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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January 29, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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We don’t even need Severance — they’ll do it to themselves
Sounds fun!
January 29, 2026 at 4:35 AM
We don’t even need Severance — they’ll do it to themselves
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
Pure profit there for the traffickers at every level
ICE detained more than 250,000 people nationwide through mid-October, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune analysis of detention data. We mapped individuals’ paths from their first lockup to their last recorded detention location.
How immigration detainees move around Minnesota and the nation
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
www.startribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Pure profit there for the traffickers at every level
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Daredevil and the Punisher are fighting on top of this vehicle.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Daredevil and the Punisher are fighting on top of this vehicle.
Vance’s ethnic cleansing of thousands, if not tens of thousands commences shortly in Ohio
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. There will very likely be a major ICE incursion the next day. Haitians in Springfield were the targets of Vance’s lying during the campaign.
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/28/t...
'The folks are fearful.' Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status • Ohio Capital Journal
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio will lose their temporary protected status next week unless a federal court blocks it.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Vance’s ethnic cleansing of thousands, if not tens of thousands commences shortly in Ohio
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I spent the evening outside the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where the feds have been releasing people they detained — often for no discernible reason — into the freezing cold... wearing whatever little clothing they had on at the time they were taken.
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 AM
I spent the evening outside the Whipple federal building in Minneapolis, where the feds have been releasing people they detained — often for no discernible reason — into the freezing cold... wearing whatever little clothing they had on at the time they were taken.
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🚨 New article out now on Jersey Signal Project: “ICE Seeks New Detention Center in Jersey.” We’re examining where Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be looking for new detention or processing space in New Jersey and what that could mean for local communities. jersey.substack.com/p/ice-seeks-...
ICE Seeks New Detention Center in Jersey
Roxbury Considered, Monroe, Hamilton & Mount Olive Properties Meet the Criteria
jersey.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 AM
🚨 New article out now on Jersey Signal Project: “ICE Seeks New Detention Center in Jersey.” We’re examining where Immigration and Customs Enforcement may be looking for new detention or processing space in New Jersey and what that could mean for local communities. jersey.substack.com/p/ice-seeks-...
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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In 2020, Donald Trump tried to extort Georgia election officials to find 11,780 votes
He also used fake electors as part of his insurrection scheme
Now he directed the DOJ to raid the Fulton County Elections hub-in an attempt to rewrite history
If only Fani Willis could have completed her work
He also used fake electors as part of his insurrection scheme
Now he directed the DOJ to raid the Fulton County Elections hub-in an attempt to rewrite history
If only Fani Willis could have completed her work
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 AM
In 2020, Donald Trump tried to extort Georgia election officials to find 11,780 votes
He also used fake electors as part of his insurrection scheme
Now he directed the DOJ to raid the Fulton County Elections hub-in an attempt to rewrite history
If only Fani Willis could have completed her work
He also used fake electors as part of his insurrection scheme
Now he directed the DOJ to raid the Fulton County Elections hub-in an attempt to rewrite history
If only Fani Willis could have completed her work
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1) He’s throwing the agents under the bus. They deserve to be held accountable, but so does Steven Miller. 2) “Mr. Miller said [DHS’s] initial assessment of the killing of Mr. Pretti was “based on reports from CBP on the ground.” Will they be held accountable for their falsehoods? Will he?
Miller Suggests Federal Agents May Have Diverted From ‘Protocol’ Before Pretti Shooting
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 AM
1) He’s throwing the agents under the bus. They deserve to be held accountable, but so does Steven Miller. 2) “Mr. Miller said [DHS’s] initial assessment of the killing of Mr. Pretti was “based on reports from CBP on the ground.” Will they be held accountable for their falsehoods? Will he?
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An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 AM
An entire community of thousands, here legally, having been demonized with deranged lies about eating pets, is about to be arbitrarily DECLARED illegal so they can be forcibly ethnically cleansed. I don’t want to hear one more fucking word about comparisons to Nazi Germany being overwrought.
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Fork in the Road management
Below is the buyout offer all CBS Evening News staff received today.
"We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment."
"We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment."
January 29, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Fork in the Road management
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As part of their effort to make sure far right sheriffs don't get reelected uncontested, @boltsmag.org has put together a list of every one that is up for vote in 2026.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Which Counties Elect Their Prosecutors and Sheriffs in 2026? - Bolts
There are roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026. Below is our Bolts database of those local elections. You can also read our preliminary overview of these elections, published in....
boltsmag.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
As part of their effort to make sure far right sheriffs don't get reelected uncontested, @boltsmag.org has put together a list of every one that is up for vote in 2026.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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The MN Republicans on the Cnn Town Hall brought Fox News talking points. They think there’s this magical list of “1600 people in MN who are the worst of the worst” & thats who all these ice “agents” are trying to arrest but the people like Alex Pretti were “impeding.”
Live audience LAUGHED at them.
Live audience LAUGHED at them.
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The MN Republicans on the Cnn Town Hall brought Fox News talking points. They think there’s this magical list of “1600 people in MN who are the worst of the worst” & thats who all these ice “agents” are trying to arrest but the people like Alex Pretti were “impeding.”
Live audience LAUGHED at them.
Live audience LAUGHED at them.
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I'm starting to feel a little better about After Earth.
This is for the Friday 8pm show at one of the big multiplexes in the Bay Area.
This is for the Friday 8pm show at one of the big multiplexes in the Bay Area.
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I'm starting to feel a little better about After Earth.
This is for the Friday 8pm show at one of the big multiplexes in the Bay Area.
This is for the Friday 8pm show at one of the big multiplexes in the Bay Area.
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under trump, every day is whiskey friday with tony dokupil
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 AM
under trump, every day is whiskey friday with tony dokupil
Gabbard supervising the theft of ballots
I cannot stress how completely bizarre & unheard of it is for the DNI to be personally present for a search warrant execution, never mind this one.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Gabbard supervising the theft of ballots
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I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained.
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
I just visited Liam and his father. My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
YouTube video by JoaquinCastroTX
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained.
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
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ice trying to threaten my family just bc we live in minneapolis and have a podcast that hates them. Grow up, fucking losers LOL
ICE just showed up at our house for the second day in a row. Four cars yesterday, today five. They rolled up slow, then got out to taunt us, and take pictures of the house. They want fear to overwhelm us, to project a fantasy of power meant to intimidate, isolate, produce obedience—not happening.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
ice trying to threaten my family just bc we live in minneapolis and have a podcast that hates them. Grow up, fucking losers LOL
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Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
Marco Rubio: "The oil proceeds are being deposited into an account that ultimately will become a US Treasury blocked account here in the US. We will say 'this is what this money can be spent on.' They will submit to us a budget request -- 'we want to use the money on these things.'"
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Even under SCOTUS's dubious reasoning in Trump v. U.S., there is no scenario in which maneuvering billions of dollars to an offshore account to keep it out of reach from Congress and courts is an "official act." This is all criminal and impeachable.
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👀 @hannahpingree.bsky.social sharing this quote she is hearing from Mainers in reaction to Susan Collins feckless “untenable” position on ICE/DHS funding
“The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.”
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 today.
“The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.”
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 today.
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
👀 @hannahpingree.bsky.social sharing this quote she is hearing from Mainers in reaction to Susan Collins feckless “untenable” position on ICE/DHS funding
“The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.”
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 today.
“The correct response to Dachau was not better training for the guards.”
Call your senators at 202-224-3121 today.
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One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." https://to.pbs.org/3LRVzZd
U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'
One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." Card...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." https://to.pbs.org/3LRVzZd