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."
Oh la la, “beaucoup de fric pour un flop”
Indécent et insipide : le film de Melania Trump, beaucoup de fric pour un flop
«Melania», le film : beaucoup de fric pour un flop
Sorti vendredi 30 janvier, le documentaire d’Amazon, qui a coûté près de 75 millions de dollars, ne nous apprend rien de la première dame des Etats-Unis, et fait tache dans l’actualité dramatique qui secoue le pays.
www.liberation.fr
January 31, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Oh la la, “beaucoup de fric pour un flop”
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so all we agree he didn’t kill himself right
Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal
Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
so all we agree he didn’t kill himself right
Dreams of a Turd Reich
January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Dreams of a Turd Reich
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Over 200 arrested in Maine immigration sweep; families say process is confusing, painful Relatives of those detained describe frustration, lack of information, and rapid transfers that make legal help . www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/artic...
If ICE was legitimate they wouldn’t keep moving detainees
If ICE was legitimate they wouldn’t keep moving detainees
Over 200 arrested in Maine immigration sweep; families say process is confusing, painful
Relatives of those detained describe frustration, lack of information, and rapid transfers that make legal help difficult.
www.newscentermaine.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Over 200 arrested in Maine immigration sweep; families say process is confusing, painful Relatives of those detained describe frustration, lack of information, and rapid transfers that make legal help . www.newscentermaine.com/mobile/artic...
If ICE was legitimate they wouldn’t keep moving detainees
If ICE was legitimate they wouldn’t keep moving detainees
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Union Carpenter Derek Ellis of Skowhegan was down the street from his job site in Portland when he saw ICE agents shout at a woman to "get the hell out" of her car. As they tore her out of her car, she screamed "I'm a US citizen! I'm a citizen!" as her small child in a carseat cried hysterically.
January 31, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Union Carpenter Derek Ellis of Skowhegan was down the street from his job site in Portland when he saw ICE agents shout at a woman to "get the hell out" of her car. As they tore her out of her car, she screamed "I'm a US citizen! I'm a citizen!" as her small child in a carseat cried hysterically.
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Teens takeover Walmart to protest ICE.
That’s a double punch. 🙏
That’s a double punch. 🙏
January 31, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Teens takeover Walmart to protest ICE.
That’s a double punch. 🙏
That’s a double punch. 🙏
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1/30: A large crowd gathered earlier today at the Amazon Web Services Headquarters in Santa Monica. Protestors say they want to hold Amazon accountable for providing web services to ICE.
January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
1/30: A large crowd gathered earlier today at the Amazon Web Services Headquarters in Santa Monica. Protestors say they want to hold Amazon accountable for providing web services to ICE.
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In today’s least shocking news, Bovino is ALSO reportedly an antisemite.
January 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
In today’s least shocking news, Bovino is ALSO reportedly an antisemite.
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Clear indications in these docs that the State Attorney for Palm Beach was in cahoots with Epstein in 2006.
Here is the police chief sending a letter with affidavits of abuse attached, noting the "highly unusual" way the State Attorney was handling (not) the case, and demanding disqualification.
Here is the police chief sending a letter with affidavits of abuse attached, noting the "highly unusual" way the State Attorney was handling (not) the case, and demanding disqualification.
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Clear indications in these docs that the State Attorney for Palm Beach was in cahoots with Epstein in 2006.
Here is the police chief sending a letter with affidavits of abuse attached, noting the "highly unusual" way the State Attorney was handling (not) the case, and demanding disqualification.
Here is the police chief sending a letter with affidavits of abuse attached, noting the "highly unusual" way the State Attorney was handling (not) the case, and demanding disqualification.
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i’ve been told some people call him “the one-third reich.”
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM
i’ve been told some people call him “the one-third reich.”
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A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 AM
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
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So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
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Waiting to find out if Epstein was the genius behind “pivot to video.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Waiting to find out if Epstein was the genius behind “pivot to video.”
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“.. for most Trump investors, the year has been brutal. But .. for the President and his family, the money-making shows no sign of slowing.”
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
“.. for most Trump investors, the year has been brutal. But .. for the President and his family, the money-making shows no sign of slowing.”
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
@newyorker.com
www.newyorker.com/news/a-repor...
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Trover: It happens all the time. Joe Biden's wealth increase while he was in office.
Mockler: Joe Biden's wealth increased from $8 million to $11 million because of investments. Donald Trump’s wealth increased by $4 billion in one year.
Mockler: Joe Biden's wealth increased from $8 million to $11 million because of investments. Donald Trump’s wealth increased by $4 billion in one year.
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Trover: It happens all the time. Joe Biden's wealth increase while he was in office.
