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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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Brian’s book is a profound meditation on the privilege of making mistakes. Addiction, for example, is not a mistake or choice per se, but does involve frequently catastrophic mistakes and choices. Whether these lead to homelessness is largely shaped by economic forces beyond individual control.
Positively shocked that the house magazine of the Manhattan Institute is upset that my book refuses to attribute America's record-high homelessness to "personal choices"—rather than, say, rents outpacing income gains by 325 percent since 1985.
“There Is No Place for Us”: A Sympathetic, but Skewed, Portrait of the Working Homeless
Brian Goldstone’s new book downplays the role of personal choices.
www.city-journal.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Brian’s book is a profound meditation on the privilege of making mistakes. Addiction, for example, is not a mistake or choice per se, but does involve frequently catastrophic mistakes and choices. Whether these lead to homelessness is largely shaped by economic forces beyond individual control.
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The US is a great place to live for the super rich and super famous. For everyone else, plenty of other places would offer a better life. And yet, a big chunk of the latter group doesn't demand better from the US, because the former group convinced them that they too could be rich or famous someday.
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 17, 2026 at 10:35 PM
The US is a great place to live for the super rich and super famous. For everyone else, plenty of other places would offer a better life. And yet, a big chunk of the latter group doesn't demand better from the US, because the former group convinced them that they too could be rich or famous someday.
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GOP: We will come to your home and kidnap you. We will kill you if you object. We will cleanse the streets of you. You are like rodents. We laugh as we squish you beneath our feet. You are not even human. Ours is the Fourth Reich.
Democrats: Ignore that, we are only talking about the economy.
Democrats: Ignore that, we are only talking about the economy.
January 15, 2026 at 8:06 PM
GOP: We will come to your home and kidnap you. We will kill you if you object. We will cleanse the streets of you. You are like rodents. We laugh as we squish you beneath our feet. You are not even human. Ours is the Fourth Reich.
Democrats: Ignore that, we are only talking about the economy.
Democrats: Ignore that, we are only talking about the economy.
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Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Eric Swalwell answering a question on how the next governor of California will protect Californians from ICE.
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
“They're going to lose their immunity. They're not going to be able to drive. I will take your driver's license. Good luck walking to work, assholes.”
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When I look at fascism throughout history I regularly think "this happened bc the population protested and resisted the secret police too much. I wish they had chilled out, demonstrated proper civility so as not to earn the already occurring oppression, and let the fascist lose the next election
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
When I look at fascism throughout history I regularly think "this happened bc the population protested and resisted the secret police too much. I wish they had chilled out, demonstrated proper civility so as not to earn the already occurring oppression, and let the fascist lose the next election
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*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What
October 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What
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this one is especially encouraging because too few Dems have even been willing to acknowledge the all out Republican assault on higher education; going this hard on reversing the attacks on UVA immediately is extremely nice to see
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 PM
this one is especially encouraging because too few Dems have even been willing to acknowledge the all out Republican assault on higher education; going this hard on reversing the attacks on UVA immediately is extremely nice to see
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once again the real divide in the Dem party is fight/don’t fight and it is extremely encouraging to see one of the more centrist standard bearers firmly on Team Fight
Wow
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
The night before Spanberger’s inauguration
She’s cleared house at UVA
Top Youngkin appointees resign
Spanberger should be able to easily replace them given Dem trifecta
The former CIA officer asserting her control
January 17, 2026 at 5:33 PM
once again the real divide in the Dem party is fight/don’t fight and it is extremely encouraging to see one of the more centrist standard bearers firmly on Team Fight
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I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
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This looks like an indictment. It is. But I see it as a reason for optimism.
We don’t need to be exceptional to transform Americans' lives. We need to become average. The solutions exist. We see them working. We have to choose them. And that means fixing our democracy so that it delivers.
We don’t need to be exceptional to transform Americans' lives. We need to become average. The solutions exist. We see them working. We have to choose them. And that means fixing our democracy so that it delivers.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
This looks like an indictment. It is. But I see it as a reason for optimism.
We don’t need to be exceptional to transform Americans' lives. We need to become average. The solutions exist. We see them working. We have to choose them. And that means fixing our democracy so that it delivers.
We don’t need to be exceptional to transform Americans' lives. We need to become average. The solutions exist. We see them working. We have to choose them. And that means fixing our democracy so that it delivers.
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Positively shocked that the house magazine of the Manhattan Institute is upset that my book refuses to attribute America's record-high homelessness to "personal choices"—rather than, say, rents outpacing income gains by 325 percent since 1985.
“There Is No Place for Us”: A Sympathetic, but Skewed, Portrait of the Working Homeless
Brian Goldstone’s new book downplays the role of personal choices.
www.city-journal.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Positively shocked that the house magazine of the Manhattan Institute is upset that my book refuses to attribute America's record-high homelessness to "personal choices"—rather than, say, rents outpacing income gains by 325 percent since 1985.
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A negative review from the fascists at the Manhattan Institute is a badge of honor up there with a major award.
The folks that brought us the Bell Curve and Chris Rufo should be shunned and mocked, not taken seriously by anyone that matters.
The folks that brought us the Bell Curve and Chris Rufo should be shunned and mocked, not taken seriously by anyone that matters.
Positively shocked that the house magazine of the Manhattan Institute is upset that my book refuses to attribute America's record-high homelessness to "personal choices"—rather than, say, rents outpacing income gains by 325 percent since 1985.
