Merewyn Cary
@merewync.bsky.social
Editor by trade, former govt lawyer, word nerd, political junkie, proud liberal, feminist, pagan, animal lover, medieval history geek, Trekkie (IDIC!) & general SF geek, NY Giants fan since birth (sigh), fiber arts fan, Vermonter living in the DMV
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Buddhist monks continue peace walk through Blythewood www.wistv.com/2026/01/11/b...
Buddhist monks continue peace walk through Blythewood
Buddhist monks continuing their walk for peace drew hundreds of onlookers as they passed through Blythewood, blessing food gifted to them by supporters.
www.wistv.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Buddhist monks continue peace walk through Blythewood www.wistv.com/2026/01/11/b...
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He is dangerous in the same way that a cornered, rabid raccoon is dangerous. He is looking for points of weakness where he can escape. Stay focused on the reasons why the walls are closing in. Don't flinch when he froths at the mouth.
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
He is dangerous in the same way that a cornered, rabid raccoon is dangerous. He is looking for points of weakness where he can escape. Stay focused on the reasons why the walls are closing in. Don't flinch when he froths at the mouth.
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The Powell witch-hunt is not about revenge. It’s not about monetary policy. It’s about power. As is ICE. As is Venezuela. As is the fact that he does not intend to give up power in 2028.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
The Powell witch-hunt is not about revenge. It’s not about monetary policy. It’s about power. As is ICE. As is Venezuela. As is the fact that he does not intend to give up power in 2028.
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When power starts slipping, they don’t moderate, they rush to break the system before voters can stop them, and every single day this is starting to look a whole lot more like Russia, and we know how voting goes there.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
When power starts slipping, they don’t moderate, they rush to break the system before voters can stop them, and every single day this is starting to look a whole lot more like Russia, and we know how voting goes there.
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Donald Trump is scared out of his mind that Republicans are going to lose the House in the midterms, if not sooner given how fast things are unraveling, which is why he’s accelerating his authoritarian and fascist plans at a pace we’ve never seen before. This isn’t confidence, it’s panic.
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Donald Trump is scared out of his mind that Republicans are going to lose the House in the midterms, if not sooner given how fast things are unraveling, which is why he’s accelerating his authoritarian and fascist plans at a pace we’ve never seen before. This isn’t confidence, it’s panic.
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Moreover, they want those Network States to be full of only white people
Their plan for the rest of the world is for it to die off to disease, famine, war, anything
The only way to beat them is hope and unity
Their plan for the rest of the world is for it to die off to disease, famine, war, anything
The only way to beat them is hope and unity
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Moreover, they want those Network States to be full of only white people
Their plan for the rest of the world is for it to die off to disease, famine, war, anything
The only way to beat them is hope and unity
Their plan for the rest of the world is for it to die off to disease, famine, war, anything
The only way to beat them is hope and unity
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Just a reminder that collapsing everything IS the plan
The broligarchs behind all this want to balkanize the entire world and break every country up into Network States controlled by corporations
Erasing all stability and security is the plan
The broligarchs behind all this want to balkanize the entire world and break every country up into Network States controlled by corporations
Erasing all stability and security is the plan
January 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Just a reminder that collapsing everything IS the plan
The broligarchs behind all this want to balkanize the entire world and break every country up into Network States controlled by corporations
Erasing all stability and security is the plan
The broligarchs behind all this want to balkanize the entire world and break every country up into Network States controlled by corporations
Erasing all stability and security is the plan
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The essential position is “kiss my ass or I’ll have the most friendless loser your high school ever produced come shoot you in the face, bitch”
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The essential position is “kiss my ass or I’ll have the most friendless loser your high school ever produced come shoot you in the face, bitch”
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Almost surely won't happen, but it should. History will remember that they have done nothing as Trump destroys NATO and Fed independence
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Almost surely won't happen, but it should. History will remember that they have done nothing as Trump destroys NATO and Fed independence
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With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
January 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
With Trump going full authoritarian on Venezuela-Greenland, ICE, and the Fed, the response has to be serious. Four Republican senators (Tillis, McConnell, Murkowski, Collins?) could announce they’ll caucus for now with the Dems to give them control of the Senate to check Trump.
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Reminder that Jerome Powell was appointed to a ten-year term in his position as Federal Reserve Chair in 2018 by Donald Trump
January 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Reminder that Jerome Powell was appointed to a ten-year term in his position as Federal Reserve Chair in 2018 by Donald Trump
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My new column is up on the me, me, me president and his effort to write his name on the map of the world:
Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM
My new column is up on the me, me, me president and his effort to write his name on the map of the world:
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“In an era of division and hate, where everyone seems to be at each other’s throat, it was refreshing to hear a call for respect from the President.”
