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The party's over, folks.
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It’s true. And it’s much better to learn how to do that naturally.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
BUT!
Your courage is not from alcohol. Your courage is in you all the time.
Alcohol just breaks down that first door of inhibition.
Your courage is not from alcohol. Your courage is in you all the time.
Alcohol just breaks down that first door of inhibition.
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 AM
It’s true. And it’s much better to learn how to do that naturally.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
I didn’t really have a choice to stop drinking, a cardiologist basically made that choice for me. But I don’t miss it as much as I thought I did. I miss caffeine much more.
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Full on concentration camps. "We don't know half of what's going on in the camps, but we know enough" is echoing from 85 years ago.
Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member.
We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.
My Daughter Lived the Liam Ramos Nightmare. It Turned Out Worse for Us.
The constant threats took a toll on my health. My daughter’s health deteriorated even faster.
slate.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Full on concentration camps. "We don't know half of what's going on in the camps, but we know enough" is echoing from 85 years ago.
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i met this guy on Saturday. he was engaged in the devious business of walking a kid who'd just been maced back to his apartment and washing out their eyes.
🚨 Documents leaked to me reveal a federal watchlist of American protesters suspected of being Antifa - including its supposed leader.
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
One Department of Homeland Security document says a 29-year-old resident of Portland "is the leader of Antifa":
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
i met this guy on Saturday. he was engaged in the devious business of walking a kid who'd just been maced back to his apartment and washing out their eyes.
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Georgia Fort was arrested by the FBI at 6:30 am in her home simply for covering the anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota. Please consider donating to support independent journalists who have been targeted by Trump.
Donate to Let's get Georgia Fort On-Air, organized by Georgia Fort
Georgia Fort is an Emmy-nominated journalist whose reporting has been featured on CNN, ABC,… Georgia Fort needs your support for Let's get Georgia Fort On-Air
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February 3, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Georgia Fort was arrested by the FBI at 6:30 am in her home simply for covering the anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota. Please consider donating to support independent journalists who have been targeted by Trump.
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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“Tyrants rule with wealth they steal from the rest of us. They’re presently seeking to quash truth, to erase history, to stomp on dissent, to neuter critical thinking, to commodify love, to demonise empathy, to numb us to violence, & to cage freedom of the mind.“
Fuck no, we won’t let them.
#Auspol
Fuck no, we won’t let them.
#Auspol
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 AM
“Tyrants rule with wealth they steal from the rest of us. They’re presently seeking to quash truth, to erase history, to stomp on dissent, to neuter critical thinking, to commodify love, to demonise empathy, to numb us to violence, & to cage freedom of the mind.“
Fuck no, we won’t let them.
#Auspol
Fuck no, we won’t let them.
#Auspol
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According to Tacoma, WA area Redditors, this was the work of ILWU Local 91 in Oakland, CA
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
According to Tacoma, WA area Redditors, this was the work of ILWU Local 91 in Oakland, CA
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
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DHS has suspended Greg Bovino’s access to his social media accounts. Now, if he wishes to tell lies with impunity or denigrate Americans based on ethnicity, religion, and political affiliation without significant contradiction, he will be limited to American mainstream media.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
DHS has suspended Greg Bovino’s access to his social media accounts. Now, if he wishes to tell lies with impunity or denigrate Americans based on ethnicity, religion, and political affiliation without significant contradiction, he will be limited to American mainstream media.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The first Minnesota murder, they refused to let a medical professional help the woman they shot. The second Minnesota murder, they simply shot the medical professional.
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a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 AM
a skilled ER nurse with a deep sense of civic responsibility is exactly the kind of person you want carrying a firearm.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
every ICE employee should be barred from touching anything deadlier than a butter knife for the rest of their natural lives.
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For weeks I haven't felt like I had anything to say or anything to add, and I still don't, but the time since the Renee Good murder with everything only degrading further has been soul destroying. No longer waiting for institutional collapse and authoritarianism. It's here. It's already happened.
a second angle of the killing in south Minneapolis today is even worse
warning: video is graphic
warning: video is graphic
[Mature Content] From the Minneapolis community on Reddit: Alternative angle of ICE-involved shooting from the lady in pink's perspective
Posted by Minute_Revolution951 - 662 votes and 110 comments
www.reddit.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
For weeks I haven't felt like I had anything to say or anything to add, and I still don't, but the time since the Renee Good murder with everything only degrading further has been soul destroying. No longer waiting for institutional collapse and authoritarianism. It's here. It's already happened.
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The banter on Bluesky today
January 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The banter on Bluesky today
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"hello!"
"what's new with you?"
"nothing i'd tell you about."
"i hear the united states has armed paramilitary in the streets attacking their own people, and even kidnapped the president of venezuela."
"the united states seems to be getting more dangerous by the day."
"take care."
"bye."
"what's new with you?"
"nothing i'd tell you about."
"i hear the united states has armed paramilitary in the streets attacking their own people, and even kidnapped the president of venezuela."
"the united states seems to be getting more dangerous by the day."
"take care."
"bye."
January 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"hello!"
"what's new with you?"
"nothing i'd tell you about."
"i hear the united states has armed paramilitary in the streets attacking their own people, and even kidnapped the president of venezuela."
"the united states seems to be getting more dangerous by the day."
"take care."
"bye."
"what's new with you?"
"nothing i'd tell you about."
"i hear the united states has armed paramilitary in the streets attacking their own people, and even kidnapped the president of venezuela."
"the united states seems to be getting more dangerous by the day."
"take care."
"bye."
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Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Another friend put it to me like this: "ICE has made the classic Nazi mistake. They've invaded a winter people in the winter."
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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What have I become
My Swedish Chef
My Swedish Chef
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
What have I become
My Swedish Chef
My Swedish Chef
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Neither shocking nor inaccurate. And given who leads and serves in this administration, it’s a pretty apt metaphor.
What my Dane said was far less incendiary than the clip of Miller they showed before this "shocking" answer.
Danish Politician Accuses Stephen Miller of Having ‘Mentality of a Rapist’ Towards Greenland in Shocking MS NOW Interview
Alex Witt offered up an on-air disclaimer after a member of Denmark's parliament made a shocking statement about chief White House aid Stephen Miller.
www.mediaite.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Neither shocking nor inaccurate. And given who leads and serves in this administration, it’s a pretty apt metaphor.
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I stole this from @emilyhughes.bsky.social and her husband, but one of the most fun things you can do for yourself is, whenever someone mentions a movie they'd like to watch, write it down on a slip of paper, fold it, and put it in a jar. Whenever you need something to watch, pick a slip!
January 18, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I stole this from @emilyhughes.bsky.social and her husband, but one of the most fun things you can do for yourself is, whenever someone mentions a movie they'd like to watch, write it down on a slip of paper, fold it, and put it in a jar. Whenever you need something to watch, pick a slip!
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“They’re starting to resist more. We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” — leaked ICE footage
January 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
“They’re starting to resist more. We’re gonna end up shooting some of them.” — leaked ICE footage
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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As an atheist it's very frustrating to have my non-belief in the antichrist tested in this way
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
As an atheist it's very frustrating to have my non-belief in the antichrist tested in this way
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Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.