Pam Spaulding
@pamspaulding.bsky.social
Former natl political blogger, Pam's House Blend (2004-2013) during OG citizen journo era. Dipping back into pol discourse here. Spinal fusion vet (3x). DM only if I know IRL. Durham, NC native, now in Central Valley CA.
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And if you look at the footage there are what, five or six thugs on top of the shooting victim? He was already subdued.
DHS by putting out the narrative leaked to Fox automatically raises questions about validity of its statements.
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DHS by putting out the narrative leaked to Fox automatically raises questions about validity of its statements.
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Fox News already pushing the self defense narrative on the latest ICE killing in Minnesota
As of now the victim has not been ID'd and the provenance of the supposed concealed weapon that was leaked to Fox by DHS has not been independently confirmed.
As of now the victim has not been ID'd and the provenance of the supposed concealed weapon that was leaked to Fox by DHS has not been independently confirmed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
And if you look at the footage there are what, five or six thugs on top of the shooting victim? He was already subdued.
DHS by putting out the narrative leaked to Fox automatically raises questions about validity of its statements.
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DHS by putting out the narrative leaked to Fox automatically raises questions about validity of its statements.
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It's pretty clear that Grandpa Chaos wants to collapse the economy of both nations 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 just because of his insatiable need to exact punishment against people or countries that won't submit.
The ball is in the slow, cowardly court of SCOTUS to rule on his "tariff powers."
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The ball is in the slow, cowardly court of SCOTUS to rule on his "tariff powers."
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Trump one week ago: "It's a good thing for him [Carney] to sign a trade deal. If he can get a deal with China, he should do that."
Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products".
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Trump today: "If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with a 100% Tariff against all Canadian goods and products".
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January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
It's pretty clear that Grandpa Chaos wants to collapse the economy of both nations 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 just because of his insatiable need to exact punishment against people or countries that won't submit.
The ball is in the slow, cowardly court of SCOTUS to rule on his "tariff powers."
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The ball is in the slow, cowardly court of SCOTUS to rule on his "tariff powers."
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The regime's Gestapo *will* continue to kill The People.
Angry letters, social media posts, bad polls, even courts — have not stopped the Trump/Miller terror campaign.
A one-sided war, funded by our tax dollars (incl D votes!).
This is a war against The People. Who will stop it?
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Angry letters, social media posts, bad polls, even courts — have not stopped the Trump/Miller terror campaign.
A one-sided war, funded by our tax dollars (incl D votes!).
This is a war against The People. Who will stop it?
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The regime's Gestapo *will* continue to kill The People.
Angry letters, social media posts, bad polls, even courts — have not stopped the Trump/Miller terror campaign.
A one-sided war, funded by our tax dollars (incl D votes!).
This is a war against The People. Who will stop it?
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Angry letters, social media posts, bad polls, even courts — have not stopped the Trump/Miller terror campaign.
A one-sided war, funded by our tax dollars (incl D votes!).
This is a war against The People. Who will stop it?
📺 is.gd/cIgClq
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I'd only add, if you vote to fund ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You're also complicit
ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I'd only add, if you vote to fund ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You're also complicit
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🚨 "A man was shot & killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis early Sat morning, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Witnesses say the man was struck multiple times in the chest & taken to hospital after CPR was performed at the scene."
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🚨 "A man was shot & killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis early Sat morning, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Witnesses say the man was struck multiple times in the chest & taken to hospital after CPR was performed at the scene."
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Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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🚨 "A man was shot & killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis early Sat morning, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Witnesses say the man was struck multiple times in the chest & taken to hospital after CPR was performed at the scene."
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🚨 "A man was shot & killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis early Sat morning, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Witnesses say the man was struck multiple times in the chest & taken to hospital after CPR was performed at the scene."
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🔥 "At no time during his detention was he allowed to speak with an attorney, [Army vet William] Vermie told ABC News, even though he said that he later learned that his wife had contacted one for him, who had been attempting to speak with him."
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January 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM
🔥 "At no time during his detention was he allowed to speak with an attorney, [Army vet William] Vermie told ABC News, even though he said that he later learned that his wife had contacted one for him, who had been attempting to speak with him."
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@jvl.bsky.social on the press/media/pols in denial in response to Trump & the regime.
They are normalizing his dysfunction w/professional paralysis on repeat. They learn nothing, & enable authoritarianism to roll out.
Only The People see clearly to fight back.
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They are normalizing his dysfunction w/professional paralysis on repeat. They learn nothing, & enable authoritarianism to roll out.
