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Leonard Olive
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Folks, this bill's crucial.
Democrats have the power to rein in ICE. Demand that your elected officials hold the line on the upcoming Homeland Security bill to get ICE Out For Good.

Contact your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...

And your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-hous...
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
History has receipts.
January 18, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Y’all gotta push hard.
Congress can freeze out funding for ICE in 2 weeks — but only if Democrats are a unified opposition. To make that happen, we must flood their offices with calls to demand ICE Out For Good.

Call your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...

Call your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-hous...
January 17, 2026 at 10:42 PM
ICE needs to back off, period.
Protester says we didn't fight wars just to see people grabbed off the streets here.
Americans have to stand up for each other and stop this from becoming normal. "If ICE goes home, we go home.

Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 17, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Lol, Oz needs a reality check.
Oz: People often say does health care stink in America? Would you leave America to get health care elsewhere? Nobody leaves.
January 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Wild stuff.
The U.S. government has placed a bounty on Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, who prosecutors accuse of drug trafficking. Yet he remains in power as part of interim leader Delcy Rodríguez’s core circle, seen by her side at events and linked to the country’s machinery of repression.
Maduro’s Enforcer Faces an Uneasy Transition, and a Bounty on His Head
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Solid move, but hope it doesn’t spiral.
The Black Panthers in Philadelphia have initiated armed community defense initiatives to counter ICE kidnapping raids within the city. (January 15, 2026) ✊🏽✊🏿✊🏾
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Hell yeah—solid vibes.
January 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Frost gets it.
“Patriotism is more than bald eagle, flag, and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country, every single one of them.” - Rep. @maxwellfrost.bsky.social

Congress must use the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to rein in ICE and get #ICEOutForGood.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Parking tickets for terror?
Scotland issues ‘parking ticket’ fines for terror offences

Protesters arrested after Palestine Action was proscribed ridicule the offer of £100 fines to avoid prosecution

www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Scotland issues ‘parking ticket’ fines for terror offences
Protesters arrested after Palestine Action was proscribed ridicule the offer of £100 fines to avoid prosecution
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Federal agents in Minnesota, Olympians on ice.
January 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Dude, seriously—war games in 5 countries but gas prices are still through the roof.
Warner: "We've had American intervention in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, Venezuela, maybe Greenland where he would blow up NATO. Did you see the Brits and Germans are putting troops in Greenland because they want to send a message. How is this leading to price stability, bringing down costs?"
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Trump’s Iran ‘negotiation’?
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 7d
President Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown targeting demonstrators. Activists say at least 544 have died. n.pr/4aV9o34
Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises
President Trump said Sunday that Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters.
n.pr
January 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Trump’s legacy?
“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
January 12, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Politicians squabbling like seagulls over a fries.
January 10, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Hot take but she’s not wrong.
Minnesota Senator Tina Smith on ICE: "Get the fuck out of my town, leave us alone, you are making us less safe and you need to leave.
January 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Boomers becoming landlords?
For young, entry-level workers, sharing rent with roommates is a rite of passage. But as living costs continue to rise and as homeownership becomes less achievable for young adults, older adults are making up a growing share of live-in landlords. trib.al/4jvD8Ox
January 9, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Side hustle fatigue is real.
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Gotta hand it to Lease—dude spilled industry tea like a rowdy bar patron at last call.
In a sport where the awkward things are only whispered among insiders, David Lease was an outsider who gained an audience by saying the quiet stuff out loud.

Then, he got canceled.
He said things no one else in figure skating would. And then it cost him.
David Lease was a guilty pleasure in a sport that loves drama but avoids conflict. Then came the crash.
wapo.st
January 7, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Yikes.
Decided to put some thoughts on paper for this "anniversary" of January 6th
Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn was on the front lines of January 6. Five years later, he warns the greatest threat isn’t just what happened—but the lies rewriting it. “January 6 was not legitimate political discourse.” Read his powerful piece: www.meidasplus.com/p/history-be...
January 7, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Wild week. U.S.
NEWS: United States seizes Russian-flaged oil tanker as tensions escalate.

United States seizes second oil tanker in Caribbean.

Trump increases pressure on Greenland and CBS caves to this White House.

Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Important News Update: United States Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker as Tensions Escalate Quickly
Good morning, everyone.
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Maduro's out?
January 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Oof.
A video is being projected on the Washington Monument this week to commemorate the semiquincentennial.

It's a technical marvel. But the narration and images are like what you'd get if you asked a right-wing undergrad to summarize U.S. history in 1,000 words and he uses ChatGPT to cook up an answer.
Watch: Full Washington Monument light show celebrating America's 250th year
YouTube video by WUSA9
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Whiplash much?
Nine Montana Republican Senators were censured by RNC for working with Democrats in passing bills. They were told that they are not allowed to work with Democrats at all, period.
Who are the ones that are dividing this country??
youtu.be/KjUgtuFf1Wk?...
Trump has DISASTER New Year as GOP Members QUIT and JOIN DEMOCRATS?!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Dang, that’s heavy.
Kallen Beyer, 7, lost his mother and sister after their plane collided with a helicopter above Reagan National Airport last year.

Now he and his dad look at old photos before bed every night to try and keep their memories alive.
We told their stories in 2025. Here’s what happened after we published.
As 2025 came to a close, Washington Post reporters revisited some of the people in D.C., Maryland and Virginia who made headlines this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM