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Bunch of photographers in my hotel lobby in Minneapolis with gas masks and body armour getting ready to go out. Reminds me of covering the 2017 Kenyan election
January 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Bunch of photographers in my hotel lobby in Minneapolis with gas masks and body armour getting ready to go out. Reminds me of covering the 2017 Kenyan election
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Trump’s America.
January 23, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Trump’s America.
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Trump questioning if we would help despite easily proving that we did and then even belittling it (They stayed a little back, little off the frontlines) is the most shameless and disgusting statement in that reference that deranged and dishonorable draft-dodger could utter.
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Trump questioning if we would help despite easily proving that we did and then even belittling it (They stayed a little back, little off the frontlines) is the most shameless and disgusting statement in that reference that deranged and dishonorable draft-dodger could utter.
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Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Death toll in Afghanistan when NATO answered the US’s call:
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
- 453 Britons
- 158 Canadians
- 89 French
- 59 Germans
- 53 Italians
- 44 Danes
- 17 Spaniards
“Stayed a little back, off the front lines “!
No one in the media will call him out over this lie or any of the others he spouts.
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
“Our assessment of the evidence is that he [Trump] is the person most responsible for what happened on January 6. He caused what happened. It was foreseeable to him, and then when it happened, he tried to exploit it in furtherance of the conspiracy,” Smith said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 23, 2026 at 4:58 AM
“Our assessment of the evidence is that he [Trump] is the person most responsible for what happened on January 6. He caused what happened. It was foreseeable to him, and then when it happened, he tried to exploit it in furtherance of the conspiracy,” Smith said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This could have been the lead story from every news organization in the country if any of them cared that the president is deeply racist.
Trump: "Somalia -- they turned out to be higher IQ than we thought. I always say, 'These are low IQ people.' How did they go into Minnesota and steal all that money?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This could have been the lead story from every news organization in the country if any of them cared that the president is deeply racist.
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Missed this sinister line. 'Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said…"Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements"'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'Canada lives because of the United States,' Trump says while jabbing Carney | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday that Canada owes its continued existence to the United States while calling out Prime Minister Mark Carney for delivering a speech that condemned coerc...
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Missed this sinister line. 'Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said…"Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements"'
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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We’ve annotated this satellite imagery from January 20th to show the proximity of where the journalists using a drone were killed to the displacement camps and the nearest IDF outposts in Gaza. The Yellow Line is where Israeli troops withdrew to following the US-brokered deal with Hamas.
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
We’ve annotated this satellite imagery from January 20th to show the proximity of where the journalists using a drone were killed to the displacement camps and the nearest IDF outposts in Gaza. The Yellow Line is where Israeli troops withdrew to following the US-brokered deal with Hamas.
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There no longer exists a shred of political or moral difference between an armed DHS agent and a British redcoat on the streets of Boston or Lexington in 1775. The DHS man is worse, actually, as he has volunteered for service against his neighbor, is paid handsomely, and could quit any time.
January 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
There no longer exists a shred of political or moral difference between an armed DHS agent and a British redcoat on the streets of Boston or Lexington in 1775. The DHS man is worse, actually, as he has volunteered for service against his neighbor, is paid handsomely, and could quit any time.
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Every American - Republican and Democrat - should be outraged by this assault on freedom and privacy.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Every American - Republican and Democrat - should be outraged by this assault on freedom and privacy.
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
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This judge should haul Bovino in every time one of his goons violates the order.
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This judge should haul Bovino in every time one of his goons violates the order.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
January 20, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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Trump invited Putin to his “Board of Peace” while Putin tries to take the heat out for millions of civilians in Ukraine with massive strikes.
This is not who we are.
I resigned & spoke out against Trump when our values were on the line & I'll do it Congress.
This is not who we are.
I resigned & spoke out against Trump when our values were on the line & I'll do it Congress.
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump invited Putin to his “Board of Peace” while Putin tries to take the heat out for millions of civilians in Ukraine with massive strikes.
This is not who we are.
I resigned & spoke out against Trump when our values were on the line & I'll do it Congress.
This is not who we are.
I resigned & spoke out against Trump when our values were on the line & I'll do it Congress.
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Fukuyama: Countries that stood up to Trump’s threats — Brazil, India, China — have done well. They boosted domestic support, and China forced the U.S. to back down.
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Fukuyama: Countries that stood up to Trump’s threats — Brazil, India, China — have done well. They boosted domestic support, and China forced the U.S. to back down.
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
Trump is not the United States: most Americans are dismayed by his policies and likely to vote against him. 3/3
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Trump is not a "mad king" and we shouldn't be calling him that. He didn't come to power because of inheritance or conquest, we as a country elected him. The "mad king" language leaves us off the hook when this is on us all, and we should own it.
January 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Trump is not a "mad king" and we shouldn't be calling him that. He didn't come to power because of inheritance or conquest, we as a country elected him. The "mad king" language leaves us off the hook when this is on us all, and we should own it.
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By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments between 2024 and 2025, the Kiel Institute researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s US tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:33 PM
By analyzing $4 trillion of shipments between 2024 and 2025, the Kiel Institute researchers found that foreign exporters absorbed only about 4% of the burden of last year’s US tariff increases by lowering their prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%. www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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"Daddy" strategy was probably the worst diplomatic blunders of the past 70 years.
It inflated Trump ego further and validated his self-image as a strongman surrounded by losers who have no say in the affairs of the strongman.
Instead of building a relationship, Europe turned itself into submission
It inflated Trump ego further and validated his self-image as a strongman surrounded by losers who have no say in the affairs of the strongman.
Instead of building a relationship, Europe turned itself into submission
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"Daddy" strategy was probably the worst diplomatic blunders of the past 70 years.
It inflated Trump ego further and validated his self-image as a strongman surrounded by losers who have no say in the affairs of the strongman.
Instead of building a relationship, Europe turned itself into submission
It inflated Trump ego further and validated his self-image as a strongman surrounded by losers who have no say in the affairs of the strongman.
Instead of building a relationship, Europe turned itself into submission
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A source confirms to me that this disturbing letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM is real.
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 AM
A source confirms to me that this disturbing letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM is real.