@funnydivam.bsky.social
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She’s leaving the position she didn’t have.
BREAKING:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia US attorney Lindsey Halligan, who sought indictments against Trump adversaries, is leaving her position.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia US attorney Lindsey Halligan, who sought indictments against Trump adversaries, is leaving her position.
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 AM
She’s leaving the position she didn’t have.
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Excellent @radleybalko.bsky.social piece on why what we are seeing in Minneapolis is, in fact, something qualitatively different than the police violence that happens all too often.
This struck me as a key line: the OPEN contempt for accountability. Such explicitness matters.
This struck me as a key line: the OPEN contempt for accountability. Such explicitness matters.
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Excellent @radleybalko.bsky.social piece on why what we are seeing in Minneapolis is, in fact, something qualitatively different than the police violence that happens all too often.
This struck me as a key line: the OPEN contempt for accountability. Such explicitness matters.
This struck me as a key line: the OPEN contempt for accountability. Such explicitness matters.
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It is instructive to compare @hunterw.bsky.social’s report on the deranged Trump press conference with Luke Broadwater’s article in the @nytimes.com, which saw fit to mention Trump’s comments about his Little League career but to leave out his racist rant about Somalis and other immigrants.
January 21, 2026 at 11:04 AM
It is instructive to compare @hunterw.bsky.social’s report on the deranged Trump press conference with Luke Broadwater’s article in the @nytimes.com, which saw fit to mention Trump’s comments about his Little League career but to leave out his racist rant about Somalis and other immigrants.
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Have Trump Admin officials actually stepped foot in a grocery store recently?
Folks don't need computer simulations to tell them that the cost of groceries has gone up because of tariffs.
Folks don't need computer simulations to tell them that the cost of groceries has gone up because of tariffs.
Brooke Rollins is still at it!
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
"We had run almost 1,000 simulations, and between $3 and $4 is a fair number if you can have access to that food. I just saw new numbers that were run: a full day, meaning 3 full square meals and a snack, is about $15.64."
January 21, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Have Trump Admin officials actually stepped foot in a grocery store recently?
Folks don't need computer simulations to tell them that the cost of groceries has gone up because of tariffs.
Folks don't need computer simulations to tell them that the cost of groceries has gone up because of tariffs.
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It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
US trade secretary Howard Lutnick really not mincing his words here at Davos: "We are here to make a v clear point: globalisation has failed the West and the USA. It's a failed policy. It's what the WEF has stood for, which is, export, offshore, find the cheapest labour in the world."
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
It's so exhausting to to be constantly told by American leaders that the defining policy of the 80 odd years during which the US became the most wealthy and powerful country in the history of the world was a grossly unfair failure for them.
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Guess again
Jesus Christ www.statnews.com/2026/01/20/c...
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
www.statnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Guess again
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Trump is giving a deranged, rambling monologue in Davos to an audience stunned into silence. He sounds incredibly tired, his voice raspy; he keeps trailing off into long pauses. It's jaw-dropping.
The sanewashing headlines are going to say "Trump Doubles Down On Greenland Demand In Davos Speech"
The sanewashing headlines are going to say "Trump Doubles Down On Greenland Demand In Davos Speech"
January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Trump is giving a deranged, rambling monologue in Davos to an audience stunned into silence. He sounds incredibly tired, his voice raspy; he keeps trailing off into long pauses. It's jaw-dropping.
The sanewashing headlines are going to say "Trump Doubles Down On Greenland Demand In Davos Speech"
The sanewashing headlines are going to say "Trump Doubles Down On Greenland Demand In Davos Speech"
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It’s important to note that even though the importers jacked up prices on the American consumer, it’s the corporations that get these refunds. Not the consumers. So the rich, as always, will get richer while American consumers will have paid the price. END/
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It’s important to note that even though the importers jacked up prices on the American consumer, it’s the corporations that get these refunds. Not the consumers. So the rich, as always, will get richer while American consumers will have paid the price. END/
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I've been saying to friends for a few months that the more I study authoritarianism in other countries, the more concerned I become that the CBS story is the sleeping giant here. The process has been a simmer (people inside the network have spoken out in real-time) but don't mistake slow for safe.
One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I've been saying to friends for a few months that the more I study authoritarianism in other countries, the more concerned I become that the CBS story is the sleeping giant here. The process has been a simmer (people inside the network have spoken out in real-time) but don't mistake slow for safe.
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Big flag: Trump says "people will soon be prosecuted" for their roles in the 2020 election. He says the election was "rigged." It was not rigged. But his threat should be taken seriously.
January 21, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Big flag: Trump says "people will soon be prosecuted" for their roles in the 2020 election. He says the election was "rigged." It was not rigged. But his threat should be taken seriously.
