John Muller
@mrjohnmuller.bsky.social
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
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Ontario Liberals outpolling the Ontario NDP 2:1 even though they haven't picked a new leader yet should tell you everything you need to know about the current state of the Ontario NDP, without even getting into how their deputy leader recently switched to the Federal Liberals.
It's uhh....not good!
It's uhh....not good!
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Ontario Provincial Polling:
PCPO: 44% (+1)
OLP: 30% (-)
ONDP: 16% (-3)
GPO: 6% (+1)
Others: 4%
Abacus / Feb 10, 2026 / n=1001 / Online
(% Change with 2025 Election)
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Ontario Provincial Polling:
PCPO: 44% (+1)
OLP: 30% (-)
ONDP: 16% (-3)
GPO: 6% (+1)
Others: 4%
Abacus / Feb 10, 2026 / n=1001 / Online
(% Change with 2025 Election)
Check out more ON details on @338canada.bsky.social at: 338canada.com/ontario/
February 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Ontario Liberals outpolling the Ontario NDP 2:1 even though they haven't picked a new leader yet should tell you everything you need to know about the current state of the Ontario NDP, without even getting into how their deputy leader recently switched to the Federal Liberals.
It's uhh....not good!
It's uhh....not good!
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From my vintage advice book collection: a 1971 book for young women. (I can’t get over the subtitle.)
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
From my vintage advice book collection: a 1971 book for young women. (I can’t get over the subtitle.)
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this is why its super important for democratic politicians and liberals to *make noise* about things. most people do not follow politics, certainly not like we junkies do. when you make a ton of noise about stuff it bleeds over into normie world and shapes opinions.
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
this is why its super important for democratic politicians and liberals to *make noise* about things. most people do not follow politics, certainly not like we junkies do. when you make a ton of noise about stuff it bleeds over into normie world and shapes opinions.
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
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"Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” she continued. “You know my wife’s name, and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
"Minneapolis has shown me that even in the middle of grief and fear, people still show up for each other,” said Becca Good, the widow of Renee Nicole Good. “For that, I want to say thank you.” people.com/renee-good-s...
Renee Good’s Wife Makes First Public Appearance After Her Murder, Shares New Personal Statement
Renee Nicole Good's wife, Becca Good, made her first public appearance after the mother of three was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Becca appeared onstage in front of hundre...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” she continued. “You know my wife’s name, and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
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This is an incredible photo.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This is an incredible photo.
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This thread is really important to read in full, and articulates why fighting unjust detention by ICE is so difficult. It also confirms why I decided not to look for a new job in the US after my layoff and move back to Canada.
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This thread is really important to read in full, and articulates why fighting unjust detention by ICE is so difficult. It also confirms why I decided not to look for a new job in the US after my layoff and move back to Canada.
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There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM
There is literally no better example of textbook fascistic thinking than "Who cares about human rights when the rich are doing so very well"
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich? / Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich:
February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Hast du etwas Zeit für mich? / Dann singe ich ein Lied für dich:
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The year is 2045. Nurse is the only job left. It has been hastily retconned to a male coded job and every nurse now wears tactical combat gear and has a gun.
Yikes here are the numbers for the past 12 months. Everything is pretty much dead except healthcare/social assistance. Note that healthcare growth is largely not about the business cycle -- it's about the aging of the population and more elderly people needing care.
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The year is 2045. Nurse is the only job left. It has been hastily retconned to a male coded job and every nurse now wears tactical combat gear and has a gun.
One of the main jobs of a national leader is to be a comforting and unifying voice in times of tragedy. The bar has been so radically lowered by Trump, it's almost shocking to see someone capable of a genuine, human reaction, with emotion and solidarity instead of immediate crass politicization.
Prime Minister Carney on B.C. mass shooting: "Parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love. The nation mourns with you. Canada stands by you."
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
One of the main jobs of a national leader is to be a comforting and unifying voice in times of tragedy. The bar has been so radically lowered by Trump, it's almost shocking to see someone capable of a genuine, human reaction, with emotion and solidarity instead of immediate crass politicization.