“There Is No Place for Us”: A Sympathetic, but Skewed, Portrait of the Working Homeless
Brian Goldstone’s new book downplays the role of personal choices.
www.city-journal.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A negative review from the fascists at the Manhattan Institute is a badge of honor up there with a major award.
The folks that brought us the Bell Curve and Chris Rufo should be shunned and mocked, not taken seriously by anyone that matters.
The folks that brought us the Bell Curve and Chris Rufo should be shunned and mocked, not taken seriously by anyone that matters.
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It would be funny, if it wasn’t so infuriating, that this is the second time people have elected Donald Trump and then almost immediately been like “wait what the fuck we hate this guy”
Trump’s net job approval rating right now is actually lower than it was at this point in his first term
January 17, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It would be funny, if it wasn’t so infuriating, that this is the second time people have elected Donald Trump and then almost immediately been like “wait what the fuck we hate this guy”
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Checking in on the Florida Panthers tonight
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Checking in on the Florida Panthers tonight
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you pull every lever you can and you keep pulling it and eventually they get tired enough to leave
We had to take them to court over and over in Chicago, but when it was clear the judge was going to haul Bovino in to answer for the next round of violations, the out-of-town units left. It's slow and infuriating, but it's another lever to pull that can get traction, yes.
I understand that a lot of reactions are going to be along the lines of “well they’re just going to claim literally any protest is non-peaceful” and I’m sure they will do that in some cases
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
but these kinds of TROs have actually made a difference in other places
don’t hand it to them preemptively
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
you pull every lever you can and you keep pulling it and eventually they get tired enough to leave
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People thought I was sneak dissing when I said this but if you gon’ have that dog in you there are way worse dogs to have than the dog that shadowboxes & goes ‘Lemme at ‘em! Lemme at ‘em!’
He’s 5-1 right now & he wrestles the same way Russell Westbrook plays basketball.
He’s 5-1 right now & he wrestles the same way Russell Westbrook plays basketball.
I was trying to to think of who popular undersized rising star Fujinokawa reminds me of in both demeanor & fighting spirit as communicated through his wrestling style and unfortunately I realized that it is Scrappy-Doo.
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
People thought I was sneak dissing when I said this but if you gon’ have that dog in you there are way worse dogs to have than the dog that shadowboxes & goes ‘Lemme at ‘em! Lemme at ‘em!’
He’s 5-1 right now & he wrestles the same way Russell Westbrook plays basketball.
He’s 5-1 right now & he wrestles the same way Russell Westbrook plays basketball.
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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getting awful sick of hearing liberals use domestic abuser logic to chide protestors for property damage as the state murders people
January 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
getting awful sick of hearing liberals use domestic abuser logic to chide protestors for property damage as the state murders people
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isn't it cool how the president's weird ass failson is on the boards of polymarket and kalshi? isn't that wild? probably unrelated ofc
Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a “prediction market” but a public persuasion operation—here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
isn't it cool how the president's weird ass failson is on the boards of polymarket and kalshi? isn't that wild? probably unrelated ofc
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Yggy-pilled Dems, Jan. 2025: Polls say immigration is Trump's strongest issue, talking about it is falling into his trap.
Yggy-pilled Dems, Jan. 2026: Polls say there's broad public support for "Abolish ICE." Whatever you do, don't say "Abolish ICE"
Maybe the problem was cowardice all along 🤷♂️
Yggy-pilled Dems, Jan. 2026: Polls say there's broad public support for "Abolish ICE." Whatever you do, don't say "Abolish ICE"
Maybe the problem was cowardice all along 🤷♂️
Amazing. Plurality of Americans support abolishing ICE (46%-43%); Moderates by double digits (45%-35%) and Indies as well (47-35%). Yet Schumer Dems are looking for ways to increase fundings for ICE. 🙃 d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Yggy-pilled Dems, Jan. 2025: Polls say immigration is Trump's strongest issue, talking about it is falling into his trap.
Yggy-pilled Dems, Jan. 2026: Polls say there's broad public support for "Abolish ICE." Whatever you do, don't say "Abolish ICE"
Maybe the problem was cowardice all along 🤷♂️
Yggy-pilled Dems, Jan. 2026: Polls say there's broad public support for "Abolish ICE." Whatever you do, don't say "Abolish ICE"
Maybe the problem was cowardice all along 🤷♂️
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So that is why Gavin Newsom has been laying the groundwork for his presidential campaign by heavily signifying to fascists that the hears them and is willing to listen & even concede to their bullshit. It is why there is no reason to believe that he, himself, is not a fascist or fascist sympathizer.
January 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
So that is why Gavin Newsom has been laying the groundwork for his presidential campaign by heavily signifying to fascists that the hears them and is willing to listen & even concede to their bullshit. It is why there is no reason to believe that he, himself, is not a fascist or fascist sympathizer.
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It's why the news only talks to racists. It's why 'working class', 'salt of the earth' etc is all codified language meaning a particular kind of guy.
It's why Bill Clinton jailed a billion Black people. It's why Obama governed scared. It's why Kamala, as she has admitted, failed on Palestine.
It's why Bill Clinton jailed a billion Black people. It's why Obama governed scared. It's why Kamala, as she has admitted, failed on Palestine.
January 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It's why the news only talks to racists. It's why 'working class', 'salt of the earth' etc is all codified language meaning a particular kind of guy.
It's why Bill Clinton jailed a billion Black people. It's why Obama governed scared. It's why Kamala, as she has admitted, failed on Palestine.
It's why Bill Clinton jailed a billion Black people. It's why Obama governed scared. It's why Kamala, as she has admitted, failed on Palestine.