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Russia Moves to Give FSB Sweeping Powers to Shut Down All Communications
The amendments, due to be considered by the State Duma on Jan. 27, would authorize the FSB to turn off not only mobile internet, but also fixed-line internet and “any other means of communication.”
www.kyivpost.com
The revolution will not be televised.
www.kyivpost.com/post/68889
www.kyivpost.com/post/68889
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Was talking with my 73-year-old dad over the weekend, he's always been a pretty conservative "a country needs to secure its borders" National Review type guy, and he was saying ICE is out of control. "This Stephen Miller guy needs to go!"
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll.
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration.
This is digging deep into Trump's base.
We detail these numbers on today's pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Was talking with my 73-year-old dad over the weekend, he's always been a pretty conservative "a country needs to secure its borders" National Review type guy, and he was saying ICE is out of control. "This Stephen Miller guy needs to go!"
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The doubts sewn over the loss of Palestinian life laid the groundwork for shielding Israel from accountability. interc.pt/4qU6gJQ
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The doubts sewn over the loss of Palestinian life laid the groundwork for shielding Israel from accountability. interc.pt/4qU6gJQ
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The Republican Party is now against the Second Amendment.
“You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words: you are going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district and I don’t care if you are a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.“
“You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words: you are going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district and I don’t care if you are a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.“
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The Republican Party is now against the Second Amendment.
“You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words: you are going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district and I don’t care if you are a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.“
“You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words: you are going to jail. I don’t care if you have a license in another district and I don’t care if you are a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.“
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It is hard to fathom how inhuman, sadistic and disgraceful it is for government agents to be lurking at elementary schools to seize kids and use them as hostages. To send little kids to concentration camps. To refuse needed medications. Truly, American Gestapo.
February 2, 2026 at 10:10 PM
It is hard to fathom how inhuman, sadistic and disgraceful it is for government agents to be lurking at elementary schools to seize kids and use them as hostages. To send little kids to concentration camps. To refuse needed medications. Truly, American Gestapo.
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Team Krasner here www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Philly DA Larry Krasner says ‘don’t be a wimp’ after Gov. Josh Shapiro decried his comparison of ICE agents to Nazis
Gov. Josh Shapiro called District Attorney Larry Krasner's comparison of ICE agents to Nazis "abhorrent." Krasner responded that Shapiro is "not meeting the moment."
www.inquirer.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Team Krasner here www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
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Selling pardons to wealthy fraudsters and drug traffickers is a full time job in the Trump admin.
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Selling pardons to wealthy fraudsters and drug traffickers is a full time job in the Trump admin.
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 299. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 299. 2/2/26
… WSJ: “A US intelligence official has alleged wrongdoing by DNI Tulsi Gabbard in a whistleblower complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Co...
open.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 299. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Tulsi Gabbard is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress, citing executive privilege (which means it involves Trump) and that it's "too classified to give to Congress," which is ridiculous. You can support the lawyers representing the whistleblower here: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid
Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Tulsi Gabbard is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress, citing executive privilege (which means it involves Trump) and that it's "too classified to give to Congress," which is ridiculous. You can support the lawyers representing the whistleblower here: whistlebloweraid.org/beans
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They're desparate to stop Senate Democrats from defunding ICE. Keep calling. Keep pushing.
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Noem says every DHS officer deployed to Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Noem says every DHS officer deployed to Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera.
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
They're desparate to stop Senate Democrats from defunding ICE. Keep calling. Keep pushing.
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No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks
Face-coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.
www.theatlantic.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
No masks on cops. No masks on cops. No masks on cops. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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BREAKING Star Tribune:
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
The latest: Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office
The recent wave of departures follows the mass exodus of six veteran prosecutors last month who quit in protest of recent directives from the U.S. Department of Justice.
www.startribune.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 PM
BREAKING Star Tribune:
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.
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To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available...
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available...
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.
www.ice.gov/news/release....
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NEW: The Clintons have agreed to testify about the Epstein Files before the House Oversight Committee www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
Clintons Agree To Testify On Jeffrey Epstein
The Clintons had refused to testify in front of the House Oversight Committee, with their attorney arguing they should have been able to provide written statements instead of in-person testimony.
www.forbes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
NEW: The Clintons have agreed to testify about the Epstein Files before the House Oversight Committee www.forbes.com/sites/antoni...
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This was a Trump +17 district where the dem was outspent by a Trump maga candidate 10 to 1
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
This was a Trump +17 district where the dem was outspent by a Trump maga candidate 10 to 1
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ICE getting rocked in LA.
February 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
ICE getting rocked in LA.
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"Trump has little interest in even pretending to uphold his oath," writes columnist Dace Potas.
"While the second Trump presidency has failed to even meet my extremely low expectations for responsibility, competence and basic decency, I stand by my decision."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qPOLdD
"While the second Trump presidency has failed to even meet my extremely low expectations for responsibility, competence and basic decency, I stand by my decision."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qPOLdD
February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Trump has little interest in even pretending to uphold his oath," writes columnist Dace Potas.
"While the second Trump presidency has failed to even meet my extremely low expectations for responsibility, competence and basic decency, I stand by my decision."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qPOLdD
"While the second Trump presidency has failed to even meet my extremely low expectations for responsibility, competence and basic decency, I stand by my decision."
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qPOLdD
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Eva Longoria on ICE: “They’re blatantly murdering US citizens, detaining 5-year-olds, patrolling schools and churches. Imagine what they’re doing behind closed doors at detention centers with no cameras around. We need ICE out.”
Tell Congress to defund ICE here: https://bit.ly/45xxduq
#ResistTrump
Tell Congress to defund ICE here: https://bit.ly/45xxduq
#ResistTrump
February 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Eva Longoria on ICE: “They’re blatantly murdering US citizens, detaining 5-year-olds, patrolling schools and churches. Imagine what they’re doing behind closed doors at detention centers with no cameras around. We need ICE out.”
Tell Congress to defund ICE here: https://bit.ly/45xxduq
#ResistTrump
Tell Congress to defund ICE here: https://bit.ly/45xxduq
#ResistTrump
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Since Russia invaded in 2014, no American president has publicly told Putin to get out of Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did say to Putin: "You need to get out of Ukraine." That was at the G20 summit in Australia in 2014. But no other world leader backed him up.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did say to Putin: "You need to get out of Ukraine." That was at the G20 summit in Australia in 2014. But no other world leader backed him up.
February 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Since Russia invaded in 2014, no American president has publicly told Putin to get out of Ukraine.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did say to Putin: "You need to get out of Ukraine." That was at the G20 summit in Australia in 2014. But no other world leader backed him up.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper did say to Putin: "You need to get out of Ukraine." That was at the G20 summit in Australia in 2014. But no other world leader backed him up.
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The Epstein files reveal what I have been talking about since late 2015: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Brexit campaign and the Trump-for-President active measure are all part of one big war – Russia's war against Western civilization.
Even the stupid 2016 Dutch referendum…
Even the stupid 2016 Dutch referendum…
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Epstein files reveal what I have been talking about since late 2015: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Brexit campaign and the Trump-for-President active measure are all part of one big war – Russia's war against Western civilization.
Even the stupid 2016 Dutch referendum…
Even the stupid 2016 Dutch referendum…
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And we won't never trust the United States anymore. Not a fucking chance.
Only 22% of Ukrainians now have a positive opinion of Trump. Only 30% of Poles still think America is a reliable ally. Trump has completely destroyed America's reputation in the world.
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 AM
And we won't never trust the United States anymore. Not a fucking chance.
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A Russian politician from the Samara region has been arrested after giving a speech in the Russian parliament declaring that Russia cannot win in Ukraine and should immediately end the war.
Russian Politician Declares Russia Can't Win in Ukraine
YouTube video by Jake Broe
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 AM
A Russian politician from the Samara region has been arrested after giving a speech in the Russian parliament declaring that Russia cannot win in Ukraine and should immediately end the war.
The revolution will not be televised.
www.kyivpost.com/post/68889
www.kyivpost.com/post/68889
Russia Moves to Give FSB Sweeping Powers to Shut Down All Communications
The amendments, due to be considered by the State Duma on Jan. 27, would authorize the FSB to turn off not only mobile internet, but also fixed-line internet and “any other means of communication.”
www.kyivpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The revolution will not be televised.
www.kyivpost.com/post/68889
www.kyivpost.com/post/68889
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Viola Liuzzo. Jim Reeb. Andrew Goodman. Mickey Schwerner. William Lewis Moore. American white supremacists have a long history of murdering white people who break ranks.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Viola Liuzzo. Jim Reeb. Andrew Goodman. Mickey Schwerner. William Lewis Moore. American white supremacists have a long history of murdering white people who break ranks.
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The Minnesota killings laid bare that Trump’s project is regime change. The goal was described by MAGA thinkers, the pattern set on Day One. The nation let his early moves—the Jan. 6 pardons, the TikTok power grab—slip by. Denial & complacency must end. Now
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Engineering Regime Change, Right Here at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Minnesota killings laid bare that Trump’s project is regime change. The goal was described by MAGA thinkers, the pattern set on Day One. The nation let his early moves—the Jan. 6 pardons, the TikTok power grab—slip by. Denial & complacency must end. Now
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
My column
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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Chicago
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Chicago