Will Bunch
@willbunch.bsky.social
National opinion columnist, Philadelphia Inquirer; author of After the Ivory Tower Falls; free weekly newsletter at inquirer.com/bunch
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Sure. Trump 1st term put severe sanctions on Venezuela. Millions fled due to extreme poverty and starvation.
Many fled to the US.
Now we are punishing/using the very people that we put in harms way to justify this assault.
Light the fire/bring the hose.
Many fled to the US.
Now we are punishing/using the very people that we put in harms way to justify this assault.
Light the fire/bring the hose.
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Sure. Trump 1st term put severe sanctions on Venezuela. Millions fled due to extreme poverty and starvation.
Many fled to the US.
Now we are punishing/using the very people that we put in harms way to justify this assault.
Light the fire/bring the hose.
Many fled to the US.
Now we are punishing/using the very people that we put in harms way to justify this assault.
Light the fire/bring the hose.
You can't "significantly reform" fascism
Hakeem Jeffries: "Clearly, significant reform needs to take place as it relates to the manner in which ICE is conducting itself. ICE is using taxpayer dollars to brutalize American citizens and to unnecessarily and viciously target law-abiding immigrant families and communities."
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
You can't "significantly reform" fascism
In Caracas, we bomb and kill Venezuelans who supported the Maduro regime
In Minneapolis, we shoot Venezuelans who fled the Maduro regime seeking a better life here
Make it make sense
In Minneapolis, we shoot Venezuelans who fled the Maduro regime seeking a better life here
Make it make sense
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
In Caracas, we bomb and kill Venezuelans who supported the Maduro regime
In Minneapolis, we shoot Venezuelans who fled the Maduro regime seeking a better life here
Make it make sense
In Minneapolis, we shoot Venezuelans who fled the Maduro regime seeking a better life here
Make it make sense
2 things can be true at the same time
The Ellen Greenberg case can be a travesty of botched justice
But you can also wonder if Trump's tainted DOJ sees an opportunity to embarrass Josh Shapiro, one of the alleged botchers www.inquirer.com/news/ellen-g...
The Ellen Greenberg case can be a travesty of botched justice
But you can also wonder if Trump's tainted DOJ sees an opportunity to embarrass Josh Shapiro, one of the alleged botchers www.inquirer.com/news/ellen-g...
Federal prosecutors have requested documents tied to the Ellen Greenberg case, sources say
The scope of the potential inquiry was not clear, but sources say it appeared tied to how various agencies handled her death investigation over the years.
www.inquirer.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:44 AM
2 things can be true at the same time
The Ellen Greenberg case can be a travesty of botched justice
But you can also wonder if Trump's tainted DOJ sees an opportunity to embarrass Josh Shapiro, one of the alleged botchers www.inquirer.com/news/ellen-g...
The Ellen Greenberg case can be a travesty of botched justice
But you can also wonder if Trump's tainted DOJ sees an opportunity to embarrass Josh Shapiro, one of the alleged botchers www.inquirer.com/news/ellen-g...
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I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
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My story:
ICE is headed to Maine
The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 15, 2026 at 2:47 AM
My story:
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A single federal agent with a long gun just walked through the crowd, slipped on the ice on his way under the police tape.
Dropped his loaded clip.
Dropped his loaded clip.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
A single federal agent with a long gun just walked through the crowd, slipped on the ice on his way under the police tape.
Dropped his loaded clip.
Dropped his loaded clip.
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More feds showed up. Crowd chanting, "fuck ICE!"
These vehicles also reversing out now.
These vehicles also reversing out now.
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM
More feds showed up. Crowd chanting, "fuck ICE!"
These vehicles also reversing out now.
These vehicles also reversing out now.
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Star Tribune has a post up. Not many details yet www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Star Tribune has a post up. Not many details yet www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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At roughly 7:35 this evening it is now being confirmed ice shot two people at 610 N 24th Ave observers are on scene as well as police
ice and others still in the area be aware it is an active scene.
ice and others still in the area be aware it is an active scene.
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM
At roughly 7:35 this evening it is now being confirmed ice shot two people at 610 N 24th Ave observers are on scene as well as police
ice and others still in the area be aware it is an active scene.
ice and others still in the area be aware it is an active scene.
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We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
A surprisingly fitting chyron for Josh Hawley on Fox News
January 15, 2026 at 1:55 AM
A surprisingly fitting chyron for Josh Hawley on Fox News
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Ford worker TJ Sabula has raised more than $330,000 on GoFundMe since being suspended from his job for calling Trump a "pedophile protector".
All this & more in today's Payday Report newsletter
paydayreport.com/suspended-fo...
All this & more in today's Payday Report newsletter
paydayreport.com/suspended-fo...
Suspended Ford Worker Raises $330,000 on GoFundMe - Trump Suspends Brazilian Immigration - Haitian Leads 15,000 NYC Nurses Strike
Ford responded by suspending Sabula from his job while they investigate the matter. In response, union activists from Sabula’s local launched a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $315,000 as we we...
paydayreport.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Ford worker TJ Sabula has raised more than $330,000 on GoFundMe since being suspended from his job for calling Trump a "pedophile protector".
All this & more in today's Payday Report newsletter
paydayreport.com/suspended-fo...
All this & more in today's Payday Report newsletter
paydayreport.com/suspended-fo...
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Ted Cruz in 2016, "We're liable to wake up one morning and Donald Trump if he was President would have nuked Denmark"
"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"
"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Ted Cruz in 2016, "We're liable to wake up one morning and Donald Trump if he was President would have nuked Denmark"
"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"
"That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe"
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For anyone who wants to see some lesser known old pictures of Los Angeles in *checks notes* Santa Barbara do I have a museum for you!
Ansel Adams' Photos of Pre-War Los Angeles Feature in New Exhibit
Adams' work wasn't all mountains and rivers.
petapixel.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
For anyone who wants to see some lesser known old pictures of Los Angeles in *checks notes* Santa Barbara do I have a museum for you!
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Every municipality ran by Dems needs to follow suit. Every one in every state. Yesterday.
“I do not want my tax dollars or Haverford’s resources to be used to support a poorly trained, unprofessional, and cruel secret police force."
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
Haverford Township bars police from cooperating with ICE in noncriminal immigration enforcement
A township commissioner said it is "not our role" to act as a federal immigration authority.
www.inquirer.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Every municipality ran by Dems needs to follow suit. Every one in every state. Yesterday.
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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“I do not want my tax dollars or Haverford’s resources to be used to support a poorly trained, unprofessional, and cruel secret police force."
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
Haverford Township bars police from cooperating with ICE in noncriminal immigration enforcement
A township commissioner said it is "not our role" to act as a federal immigration authority.
www.inquirer.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“I do not want my tax dollars or Haverford’s resources to be used to support a poorly trained, unprofessional, and cruel secret police force."
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
One of Delco's largest communities has voted to bar police from cooperating with ICE's noncriminal immigration efforts.
www.inquirer.com/crime/haverf...
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Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
Mike Johnson: "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
In the car just now I heard a tape of Trump speaking from 2016 (the "shoot somebody on 5th Avenue" riff) and I thought it was a different person -- his words came out about 2X faster and much more coherent (if just as hateful)
January 14, 2026 at 8:51 PM
In the car just now I heard a tape of Trump speaking from 2016 (the "shoot somebody on 5th Avenue" riff) and I thought it was a different person -- his words came out about 2X faster and much more coherent (if just as hateful)
"High representative" www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU chief diplomat Kallas: World’s woes mean it’s time to start drinking
High representative says global events mean now could be a good time to hit the bottle.
www.politico.eu
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"High representative" www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
Never ask, "Could today get any worse?"
Ranger Suárez, the son of a Venezuelan farmer who signed with the Phillies for $25,000 as a teenager, is headed to Boston for $130 million. A contract that'll be a referendum on results over stuff in a game obsessed with velocity: www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Red Sox to sign Ranger Suárez, pivoting to rotation upgrade after losing Alex Bregman: Sources
Suárez showed he could thrive with diminished stuff in 2025. He joins a Red Sox rotation that has already upgraded this winter.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Never ask, "Could today get any worse?"
"Makes No Sense At All"
I'm enjoying the supercut video of ICE goons falling and flailing in Minnesota, but this is the Twin Cities, so lets set aside the Yakkety Sax and put together some of these with Prince or the Mats or Husker Du. Some Morris Day, maybe. The Hold Steady. Lots to draw from here.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"Makes No Sense At All"
The MAGA movement needs its own Joe Rogan
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The MAGA movement needs its own Joe Rogan