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Ben Van Bloem
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Kangaroo chaos
January 25, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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All three living Democratic presidents have said nothing about any of this. I don’t mean just today, I mean any of it. Obama’s last two tweets are about basketball and wishing his wife happy birthday. Nothing on Renee Good who was murdered 17 days ago
January 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Our initial analysis is up.

The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.

He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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It’s not even the murders, though they are of course horrendous. It’s the thousands of deportations which would be considered ethnic cleansing in any other country. It’s the unaccountable immigration court system that tries toddlers. The system is guilty.
January 24, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Data shows that “more than 60 percent of the people detained in at-large arrests since June did not have criminal convictions or pending charges.”
Right-wing media have relentlessly pushed the false claim that ICE is going after the “worst of the worst”
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement has expanded operations in major cities, right-wing media have falsely claimed their enforcement actions are focused on apprehending “the worst of the worst” cri...
www.mediamatters.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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of all the things that need to be done by dem politicians, voting against funding ice is going to be among the easiest and if you dont even have the stomach for that, man i dont know
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Nick Fuentes urging Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota: "Bro, do it. Do something. Just stop chickening out. I'm just tired of the idle threats... Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. Please just kill them."

www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger. Please kill them, Mr. President. … I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order.”
www.mediamatters.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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watching Three Days of the Condor and it combines two of my favorite things: gritty 1970s movie new york where everything costs a nickel and is seemingly coated in grime, and peak-hotness Robert Redford
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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it's crazy that there's isopod species spanning from the deep ocean to arid deserts while still looking basically the same. this is a message against fast fashion trend chasing. find a look that is truly timeless and for all locations, like the isopod body plan
January 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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secondary to the terrible content, gavin could be using his celebrity and influence to promote and elevate left wing media voices who are desperate for any kind of boost in visibility but instead hes doing whatever the fuck this is
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash.

see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.

organize your niche.
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Today's newsletter: The administration's narrative about Renee Good was collapsing. The video was everywhere. They needed something to change the conversation. A week later, CBS gave them "internal bleeding." www.readtpa.com/p/what-the-t...
What the Trump Administration Is Buying With CBS's Reputation
The administration's story about the Renee Good shooting was falling apart. CBS gave them the credibility to put it back together.
www.readtpa.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California.

So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Lots of people rightfully reacting negatively to this headline, but I cannot underscore enough that the actual piece is very very funny
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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maybe the 6 month old they tear gassed was driving right at them, maybe think about that before you pass judgement
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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I don’t think they are shooting people because they are scared and weak. I think they are shooting people because they have power and authority to do so, and they will continue to do it until they are forced to stop.

We are facing off against the biggest & most armed empire ever. Take it seriously.
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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I was trying to figure out who was narrating “Name of the Rose” because he sounded so damn familiar and it’s FUCKING ANDRE FROM DARK SOULS
January 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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Reason everyone stopped hearing about the Proud Boys is they all got jobs at ICE
January 14, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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WATCH: How Fox News used its coverage of the Minneapolis ICE shooting to push the administration's propaganda
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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you know at the end of the mummy (1999) when theyre in the treasure room and the doors are starting to close and benny is frantically stuffing his pockets with gold that wont help him where hes going?

thats about the vibe ive been getting from the people running the country the last 10 days
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Hell yeah!
January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM