@boggsk.bsky.social
Crazy times, love my two one-eyed cats Blinkie and Winkie who comfort me in these difficult times.
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The president ditched work to start the holiday weekend early by flying to Florida to name a road after himself.
Trump Cuts Off Work Early to Name a Road After Himself
The president is attending a ceremony outside his Mar-a-Lago resort.
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
The president ditched work to start the holiday weekend early by flying to Florida to name a road after himself.
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JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
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"He’s not even really pretending any longer to give a shit about working people in America. It’s why he’s been so widely rejected, because it’s clear his politics is really about enriching himself & his friends and screwing over everybody else. People have figured that out." — @simonwdc.bsky.social
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
"He’s not even really pretending any longer to give a shit about working people in America. It’s why he’s been so widely rejected, because it’s clear his politics is really about enriching himself & his friends and screwing over everybody else. People have figured that out." — @simonwdc.bsky.social
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The Washington National Opera announced new venues for its spring season and a spike of donations after its public break with the Kennedy Center, as the performing arts complex faces upheaval following President Trump’s takeover.
Washington National Opera announces new venues after split with Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera lined up Lisner Auditorium for two upcoming operas — and saw a spike in donations — after announcing plans to leave an arts complex that has been transformed under Presid...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Washington National Opera announced new venues for its spring season and a spike of donations after its public break with the Kennedy Center, as the performing arts complex faces upheaval following President Trump’s takeover.
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We should all be furious on behalf of this young man. Abolish ICE.
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We should all be furious on behalf of this young man. Abolish ICE.
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Since the departure of National Guardsmen from Oregon, there has been an uneasy quiet in Portland. Then, as the country was still processing Renee Nicole Good’s death, a violent D.H.S. confrontation seized the city’s attention.
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A D.H.S. Shooting Puts Portland Back Under the Microscope
After a year under siege, the city’s police department contends with the tactics of federal immigration agents.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Since the departure of National Guardsmen from Oregon, there has been an uneasy quiet in Portland. Then, as the country was still processing Renee Nicole Good’s death, a violent D.H.S. confrontation seized the city’s attention.
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newyorkermag.visitlink.me/MbldUk
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Despite "nearly 30 years of scientific evidence" showing that cell phones do not emit cancer-causing radiation, the FDA is paving the way for a fresh investigation.
RFK Jr.’s Health Department Secretly Scrubs Its Own Science
The anti-vax crusader has picked his next target.
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Despite "nearly 30 years of scientific evidence" showing that cell phones do not emit cancer-causing radiation, the FDA is paving the way for a fresh investigation.
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ICE Out For Good means stopping all of ICE’s lawlessness and exposing the broader pattern of violence — including the dozens of lives lost in ICE detention under this regime.
2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody
The deaths came as the Trump administration ramped up immigration enforcement, detaining a record number of people
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE Out For Good means stopping all of ICE’s lawlessness and exposing the broader pattern of violence — including the dozens of lives lost in ICE detention under this regime.
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“Flores said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, “No puedo respirar” — Spanish for “I can’t breathe.” Medical staff tried to resuscitate him for an hour, after which they took his body away, Flores said.”
Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
wapo.st
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
“Flores said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, “No puedo respirar” — Spanish for “I can’t breathe.” Medical staff tried to resuscitate him for an hour, after which they took his body away, Flores said.”
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NEW: I speak to expert @stevevladeck.bsky.social about the Insurrection Act and the possible implications. www.muellershewrote.com/p/what-to-kn...
What to know about the Insurrection Act
A recording from Allison Gill's live video
www.muellershewrote.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
NEW: I speak to expert @stevevladeck.bsky.social about the Insurrection Act and the possible implications. www.muellershewrote.com/p/what-to-kn...
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And Rodriguez is running Venezuela backed by Trump.
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
And Rodriguez is running Venezuela backed by Trump.
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A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
A Liberian man released after his battering-ram arrest in Minneapolis is back in custody again
A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
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Bill Maher is a cowardly bigot.
That is all.
That is all.
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Bill Maher is a cowardly bigot.
That is all.
That is all.
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This could be the unified Dem position. It is wildly popular. Puts the regime on defense on two fronts at the same time. Good policy, good politics.
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This could be the unified Dem position. It is wildly popular. Puts the regime on defense on two fronts at the same time. Good policy, good politics.
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Sen. Murkowski: “When you ask the American people whether or not they think it is a good idea for the United States to acquire Greenland, the vast majority, some 75%, will say, we do not think that that is a good idea. This senator from Alaska does not think it is a good idea.”
January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Sen. Murkowski: “When you ask the American people whether or not they think it is a good idea for the United States to acquire Greenland, the vast majority, some 75%, will say, we do not think that that is a good idea. This senator from Alaska does not think it is a good idea.”
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Trump’s vitriol, though often seen as “unhinged” by critics, is methodical and by design. He uses any violent national tragedy as political ammo.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
How Trump is using violent tragedies to divide America
ICE shootings, assassinations, mass attacks, and other traumas all serve as ammo for the demagogue in chief.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Trump’s vitriol, though often seen as “unhinged” by critics, is methodical and by design. He uses any violent national tragedy as political ammo.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
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Childhood flu vaccinations are falling nationwide amid an unusually severe influenza season.
RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Messaging Creates Historic Dip in Jab Uptake
Flu vaccine uptake among children ages 6 months to 17 years is down 1.5 percentage points nationally.
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Childhood flu vaccinations are falling nationwide amid an unusually severe influenza season.
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“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
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No one should be surprised by John Fetterman being pro-ICE Gestapo, he has proven time and time again that he’s a disgraceful fraudulent traitor who tricked everyone who voted for him, supported him and defended him. Pennsylvania needs to fire his ass.
January 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
No one should be surprised by John Fetterman being pro-ICE Gestapo, he has proven time and time again that he’s a disgraceful fraudulent traitor who tricked everyone who voted for him, supported him and defended him. Pennsylvania needs to fire his ass.
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Yesterday, Coinbase withdrew its support for the crypto market structure bill. Hours later, the Senate Banking Committee canceled the markup hearing. They’re not even trying to pretend anymore that this bill isn’t written by the industry, for the industry.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Yesterday, Coinbase withdrew its support for the crypto market structure bill. Hours later, the Senate Banking Committee canceled the markup hearing. They’re not even trying to pretend anymore that this bill isn’t written by the industry, for the industry.
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"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
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What is it about fraud that Trump defends?
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 AM
What is it about fraud that Trump defends?