Susan DeSanti
@desantisusan.bsky.social
Former antitrust lawyer and Policy Planning director at FTC; retired; Mom Wife Nana; singer; dog person; political junkie
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My remark would be that Stalin did just this. "The regime maintains power only at the point of a gun. It may kill enough dissenters to survive for months or even years (though I doubt the latter). But it cannot govern effectively atop a pile of corpses." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | How Trump can begin an Iran transition after the bloodbath
A long history shows what not to do when trying to encourage political change in a foreign land.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
My remark would be that Stalin did just this. "The regime maintains power only at the point of a gun. It may kill enough dissenters to survive for months or even years (though I doubt the latter). But it cannot govern effectively atop a pile of corpses." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
January 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
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This is why our media sucks.
January 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
This is why our media sucks.
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Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Coordinated a beer drop by a white friend to deliver a 30-rack of Hamm’s to a Hispanic friend’s doorstep because his wife wouldn’t let him leave the house to go buy more beer for fear he’d be brutalized by lawless armed masked federal paramilitaries. This is Minnesota community. We take care of us.
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Jacob Frey: “We have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter — ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from it”
January 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Jacob Frey: “We have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter — ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from it”
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“Faith leaders, union representatives and community members are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, Jan. 23 — urging all Minnesotans not to go to work, school or go shopping in response to Operation Metro Surge.”
Minnesota faith, union, community leaders call for economic blackout on Jan. 23
Faith leaders, union representatives and community members are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, Jan. 23 — urging all Minnesotans not to go to work, school or go shopping.
www.cbsnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:37 AM
“Faith leaders, union representatives and community members are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, Jan. 23 — urging all Minnesotans not to go to work, school or go shopping in response to Operation Metro Surge.”
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A majority of Ukrainians would strongly oppose withdrawing troops from the part of the eastern Donetsk region still controlled by Kyiv in exchange for European and U.S. security guarantees, a poll released on Friday indicated.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
January 17, 2026 at 1:53 AM
A majority of Ukrainians would strongly oppose withdrawing troops from the part of the eastern Donetsk region still controlled by Kyiv in exchange for European and U.S. security guarantees, a poll released on Friday indicated.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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It’s genuinely bizarre that people who refuse to show their face or identify themselves are demanding identification from people who are fully visible.
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
It’s genuinely bizarre that people who refuse to show their face or identify themselves are demanding identification from people who are fully visible.
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Austin Pets Alive brought in two bunches of intakes from shelters around Texas and AAS this week. We have a LOT of new dogs, stressed dogs, puppies. Come get some dogs (or cats!).
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Austin Pets Alive brought in two bunches of intakes from shelters around Texas and AAS this week. We have a LOT of new dogs, stressed dogs, puppies. Come get some dogs (or cats!).
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January 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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This is what Stephen Miller is calling an “insurrection”
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 AM
This is what Stephen Miller is calling an “insurrection”
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It's now been four weeks since the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM
It's now been four weeks since the deadline set by law and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.
January 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.
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DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
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🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ sues Virginia for access to voter rolls, as courts reject effort in other states
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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#GVerse HOLY HELL. 🔥
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
#GVerse HOLY HELL. 🔥
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
JB Pritzker just went nuclear on #Shit4Brains
That’s not “rhetoric.” That’s a governor calling fascism by its real name.
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A zero increase is just a start.
SCOOP w/assist from @ericmgarcia.bsky.social —
Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
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Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
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Patty Murray to White House: No Funding Increase for ICE
The top Democratic appropriator draws a clear red line over funding increases for the rogue federal agency terrorizing communities across America.
migrantinsider.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:50 AM
A zero increase is just a start.
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Gov. Walz to MS NOW:
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Gov. Walz to MS NOW:
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
"Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system … is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic.
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
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For those of you younger than a certain age, Barney here is holding a “slide rule”
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 AM
For those of you younger than a certain age, Barney here is holding a “slide rule”
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Some unseasonable birds seen in Seaton during my lunch break today. The lesser whitethroat is thought to be of the Siberian subspecies which is really cool. There are apparently two of them over-wintering in this very small oasis in Devon. #DevonBirds #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife #Birds
January 16, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Some unseasonable birds seen in Seaton during my lunch break today. The lesser whitethroat is thought to be of the Siberian subspecies which is really cool. There are apparently two of them over-wintering in this very small oasis in Devon. #DevonBirds #WildlifePhotography #UKWildlife #Birds
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"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
"Numerous studies show that immigration is not linked to higher levels of crime, but rather the opposite."
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Source: Research articles cited in article at Brennan Center
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
no paywall (apologies to 404 media, this great research is way too important) web.archive.org/web/20260115...
no paywall (apologies to 404 media, this great research is way too important) web.archive.org/web/20260115...
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
no paywall (apologies to 404 media, this great research is way too important) web.archive.org/web/20260115...
no paywall (apologies to 404 media, this great research is way too important) web.archive.org/web/20260115...