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The is not a new deal - this is Trump surrendering. For now. They have always said that the US & NATO is free to do what it wants in Greenland from a military perspective. Trump said that wasn’t good enough because he needs the US to “own” it. So this is simply Trump backing down
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The is not a new deal - this is Trump surrendering. For now. They have always said that the US & NATO is free to do what it wants in Greenland from a military perspective. Trump said that wasn’t good enough because he needs the US to “own” it. So this is simply Trump backing down
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House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
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This is the Trump theory of opening up an investigation regardless of whether the case has any merit. Harass & intimidate you enemies & hope they’ll submit. No grand jury will ever indict this case.
Breaking: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are being investigated by the Trump DOJ for allegedly obstructing law enforcement activities, two U.S. officials told WCCO.
It's unclear how Walz and Frey allegedly obstructed law enforcement or what they were allegedly obstructing.
It's unclear how Walz and Frey allegedly obstructed law enforcement or what they were allegedly obstructing.
Department of Justice investigating Gov. Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Frey, U.S. officials say
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are under federal investigation, two U.S. officials told WCCO on Friday afternoon.
www.cbsnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:12 AM
This is the Trump theory of opening up an investigation regardless of whether the case has any merit. Harass & intimidate you enemies & hope they’ll submit. No grand jury will ever indict this case.
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I find it necessary these days to affirm the obvious because the descent into fascism is mostly a continuous, not discrete, process so here it goes:
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I find it necessary these days to affirm the obvious because the descent into fascism is mostly a continuous, not discrete, process so here it goes:
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
these are internal checkpoints by secret police for what is routine freedom of movement.
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They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
Woman Seen Pulled from Car Speaks Out: 'Lucky to be alive'
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
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I have some more bad news.
If an admissions committee even suspects you used ChatGPT for your application letter, they'll almost certainly decide not to waste a precious admissions spot on you.
Instead they'll give it to, you know, someone who actually likes to write and knows how to do it.
If an admissions committee even suspects you used ChatGPT for your application letter, they'll almost certainly decide not to waste a precious admissions spot on you.
Instead they'll give it to, you know, someone who actually likes to write and knows how to do it.
I have some bad news. One, if you need to use ChatGPT for your graduate application letter, you are not ready for graduate school.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
Two, no, not "everyone is doing it" and those who don't do it aren't "losing out." ChatGPT is not an advantage.
An impressive number of graduate applications this year used the phrase “curiosity-driven approach” 🤔
January 17, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I have some more bad news.
If an admissions committee even suspects you used ChatGPT for your application letter, they'll almost certainly decide not to waste a precious admissions spot on you.
Instead they'll give it to, you know, someone who actually likes to write and knows how to do it.
If an admissions committee even suspects you used ChatGPT for your application letter, they'll almost certainly decide not to waste a precious admissions spot on you.
Instead they'll give it to, you know, someone who actually likes to write and knows how to do it.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
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“Whatever government is not a government of laws is a despotism, let it be called what it may.”
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM
“Whatever government is not a government of laws is a despotism, let it be called what it may.”
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
~Daniel Webster.
Webster was born on this day 244 years ago: Jan. 18, 1782.
Image: Public domain.
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NATO IS THE SECURITY UMBRELLA. That is why UKRAINE WANTS TO BE UNDER IT.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
WELKER: Is Greenland or NATO more vital to natl security?
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
BESSENT: That's obviously a false choice
W: Not to European leaders
B: They will come around & understand they need to be under the US security umbrella. What would happen in Ukraine if the US pulled support? The whole thing would collapse
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
NATO IS THE SECURITY UMBRELLA. That is why UKRAINE WANTS TO BE UNDER IT.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
Sorry for shouting but this is the Treasury Secretary of the United States, the world's still-dominant military power. And the Treasury is most definitely a foreign policy agency.
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Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs. n.pr/45TIwwT
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.
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The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
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It's like they don't think they CAN lose a SCOTUS case
it’s like they’re trying to lose the tariff SCOTUS case
WELKER: What is the national emergency that justifies this new slate of tariffs?
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
BESSENT: The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
It's like they don't think they CAN lose a SCOTUS case
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Note, whatever number this is, it is the basis for Stephen Miller's demanded deportation, divided by day, & the source of his 3,000/day target (which ICE has never met), which is what leads ICE to snatch random brown people from the streets rather than spending the time to find the actual criminals.
No one on Fox News has a consistent number for the number of migrants who entered the country during the Biden admin. Even Trump couldn't keep it straight. During his campaign it went from 15 million to 21 million. After he was elected it was 25 million even 30 million. 🤷♀️
January 18, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Note, whatever number this is, it is the basis for Stephen Miller's demanded deportation, divided by day, & the source of his 3,000/day target (which ICE has never met), which is what leads ICE to snatch random brown people from the streets rather than spending the time to find the actual criminals.