Ray Pride
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Ray Pride
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· Dec 15
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
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Now that it's in the Nat'l Film Registry, everyone please watch William Beaudine's SPARROWS (1926).
A teenager attempts to rescue abducted children in this harrowing silent film produced by + starring industry pioneer Mary Pickford.
The restoration is on Tubi and Hoopla w/ a lovely score. #FilmSky
A teenager attempts to rescue abducted children in this harrowing silent film produced by + starring industry pioneer Mary Pickford.
The restoration is on Tubi and Hoopla w/ a lovely score. #FilmSky
January 30, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Now that it's in the Nat'l Film Registry, everyone please watch William Beaudine's SPARROWS (1926).
A teenager attempts to rescue abducted children in this harrowing silent film produced by + starring industry pioneer Mary Pickford.
The restoration is on Tubi and Hoopla w/ a lovely score. #FilmSky
A teenager attempts to rescue abducted children in this harrowing silent film produced by + starring industry pioneer Mary Pickford.
The restoration is on Tubi and Hoopla w/ a lovely score. #FilmSky
ICE, DHS etc refuse to stop the terror.
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 5:03 AM
ICE, DHS etc refuse to stop the terror.
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Right yeah. The Dems are gonna bad apple this to nowhere. bsky.app/profile/bill...
“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.”
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Donald Trump Is Frightened
Trump wants to appear eager to minimize out-of-control clashes between government militias and protesters. But he doesn’t want to stop the things causing those clashes in the first place.
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Right yeah. The Dems are gonna bad apple this to nowhere. bsky.app/profile/bill...
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Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Literally half the country wants to abolish ICE and the Democrats are going to make them pinky swear not to deport U.S. citizens anymore
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Oh, okay. I’ll get right on that.
That's fine. Anyhow you should be thinking of how to find the 1200 alligator alcatraz lost detainees! Like finding countries to which US admin has sent $ to keep people in custody
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Oh, okay. I’ll get right on that.
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how the fuck you gonna reform a children’s concentration camp asshole
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM
how the fuck you gonna reform a children’s concentration camp asshole
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If the govt settles with Trump, who could challenge it? Who has the standing?
There's a body of case law that says the executive branch can't generally sue itself, which would've prevented most prior attempts.
The only remotely on-point example is U.S. v. Nixon (the Watergate tapes case), but the whole point there was the regulatory independence of the special prosecutor...
The only remotely on-point example is U.S. v. Nixon (the Watergate tapes case), but the whole point there was the regulatory independence of the special prosecutor...
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 AM
If the govt settles with Trump, who could challenge it? Who has the standing?
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Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse. At least one prosecutor in the office’s criminal division resigned last week.
[gift link] wapo.st/3Z6RCTn
[gift link] wapo.st/3Z6RCTn
Handling of Pretti investigation has some prosecutors on verge of quitting
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.
wapo.st
January 30, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse. At least one prosecutor in the office’s criminal division resigned last week.
[gift link] wapo.st/3Z6RCTn
[gift link] wapo.st/3Z6RCTn
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It is amazing governments at the local, state, and federal levels are insistent on handing over cash to the world’s richest white supremacist for vanity projects without any proven results or recognizable metrics, but food, medicine, housing, UBI, etc. has to be measured and means-tested to death.
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It is amazing governments at the local, state, and federal levels are insistent on handing over cash to the world’s richest white supremacist for vanity projects without any proven results or recognizable metrics, but food, medicine, housing, UBI, etc. has to be measured and means-tested to death.
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the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
the president of the united states should not be allowed to personally loot the treasury to the sum of ten billion dollars and that this is not resulting in immediate, unanimous impeachment is a dramatic indictment of what has become of our political system
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Can you imagine trying to learn when your classmates and their parents are disappearing? All of these kids are going to carry trauma for life.
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Can you imagine trying to learn when your classmates and their parents are disappearing? All of these kids are going to carry trauma for life.
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DHS says ICE agents need to wear face masks because doxxing is happening and assaults are spiking. But, according to their press releases, no agent has been doxxed and assaulted since Trump came back to the White House.
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 30, 2026 at 4:08 AM
DHS says ICE agents need to wear face masks because doxxing is happening and assaults are spiking. But, according to their press releases, no agent has been doxxed and assaulted since Trump came back to the White House.
