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Arellano: Under Trump, the bootlickers have come out in force. Minneapolis cements it
Commentary: Under Trump, the bootlickers have come out in force. Minneapolis cements it
On social media and beyond, supporters -- and bots -- twist themselves like pretzels to support a president with autocratic aspirations.
www.latimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Arellano: Under Trump, the bootlickers have come out in force. Minneapolis cements it
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News Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is
The Trump team has advanced one-sided narratives to justify each of the killings, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
News Analysis: Without waiting for facts, the Trump administration has advanced one-sided narratives to justify the killings of protesters in Minneapolis by federal agents, even when bystander video shows something else entirely.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles
Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles
Appeasing Trump has only emboldened him. But European leaders are not as helpless as the US president believes, says Georg Riekeles, the associate director of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Trump’s tariff threat leaves Europe with a choice: fight back or cease to matter | Georg Riekeles
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Mark Bruley, police chief of a Minneapolis suburb, said an off-duty police officer had been “boxed … in” by ICE agents, who demanded with guns drawn to see paperwork.
“She’s a U.S. citizen, and clearly would not have any paperwork,” he said.
“She’s a U.S. citizen, and clearly would not have any paperwork,” he said.
ICE targeted off-duty police officers in Twin Cities, local police say
The police chief of one Minneapolis suburb said all of the officers who had been stopped there by Immigration and Customs Enforcement were people of color.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Mark Bruley, police chief of a Minneapolis suburb, said an off-duty police officer had been “boxed … in” by ICE agents, who demanded with guns drawn to see paperwork.
“She’s a U.S. citizen, and clearly would not have any paperwork,” he said.
“She’s a U.S. citizen, and clearly would not have any paperwork,” he said.
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Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation.
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Canadian PM Carney’s speech at Davos reportedly received a standing ovation.
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
The speech marked the end of an era.
It will no doubt be looked to as part of the historical record of the end of the transatlantic rules-based international order.
You can read the speech in full here:
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I feel like this official letter is an inflection point, convincing European elites that not only is Trump genuinely insane, but the people serving him in the U.S. government are either insane or too cowardly to object.
NORWAY PM: I HAVE REPEATEDLY CLEARLY EXPLAINED TO TRUMP THAT IT IS AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE THAT AWARDS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
January 19, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I feel like this official letter is an inflection point, convincing European elites that not only is Trump genuinely insane, but the people serving him in the U.S. government are either insane or too cowardly to object.
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Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Jeffrey Epstein: "I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body."
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This isn't complicated, he's just straight up extorting the Justice Deparment and looting taxpayers to put $230 million in his own pocket. Don't hold your breath waiting for any Republicans in the party to speak up about this either. https://nyti.ms/4oxtpQW
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This isn't complicated, he's just straight up extorting the Justice Deparment and looting taxpayers to put $230 million in his own pocket. Don't hold your breath waiting for any Republicans in the party to speak up about this either. https://nyti.ms/4oxtpQW
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ICE is stockpiling weapons. It’s disappeared 170+ citizens. It’s gassed cops, arrested vets and shot priests in the head. It’s the personal army of a rogue POTUS—a fascist ex-con and rapist—and it’s masked, armed, nameless, faceless and insignia-less. It’s intended use is exactly what we fear it is.
Suspect ‘gravely wounded’ and US marshal injured in Los Angeles immigration enforcement incident | CNN
A suspect was “gravely wounded” and a US marshal assisting with an immigration enforcement operation was injured early Tuesday in Los Angeles, a law enforcement source tells CNN.
www.cnn.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
ICE is stockpiling weapons. It’s disappeared 170+ citizens. It’s gassed cops, arrested vets and shot priests in the head. It’s the personal army of a rogue POTUS—a fascist ex-con and rapist—and it’s masked, armed, nameless, faceless and insignia-less. It’s intended use is exactly what we fear it is.
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The GOP's Big Beautiful Bill is going to fund a war on the United States of America by "peacemaker" Donald Trump, as I anticipated in the wake of its passage.
October 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The GOP's Big Beautiful Bill is going to fund a war on the United States of America by "peacemaker" Donald Trump, as I anticipated in the wake of its passage.
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Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants
Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...
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Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge around 230pm. There were also at least 15-20 city blocks’ worth of protesters marching in the city on streets leading to the bridge.
October 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Portland’s Hawthorne Bridge around 230pm. There were also at least 15-20 city blocks’ worth of protesters marching in the city on streets leading to the bridge.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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NYC No Kings—these are 8 different pics of an aerial shot panning for blocks. Enormous crowd.
October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
NYC No Kings—these are 8 different pics of an aerial shot panning for blocks. Enormous crowd.
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Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happening Now: Thousands out for a “No Kings” protest in Chicago
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The TikTok thing is cartoonishly corrupt. Everyone involved should be in jail.
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The TikTok thing is cartoonishly corrupt. Everyone involved should be in jail.
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So war-ravaged today at the farmer's market.
October 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
So war-ravaged today at the farmer's market.
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It’s about time some red state governors said this!
October 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It’s about time some red state governors said this!
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this man's name is written in the book of life
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
this man's name is written in the book of life
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table
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If we're at the place where the president is calling for a governor to be jailed for no good reason, our democracy is in real danger.
Anyone concerned about the balance of power between states and the federal government should speak out now against this authoritarian posturing.
Anyone concerned about the balance of power between states and the federal government should speak out now against this authoritarian posturing.
October 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
If we're at the place where the president is calling for a governor to be jailed for no good reason, our democracy is in real danger.
Anyone concerned about the balance of power between states and the federal government should speak out now against this authoritarian posturing.
Anyone concerned about the balance of power between states and the federal government should speak out now against this authoritarian posturing.