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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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.
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It’s genuinely weird that Trump seems to like Warsh so much.
Warsh was a delusional inflation hawk who wanted to raise rates to fight imaginary inflation in the midst of very real, double-digit unemployment. That’s … not what Trump wants out of a Fed Chair.
Warsh was a delusional inflation hawk who wanted to raise rates to fight imaginary inflation in the midst of very real, double-digit unemployment. That’s … not what Trump wants out of a Fed Chair.
January 30, 2026 at 2:15 AM
It’s genuinely weird that Trump seems to like Warsh so much.
Warsh was a delusional inflation hawk who wanted to raise rates to fight imaginary inflation in the midst of very real, double-digit unemployment. That’s … not what Trump wants out of a Fed Chair.
Warsh was a delusional inflation hawk who wanted to raise rates to fight imaginary inflation in the midst of very real, double-digit unemployment. That’s … not what Trump wants out of a Fed Chair.
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“I had more stringent rules of engagement when I was in Iraq about what I could do to civilians there than ICE does with the citizens on the streets of our cities today,” says Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
‘Sickening’: Trump’s new ICE man uses war jargon to describe Minnesota operations
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“I had more stringent rules of engagement when I was in Iraq about what I could do to civilians there than ICE does with the citizens on the streets of our cities today,” says Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
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I’m late to this, but: gift link to Adam Serwer’s great article about Minneapolis.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I’m late to this, but: gift link to Adam Serwer’s great article about Minneapolis.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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With these and other petty moves executed by Pete Hegseth, Trump’s loyalist secretary of “war,” the White House and Pentagon appear strangely determined to undermine, and even erase the evidence of, Black patriotism.
Celebrating Black military service is not “DEI woke shit.” It’s essential to America’s defense.
The Trump administration has sullied the legacy of soldiers our nation relies on.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:00 AM
With these and other petty moves executed by Pete Hegseth, Trump’s loyalist secretary of “war,” the White House and Pentagon appear strangely determined to undermine, and even erase the evidence of, Black patriotism.
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This is such a bad way to drive from Minnesota to California, but maybe he just wants to see the sights.
Greg Bovino appears to be driving back to California after being reassigned from Minneapolis.
Eagle-eyed observers spotted Bovino in South Dakota and Wyoming as he travels west in a convoy of SUVs.
Eagle-eyed observers spotted Bovino in South Dakota and Wyoming as he travels west in a convoy of SUVs.
Live: Homan acknowledges ICE operations in Minnesota have not been ‘perfect’
Border czar Tom Homan is in Minnesota to manage immigration operations in the state. “The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation,” he said.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 AM
This is such a bad way to drive from Minnesota to California, but maybe he just wants to see the sights.
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Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants https://theonion.com/democrats-condemn-ice-for-murdering-without-proper-warrants/
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On May 13, 1985 in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania State Police dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a Black neighborhood.
11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children.
As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false.
11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children.
As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false.
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
On May 13, 1985 in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania State Police dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a Black neighborhood.
11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children.
As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false.
11 people were killed, 5 of whom were children.
As we see ICE terrorize communities, understand that saying “this isn’t who we are” is false.
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"Immigration jails"
Reminder: The Nazis didn't call them "death camps" when they built them.
Reminder: The Nazis didn't call them "death camps" when they built them.
NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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US Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE Detention
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
"Immigration jails"
Reminder: The Nazis didn't call them "death camps" when they built them.
Reminder: The Nazis didn't call them "death camps" when they built them.
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Heated Rivalry fans everywhere must now be jealous of the Canadian prime minister, who has the fleece jacket so many are desperate to buy.
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Heated Rivalry fans everywhere must now be jealous of the Canadian prime minister, who has the fleece jacket so many are desperate to buy.
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Maybe ICE just isn't aware of the law? That's why I'm proposing we add an extra $350M to their budget for literacy training.
January 30, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Maybe ICE just isn't aware of the law? That's why I'm proposing we add an extra $350M to their budget for literacy training.
