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We've been saying this for a while
When the government kills people and tries to cover it up, the news media can’t be afraid to tell us the stark truth.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Your government kills people and tries to cover it up
Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
www.stopthepresses.news
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We've been saying this for a while
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"When the world is hurting and people have been harmed, hold on to this," writes Adrianne Wright in a letter to her daughter. "Remember why we must take care of one another."
https://bit.ly/4pVRnFP
https://bit.ly/4pVRnFP
If Something Happens to Me: A Letter to My Daughter
I want you to know why I chose to keep fighting for the world you deserve.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"When the world is hurting and people have been harmed, hold on to this," writes Adrianne Wright in a letter to her daughter. "Remember why we must take care of one another."
https://bit.ly/4pVRnFP
https://bit.ly/4pVRnFP
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To reiterate: (The fact that he had a gun he never drew is immaterial; the videos show that they attacked him before they knew it; they murdered him after they confiscated it.)
This Cold Winter, Love Is a Superpower
There are great days and terrible days in history, days a nation or world changed, that you remember forever. For me that's the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of the Zapatistas, 9/11, Hurricane Kat...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
To reiterate: (The fact that he had a gun he never drew is immaterial; the videos show that they attacked him before they knew it; they murdered him after they confiscated it.)
We've been saying this for a while
When the government kills people and tries to cover it up, the news media can’t be afraid to tell us the stark truth.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Your government kills people and tries to cover it up
Journalists shouldn’t trust official accounts when they know the officials are liars
www.stopthepresses.news
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We've been saying this for a while
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Just kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Just kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell
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January 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
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If you care about the UN and a rules-based international order, read this:
Mona Ali Khalil in @passblue.bsky.social argues Trump is trying to break the system financially and politically, and replace it with the Board of Peace 🇺🇸⚡️🇺🇳
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Mona Ali Khalil in @passblue.bsky.social argues Trump is trying to break the system financially and politically, and replace it with the Board of Peace 🇺🇸⚡️🇺🇳
passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell - PassBlue
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell - PassBlue
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January 26, 2026 at 10:24 AM
If you care about the UN and a rules-based international order, read this:
Mona Ali Khalil in @passblue.bsky.social argues Trump is trying to break the system financially and politically, and replace it with the Board of Peace 🇺🇸⚡️🇺🇳
passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
Mona Ali Khalil in @passblue.bsky.social argues Trump is trying to break the system financially and politically, and replace it with the Board of Peace 🇺🇸⚡️🇺🇳
passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell
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January 26, 2026 at 1:26 AM
President Trump Is Sending the UN to Hell passblue.com/2026/01/25/p...
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Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
Wolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Let me try to articulate what I think the central economic issue of the current moment really is.
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The plagiarism of the Trump administration is is never more clear than when they "make" a logo. Remember when they stole the "Space Force" logo?
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The plagiarism of the Trump administration is is never more clear than when they "make" a logo. Remember when they stole the "Space Force" logo?
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Nice try, but we remember who put these vaccine deniers in positions of power… and who, once they proved utterly unfaithful to their promises, are still keeping them there.
Sen Cassidy: “Claiming that risk from vaccines is greater than the threat from disease has led to highest rate of measles in decades. Undermining faith in polio vaccine will lead to paralyzed children. What others are doing will be blamed on President Trump. Unfair but true.”
January 25, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Nice try, but we remember who put these vaccine deniers in positions of power… and who, once they proved utterly unfaithful to their promises, are still keeping them there.
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Actually existing democratic socialism
❄️ VIDEO: Mayor Mamdani seen with a shovel assisting a car stuck in the snow in the Hasidic-populated neighborhood of Williamsburg.
January 25, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Actually existing democratic socialism
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"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll."
time.com/7357635/more...
time.com/7357635/more...
Iran Protest Death Toll Could Top 30,000: Local Officials
According to two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health who spoke with TIME.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
"As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll."
time.com/7357635/more...
time.com/7357635/more...
