@ellenthurnau.bsky.social
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i'm not saying this as anyone who knows anything about health; i'm saying it as someone who is an alleged expert in interest group politics: the American beef industry is all over MAHA, wellness, and podcast spaces.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
New federal dietary guidelines give federal approval to beef tallow, a fat that both cardiologists and the U.S. government told Americans to avoid for nearly half a century.
Beef Tallow Rises to the Top of the U.S. Food Pyramid
The new dietary guidelines give federal approval to a fat that has slowly caught on with consumers, even as doctors have warned against it.
nyti.ms
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
i'm not saying this as anyone who knows anything about health; i'm saying it as someone who is an alleged expert in interest group politics: the American beef industry is all over MAHA, wellness, and podcast spaces.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
remember "bacon mania?" totally a marketing strategy by the pork industry.
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i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
January 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
i have written this a few times now but the reason JD Vance spends all day posting is that they barely tolerate his presence in the white house and have locked him out of every decision of consequence. he is basically unemployed
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Look at these dumb bubbas
Welcome to Minnesota, fuckers. Also this is super disturbing because the ICE agent's assault rifle appears to fire as he falls down.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
This was filmed by a friend near Chicago and Lake last night.
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Look at these dumb bubbas
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Hassett defending more bad numbers: “factories are being built, ground being broken…”
Um, where? Wouldn’t Trump be there with a shovel for a photo op if it was?
Um, where? Wouldn’t Trump be there with a shovel for a photo op if it was?
January 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Hassett defending more bad numbers: “factories are being built, ground being broken…”
Um, where? Wouldn’t Trump be there with a shovel for a photo op if it was?
Um, where? Wouldn’t Trump be there with a shovel for a photo op if it was?
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ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.
January 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
ICE is claiming that the officer feared that Renee Good was about to seriously injure or kill him at this moment.
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She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
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I wonder what any of you would do differently in your lives if I said "yes, America is at this moment a fascist nation."
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I wonder what any of you would do differently in your lives if I said "yes, America is at this moment a fascist nation."
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
Because I tell ya what, if I thought so, I'd be doing things differently. For starters, I wouldn't bother worrying about elections or candidates or whom to support. /1
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We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 1:47 AM
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
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Costco, Revlon, J. Crew, Dole, Reebok and more have filed lawsuits in hopes of getting their money back.
Supreme Court Could Rule On Tariffs Tomorrow—These Companies Are Already In Court For Possible Refunds
Costco, Revlon, J. Crew, Dole, Reebok and more have filed lawsuits in hopes of getting their money back.
www.forbes.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Costco, Revlon, J. Crew, Dole, Reebok and more have filed lawsuits in hopes of getting their money back.
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Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
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Hasn't Russia been our next door neighbor for... 67 years? Alaska seems not to be too worried about it.
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Hasn't Russia been our next door neighbor for... 67 years? Alaska seems not to be too worried about it.
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He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
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Mark your calendars! 👇👇👇
Join us on Monday, January 12th at 3PM ET on my Substack, Assembly Notes, for a conversation with Professor @timothysnyder.bsky.social about authoritarianism and what we can do fight back. See you there! bit.ly/4qOzoSp
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Mark your calendars! 👇👇👇
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Could you imagine if a Biden WH CEA doc was leaked talking about how it's fine if red state economies were doing bad, it'd nailed to the desk of every right wing talk show for a decade
I kind of think the most revealing thing about Trump and his advisors’ view of the economy are the (false) “it’s fine, the economy is doing well in red states” lines from the CEA report that he posted on Truth Social
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Could you imagine if a Biden WH CEA doc was leaked talking about how it's fine if red state economies were doing bad, it'd nailed to the desk of every right wing talk show for a decade
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Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force.
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
(Pub. Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social)
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
(Pub. Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social)
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force.
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
(Pub. Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social)
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
(Pub. Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social)
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Yup! Ty, @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social 🙏
January 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Yup! Ty, @mattdaviescartoon.bsky.social 🙏
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The week has concluded without release of Epstein Files
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The week has concluded without release of Epstein Files
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Summoning the oil companies to your giant ballroom is classic populism
REPORTER: The Capital Planning Commission is concerned the 89,000 square foot ballroom is going to dwarf the rest of the rest of the WH. Do you worry about that?
TRUMP: No no. People love the ballroom. We need it. If we would've had the ballroom today, we could've had all the oil companies there.
TRUMP: No no. People love the ballroom. We need it. If we would've had the ballroom today, we could've had all the oil companies there.
January 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Summoning the oil companies to your giant ballroom is classic populism
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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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Ukraine gives Hunter Biden--oops, I mean Ronald Lauder--a big lithium contract.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
Ukraine Awards Major Lithium Project to Investors With Links to Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Ukraine gives Hunter Biden--oops, I mean Ronald Lauder--a big lithium contract.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/w...
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Weird how CBS keeps pulling news segments that cast Trump's administration in a negative light
A career federal agent says that in 25 years, a fleeing vehicle has never justified killing its occupant, and officers should never stand in front of a running car. CBS reportedly pulled the interview, but it posted on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Retired ICE agent breaks down deadly Minneapolis shooting
YouTube video by CBS Evening News
www.youtube.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Weird how CBS keeps pulling news segments that cast Trump's administration in a negative light