Democracy is a Verb
@democracyisverb.bsky.social
Curious by nature. I go down research rabbit holes and share what I’m learning as I try to understand what’s actually happening.
I prefer a little cynicism in my coffee and optimism in my booze. All opinions are my own.
I prefer a little cynicism in my coffee and optimism in my booze. All opinions are my own.
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This can happen anywhere to any one of us.
A U.S. citizen, a routine drive, and an ICE operation that escalated fast. I’m sharing my thoughts and urging you to read my new Substack post and watch the full interview.
A U.S. citizen, a routine drive, and an ICE operation that escalated fast. I’m sharing my thoughts and urging you to read my new Substack post and watch the full interview.
They Called Us Bodies
Aliya Rachman’s firsthand account of being pulled from her car during an ICE operation
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January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
This can happen anywhere to any one of us.
A U.S. citizen, a routine drive, and an ICE operation that escalated fast. I’m sharing my thoughts and urging you to read my new Substack post and watch the full interview.
A U.S. citizen, a routine drive, and an ICE operation that escalated fast. I’m sharing my thoughts and urging you to read my new Substack post and watch the full interview.
Join us TONIGHT at Howlin' Wolf!
January 26, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Join us TONIGHT at Howlin' Wolf!
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“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 PM
“LET US OUT!”
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.
In our name🇺🇸
TONIGHT: I’ve signed up to attend a meeting with Indivisible NOLA on Monday, Jan 26, 2026. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/yeH2p3
Monday 1/26: Red Beans and Resistance · Mobilize
## Indivisible NOLA Monthly Members Meeting
Join us Monday 1/26 at the Howlin’ Wolf for some good eats, comfort in community and a plan to fight back!
### What to expect
- 6:00-6:30pm - Eat and Gree...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
TONIGHT: I’ve signed up to attend a meeting with Indivisible NOLA on Monday, Jan 26, 2026. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/yeH2p3
ICE just shot another person. It does not look good. Video is very difficult to watch. It’s in @aaronparnas.bsky.social Substack. It’s horrific.
Aaron Parnas in The Parnas Perspective
Hi folks, there has been another CPB/ICE involved shooting, and the video is very difficult to watch. I am going to share the video here.
I have confirmed the video is real.
I will have a substack...
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January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
ICE just shot another person. It does not look good. Video is very difficult to watch. It’s in @aaronparnas.bsky.social Substack. It’s horrific.
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"If you live in Minneapolis, right now, you cannot walk the streets without fear of violence being done to you by masked, armed agents of the state. If these agents harm you, you have no redress and they will face no accountability."
‘A Great Rupture of the World Order’
As Europe reacts to Trump’s Davos rant, America’s capacity for self-delusion remains boundless.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"If you live in Minneapolis, right now, you cannot walk the streets without fear of violence being done to you by masked, armed agents of the state. If these agents harm you, you have no redress and they will face no accountability."
I hate when a news program actually digs in, asks questions, pushes back and uncovers government lies!
@pbsnews Asls the right questions and disputes I E’s claims that Liam’s mother, “did not want custody” of her son. The truth? Just as as Osas THEY HAS ANOTHER CHILD AND LIAMS MOM WAS SCARED! #fyp #usn...
TikTok video by democracyisverb
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January 24, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I hate when a news program actually digs in, asks questions, pushes back and uncovers government lies!
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We are off the cliff, folks 🇺🇸
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
We are off the cliff, folks 🇺🇸
Go check out this entire thread and give @margaret.bsky.social a follow. Also covered today by the @thebulwark.com - which you should also follow if you aren't already. Excellent work covering EVERYTHING.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Go check out this entire thread and give @margaret.bsky.social a follow. Also covered today by the @thebulwark.com - which you should also follow if you aren't already. Excellent work covering EVERYTHING.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
LISTEN: How attacks on science, universities, and expertise aren’t just budget cuts. They’re a deliberate effort to weaken institutions, distort facts, and reshape reality in ways that serve power. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
LISTEN: How attacks on science, universities, and expertise aren’t just budget cuts. They’re a deliberate effort to weaken institutions, distort facts, and reshape reality in ways that serve power. @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
Making an effort to keep "gestapo"/ICE comparisons to a minimum going forward.
This isn’t Nazi Germany. It’s far more dangerous.
The US is a democracy using "immigration enforcement" to normalize excessive executive & ICE powers, weaken due process & test how much We the People will tolerate.
This isn’t Nazi Germany. It’s far more dangerous.
The US is a democracy using "immigration enforcement" to normalize excessive executive & ICE powers, weaken due process & test how much We the People will tolerate.
January 23, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Making an effort to keep "gestapo"/ICE comparisons to a minimum going forward.
This isn’t Nazi Germany. It’s far more dangerous.
The US is a democracy using "immigration enforcement" to normalize excessive executive & ICE powers, weaken due process & test how much We the People will tolerate.
This isn’t Nazi Germany. It’s far more dangerous.
The US is a democracy using "immigration enforcement" to normalize excessive executive & ICE powers, weaken due process & test how much We the People will tolerate.
Yesterday was a very, very bad day for Democracy in the United States.
4th Amendment? Nah, we don't need it anymore.
Increase ICE funding & empower them to attack US citizens next? YES, give them all the $$$$$!
Detaining children? Absolutely! Let's arrest those 5 year olds domestic terrorists!
4th Amendment? Nah, we don't need it anymore.
Increase ICE funding & empower them to attack US citizens next? YES, give them all the $$$$$!
Detaining children? Absolutely! Let's arrest those 5 year olds domestic terrorists!
January 23, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Yesterday was a very, very bad day for Democracy in the United States.
4th Amendment? Nah, we don't need it anymore.
Increase ICE funding & empower them to attack US citizens next? YES, give them all the $$$$$!
Detaining children? Absolutely! Let's arrest those 5 year olds domestic terrorists!
4th Amendment? Nah, we don't need it anymore.
Increase ICE funding & empower them to attack US citizens next? YES, give them all the $$$$$!
Detaining children? Absolutely! Let's arrest those 5 year olds domestic terrorists!
I’m furious — children are being used as collateral by DHS/ICE, and lawmakers are looking the other way. This isn’t politics — it’s a crisis. Read more:
CHILDREN ARE BEING TAKEN. LAWS AND POLICIES ARE BEING IGNORED.
Where is Congress?
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January 22, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I’m furious — children are being used as collateral by DHS/ICE, and lawmakers are looking the other way. This isn’t politics — it’s a crisis. Read more:
I'm in it for the long haul - currently watching Jack Smith testimony while I work.
www.youtube.com/live/aFfDPyk...
www.youtube.com/live/aFfDPyk...
LIVE: Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith testifies about his Trump investigations
YouTube video by Associated Press
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January 22, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I'm in it for the long haul - currently watching Jack Smith testimony while I work.
www.youtube.com/live/aFfDPyk...
www.youtube.com/live/aFfDPyk...
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All Democratic Candidates Should Pledge Full Cooperation With State and Local Prosecutors
youtu.be/aMkzFOxaPQQ
youtu.be/aMkzFOxaPQQ
All Democratic Candidates Should Pledge Full Cooperation With State and Local Prosecutors
YouTube video by Hawk's Podcasts / mdg650hawk
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January 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
All Democratic Candidates Should Pledge Full Cooperation With State and Local Prosecutors
youtu.be/aMkzFOxaPQQ
youtu.be/aMkzFOxaPQQ
There's a lot going on and I have a lot of thoughts about it. So I started a substack.
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ICE, Schools & Children: The Facts
YouTube video by Chelle
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January 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
There's a lot going on and I have a lot of thoughts about it. So I started a substack.
youtu.be/Bp2Mr0gkIaE?...
youtu.be/Bp2Mr0gkIaE?...
I started a substack. Please subscribe and share!
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January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I started a substack. Please subscribe and share!
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White House official Jan 6 website. Shameless.
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
White House official Jan 6 website. Shameless.
Why Big Oil Is Unlikely To Run Back To Venezuela
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January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Why Big Oil Is Unlikely To Run Back To Venezuela
Welp, here we go.
June 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Welp, here we go.