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So the right is now saying that carrying a hidden gun legally is justification for the state removing that gun and killing you. After decades of using the opposite argument to support their very existence?
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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I was trained by the FBI in 92 in tactics, weapons, crowd control etc etc for my work overseas as a United States Marine at US Embassies.

What I am watching, witnessing is NOT what or how I was trained in what is called 'The progression of force'.

That policy is nowhere to be seen. 1/2
January 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.

The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
All the weeks.
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 2:43 PM
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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To anyone who does not know this, @polgreen.bsky.social is a national reporting treasure. While the media pundits obsess on the incompetent managers of CBS News, which is repelling audiences, this is how you conduct yourself: In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Irrelevant podcaster proves once again that stupid is a talent. Trump is also going, in a much bigger way, so she is also trolling him.
January 20, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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There I fixed it
January 21, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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More than 10 years into this dystopian nightmare and the Paper of Record is still using limp euphemisms like "falsehoods"🙃
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Her name is Nancy Lecore; 3-Star Admiral; from South Carolina.

Flip that seat. Get them.

'I'm not done': Navy admiral booted by Hegseth now seeks to flip red Congressional seat

www.rawstory.com/nancy-lacore/
'I'm not done': Navy admiral booted by Hegseth now seeks to flip red Congressional seat
In a dramatic political comeback move, three-star Admiral Nancy Lacore is throwing her hat in the ring for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District after being unceremoniously booted from her post ...
www.rawstory.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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I assume the back channel messages our leaders have been getting from the White House are absolutely insane, way worse than the public stuff. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Trumpers have been making direct threats to individuals and entire countries, the kind of thing that made everyone freak out.
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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This is not a rational person. And this is deeply disturbing coming from an American President. NATO is not our enemy—they are unequivocally our closest friends and allies.

At this point, how can you not call into question the mental fitness of this President?
January 20, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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I remember the heartbreak that day we said goodbye to Dr. King. Feeling some of that heartbreak today as folks try to drag us all backward into the darkness. Love has got to win, y'all.
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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With pleasure!

The always-excellent Prof. Christina Pagel's @chrischirp.bsky.social Trump Action Tracker:

www.trumpactiontracker.info

(Her video updates are also fantastic resources.)
www.trumpactiontracker.info
January 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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The Republicans in Congress swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and to faithfully discharge the duties of their office.

They aren’t honoring that oath.
January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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States, not the federal government, have the authority to run elections, including maintaining accurate voter rolls. The Trump administration’s aggressive efforts to access voter files is a clear attempt to take that power away.
bit.ly/49HOmCY
Trump Administration Has Sued More than 20 States for Refusing to Turn Over Voter Files
The Justice Department’s attempts to collect sensitive voter information are part of a plan to interfere with elections.
www.brennancenter.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Congress can stop ICE. Congress can block the use of force in Greenland. In other words, in this crisis, Congress can act to support civil liberties at home and free nations abroad. To fail to act would be to be complicit in a dreadful outcome.
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM