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The opportunism of center-right parties is a major reason we are where we are today. Time and again, they have failed to live up to every “Ziblatt moment,” and they continue to fail.
Jens Spahn, chairman of the CDU/CSU in German parliament on a possible US invasion of Greenland: “When you look at Greenland's location on the globe, the questions raised by the US are understandable.”
Utter madness.
Utter madness.
Das hat Jens Spahn gerade erst gestern, am Freitag, in der SZ gesagt. Diese Servilität, dieses Sich-in-den-Staub-Werfen der Union vor einem skrupellosen Potentaten ist einfach nur entsetzlich.
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The opportunism of center-right parties is a major reason we are where we are today. Time and again, they have failed to live up to every “Ziblatt moment,” and they continue to fail.
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It might sound silly, but I mean it: The easiest and most potent way for Europe to hurt Trump this year is to once again use its cultural soft power and to threaten a boycott of the World Cup. It would become a completely meaningless event and would hurt him where he is most vulnerable - his vanity.
January 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
It might sound silly, but I mean it: The easiest and most potent way for Europe to hurt Trump this year is to once again use its cultural soft power and to threaten a boycott of the World Cup. It would become a completely meaningless event and would hurt him where he is most vulnerable - his vanity.
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nobody is allowed to argue with him online until the Twin Cities are safe, this is mission critical
January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
nobody is allowed to argue with him online until the Twin Cities are safe, this is mission critical
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one thing about every republican politician is that every last one of them is loyal to the party and disloyal to the republic. bill cassidy would knowingly murder american children to save the party. in fact, he did.
Also, if he's getting shivved by Trump anyway, why not return the favor and become one of the small group of Senators who can stop this nonsense.
Cassidy sentenced countless children to death, knowingly, by confirming RFK
and Trump stabs him in the back anyway
I hope it eats at him every miserable day of the rest of his life
and Trump stabs him in the back anyway
I hope it eats at him every miserable day of the rest of his life
January 18, 2026 at 5:47 AM
one thing about every republican politician is that every last one of them is loyal to the party and disloyal to the republic. bill cassidy would knowingly murder american children to save the party. in fact, he did.
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Well in this case the 65% of Democrats who subscribe to the view delineated by the above polling happen to agree with the UN, Amnesty, HRW, B'Tselem, Doctors Without Borders, and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
January 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Well in this case the 65% of Democrats who subscribe to the view delineated by the above polling happen to agree with the UN, Amnesty, HRW, B'Tselem, Doctors Without Borders, and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.
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What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
January 17, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What makes this statement by Emmanuel Macron so unprecedented is, for the first time, a leading European ally is equating Trump with Putin.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
“No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world.”
EVERYTHING has changed.
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I'm not being funny but an adult has to learn to grasp non-literal language and it is not the job of other people to not use it
sure, but "this is not who we should be" takes the same effort to type or say and it avoids the problem entirely
January 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I'm not being funny but an adult has to learn to grasp non-literal language and it is not the job of other people to not use it
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“This audio is the haunting reality in America right now...
This audio will play in museums one day...”
- slammy_flows on Insta
#amerikkka
This audio will play in museums one day...”
- slammy_flows on Insta
#amerikkka
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
“This audio is the haunting reality in America right now...
This audio will play in museums one day...”
- slammy_flows on Insta
#amerikkka
This audio will play in museums one day...”
- slammy_flows on Insta
#amerikkka
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Hundred percent. And honestly it puts me firmly in camp “never let republicans have an opinion about anything ever because if they say something reasonable they’re lying.”
Which is probably bad but I’m not moving off that position for fifty years. I might die of old age holding that view.
Which is probably bad but I’m not moving off that position for fifty years. I might die of old age holding that view.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Hundred percent. And honestly it puts me firmly in camp “never let republicans have an opinion about anything ever because if they say something reasonable they’re lying.”
Which is probably bad but I’m not moving off that position for fifty years. I might die of old age holding that view.
Which is probably bad but I’m not moving off that position for fifty years. I might die of old age holding that view.
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Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Hard agree. I'm increasingly just zero sympathy for the cowardly chauvinists who can't handle places where lots of different people get along together.
