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The Strongman Fantasy (text and audio)
And Dictatorship in Real Life
snyder.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Incredible courage and presence of mind by the woman filming this
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Incredible courage and presence of mind by the woman filming this
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In Turkey, the government labeled first the protesters as terrorists, then intellectuals and dissenting media, then the Kurdish opposition, and now the largest mainstream opposition party. This won't stop until they either cow the opposition or put you behind bars.
Authoritarian governments accuse their opponents of terrorism and otherwise try to criminalize protest and justify persecution of those who resist them
WELKER: Noem called it an "act of domestic terrorism." What's the evidence?
HOMAN: If they didn't have sanctuary policies--
W: To be clear, is anyone who protests ICE a domestic terrorist?
HOMAN: It's case by case. If you look at the definition of terrorism, it certainly could fall within it
HOMAN: If they didn't have sanctuary policies--
W: To be clear, is anyone who protests ICE a domestic terrorist?
HOMAN: It's case by case. If you look at the definition of terrorism, it certainly could fall within it
January 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
In Turkey, the government labeled first the protesters as terrorists, then intellectuals and dissenting media, then the Kurdish opposition, and now the largest mainstream opposition party. This won't stop until they either cow the opposition or put you behind bars.
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Morrison: "We were met when we came up to the gates of the ICE facility with a phalanx of about 25 armed officers who were quite menacing in their approach. So to suggest 3 members of Congress who were there unarmed to conduct oversight is somehow an inflammatory action is patently untrue."
January 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Morrison: "We were met when we came up to the gates of the ICE facility with a phalanx of about 25 armed officers who were quite menacing in their approach. So to suggest 3 members of Congress who were there unarmed to conduct oversight is somehow an inflammatory action is patently untrue."
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An attorney for Missouri’s top election official revealed that her client wrote ballot language that was “likely to create prejudice” against a citizen-led referendum to block the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander.
Missouri Secretary of State admits to misleading ballot language for gerrymander referendum
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
An attorney for Missouri’s top election official revealed that her client wrote ballot language that was “likely to create prejudice” against a citizen-led referendum to block the GOP’s new congressional gerrymander.
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It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.
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“So which is it to be? A stand for liberty in the spirit of Thomas Paine, or acquiescence to the depredations of our own mad King George? The rule of law or the rule of Trump?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
We Have the King That Thomas Paine Feared
The rule of law was central to the American experiment. Is it still?
www.thebulwark.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“So which is it to be? A stand for liberty in the spirit of Thomas Paine, or acquiescence to the depredations of our own mad King George? The rule of law or the rule of Trump?”
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
www.thebulwark.com/p/we-have-ki...
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They wage unauthorized war, violate naval blockade law, miss Epstein file deadlines, appoint prosecutors illegally but Bondi threatens protesters exercising First Amendment rights? They're not following laws, they're selecting which laws apply to who. That's not governance, it's authoritarianism.
Bondi warns Minneapolis protesters not to cross ‘red line’
Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a warning to Minnesotans protesting the federal immigration crackdown in the state, telling them not to “cross that red line.” “MINNESOTA: Peacefully protest…
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January 10, 2026 at 3:25 AM
They wage unauthorized war, violate naval blockade law, miss Epstein file deadlines, appoint prosecutors illegally but Bondi threatens protesters exercising First Amendment rights? They're not following laws, they're selecting which laws apply to who. That's not governance, it's authoritarianism.
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Noem lied. ICE has immigration jurisdiction not traffic stops, not executing citizens. They had zero authority to stop Renee Nicole Good, zero justification to shoot her driving away. But DHS Secretary calls it "self-defense" on TV. Federal agents murder outside jurisdiction, she applauds.
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Noem lied. ICE has immigration jurisdiction not traffic stops, not executing citizens. They had zero authority to stop Renee Nicole Good, zero justification to shoot her driving away. But DHS Secretary calls it "self-defense" on TV. Federal agents murder outside jurisdiction, she applauds.
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If you agree its time to impeach and remove Kristi Noem, heres how you can make your voice heard:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM
If you agree its time to impeach and remove Kristi Noem, heres how you can make your voice heard:
Excellent reporting and analysis. Horrifying.
"An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from—not toward—a federal officer when he opened fire."
Great video analysis of Minneapolis shooting from NYT. These frames show drawing of gun and exact moment of first shot.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Great video analysis of Minneapolis shooting from NYT. These frames show drawing of gun and exact moment of first shot.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
January 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Excellent reporting and analysis. Horrifying.
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NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
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Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
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Jan 6th rioter: “You can't gaslight me. I was there — I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down & hit his head & his back — So don't be telling me it wasn't violent. Don't come to me with that ever again”
January 6, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Jan 6th rioter: “You can't gaslight me. I was there — I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down & hit his head & his back — So don't be telling me it wasn't violent. Don't come to me with that ever again”
Yes - and we are supposedly the deranged ones 🙄
TDS is the biggest load of gaslighting bullshit I've ever heard.
Trump acts like a tyrant/toddler/fascist/lunatic and it's everyone else with the problem if they don't go along?
Get the fuck out of here with that. It's a tactic that only works if we accept it. HE is fucked up, not us.
Trump acts like a tyrant/toddler/fascist/lunatic and it's everyone else with the problem if they don't go along?
Get the fuck out of here with that. It's a tactic that only works if we accept it. HE is fucked up, not us.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Yes - and we are supposedly the deranged ones 🙄
Yes
Every day
This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Yes
My new buddy Finnegan. He’s 12 years old and needs some pampering as he nears his life’s completion. Quite a snorer, he is! #blueskydogs
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 AM
My new buddy Finnegan. He’s 12 years old and needs some pampering as he nears his life’s completion. Quite a snorer, he is! #blueskydogs
Great deal on a great book!
The book gods have determined that THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS is a mere $1.99 on your favorite electromagnetic reading platform if you’d like an easy entry point to friendship breakups, broken people, creepy interstitial terrain, and a haunted house that is a house that haunts. Tell your friends!
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Great deal on a great book!
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JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
December 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
JUST IN: AG Pam Bondi deletes a post touting a chart as proof of the Trump administration's success in reducing drug overdoses—after being informed the data actually reflected the *Biden* administration’s record.
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This is Trump’s long game.
We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along.
He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...
We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along.
He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...
HHS freezes all child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud allegations
The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday it has frozen federal child care funding for the state of Minnesota, citing viral fraud allegations.
www.cbsnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is Trump’s long game.
We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along.
He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...
We’ve spent years cracking down on fraudsters. It’s a serious issue - but this has been his plan all along.
He’s politicizing the issue to defund programs that help Minnesotans.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hhs...
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Trump vetoed tribal land protection as political retaliation because they sued over his swamp prison. This is Andrew Jackson level cruelty: punish Native people for defending their own land. Standing Rock taught us nothing. We're still watching the hated of 1st Nations in real time.
Trump issues first vetoes of his second term
The president declined to sign into law two bills that Congress passed with bipartisan support.
www.nbcnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Trump vetoed tribal land protection as political retaliation because they sued over his swamp prison. This is Andrew Jackson level cruelty: punish Native people for defending their own land. Standing Rock taught us nothing. We're still watching the hated of 1st Nations in real time.