@dkthirtle.bsky.social
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“Can I go check a pulse?” a bystander said after Good was shot, his hands in the air.
“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
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“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
trib.al/0QT1gBF
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
“Can I go check a pulse?” a bystander said after Good was shot, his hands in the air.
“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
trib.al/0QT1gBF
“No! Back up!” an ICE agent told him.
“I’m a physician!”
“I don’t care!” the agent replied, before another came up and said they had their own EMS on the way.
trib.al/0QT1gBF
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In short, fuck this Nazi administration, fuck that loathsome Gestapo trash Tom Homan, and fuck the slobbering Nazi losers who support them.
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
In short, fuck this Nazi administration, fuck that loathsome Gestapo trash Tom Homan, and fuck the slobbering Nazi losers who support them.
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On the other hand if we see MN employers who SUPPORTED their employees, protected them from ICE, and defied the loathsome administration’s authoritarian efforts to get them fired, I would find a way to support those businesses. I would order one-day delivery of your hot dish RIGHT INTO MAH BELLY.
Seems as if this works — if employers start firing people for standing up for their neighbors and fellow humans — than a remedy is publicizing the identity of those employers.
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
On the other hand if we see MN employers who SUPPORTED their employees, protected them from ICE, and defied the loathsome administration’s authoritarian efforts to get them fired, I would find a way to support those businesses. I would order one-day delivery of your hot dish RIGHT INTO MAH BELLY.
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“It is a virtue to disobey evil.”
The clip above is from Judge Freisler's People's (kangaroo) Court prosecution of anti-Hitler resistance in 1944. Hitler had their slow and gruesome executions filmed for his private viewing pleasure in the evenings -- much the way I imagine Trump enjoys watching Leavitt insult reporters. Full clip:
Judge Freisler's People Court 1944
YouTube video by RobertHJacksonCenter
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
“It is a virtue to disobey evil.”
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Why does Sen. Thom Tillis keep blaming Trump's Greenland obsession on bad staff advice?
Because Republicans in Congress know the obsession is Trump's, "but they decided long ago, even when he tried to overthrow our government, that they would never stand up to him."
My report in @thebulwark.com.
Because Republicans in Congress know the obsession is Trump's, "but they decided long ago, even when he tried to overthrow our government, that they would never stand up to him."
My report in @thebulwark.com.
Can Trump Be Duped Into Dropping His Greenland Obsession?
Thom Tillis, hoping to change the president’s mind, is blaming the Greenland idea on Trump staffers giving bad advice. Good luck with that.
www.thebulwark.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Why does Sen. Thom Tillis keep blaming Trump's Greenland obsession on bad staff advice?
Because Republicans in Congress know the obsession is Trump's, "but they decided long ago, even when he tried to overthrow our government, that they would never stand up to him."
My report in @thebulwark.com.
Because Republicans in Congress know the obsession is Trump's, "but they decided long ago, even when he tried to overthrow our government, that they would never stand up to him."
My report in @thebulwark.com.
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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This is great
Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 PM
This is great
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I am done listening to pundits, consultants, and influencers tell us what Democrats must do, as if the attack on American democracy and freedom is a problem that the Democratic Party must solve. This is Americans vs MAGA. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...
open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I am done listening to pundits, consultants, and influencers tell us what Democrats must do, as if the attack on American democracy and freedom is a problem that the Democratic Party must solve. This is Americans vs MAGA. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...
open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...
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This Is the Moment. Join Us.
Legal AF Community, Popok here.
substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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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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Everything is rape or extortion with this guy
President Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland.
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
President Donald Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland. Trump didn't provide details Friday.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Everything is rape or extortion with this guy
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Federal judge William Young ripped Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio apart for their efforts to deport pro-Palestinian students/academics — accusing them of "an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Federal judge William Young ripped Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio apart for their efforts to deport pro-Palestinian students/academics — accusing them of "an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
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The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The first sale of Venezuelan oil went to a guy who donated $6 million to Trump. The proceeds are now in a bank in Qatar.
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"Mexico all day! F*ck Trump! F*ck his wife! Mexicans and Native Americans and Blacks—we belong here!" -Minneapolis resident waving Mexican flag tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social as protests continue after ICE shot a man in the leg. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 4:56 AM
"Mexico all day! F*ck Trump! F*ck his wife! Mexicans and Native Americans and Blacks—we belong here!" -Minneapolis resident waving Mexican flag tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social as protests continue after ICE shot a man in the leg. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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People are in the streets in greater numbers than the first Trump term and party ID is shifting more significantly, and yet the Democratic Party has been considerably more accommodationist
New party identification polling from Gallup this week shows Americans are moving against Trump faster than they did in his first term. Adults were R+4 in 2024, now D+8. That 12-pt drop is 3x the change in the first year of his first term.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/backlash-t...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/backlash-t...
