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1889 Paris Exposition Universelle of superlatives w/ the Eiffel Tower (world's tallest bldg). As a media spectacle, Champagne Mercier hauled in a 200,000 btl barrel from Epernay - drawn by 24 oxen & 12 horses. Mercier owned the rights to “Dom Perignon” and sold them to Moet & Chandon in 1927
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 AM
1889 Paris Exposition Universelle of superlatives w/ the Eiffel Tower (world's tallest bldg). As a media spectacle, Champagne Mercier hauled in a 200,000 btl barrel from Epernay - drawn by 24 oxen & 12 horses. Mercier owned the rights to “Dom Perignon” and sold them to Moet & Chandon in 1927
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I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
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Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
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The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I came to Congress to do the job: to work for people and protect them.
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
Now I’m facing 17 years in prison for standing up to this administration and to ICE. But if they think I’ll back down, they are wrong.
Read more:
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Donald Trump wants to end freedom of speech and make it illegal to criticize him or his regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Donald Trump wants to end freedom of speech and make it illegal to criticize him or his regime.
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No kids should endure this, god damn it!
😭😭😭
FDT!
😭😭😭
FDT!
January 21, 2026 at 12:39 AM
No kids should endure this, god damn it!
😭😭😭
FDT!
😭😭😭
FDT!
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I got paid millions of dollars to be an athlete in a locker room full of superhumans and this is flat out unreal. Wtf indeed.
Weber State with a "WTF did I just watch? (Complimentary)" to win the partner stunt competition at nats
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
www.instagram.com/reel/DTmAnJx...
January 20, 2026 at 6:34 AM
I got paid millions of dollars to be an athlete in a locker room full of superhumans and this is flat out unreal. Wtf indeed.
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Confidence is going after moby dick in a row boat and taking the tarter sauce with you.
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Confidence is going after moby dick in a row boat and taking the tarter sauce with you.
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Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
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in the spirit of "no bad ideas in brainstorming", i submit:
DEPORT ICE
as a fun slogan option.
i mean, is there any other group of, let's say, 30k people that you could deport and get a *better* return on investment vis a vis domestic peace and security and justice?
DEPORT ICE
as a fun slogan option.
i mean, is there any other group of, let's say, 30k people that you could deport and get a *better* return on investment vis a vis domestic peace and security and justice?
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 AM
in the spirit of "no bad ideas in brainstorming", i submit:
DEPORT ICE
as a fun slogan option.
i mean, is there any other group of, let's say, 30k people that you could deport and get a *better* return on investment vis a vis domestic peace and security and justice?
DEPORT ICE
as a fun slogan option.
i mean, is there any other group of, let's say, 30k people that you could deport and get a *better* return on investment vis a vis domestic peace and security and justice?
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Of all the US Citizens who should feel the greater shame right now, it isn't those who voted for Trump. It is those who did not vote at all. They were just as responsible, but believe they can deny it.
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Of all the US Citizens who should feel the greater shame right now, it isn't those who voted for Trump. It is those who did not vote at all. They were just as responsible, but believe they can deny it.
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It would be a shame 💙💙💙🦋🦋🦋
January 18, 2026 at 6:08 AM
It would be a shame 💙💙💙🦋🦋🦋
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There has never been a president more deserving of execution.
January 18, 2026 at 1:55 AM
There has never been a president more deserving of execution.
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The Constitution was meant to protect the people from the government. Trump is using it to protect the government from the people.
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
The Constitution was meant to protect the people from the government. Trump is using it to protect the government from the people.
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Watching a murder show set in the early days of lockdown and had to keep reminding myself that was an event that really happened. Realized the entirety of future series set in the 2020s will most likely feel that way.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Watching a murder show set in the early days of lockdown and had to keep reminding myself that was an event that really happened. Realized the entirety of future series set in the 2020s will most likely feel that way.
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Judge Kacsmaryk not beating the claims he has no business being on the bench.
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Judge Kacsmaryk not beating the claims he has no business being on the bench.
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Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest — people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid.
January 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Nothing threatens authoritarian regimes more than act of nonviolent protest — people standing together, choosing empathy and courage, and refusing to be afraid.
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fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
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If this doesn’t sound familiar, then you haven’t seen enough movies about Nazis.
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM
If this doesn’t sound familiar, then you haven’t seen enough movies about Nazis.
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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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From the jump, I was like NOT A CHANCE you are scanning my cornea just so I can get through TSA faster. Not a chance, fascists.
And here we are.
And here we are.
Thousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
The shocking far-right agenda behind the surveillance tech used by ICE and the FBI
Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
From the jump, I was like NOT A CHANCE you are scanning my cornea just so I can get through TSA faster. Not a chance, fascists.
And here we are.
And here we are.
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Americans overwhelmingly support science, but their views on how science is faring in the U.S. compared to other nations vary by political party. Read the full article here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/amer...
January 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Americans overwhelmingly support science, but their views on how science is faring in the U.S. compared to other nations vary by political party. Read the full article here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/amer...
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January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM