JTMLX
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Roger Wilner: Military veteran; Stanford; Michigan Law; Democratic activist; retired attorney; retired backpacker & Sierra Club outings leader; grandfather; grew up next to Detroit, spent most of my adult life in California, and now in Portland, Oregon.
This tournament has been excellent preparation for the national teams which qualified for this year's World Cup.
National teams from other continents will not receive the same sort of testing.
My guess is, teams from African nations will progress farther than expected in the World Cup tournament.
National teams from other continents will not receive the same sort of testing.
My guess is, teams from African nations will progress farther than expected in the World Cup tournament.
January 18, 2026 at 10:10 PM
This tournament has been excellent preparation for the national teams which qualified for this year's World Cup.
National teams from other continents will not receive the same sort of testing.
My guess is, teams from African nations will progress farther than expected in the World Cup tournament.
National teams from other continents will not receive the same sort of testing.
My guess is, teams from African nations will progress farther than expected in the World Cup tournament.
WORLD FUTBOL BULLETIN
SENEGAL just beat MOROCCO 1-0 in extra time to win the AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS.
The AFCON tournament is a continental tournament, and it has been described as "a battle between friends" or "within a family".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_...
SENEGAL just beat MOROCCO 1-0 in extra time to win the AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS.
The AFCON tournament is a continental tournament, and it has been described as "a battle between friends" or "within a family".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_...
Africa Cup of Nations - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM
WORLD FUTBOL BULLETIN
SENEGAL just beat MOROCCO 1-0 in extra time to win the AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS.
The AFCON tournament is a continental tournament, and it has been described as "a battle between friends" or "within a family".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_...
SENEGAL just beat MOROCCO 1-0 in extra time to win the AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS.
The AFCON tournament is a continental tournament, and it has been described as "a battle between friends" or "within a family".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_...
You understand the word "STAN", don't you?
"STAN" refers to an obsessive fan of a celebrity or fictional character.
Almost all members of the MAGA cult are Trump stans.
Not only that, but the version of Trump presented to them over Fox and other right-wing media outlets IS a fictional character.
"STAN" refers to an obsessive fan of a celebrity or fictional character.
Almost all members of the MAGA cult are Trump stans.
Not only that, but the version of Trump presented to them over Fox and other right-wing media outlets IS a fictional character.
January 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM
You understand the word "STAN", don't you?
"STAN" refers to an obsessive fan of a celebrity or fictional character.
Almost all members of the MAGA cult are Trump stans.
Not only that, but the version of Trump presented to them over Fox and other right-wing media outlets IS a fictional character.
"STAN" refers to an obsessive fan of a celebrity or fictional character.
Almost all members of the MAGA cult are Trump stans.
Not only that, but the version of Trump presented to them over Fox and other right-wing media outlets IS a fictional character.
In case the gift link doesn't work, here is a link to M. Gessen's column at the Internet Archive:
archive.ph/hJ2Q8
Gessen's headline: ONE YEAR OF TRUMP. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
My only criticism: Trump is not the sole actor--other Republicans have decided matters in his name.
archive.ph/hJ2Q8
Gessen's headline: ONE YEAR OF TRUMP. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
My only criticism: Trump is not the sole actor--other Republicans have decided matters in his name.
January 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
In case the gift link doesn't work, here is a link to M. Gessen's column at the Internet Archive:
archive.ph/hJ2Q8
Gessen's headline: ONE YEAR OF TRUMP. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
My only criticism: Trump is not the sole actor--other Republicans have decided matters in his name.
archive.ph/hJ2Q8
Gessen's headline: ONE YEAR OF TRUMP. THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
My only criticism: Trump is not the sole actor--other Republicans have decided matters in his name.
Add the threat to deploy the military to deal with the “enemy from within” DURING THE ELECTIONS and the promise to send Americans what amounts to a BRIBE — $2,000 checks “toward the end of the year” — and you have...elections that are far less free and a lot less fair than the last ones.
January 18, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Add the threat to deploy the military to deal with the “enemy from within” DURING THE ELECTIONS and the promise to send Americans what amounts to a BRIBE — $2,000 checks “toward the end of the year” — and you have...elections that are far less free and a lot less fair than the last ones.
