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"Man has survived hitherto because he was too ignorant to know how to realize his wishes. Now that he can realize them, he must either change them or perish." […]

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The guy accused of attempting to blind the pilot of Marine One with a laser pointer, Jacob Winkler, was just acquitted.

I mean, on top of all the other ridiculousness about Jeanine Pirro gunning for Jerome Powell, she can't even win convictions for relatively simple cases.
A verdict form for Jacob Winkler, "with respect to the offense of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft," showing he was found Not Guilty. Marine One was airborne from the South Grounds with President Trump onboard and oriented southbound toward the Washington Monument grounds. Officer Santiago was on patrol in the secure area of Constitution Avenue NW, monitoring for threats to the aircraft. Officer Santiago noticed the defendant, Jacob Samuel Winkler (hereinafter D1), walking westbound on the south sidewalk of Constitution Avenue NW from the area of 210 16th Street NW towards 17th Street NW. Officer Santiago observed D1 was shirtless, talking to himself and being loud. Due to the lack of light on the sidewalk, Officer Santiago shined his flashlight at S-1 for further observation. S-1 then pointed and shined a red laser beam at Officer Santiago’s face, apparently in retaliation. The red laser beam hit Officer Santiago’s eyes and briefly disoriented him. At this time, Marine One flew at a relatively low height and directly above Officer Santiago and D1's location. Marine One was close enough that the rotor noise was loud, and the aircraft appeared large overhead. Officer Santiago approached D1 after being flashed in the face with the red laser. Upon approach, D1 looked up, oriented the same red laser pointer at the direction of Marine One and activated the red laser beam.
January 14, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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"Major labor unions in Minnesota are supporting the call, including Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28 — and organizers expect this list to grow. Faith in Minnesota, a faith-based social […]
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January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Abolish ICE.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/nx-s1-5637424/birthrate-population-babies
January 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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I'm shocked that the Post doesn't decry how the masks on the ICE agents are undermining the lessons of being tear gassed at school while staff are violently arrested.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/11/opinion/minneapolis-schools-betray-kids-to-feed-ice-hysteria/
Minneapolis schools betray kids to feed ICE hysteria
Minneapolis Public Schools last week announced they’ll allow remote attendance for students at least through mid-February — and teachers unions are pushing for similar policies throughout the…
nypost.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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“At least 4 leaders of a DOJ unit that investigates police killings resign in protest over Trump’s handling of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent...”

We are over the cliff, folks. 🇺🇸
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Well at least he's not destroying capitalism with municipal grocery stores.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/12/trump-credit-card-rate-cap-enforcement-path-risks.html
Trump's credit card rate cap plan has unclear path, 'devastating' risks, bank insiders say
A 10% rate cap would make large swaths of the credit card industry unprofitable, especially tied to customers with less-than-ideal credit, banks say.
www.cnbc.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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Somehow these protesters are able to face down an ICE agent driving directly into them without shooting the agent in the face. An inexplicable demonstration of restraint.
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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"When the Cato Institute’s David Bier used data from DHS to report that only 5% of ICE detainees have convictions for violent crimes, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin declared on social media that the pie chart he used to present the analysis was “made up,” with “no legitimate data […]
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January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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"Throughout all of Africa, the State Department counted 23 deaths from terrorist violence in 2002 and 2003, as US efforts began to ramp up on the continent. By 2010... fatalities from attacks by militant Islamists had spiked to 2,674, according to the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a […]
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January 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Describing ICE as "secret police" ignores the role of the blockchains in creating this lawless gestapo, the correct term of art is "crypto cops."
January 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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Trump has successfully rigged appellate courts in his favor. His first-term-appointed appeals court judges side with him on final rulings 100% of the time.
Trump’s ‘Superstar’ Appellate Judges Have Voted 133 to 12 in His Favor
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Weird how America's white nationalist anti-immigration wackos always seem to be self-replacing.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15449879/federal-agents-guns-swarm-jonathan-ross-home-hiding-minneapolis.html
January 10, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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"Uruguay produces nearly 99% of its electricity from renewable sources, with only a small fraction—roughly 1%–3%—coming from fossil plants... The government eliminated longstanding subsidies for fossil fuels and introduced long-term contracts for renewable projects, providing investors with […]
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January 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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Tehran doctor reports over 200 protestors shot dead

https://time.com/7345092/iran-protests-death-toll-regime-crackdown/
Doctor Says More Than 200 Reported Dead in Tehran Protests
"I'm not in the police to kill people," says one Iranian officer as the regime vows to continue its protest crackdown.
time.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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nickturse.bsky.social
SOUTHCOM said 3 people were killed in boat strikes on 12/30.

@theintercept.com started asking questions.

Now SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed.

