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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
Interesting. bsky.app/profile/port...
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A key ally of Donald Trump said he was “traumatized” by a meeting where the U.S. president’s “psychological state” came across as “dangerous,” according to diplomats with knowledge of the conversation.
Trump Ally Shocked at President’s ‘Psychological State’ in Private Meeting
European leader came out of a meeting with the U.S. president “traumatized” by his state of mind.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A key ally of Donald Trump said he was “traumatized” by a meeting where the U.S. president’s “psychological state” came across as “dangerous,” according to diplomats with knowledge of the conversation.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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As “armadas” head to Iran, more saber-rattling/mission creep in Venezuela.
@bloomberg.com
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January 28, 2026 at 12:39 PM
As “armadas” head to Iran, more saber-rattling/mission creep in Venezuela.
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
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“I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity,” says Skinner. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Links to ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Users of Meta’s social platforms can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“I think it's no surprise that a company run by a man who sat behind Trump at his inauguration, and donated to the destruction of the White House, has taken a stance that helps ICE agents retain anonymity,” says Skinner. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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“My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos”
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland for Free
Neil Young has escalated his fight against Amazon due to Jeff Bezos' support of Trump, and is giving his music to the people of Greenland.
www.rollingstone.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:32 PM
“My music will never be available on Amazon, as long as it is owned by Bezos”
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Rep. Veronica Escobar on a homicide in a Texas immigrant detention facility: "I've learned nothing else from DHS, and I think what's also very telling is DHS tried to deport the witnesses to this homicide"
January 27, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Rep. Veronica Escobar on a homicide in a Texas immigrant detention facility: "I've learned nothing else from DHS, and I think what's also very telling is DHS tried to deport the witnesses to this homicide"
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Trump's buddy Larry Ellison is now censoring references to Epstein on TikTok because, like Trump, Larry Ellison is protecting a powerful pedophile ring.
January 27, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Trump's buddy Larry Ellison is now censoring references to Epstein on TikTok because, like Trump, Larry Ellison is protecting a powerful pedophile ring.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
Immigrant Children Lead Uprising at Texas Detention Center
The immigrant jail, where many children are detained, has “horrible” conditions, including “putrid” drinking water.
truthout.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:13 PM
An uprising broke out at an immigrant jail in southern Texas on Saturday, with around 1,000 immigrants detained in the facility — many of them children — chanting “Libertad” and “Let us go,” according to an attorney who witnessed the event.
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“.. Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch ..”
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
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@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“.. Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch ..”
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
@lbc.co.uk #$AMZN
www.lbc.co.uk/article/mela...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
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Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Dems must:
1. Get Kristi Noem Out
2. Not support additional funding for ICE
3. KEEP FIGHTING
Senator @rosen.senate.gov explains
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/can-dems-give-noem-the-boot
1. Get Kristi Noem Out
2. Not support additional funding for ICE
3. KEEP FIGHTING
Senator @rosen.senate.gov explains
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/can-dems-give-noem-the-boot
Can Dems give Noem the Boot?
Sen. Jacky Rosen on the move to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security
contrarian.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Dems must:
1. Get Kristi Noem Out
2. Not support additional funding for ICE
3. KEEP FIGHTING
Senator @rosen.senate.gov explains
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/can-dems-give-noem-the-boot
1. Get Kristi Noem Out
2. Not support additional funding for ICE
3. KEEP FIGHTING
Senator @rosen.senate.gov explains
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/can-dems-give-noem-the-boot
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NEW: One of Pope Leo XIV’s top U.S. allies, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, is calling for the defunding of ICE.
Tobin says the “lawless organization” is a “machinery of death.”
This marks the first time a senior Church leader has called for ICE to be defunded. More are expected in the coming days.
Tobin says the “lawless organization” is a “machinery of death.”
This marks the first time a senior Church leader has called for ICE to be defunded. More are expected in the coming days.
Pope Leo’s Top U.S. Ally Says ‘No’ to Funding ICE
Cardinal Joseph Tobin calls ICE a “lawless organization” perpetuating a “machinery of death” and urges Congress to defund Trump’s deportation force.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:14 PM
NEW: One of Pope Leo XIV’s top U.S. allies, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, is calling for the defunding of ICE.
Tobin says the “lawless organization” is a “machinery of death.”
This marks the first time a senior Church leader has called for ICE to be defunded. More are expected in the coming days.
Tobin says the “lawless organization” is a “machinery of death.”
This marks the first time a senior Church leader has called for ICE to be defunded. More are expected in the coming days.
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Call Congress: Free Liam Conejo Ramos
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January 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Call Congress: Free Liam Conejo Ramos
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You mean this big trade deal he and Lutnick announced with much hype and fanfare never even happened? I’m shocked.
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM
You mean this big trade deal he and Lutnick announced with much hype and fanfare never even happened? I’m shocked.
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Did Bovino have a speck of decency to apologize, at least just for what he said about Pretti? No.
Did JD Vance? No.
Did Stephen Miller? No.
Did Kristi Noem? No.
They simply lack basic human decency and have no business being in senior positions of the US government.
Did JD Vance? No.
Did Stephen Miller? No.
Did Kristi Noem? No.
They simply lack basic human decency and have no business being in senior positions of the US government.
January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Did Bovino have a speck of decency to apologize, at least just for what he said about Pretti? No.
Did JD Vance? No.
Did Stephen Miller? No.
Did Kristi Noem? No.
They simply lack basic human decency and have no business being in senior positions of the US government.
Did JD Vance? No.
Did Stephen Miller? No.
Did Kristi Noem? No.
They simply lack basic human decency and have no business being in senior positions of the US government.
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The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired
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BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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National Nurses United, largest nurses' union in US, are holding actions over the coming week in honor of Alex Pretti and all others killed by ICE
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
Week of action in honor of Alex Pretti, RN and all others killed by ice
Join National Nurses United RN members in a week-long series of actions to honor Pretti and all who have been murdered by ICE, as well as demand that Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent,...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:31 PM
National Nurses United, largest nurses' union in US, are holding actions over the coming week in honor of Alex Pretti and all others killed by ICE
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
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Also, uh, we have more than 100,000 people registered for this ICE watch training tonight. Largest training of it type in history by a long shot. Please join if you've not be trained yet, and share to friends/fam/neighbors!
I recorded this week's newsletter in case you want to watch instead of read. Are we pro or anti Gadsden flag hat? On the one hand, I like reclaiming it. On the other hand, it's hard for me to shake my visceral response to it from the Tea Party days. ezralevin.substack.com/p/how-to-mak...
How to make political violence backfire
Watch now | Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
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January 26, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Also, uh, we have more than 100,000 people registered for this ICE watch training tonight. Largest training of it type in history by a long shot. Please join if you've not be trained yet, and share to friends/fam/neighbors!