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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I keep seeing posts stating that ICE cannot enter your home or a private business without a judicial warrant. While that is legally correct, in reality ICE routinely violates the law by forcing their way in, often by smashing down doors, before violently assaulting people.
Trumpism is fascism.
Trumpism is fascism.
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You know who's happy? Putin is happy.
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
You know who's happy? Putin is happy.
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Trump reposts a tweet that says the real enemies to the United States are NATO, the U.N., and the "enemy within" — not China or Russia.
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump reposts a tweet that says the real enemies to the United States are NATO, the U.N., and the "enemy within" — not China or Russia.
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held, which they say would violate 5th & 6th Amendment rights to due process & the right to consult with counsel. abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...
Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees
Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held.
abcnews.go.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held, which they say would violate 5th & 6th Amendment rights to due process & the right to consult with counsel. abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...
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Never again wonder why Russia was willing to spend billions getting Trump into office.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Never again wonder why Russia was willing to spend billions getting Trump into office.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.
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Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Norwegian PM Støre says Trump repeatedly raises—complains about, pleads for, and demands—the Nobel Peace Prize every time they meet. Støre gives same answer each time: decision is made independently by Norwegian Nobel Committee, with no role for Norwegian gov—a concept Trump appears unable to grasp.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
Anti-life: How U.S. abortion bans actually affect mothers and babies
In early December 2025, a law came into force in Texas banning the sale of medication abortion drugs to residents. Since the summer of 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to set their own...
theins.ru
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
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This happened late on Friday. My law firm has intervened to fight DOJ in the first 23 cases where it seeks sensitive voting data. We will do the same here. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ sues Virginia for access to voter rolls, as courts reject effort in other states
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This happened late on Friday. My law firm has intervened to fight DOJ in the first 23 cases where it seeks sensitive voting data. We will do the same here. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Let's talk about the midterms.
ICE is terrorizing and punishing blue states and cities to suppress your votes using fear from ICE- yes it's already started.
Blue states need to wake up and have a plan to deploy the National Guard to protect polling stations & voters from the federal government!
ICE is terrorizing and punishing blue states and cities to suppress your votes using fear from ICE- yes it's already started.
Blue states need to wake up and have a plan to deploy the National Guard to protect polling stations & voters from the federal government!
January 18, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Let's talk about the midterms.
ICE is terrorizing and punishing blue states and cities to suppress your votes using fear from ICE- yes it's already started.
Blue states need to wake up and have a plan to deploy the National Guard to protect polling stations & voters from the federal government!
ICE is terrorizing and punishing blue states and cities to suppress your votes using fear from ICE- yes it's already started.
Blue states need to wake up and have a plan to deploy the National Guard to protect polling stations & voters from the federal government!
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NEW: The Supreme Court will release new opinions on Tuesday at 10am. Among the cases we are waiting on is the Louisiana redistricting case that could gut what is left of the Voting Rights Act.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:59 PM
NEW: The Supreme Court will release new opinions on Tuesday at 10am. Among the cases we are waiting on is the Louisiana redistricting case that could gut what is left of the Voting Rights Act.
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“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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"He doesn't care about what's happening on the streets of an American city. And he certainly doesn't care about the NATO alliance," says Jonathan Capehart. "This isn't about America first. This is about Donald Trump and his interests first." https://to.pbs.org/4sLzonS
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's threats against Minnesota and Greenland
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act against p...
to.pbs.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
"He doesn't care about what's happening on the streets of an American city. And he certainly doesn't care about the NATO alliance," says Jonathan Capehart. "This isn't about America first. This is about Donald Trump and his interests first." https://to.pbs.org/4sLzonS
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I live in the wealthiest county in Alabama, and the hospital my 13 year old was born in no longer has maternity services. Shelby county now has NO hospitals that deliver babies. Red state policies are a failure.
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I live in the wealthiest county in Alabama, and the hospital my 13 year old was born in no longer has maternity services. Shelby county now has NO hospitals that deliver babies. Red state policies are a failure.
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Krishnamoorthi: Thanks to the generosity of the American people, we moved into public housing and received food stamps. Eventually, my father got a great job—every night, he’d say, “Think of the greatness of this country, and whatever you do, make sure it’s there for the next families who need it.”
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Krishnamoorthi: Thanks to the generosity of the American people, we moved into public housing and received food stamps. Eventually, my father got a great job—every night, he’d say, “Think of the greatness of this country, and whatever you do, make sure it’s there for the next families who need it.”
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“Listen up, everybody.”
All that auto worker did was state a fact
All that auto worker did was state a fact
January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
“Listen up, everybody.”
All that auto worker did was state a fact
All that auto worker did was state a fact
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A headline you’d hope never to see.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
A headline you’d hope never to see.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
But that’s TrumpWorld.
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spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
January 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
spot how many of these risks are due to/powered by the tech industry
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
source: www.weforum.org/publications...
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
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🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ sues Virginia for access to voter rolls, as courts reject effort in other states
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...