Only The People see clearly to fight back.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:55 AM
@jvl.bsky.social on the press/media/pols in denial in response to Trump & the regime.
They are normalizing his dysfunction w/professional paralysis on repeat. They learn nothing, & enable authoritarianism to roll out.
Only The People see clearly to fight back.
🧾 open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
They are normalizing his dysfunction w/professional paralysis on repeat. They learn nothing, & enable authoritarianism to roll out.
Only The People see clearly to fight back.
🧾 open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Because Rs know their Decrepit Dictator Trump is deep inside the #Epstein files, a pedophile protector — and they are complicit in the cover up.
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We know that Epstein frequented President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club. Why are Republicans refusing a subpoena so that we can get answers? What are Trump and the GOP hiding?
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Because Rs know their Decrepit Dictator Trump is deep inside the #Epstein files, a pedophile protector — and they are complicit in the cover up.
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Did we miss any of this masterclass that Temu Goebbels witnessed? 😳
I guess the brain-dead Fox viewers probably saw a highly-massaged version of Grandpa Chaos & his activities, but really...
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I guess the brain-dead Fox viewers probably saw a highly-massaged version of Grandpa Chaos & his activities, but really...
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Stephen Miller: "You saw a masterclass. A true amazing masterclass in diplomacy, statesmanship, leadership, in Davos this week with President Trump"
January 24, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Did we miss any of this masterclass that Temu Goebbels witnessed? 😳
I guess the brain-dead Fox viewers probably saw a highly-massaged version of Grandpa Chaos & his activities, but really...
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I guess the brain-dead Fox viewers probably saw a highly-massaged version of Grandpa Chaos & his activities, but really...
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DO IT! 📣 Between travel bans & ICE...
"Oke Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and one of the German federation’s 10 vice presidents, told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper in an interview on Friday that 'the time has come' to 'seriously consider and discuss this.'”
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"Oke Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and one of the German federation’s 10 vice presidents, told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper in an interview on Friday that 'the time has come' to 'seriously consider and discuss this.'”
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German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:29 AM
DO IT! 📣 Between travel bans & ICE...
"Oke Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and one of the German federation’s 10 vice presidents, told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper in an interview on Friday that 'the time has come' to 'seriously consider and discuss this.'”
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"Oke Göttlich, the president of Bundesliga club St. Pauli and one of the German federation’s 10 vice presidents, told the Hamburger Morgenpost newspaper in an interview on Friday that 'the time has come' to 'seriously consider and discuss this.'”
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👀😆 Tasty gossip from over on fElon's domain of dirtbags.
Lunatic Laura Loomer has the knives out for Couch Blaster JD Vance, accusing him of not calling out Tucker or "Rs like your friend MTG who called Trump a pedophile protector."
I wonder if Trump lapdog & terminally online VP will bite.
Lunatic Laura Loomer has the knives out for Couch Blaster JD Vance, accusing him of not calling out Tucker or "Rs like your friend MTG who called Trump a pedophile protector."
I wonder if Trump lapdog & terminally online VP will bite.
January 24, 2026 at 2:49 AM
👀😆 Tasty gossip from over on fElon's domain of dirtbags.
Lunatic Laura Loomer has the knives out for Couch Blaster JD Vance, accusing him of not calling out Tucker or "Rs like your friend MTG who called Trump a pedophile protector."
I wonder if Trump lapdog & terminally online VP will bite.
Lunatic Laura Loomer has the knives out for Couch Blaster JD Vance, accusing him of not calling out Tucker or "Rs like your friend MTG who called Trump a pedophile protector."
I wonder if Trump lapdog & terminally online VP will bite.
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The vile comments by Trump about allies re: Afghanistan are what finally penetrated *some* ironclad delusional MAGAts in r/conservative.
They realize *just now* that Trump is nutso. That maybe he's "lost the plot." 😳
Take a peek after the jump. ⬇️
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The vile comments by Trump about allies re: Afghanistan are what finally penetrated *some* ironclad delusional MAGAts in r/conservative.
They realize *just now* that Trump is nutso. That maybe he's "lost the plot." 😳
Take a peek after the jump. ⬇️
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From the Conservative community on Reddit: Politics latest: Trump 'wrong to diminish sacrifice of British troops' in Afghanistan, says Downing Street | Politics News
Explore this post and more from the Conservative community
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January 24, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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The vile comments by Trump about allies re: Afghanistan are what finally penetrated *some* ironclad delusional MAGAts in r/conservative.
