Jake
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I might post dumb skeets
But at least it’s not AI slop
But at least it’s not AI slop
Pinned
Here’s the deal.
Words matter.
This is a civil war, we’re in it now.
I’m done calling this some immigration nonsense. That’s totally fake.
This isn’t an “ICE incursion” or “federal law enforcement”.
This is a civil war that is being launched by our current Premier and Russian rat, Trumpushka.
Words matter.
This is a civil war, we’re in it now.
I’m done calling this some immigration nonsense. That’s totally fake.
This isn’t an “ICE incursion” or “federal law enforcement”.
This is a civil war that is being launched by our current Premier and Russian rat, Trumpushka.
Ok now this is classic “blood in the waters” ☠️ parties are taking good advice right now 💯
January 27, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Ok now this is classic “blood in the waters” ☠️ parties are taking good advice right now 💯
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At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun
At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.
That’s a vibes change if I’ve ever seen one in my life
January 27, 2026 at 6:37 PM
That’s a vibes change if I’ve ever seen one in my life
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Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
January 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Guess the storm management went well
I have genuinely *never* seen an NYC mayor get an ovation from a TV crowd before. I thought we were contractually obligated to boo them.
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Guess the storm management went well
I just realized that Meta’s corporate symbol looks like a flat, flabby ass sitting on a barstool
January 27, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I just realized that Meta’s corporate symbol looks like a flat, flabby ass sitting on a barstool
Is Bovino still claiming he has not been relieved of his duties? LMAO
January 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Is Bovino still claiming he has not been relieved of his duties? LMAO
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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Fetterman’s calling for Kristi Noem to be fired:
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Fetterman’s calling for Kristi Noem to be fired:
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January 27, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m not in any way affiliated AT ALL with this app but I’ve used this for years and I’ve never had a problem with it, never seen my data swiped from it lol, never had any spam displayed on it. A great RSS open source reader.
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Photos from the Kane County Democrats protest last Sunday
(if you have Reader active on Apple devices, you can get past the paywall)
www.shawlocal.com/gallery/2026...
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PHOTOS: Kane County protest over 2nd fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Hundreds of people protested in South Elgin Sunday against the fatal shooting by federal immigration authorities the day before of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, in Minneapolis.
www.shawlocal.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Photos from the Kane County Democrats protest last Sunday
(if you have Reader active on Apple devices, you can get past the paywall)
www.shawlocal.com/gallery/2026...
(if you have Reader active on Apple devices, you can get past the paywall)
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Something similar happened to my childhood best friend. She married a preacher well on a foreign English teaching assignment. And then she slid down the TERF slide
I would just like people to read Louise Perry's wikipedia page, to understand why "British Journalist" is a strangely normalising way to describe what her life's work has become.
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Louise Perry - Wikipedia
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January 27, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Something similar happened to my childhood best friend. She married a preacher well on a foreign English teaching assignment. And then she slid down the TERF slide
Pretty sure this is what happened last night
The way that happens is a “Goldwater moment” and/or Trump sees Bondi as expendable. OR, she resigns, seeing personal criminal liability as a possibility. This could all suddenly come together even if Trump moves forward with more ICE incursions, so it’s hard to minimize OR maximize this notion
January 27, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Pretty sure this is what happened last night
I wonder if Senator Klobuchar still thinks Trump controls all of the Congress or not
January 27, 2026 at 9:58 AM
I wonder if Senator Klobuchar still thinks Trump controls all of the Congress or not
There’s gonna be a whole lot of people in my town getting fired in the next couple of weeks. Whole lot of people in St Charles, IL getting fired in the next couple of weeks. An elementary school teacher is getting fired in West Chicago in the next couple of days
January 27, 2026 at 9:15 AM
There’s gonna be a whole lot of people in my town getting fired in the next couple of weeks. Whole lot of people in St Charles, IL getting fired in the next couple of weeks. An elementary school teacher is getting fired in West Chicago in the next couple of days
Not sure how a corrupt sack of cash grabber is gonna make it any better, but I WILL say that this whole thing is imploading faster than any frittata I’ve ever made, so I’ll take that for now
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Not sure how a corrupt sack of cash grabber is gonna make it any better, but I WILL say that this whole thing is imploading faster than any frittata I’ve ever made, so I’ll take that for now
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The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter.
He's got to go.
He's got to go.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter.
He's got to go.
He's got to go.
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FT: “.. Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on goods from India and the EU have spurred them to complete negotiations that they began almost two decades ago.”
@financialtimes.com 🇮🇳
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@financialtimes.com 🇮🇳
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January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
FT: “.. Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on goods from India and the EU have spurred them to complete negotiations that they began almost two decades ago.”
@financialtimes.com 🇮🇳
www.ft.com/content/c9ad...
@financialtimes.com 🇮🇳
www.ft.com/content/c9ad...
Wow they are humiliating him in a very public way, they really don’t want to have to lose Noem over this
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Wow they are humiliating him in a very public way, they really don’t want to have to lose Noem over this
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“.. ‘Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can’t achieve through the courts?’ [Judge] Menendez asked DOJ lawyers.”
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January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“.. ‘Is the executive trying to achieve a goal through force that it can’t achieve through the courts?’ [Judge] Menendez asked DOJ lawyers.”
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Sen. Duckworth moves to block DHS funding
This took a bit longer than I expected (and many calls to her offices from a lot of us) but I applaud her for this.
www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-o8...
This took a bit longer than I expected (and many calls to her offices from a lot of us) but I applaud her for this.
www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-o8...
Sen. Duckworth moves to block DHS funding | ChicagoLIVE
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she plans to vote against upcoming government funding legislation that includes additional money for immigration enforcement agencies.
www.fox32chicago.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Sen. Duckworth moves to block DHS funding
This took a bit longer than I expected (and many calls to her offices from a lot of us) but I applaud her for this.
www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-o8...
This took a bit longer than I expected (and many calls to her offices from a lot of us) but I applaud her for this.
www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-o8...
Ok from a flurry of reading it sounds like we’re heading right back to this hostage-taking of weeks ago when DHS funding carve-out a carrot for CBP pullback with a Lucy-and-the-football at the end, and that would explode spectacularly and it won’t pass anyway so we’re shutting down again
January 26, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Ok from a flurry of reading it sounds like we’re heading right back to this hostage-taking of weeks ago when DHS funding carve-out a carrot for CBP pullback with a Lucy-and-the-football at the end, and that would explode spectacularly and it won’t pass anyway so we’re shutting down again
So, Minnesota is saved, and we’re heading for a government shutdown, that appears to be the key developments today. Did the bond markets collapse yet?
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 PM
So, Minnesota is saved, and we’re heading for a government shutdown, that appears to be the key developments today. Did the bond markets collapse yet?
The WH is telling House Republicans to keep DHS funding in the spending bill. Absolutely nothing is changing. This is so bad it making me link to Politico.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
White House backs appropriations package with DHS funding
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said policy discussions over Minnesota shouldn't block government funding approval.
www.politico.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The WH is telling House Republicans to keep DHS funding in the spending bill. Absolutely nothing is changing. This is so bad it making me link to Politico.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.