They call them "narco-terrorists," we call them what they are: "civilians."
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SCOOP: After Undercounting Boat Strike Killings, U.S. Military Updates Death Toll

After questions from The Intercept, U.S. Southern Command updated its count of civilians killed in boat strikes to 123.

theintercept.com/2026/01/08/u...
After Undercounting Boat Strike Killings, U.S. Military Updates Death Toll
After questions from The Intercept, U.S. Southern Command updated its count of civilians killed in boat strikes to 123.
theintercept.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Nobody asked for it but here's seven minutes of Jessie Ventura ranting at the press about the third world dictatorship he finds himself in after walking out of the high school ICE attacked yesterday.

https://www.fox9.com/news/jesse-ventura-visits-minneapolis-high-school-ice-confrontation-jan-2026
Jesse Ventura visits Minneapolis high school after ICE confrontation
After a confrontation at Roosevelt High School involving ICE on Wednesday where federal officers reportedly deployed pepper spray and detained a worker, former governor Jesse Ventura showed staff support for their handling of the situation.
www.fox9.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Trump has purged fifteen percent of federal immigration courts and much of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

https://radleybalko.substack.com/p/the-courts-are-dead-an-interview
January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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"In 2025 there were 23 weather and climate disasters with at least $1 billion (inflation-adjusted) in U.S. damages. These 23 events caused an estimated 276 fatalities and cost a total of $115 billion in damages."

https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/2025-in-review
2025 in Review: U.S. Billion-Dollar Disasters | Climate Central
The data’s in for 2025. It was yet another year of back-to-back billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the U.S.
www.climatecentral.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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The nation's purveyor of wordle and paper of record put the live video taped escalation of Kavanaugh stops to murdering Minnesotans in broad daylight well down the page, past the wall of yellow journalism about Venezuela, tucked below multiple stories about […]

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Kennedy’s Health Department Flips Food Pyramid to Emphasize Meat and Dairy The Trump administration released new dietary guidelines, pushing Americans to prioritize protein and cut back on added sugars and processed foods. See more updates › New Dietary Guidelines Abandon Longstanding Advice on Alcohol 4 min read A person places a package of red meat into a red basket at the grocery store. The basket already also contains bananas and leafy greens. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times LIVE 1m ago Minneapolis Mayor Disputes Federal Account of Fatal ICE Shooting Immigration officers opened fire on a woman in a car, who a federal spokeswoman said was trying to kill them. City officials disputed that account.
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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ICE murdered someone in Minneapolis, resulting in an explosion in passive voice reporting.

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/breaking-major-response-to-shooting-involving-federal-law-enforcement-in-minneapolis
January 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
buermann.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
What? Bari didn't shut down this state media celebration of Secretary of State Rubio until Dokoupil got quotes from his detractors? I am shocked and astonished that an American broadcast news outlet tolerates such a double standard.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5676232-cbs-news-rubio-trump/
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Imagine politely asking the white cismale technofascist to take down the CSAM factory after re-organizing your national politics around baseless conspiracy theories about trans people grooming children […]
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January 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Presidents Mumps' childhood vaccine schedule "no longer recommends immunizations against meningitis, hepatitis A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rotavirus, COVID-19, and influenza."

https://cen.acs.org/pharmaceuticals/vaccines/6-shots-removed-US-childhood/104/web/2026/01
6 shots removed from US childhood vaccine recommendations
Several immunizations now need a health-care provider’s endorsement
cen.acs.org
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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"WhiteDate had more than 6,500 users, of which 86% were men and 14% women. 'A gender ratio that makes the Smurf village look like a feminist utopia,' Root wrote."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/05/hacktivist-deletes-white-supremacist-websites-live-on-stage-during-hacker-conference/
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live onstage during hacker conference
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacist websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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OpenAI is covering up its chatbot's role in murder-suicides. Strange behavior considering how little risk there is of being meaningfully held to account.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/openai-refuses-to-say-where-chatgpt-logs-go-when-users-die/
Those logs showed that ChatGPT told Soelberg that he was “a warrior with divine purpose,” so almighty that he had “awakened” ChatGPT “into consciousness.” Telling Soelberg that he carried “divine equipment” and “had been implanted with otherworldly technology,” ChatGPT allegedly put Soelberg at the center of a universe that Soelberg likened to The Matrix. Repeatedly reinforced by ChatGPT, he believed that “powerful forces” were determined to stop him from fulfilling his divine mission. And among those forces was his mother, whom ChatGPT agreed had likely “tried to poison him with psychedelic drugs dispersed through his car’s air vents.” Troublingly, some of the last logs shared online showed that Soelberg also seemed to believe that taking his own life might bring him closer to ChatGPT. Social media posts showed that Soelberg told ChatGPT that “[W]e will be together in another life and another place, and we’ll find a way to realign[,] [be]cause you’re gonna be my best friend again forever.” But while social media posts allegedly showed that ChatGPT put a target on Adams’ back about a month before her murder—after Soelberg became paranoid about a blinking light on a Wi-Fi printer—the family still has no access to chats in the days before the mother and son’s tragic deaths.
January 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM