Marissa Rothkopf
@marissarothkopf.bsky.social
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About yesterday at The Washington Post:
"These aren't layoffs, they are amputations."
Thank you for saying it like it is (as always) @eugenerobinson.bsky.social. @ms.now
"These aren't layoffs, they are amputations."
Thank you for saying it like it is (as always) @eugenerobinson.bsky.social. @ms.now
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
About yesterday at The Washington Post:
"These aren't layoffs, they are amputations."
Thank you for saying it like it is (as always) @eugenerobinson.bsky.social. @ms.now
"These aren't layoffs, they are amputations."
Thank you for saying it like it is (as always) @eugenerobinson.bsky.social. @ms.now
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The Washpost's editor said today that, amid the layoffs, one of the Post's top priorities will be "national security, in DC and abroad."
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The Washpost's editor said today that, amid the layoffs, one of the Post's top priorities will be "national security, in DC and abroad."
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
And at the same time, the Post is laying off every journalist in the Middle East. And Ukraine.
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Democracy dies in oligarchy.
"Those who were laid off include Caroline O’Donovan, the Post’s beat reporter covering Amazon"
Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Cuts 30% of Staff, Laying Off More Than 300 Employees Including Amazon Beat Reporter
The Washington Post, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is enacting layoffs that will eliminate "hundreds" of jobs.
variety.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Meet Euphemia. Don't be a Euphemia.
February 4, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Meet Euphemia. Don't be a Euphemia.
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The president had his DOJ raid an election office and seize ballots. Now he is threatening to take over elections. Sadly, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
The president had his DOJ raid an election office and seize ballots. Now he is threatening to take over elections. Sadly, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day.
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It appears that Ford Motor Company lobbied Trump to convince him to get rid of standards that protected people’s health.
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Senators urge Ford to disclose suspected lobbying over Trump’s climate rollbacks
Sheldon Whitehouse adds auto giant to investigation after US president claimed CEO requests changes to regulations
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:48 AM
It appears that Ford Motor Company lobbied Trump to convince him to get rid of standards that protected people’s health.
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
This point should be spread far and wide and people should consider it when they decide where to spend their money on cars.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reminder: These guys are only trained for 47 days. 47 days in honor of the 47th president...
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Reminder: These guys are only trained for 47 days. 47 days in honor of the 47th president...
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Another dark side of Epstein. The way the network of twisted elites manipulated governments including notably our own to do their bidding. It's how the game is played, how power works. And it is bad news for the rest of us. www.ft.com/content/e50f...
Peter Mandelson lobbied against US bank reforms on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley
Former UK business secretary used talking points in conversations with US official about financial crisis measures
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Another dark side of Epstein. The way the network of twisted elites manipulated governments including notably our own to do their bidding. It's how the game is played, how power works. And it is bad news for the rest of us. www.ft.com/content/e50f...
At least Norman is happy
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
At least Norman is happy
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
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January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
I'm having a snack of feelings.
January 31, 2026 at 3:49 AM
I'm having a snack of feelings.
Oh, oh, no no no. Not when we needed you most. RIP Catherine O’Hara. #moirarose
a woman in a black dress is smiling with #schitts creek written in the corner
ALT: a woman in a black dress is smiling with #schitts creek written in the corner
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Oh, oh, no no no. Not when we needed you most. RIP Catherine O’Hara. #moirarose
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Trump is referred to as "President" throughout the doc, yet is filing this on his behalf as a plain ol' citizen.
Lawsuit claims the Trump brand has been sullied because of this action. But the suit starts out by saying it's one of the preeminent real estate developers in the world.
Lawsuit claims the Trump brand has been sullied because of this action. But the suit starts out by saying it's one of the preeminent real estate developers in the world.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Trump is referred to as "President" throughout the doc, yet is filing this on his behalf as a plain ol' citizen.
Lawsuit claims the Trump brand has been sullied because of this action. But the suit starts out by saying it's one of the preeminent real estate developers in the world.
Lawsuit claims the Trump brand has been sullied because of this action. But the suit starts out by saying it's one of the preeminent real estate developers in the world.
Republicans: The party of family.
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Republicans: The party of family.
Please listen to @katiephang.bsky.social about Homan.
This unhinged answer from Cava-Bag-Homan is NOT grounded in facts or truth or reality.
Anyone who told you that things would be "better" with Bovino out and Homan in was delusional.
Anyone who told you that things would be "better" with Bovino out and Homan in was delusional.
CNN: How did we get to a place where we had Bovino having Border Patrol agents stopping citizens in interior of the country, asking them ID, creating fear? Who made the decisions to allow this kind of operation to proceed?
HOMAN: The reason for the massive deployment is bc of the threats & violence
HOMAN: The reason for the massive deployment is bc of the threats & violence
January 29, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Please listen to @katiephang.bsky.social about Homan.
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
What would you be willing to do instead of seeing the Melania movie?
F'rinstance: Would you rather lick a NYC subway pole at rush hour or see the Melania movie?
F'rinstance: Would you rather lick a NYC subway pole at rush hour or see the Melania movie?
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
What would you be willing to do instead of seeing the Melania movie?
F'rinstance: Would you rather lick a NYC subway pole at rush hour or see the Melania movie?
F'rinstance: Would you rather lick a NYC subway pole at rush hour or see the Melania movie?
Thank you for sharing your friend with us, @kristenradtke.bsky.social.
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Thank you for sharing your friend with us, @kristenradtke.bsky.social.
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Still no reason to fire so much of your staff.
The world is closer than ever to the end, according to those behind the Doomsday Clock, which is set 85 seconds to “midnight” for 2026.
Members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock forward by four seconds as threats of humanity’s own making continue to grow.
Members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock forward by four seconds as threats of humanity’s own making continue to grow.
These scientists say the world is closer than ever to ‘doomsday’
The assessment reflected growing risks related to nuclear weapons, climate change, AI, autocracy, biological technologies and other human-made threats.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Still no reason to fire so much of your staff.