Ben Wiers
@benwiers.bsky.social
I’m a tall drink of water, but the glass is half empty.
Anyone who voted for Trump and also has made fun of participation trophies should choke on their own vomit right now.
María Corina Machado on her meeting with Trump: “I presented the president of the United States with the Nobel Peace Prize”
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Anyone who voted for Trump and also has made fun of participation trophies should choke on their own vomit right now.
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This country's existence is based on a sham pretext.
FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
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FBI Raid on WaPo Reporter’s Home Was Based on Sham Pretext
Attorney General Pam Bondi’s decision to rescind rules protecting journalists are being used as a cudgel to attack the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This country's existence is based on a sham pretext.
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My future rep is the one who wants to abolish ICE.
ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
My future rep is the one who wants to abolish ICE.
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There's a man who spent his night at the hospital because tear gas and flash bangs from the American government caused his six month old child to stop breathing. How is half of this directed at your own people, Tim?
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
There's a man who spent his night at the hospital because tear gas and flash bangs from the American government caused his six month old child to stop breathing. How is half of this directed at your own people, Tim?
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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You really won't be able to put the snakes back in the can. Any vision of ICE going back to being somehow lawful and peacekeeping (which they never were, but are now off the leash) is gone -- no trust can be reclaimed by the average citizen because what they'll remember is this terror.
If that wasn’t cruel enough, ICE has now been terrorizing this community all night with tear gas. ICE needs to leave our City immediately. Follow official City channels for more updates.
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
You really won't be able to put the snakes back in the can. Any vision of ICE going back to being somehow lawful and peacekeeping (which they never were, but are now off the leash) is gone -- no trust can be reclaimed by the average citizen because what they'll remember is this terror.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
I had multiple really nice encounters with strangers today about how disheartening it is to go through our daily lives literally surrounded by Nazis.
It was great how we all could agree on something, while some other people nearby were oddly quiet.
It was great how we all could agree on something, while some other people nearby were oddly quiet.
My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
See? We just need to talk to each other.
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I had multiple really nice encounters with strangers today about how disheartening it is to go through our daily lives literally surrounded by Nazis.
It was great how we all could agree on something, while some other people nearby were oddly quiet.
It was great how we all could agree on something, while some other people nearby were oddly quiet.
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Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
Mike Johnson: "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
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Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
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Q: Why do so many Hmong and other Lao people live in the US?
A: Because we bombed Laos until large swaths of it were (and largely remain) uninhabitable.
A: Because we bombed Laos until large swaths of it were (and largely remain) uninhabitable.
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Q: Why do so many Hmong and other Lao people live in the US?
A: Because we bombed Laos until large swaths of it were (and largely remain) uninhabitable.
A: Because we bombed Laos until large swaths of it were (and largely remain) uninhabitable.
Attempted murder by a government agent.
Horrible violence against a protester in California: www.latimes.com/california/s...
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Attempted murder by a government agent.
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Horrible violence against a protester in California: www.latimes.com/california/s...
January 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Horrible violence against a protester in California: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Ironically they’ve been vaccinating themselves with weaker strains of hypocrisy for their whole lives.
How do republicans wrap their head around all this hypocrisy???
January 14, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Ironically they’ve been vaccinating themselves with weaker strains of hypocrisy for their whole lives.
This is pretty much why I stopped watch SNL 10 years ago
Unpopular opinion: ATP i dont find anything about this administration funny. The satire is only giving them ideas on how to be more terrible. That shit needs to stop too. Satire about trump isn’t even funny.
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 AM
This is pretty much why I stopped watch SNL 10 years ago
Ford looked into the matter, confirmed he’s a pedophile, then remembered he’s also a Nazi, so they’re fine with it.
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Ford looked into the matter, confirmed he’s a pedophile, then remembered he’s also a Nazi, so they’re fine with it.
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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she got 4% of amazon in shares, has donated billions, and is still one of the richest human beings in the world and we're supposed to believe the true elites can't be taxed a little more
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025.
The gift is the largest in the organization’s history.
The gift is the largest in the organization’s history.
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 AM
she got 4% of amazon in shares, has donated billions, and is still one of the richest human beings in the world and we're supposed to believe the true elites can't be taxed a little more
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…took and SOLD his phone?
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 12:19 AM
…took and SOLD his phone?
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Wisconsin officials have filed felony murder charges in the 2012 killing of Corey Stingley, an unarmed Black teen asphyxiated by white customers at a convenience store after attempting to shoplift. / A @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
A Father’s Quest for Justice Finds Resolution After 13 Years
Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Wisconsin officials have filed felony murder charges in the 2012 killing of Corey Stingley, an unarmed Black teen asphyxiated by white customers at a convenience store after attempting to shoplift. / A @propublica.org exclusive: www.propublica.org/article/wisc...
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If you have “sincere concerns” about trans athletes in sports, all it means is that you have given yourself a rationale for your bigotry that you sincerely believe exonerates you for aligning to a far-right tactic for marginalization and exclusion.
January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
If you have “sincere concerns” about trans athletes in sports, all it means is that you have given yourself a rationale for your bigotry that you sincerely believe exonerates you for aligning to a far-right tactic for marginalization and exclusion.
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NEW: Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
A Father’s Quest for Justice Finds Resolution After 13 Years
Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
NEW: Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible.
More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.
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Strip Law drops on @netflix.com February 20th, 2026. Please do not tell Netflix. We’re gonna get in so much trouble.
January 13, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Strip Law drops on @netflix.com February 20th, 2026. Please do not tell Netflix. We’re gonna get in so much trouble.
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Pete’s like I’m a genius no one has ever thought of doing something this badass! and it’s all war crimes that people decided would get everyone killed in global foreverwars
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Pete’s like I’m a genius no one has ever thought of doing something this badass! and it’s all war crimes that people decided would get everyone killed in global foreverwars