Julian Sanchez
@normative.bsky.social
He sits motionless, like a spider in the center of its web, but that web has a thousand radiations, and he knows well every quiver of each of them. juliansanchez.com
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Nothing conservative about supporting Trump.
One thing we're seeing with all this is who were the genuine conservatives and who were the fascist bootlickers. They once were somehow in the same party. I don't think they ever will be again.
One thing we're seeing with all this is who were the genuine conservatives and who were the fascist bootlickers. They once were somehow in the same party. I don't think they ever will be again.
It was Hardiman (Bush) and Bibas (Trump, ultra-conservative) vs Freeman (Biden) in dissent.
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Nothing conservative about supporting Trump.
One thing we're seeing with all this is who were the genuine conservatives and who were the fascist bootlickers. They once were somehow in the same party. I don't think they ever will be again.
One thing we're seeing with all this is who were the genuine conservatives and who were the fascist bootlickers. They once were somehow in the same party. I don't think they ever will be again.
We are unfortunately approaching the sort of scenario where “which set of contradictory orders will state & local cops follow?” becomes a relevant question.
Observers are also listening to police radio chatter and they aren’t, let’s say, being friendly about the feds. You can be the coppiest cop alive and not appreciate a barely-trained, heavily armed rabble bombing the city with tear gas and causing unrelenting fear and chaos.
i really think this is gonna be a big ol' schism - my rr spotted undercover cops grouping up and went to observe, first thing one of them said to me was 'we are NOT with immigration.' an extremely distrustful and alert populace is also bad for genuine police work and that WILL have consequences
January 15, 2026 at 7:29 PM
We are unfortunately approaching the sort of scenario where “which set of contradictory orders will state & local cops follow?” becomes a relevant question.
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We need to get back to the founding principles that made this country great.
That’s why I support putting militarized troops in US cities and giving them the power to search anyone and enter any home at any time. And to rough up or possibly shoot anyone who objects.
Let’s do Boston next!
That’s why I support putting militarized troops in US cities and giving them the power to search anyone and enter any home at any time. And to rough up or possibly shoot anyone who objects.
Let’s do Boston next!
January 15, 2026 at 1:39 PM
We need to get back to the founding principles that made this country great.
That’s why I support putting militarized troops in US cities and giving them the power to search anyone and enter any home at any time. And to rough up or possibly shoot anyone who objects.
Let’s do Boston next!
That’s why I support putting militarized troops in US cities and giving them the power to search anyone and enter any home at any time. And to rough up or possibly shoot anyone who objects.
Let’s do Boston next!
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When a TV guest goes the predictable route of claiming they're "paid protestors," hosts must immediately ask if they have any proof.
When they sputter that they're guessing, ask if *they* were paid to come on TV and lie about it.
No? You're offended by that? Gosh, I'm just guessing here like you.
When they sputter that they're guessing, ask if *they* were paid to come on TV and lie about it.
No? You're offended by that? Gosh, I'm just guessing here like you.
"You're seeing a lot of paid protesters" -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos's attempt to defend ICE's tactics in Minneapolis during a CNN panel discussion this morning did not go well. Bad used car salesman vibes.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
When a TV guest goes the predictable route of claiming they're "paid protestors," hosts must immediately ask if they have any proof.
When they sputter that they're guessing, ask if *they* were paid to come on TV and lie about it.
No? You're offended by that? Gosh, I'm just guessing here like you.
When they sputter that they're guessing, ask if *they* were paid to come on TV and lie about it.
No? You're offended by that? Gosh, I'm just guessing here like you.
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"...If the officer acted lawfully, an investigation would prove it. If policy was followed, evidence would confirm it. Investigations don’t presume guilt; they protect legitimacy. Only those afraid of the truth try to prevent anyone from looking..."
#DOJCorruption
"...If the officer acted lawfully, an investigation would prove it. If policy was followed, evidence would confirm it. Investigations don’t presume guilt; they protect legitimacy. Only those afraid of the truth try to prevent anyone from looking..."
#DOJCorruption
When Justice Walks Away
When career prosecutors resign in protest, ICE acts without oversight, and Trump preempts the facts, the country sees justice abandoned, accountability erased, and power protected above all else.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
"...If the officer acted lawfully, an investigation would prove it. If policy was followed, evidence would confirm it. Investigations don’t presume guilt; they protect legitimacy. Only those afraid of the truth try to prevent anyone from looking..."
#DOJCorruption
"...If the officer acted lawfully, an investigation would prove it. If policy was followed, evidence would confirm it. Investigations don’t presume guilt; they protect legitimacy. Only those afraid of the truth try to prevent anyone from looking..."
#DOJCorruption
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Getting a lot of messages. A lot are like "Can I come help?" (appreciated, but unless you know the area very well, probably not THAT useful) or "Can I send money?" (not to me, please).
But the best ones are like "I want to build what you guys have back in my home city." YES, DO THAT. DO IT NOW.
But the best ones are like "I want to build what you guys have back in my home city." YES, DO THAT. DO IT NOW.
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Getting a lot of messages. A lot are like "Can I come help?" (appreciated, but unless you know the area very well, probably not THAT useful) or "Can I send money?" (not to me, please).
But the best ones are like "I want to build what you guys have back in my home city." YES, DO THAT. DO IT NOW.
But the best ones are like "I want to build what you guys have back in my home city." YES, DO THAT. DO IT NOW.
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New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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New from my colleagues @leahfeiger.bsky.social and @makenakelly.bsky.social: The Trump administration is planning Minnesota-style ICE blitzes in California and New York, as well as other blue states. @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/califo...