The entire Republican Party and the state legislatures its members control have joined the effort to maintain themselves for the next century as the one governing political party.
The Supreme Court, controlled by Republican members, has joined the effort, by permitting unlimited money to be spent.
The Supreme Court, controlled by Republican members, has joined the effort, by permitting unlimited money to be spent.
January 18, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The entire Republican Party and the state legislatures its members control have joined the effort to maintain themselves for the next century as the one governing political party.
The Supreme Court, controlled by Republican members, has joined the effort, by permitting unlimited money to be spent.
The Supreme Court, controlled by Republican members, has joined the effort, by permitting unlimited money to be spent.
The regime has taken executive actions and filed a series of lawsuits aimed at restricting access to the polls, purging voter rolls, limiting the independence of local election authorities, and generally laying the groundwork for the systematic intimidation of both voters and election officials.
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The regime has taken executive actions and filed a series of lawsuits aimed at restricting access to the polls, purging voter rolls, limiting the independence of local election authorities, and generally laying the groundwork for the systematic intimidation of both voters and election officials.
We still have elections. BUT HOW FREE AND FAIR WILL THE 2026 ELECTIONS BE?
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
We still have elections. BUT HOW FREE AND FAIR WILL THE 2026 ELECTIONS BE?
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
Dictators destroy the free press in two ways: by cracking down, as Trump has done through lawsuits and regulatory pressure, and by reapportioning access to information.
In October, the regime effectively kicked legacy media outlets out, replacing them with loyal journalists and influencers.
In October, the regime effectively kicked legacy media outlets out, replacing them with loyal journalists and influencers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Dictators destroy the free press in two ways: by cracking down, as Trump has done through lawsuits and regulatory pressure, and by reapportioning access to information.
In October, the regime effectively kicked legacy media outlets out, replacing them with loyal journalists and influencers.
In October, the regime effectively kicked legacy media outlets out, replacing them with loyal journalists and influencers.
We still have elections. BUT HOW FREE AND FAIR WILL THE 2026 ELECTIONS BE?
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
We still have elections. BUT HOW FREE AND FAIR WILL THE 2026 ELECTIONS BE?
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
Trump doesn’t just carry a grudge against the election authorities of many states; he made that grudge a centerpiece of his 2024 campaign.
We are still a country with a robust civil society. The lawyers have fought the administration in court. The people have rallied against Trump’s usurpation of power and have organized to protect their neighbors from ICE.
But Trump’s attacks...have already altered the way civil society functions.
But Trump’s attacks...have already altered the way civil society functions.
January 18, 2026 at 7:08 PM
We are still a country with a robust civil society. The lawyers have fought the administration in court. The people have rallied against Trump’s usurpation of power and have organized to protect their neighbors from ICE.
But Trump’s attacks...have already altered the way civil society functions.
But Trump’s attacks...have already altered the way civil society functions.
We are a country ruled by a megalomaniacal PSYCHOPATH whose views are openly hateful and proudly ignorant, whose avarice knows no bounds and whose claim to power is absolute.
Foreign leaders try to appease him with flattery and curry his favor with gifts.
Foreign leaders try to appease him with flattery and curry his favor with gifts.
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 PM
We are a country ruled by a megalomaniacal PSYCHOPATH whose views are openly hateful and proudly ignorant, whose avarice knows no bounds and whose claim to power is absolute.
Foreign leaders try to appease him with flattery and curry his favor with gifts.
Foreign leaders try to appease him with flattery and curry his favor with gifts.
We have become a country whose REPUBLICAN government is attacking its universities, defunding research, reversing scientific advances, assaulting museums and hollowing out cultural institutions.
We have become a country that demonstratively tramples on international laws.
We have become a country that demonstratively tramples on international laws.
January 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
We have become a country whose REPUBLICAN government is attacking its universities, defunding research, reversing scientific advances, assaulting museums and hollowing out cultural institutions.
We have become a country that demonstratively tramples on international laws.
We have become a country that demonstratively tramples on international laws.
