Shawn "Smith" Peirce
@silversmith1.bsky.social
Co-Host & Co-Producer at The Politics Bar thepoliticsbar.com | Fmr. Exec. Producer The Randi Rhodes Show | Longtime Producer, Host, Editor, Writer, Journalist. | Born In Neb | Also at Mastodon, Threads, & Twitter
Or, if the @nytimes.com did a more accurate healine & version of the story, it would read:
Trump Regime's DOJ Expands So-Called Investigation Into Multiple Minnesota Democrats In Further Weaponization Of Govt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Trump Regime's DOJ Expands So-Called Investigation Into Multiple Minnesota Democrats In Further Weaponization Of Govt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Or, if the @nytimes.com did a more accurate healine & version of the story, it would read:
Trump Regime's DOJ Expands So-Called Investigation Into Multiple Minnesota Democrats In Further Weaponization Of Govt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Trump Regime's DOJ Expands So-Called Investigation Into Multiple Minnesota Democrats In Further Weaponization Of Govt.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
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Breaking NYT:
Federal prosecutors have now issued subpoenas to at least five Democratic officials in Minnesota — including Walz, Frey, and Keith Ellison — ramping up the Trump Justice Department's investigation into their response to the Trump admin's aggressive immigration crackdown.
Federal prosecutors have now issued subpoenas to at least five Democratic officials in Minnesota — including Walz, Frey, and Keith Ellison — ramping up the Trump Justice Department's investigation into their response to the Trump admin's aggressive immigration crackdown.
Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Breaking NYT:
Federal prosecutors have now issued subpoenas to at least five Democratic officials in Minnesota — including Walz, Frey, and Keith Ellison — ramping up the Trump Justice Department's investigation into their response to the Trump admin's aggressive immigration crackdown.
Federal prosecutors have now issued subpoenas to at least five Democratic officials in Minnesota — including Walz, Frey, and Keith Ellison — ramping up the Trump Justice Department's investigation into their response to the Trump admin's aggressive immigration crackdown.
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2025 was Round One in the Trump boxing match against reality, and for a time, Trump was winning. Law firms, universities, media companies and cultural institutions capitulated.
Now we’re at the start of Round Two of the boxing match, and I smell something changing. trib.al/Y03U1gU
Now we’re at the start of Round Two of the boxing match, and I smell something changing. trib.al/Y03U1gU
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
2025 was Round One in the Trump boxing match against reality, and for a time, Trump was winning. Law firms, universities, media companies and cultural institutions capitulated.
Now we’re at the start of Round Two of the boxing match, and I smell something changing. trib.al/Y03U1gU
Now we’re at the start of Round Two of the boxing match, and I smell something changing. trib.al/Y03U1gU
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this is pathetic... Dems should vote "hell, no" www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms
The legislation funds key agencies before a Jan. 30 deadline to avert a shutdown, but it excludes the restraints on ICE that many Democrats have said are essential for their votes.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:05 PM
this is pathetic... Dems should vote "hell, no" www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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Trump's allegedly Christian supporters must love it when he mocks the pain of others.
Trump on Renee Good: "When she was shot, there was another woman that was screaming 'Shame. Shame Shame Shame.' So loud. Like a professional opera singer. She was so loud. And so professional. She wasn't a woman that was hurt like, 'Oh my heart is injured.' She was a professional."
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Trump's allegedly Christian supporters must love it when he mocks the pain of others.
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If this was your racist grandfather at the dinner table you'd tell him he couldn't come and visit any more if he was going to carry on saying stuff like that. This is mask-off undisguised racism of the ugliest kind.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 20, 2026 at 7:02 PM
If this was your racist grandfather at the dinner table you'd tell him he couldn't come and visit any more if he was going to carry on saying stuff like that. This is mask-off undisguised racism of the ugliest kind.
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NEW: Judge posts job opening for top prosecutor spot that DOJ claims Lindsey Halligan occupies
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge posts job opening for top prosecutor spot that DOJ claims Lindsey Halligan occupies
Though a judge disqualified Halligan from her position, the Justice Department as recently as last week referred to her as the interim U.S. attorney.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
NEW: Judge posts job opening for top prosecutor spot that DOJ claims Lindsey Halligan occupies
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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"Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack. So the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare…"
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack. So the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare…"
During Donald's bullsh** 'show & tell' he's admitted that this current illegitimate regime is sending professional agitators into peaceful protests.
Because we know, with this a**hole, every accusation is an admission.
Because we know, with this a**hole, every accusation is an admission.
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
During Donald's bullsh** 'show & tell' he's admitted that this current illegitimate regime is sending professional agitators into peaceful protests.
Because we know, with this a**hole, every accusation is an admission.
Because we know, with this a**hole, every accusation is an admission.
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
this is good
more cops saying stuff like this please
more cops saying stuff like this please
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BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
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A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
Background buff.ly/Ay2iB6u
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
Background buff.ly/Ay2iB6u
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
Background buff.ly/Ay2iB6u
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
Background buff.ly/Ay2iB6u
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
Doc buff.ly/JvTKLlD
Background buff.ly/Ay2iB6u
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I'd suggest this is polling capturing public opinion coalescing around "Trump has lost it."
Voters think Trump is too old to be president, 50-41
Moderates, 58-30
Independents, 50-29
15% of Trump voters
Moderates, 58-30
Independents, 50-29
15% of Trump voters
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I'd suggest this is polling capturing public opinion coalescing around "Trump has lost it."
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It’s been a year.
Donald Trump took the oath of office and returned to the presidency one year ago today. In the time since, I’ve published nearly 250 stories here at Law Dork.
Help me drink more coffee — and cover year two — with a paid Law Dork subscription today.
Donald Trump took the oath of office and returned to the presidency one year ago today. In the time since, I’ve published nearly 250 stories here at Law Dork.
Help me drink more coffee — and cover year two — with a paid Law Dork subscription today.
Trump two, year two. I will be covering it, and I need your help — and more coffee.
It’s been a year.
www.lawdork.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
It’s been a year.
Donald Trump took the oath of office and returned to the presidency one year ago today. In the time since, I’ve published nearly 250 stories here at Law Dork.
Help me drink more coffee — and cover year two — with a paid Law Dork subscription today.
Donald Trump took the oath of office and returned to the presidency one year ago today. In the time since, I’ve published nearly 250 stories here at Law Dork.
Help me drink more coffee — and cover year two — with a paid Law Dork subscription today.
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wrote about Trump's promises to cancel elections, how that's impossible, and how his efforts to cheat aren't going well either. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-canc...
Trump's talk of canceling elections is a sign of desperation
He wouldn't be talking this way if his numbers weren't terrible.
www.publicnotice.co
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
wrote about Trump's promises to cancel elections, how that's impossible, and how his efforts to cheat aren't going well either. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-canc...
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The basic premise of centrist advice urging Dems to stand down on immigration has been the idea that Trump was *in some sense or other right* about the issue, but he was not and is not in any sense right and the public is recoiling in horror at what they're seeing
yes, both centrists & the admin (&, tacility, ice thugs on the ground) bought the 'post-liberal' narrative - that no one *really* believes in it anymore
they thought we'd cower in the face of violence & don't have an answer for liberalism's resilience
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
they thought we'd cower in the face of violence & don't have an answer for liberalism's resilience
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The basic premise of centrist advice urging Dems to stand down on immigration has been the idea that Trump was *in some sense or other right* about the issue, but he was not and is not in any sense right and the public is recoiling in horror at what they're seeing
Amen.
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Mark Jacob: Fascists are at war with journalism. Why aren’t journalists at war with fascism? open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
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Mark Jacob: Fascists are at war with journalism. Why aren’t journalists at war with fascism? open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
Fascists are at war with journalism. Why aren’t journalists at war with fascism?
Mainstream media seem willing to drop their duty in order to pick up profits
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Amen.
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Mark Jacob: Fascists are at war with journalism. Why aren’t journalists at war with fascism? open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
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Mark Jacob: Fascists are at war with journalism. Why aren’t journalists at war with fascism? open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
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"I think it's the worst idea in the 250-year history of our country."
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into Trump's escalating pressure on Europe as he tries to acquire Greenland.
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into Trump's escalating pressure on Europe as he tries to acquire Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 4:38 AM
"I think it's the worst idea in the 250-year history of our country."
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into Trump's escalating pressure on Europe as he tries to acquire Greenland.
@mcfaulmike.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into Trump's escalating pressure on Europe as he tries to acquire Greenland.
@stephruhle.bsky.social Had to flag this for you, given you're THE image of a "New Jersey Girl." The inhumanity of these ICE monsters is infuriating.
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New Jersey Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
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New Jersey Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
N.J. Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying, Asking, 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food, Mom Claims
The mother of a 6-year-old girl in New Jersey says her daughter was found walking alone outside their apartment crying and asking for her father over the weekend after he was detained by ICE agents wh...
people.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
@stephruhle.bsky.social Had to flag this for you, given you're THE image of a "New Jersey Girl." The inhumanity of these ICE monsters is infuriating.
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New Jersey Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
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New Jersey Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
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We also discussed transatlantic trade and investment.
They are a major asset for both the EU and US economies.
Tariffs run counter to these shared interests.
They are a major asset for both the EU and US economies.
Tariffs run counter to these shared interests.
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
We also discussed transatlantic trade and investment.
They are a major asset for both the EU and US economies.
Tariffs run counter to these shared interests.
They are a major asset for both the EU and US economies.
Tariffs run counter to these shared interests.
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At the same time, the European Union remains ready to continue working closely with the United States, NATO, and other allies, in close cooperation with Denmark, to advance our shared security interests.
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
At the same time, the European Union remains ready to continue working closely with the United States, NATO, and other allies, in close cooperation with Denmark, to advance our shared security interests.
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This process benefits from strong EU–US coordination, from security guarantees to a pathway to prosperity.
I also addressed the need to unequivocally respect the sovereignty of Greenland and of the Kingdom of Denmark.
This is of utmost importance to our transatlantic relationship.
I also addressed the need to unequivocally respect the sovereignty of Greenland and of the Kingdom of Denmark.
This is of utmost importance to our transatlantic relationship.
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This process benefits from strong EU–US coordination, from security guarantees to a pathway to prosperity.
I also addressed the need to unequivocally respect the sovereignty of Greenland and of the Kingdom of Denmark.
This is of utmost importance to our transatlantic relationship.
I also addressed the need to unequivocally respect the sovereignty of Greenland and of the Kingdom of Denmark.
This is of utmost importance to our transatlantic relationship.
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In Davos, I met with a bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress.
We discussed our shared efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
We discussed our shared efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
In Davos, I met with a bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress.
We discussed our shared efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
We discussed our shared efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.
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Geopolitical shocks can - and must - be an opportunity for Europe.
The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC
The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Geopolitical shocks can - and must - be an opportunity for Europe.
The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC
The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC