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Trump's appellate judges have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges. How often they ruled for him in 2025:
Trump appointees: 92%
Other Republican appointees: 68%
Democratic appointees: 27%
@schwartzesque.bsky.social Emma Schartz www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Trump appointees: 92%
Other Republican appointees: 68%
Democratic appointees: 27%
@schwartzesque.bsky.social Emma Schartz www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Trump's appellate judges have formed a nearly united phalanx to defend his agenda from legal challenges. How often they ruled for him in 2025:
Trump appointees: 92%
Other Republican appointees: 68%
Democratic appointees: 27%
@schwartzesque.bsky.social Emma Schartz www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Trump appointees: 92%
Other Republican appointees: 68%
Democratic appointees: 27%
@schwartzesque.bsky.social Emma Schartz www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
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The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removes wall text that referred to Trump’s two impeachments — language that had upset the White House. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
Smithsonian Removes Label Noting Trump Impeachments
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery removes wall text that referred to Trump’s two impeachments — language that had upset the White House. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/a...
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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This opinion aged like milk.
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This opinion aged like milk.
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Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
January 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Also, by their own standards, the cops protecting the Capitol on Jan 6 should have opened fire all over.
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The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
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whats missing from all the coverage is that the president is using the military to harass, brutalize and punish areas of the country that didnt vote for him
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
whats missing from all the coverage is that the president is using the military to harass, brutalize and punish areas of the country that didnt vote for him
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I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
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What is the point of appropriations if the White House can just cut off spending against its enemies?
The USDA just cut off ag aid to MN
They’re targeting and invading Minnesota. Cutting off all of our federal funding and flooding our state with federal agents with no purpose. They’re here to terrorize, cause chaos to justify their unlawful cruelty. Enough.
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What is the point of appropriations if the White House can just cut off spending against its enemies?
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The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
www.theatlantic.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration story—but these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us.
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Every day I’m glad I deleted my X account still encounter screenshots from there.
The wilful ignorance (there are videos online) and the Unamerican desire to live in a police state where people can be summarily executed by government officials is so abhorrent and alien to me.
The wilful ignorance (there are videos online) and the Unamerican desire to live in a police state where people can be summarily executed by government officials is so abhorrent and alien to me.
January 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Every day I’m glad I deleted my X account still encounter screenshots from there.
The wilful ignorance (there are videos online) and the Unamerican desire to live in a police state where people can be summarily executed by government officials is so abhorrent and alien to me.
The wilful ignorance (there are videos online) and the Unamerican desire to live in a police state where people can be summarily executed by government officials is so abhorrent and alien to me.
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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Q: Is this ICE officer immune to charges?
HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MORIARTY: I can't speak to why the Trump administration says what it says. I can say the ICE officer does not have complete immunity here.
HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MORIARTY: I can't speak to why the Trump administration says what it says. I can say the ICE officer does not have complete immunity here.
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Q: Is this ICE officer immune to charges?
HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MORIARTY: I can't speak to why the Trump administration says what it says. I can say the ICE officer does not have complete immunity here.
HENNEPIN COUNTY ATTORNEY MORIARTY: I can't speak to why the Trump administration says what it says. I can say the ICE officer does not have complete immunity here.
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What does Trump think is going to happen at the next inauguration?
Trump on the ballroom: "It will take care of the inauguration with bulletproof glass, drone-proof ceilings, and everything else unfortunately that today you need."
January 9, 2026 at 8:19 PM
What does Trump think is going to happen at the next inauguration?
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Trump: "We also have a young lady who that received the Nobel Peace Prize. She's gonna come in and pay her regards to our country really, to me."
January 9, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Trump: "We also have a young lady who that received the Nobel Peace Prize. She's gonna come in and pay her regards to our country really, to me."
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Trump: "You should get the Nobel Prize for every war you stop. These were major wars. These were wars that nobody thought could be stopped. President Putin called me and he said about two of the wars he's been trying to stop them for 10 years, he wasn't able to do it."
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump: "You should get the Nobel Prize for every war you stop. These were major wars. These were wars that nobody thought could be stopped. President Putin called me and he said about two of the wars he's been trying to stop them for 10 years, he wasn't able to do it."
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Trump: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. If we don't do it the easy way we're gonna do it the hard way."
January 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Trump: "We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not because if we don't it, Russia or China will take over Greenland. If we don't do it the easy way we're gonna do it the hard way."
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Marco Rubio hands Trump a note that was meant to be private and then Trump reads it aloud
January 9, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Marco Rubio hands Trump a note that was meant to be private and then Trump reads it aloud
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As Trump prepares to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary, he seems to claim that U.S. boats were in Greenland 500 years ago.
The president is mentally unfit, a danger to us all.
The president is mentally unfit, a danger to us all.
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
As Trump prepares to celebrate the United States' 250th anniversary, he seems to claim that U.S. boats were in Greenland 500 years ago.
The president is mentally unfit, a danger to us all.
The president is mentally unfit, a danger to us all.
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Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 9, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
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Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
January 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Trump: "I feel I won Minnesota. I think I won it all three times. Nobody has won it since Richard Nixon won it many many years ago. I won it all three times in my opinion. It's a corrupt state ... I did so well in that state. The people were crying every time after."
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Keith Ellison: "They're simply trying to justify her killing. They're trying to convince the public through their rhetoric that it's okay that she's dead. And that is unacceptable and it's untrue. It's also cruel and completely unnecessary. This is a mother of three. This is someone's wife ... "
January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Keith Ellison: "They're simply trying to justify her killing. They're trying to convince the public through their rhetoric that it's okay that she's dead. And that is unacceptable and it's untrue. It's also cruel and completely unnecessary. This is a mother of three. This is someone's wife ... "
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Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
Vance says Trump administration creating assistant attorney general position to investigate fraud
Vice President JD Vance said a nominee for the new assistant attorney general position will be announced in the coming days.
www.cbsnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Blatant politicization of DOJ powers.
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."
"The assistant attorney general will not work out of the Justice Department, the vice president said. Instead, the position will be run out of the White House and overseen by President Trump and Vance, he said."