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ITS WILD THAT THEY ARE JUST DOING THIS CASUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY
Thank you so much for bringing this up because there has been almost no media coverage or necessary emphasis added to the fact that ice is now just releasing people into the cold like you said to die of exposure.
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 AM
ITS WILD THAT THEY ARE JUST DOING THIS CASUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY
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Maybe this is naive, but I feel like Mamdani would've gotten the Pelham 123 guys to stand down and turn themselves in. Would've walked down that tunnel himself with a bag of empanadas & pure hope.
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Maybe this is naive, but I feel like Mamdani would've gotten the Pelham 123 guys to stand down and turn themselves in. Would've walked down that tunnel himself with a bag of empanadas & pure hope.
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This is just chilling. Check out this eerie footage of the aftermath of an ICE raid outside of Phoenix, AZ.
youtube.com/shorts/dlHO0...
youtube.com/shorts/dlHO0...
CHILLING! Aftermath of ICE Raid: Empty Vehicles Scattered on Roadside in Arizona
The eerie aftermath of a DHS/ICE raid on a construction site outside Phoenix, Arizona, according to community activist Arturo Gonzalez. "They didn’t even bother to close the doors of the vehicle."…
youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This is just chilling. Check out this eerie footage of the aftermath of an ICE raid outside of Phoenix, AZ.
youtube.com/shorts/dlHO0...
youtube.com/shorts/dlHO0...
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The look on Chris Hayes’s @chrislhayes.bsky.social face when Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social pointed out Maduro is currently in American custody & may be connected to voting machines taken in Georgia was truly something.
Those wheels were TURNING.
Those wheels were TURNING.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The look on Chris Hayes’s @chrislhayes.bsky.social face when Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social pointed out Maduro is currently in American custody & may be connected to voting machines taken in Georgia was truly something.
Those wheels were TURNING.
Those wheels were TURNING.
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Hard hitting news coverage
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed his secret breakfast indulgence to CBS News' Kelly O'Grady — and he made her promise not to tell Human and Health Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
January 30, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Hard hitting news coverage
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
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Wanna hear something crazy?
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
January 30, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Wanna hear something crazy?
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
The federal budget allocates three times the funding for ICE than for the United States Marine Corps.
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I wrote about how in a December email to me, RFK Jr.'s HHS insisted the current South Carolina measles outbreak wouldn't get that bad—and how it has since snowballed into the biggest US outbreak since measles was eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
HHS wasn't worried about South Carolina's measles outbreak. It's now enormous.
“CDC is not currently concerned that this will develop into a large, long-running outbreak," the agency said in December.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
I wrote about how in a December email to me, RFK Jr.'s HHS insisted the current South Carolina measles outbreak wouldn't get that bad—and how it has since snowballed into the biggest US outbreak since measles was eliminated. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I won't dignify it with a screen shot. But what Trump has proclaimed about Gulfstream and Bombardier aircraft is literally insane.
(He fantasizes that Canada is discriminating against Gulfstreams. So he fantasizes that on his say-so the US will decertify Bombardiers.)
This is NUTS. He is nuts.
(He fantasizes that Canada is discriminating against Gulfstreams. So he fantasizes that on his say-so the US will decertify Bombardiers.)
This is NUTS. He is nuts.
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I won't dignify it with a screen shot. But what Trump has proclaimed about Gulfstream and Bombardier aircraft is literally insane.
(He fantasizes that Canada is discriminating against Gulfstreams. So he fantasizes that on his say-so the US will decertify Bombardiers.)
This is NUTS. He is nuts.
(He fantasizes that Canada is discriminating against Gulfstreams. So he fantasizes that on his say-so the US will decertify Bombardiers.)
This is NUTS. He is nuts.
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Wow, someone was allowed to mention the Network State in the New York Times opinion section. I believe this is a first.
Trump Is Not a Nationalist. He’s Something Worse.
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Trump Is Not a Nationalist. He’s Something Worse.
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
January 30, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Wow, someone was allowed to mention the Network State in the New York Times opinion section. I believe this is a first.
Trump Is Not a Nationalist. He’s Something Worse.
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Trump Is Not a Nationalist. He’s Something Worse.
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...