Tony Dokoupil‘s closing thoughts on tonight’s @cbsnews.com
Tony Dokoupil‘s closing thoughts on tonight’s @cbsnews.com
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“In an era of division and hate, where everyone seems to be at each other’s throat, it was refreshing to hear a call for respect from the President.”
Tony Dokoupil‘s closing thoughts on tonight’s @cbsnews.com
Tony Dokoupil‘s closing thoughts on tonight’s @cbsnews.com
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Former Assoc AG Vanita Gupta asks the right question: “Are the feds conducting any real investigation of the agent’s actions, or instead focused on trying to justify what happened by tarring the victim as a domestic terrorist?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
F.B.I.’s Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Former Assoc AG Vanita Gupta asks the right question: “Are the feds conducting any real investigation of the agent’s actions, or instead focused on trying to justify what happened by tarring the victim as a domestic terrorist?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/u...
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On Jan 7, Elon Musk posted a “100” emoji above a post by an author called“Jerr,” which stated, “White solidarity is the only way to survive.” In the same thread, Jerr promoted his book, Blood Prophecy in the Bone House, which (per Jerr) “explains why racism is moral...” 1/
January 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
On Jan 7, Elon Musk posted a “100” emoji above a post by an author called“Jerr,” which stated, “White solidarity is the only way to survive.” In the same thread, Jerr promoted his book, Blood Prophecy in the Bone House, which (per Jerr) “explains why racism is moral...” 1/
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It's a bit heartening, at least, that a lot of the right-wing media audience doesn't actually want America to engage in neocolonialism. ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social on the MAGA influencers and Venezuela: lnk.thebulwark.com/3L5ihwB
MAGA Influencers Cheered Trump’s Venezuela War. Their Audience Said ‘WTF?!’
Plus: How an irate clarinetist became a Justice Department cause célèbre.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It's a bit heartening, at least, that a lot of the right-wing media audience doesn't actually want America to engage in neocolonialism. ICYMI @willsommer.bsky.social on the MAGA influencers and Venezuela: lnk.thebulwark.com/3L5ihwB
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Fasten your seatbelts.
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Fasten your seatbelts.
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Holy shit! Watch this.
A U-Haul truck plowed into demonstrators supporting Iranian protests in the Westwood area of L.A. The driver was caught and detained.
Thank goodness no one was seriously injured, because this could have been catastrophic.
A U-Haul truck plowed into demonstrators supporting Iranian protests in the Westwood area of L.A. The driver was caught and detained.
Thank goodness no one was seriously injured, because this could have been catastrophic.
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Holy shit! Watch this.
A U-Haul truck plowed into demonstrators supporting Iranian protests in the Westwood area of L.A. The driver was caught and detained.
Thank goodness no one was seriously injured, because this could have been catastrophic.
A U-Haul truck plowed into demonstrators supporting Iranian protests in the Westwood area of L.A. The driver was caught and detained.
Thank goodness no one was seriously injured, because this could have been catastrophic.
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Last week, Rep. Jamie Raskin told reporters that it would have been “devastating” for Trump if the public heard the extent of Smith’s testimony. trib.al/QwOY76R
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Last week, Rep. Jamie Raskin told reporters that it would have been “devastating” for Trump if the public heard the extent of Smith’s testimony. trib.al/QwOY76R
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Al Gore: "Our constitution is intended to protect us against a threat identical to Donald Trump. Someone who seeks power at all costs to get more power."
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Al Gore: "Our constitution is intended to protect us against a threat identical to Donald Trump. Someone who seeks power at all costs to get more power."
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Next time DHS will AI-alter the video to begin with.
This video is going viral on FB, X, and other sites. It’s AI altered and people are falling for it. Please repost this. Right-wing haters are pushing this out everywhere.
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BBC Verify Live: Misleading ICE footage spreading after night of protests
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Next time DHS will AI-alter the video to begin with.
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Also, Powell is leaving in May anyway so this whole thing is so performative
January 12, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Also, Powell is leaving in May anyway so this whole thing is so performative
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🚨BREAKING: Our reporter @jtcestkowski.bsky.social was just hit by 2 rounds of pepper balls from ICE agents after our cameraman Jon Farina had a flash bang fired at his leg.
"They don't care if they're hurting people...it doesn't matter if you're a U.S. citizen!" LIVE NOW
"They don't care if they're hurting people...it doesn't matter if you're a U.S. citizen!" LIVE NOW
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
🚨BREAKING: Our reporter @jtcestkowski.bsky.social was just hit by 2 rounds of pepper balls from ICE agents after our cameraman Jon Farina had a flash bang fired at his leg.
"They don't care if they're hurting people...it doesn't matter if you're a U.S. citizen!" LIVE NOW
"They don't care if they're hurting people...it doesn't matter if you're a U.S. citizen!" LIVE NOW