses to his growing unpopularity
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January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM
As @jtccarroll.bsky.social wrote, Democrats must shape public defiance into something meaningful and real.
We have to educate people about why government is the ultimate life hack, and that government must listen to them also.
/end
We have to educate people about why government is the ultimate life hack, and that government must listen to them also.
/end
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Even if you don't like Zohran Mamdani's issue positions, the fact that he is out there proposing brand-new policies and really mixing it up with the public is what all Democratic politicians should be doing.
You can't protect democracy if you don't listen to the people .
You can't protect democracy if you don't listen to the people .
Even Democrats who disagree can learn from Zohran Mamdani
New York Times contributor and long-time city politics observer Elizabeth Spiers on how Mamdani is pointing ways forward for his party
plus.flux.community
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Even if you don't like Zohran Mamdani's issue positions, the fact that he is out there proposing brand-new policies and really mixing it up with the public is what all Democratic politicians should be doing.
You can't protect democracy if you don't listen to the people .
You can't protect democracy if you don't listen to the people .
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But we cannot just oppose fascism. We must advocate for something better. And a centerpiece of that must be restoring community and helping others.
Isolated, impoverished people will look anywhere for help--even from someone seeking to imprison them.
Isolated, impoverished people will look anywhere for help--even from someone seeking to imprison them.
America is lonely by design
A meditation on how the American Dream dissolved into an isolation nightmare
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January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
But we cannot just oppose fascism. We must advocate for something better. And a centerpiece of that must be restoring community and helping others.
Isolated, impoverished people will look anywhere for help--even from someone seeking to imprison them.
Isolated, impoverished people will look anywhere for help--even from someone seeking to imprison them.
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The big thing we have going for us, however, is that while people can be tricked into voting for anti-democratic candidates like Trump was in 2024, people don't like totalitarianism.
Ironically, dictators need popular support to implement dictatorship. This is why I said fascism is a state of mind.
Ironically, dictators need popular support to implement dictatorship. This is why I said fascism is a state of mind.
January 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The big thing we have going for us, however, is that while people can be tricked into voting for anti-democratic candidates like Trump was in 2024, people don't like totalitarianism.
Ironically, dictators need popular support to implement dictatorship. This is why I said fascism is a state of mind.
Ironically, dictators need popular support to implement dictatorship. This is why I said fascism is a state of mind.
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And finally, there is a third significant psychological impulse that Trumpism has going for it, and that is the appeal to "naturalism."
Many people have deep suspicion of technologies they don't understand. RFK has weaponized this for Trump, as @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social and I noted:
Many people have deep suspicion of technologies they don't understand. RFK has weaponized this for Trump, as @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social and I noted:
Robert Kennedy’s bizarre obsession with ‘natural’ isn’t going to make Americans healthier
Historian of fitness Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on why an obese president has a health secretary who moralizes about wellness
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January 28, 2026 at 7:38 PM
And finally, there is a third significant psychological impulse that Trumpism has going for it, and that is the appeal to "naturalism."
Many people have deep suspicion of technologies they don't understand. RFK has weaponized this for Trump, as @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social and I noted:
Many people have deep suspicion of technologies they don't understand. RFK has weaponized this for Trump, as @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social and I noted: