Ken Norton
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
They’re losing and they know it
January 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
They’re losing and they know it
RIP to Bob Weir, my former next door neighbor and incredibly nice dude. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead founding member and a jam band icon, dies at 78
Weir had been diagnosed with cancer in July and beat it, but "succumbed to underlying lung issues," a statement said.
www.nbcnews.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:24 AM
RIP to Bob Weir, my former next door neighbor and incredibly nice dude. www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
I was curious, so I checked. This writer has 6820 followers on X and gets zero engagement.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I was curious, so I checked. This writer has 6820 followers on X and gets zero engagement.
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Principles only matter when they're hard to keep.
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Principles only matter when they're hard to keep.
This really does seem like a tremendous miscalculation by the White House, a clear example of Very Online MAGA-brain colliding with normal people. If you find this video exculpatory, your brain has been stewed in X, the manosphere, and fashy podcasts.
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
ah. they all got the memo
xcancel.com/JDVance/stat...
xcancel.com/JDVance/stat...
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
This really does seem like a tremendous miscalculation by the White House, a clear example of Very Online MAGA-brain colliding with normal people. If you find this video exculpatory, your brain has been stewed in X, the manosphere, and fashy podcasts.
The first two people quoted on the record in this article are Republican strategists.
These people are such fucking morons.
Democrats advised not to center midterm campaigns on attacking Trump
Political strategists say Democrats running in competitive races in this year’s midterm elections for the House and Senate should steer clear of making President Trump the centerpiece of their camp…
thehill.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:52 AM
The first two people quoted on the record in this article are Republican strategists.
This is most excellent
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This is most excellent
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Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
interesting! here's a video i took yesterday of federal agents ramming community members with their car
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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There are more of us than there will ever be of them.
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
There are more of us than there will ever be of them.
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Trying not to fedpost, but we really need folks to understand that post-US Civil War and the Nuremberg trials were bogged down by moderates and we cannot make the same mistake again.
January 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Trying not to fedpost, but we really need folks to understand that post-US Civil War and the Nuremberg trials were bogged down by moderates and we cannot make the same mistake again.
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Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
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This is how you can be an ally. They need to feel the cost of what they've done.
January 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is how you can be an ally. They need to feel the cost of what they've done.
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this is what happens when you turn foreign policy into a kind of gender-affirming care for marginal elites who score three standard deviations north of the mean on fragile masculinity
Man, if this administration truly believes Putins believes that, then they have the worst Russian / FSU advisors and analysts.
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
this is what happens when you turn foreign policy into a kind of gender-affirming care for marginal elites who score three standard deviations north of the mean on fragile masculinity
It's not immediately obvious from the results, but this is a poll of AMERICANS, not Venezuelans.
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
It's not immediately obvious from the results, but this is a poll of AMERICANS, not Venezuelans.
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Among everything else, congestion pricing does something exceptionally rare and good when talking about transportation in the United States: it puts the costs on drivers, to the benefit of everybody (even including the drivers willing to pay for it, who get a better experience from reduced traffic).
Jokes aside, this piece is great and congestion pricing is amazing. Shoutout to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen, and feh to Kathy Hochul and everyone else who worked so hard to make it not happen.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed.
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Among everything else, congestion pricing does something exceptionally rare and good when talking about transportation in the United States: it puts the costs on drivers, to the benefit of everybody (even including the drivers willing to pay for it, who get a better experience from reduced traffic).
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The USPS is a signature achievement of American society that must be defended at all costs
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The USPS is a signature achievement of American society that must be defended at all costs
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Increasingly convinced that the legacy media mindset is dominated by (1) who will be nice to me, and (2) what personal stories I can tell about them at brunch
To someone who values truth and informing the public, this is BSed me vs. didn't waste my time.
Sure, getting real answers is better than getting nothing, but getting the run around is worse.
To someone who values the ego boost of speaking to a famous, powerful person, getting BSed is much better.
Sure, getting real answers is better than getting nothing, but getting the run around is worse.
To someone who values the ego boost of speaking to a famous, powerful person, getting BSed is much better.
From the perspective of reporting the news, it doesn’t strike me that there is a functional difference between a president who answers the phone at 4:30am in the morning but doesn’t answer a reporter’s questions, versus a president who doesn’t agreed to be interviewed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Increasingly convinced that the legacy media mindset is dominated by (1) who will be nice to me, and (2) what personal stories I can tell about them at brunch
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oh shit tomorrow is circle back day already
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 PM
oh shit tomorrow is circle back day already