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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.

Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Sigh. X is about to become Xtra

Xtra Unattractive that is.

Again.
Elon Musk is opening his wallet and reigniting his political apparatus for the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a return to the political arena.
Elon Musk Is Diving Back Into U.S. Politics
The billionaire has mended a rift with President Trump and he is giving millions to Republicans again ahead of the midterms.
on.wsj.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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If you think his public policies are harmful, wait till you see what he's doing on the DL.
Trump admin quietly attempts to open the entire Calif. coast to oil drilling
"We've stopped this before, and we can do it again."
www.sfgate.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Prime Minister of Greenland: First of all, nobody other than Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark have the mandate to make deals or agreements about Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark without us. That’s not going to happen.
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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every democrat should be talking like this. all of them.
AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 23, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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House Republicans attacked a decorated career prosecutor today

His offense? Exposing the truth of Trump's Jan 6 wrongdoing

Jack Smith played it straight—because that’s what professionals do

I explained on @weeknightmsnow.bsky.social 👇
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Frost: Any person who sees the president in his speeches blabbering incoherently knows that there is something bigger going on there.
January 23, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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There’s no way I could vote to give ICE more money.

Let’s be clear: ICE is now one of the wealthiest law enforcement agencies in this country, and they continue to prove they are ineffective and unqualified.

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January 23, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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Update: this 5 year old and his Dad - WHO WERE IN THE US LEGALLY and had committed no crimes - are in detention in Texas.
Call your Senators and tell them vote NO on the DHS funding bill.
202 224 3121.
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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Trying to erase our Nation’s history and the stories of heroic African Americans who sacrificed everything to end slavery. Shameful, despicable.
January 23, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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A father and his 2-year-old daughter were detained by ICE in Minneapolis on Thursday, according to a GoFundMe for the family set up by City Council Member Jason Chavez.
Live: JD Vance defends ICE operations in Minnesota visit as state officials decry ‘misinformation’
The vice president came to Minnesota to “tone down the temperature.”
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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AOC: An agency that is attacking U.S. citizens, kidnapping five-year-olds and using them as bait, and privately circulating the idea that they can violate the rights of Americans by busting down their doors—they deserve to be defunded, and I’ll take any step in that direction.
January 22, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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Jack Smith: "I love my country & believe deeply in the core principles on which it was founded. For nearly 3 decades I've served as a career prosecutor in both Republican & Democrats administrations... I have no partisan loyalties. My career has been devoted to upholding the rule of law"
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Congratulations to all the dupes who got suckered by a ludicrous moral panic and helped convert yet another social media platform into a MAGA propaganda outlet. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
TikTok Strikes Deal for New U.S. Entity, Ending Long Legal Saga
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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The Tate brothers, who have been accused of sexual misconduct in three countries, had their devices seized by law enforcement when they arrived in the U.S.

Days later, a White House official told DHS to return them.

(Published Nov. 2025)
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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The GOP is digging its own grave… my brief thoughts on today’s disgraceful hearing. More tomorrow
January 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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Why are we acting surprised?
Dozens of allegations. 34 convictions. No respect for the Constitution.
And we’re supposed to believe January 6th was a bridge too far??
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Popok: There are many things the American public will tolerate, including an ideological divide in our politics, but a heartless president—I don’t think that’s one of them

Shapiro: A heartless president that leads to hungry kids. His heartlessness is leading to a level of cruelty in our communities
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Jared Golden of Maine, a Democrat, voted to fund DHS and HELP TERRORIZE HIS OWN STATE!

ICE is now deployed in Maine.

Bravo. Vote Blue no matter who, right?

Primary him and make him obsolete.
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.

This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:

@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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ICE is detaining a 5 year old boy.

If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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Jack Smith: “Trump was getting calls from people he trusts, people he relies on & he still refused to come to the aid of the people at the Capitol. That’s very important evidence for criminal intent in our case.”
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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We should all be concerned.
Crow: I’m concerned about the president destroying our alliances, destroying our economy, destroying working class Americans' livelihoods… this president is destroying everything that he touches
January 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM