Richard Power
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Author. Yoga/MeditationTeacher. Intelligence & Security Expert. Fmr Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Mellon U. Fmr Director of Global Security Intelligence, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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We’re about a day away from Trump referring to himself as the ‘King of Donmark’. Stop this crazy mfker now.
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
We’re about a day away from Trump referring to himself as the ‘King of Donmark’. Stop this crazy mfker now.
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Yeah, the strategy is he’s gonna punish America with his bad policies just like he did with the tariffs
Bessent: "Everyone take a deep breath. Do not escalate. Do not escalate. President Trump has a strategy here. Hear him out and then everything will be fine."
January 20, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Yeah, the strategy is he’s gonna punish America with his bad policies just like he did with the tariffs
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As we await the release of Supreme Court opinions, I want to remind everyone just how much Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 169
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 91
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 74
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
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Active Voting Rights Cases: 169
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 91
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 74
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
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January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
As we await the release of Supreme Court opinions, I want to remind everyone just how much Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 169
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 91
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 74
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 169
Active Redistricting Cases: 47
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 91
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 74
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 27
Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Texas has 2.1 million immigrants.
Florida has 1.6 million immigrants.
Minnesota has 130 THOUSAND immigrants.
What Trump is doing was NEVER about immigration.
It’s about RACISM and REVENGE in Minnesota.
He’s not creating jobs, or bringing down grocery prices or making healthcare affordable
Florida has 1.6 million immigrants.
Minnesota has 130 THOUSAND immigrants.
What Trump is doing was NEVER about immigration.
It’s about RACISM and REVENGE in Minnesota.
He’s not creating jobs, or bringing down grocery prices or making healthcare affordable
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Texas has 2.1 million immigrants.
Florida has 1.6 million immigrants.
Minnesota has 130 THOUSAND immigrants.
What Trump is doing was NEVER about immigration.
It’s about RACISM and REVENGE in Minnesota.
He’s not creating jobs, or bringing down grocery prices or making healthcare affordable
Florida has 1.6 million immigrants.
Minnesota has 130 THOUSAND immigrants.
What Trump is doing was NEVER about immigration.
It’s about RACISM and REVENGE in Minnesota.
He’s not creating jobs, or bringing down grocery prices or making healthcare affordable
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This.
"You're asking me about something that the president just said... He's never going to implement it... We should talk instead about what he's doing... Every time we get distracted by what he talks about rather than what he does... he destroys and he redistributes to the rich."
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This.
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We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
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Everything is so stupid
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Everything is so stupid
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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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KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
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January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
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I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I’ve been writing Popular Information for 8 years, and this is one of the most important stories I’ve ever published. This is a humanitarian crisis that has gone unreported.
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ICE detained a U.S. citizen during a St. Paul raid and later released him without charges, raising questions about the agency’s explanation. Read the full story at bit.ly/4qY59sb
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #DHS #Minnesota #LawEnforcement #Politics #News
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #DHS #Minnesota #LawEnforcement #Politics #News
January 20, 2026 at 5:22 PM
ICE detained a U.S. citizen during a St. Paul raid and later released him without charges, raising questions about the agency’s explanation. Read the full story at bit.ly/4qY59sb
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #DHS #Minnesota #LawEnforcement #Politics #News
#ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #DHS #Minnesota #LawEnforcement #Politics #News
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Thank you for your resilience, your persistent brilliance...it transformed how the world navigates & understands our planet. Your work touches nearly every modern device & journey and more people should know your name.
Goodnight and godspeed, Gladys West.🕯️
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d... #WomenInSTEM
Goodnight and godspeed, Gladys West.🕯️
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d... #WomenInSTEM
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Thank you for your resilience, your persistent brilliance...it transformed how the world navigates & understands our planet. Your work touches nearly every modern device & journey and more people should know your name.
Goodnight and godspeed, Gladys West.🕯️
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d... #WomenInSTEM
Goodnight and godspeed, Gladys West.🕯️
thezebra.org/2026/01/18/d... #WomenInSTEM
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January 20, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
January 20, 2026 at 5:23 PM
🔥 MACRON (throwing shade at Trump): "We do prefer respect to bullies…. And we prefer rule of law to brutality. Having a place like Europe which is predictable, loyal, and where you know the rule of the game is the rule of law, it's a good place.”
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Venezuela is a DIVERSION
Jerome Powell is a DIVERSION
Greenland is a DIVERSION
Board of Peace is a DIVERSION
Minnesota is a DIVERSION
Renee NICOLE Good is a CASUALTY of his DIVERSIONS ...
FROM RELEASING THE FUKKKIN EPSTEIN FILES!!
Jerome Powell is a DIVERSION
Greenland is a DIVERSION
Board of Peace is a DIVERSION
Minnesota is a DIVERSION
Renee NICOLE Good is a CASUALTY of his DIVERSIONS ...
FROM RELEASING THE FUKKKIN EPSTEIN FILES!!
January 20, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Venezuela is a DIVERSION
Jerome Powell is a DIVERSION
Greenland is a DIVERSION
Board of Peace is a DIVERSION
Minnesota is a DIVERSION
Renee NICOLE Good is a CASUALTY of his DIVERSIONS ...
FROM RELEASING THE FUKKKIN EPSTEIN FILES!!
Jerome Powell is a DIVERSION
Greenland is a DIVERSION
Board of Peace is a DIVERSION
Minnesota is a DIVERSION
Renee NICOLE Good is a CASUALTY of his DIVERSIONS ...
FROM RELEASING THE FUKKKIN EPSTEIN FILES!!
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In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.
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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.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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.
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Carney: "We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland's future. Our commitment to NATO's Article 5 is unwavering ... Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland"
January 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Carney: "We stand firmly with Greenland and Denmark and fully support their unique right to determine Greenland's future. Our commitment to NATO's Article 5 is unwavering ... Canada strongly opposes tariffs over Greenland"
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ST. PAUL MAYOR: “We’ve received reports of ICE officers going door to door asking where the Asian people live… I myself have received advice to carry my passport with me because they may target me based on what I look like.”
January 19, 2026 at 10:52 PM
ST. PAUL MAYOR: “We’ve received reports of ICE officers going door to door asking where the Asian people live… I myself have received advice to carry my passport with me because they may target me based on what I look like.”
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A CNN panelist eviscerated a MAGA talking head for shrugging off the Trump administration’s efforts to duck a legal mandate forcing the release of all the Epstein files.
CNN Guest Goes Nuclear on MAGA Pundit Over 'Horrifying' Epstein Take
Scott Jennings got a hardcore telling-off after trying to downplay the Epstein files controversy.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:42 AM
A CNN panelist eviscerated a MAGA talking head for shrugging off the Trump administration’s efforts to duck a legal mandate forcing the release of all the Epstein files.
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For those saying “oh but the cabinet are all sycophants.” Yes. We know.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
Invoke the 25th Amendment.
January 19, 2026 at 10:58 PM
For those saying “oh but the cabinet are all sycophants.” Yes. We know.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
It’s called PRESSURE. You pressure the system until something gives. Micro cracks in the wall until some bricks start to come loose.
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Another example of Trump and trumpism sullying the rest of the country
The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the U.S. say that America’s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/u...
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Another example of Trump and trumpism sullying the rest of the country
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SCOTT JENNINGS: "Let's not get our knickers in a twist here."
LEIGH McGOWAN (PoliticsGirl): "Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…"
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LEIGH McGOWAN (PoliticsGirl): "Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…"
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January 20, 2026 at 8:03 AM
SCOTT JENNINGS: "Let's not get our knickers in a twist here."
LEIGH McGOWAN (PoliticsGirl): "Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…"
[I love her. bsky.app/profile/poli... ]
LEIGH McGOWAN (PoliticsGirl): "Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…"
[I love her. bsky.app/profile/poli... ]
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2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
2026 is going to be a very dark year for US foreign policy, where everything that was built over many decades by leaders for collective security is torn apart by one madman, but only because people in his own party remain silent.
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Their behavior is utterly inhumane.
In Morristown, New Jersey, ICE abandoned a six-year-old girl on the side of a busy road after abducting and disappearing her father on January 18, 2026.
In Morristown, New Jersey, ICE abandoned a six-year-old girl on the side of a busy road after abducting and disappearing her father on January 18, 2026.
January 19, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Their behavior is utterly inhumane.
In Morristown, New Jersey, ICE abandoned a six-year-old girl on the side of a busy road after abducting and disappearing her father on January 18, 2026.
In Morristown, New Jersey, ICE abandoned a six-year-old girl on the side of a busy road after abducting and disappearing her father on January 18, 2026.