They realize *just now* that Trump is nutso. That maybe he's "lost the plot." 😳
Take a peek after the jump. ⬇️
🌐 www.reddit.com/r/Conservati...
The vile comments by Trump about allies re: Afghanistan are what finally penetrated *some* ironclad delusional MAGAts in r/conservative.
They realize *just now* that Trump is nutso. That maybe he's "lost the plot." 😳
Take a peek after the jump. ⬇️
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It will take gens to repair the damage done by Trump, Vance, Heritage, MAGA electeds & supporters to our relationships w/our (fmr) allies. The oligarchs profiting from this must pay as well.
No one gets to quietly claim they "didn't know" or "didn't vote for him." We know who's who.
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No one gets to quietly claim they "didn't know" or "didn't vote for him." We know who's who.
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Canadians took massive casualties fighting the American war in Afghanistan.
Trump says we never stepped up. JD Vance says he's sick of our "sob stories".
MP Jamil Jivani is best friends with Vance. Will he deliver a simple message from Canada?
Trump and Vance can go F--k themselves.
Never again.
Trump says we never stepped up. JD Vance says he's sick of our "sob stories".
MP Jamil Jivani is best friends with Vance. Will he deliver a simple message from Canada?
Trump and Vance can go F--k themselves.
Never again.
January 24, 2026 at 2:08 AM
It will take gens to repair the damage done by Trump, Vance, Heritage, MAGA electeds & supporters to our relationships w/our (fmr) allies. The oligarchs profiting from this must pay as well.
No one gets to quietly claim they "didn't know" or "didn't vote for him." We know who's who.
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No one gets to quietly claim they "didn't know" or "didn't vote for him." We know who's who.
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📣 "Instead of allowing Ms. Mergen to work w/the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis to investigate Mr. Ross, the DOJ has decided to investigate Ms. Good & her partner, Becca Good."
Under pressure from DC leadership., FBI Agent Tracee Mergen chose to resign.
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Under pressure from DC leadership., FBI Agent Tracee Mergen chose to resign.
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
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January 24, 2026 at 1:59 AM
📣 "Instead of allowing Ms. Mergen to work w/the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis to investigate Mr. Ross, the DOJ has decided to investigate Ms. Good & her partner, Becca Good."
Under pressure from DC leadership., FBI Agent Tracee Mergen chose to resign.
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Under pressure from DC leadership., FBI Agent Tracee Mergen chose to resign.
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Sorry, Decomposing Dictator, you can't erase documentation of the fact that *human beings owned other human beings* in this country.
Slavery denialism won't fly.
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Slavery denialism won't fly.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Sorry, Decomposing Dictator, you can't erase documentation of the fact that *human beings owned other human beings* in this country.
Slavery denialism won't fly.
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Slavery denialism won't fly.
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
In the spirit of Dr. King, we must respond to ICE's tyranny with peaceful, mass civil disobedience across America.
I stand with the people of Minnesota and other cities across the country who are doing that today.
In the spirit of Dr. King, we must respond to ICE's tyranny with peaceful, mass civil disobedience across America.
I stand with the people of Minnesota and other cities across the country who are doing that today.
We Need Civil Disobedience Across America
We need civil disobedience in this country. Now.In the words of MLK Jr: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice every
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January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
In the spirit of Dr. King, we must respond to ICE's tyranny with peaceful, mass civil disobedience across America.
I stand with the people of Minnesota and other cities across the country who are doing that today.
In the spirit of Dr. King, we must respond to ICE's tyranny with peaceful, mass civil disobedience across America.
I stand with the people of Minnesota and other cities across the country who are doing that today.
Reposted by Pam Spaulding
Right now, Minneapolis: ICE is not welcome!
January 23, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Right now, Minneapolis: ICE is not welcome!
General strike today was in full force in front of Minneapolis airport Terminal 1...
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 9:37 PM
General strike today was in full force in front of Minneapolis airport Terminal 1...
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@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social opens w/the ludicrous Trump threat to sue the NYT over the latest damning negative poll. 🤣
He focuses on how Trump's spiraling poll numbers over the #Epstein files vexes him — Jeffrey's reaching from beyond the grave to bring him down...
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He focuses on how Trump's spiraling poll numbers over the #Epstein files vexes him — Jeffrey's reaching from beyond the grave to bring him down...