Mockler: Joe Biden's wealth increased from $8 million to $11 million because of investments. Donald Trump’s wealth increased by $4 billion in one year.
Mockler: Joe Biden's wealth increased from $8 million to $11 million because of investments. Donald Trump’s wealth increased by $4 billion in one year.
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A year ago: We need TAXES on the WEALTHY
Now: We need a cleansing fire
Now: We need a cleansing fire
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A year ago: We need TAXES on the WEALTHY
Now: We need a cleansing fire
Now: We need a cleansing fire
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how are psycho right wingers spinning this one??
they literally smash into a random woman’s car while making a sudden U turn in the middle of the street, then jump out and arrest her at gunpoint
full U.S citizen minding her fucking business
youtube.com/shorts/YtlB9...
they literally smash into a random woman’s car while making a sudden U turn in the middle of the street, then jump out and arrest her at gunpoint
full U.S citizen minding her fucking business
youtube.com/shorts/YtlB9...
ICE Agents Crash Into Female U.S. Citizen’s Car Then Arrest Her at Gunpoint! #ice #iceout #trump
YouTube video by good morning, bad news
youtube.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
how are psycho right wingers spinning this one??
they literally smash into a random woman’s car while making a sudden U turn in the middle of the street, then jump out and arrest her at gunpoint
full U.S citizen minding her fucking business
youtube.com/shorts/YtlB9...
they literally smash into a random woman’s car while making a sudden U turn in the middle of the street, then jump out and arrest her at gunpoint
full U.S citizen minding her fucking business
youtube.com/shorts/YtlB9...
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This is in small-town Minnesota. This is not in one of those demonic blue cities that the GOP talk about. This is pretty goddam rural. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This is in small-town Minnesota. This is not in one of those demonic blue cities that the GOP talk about. This is pretty goddam rural. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Getting awfully sick of people who don't think it's fascism unless it's certified to come from the Romagna region of Mussolini's Italy.
January 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Getting awfully sick of people who don't think it's fascism unless it's certified to come from the Romagna region of Mussolini's Italy.
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My loathing for Merrick Garland and the Democratic Establishment's timidity, fecklessness, and cowardice increases by the day.
The desire for restoration instead of transformation; the desire for civility over justice.
So many years wasted when there could have been bold accountability...
The desire for restoration instead of transformation; the desire for civility over justice.
So many years wasted when there could have been bold accountability...
January 31, 2026 at 4:42 PM
My loathing for Merrick Garland and the Democratic Establishment's timidity, fecklessness, and cowardice increases by the day.
The desire for restoration instead of transformation; the desire for civility over justice.
So many years wasted when there could have been bold accountability...
The desire for restoration instead of transformation; the desire for civility over justice.
So many years wasted when there could have been bold accountability...
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It’s amazing to me that Musk had the sheer gall to tweet that the ‘bomb’ was that Trump is in the Epstein files knowing full well… that he was in there too.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 AM
It’s amazing to me that Musk had the sheer gall to tweet that the ‘bomb’ was that Trump is in the Epstein files knowing full well… that he was in there too.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
These people are astonishing. No shame.
Just zero shame or self-awareness.
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Must read: "Holding facilities were so crowded that immigrants in one cell had to take turns lying down because there was no space, according to a refugee detained there for one night in January. Basic human needs like food and medical care were sometimes denied."
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
‘No humanity’: Detainees describe conditions inside Whipple Federal Building
Immigration sweep brings overcrowded rooms and overflowing toilets. Lawyers say they can’t visit their clients. The Department of Homeland Security says “all detainees receive full due process.”
www.startribune.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Must read: "Holding facilities were so crowded that immigrants in one cell had to take turns lying down because there was no space, according to a refugee detained there for one night in January. Basic human needs like food and medical care were sometimes denied."
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...
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So by “Intellectual Dark Web” they meant ”friends of Jeffrey Epstein and/or people convinced that Black people are not fully people,” do I have that about right?
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
So by “Intellectual Dark Web” they meant ”friends of Jeffrey Epstein and/or people convinced that Black people are not fully people,” do I have that about right?
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Las Vegas reporter spots Gregory Bovino sippin red wine and yukking it up as he winds his way back to the border after his months-long crusade.
Exactly a week since agents under his command shot and killed Alex Pretti
Exactly a week since agents under his command shot and killed Alex Pretti
January 31, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Las Vegas reporter spots Gregory Bovino sippin red wine and yukking it up as he winds his way back to the border after his months-long crusade.
Exactly a week since agents under his command shot and killed Alex Pretti
Exactly a week since agents under his command shot and killed Alex Pretti
Stephen Miller in full-throated defense of SLAVERY
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Stephen Miller in full-throated defense of SLAVERY