WaPo had to fire every staffer with a complexion darker than mayonnaise, but they still got money to commission thinkpieces from quislings who think that Canadian patriotism is the *real* dictatorship.
(fuck you, @washingtonpost.com. fuck you.)
(fuck you, @washingtonpost.com. fuck you.)
February 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
WaPo had to fire every staffer with a complexion darker than mayonnaise, but they still got money to commission thinkpieces from quislings who think that Canadian patriotism is the *real* dictatorship.
(fuck you, @washingtonpost.com. fuck you.)
(fuck you, @washingtonpost.com. fuck you.)
Across ideologies, the panic about global overpopulation has always been, fundamentally, bullshit.
February 11, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Across ideologies, the panic about global overpopulation has always been, fundamentally, bullshit.
Yes, federal conservatives. Do this. Absolutely please go to war with the most popular conservative premier in Canada, who governs the most heavily populated province in the country.
Please do that.
Please do that.
February 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Yes, federal conservatives. Do this. Absolutely please go to war with the most popular conservative premier in Canada, who governs the most heavily populated province in the country.
Please do that.
Please do that.
It is beyond fucked up that people trying to escape the fascist hellhole that is the former USA and find safety in Canada need to not only sneak across the border, but stay in hiding for *two weeks* before they can apply for asylum without being sent back south under the "safe third country" deal.
MONTREAL – At times, a 25-year old woman said the snow reached her knees as she trudged through a dark, icy forest near the Quebec border in mid-January.
A mother recounts her dangerous journey across the border to escape Trump's America
MONTREAL – At times, a 25-year old woman said the snow reached her knees as she trudged through a dark, icy forest near the Quebec border in mid-January.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
It is beyond fucked up that people trying to escape the fascist hellhole that is the former USA and find safety in Canada need to not only sneak across the border, but stay in hiding for *two weeks* before they can apply for asylum without being sent back south under the "safe third country" deal.
The past is prologue.
“Historians call this passageway a masterwork of deliberate concealment, designed to be absolutely invisible to slave catchers or city marshals during the 19th-century”
Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
The Merchant's House is the first landmarked building in Manhattan.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The past is prologue.
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“Authoritarians tend to seize existing facilities while the government works on building new, more permanent structures. So you'll see stadiums, warehouses, racetracks, and the like commandeered to hold masses of people.”
“I’ve mentioned before that concentration camp regimes in their early stages often make use of large open infrastructure to convert into detention spaces. Dachau was converted from a shuttered factory into a concentration camp in 1933.”
When I got the contract to write a history of concentration camps in 2014, I hoped to keep the US from ending up here. That didn't work out! But now it's critical to understand how much is already in process and the enormity of what's coming. The sooner we act to stop it, the more people we'll save.
February 11, 2026 at 2:49 AM
“Authoritarians tend to seize existing facilities while the government works on building new, more permanent structures. So you'll see stadiums, warehouses, racetracks, and the like commandeered to hold masses of people.”
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I'm so enthralled with the whole Trump-Carney-Windsor-Detroit Gordie Howe bridge scandal. A billionaire who owns the only other bridge gets pissy and suddenly the fucking President is ranting on Truth Social about how Canada is evil. It's so funny. And so, so dumb. And corrupt. Can't forget corrupt.
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
I'm so enthralled with the whole Trump-Carney-Windsor-Detroit Gordie Howe bridge scandal. A billionaire who owns the only other bridge gets pissy and suddenly the fucking President is ranting on Truth Social about how Canada is evil. It's so funny. And so, so dumb. And corrupt. Can't forget corrupt.
Amazingly, saying "don't commit crimes" is still not a crime.
Another loss for Pirro, whose office has “struggled to secure indictments and convictions, including when a jury acquitted a man who chucked a Subway sandwich ..”
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February 11, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Amazingly, saying "don't commit crimes" is still not a crime.
I have a potential solution for the Gordie Howe bridge crisis
February 10, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I have a potential solution for the Gordie Howe bridge crisis
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Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old.
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This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
GOLDMAN: Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
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i'm a fan of the rhetorical one-two of "we're coming after you in this life and in the next"
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
i'm a fan of the rhetorical one-two of "we're coming after you in this life and in the next"