Matthew Johnson
@mjohnsonuu.bsky.social
Pilgrim. Dad, runner, late Gen X progressive Unitarian Universalist Minister. Nerd. Wondering and learning.
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Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
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It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
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One strategic reason to impeach Noem ASAP is that it increases the likelihood she'll turn on Miller, especially if she thinks the admin is hanging her out to dry.
Of course. And that’s why Dems need to lean in and work towards dismantling ICE.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
First no funding.
Impeach Noem.
Demand hearings on ICE’s operation in MN.
Demand that Miller resign.
Don’t let up.
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 PM
One strategic reason to impeach Noem ASAP is that it increases the likelihood she'll turn on Miller, especially if she thinks the admin is hanging her out to dry.
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One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 PM
One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Moms and church folks and queer young adult D and D players. That’s who is organizing this, and we know how to get supplies.
these right wing clowns continuing to express absolute shock over the organizing of the left also reflects a deeply sexist ignorance of the fact that EXPERIENCED, INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT AND HARDWORKING VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY WOMEN, RUN THE FUCKING SHOW WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING GOOD IN THIS COUNTRY
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Moms and church folks and queer young adult D and D players. That’s who is organizing this, and we know how to get supplies.
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
I was going to call and yell and plead and keep calling. Now I can say “good and hold the line.” Not a penny until they leave MN, restrict actions to judicial warrants, unmask, and bovino is fired. For starters. @durbin.senate.gov
Sen. Dick Durbin, another one of the 8 Democratic YES votes on Nov funding bill, is a NO on this DHS measure: “I will not vote to fund the illegal DHS and ICE operations that terrorize Chicago, Minneapolis, and many other communities.”
This bill doesn’t have the votes.
This bill doesn’t have the votes.
January 25, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I was going to call and yell and plead and keep calling. Now I can say “good and hold the line.” Not a penny until they leave MN, restrict actions to judicial warrants, unmask, and bovino is fired. For starters. @durbin.senate.gov
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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Just once I'd like to see Schumer or Jeffries angry. Authentically angry. No elegance or solutions are necessary, but purely reactive or instinctive. Some indication that they feel -- that they are capable of feeling -- what we are feeling.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Just once I'd like to see Schumer or Jeffries angry. Authentically angry. No elegance or solutions are necessary, but purely reactive or instinctive. Some indication that they feel -- that they are capable of feeling -- what we are feeling.
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NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
religionnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 AM
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
I started saying Abolish ICE in 2009 or so. Folks finally catching up. The agency is rotten to the core and can’t be repaired.
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I started saying Abolish ICE in 2009 or so. Folks finally catching up. The agency is rotten to the core and can’t be repaired.
Abolishing ICE is politically smart and morally required
Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
77 percent of Democrats want to abolish ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Abolishing ICE is politically smart and morally required
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New Quinnipiac Poll
• 70-24%, Americans say Congress must first OK military action against a country
VENEZUELA STRIKES
47% support, 45% oppose
TAKE GREENLAND BY FORCE?
86% oppose, 9% support
MILITARY ACTION IN
MEXICO: 57% oppose, 37% support
COLOMBIA: 55% oppose, 36% support
• 70-24%, Americans say Congress must first OK military action against a country
VENEZUELA STRIKES
47% support, 45% oppose
TAKE GREENLAND BY FORCE?
86% oppose, 9% support
MILITARY ACTION IN
MEXICO: 57% oppose, 37% support
COLOMBIA: 55% oppose, 36% support
January 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
New Quinnipiac Poll
• 70-24%, Americans say Congress must first OK military action against a country
VENEZUELA STRIKES
47% support, 45% oppose
TAKE GREENLAND BY FORCE?
86% oppose, 9% support
MILITARY ACTION IN
MEXICO: 57% oppose, 37% support
COLOMBIA: 55% oppose, 36% support
• 70-24%, Americans say Congress must first OK military action against a country
VENEZUELA STRIKES
47% support, 45% oppose
TAKE GREENLAND BY FORCE?
86% oppose, 9% support
MILITARY ACTION IN
MEXICO: 57% oppose, 37% support
COLOMBIA: 55% oppose, 36% support
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
Every “democrat” who thinks this is performative or a distraction should resign their office in disgrace.
Not a fucking ounce of courage, not a single moral bone.
Not a fucking ounce of courage, not a single moral bone.
NEW: Kristi Noem is facing by far the most credible impeachment effort of Trump's 2nd term. Some House Dems are fuming.
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Noem is just soup du jour," one told @axios.com. "It's all performative bullsh*t."
Centrists say they want to focus on affordability. www.axios.com/2026/01/14/k...
"Performative bullsh*t": Some Democrats fume as Kristi Noem impeachment gains steam
"There's a frustration with all these impeachments," said one House Democrat. "Noem is just soup du jour."
www.axios.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Every “democrat” who thinks this is performative or a distraction should resign their office in disgrace.
Not a fucking ounce of courage, not a single moral bone.
Not a fucking ounce of courage, not a single moral bone.
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Trump Net-Approval On:
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Trump Net-Approval On:
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
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This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/IC...
Senate in play.
NC + ME + OH + AK.
Hold GA and MI.
Are OH and AK hard? Yes. But you couldn’t get better matchups and candidates than Brown and Peltola.
NC + ME + OH + AK.
Hold GA and MI.
Are OH and AK hard? Yes. But you couldn’t get better matchups and candidates than Brown and Peltola.
News: Peltola is IN for Alaska Senate race, running against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Tough race still but big recruit for Democrats
She’s proposing term limits, is campaigning on “fish, family and freedom,” and is name-dropping Don Young and Ted Stevens
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
She’s proposing term limits, is campaigning on “fish, family and freedom,” and is name-dropping Don Young and Ted Stevens
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Peltola challenges Sullivan in Alaska
The former representative is a promising recruit for Senate Democrats.
www.semafor.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Senate in play.
NC + ME + OH + AK.
Hold GA and MI.
Are OH and AK hard? Yes. But you couldn’t get better matchups and candidates than Brown and Peltola.
NC + ME + OH + AK.
Hold GA and MI.
Are OH and AK hard? Yes. But you couldn’t get better matchups and candidates than Brown and Peltola.
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If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:08 PM
If calling a state secret police agent a murderer for committing murder will lead to more murder by the state secret police, it sure seems like the problem is with the secret police
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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/2 But if, when folks are risking their lives to oppose ICE, and people are talking about how to best defend them and how we might support each other and do right, the role YOU are called to is to slump in and tell us what we are talking about is naive and meaningless, you can just fuck right off.
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
/2 But if, when folks are risking their lives to oppose ICE, and people are talking about how to best defend them and how we might support each other and do right, the role YOU are called to is to slump in and tell us what we are talking about is naive and meaningless, you can just fuck right off.
Governors need to have state patrol officers start arresting ICE and CBP agents.
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Two people were shot by federal agents in Southeast Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to police.
There’s no word on the condition of the people who were shot.
www.kptv.com/2026/01/08/f...
There’s no word on the condition of the people who were shot.
www.kptv.com/2026/01/08/f...
Federal agents shoot 2 people in Portland
Two people were shot by federal agents in Southeast Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to police.
www.kptv.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Governors need to have state patrol officers start arresting ICE and CBP agents.
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
If not now when?
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 AM
If not now when?