Denise Whinnen
@dmwhinnen.bsky.social
A blue M&M living in a bowl of red hots. Sometimes life is a little sassy, sometimes a little spicy.
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Update:
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Update:
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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January 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Oops: Eric Trump and other right-wingers accidentally gush over the fact that fentanyl deaths in the U.S. plummeted under Biden’s presidency after spiking during Trump’s first term—because they don’t know how to read a chart.
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Oops: Eric Trump and other right-wingers accidentally gush over the fact that fentanyl deaths in the U.S. plummeted under Biden’s presidency after spiking during Trump’s first term—because they don’t know how to read a chart.
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The Washington Post continues to be one of the best drivers of subscriptions to Democracy Docket. Every time it publishes shit like this, more people seek out independent, pro-democracy media that won't bend a knee to Trump.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The Washington Post continues to be one of the best drivers of subscriptions to Democracy Docket. Every time it publishes shit like this, more people seek out independent, pro-democracy media that won't bend a knee to Trump.
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As a lawyer, I will fight for free and fair elections in court. Just as importantly, I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed about everything that is happening to democracy. No corporate overlords, no compromises, never bending a knee. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 18, 2026 at 2:24 AM
As a lawyer, I will fight for free and fair elections in court. Just as importantly, I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to keep you informed about everything that is happening to democracy. No corporate overlords, no compromises, never bending a knee. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Trump’s calls to seize Greenland ignite fresh criticism from Republican party
www.theguardian.com
Trump’s calls to seize Greenland ignite fresh criticism from Republican party
twp.ai
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Trump’s calls to seize Greenland ignite fresh criticism from Republican party
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
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'Don't Say His Name!': Noem Freaks Out When Jonathan Ross's Name Is Mentioned
crooksandliars.com
'Don't Say His Name!': Noem Freaks Out When Jonathan Ross's Name Is Mentioned | Crooks and Liars
twp.ai
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
'Don't Say His Name!': Noem Freaks Out When Jonathan Ross's Name Is Mentioned
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We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
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January 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
We’re in a moral fight, and Democrats in Congress need to start acting like the opposition party on every 👏🏽 damn 👏🏽 thing 👏🏽
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
Opposition isn’t about polite press releases and sad cable hits. It’s about using every procedural tool available to slow, expose, and force accountability.
🧵
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Instead of investigating the death of Renee Good, Trump wants to investigate Governor Walz & Mayor Frey. Despicable.
This is a clear weaponization of justice against Trump's political rivals & a desperate attempt to distract from ICE's growing brutality & Trump's lawlessness.
This is a clear weaponization of justice against Trump's political rivals & a desperate attempt to distract from ICE's growing brutality & Trump's lawlessness.
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Instead of investigating the death of Renee Good, Trump wants to investigate Governor Walz & Mayor Frey. Despicable.
This is a clear weaponization of justice against Trump's political rivals & a desperate attempt to distract from ICE's growing brutality & Trump's lawlessness.
This is a clear weaponization of justice against Trump's political rivals & a desperate attempt to distract from ICE's growing brutality & Trump's lawlessness.
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The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The president
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
-Is occupying a major city with armed paramilitiaries
-Is blackmailing treaty allies to hand over their sovereign territory
-Is trying to set himself up as chairman for life of a UN rival with $1B fees for permanent membership
-Is talking about canceling elections
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From “they’re eating the pets” and Alligator Alcatraz, to “waste, fraud, and abuse” and DOGE dismantling USAID, to the invasion of Minnesota to halt allegedly massive fraud: Participatory propaganda, facilitated by online platforms, driving policy in a right wing populist administration.
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
Minnesota shows what happens when governing and content creation merge
As President Trump approaches one year back in office, the policies his administration pursues — and how those policies are communicated — have been increasingly shaped by social media.
n.pr
January 17, 2026 at 2:14 PM
From “they’re eating the pets” and Alligator Alcatraz, to “waste, fraud, and abuse” and DOGE dismantling USAID, to the invasion of Minnesota to halt allegedly massive fraud: Participatory propaganda, facilitated by online platforms, driving policy in a right wing populist administration.
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I'll simply note again that the way these GOP policies are being covered, compared to the hyperventilating about "overheating" & the "least responsible economic policy in 40 years" & policy "failure" when Joe Biden did major fiscal stimulus <during a raging global pandemic> is not remotely the same.
Greg Ip: This year, fiscal policy, monetary policy, and credit policy are all “dialed toward stimulus, reflecting a single-minded focus by Trump and congressional Republicans on faster economic growth. The consequences will come later.” www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Trump Wants to Run the Economy Hot. There’s a Good Chance He’ll Succeed.
While there are risks to dialing up the stimulus, but they are off in the future.
www.wsj.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I'll simply note again that the way these GOP policies are being covered, compared to the hyperventilating about "overheating" & the "least responsible economic policy in 40 years" & policy "failure" when Joe Biden did major fiscal stimulus <during a raging global pandemic> is not remotely the same.
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He served time—meaning he was arrested, tried and convicted—so they’re not “alleged” crimes. They’re just crimes.
JFCNBC did you forget how to use words, or just how the law works
JFCNBC did you forget how to use words, or just how the law works
January 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
He served time—meaning he was arrested, tried and convicted—so they’re not “alleged” crimes. They’re just crimes.
