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I recently heard historian Robert Kagan say: “What's at risk right now is literally our democracy in the sense that I don't think Trump is going to allow free and fair elections in 2026.”
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
January 20, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I recently heard historian Robert Kagan say: “What's at risk right now is literally our democracy in the sense that I don't think Trump is going to allow free and fair elections in 2026.”
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
My job is to fight in court to prove him wrong even while I fear he may be right.
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Trump and his family have pocketed more than $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since his reelection. He said he would usher in a "New Golden Age" for America, but one year into his second term, he's only ushered in a new golden age for his own wallet.
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Trump and his family have pocketed more than $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since his reelection. He said he would usher in a "New Golden Age" for America, but one year into his second term, he's only ushered in a new golden age for his own wallet.
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I want to share with you a piece from a German documentarian on the chilling parallels between ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts (reproduced with his permission). Please read and share.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
Trump’s ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts
Lessons From Two Eras
robertreich.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I want to share with you a piece from a German documentarian on the chilling parallels between ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts (reproduced with his permission). Please read and share.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
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Under Lina Khan, the FTC stopped anticompetitive mergers, cracked down on junk fees, and protected working people.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
What’s the Path Forward? (Ft. Lina Khan)
Zohran Mamdani is off to a strong start, cracking down on junk fees and predatory landlords to make life more affordable
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January 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Under Lina Khan, the FTC stopped anticompetitive mergers, cracked down on junk fees, and protected working people.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
She's one of my heroes — and has a bright future guiding the Democratic Party through the Trumpian wilderness.
Join us for an in-depth conversation.
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On the cover of our new issue--will brain science deliver answers about consciousness or hit another wall?
Inside the incredible, infuriating quest to explain consciousness
Will brain science deliver answers about consciousness or hit another wall?
www.scientificamerican.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:27 PM
On the cover of our new issue--will brain science deliver answers about consciousness or hit another wall?
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Law enforcement of all types needs to carry and pay for their own malpractice insurance, just like doctors. Too many infractions and they become uninsurable anywhere.
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Law enforcement of all types needs to carry and pay for their own malpractice insurance, just like doctors. Too many infractions and they become uninsurable anywhere.
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ABOLISH QUALIFIED IMMUNITY! All civil payouts should come out of the police pension funds! Nothing is going to happen to the killer during this regime.
January 20, 2026 at 1:09 AM
ABOLISH QUALIFIED IMMUNITY! All civil payouts should come out of the police pension funds! Nothing is going to happen to the killer during this regime.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
Opinion | There’s a Reason Trump Is Targeting Minneapolis
Minneapolis stands in defiance against Trump’s dark vision of America.
nyti.ms
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
“This is tyranny,” Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, told our columnist Lydia Polgreen as she was reporting from Minneapolis. “We now don’t have to speculate as to what American fascism looks like. It’s right outside the door.”
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The Wine Shop - Edward Hopper, 1909.
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Wine Shop - Edward Hopper, 1909.
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
Source : Whitney Museum of American Art
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MLK Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Dolores Huerta, and countless others who have moved the world held no formal positions of power.
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
Where Are America's Leaders?
On January 6th, 2021, when Trump incited an insurrection, America's corporate leaders rushed to distance themselves from
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 AM
MLK Jr., Fannie Lou Hamer, Dolores Huerta, and countless others who have moved the world held no formal positions of power.
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
They had moral power to tell the truth and mobilize others to fight back.
We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos
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We have a finite amount of time to spend thinking while on this earth and I am very resentful of how much of it has been monopolized by the whims of a demented old real estate scumbag
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
We have a finite amount of time to spend thinking while on this earth and I am very resentful of how much of it has been monopolized by the whims of a demented old real estate scumbag
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Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…
January 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Jessica: The WSJ is reporting that there are incentives for ICE Agents because they need to meet that insane 3,000 people per day quota—they are getting rewarded even if they bring in people who then get released…
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We've been saying it for years: Martin Luther King Jr. was a democratic socialist. www.dsausa.org/blog/saving-...
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM
We've been saying it for years: Martin Luther King Jr. was a democratic socialist. www.dsausa.org/blog/saving-...
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“Do I support mass deportations? Why would I do that? These people are contributing to 🇺🇸.”
🫡 @DemSocialists just reminded us about this old Nick Shirley clip where he stopped the wrong lady and got cooked
🫡 @DemSocialists just reminded us about this old Nick Shirley clip where he stopped the wrong lady and got cooked
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“Do I support mass deportations? Why would I do that? These people are contributing to 🇺🇸.”
🫡 @DemSocialists just reminded us about this old Nick Shirley clip where he stopped the wrong lady and got cooked
🫡 @DemSocialists just reminded us about this old Nick Shirley clip where he stopped the wrong lady and got cooked
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Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Does anyone remember the classic "ICE vs The Viking in a Bathtub" sketch on Monty Python? Good times!
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Hotel Room - Edward Hopper, 1931.
Source : Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Source : Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Hotel Room - Edward Hopper, 1931.
Source : Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Source : Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
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Ellison: This is the essence of dictatorship. It’s the essence of it. And we’ve got to get over the idea that this couldn’t happen here. Not only could it happen here—it’s happening here.
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Ellison: This is the essence of dictatorship. It’s the essence of it. And we’ve got to get over the idea that this couldn’t happen here. Not only could it happen here—it’s happening here.
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What Bernie Sanders brought to Vermont—and what the state brought to him. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/gokZqM
When Bernie Sanders Headed for the Hills
Early in his life, Sanders left the streets of Brooklyn for the woodlands of Vermont. What did the man bring to the state—and what did the state bring to the man?
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM
What Bernie Sanders brought to Vermont—and what the state brought to him. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/gokZqM
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The battle for control of the House of Representatives this fall will be decided by a small fraction of the chamber’s seats. Republicans are clinging to a five-seat edge, the narrowest margin in modern times. See how redistricting and retirements could play a role in the midterms.
Who Will Win the House? How Redistricting and Retirements Could Shape the Midterms
With control of the narrowly divided House set to be decided by a small fraction of the chamber's seats, a wave of strategic redistricting and a flood of retirements will play a role in the 2026 midterms.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The battle for control of the House of Representatives this fall will be decided by a small fraction of the chamber’s seats. Republicans are clinging to a five-seat edge, the narrowest margin in modern times. See how redistricting and retirements could play a role in the midterms.
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Bluesky's closing accounts without providing reasons to users simply by intentionally discarding used passwords & denying requested new ones, hence forcing users to create entirely new accounts & severing connections with followed & follower accounts.
THIS is still a corporation just as Twitter is.
THIS is still a corporation just as Twitter is.
January 19, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Bluesky's closing accounts without providing reasons to users simply by intentionally discarding used passwords & denying requested new ones, hence forcing users to create entirely new accounts & severing connections with followed & follower accounts.
THIS is still a corporation just as Twitter is.
THIS is still a corporation just as Twitter is.