Sir Rants Alot
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This judge should haul Bovino in every time one of his goons violates the order.
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This judge should haul Bovino in every time one of his goons violates the order.
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pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
pepper spraying someone in the face from inches away while they are already restrained on the ground should get you fired and land you in jail, no exceptions
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I've reported on this kind of thing happening before — in Hungary
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I've reported on this kind of thing happening before — in Hungary
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January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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It’s important to note that even though the importers jacked up prices on the American consumer, it’s the corporations that get these refunds. Not the consumers. So the rich, as always, will get richer while American consumers will have paid the price. END/
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It’s important to note that even though the importers jacked up prices on the American consumer, it’s the corporations that get these refunds. Not the consumers. So the rich, as always, will get richer while American consumers will have paid the price. END/
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Ken Giffin at Davos: "American businessmen are making a real mistake in not speaking their minds"
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Ken Giffin at Davos: "American businessmen are making a real mistake in not speaking their minds"
We're a minute or two from him continuing on:
"Unless I have to use force. Unless you make me use force. If you make me use force, I'll take Greenland using force. Don't make me do something I don't want to do. It would be your fault we had to use force when I told you I don't want to use force."
"Unless I have to use force. Unless you make me use force. If you make me use force, I'll take Greenland using force. Don't make me do something I don't want to do. It would be your fault we had to use force when I told you I don't want to use force."
Trump says he will not use the U.S. military to take over Greenland.
"I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force."
"I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force."
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
We're a minute or two from him continuing on:
"Unless I have to use force. Unless you make me use force. If you make me use force, I'll take Greenland using force. Don't make me do something I don't want to do. It would be your fault we had to use force when I told you I don't want to use force."
"Unless I have to use force. Unless you make me use force. If you make me use force, I'll take Greenland using force. Don't make me do something I don't want to do. It would be your fault we had to use force when I told you I don't want to use force."
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Oops, opposite is true, factory construction exploded under Biden and is now falling.
*TRUMP: FACTORY CONSTRUCTION UP BY 41%
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TLMFG...
*TRUMP: FACTORY CONSTRUCTION UP BY 41%
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Total Construction Spending: Manufacturing in the United States
Total Construction Spending: Manufacturing in the United States
fred.stlouisfed.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Oops, opposite is true, factory construction exploded under Biden and is now falling.
*TRUMP: FACTORY CONSTRUCTION UP BY 41%
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TLMFG...
*TRUMP: FACTORY CONSTRUCTION UP BY 41%
fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TLMFG...
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In Trump's telling, the US are the equivalent of the Nazis
Trump: "No nation is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the US. We're a great power. Much greater than people even understand. I think they found that out 2 weeks ago in Venezuela. We saw this in World War 2 when Denmark fell to Germany after just 6 hours of fighting."
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
In Trump's telling, the US are the equivalent of the Nazis
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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
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Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
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Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
Nancy Lacore served in the Navy for 35 years as a helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve.
abcnews.go.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
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Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress
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Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
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every time I read this, I get apocalyptically apoplectic about how clear it is. it is instant. it does not require explicit congressional action to invoke, it instead only requires that to remove.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
every time I read this, I get apocalyptically apoplectic about how clear it is. it is instant. it does not require explicit congressional action to invoke, it instead only requires that to remove.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
donald trump is not the current president right now, according to the constitution.
"Some have grandparents who own full subdivisions. Others have a broke slum-lord uncle who has a few rundown apartment complexes. But my point is these people aren't gonna be targeted by our legislation- which will help normal Americans who own more than 10 homes as part of retirement portfolio."
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
"Some have grandparents who own full subdivisions. Others have a broke slum-lord uncle who has a few rundown apartment complexes. But my point is these people aren't gonna be targeted by our legislation- which will help normal Americans who own more than 10 homes as part of retirement portfolio."
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ok so i dont know anything about Guy Fieri but i had fun making LORE for him and i hope you love Guy just a little more after reading it. i sure did
thank you @burialmagazine.bsky.social for the pub and thank you @lofipod.bsky.social for the prompt burialmagazine.neocities.org/creaturecomf...
thank you @burialmagazine.bsky.social for the pub and thank you @lofipod.bsky.social for the prompt burialmagazine.neocities.org/creaturecomf...
