Josh T.
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There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
There are debatable exceptions, but as a historical and theological matter, no, most likely would not.
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
Some Founding Fathers were deists. Some were Quakers. Others were Presbyterians who wrote a lot about religious freedom.
And some were, uh, Thomas Paine (here in a later edition of Common Sense):
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What rights do people have as ICE continues to grow, and as the president deploys the National Guard domestically? @anneapplebaum.bsky.social explores this in the new season of “Autocracy in America.” Listen here:
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What rights do people have as ICE continues to grow, and as the president deploys the National Guard domestically? @anneapplebaum.bsky.social explores this in the new season of “Autocracy in America.” Listen here:
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They can't be shamed, but it's still worth it.
Over 100 members of Congress have mounted replicas of a plaque honoring the police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection outside their offices -- because House Speaker Mike Johnson has disgracefully refused to install the official one.
#TrumpCoupAttempt
#TrumpCoupAttempt
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
They can't be shamed, but it's still worth it.
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👇Ice Officers are are murder for hire group!
January 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
👇Ice Officers are are murder for hire group!
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After killing Renee Good, ICE fascists in Minneapolis have now arrested and detained 4 members of Oglala Sioux Tribe.
ICE HAS ARRESTED AND DETAINED INDIGENOUS AMERICANS.
These ICE fascists are not here to keep us safe, but to advance white supremacy. Defund and abolish ICE permanently.
ICE HAS ARRESTED AND DETAINED INDIGENOUS AMERICANS.
These ICE fascists are not here to keep us safe, but to advance white supremacy. Defund and abolish ICE permanently.
January 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
After killing Renee Good, ICE fascists in Minneapolis have now arrested and detained 4 members of Oglala Sioux Tribe.
ICE HAS ARRESTED AND DETAINED INDIGENOUS AMERICANS.
These ICE fascists are not here to keep us safe, but to advance white supremacy. Defund and abolish ICE permanently.
ICE HAS ARRESTED AND DETAINED INDIGENOUS AMERICANS.
These ICE fascists are not here to keep us safe, but to advance white supremacy. Defund and abolish ICE permanently.
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Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
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January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
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In other words, the Gospel will always explode and go beyond and never conform completely to the platform of one party in any system. Under normal conditions that means there are probably highly tempered ways to be anywhere on the party spectrum.
But sometimes one party embraces Nazism.
But sometimes one party embraces Nazism.
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
In other words, the Gospel will always explode and go beyond and never conform completely to the platform of one party in any system. Under normal conditions that means there are probably highly tempered ways to be anywhere on the party spectrum.
But sometimes one party embraces Nazism.
But sometimes one party embraces Nazism.
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Given the low character you'd have to have to serve in Trump's Cabinet, I've just assumed every single one of them has a big scandal in their back pocket just waiting to be found.
Trump's Labor "Boss from Hell" Accused of Booze-Filled Fling With Staffer plus misuse of staff and travel fraud. www.thedailybeast.com/labor-sec-un... via @thedailybeast
Trump's Labor Boss Accused of Booze-Filled Fling With Staffer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is reportedly being investigated for pursuing a relationship with a subordinate, among other things.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Given the low character you'd have to have to serve in Trump's Cabinet, I've just assumed every single one of them has a big scandal in their back pocket just waiting to be found.
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Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
Opinion | Renee Good wasn’t the first person shot in her car by ICE. The justification followed a familiar script.
Mike Fox: The officer who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis might never have to defend his actions before a judge or jury.
www.ms.now
January 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.
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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
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You don’t have to believe all the MAGA agitprop to demand answers on what went wrong here—and why you don’t have to share Trump’s prejudices to insist on changes that will prevent such failures in the future.
The Real Story Behind the Minnesota Welfare Fraud Scandal
You don’t have to buy the MAGA narrative to worry about how government failed here.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
You don’t have to believe all the MAGA agitprop to demand answers on what went wrong here—and why you don’t have to share Trump’s prejudices to insist on changes that will prevent such failures in the future.
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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I warned us all last spring to take seriously that this deeply unstable president wasn't kidding about Greenland.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Take Trump Seriously About Greenland
The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans.
www.theatlantic.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I warned us all last spring to take seriously that this deeply unstable president wasn't kidding about Greenland.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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My personal view is that you need to go limp and not resist, as any attempt to fight back will clearly be used as a justification to escalate, even lethally (despite being legally prohibited). Yell your name to bystanders, tell them to record, scream “I am not resisting!” Words are your weapons
So, honest and sincere question, Asha, what would you do if the ICE goons pulled you over and decided to drag you out of your car? Just let them "kidnap" you or fight back because what they are doing is illegal?
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
My personal view is that you need to go limp and not resist, as any attempt to fight back will clearly be used as a justification to escalate, even lethally (despite being legally prohibited). Yell your name to bystanders, tell them to record, scream “I am not resisting!” Words are your weapons
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Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
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The most chilling thing to read.
“The bottom line is this: When a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep your life,” Representative Wesley Hunt of Texas said on Newsmax."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
“The bottom line is this: When a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep your life,” Representative Wesley Hunt of Texas said on Newsmax."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The most chilling thing to read.
“The bottom line is this: When a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep your life,” Representative Wesley Hunt of Texas said on Newsmax."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
“The bottom line is this: When a federal officer gives you instructions, you abide by them and then you get to keep your life,” Representative Wesley Hunt of Texas said on Newsmax."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/o...
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Think about the mindset, and the expectation of immunity, of someone who texts this to friends.
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Think about the mindset, and the expectation of immunity, of someone who texts this to friends.
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More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
/1
/1
January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
/1
/1
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a government agent, who murdered a civilian for peacefully protesting, flying a dont-tread-on-me flag is such a perfect distillation of the maga ethos it almost feels fake
ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot and killed an unarmed civilian, flew a don't-tread-on-me Gadsden flag at his house, per the Daily Mail.
January 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
a government agent, who murdered a civilian for peacefully protesting, flying a dont-tread-on-me flag is such a perfect distillation of the maga ethos it almost feels fake
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Whether we are participating in local discussions making decisions for our communities or writing for broad audiences we share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language that embeds tech companies’ marketing pitches, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI' | TechPolicy.Press
We share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
www.techpolicy.press
January 7, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Whether we are participating in local discussions making decisions for our communities or writing for broad audiences we share a responsibility to create and use empowering metaphors rather than misleading language that embeds tech companies’ marketing pitches, write Emily M. Bender and Nanna Inie.
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I needed to be reminded (again):
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I needed to be reminded (again):
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Time to stop writing articles about the "security" or "economic" reasons to capture Greenland, they are irrelevant
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Time to stop writing articles about the "security" or "economic" reasons to capture Greenland, they are irrelevant