Todd Stein
@toddstein.bsky.social
Full of hate. Anti-exemptionalist. Functionary of the Human Rights Industrial Complex (Congress-State-NGO). Personal account. @SFGiants @washcaps @everton @WashSpirit
Of course they target the Giants not the Dodger$.
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Of course they target the Giants not the Dodger$.
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I think that because of how clearly horrible he is, right wingers in europe might actually lose ground by association
The president asserted that "the West cannot mass-import foreign cultures," boosting a far-right talking point.
January 21, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.
January 21, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Meanwhile, U.S. Members of Congress appeared alongside George Simion, leader of Romania’s far-right AUR—a figure widely criticized for pro-Russian rhetoric and positions—while cutting a Greenland-shaped cake decorated with a U.S. flag.
Lutnick’s answer is exactly what China says of Taiwan.
Another gift to the CCP.
Another gift to the CCP.
BARTIROMO: I mean, we talk about evil action from Putin going into Ukraine. People are looking at Greenland and saying, 'How is it possible the US can acquire another country even though they're pushing back?'
LUTNICK: I don't remember Greenland being another country. We're not taking over Denmark.
LUTNICK: I don't remember Greenland being another country. We're not taking over Denmark.
January 21, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Lutnick’s answer is exactly what China says of Taiwan.
Another gift to the CCP.
Another gift to the CCP.
You mean, like, a synapse in Trump’s brain?
Air Force One was heading for Switzerland on Tuesday with President Trump on board when it turned back for Joint Base Andrews. A White House official said there had been a “minor electrical issue.”
Air Force One Turns Back With Trump After Electrical Issue
The plane was heading for Switzerland when it turned back for Joint Base Andrews. A White House official said there had been a minor electrical issue.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
You mean, like, a synapse in Trump’s brain?
Yes, this is the goal. Facilitated by last week's decision to withdraw from dozens of UN organizations, among others. The nativist far-right are getting closer to realizing their dream.
President Trump’s suggestion that his Board of Peace “might” replace the UN is likely to compound concerns that the body meant to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza will instead become a vehicle for him to attempt to supersede the body established to maintain global peace. https://cnn.it/4sH2TY2
January 21, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Yes, this is the goal. Facilitated by last week's decision to withdraw from dozens of UN organizations, among others. The nativist far-right are getting closer to realizing their dream.
oooh, this is a good one.
I asked my cab driver in Davos for his thoughts about NATO, Greenland, Venezuela, and ICE. He said he'd already gone on the record with David Brooks, whom he'd driven from the airport an hour earlier.
by Thomas L. Friedman
by Thomas L. Friedman
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
oooh, this is a good one.
GOP: the Chinese Communist Party is evil because it arbitrarily and extra-legally seizes citizens, abuses them and detains them.
Also GOP:
Also GOP:
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
GOP: the Chinese Communist Party is evil because it arbitrarily and extra-legally seizes citizens, abuses them and detains them.
Also GOP:
Also GOP:
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the international far right’s embrace of trump, and trump’s attempts to force the rest of the world to adopt miller’s international segregationism, is a reminder that even the “globalist” attack was projection. They want to use american power to remake the whole world into fash ethnostates
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
the international far right’s embrace of trump, and trump’s attempts to force the rest of the world to adopt miller’s international segregationism, is a reminder that even the “globalist” attack was projection. They want to use american power to remake the whole world into fash ethnostates
I'm an American citizen who was dragged out my house by masked and warrant-less ICE agents, sent to an unmarked detention center and held incommunicado for 72 hours not knowing the fate of my children. And yet my only thoughts were whether the price of eggs would be lower upon my release.
January 20, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I'm an American citizen who was dragged out my house by masked and warrant-less ICE agents, sent to an unmarked detention center and held incommunicado for 72 hours not knowing the fate of my children. And yet my only thoughts were whether the price of eggs would be lower upon my release.
Trump promised Iranians the U.S. would rescue them. Some feel betrayed www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump promised Iranians the U.S. would rescue them. Some feel betrayed.