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Minnesota Is Just the Beginning. California and New York Are ‘Next’
The Trump administration appears to be planning to leverage the same playbook used in Minnesota to go after other blue states.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
New from my colleagues @leahfeiger.bsky.social and @makenakelly.bsky.social: The Trump administration is planning Minnesota-style ICE blitzes in California and New York, as well as other blue states. @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/califo...
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Lots of Trump’s remarks are what I think of as “threesome jokes.” As in “Ha ha, of course I wasn’t serious about having a threesome with your friend. Unless you’re into it, in which case, how about Saturday?”
Q: Americans for generations have fought and died for democracy. Are you saying the president finds the idea of canceling elections funny?
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Lots of Trump’s remarks are what I think of as “threesome jokes.” As in “Ha ha, of course I wasn’t serious about having a threesome with your friend. Unless you’re into it, in which case, how about Saturday?”
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U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
It means: we’re not going to identify or correct easily verifiable falsehoods expressed by right-wing actors on our programs, and we’re going to spin this as “trust” rather than an abdication of our most basic function as journalists.
Been reading this over and over and can't for the life of me understand what he's even trying to say. This is a lot of words to say... nothing.
January 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It means: we’re not going to identify or correct easily verifiable falsehoods expressed by right-wing actors on our programs, and we’re going to spin this as “trust” rather than an abdication of our most basic function as journalists.
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JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
Talking about “better training” for ICE really is a “let’s form a blue ribbon commission” move: It’s something you say when you want to appear to be doing something, but are afraid to do propose anything that might actually matter.
January 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Talking about “better training” for ICE really is a “let’s form a blue ribbon commission” move: It’s something you say when you want to appear to be doing something, but are afraid to do propose anything that might actually matter.
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“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.”
They haven’t.
They haven’t.
Trump’s promised manufacturing boom is a bust so far
Manufacturing employment has declined every month since April, when the president said tariffs would bring factories “roaring back.”
wapo.st
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Introducing the highest U.S. tariffs since the Great Depression, President Trump made a clear promise in the spring: “Jobs and factories will come roaring back into our country.”
They haven’t.
They haven’t.
So, magic.
U.S. President Donald Trump has told his national security team that he would want any U.S. military action in Iran to deliver a swift and decisive blow to the regime and not spark a sustained war that dragged on for weeks or months. - NBC
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
So, magic.
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Yeah, I think a lot about the choice the Trump admin has made to send film crews after everybody to show they're Doing Something.
Biden's DOJ (and Ellison's AG office) were rolling up fraudsters with convictions. But they didn't send influencers to advertise it. Cut to Rs saying Trump finally ACTED
Biden's DOJ (and Ellison's AG office) were rolling up fraudsters with convictions. But they didn't send influencers to advertise it. Cut to Rs saying Trump finally ACTED
The funny thing is they were. The 60 Minutes piece last fall with Homan ended with them on raids with ICE doing exactly what they are doing now but targeted. Biden just kept it quiet.
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Yeah, I think a lot about the choice the Trump admin has made to send film crews after everybody to show they're Doing Something.
Biden's DOJ (and Ellison's AG office) were rolling up fraudsters with convictions. But they didn't send influencers to advertise it. Cut to Rs saying Trump finally ACTED
Biden's DOJ (and Ellison's AG office) were rolling up fraudsters with convictions. But they didn't send influencers to advertise it. Cut to Rs saying Trump finally ACTED
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The import of this ruling: Foreign citizens in the United States—including green card holders—can be arrested for political speech and imprisoned for months or even years before being given a meaningful opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of their arrest and imprisonment.
Appeals Court Opens the Door to Mahmoud Khalil’s Rearrest
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The import of this ruling: Foreign citizens in the United States—including green card holders—can be arrested for political speech and imprisoned for months or even years before being given a meaningful opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of their arrest and imprisonment.
Yes, of course, thousands of people are out in the street to ... protect daycare fraudsters. Makes perfect sense.
Rep. Jim Jordan: "The people in Minnesota are trying to distract from the 15 year fraud scams that were going on. That's exactly what's going on."
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Yes, of course, thousands of people are out in the street to ... protect daycare fraudsters. Makes perfect sense.
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What a fucking clown.
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
What a fucking clown.
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
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Seems like calling the president a "pedophile protector" is really lucrative, more people should probably try it.
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Seems like calling the president a "pedophile protector" is really lucrative, more people should probably try it.
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View from Portugal @publico.pt:
“Europeus querem reforço da defesa perante divórcio atlântico.“
“Europeans want to strengthen [the continent’s] defences in the face of the Atlantic divorce.”
Just let “Atlantic divorce” sit for a bit. It’s not a trial separation or a bumpy patch.
“Europeus querem reforço da defesa perante divórcio atlântico.“
“Europeans want to strengthen [the continent’s] defences in the face of the Atlantic divorce.”
Just let “Atlantic divorce” sit for a bit. It’s not a trial separation or a bumpy patch.
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 AM
View from Portugal @publico.pt:
“Europeus querem reforço da defesa perante divórcio atlântico.“
“Europeans want to strengthen [the continent’s] defences in the face of the Atlantic divorce.”
Just let “Atlantic divorce” sit for a bit. It’s not a trial separation or a bumpy patch.
“Europeus querem reforço da defesa perante divórcio atlântico.“
“Europeans want to strengthen [the continent’s] defences in the face of the Atlantic divorce.”
Just let “Atlantic divorce” sit for a bit. It’s not a trial separation or a bumpy patch.