Paula Schaap
@redsonja.bsky.social
Writer and editor. Also lawyer. Also, I play poker. And yes, that is my actual dog in the avatar. Her name is Muppet, the name she came with; we couldn't figure out a better one. Opinions my own; usual disclaimers.
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Very interesting. Big moment.
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. 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 5:26 PM
Very interesting. Big moment.
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Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Elon Musk publicly slandering that cave diver as a "pedo guy" after he begged Jeffrey Epstein for island party invites is just incredible
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Elon...They scrubbed Trump from the files but not you. They're setting you up to take the fall! You gave them $300M and this is how they thank you. Next they're coming for your subsidiesss and contractsss
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Elon...They scrubbed Trump from the files but not you. They're setting you up to take the fall! You gave them $300M and this is how they thank you. Next they're coming for your subsidiesss and contractsss
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STEPHEN MILLER: so you've gone through all of these files and made sure there's nothing incriminatory about Trump or his friends and associates, right
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
STEPHEN MILLER: so you've gone through all of these files and made sure there's nothing incriminatory about Trump or his friends and associates, right
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
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new CBS contributor Peter Attia
Here is Peter Attia MD emailing Epstein’s assistant claiming he goes into “JE withdrawal” when he doesn’t see him.
January 31, 2026 at 10:20 AM
new CBS contributor Peter Attia
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DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
January 31, 2026 at 4:59 PM
DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.
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Recalling fondly last week when he complained about being called “gestapo” by leaning real heavily into the German “ge-shtah-po” pronunciation
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 5:00 PM
Recalling fondly last week when he complained about being called “gestapo” by leaning real heavily into the German “ge-shtah-po” pronunciation
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BARI WEISS: Well, time to hire another new correspondent for CBS News. (Starts flipping through a huge tome titled “The Big Book of Pedophiles and Their Contact Information”)
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
BARI WEISS: Well, time to hire another new correspondent for CBS News. (Starts flipping through a huge tome titled “The Big Book of Pedophiles and Their Contact Information”)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. French
2. German
3. Spanish
(Sadly, never stuck around long enough to become fluent in any of the above.)
4. Fiction writing
5. Theater stagecraft
1. French
2. German
3. Spanish
(Sadly, never stuck around long enough to become fluent in any of the above.)
4. Fiction writing
5. Theater stagecraft
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
1. Creative Writing - Poetry
2. Modern Art
3. Shakespeare
4. Contemporary Fiction
5. Topics in Religious Studies
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. French
2. German
3. Spanish
(Sadly, never stuck around long enough to become fluent in any of the above.)
4. Fiction writing
5. Theater stagecraft
1. French
2. German
3. Spanish
(Sadly, never stuck around long enough to become fluent in any of the above.)
4. Fiction writing
5. Theater stagecraft
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This. Politics is a collective action problem. Always. Coordinating participants IS the whole ballgame.
As it turns out, what the revolution really needed was more project managers, not more activists
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This. Politics is a collective action problem. Always. Coordinating participants IS the whole ballgame.
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What I’m seeing here is that Epstein is a nexus point for the “intellectual” cabal that shores up the race science justifying our current immigration and anti-DEI policies (Huberman), as well the tone policing moderates (Brooks) that hamstrings oppositions. Oh and their billionaire benefactors.
January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM
What I’m seeing here is that Epstein is a nexus point for the “intellectual” cabal that shores up the race science justifying our current immigration and anti-DEI policies (Huberman), as well the tone policing moderates (Brooks) that hamstrings oppositions. Oh and their billionaire benefactors.
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Dems avoid shutdown - of fascist tyranny 🤷🏻♀️
via @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thefucki...
via @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thefucki...
Democrats Avoid Shutdown of Fascist Tyranny
Schumer says deal will make sure there's no break in government services, oppression, or criminality
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Dems avoid shutdown - of fascist tyranny 🤷🏻♀️
via @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thefucki...
via @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thefucki...
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NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Liam Ramos, 5, isn’t the only child in detention. Teachers and parents describe kids being hunted by federal agents.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 PM
NEW: School hallways are silent. Grandparents patrol outside in shifts. Two more kids taken from Liam Ramos' school.
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump isn't deescalating ICE at all at MN schools.
“I stopped wearing my high heels to work. I wear my boots to work because I have had to run." www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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Yes, the Trump regime is carrying out public executions on the streets of America. But if they keep arresting journalists, we won’t have to read about it.
January 31, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Yes, the Trump regime is carrying out public executions on the streets of America. But if they keep arresting journalists, we won’t have to read about it.
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With his savvy release of the Epstein files, Trump is using his pedophilia to distract from his embrace of fascism.
January 31, 2026 at 3:10 PM
With his savvy release of the Epstein files, Trump is using his pedophilia to distract from his embrace of fascism.
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This is it.
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 3:20 AM
This is it.
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SBF is auditioning hard for a pardon and reinventing himself as a Republican.
Apparently his conversion happened in 2022 right before he got caught defrauding investors out of billions.
Apparently his conversion happened in 2022 right before he got caught defrauding investors out of billions.
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 AM
SBF is auditioning hard for a pardon and reinventing himself as a Republican.
Apparently his conversion happened in 2022 right before he got caught defrauding investors out of billions.
Apparently his conversion happened in 2022 right before he got caught defrauding investors out of billions.
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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
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Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Pam Bondi's tweets of mug shots of arrested people is itself an impeachable offense, a clear violation of their fourth amendment rights, and I hope they all sue the federal government and her and get millions.
This is, like much Trump garbage, obscene.
I refuse to become numb to the obsenities.
This is, like much Trump garbage, obscene.
I refuse to become numb to the obsenities.
January 30, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Pam Bondi's tweets of mug shots of arrested people is itself an impeachable offense, a clear violation of their fourth amendment rights, and I hope they all sue the federal government and her and get millions.
This is, like much Trump garbage, obscene.
I refuse to become numb to the obsenities.
This is, like much Trump garbage, obscene.
I refuse to become numb to the obsenities.
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This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This is a cover up of a murder, led by our own federal government.
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The Ethicist | I missed my chance to report my annoying co-worker for insufficiently mourning Charlie Kirk. Can I now report her for failing to watch the Melania documentary?
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 AM
The Ethicist | I missed my chance to report my annoying co-worker for insufficiently mourning Charlie Kirk. Can I now report her for failing to watch the Melania documentary?
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this was the town hall held by tom suozzi (one of the dems who just voted for more ice funding). the protestor dragged out while yelling HOW FUCKING DARE YOU deserves his own holiday.
January 29, 2026 at 7:06 PM
this was the town hall held by tom suozzi (one of the dems who just voted for more ice funding). the protestor dragged out while yelling HOW FUCKING DARE YOU deserves his own holiday.
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Ahem the 30-year approaching 5%. About that de-facto weak dollar policy….
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Ahem the 30-year approaching 5%. About that de-facto weak dollar policy….