JFCNBC did you forget how to use words, or just how the law works
JFCNBC did you forget how to use words, or just how the law works
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Since Congress passed a law requiring Trump to release the Epstein Files, Trump has:
- Tried to start a war with NATO over Greenland
- Threatened to use the military to suppress free speech in Minnesota
- Illegally withheld 99% of the files and heavily redacted the ones that were released
- Tried to start a war with NATO over Greenland
- Threatened to use the military to suppress free speech in Minnesota
- Illegally withheld 99% of the files and heavily redacted the ones that were released
January 18, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Since Congress passed a law requiring Trump to release the Epstein Files, Trump has:
- Tried to start a war with NATO over Greenland
- Threatened to use the military to suppress free speech in Minnesota
- Illegally withheld 99% of the files and heavily redacted the ones that were released
- Tried to start a war with NATO over Greenland
- Threatened to use the military to suppress free speech in Minnesota
- Illegally withheld 99% of the files and heavily redacted the ones that were released
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Kristi Noem: "I can't tell the people of Minnesota exactly how many dangerous criminals they have. I do know they're extremely grateful every time we get a pedophile off the street."
January 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Kristi Noem: "I can't tell the people of Minnesota exactly how many dangerous criminals they have. I do know they're extremely grateful every time we get a pedophile off the street."
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Donald Trump is currently blocking the release of 99% of the Epstein Files.
Kristi Noem: "I can't tell the people of Minnesota exactly how many dangerous criminals they have. I do know they're extremely grateful every time we get a pedophile off the street."
January 18, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Donald Trump is currently blocking the release of 99% of the Epstein Files.
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Cruz: "When it comes to Greenland, I want to commend President Trump for being single-mindedly focused on America first... I believe it is overwhelmingly in America's national interest to acquire Greenland... the whole history of America has been a history of acquiring new lands and new territories"
January 18, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Cruz: "When it comes to Greenland, I want to commend President Trump for being single-mindedly focused on America first... I believe it is overwhelmingly in America's national interest to acquire Greenland... the whole history of America has been a history of acquiring new lands and new territories"
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📌FOR THE RECORD: Greenland is not a threat to America.
Trump is.
Trump is.
January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
📌FOR THE RECORD: Greenland is not a threat to America.
Trump is.
Trump is.
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The next government shutdown could hit at the end of this month, and if the budget bill includes more funding for ICE — shut it down!
ICE is a horror show of abuse, violence, and human rights violations. Every Dem in Congress should be talking about it like @repespaillat.bsky.social
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ICE is a horror show of abuse, violence, and human rights violations. Every Dem in Congress should be talking about it like @repespaillat.bsky.social
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January 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The next government shutdown could hit at the end of this month, and if the budget bill includes more funding for ICE — shut it down!
ICE is a horror show of abuse, violence, and human rights violations. Every Dem in Congress should be talking about it like @repespaillat.bsky.social
👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
ICE is a horror show of abuse, violence, and human rights violations. Every Dem in Congress should be talking about it like @repespaillat.bsky.social
👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽
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Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill: "Trump seems to be trying to incite insurrection so he can then put troops on the streets with the Insurrection Act. This is something that every single American should be concerned about, that we are going live with military troops on the street."
January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill: "Trump seems to be trying to incite insurrection so he can then put troops on the streets with the Insurrection Act. This is something that every single American should be concerned about, that we are going live with military troops on the street."
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I am not saying Trump def doesn’t invade nyc this term I’m just saying it’s a lot larger than Minneapolis / St. Paul and can you imagine what it would look like in just one borough of New York, if THIS is the civilian response in the twin cities
January 18, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I am not saying Trump def doesn’t invade nyc this term I’m just saying it’s a lot larger than Minneapolis / St. Paul and can you imagine what it would look like in just one borough of New York, if THIS is the civilian response in the twin cities
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BREAM: Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit saying the federal government is trying to provoke civil unrest as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act. Your response?
BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.
BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.
January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
BREAM: Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit saying the federal government is trying to provoke civil unrest as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act. Your response?
BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.
BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.
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Trump’s team is negotiating a data-sharing deal that would lock Americans into a permanent surveillance system tied to travel, jobs, & benefits. It starts with “border security,” but it’s really about building a shared identity database that follows you for life #Voices4Victory #DV1 #ProudBlue
Trump’s team is negotiating a data-sharing deal that would lock Americans into a permanent surveillance system tied to travel, jobs, & benefits. It starts with “border security,” but it’s really about building a shared identity database that follows you for life #Voices4Victory #DV1 #ProudBlue
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Trump’s team is negotiating a data-sharing deal that would lock Americans into a permanent surveillance system tied to travel, jobs, & benefits. It starts with “border security,” but it’s really about building a shared identity database that follows you for life #Voices4Victory #DV1 #ProudBlue
Trump’s team is negotiating a data-sharing deal that would lock Americans into a permanent surveillance system tied to travel, jobs, & benefits. It starts with “border security,” but it’s really about building a shared identity database that follows you for life #Voices4Victory #DV1 #ProudBlue
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Hey #HouseGOP #SenateGOP Get with SenThomTillis to stop trump from destroying our NATO alliances, there has to be some kind of red line for you. Greenland will never (and shouldn’t) be part of the U.S. Trump is deranged and you’re enabling him by your silence. #DV1 #ProudBlue
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Hey #HouseGOP #SenateGOP Get with SenThomTillis to stop trump from destroying our NATO alliances, there has to be some kind of red line for you. Greenland will never (and shouldn’t) be part of the U.S. Trump is deranged and you’re enabling him by your silence. #DV1 #ProudBlue