Bobby attended, citing Melania’s support for his hideous, deadly crusade against the health of all Americans, particularly children
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Bobby attended, citing Melania’s support for his hideous, deadly crusade against the health of all Americans, particularly children
Foul people eagerly await fascism’s final crackdown
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Foul people eagerly await fascism’s final crackdown
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First I was thinking that they've managed to delay the critics for a day or two, but then it occurred to me that maybe none of the critics will be willing to pay to see this, so maybe Bezos is hoping we'll all ignore and forget about the entire thing.
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
First I was thinking that they've managed to delay the critics for a day or two, but then it occurred to me that maybe none of the critics will be willing to pay to see this, so maybe Bezos is hoping we'll all ignore and forget about the entire thing.
MAINSTREAM PRESS BLOCKED FROM ENTRY AT KENNEDY CENTER PREMIERE OF AMAZON SEX PEST-DIRECTED MELANIA PUFF
Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center
After a red carpet attended by Donald and Melania Trump, mainstream media were banned from attending a screening of Amazon MGM's Melania documentary.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 AM
MAINSTREAM PRESS BLOCKED FROM ENTRY AT KENNEDY CENTER PREMIERE OF AMAZON SEX PEST-DIRECTED MELANIA PUFF
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They do know people will actually see this eventually, right? I mean, not a lot, but critics at least.
Amazon Blocks Mainstream Press From Watching ‘Melania’ Documentary at Kennedy Center
After a red carpet attended by Donald and Melania Trump, mainstream media were banned from attending a screening of Amazon MGM's Melania documentary.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:28 AM
They do know people will actually see this eventually, right? I mean, not a lot, but critics at least.
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Marvel & DC News
Rob Schneider, 62, Faces Heartbreak as 37-Year-Old Wife Files for Divorce After 14 Years
Rob Schneider, 62, Faces Heartbreak as 37-Year-Old Wife Files for Divorce After 14 Years
After nearly 15 years together, Rob Schneider and his wife Patricia Azarcoya Schneider are officially ending their marriage. Court documents obtained in January show that Patricia, a 37-year-old Mexi…
www.comicbasics.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Marvel & DC News
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LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT: Trump takes over the Kennedy Center, illegally slaps his name on it, and uses the venue to premiere a film about his wife—a film, directed by an accused rapist, that is a gift from the founder of Amazon, who wants to avoid regulation and is firing a fuckton of reporters.
Who Was at the ‘Melania’ Premiere?
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 AM
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT: Trump takes over the Kennedy Center, illegally slaps his name on it, and uses the venue to premiere a film about his wife—a film, directed by an accused rapist, that is a gift from the founder of Amazon, who wants to avoid regulation and is firing a fuckton of reporters.
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Steyer: If you can’t stand up for the rule of law, and instead stand by for cold-blooded murder of American citizens—you forfeit your right to be a leader. You forfeit your right to talk about things that are not about money.
All you get to talk about is money, because that’s all you care about.
All you get to talk about is money, because that’s all you care about.
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Steyer: If you can’t stand up for the rule of law, and instead stand by for cold-blooded murder of American citizens—you forfeit your right to be a leader. You forfeit your right to talk about things that are not about money.
All you get to talk about is money, because that’s all you care about.
All you get to talk about is money, because that’s all you care about.
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outfit has the same colors as the crying emoji 😭
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 AM
outfit has the same colors as the crying emoji 😭
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A ban on a constitutional right we already have in exchange for more money to the people literally terrorizing and killing us…
Am I having a stroke?
Am I having a stroke?
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 AM
A ban on a constitutional right we already have in exchange for more money to the people literally terrorizing and killing us…
Am I having a stroke?
Am I having a stroke?
Now that you put it THAT way
"Select up to 20 seats. PLEASE"
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Now that you put it THAT way
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there is a specific tic in the way that centrist Dems address law enforcement:
they don’t understand that the interaction with police *is* the harm. they think a show your papers situation is neutral as long as you leave walking, but police interaction is itself traumatic. It’s terrifying.
they don’t understand that the interaction with police *is* the harm. they think a show your papers situation is neutral as long as you leave walking, but police interaction is itself traumatic. It’s terrifying.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 AM
there is a specific tic in the way that centrist Dems address law enforcement:
they don’t understand that the interaction with police *is* the harm. they think a show your papers situation is neutral as long as you leave walking, but police interaction is itself traumatic. It’s terrifying.
they don’t understand that the interaction with police *is* the harm. they think a show your papers situation is neutral as long as you leave walking, but police interaction is itself traumatic. It’s terrifying.