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CNBC: What's your reaction to the investigation into Jay Powell?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, I haven't been briefed on it. There must be a reason. But there's no way I can comment on it.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, I haven't been briefed on it. There must be a reason. But there's no way I can comment on it.
January 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM
CNBC: What's your reaction to the investigation into Jay Powell?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, I haven't been briefed on it. There must be a reason. But there's no way I can comment on it.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: Well, I haven't been briefed on it. There must be a reason. But there's no way I can comment on it.
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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 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 7:18 PM
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 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...
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Checkout this latest story from @jsweetli.bsky.social who has been consistently breaking important stories on the Trump administration's brutal assault on Minneapolis.
STORY: The GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross Bill Ackman gave $10k to was created by a man with a profile image of what the ADL called a white supremacist hate symbol, who called Good “a stupod bitch who got what she deserved.”
It's raised over $400k and is still live.
theintercept.com/2026/01/12/i...
It's raised over $400k and is still live.
theintercept.com/2026/01/12/i...
ICE Agent GoFundMe Created by Activist Who Used Hitler Salute Symbol. Bill Ackman Gave $10,000.
Bill Ackman gave $10,000 to a GoFundMe for ICE killer Jonathon Ross that was started by a man whose account who posted Nazi imagery online.
theintercept.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Checkout this latest story from @jsweetli.bsky.social who has been consistently breaking important stories on the Trump administration's brutal assault on Minneapolis.
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Bill Ackman Gave $10,000 to Jonathan Ross GoFundMe Created by User Linked to Nazi Salute Image
theintercept.com/2026/01/12/i...
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Bill Ackman Gave $10,000 to Jonathan Ross GoFundMe Created by User Linked to Nazi Salute Image
Bill Ackman gave $10,000 to a GoFundMe for ICE killer Jonathon Ross that was started by a man whose account who posted Nazi imagery online.
theintercept.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Bill Ackman Gave $10,000 to Jonathan Ross GoFundMe Created by User Linked to Nazi Salute Image
theintercept.com/2026/01/12/i...
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Only in America can you assassinate another citizen and get sympathy donations.
January 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Only in America can you assassinate another citizen and get sympathy donations.
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Trump has already ordered military strikes in Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
The List of Countries Trump Is Threatening With War Keeps Growing
President Donald Trump campaigned on the promise of getting out of foreign wars. He keeps talking about starting more of them.
theintercept.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Trump has already ordered military strikes in Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
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Over on X DHS is sharing a clip of its spokesman claiming car ramming attacks on ICE are up 3,200% and threats to LEO up 8,000%. These are the kind of insane numbers authoritarians manufacture to both lie & to display power. "I will say the sky is green. Will you dispute me?" Stalinist numbers.
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Over on X DHS is sharing a clip of its spokesman claiming car ramming attacks on ICE are up 3,200% and threats to LEO up 8,000%. These are the kind of insane numbers authoritarians manufacture to both lie & to display power. "I will say the sky is green. Will you dispute me?" Stalinist numbers.
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The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in. n.pr/3NH3yso
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Don’t send them anything.
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Don’t send them anything.
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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "There is no statute of limitations on murder. So this case is not going to be over even if they try to block a high quality investigation."
January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "There is no statute of limitations on murder. So this case is not going to be over even if they try to block a high quality investigation."
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Bovino on the officer who killed Renee Good: "Hats off to that ICE agent"
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Bovino on the officer who killed Renee Good: "Hats off to that ICE agent"
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Taxpayers should pay $22 million to the family of a man who was struck and killed by a driver being chased by Chicago police, city lawyers recommended, the latest massive settlement prompted by a police pursuit that violated department policy. news.wttw.com/2026/01/12/p...
Pay Family of Man Struck and Killed by Driver Being Chased by Police $22M, City Lawyers Recommend
The City Council’s Finance Committee on Wednesday is set to consider the proposed settlement, which calls for taxpayers to pay $20 million and the city’s insurance company to pay $2 million. A final v...
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January 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Taxpayers should pay $22 million to the family of a man who was struck and killed by a driver being chased by Chicago police, city lawyers recommended, the latest massive settlement prompted by a police pursuit that violated department policy. news.wttw.com/2026/01/12/p...
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Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "Minnesota has rejected him at the polls three times, which seems to be part of what's motivating him."
January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison: "Minnesota has rejected him at the polls three times, which seems to be part of what's motivating him."
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Venezuela Boat Strikes Even More War-Crimey Than We Thought
www.wonkette.com/p/venezuela-...
By Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social
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By Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social
Venezuela Boat Strikes Even More War-Crimey Than We Thought
And they were already 100 percent criminal.
www.wonkette.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Venezuela Boat Strikes Even More War-Crimey Than We Thought
www.wonkette.com/p/venezuela-...
By Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social
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By Gary Legum @glegum.bsky.social
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Rep. Randy Fine on his bill to make Greenland the 51st state: "We need to make sure we assert our dominance over the Western Hemisphere ... the last thing we need is Greenland to become another Venezuela where we have huge problems we have to deal with in the future."
January 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Rep. Randy Fine on his bill to make Greenland the 51st state: "We need to make sure we assert our dominance over the Western Hemisphere ... the last thing we need is Greenland to become another Venezuela where we have huge problems we have to deal with in the future."
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It really is something seeing Trump and company notice Greenland on a map for the first time and become utterly confused by it being controlled by Denmark.
I remember feeling the same way, though.
30-35 years ago.
When I was halfway through elementary school.
I remember feeling the same way, though.
30-35 years ago.
When I was halfway through elementary school.
Rep. Randy Fine on his bill to make Greenland the 51st state: "We need to make sure we assert our dominance over the Western Hemisphere ... the last thing we need is Greenland to become another Venezuela where we have huge problems we have to deal with in the future."
January 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It really is something seeing Trump and company notice Greenland on a map for the first time and become utterly confused by it being controlled by Denmark.
I remember feeling the same way, though.
30-35 years ago.
When I was halfway through elementary school.
I remember feeling the same way, though.
30-35 years ago.
When I was halfway through elementary school.
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The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules. n.pr/3Zaiqlz
The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules. n.pr/3Zaiqlz
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Screenshots from a video DHS is sharing on X, about 20 heavily-armed agents confronting then tackling one guy at a gas station, shoving his partner aside, then threatening photographers with pepper spray. Noteworthy not for its now-routine brutality but for DHS showcasing it.
January 13, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Screenshots from a video DHS is sharing on X, about 20 heavily-armed agents confronting then tackling one guy at a gas station, shoving his partner aside, then threatening photographers with pepper spray. Noteworthy not for its now-routine brutality but for DHS showcasing it.
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Trumper thugs, from Trump down, are plainly frustrated at their inability to stop observers from documenting ICE crimes, including through the use of violence, brutality and intimidation tactics.
See also 2/
See also 2/
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Trumper thugs, from Trump down, are plainly frustrated at their inability to stop observers from documenting ICE crimes, including through the use of violence, brutality and intimidation tactics.
See also 2/
See also 2/
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This is an excellent piece from the @minnesotareformer.com 👇
Trumper thugs, from Trump down, are plainly frustrated at their inability to stop observers from documenting ICE crimes, including through the use of violence, brutality and intimidation tactics.
See also 2/
See also 2/
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
This is an excellent piece from the @minnesotareformer.com 👇
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In two weeks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
CROW: Trump said Machado is not gonna be put in charge
MacCALLUM: He says there's a process. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he hopes the end game is, but I think he's doing this methodically
MacCALLUM: He says there's a process. I wouldn't be surprised if that's what he hopes the end game is, but I think he's doing this methodically
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
In two weeks. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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I read the rightist report, too. Charitably, it’s a study in miserable reading comprehension. Or it’s deliberate misreading. Conflates Whiteness—which as a white man I share—with people who are white & attributes opposite meanings to texts.
Harvard has removed a resident dean -- a Black lecturer in psychology -- for writing posts critical of Trump and law enforcement
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Dunster House Resident Dean Gregory Davis Removed After Resurfaced Social Media Posts | News | The Harvard Crimson
Gregory K. Davis was removed from his post as Dunster House resident dean effective immediately, according to a message circulated to House affiliates Monday morning.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I read the rightist report, too. Charitably, it’s a study in miserable reading comprehension. Or it’s deliberate misreading. Conflates Whiteness—which as a white man I share—with people who are white & attributes opposite meanings to texts.
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“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the United States for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.”
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Votes to Shut Down
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded NPR, PBS and hundreds of local radio and TV stations across the United States for more than a half-century, said on Monday that its board of directors had voted to dissolve the organization because Congress cut off its federal money.”
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"We have always never been at un-war with Venezuela"
UN Ambassador Michael Waltz: "There is no war against Venezuela or its people. We are not occupying a country. This was a law enforcement operation."
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"We have always never been at un-war with Venezuela"