We have become a country whose REPUBLICAN federal government deploys military and paramilitary forces in the streets of its major cities, terrorizing the residents in the guise of protecting them.
January 18, 2026 at 7:02 PM
We have become a country whose REPUBLICAN federal government deploys military and paramilitary forces in the streets of its major cities, terrorizing the residents in the guise of protecting them.
We have become a country where a person can be summarily executed in public for protesting that paramilitary force.
After an ICE agent killed Renee Good by shooting her...JD Vance and other federal officials said the shooting was justified as an act of self-defense (THE VIDEO SHOWS OTHERWISE).
After an ICE agent killed Renee Good by shooting her...JD Vance and other federal officials said the shooting was justified as an act of self-defense (THE VIDEO SHOWS OTHERWISE).
January 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
We have become a country where a person can be summarily executed in public for protesting that paramilitary force.
After an ICE agent killed Renee Good by shooting her...JD Vance and other federal officials said the shooting was justified as an act of self-defense (THE VIDEO SHOWS OTHERWISE).
After an ICE agent killed Renee Good by shooting her...JD Vance and other federal officials said the shooting was justified as an act of self-defense (THE VIDEO SHOWS OTHERWISE).
#GIFT_COLUMN
ONE YEAR OF TRUMP AS DICTATOR WANNABE.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
A country where people are disappeared by a paramilitary force that hunts them down in their apartments, on city streets and country roads, and even in the courts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
ONE YEAR OF TRUMP AS DICTATOR WANNABE.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
A country where people are disappeared by a paramilitary force that hunts them down in their apartments, on city streets and country roads, and even in the courts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:55 PM
#GIFT_COLUMN
ONE YEAR OF TRUMP AS DICTATOR WANNABE.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
A country where people are disappeared by a paramilitary force that hunts them down in their apartments, on city streets and country roads, and even in the courts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
ONE YEAR OF TRUMP AS DICTATOR WANNABE.
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW, WHILE WE STILL CAN.
A country where people are disappeared by a paramilitary force that hunts them down in their apartments, on city streets and country roads, and even in the courts.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
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Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
Reposted by JTMLX
I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
Reposted by JTMLX
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
HHS Gave a $1.6 Million Grant to a Controversial Vaccine Study. These Emails Show How That Happened
Two Danish researchers faced accusations of “questionable research practices” as RFK Jr.’s top appointees made their study a “funding priority.”
www.rollingstone.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:11 AM
How sad is this? The CDC closed its FOIA office, so this story could only be published because a Danish journalist provided Rolling Stone with the documents, after obtaining them through a freedom of information request to the University of Southern Denmark
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Look at it this way: Trump doesn't like dogs. In fact, he hates dogs. After all, they can tell what sort of a person he is.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Look at it this way: Trump doesn't like dogs. In fact, he hates dogs. After all, they can tell what sort of a person he is.
Don't tell me that the Office of Digital Strategy is enhancing Trump's hands now.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_...
Office of Digital Strategy - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Don't tell me that the Office of Digital Strategy is enhancing Trump's hands now.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_...
There is a better term to use for Psychopath Trump: talk about his "PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT".
"MASCULINE INSUFFICIENCY" would work, too, but that one is less familiar to folks.
"MASCULINE INSUFFICIENCY" would work, too, but that one is less familiar to folks.
January 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
There is a better term to use for Psychopath Trump: talk about his "PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT".
"MASCULINE INSUFFICIENCY" would work, too, but that one is less familiar to folks.
"MASCULINE INSUFFICIENCY" would work, too, but that one is less familiar to folks.
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Car horns are designed to warn others of an imminent danger.
Car alarms are designed to draw attention to potential criminal activity.
Both are used to prevent unnecessary injury/damage.
Tactic: Approved
Car alarms are designed to draw attention to potential criminal activity.
Both are used to prevent unnecessary injury/damage.
Tactic: Approved
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Car horns are designed to warn others of an imminent danger.
Car alarms are designed to draw attention to potential criminal activity.
Both are used to prevent unnecessary injury/damage.
Tactic: Approved
Car alarms are designed to draw attention to potential criminal activity.
Both are used to prevent unnecessary injury/damage.
Tactic: Approved