Backlash to Trump has been higher in his second term
Gallup's latest data shows Republican party identification down 6 points in Trump's second term — three times the decline in 2017
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
People are in the streets in greater numbers than the first Trump term and party ID is shifting more significantly, and yet the Democratic Party has been considerably more accommodationist
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About this: This practice of churches providing groceries/supplies to immigrant families who are afraid to leave their homes out of fear of ICE is widespread, and widely reported.
What's different here is the *scale* of operations this one church is overseeing, and how public they are about it.
What's different here is the *scale* of operations this one church is overseeing, and how public they are about it.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
About this: This practice of churches providing groceries/supplies to immigrant families who are afraid to leave their homes out of fear of ICE is widespread, and widely reported.
What's different here is the *scale* of operations this one church is overseeing, and how public they are about it.
What's different here is the *scale* of operations this one church is overseeing, and how public they are about it.
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who is doing the violence tho
Legal challenges continue to mount for the Trump administration over its ongoing immigration operation in Minnesota, where the fatal shooting of Nicole Good last week triggered days of sometimes violent protests.
Lawsuit accuses federal agents of racial profiling in Minneapolis immigration operation
The ACLU filed a class-action lawsuit in Minnesota against Immigration and Customs Enforcement on behalf of three people who say they have been racially profiled in recent weeks.
nbcnews.to
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
who is doing the violence tho
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“If you have contacts or sensitive information that you’re not supposed to have, you could be thrown in jail.” For Venezuelan Journalists, It’s Like Maduro Never Left, by Carolina Abbott Galvão and Ivan L. Nagy. www.cjr.org/news/for-ven...
For Venezuelan journalists, it's like Maduro never left.
“If you have contacts or sensitive information that you’re not supposed to have, you could be thrown in jail.”
www.cjr.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
“If you have contacts or sensitive information that you’re not supposed to have, you could be thrown in jail.” For Venezuelan Journalists, It’s Like Maduro Never Left, by Carolina Abbott Galvão and Ivan L. Nagy. www.cjr.org/news/for-ven...
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New party identification polling from Gallup this week shows Americans are moving against Trump faster than they did in his first term. Adults were R+4 in 2024, now D+8. That 12-pt drop is 3x the change in the first year of his first term.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/backlash-t...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/backlash-t...
Backlash to Trump has been higher in his second term
Gallup's latest data shows Republican party identification down 6 points in Trump's second term — three times the decline in 2017
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New party identification polling from Gallup this week shows Americans are moving against Trump faster than they did in his first term. Adults were R+4 in 2024, now D+8. That 12-pt drop is 3x the change in the first year of his first term.
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/backlash-t...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/backlash-t...
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I'm obviously glad this bill failed as it was lousy policy. But amid all the attention paid to the Johnson and his snivelling, obsequious mendacity, we really shouldn't lose sight of what an utterly incompetent whip operation Tom Emmer runs.
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I'm obviously glad this bill failed as it was lousy policy. But amid all the attention paid to the Johnson and his snivelling, obsequious mendacity, we really shouldn't lose sight of what an utterly incompetent whip operation Tom Emmer runs.
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New from me and @tristanl.ee with a bit of help from @wileydcope.bsky.social: We identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified c...
www.texasobserver.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
New from me and @tristanl.ee with a bit of help from @wileydcope.bsky.social: We identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
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We recently tested ~ a dozen public statements from a diverse set of Democratic elected officials on the murder of Renee Good and this was the top testing one
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We recently tested ~ a dozen public statements from a diverse set of Democratic elected officials on the murder of Renee Good and this was the top testing one
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Destiny Jackson said her 6-mo-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness following the ICE attack. She performed CPR on her baby while others poured milk on her other children in an effort to neutralize the tear gas. Three of children, including the baby, were then taken to the hospital
North Minneapolis ICE shooting: Children hospitalized after flash bang, tear gas hits van
A family was caught in clashes between protesters and law enforcement during protests in north Minneapolis, leading to three of their six children, including a 6-month-old baby, being hospitalized.
www.fox9.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Destiny Jackson said her 6-mo-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness following the ICE attack. She performed CPR on her baby while others poured milk on her other children in an effort to neutralize the tear gas. Three of children, including the baby, were then taken to the hospital
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The Boston Globe Test:
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
January 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The Boston Globe Test:
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.
This satirical front page imagined a Trump presidency in 2016. Critics (including Trump himself) dismissed it as "alarmist" and "propaganda" at the time.
Do these headlines feel normal today? Even...quaint?
If so: we have grown more accepting of what was once unthinkable.