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As DT's son-in-law trumpets Gaza urban renewal (clear the rubble!), here's a story of the Gazans who ended up in SoAfrica
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
Our scoop
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Gazans Who Ended Up in South Africa Still Await Their Fate - PassBlue
Gazans Who Ended Up in South Africa Still Await Their Fate - PassBlue
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January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As DT's son-in-law trumpets Gaza urban renewal (clear the rubble!), here's a story of the Gazans who ended up in SoAfrica
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
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Why an effort by certain countries/civil society are creating a global treaty for the prevention, suppression & punishment of crimes against humanity
It's relevant now and forever
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It's relevant now and forever
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Serious Work Begins to Create a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity - PassBlue
Serious Work Begins to Create a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity - PassBlue
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January 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Why an effort by certain countries/civil society are creating a global treaty for the prevention, suppression & punishment of crimes against humanity
It's relevant now and forever
passblue.com/2026/01/22/s...
It's relevant now and forever
passblue.com/2026/01/22/s...
Why an effort by certain countries/civil society are creating a global treaty for the prevention, suppression & punishment of crimes against humanity
It's relevant now and forever
passblue.com/2026/01/22/s...
It's relevant now and forever
passblue.com/2026/01/22/s...
Serious Work Begins to Create a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity - PassBlue
Serious Work Begins to Create a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity - PassBlue
passblue.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Why an effort by certain countries/civil society are creating a global treaty for the prevention, suppression & punishment of crimes against humanity
It's relevant now and forever
passblue.com/2026/01/22/s...
It's relevant now and forever
passblue.com/2026/01/22/s...
As DT's son-in-law trumpets Gaza urban renewal (clear the rubble!), here's a story of the Gazans who ended up in SoAfrica
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
Gazans Who Ended Up in South Africa Still Await Their Fate - PassBlue
Gazans Who Ended Up in South Africa Still Await Their Fate - PassBlue
passblue.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As DT's son-in-law trumpets Gaza urban renewal (clear the rubble!), here's a story of the Gazans who ended up in SoAfrica
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
Our scoop
passblue.com/2026/01/18/g...
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Born #onthisday in 1882, Virginia Woolf. Read about the importance of music in her work in Emma Sutton's essay "Simple Songs: Virginia Woolf and Music" — https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/simple-songs-virginia-woolf-and-music #otd
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Born #onthisday in 1882, Virginia Woolf. Read about the importance of music in her work in Emma Sutton's essay "Simple Songs: Virginia Woolf and Music" — https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/simple-songs-virginia-woolf-and-music #otd
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My thoughts on why the US withdrawal from int'l climate institutions, particularly the UNFCCC and the IPCC, is so significant, and poses a real threat to the global effort to address the climate change crisis. Link in the comment 👇
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
My thoughts on why the US withdrawal from int'l climate institutions, particularly the UNFCCC and the IPCC, is so significant, and poses a real threat to the global effort to address the climate change crisis. Link in the comment 👇
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We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
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Lawless violence at home and abroad.
Although the parallels are clearer with the boat strikes where the administration has justified its killing spree by labelling the victims as "terrorists"—just as it is now doing in Minneapolis as well.
Asserting a license to kill overseas and domestically.
Although the parallels are clearer with the boat strikes where the administration has justified its killing spree by labelling the victims as "terrorists"—just as it is now doing in Minneapolis as well.
Asserting a license to kill overseas and domestically.
In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Lawless violence at home and abroad.
Although the parallels are clearer with the boat strikes where the administration has justified its killing spree by labelling the victims as "terrorists"—just as it is now doing in Minneapolis as well.
Asserting a license to kill overseas and domestically.
Although the parallels are clearer with the boat strikes where the administration has justified its killing spree by labelling the victims as "terrorists"—just as it is now doing in Minneapolis as well.
Asserting a license to kill overseas and domestically.
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The mendacity of Kristi Noem is of world historical level - just a thoroughly vile and worthless henchwoman of evil.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The mendacity of Kristi Noem is of world historical level - just a thoroughly vile and worthless henchwoman of evil.
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.