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Lawrence: Republicans have abandoned the rule of law to embrace the rule of Trump
YouTube video by MS NOW
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January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social opens w/the ludicrous Trump threat to sue the NYT over the latest damning negative poll. 🤣
He focuses on how Trump's spiraling poll numbers over the #Epstein files vexes him — Jeffrey's reaching from beyond the grave to bring him down...
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He focuses on how Trump's spiraling poll numbers over the #Epstein files vexes him — Jeffrey's reaching from beyond the grave to bring him down...
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"Prince Harry who served two front line tours in Afghanistan said the sacrifices made by British and other NATO troops, deserved to be spoken about truthfully and with respect"
"After Donald Trump falsely claimed they had avoided the front line" #C4News
"After Donald Trump falsely claimed they had avoided the front line" #C4News
January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Prince Harry who served two front line tours in Afghanistan said the sacrifices made by British and other NATO troops, deserved to be spoken about truthfully and with respect"
"After Donald Trump falsely claimed they had avoided the front line" #C4News
"After Donald Trump falsely claimed they had avoided the front line" #C4News
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
Protesters in Iran, like the rest of the world, should not trust Trump on anything (unless he profits, or gets pleasure out of some sort of retaliation).
The desire to roll back LGBTQ+ rights here in the U.S. is underway, so gay Iranians being deported to almost certain death tracks.
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The desire to roll back LGBTQ+ rights here in the U.S. is underway, so gay Iranians being deported to almost certain death tracks.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Protesters in Iran, like the rest of the world, should not trust Trump on anything (unless he profits, or gets pleasure out of some sort of retaliation).
The desire to roll back LGBTQ+ rights here in the U.S. is underway, so gay Iranians being deported to almost certain death tracks.
🧾 is.gd/qsBayw
The desire to roll back LGBTQ+ rights here in the U.S. is underway, so gay Iranians being deported to almost certain death tracks.
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📣 These 10 points from ezralevin.bsky.social apply to ICE funding, but can be applied to any contentious issue institutional Ds want to put on over on voters/small donors that they want & need to keep hitting up for 💰. It's rinse/repeat politics of the tired kind when our country is in jeopardy.
![10 Points on the politics of ICE funding
1/23/2026 (@ezralevin.bsky.social)
1) Trump/Miller/GOP want more ICE funding
2) Dem leadership doesn't want it but also doesn't see a way to stop it without focusing attention on it.
3) Dem consultants say focus on ICE is a political loser.
[❌ They are wrong — it's a winner]
4) Dem voters want to see elected Dems fight ICE.
5) Dem leadership wants to limit blowback from Dem voters.
6) Elected Dems issue statements against ICE to reassure Dem voters that we're all aligned.
7) Dem leadership quietly cuts deal with GOP on funding bills, including ICE.
8) Elected Dems (mostly) vote against the ICE funding, knowing it will pass.
9) Elected Dems get to claim they opposed, while paving the way for passage.
10) This theater allows Dems to fundraise off of ICE opposition, while shifting back to an affordability-centric campaign message.
Via Ezra Levin:
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January 23, 2026 at 8:08 PM
📣 These 10 points from ezralevin.bsky.social apply to ICE funding, but can be applied to any contentious issue institutional Ds want to put on over on voters/small donors that they want & need to keep hitting up for 💰. It's rinse/repeat politics of the tired kind when our country is in jeopardy.
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Until House and Senate Democrats throw out the current leadership and mount a real fight, they all should be considered collaborators imo. If you aren't trying to replace leaders who do this, you are signing on to this.
If you want to know what people mean when they say Democrats are "controlled opposition," rather than whipping votes against ICE funding, Hakeem Jeffries struck a deal with Republicans to allow Democrats to feign outrage at ICE while still funding the spending package.
January 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Until House and Senate Democrats throw out the current leadership and mount a real fight, they all should be considered collaborators imo. If you aren't trying to replace leaders who do this, you are signing on to this.
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1) There was no "neglect." They took away the child's father who was in the process of a totally legal asylum claim. 2) they refused to allow school officials to keep the child safe, but instead SENT HIM TO A DETENTION CENTER IN TEXAS. He's 5 years old.
3) This is a chilling lie.
3) This is a chilling lie.
Bovino: "Here in the US Border Patrol, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children"
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
1) There was no "neglect." They took away the child's father who was in the process of a totally legal asylum claim. 2) they refused to allow school officials to keep the child safe, but instead SENT HIM TO A DETENTION CENTER IN TEXAS. He's 5 years old.
3) This is a chilling lie.
3) This is a chilling lie.