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multiculturalism is so objectively good that if you don't enjoy it you are defective and you should feel defective
January 17, 2026 at 11:51 AM
multiculturalism is so objectively good that if you don't enjoy it you are defective and you should feel defective
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At core this is my problem with every single "you need to learn to respect populist right voters" article: I do not, I consider their worldview subhuman and repulsive
multiculturalism is so objectively good that if you don't enjoy it you are defective and you should feel defective
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
At core this is my problem with every single "you need to learn to respect populist right voters" article: I do not, I consider their worldview subhuman and repulsive
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this entire presidency is so fucking stupid man
national self-immolation led by a senile pedophile because 49.8% of American voters are either fascists or dipshits
national self-immolation led by a senile pedophile because 49.8% of American voters are either fascists or dipshits
REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
January 16, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this entire presidency is so fucking stupid man
national self-immolation led by a senile pedophile because 49.8% of American voters are either fascists or dipshits
national self-immolation led by a senile pedophile because 49.8% of American voters are either fascists or dipshits
Absolutely no one is doing it like her
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Absolutely no one is doing it like her
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“some Democrats are better than other Democrats” and “every Democrat is better than every Republican” feel contradictory to some people but they are not
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
“some Democrats are better than other Democrats” and “every Democrat is better than every Republican” feel contradictory to some people but they are not
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Praying for a Dem dominant 7th party system where we win 6 of the next 8 presidential elections because we’re gonna need to govern for a long time to be able to get the Federal state under control
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Praying for a Dem dominant 7th party system where we win 6 of the next 8 presidential elections because we’re gonna need to govern for a long time to be able to get the Federal state under control
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"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
"Battle Hymn of the Empire" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" about Trump
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
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reminded of the quakers in hebron walking palestinian kids to school under israeli occupation
This is Minneapolis:
My wife is my copilot as we do the dangerous work of… walking kids 4 blocks to school during a federal invasion of our city.
What the fuck.
My wife is my copilot as we do the dangerous work of… walking kids 4 blocks to school during a federal invasion of our city.
What the fuck.
I am going to drink a gallon of thc seltzer and watch Night Manager before I wake up and patrol the streets with my college homie. I've had like 3 different copilots this week.
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 AM
reminded of the quakers in hebron walking palestinian kids to school under israeli occupation
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Murdering a wife and mother.
Abducting a baby and giving it a bruise on the cheek.
Flashbanging a car full of kids, including a 6 month old.
They better fucking hope we only stop at “Abolish ICE”
Abducting a baby and giving it a bruise on the cheek.
Flashbanging a car full of kids, including a 6 month old.
They better fucking hope we only stop at “Abolish ICE”
January 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Murdering a wife and mother.
Abducting a baby and giving it a bruise on the cheek.
Flashbanging a car full of kids, including a 6 month old.
They better fucking hope we only stop at “Abolish ICE”
Abducting a baby and giving it a bruise on the cheek.
Flashbanging a car full of kids, including a 6 month old.
They better fucking hope we only stop at “Abolish ICE”
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State-sanctioned rape was the inevitable product of the climate of anti-trans contempt promoted by Sulzberger’s nyt and eagerly adopted by the WH
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 14 Prospect: After moving to weaken Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) safety protections for transgender inmates, Trump admin has now removed similar protections at multiple ICE detention centers as well as halted all GAC care for detainees.
ICE Deletes Rape Protection for Trans Immigrants - The American Prospect
The agency this month altered more contracts with private prison companies to remove care and protection measures it took advocates years to win.
prospect.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 AM
State-sanctioned rape was the inevitable product of the climate of anti-trans contempt promoted by Sulzberger’s nyt and eagerly adopted by the WH
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1)Democrats are obviously better than Republicans
2)Many, if not most, current Democratic office-holders are risk averse and cowardly careerists whose main priority is not to seek accountability or fix the issues that led to Trump, but hastily return to the status quo.
Both these things are true!
2)Many, if not most, current Democratic office-holders are risk averse and cowardly careerists whose main priority is not to seek accountability or fix the issues that led to Trump, but hastily return to the status quo.
Both these things are true!
January 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
1)Democrats are obviously better than Republicans
2)Many, if not most, current Democratic office-holders are risk averse and cowardly careerists whose main priority is not to seek accountability or fix the issues that led to Trump, but hastily return to the status quo.
Both these things are true!
2)Many, if not most, current Democratic office-holders are risk averse and cowardly careerists whose main priority is not to seek accountability or fix the issues that led to Trump, but hastily return to the status quo.
Both these things are true!
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Do you have any idea how fucking insane it is for protestors to be using *snow* to counter tear gas?
It's not even summer yet
It's not even spring yet
It's not even spring yet
January 15, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Do you have any idea how fucking insane it is for protestors to be using *snow* to counter tear gas?
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As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
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Arguing "reform vs. abolish?" as if rhetoric means anything intrinsic won't get us anywhere, what I really want is Democratic politicians and think tanks to start thinking through immigration policy about as thoroughly as my anonymous Bsky mutuals.
Imo you bifurcate it a bit:
-civil immigration system (USCIS) with admin law courts and unarmed caseworkers/investigators with the ability to do things like check if people on a student visa are actually attending school
-criminal immigration system with art 3 courts and ability to actually deport
-civil immigration system (USCIS) with admin law courts and unarmed caseworkers/investigators with the ability to do things like check if people on a student visa are actually attending school
-criminal immigration system with art 3 courts and ability to actually deport
Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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January 14, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Arguing "reform vs. abolish?" as if rhetoric means anything intrinsic won't get us anywhere, what I really want is Democratic politicians and think tanks to start thinking through immigration policy about as thoroughly as my anonymous Bsky mutuals.