In the midst of the mass uprising in Iran, President Trump vowed the U.S. would intervene if the Iranian government killed protesters. Thousands are dead.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Trump promised Iranians the U.S. would rescue them. Some feel betrayed www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions
Three senior archbishops said recent events raise “basic questions about the use of military force” and have put America’s moral role “under examination.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Long-standing GOP support for democracy in Myanmar crumbles under Trump
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Long-standing GOP support for democracy in Myanmar crumbles under Trump
Elections underway in Myanmar have been widely derided as illegitimate, but the United States has not joined the criticism of the military-led, China-backed vote.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Long-standing GOP support for democracy in Myanmar crumbles under Trump
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Time to start working conservative media with the message that Heller endangers ICE.
being a conservative grifter like this is crazy because how do you completely flip on one of your most central supposed beliefs like this. like this is absurd. does this not embarrassing them at all
January 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Time to start working conservative media with the message that Heller endangers ICE.
No lie.
The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...
Tidligere forsvarssjef om Trumps USA: – Neo-fascistisk bananrepublikk (+)
Tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener USA er blitt «en normløs og fiendtlig innstilt stormakt», og advarer samtidig mot å feste vår lit til Europa. Harald Sunde mener det haster med en plan B.
www.dn.no
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 PM
No lie.
I’m asking you, adult-to-adult. Aren’t you embarrassed that the President is acting like a four-year old? How much longer are you going to put up with this? It doesn’t have to be this way. All it takes is a little courage. Views my own: unexemptional.substack.com/p/dear-repub...
January 19, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I’m asking you, adult-to-adult. Aren’t you embarrassed that the President is acting like a four-year old? How much longer are you going to put up with this? It doesn’t have to be this way. All it takes is a little courage. Views my own: unexemptional.substack.com/p/dear-repub...
Bellows is former director of ACLU Maine. A vital background for this moment.
This is a great example of state officials stepping up to ensure compliance with the law, if the feds won’t do it. Maine secy of state @shennabellows.bsky.social finding a way of restricting ICE illegal conduct wgme.com/news/local/m...
Maine pauses undercover license plate requests amid ICE concerns
According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Maine plates will not be used for "lawless purposes."
wgme.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Bellows is former director of ACLU Maine. A vital background for this moment.
“On this MLK Jr. Day, we affirm his message by demanding that every American submit unquestionably to law enforcement, speak no criticism of law enforcement, and obey the commands of the government.”
— every Republican Member of Congress today.
— every Republican Member of Congress today.
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 PM
“On this MLK Jr. Day, we affirm his message by demanding that every American submit unquestionably to law enforcement, speak no criticism of law enforcement, and obey the commands of the government.”
— every Republican Member of Congress today.
— every Republican Member of Congress today.
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US Catholic cardinals issue warning to Trump over Greenland threats
US Catholic cardinals issue warning to Trump over Greenland threats
US Catholic cardinals issue warning to Trump over Greenland threats
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM
US Catholic cardinals issue warning to Trump over Greenland threats
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Fountains of Wayne
Paul McCartney
Sonic Youth
Simon and Garfunkel
Yo La Tengo
Fountains of Wayne
Paul McCartney
Sonic Youth
Simon and Garfunkel
Yo La Tengo
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Leonard Cohen
Wonder Stuff
John Carpenter
U2
Faith No More
Leonard Cohen
Wonder Stuff
John Carpenter
U2
Faith No More
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen #musicsky
Iron Maiden (8 times)
New Year's Day (twice)
Cypress Hill (twice)
Alice Cooper (18 times)
Halestorm (3 times)
Iron Maiden (8 times)
New Year's Day (twice)
Cypress Hill (twice)
Alice Cooper (18 times)
Halestorm (3 times)
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Fountains of Wayne
Paul McCartney
Sonic Youth
Simon and Garfunkel
Yo La Tengo
Fountains of Wayne
Paul McCartney
Sonic Youth
Simon and Garfunkel
Yo La Tengo
Trump pardoned some 600 people who assaulted or obstructed law enforcement at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Just to remind us that protecting against obstruction of law enforcement isn’t some principled Republican position.
Just to remind us that protecting against obstruction of law enforcement isn’t some principled Republican position.
Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon on a church service being disrupted by ICE protesters in the Twin Cities: "There are already 2 prosecutors from my office on their way to Minneapolis and they'll be there this morning. We have an FBI team assembled. This is gonna get the highest attention from the DOJ."
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Trump pardoned some 600 people who assaulted or obstructed law enforcement at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Just to remind us that protecting against obstruction of law enforcement isn’t some principled Republican position.
Just to remind us that protecting against obstruction of law enforcement isn’t some principled Republican position.