Eric Blair
@protecttruth.bsky.social
Status Quo Politics is holding us back. Who will call for a big fight, and big change? The status quo cannot hold.
SCOTUS delenda est
SCOTUS delenda est
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Why push for impeachment?
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
Because politics is an exercise in moving public opinion as much as counting votes in the senate.
The Jan 6 Hearings were not a criminal proceeding against Trump that would end in jail, but they focused public attention.
Performative public investigations matter
My position on impeachment is the same as it was six months ago: Impeachment is first about driving public attention to Trump’s crimes and corruption.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
Democrats should introduce impeachment articles and force votes to boost their parallel media effort.
Performative public investigations matter.
I was just about to post praising @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @frost.house.gov who said “We must impeach Kristi Noem.”
But he… seems to have deleted that post.
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But he… seems to have deleted that post.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I was just about to post praising @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @frost.house.gov who said “We must impeach Kristi Noem.”
But he… seems to have deleted that post.
?
But he… seems to have deleted that post.
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ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA -- our latest on the murder of Alex Pretti and the actions we should take right now:
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Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
If this account is not a bot, I’ll eat my hat.
Trying to sow doomerism and futility. Vladimir Putin and Robert Mercer could put it no better
Trying to sow doomerism and futility. Vladimir Putin and Robert Mercer could put it no better
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
If this account is not a bot, I’ll eat my hat.
Trying to sow doomerism and futility. Vladimir Putin and Robert Mercer could put it no better
Trying to sow doomerism and futility. Vladimir Putin and Robert Mercer could put it no better
It exists it’s just become a fundraising body (thanks, John Roberts) and an arm of Fox News.
That tweet from @darinself.com about the party looking like a party but actually being a fundraising machine is rattling around my head. That’s the fruit of Cit U and Leonard Leo’s corruption of the courts
That tweet from @darinself.com about the party looking like a party but actually being a fundraising machine is rattling around my head. That’s the fruit of Cit U and Leonard Leo’s corruption of the courts
It's really too bad the United States Congress no longer exists.
January 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
It exists it’s just become a fundraising body (thanks, John Roberts) and an arm of Fox News.
That tweet from @darinself.com about the party looking like a party but actually being a fundraising machine is rattling around my head. That’s the fruit of Cit U and Leonard Leo’s corruption of the courts
That tweet from @darinself.com about the party looking like a party but actually being a fundraising machine is rattling around my head. That’s the fruit of Cit U and Leonard Leo’s corruption of the courts
Once Cortez Masto flipped the writing was on the wall. If she votes no on cloture the whole D Senate caucus will vote no on cloture.
Three of the eight whole flipped in November have said they oppose the bill... that's pretty notable
We're getting a shutdown, I think
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Once Cortez Masto flipped the writing was on the wall. If she votes no on cloture the whole D Senate caucus will vote no on cloture.
The fucking problem with this theory is that if we do not build power now and deliver on massive structural reform, a worse fascist and their party will win midterms in 2030 and the presidency in 2032.
It's also not helping that most (but not all) Democrats seem to have adopted a strategy of doing nothing. They are, correctly, observing that the GOP is going to devour itself and revolt enough voters that the Demcrats should coast to an easy win in the midterms and again in 2028.
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The fucking problem with this theory is that if we do not build power now and deliver on massive structural reform, a worse fascist and their party will win midterms in 2030 and the presidency in 2032.
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What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
Yes. Arrest Bovino. One state charge now. Superseding indictment later. Dare the federal judge to release him.
@governorwalz.mn.gov this is you.
@governorwalz.mn.gov this is you.
arrest bovino. start there. you know who he is and he's always easy to find
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Yes. Arrest Bovino. One state charge now. Superseding indictment later. Dare the federal judge to release him.
@governorwalz.mn.gov this is you.
@governorwalz.mn.gov this is you.
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The whole of Congress should be descending on Whipple right now.
Why are they sending witnesses to Whipple?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
WHY ARE THEY SENDING WITNESSES TO WHIPPLE?
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The whole of Congress should be descending on Whipple right now.
This is the most important decision point today.
The people of Minneapolis are mobilizing. They are fighting. They will eventually win.
However, we will win more quickly if our representatives stand up and fight. So far our leadership is not fighting. Will that change? That is the decision point.
The people of Minneapolis are mobilizing. They are fighting. They will eventually win.
However, we will win more quickly if our representatives stand up and fight. So far our leadership is not fighting. Will that change? That is the decision point.
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
This is the most important decision point today.
The people of Minneapolis are mobilizing. They are fighting. They will eventually win.
However, we will win more quickly if our representatives stand up and fight. So far our leadership is not fighting. Will that change? That is the decision point.
The people of Minneapolis are mobilizing. They are fighting. They will eventually win.
However, we will win more quickly if our representatives stand up and fight. So far our leadership is not fighting. Will that change? That is the decision point.
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This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
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If Morganthau does his fucking job and knocks Trump for fraud then we aren't sitting here at all talking about Trump's weird hold on low info voters now
it's easy to blame rubes in flyover country for the nation's current predicament, but the fact of the matter is that a lot of it is down to years and years of elite moral and epistemic derangement, elite cowardice, and elite failure to overcome the collective action problem
it's cool that so many people in positions of power and influence were so negatively polarized by "wokeness" that they convinced themselves that there was an actual debate about who wanted to erase history and the "wokes" were on the wrong side bsky.app/profile/arch...
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 PM
If Morganthau does his fucking job and knocks Trump for fraud then we aren't sitting here at all talking about Trump's weird hold on low info voters now
For everyone saying ”ignoring a court order is the red line”… they’re ignoring court orders now. Likely because they know the 8th Circuit will back them.
A 2-year-old girl and her father were detained by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis and placed on a commercial flight out of Minnesota, despite a judge ordering the toddler’s release.
Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler
Attorneys for the family say they were asylum-seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:30 AM
For everyone saying ”ignoring a court order is the red line”… they’re ignoring court orders now. Likely because they know the 8th Circuit will back them.
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This is a good thing.
It may be just one step. But Klobuchar coming out and marching and posting about it is one powerful step.
It may be just one step. But Klobuchar coming out and marching and posting about it is one powerful step.
Today we marched together in below zero weather. Thanks to the thousands and thousands of Minnesotans who turned out to stand up and speak out. ICE OUT.
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
This is a good thing.
It may be just one step. But Klobuchar coming out and marching and posting about it is one powerful step.
It may be just one step. But Klobuchar coming out and marching and posting about it is one powerful step.
Yes! It is a positive step.
January 24, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Yes! It is a positive step.
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And now a brief primer on Bari Weiss for those (blissfully) unaware of her role in dragging this country into the shitter. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
I'm sorry but you need to know who Bari Weiss is
"It's time to play a little game of Know Your Enemy."
www.sfgate.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
And now a brief primer on Bari Weiss for those (blissfully) unaware of her role in dragging this country into the shitter. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
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Cynically, DeLauro issued blistering statements against ICE, then negotiated the ICE funding deal, then personally voted against it, then celebrated with Republicans after passage. She's 82, represents Yale, and has a primary challenger.
👀 House Approp. Committee’s “top Democrat” @delauro.house.gov takes a “victory photo” with the top Republican of the committee Tom Cole after passing massive bills to fund the Trump regime incl. its out of control DHS/ICE squads unleashed in MN and elsewhere (arresting 5 yr olds etc) @notus.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Cynically, DeLauro issued blistering statements against ICE, then negotiated the ICE funding deal, then personally voted against it, then celebrated with Republicans after passage. She's 82, represents Yale, and has a primary challenger.
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books about this era are going to heavily feature the failed Horst Wesseling of Kirk. it was the first place where the regime wanted something, got elite buy-in, and it blew up in their face
just thinking again about how MAGA’s attempt to suppress all criticism of Charlie Kirk created a backlash so intense that he is now probably the most abjectly Internet-defiled person in human history
genuinely Charlie Kirk may have been more degraded and demeaned by the Internet at this point than anyone else in human history
the universe is not always unjust
the universe is not always unjust
January 23, 2026 at 2:55 AM
books about this era are going to heavily feature the failed Horst Wesseling of Kirk. it was the first place where the regime wanted something, got elite buy-in, and it blew up in their face
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Seven Democrats voted with MAGA to fund ICE—by choice: Tom Suozzi, Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Laura Gillen, Jared Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
If you call ICE abusive but keep writing checks, that’s not compromise—it’s enabling. Political fraud.
#CA32 #ChrisAhujaCongress
If you call ICE abusive but keep writing checks, that’s not compromise—it’s enabling. Political fraud.
#CA32 #ChrisAhujaCongress
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Seven Democrats voted with MAGA to fund ICE—by choice: Tom Suozzi, Henry Cuellar, Don Davis, Laura Gillen, Jared Golden, Vicente Gonzalez, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
If you call ICE abusive but keep writing checks, that’s not compromise—it’s enabling. Political fraud.
#CA32 #ChrisAhujaCongress
If you call ICE abusive but keep writing checks, that’s not compromise—it’s enabling. Political fraud.
#CA32 #ChrisAhujaCongress
It is in fact an opportunity to primary the heck out of the “moderate” reactionary centrist no-change candidates
IOW the thermostatic backlash plus huge unpopularity of Republican policies under Trump = likely big Dem gains so there is no advantage to nominating candidates whose key selling point is “moderation” as against fighters who want to get stuff done
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 AM
It is in fact an opportunity to primary the heck out of the “moderate” reactionary centrist no-change candidates
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The latest on the general strike and solidarity actions for occupied Minneapolis paydayreport.com/minnesota-la...
Minnesota Labor Leaders Talk Organizing Lessons as Strike Movement Goes National
“Flexibility is important. I also think having initiative and decentralizing the campaign, letting different people put their own sort of stamp on it, is just a normal way movements exist,” says Knuts...
paydayreport.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The latest on the general strike and solidarity actions for occupied Minneapolis paydayreport.com/minnesota-la...
Jon Chait is less reliable than ChatGPT. This article is full of hallucinations.
“Just about everything people don’t like about the Democratic Party has come true in Newsom’s California.…”
“Democrats have turned affordability into their most effective cudgel against the Trump administration.”
“Just about everything people don’t like about the Democratic Party has come true in Newsom’s California.…”
“Democrats have turned affordability into their most effective cudgel against the Trump administration.”
"Newsom’s greatest vulnerabilities may be cultural issues. His tenure has seen the state fall hard for faddish progressive policies on immigration, education, and crime that either didn’t work, violated the intuitions of most Americans, or both."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Gavin Newsom’s Record Is a Problem
The California governor’s pivot to the center may be too late for 2028.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Jon Chait is less reliable than ChatGPT. This article is full of hallucinations.
“Just about everything people don’t like about the Democratic Party has come true in Newsom’s California.…”
“Democrats have turned affordability into their most effective cudgel against the Trump administration.”
“Just about everything people don’t like about the Democratic Party has come true in Newsom’s California.…”
“Democrats have turned affordability into their most effective cudgel against the Trump administration.”