Creature Comfort
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January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
ok so i dont know anything about Guy Fieri but i had fun making LORE for him and i hope you love Guy just a little more after reading it. i sure did
thank you @burialmagazine.bsky.social for the pub and thank you @lofipod.bsky.social for the prompt burialmagazine.neocities.org/creaturecomf...
thank you @burialmagazine.bsky.social for the pub and thank you @lofipod.bsky.social for the prompt burialmagazine.neocities.org/creaturecomf...
'Make America Go Away' red caps become symbol of defiance in Greenland standoff
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'Make America Go Away' red caps become symbol of defiance in Greenland standoff
One Copenhagen clothing store's tongue-in-cheek take on U.S. President Donald Trump's red baseball caps has become an unlikely symbol of Danish solidarity with Greenland, as protests mount over Trump'...
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
'Make America Go Away' red caps become symbol of defiance in Greenland standoff
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I’ve seen a lot in my 26 years teaching in Saint Paul but today’s the first no school day due to the city being terrorized by the federal government
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I’ve seen a lot in my 26 years teaching in Saint Paul but today’s the first no school day due to the city being terrorized by the federal government
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#SCOTUS can always add another public session between now and then, but as things currently stand, the justices are not scheduled to take the bench at all between tomorrow (when no rulings are expected) and February 20.
So it could be some time before we see the tariffs or LA redistricting rulings.
So it could be some time before we see the tariffs or LA redistricting rulings.
January 20, 2026 at 3:16 PM
#SCOTUS can always add another public session between now and then, but as things currently stand, the justices are not scheduled to take the bench at all between tomorrow (when no rulings are expected) and February 20.
So it could be some time before we see the tariffs or LA redistricting rulings.
So it could be some time before we see the tariffs or LA redistricting rulings.
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I'm glad the Europeans are talking like this now. Someone has to.
January 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I'm glad the Europeans are talking like this now. Someone has to.
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Nominal coupons + TIPS did $775bn/day in par value trading volume during December, and that's not including futures. So yes, this is a pebble.
Pretty skeptical it becomes an avalanche but it certainly could; if the US actually invades Greenland very likely it will.
Pretty skeptical it becomes an avalanche but it certainly could; if the US actually invades Greenland very likely it will.
so not itself a big deal but maybe a warning pebble in an avalanche?
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Nominal coupons + TIPS did $775bn/day in par value trading volume during December, and that's not including futures. So yes, this is a pebble.
Pretty skeptical it becomes an avalanche but it certainly could; if the US actually invades Greenland very likely it will.
Pretty skeptical it becomes an avalanche but it certainly could; if the US actually invades Greenland very likely it will.
Here we go
*DANISH PENSION FUND AKADEMIKERPENSION TO EXIT US TREASURIES
January 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Here we go
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A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — something they've done to other judges around the world
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy to try to intimidate her during Marine Le Pen's trial for embezzlement — something they've done to other judges around the world
Democratic Judge and His wife shot at Indiana home, shooter still at large. The Judge and his wife are in stable condition.
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Shooter at large after judge and his wife shot at Indiana home
After a judge and his wife was shot at their Indiana home, a manhunt continues with the shooter still at large as of Monday evening.
www.newsweek.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Democratic Judge and His wife shot at Indiana home, shooter still at large. The Judge and his wife are in stable condition.
www.newsweek.com/shooter-at-l...
www.newsweek.com/shooter-at-l...
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It's a small thing, but it fills me with civic pride to walk through the giant park near my house and see Hmong families having cookouts, Somali parents pushing their laughing kids on the swings.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
Yes. My theory of the moment is Miller/Vance thought their view that immigrants threaten social solidarity would be widely shared. But ICE raids are driving native-born Americans to show solidarity with immigrants quite courageously. Now Miller is trying to disrupt that alliance with state violence.
Insightful point here: Even if you take Trump seriously - he does not like the optics - they rested on an assumption that communities would welcome ICE as heroes, rather than showing the type of solidarity that Trump inherently cannot understand.
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM
It's a small thing, but it fills me with civic pride to walk through the giant park near my house and see Hmong families having cookouts, Somali parents pushing their laughing kids on the swings.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
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NEVER OPEN THE DOOR TO A COP!
January 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
NEVER OPEN THE DOOR TO A COP!