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ICE policy requires the use of bodyworn cameras. Video should be available from every agent who was involved in the death of a citizen in Minneapolis. ICE should release all of that video so the public can have clarity about the Secy's claim the shooting was self defense. www.ice.gov/news/release...
Archived: ICE announces updated policy for body-worn cameras
The policy calls for the use of BWCs in all aspects of ICE enforcement activities conducted by ICE personnel in furtherance of the ICE mission, excluding certain investigative activities. ICE is worki...
www.ice.gov
January 7, 2026 at 7:19 PM
ICE policy requires the use of bodyworn cameras. Video should be available from every agent who was involved in the death of a citizen in Minneapolis. ICE should release all of that video so the public can have clarity about the Secy's claim the shooting was self defense. www.ice.gov/news/release...
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Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Paul Singer, whose firm owns the US subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, spent millions in 2024 to re-elect Trump.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
Now, after Trump's invasion of Venezuela on behalf of Big Oil, he's set to cash in on his investment.
A government of, by, and for the billionaires.
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This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
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If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.
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"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
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Fraud was the excuse: this is the real goal, revealed - reduce safety net funding, but only in blue states.
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Fraud was the excuse: this is the real goal, revealed - reduce safety net funding, but only in blue states.
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the same violent tactics we've seen in chicago are playing out right now on the streets of minneapolis
It appears two ICE observers following ICE agents on 31st in south Minneapolis this morning were arrested. Activists say it appears the ICE observer vehicle was stopped or slid into something, and ICE agents used pepper spray and broke the car window, arresting the occupants.
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 PM
the same violent tactics we've seen in chicago are playing out right now on the streets of minneapolis
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Trump floats the idea of canceling future elections
Trump: "They have the worst policy. How we have to even run against these people -- I won't say cancel the election, they should cancel the election, because the fake news with say, 'He wants the elections canceled. He's a dictator.' They always call me a dictator. Nobody is worse than Obama."
January 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Trump floats the idea of canceling future elections
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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What (and I can’t stress this enough)
THE FUCK.
THE FUCK.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 AM
What (and I can’t stress this enough)
THE FUCK.
THE FUCK.
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Hm not great really
APNewsAlert: HAVANA (AP) — Cuba says 32 Cuban security officers were killed in U.S. attack on #Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Hm not great really
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I posted earlier that Trump would try to grab Greenland and claim it's for "security reasons."
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Trump: "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. And Denmark is not gonna be able to do it ... the EU needs us to have it"
January 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
I posted earlier that Trump would try to grab Greenland and claim it's for "security reasons."
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
Hitler did the same with the Netherlands.
Just follow the playbook.
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
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Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
Q: Rodriguez called it a 'kidnapping' of Maduro
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
TRUMP: That's alright. That's not a bad term.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Given that Trump's critics call it a kidnapping, and Trump says it's an apt term, I see no reason for the media not to use it. Literally both sides agree it's the proper description of what happened.
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Trump claims it "won't cost us anything" to run Venezuela.
He also said Mexico would pay for the wall.
He also said Mexico would pay for the wall.
January 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Trump claims it "won't cost us anything" to run Venezuela.
He also said Mexico would pay for the wall.
He also said Mexico would pay for the wall.
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If Trump is not actually in charge of Venezuela tomorrow as he claimed today calls for his immediate resignation must get very loud. For it is not clear that he actually understands what is happening around him.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has addressed the nation, urging calm and demanding the immediate release of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 7:33 PM
If Trump is not actually in charge of Venezuela tomorrow as he claimed today calls for his immediate resignation must get very loud. For it is not clear that he actually understands what is happening around him.
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WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
WAIT. HOLD UP WTF? Trump says American wants to run Venezuela with a transitional government until safe elections.
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
Him and what army?
He left the dictators senior commanders in charge.
This ain’t going to happen.
He changed leadership, not the regime
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
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Venezuela has a legitimate government in waiting. If they are able to take power quickly, without Trump trying to impose conditions, Venezuela might be able to move to legitimate democratic government.
Trump is very much suggesting that he wants to pick the next leader and extract reparations.
Trump is very much suggesting that he wants to pick the next leader and extract reparations.
January 3, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Venezuela has a legitimate government in waiting. If they are able to take power quickly, without Trump trying to impose conditions, Venezuela might be able to move to legitimate democratic government.
Trump is very much suggesting that he wants to pick the next leader and extract reparations.
Trump is very much suggesting that he wants to pick the next leader and extract reparations.
What’s the recourse when a president intentionally lies to Congress? C’mon, say it!
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:53 PM
What’s the recourse when a president intentionally lies to Congress? C’mon, say it!
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Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Moulton: "When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, 'Are you going to invade the country?' We were told no. 'Do you plan to put troops on the ground?' We were told no. 'Do you intend regime change in VZ?' We were told no. So in a sense, we have been briefed, we've just been completely lied to"
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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I’ve been wondering for the last year when we’d get to the library destruction phase and here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve been wondering for the last year when we’d get to the library destruction phase and here we are. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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Earl Lamont Smith was convicted of stealing thousands of government computers and selling them for profit. He pleaded guilty and waived his right to a trial. Trump pardoned him on May 28, 2025.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years.
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Earl Lamont Smith was convicted of stealing thousands of government computers and selling them for profit. He pleaded guilty and waived his right to a trial. Trump pardoned him on May 28, 2025.