Alex G. Howard
@selfindulgentclaptrap.com
Providence-born, bred and based guy. Recovering nonprofit fundraiser. Novice finance worker. Writer of HowToEatACity.com and SelfIndugentClaptrap.com 🥑
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Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
The Department of Homeland Security released a Maryland woman who was held for 25 days despite evidence that her lawyers say proves she was born in the United States and is a citizen.
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
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Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
For the love of all that is decent and holy: abolish ICE
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Better yet, disestablish all of DHS, and undo the nightmarish idiocies that we created in a panic 25 years ago. Reestablish the INS, get rid of ODNI, fix the damage from the Patriot Act, etc.
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"There's still room to put pressure on this White House and Republicans"
That's exactly right. Demand Steven Miller's resignation, demand Kristy Noem's resignation, and ABOLISH ICE
That's exactly right. Demand Steven Miller's resignation, demand Kristy Noem's resignation, and ABOLISH ICE
January 8, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"There's still room to put pressure on this White House and Republicans"
That's exactly right. Demand Steven Miller's resignation, demand Kristy Noem's resignation, and ABOLISH ICE
That's exactly right. Demand Steven Miller's resignation, demand Kristy Noem's resignation, and ABOLISH ICE
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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Two U.S. citizens allege they were detained and removed from their vehicle by ICE agents after arriving at a work site in Salisbury, NC.
“They kept saying, ‘You’re not a citizen, you’re not a citizen,’ to me, even when I told them I was,”
www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor...
“They kept saying, ‘You’re not a citizen, you’re not a citizen,’ to me, even when I told them I was,”
www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor...
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two U.S. citizens allege they were detained and removed from their vehicle by ICE agents after arriving at a work site in Salisbury, NC.
“They kept saying, ‘You’re not a citizen, you’re not a citizen,’ to me, even when I told them I was,”
www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor...
“They kept saying, ‘You’re not a citizen, you’re not a citizen,’ to me, even when I told them I was,”
www.qcnews.com/news/u-s/nor...
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This is how far from where George Floyd was murdered by police to where Renee Good was murdered by ICE -- two-thirds of a mile
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 AM
This is how far from where George Floyd was murdered by police to where Renee Good was murdered by ICE -- two-thirds of a mile
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
A 21st Century Trail of Tears
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Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Minnesota Public Radio says today marks the first and only shooting and homicide in Minneapolis in the year 2026
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When you allow a class of people to act outside the law, you create a state of nature between them and society at large - and in a state of nature there is no deterrent to violent conflict
Subject the Police Equally to the Law
Because liberalism is often seen, particularly on the left, as enjoying ideological hegemony in the modern United States, there is an assumption that the current police system is a natural outgrowth o...
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
When you allow a class of people to act outside the law, you create a state of nature between them and society at large - and in a state of nature there is no deterrent to violent conflict
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it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
Dr Oz threatens to pull Medicaid support for Minnesota: "Sticking to the narrative that's cold in Minnesota -- this is the tip of the iceberg"
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
it is the policy of this government to treat democratic-led states as conquered territories and the people therein as something like hostiles or even enemy combatants
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This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
Noem: "People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons ... it's clear that it's being coordinated. People are being trained"
January 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations
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I have watched the video of the horrible ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis over & over.
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I have watched the video of the horrible ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis over & over.
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
It is grotesque to hear Kristi Noem justify her killing as a response to "domestic terrorism” & for Trump to spread further lies on social media. [1/2]
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We need immediate answers & accountability — we cannot trust a word coming out of this Administration. [2/2]
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
We need immediate answers & accountability — we cannot trust a word coming out of this Administration. [2/2]
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The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago.
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago.
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
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ICE killed a member of our community today. ICE showed up at my kid’s daycare today. ICE is bragging about the number of families they’ve torn apart in a matter of days, and promising that their campaign of terror isn’t done.
January 7, 2026 at 10:51 PM
ICE killed a member of our community today. ICE showed up at my kid’s daycare today. ICE is bragging about the number of families they’ve torn apart in a matter of days, and promising that their campaign of terror isn’t done.
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Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
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Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.
Say bad things are bad.
Say bad things are bad.
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The newspaper of record of my entire childhood would literally rather die than pay its unionized workers the wages and benefits that the actual Supreme Court of the United States of America decided were owed to them.
NEW: Publishers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announce they are shutting down the newspaper on May 3, 2026.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
Hours ago, the Supreme Court of the US declined to extend a stay on a court order for the paper to pay its journalists following the end of a 3-year strike.
January 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The newspaper of record of my entire childhood would literally rather die than pay its unionized workers the wages and benefits that the actual Supreme Court of the United States of America decided were owed to them.
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they’ve got to arrest and prosecute this guy
there isn’t another option here
if the feds won’t let them then force that confrontation and don’t back down
this guy murdered someone in cold blood on video in the middle of the street, you have to bring him to justice
there isn’t another option here
if the feds won’t let them then force that confrontation and don’t back down
this guy murdered someone in cold blood on video in the middle of the street, you have to bring him to justice
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
they’ve got to arrest and prosecute this guy
there isn’t another option here
if the feds won’t let them then force that confrontation and don’t back down
this guy murdered someone in cold blood on video in the middle of the street, you have to bring him to justice
there isn’t another option here
if the feds won’t let them then force that confrontation and don’t back down
this guy murdered someone in cold blood on video in the middle of the street, you have to bring him to justice
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The FEDS drugged and shot Fred Hampton in bed.
Philly cops blew up a building in the 1980s and most people don't even know the MOVE bombing happened.
I think you're downplaying how normalized US death is.
Philly cops blew up a building in the 1980s and most people don't even know the MOVE bombing happened.
I think you're downplaying how normalized US death is.
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The FEDS drugged and shot Fred Hampton in bed.
Philly cops blew up a building in the 1980s and most people don't even know the MOVE bombing happened.
I think you're downplaying how normalized US death is.
Philly cops blew up a building in the 1980s and most people don't even know the MOVE bombing happened.
I think you're downplaying how normalized US death is.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Very funny because I was told that MAGA was actually pretty economically left-wing compared to their standard GOP peers
NEW Economist/YouGov Jan 2-5
% who think the federal government should pursue policies that try to reduce the wealth gap
U.S. adult citizens 59%
Democrats 83%
Independents 57%
Among Republicans:
Overall 38%
MAGA 32%
Non-MAGA 51%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
% who think the federal government should pursue policies that try to reduce the wealth gap
U.S. adult citizens 59%
Democrats 83%
Independents 57%
Among Republicans:
Overall 38%
MAGA 32%
Non-MAGA 51%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
January 6, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Very funny because I was told that MAGA was actually pretty economically left-wing compared to their standard GOP peers
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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WAKE UP FELLOW AMERICANS
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
WAKE UP FELLOW AMERICANS
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR TINY DESK CONCERTS FROM YOU