Helen
@helenhancke.bsky.social
Buddhist☸️, Equality for all, Politics, Curious about most things in life, a keen learner for personal growth😊
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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Absolute Power. Absolute Immunity.
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Absolute Power. Absolute Immunity.
Trump's Imperial Doctrine.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Absolute Power. Absolute Immunity.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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In the new season of Autocracy in America, I will ask how the Trump White House is rewriting the rules of US politics.
First episode: How ICE and the National Guard are being used not just to enforce immigration, but to project power
open.spotify.com/episode/4Baj...
First episode: How ICE and the National Guard are being used not just to enforce immigration, but to project power
open.spotify.com/episode/4Baj...
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January 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
In the new season of Autocracy in America, I will ask how the Trump White House is rewriting the rules of US politics.
First episode: How ICE and the National Guard are being used not just to enforce immigration, but to project power
open.spotify.com/episode/4Baj...
First episode: How ICE and the National Guard are being used not just to enforce immigration, but to project power
open.spotify.com/episode/4Baj...
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@civilrightsorg.bsky.social we are committed to civil rights over violent wrongs. If Renee Nicole Good was an immigrant and had no passport, our response would be the same. Civil rights protect everyone from unlawful violent force by anyone with a badge.
Renee Nicole Good was a “poet and writer and wife and mom”.
She was killed by out-of-control ICE agents yesterday, with her partner and dog watching.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
She was killed by out-of-control ICE agents yesterday, with her partner and dog watching.
www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in Minneapolis with her partner just blocks from where she was shot.
www.startribune.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
@civilrightsorg.bsky.social we are committed to civil rights over violent wrongs. If Renee Nicole Good was an immigrant and had no passport, our response would be the same. Civil rights protect everyone from unlawful violent force by anyone with a badge.
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Menendez: At the same time, they try to banish the memory of January 6th from our collective memory, refusing to put up a plaque to honor law enforcement officers who defended them from actual domestic terrorists in this very building.
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Menendez: At the same time, they try to banish the memory of January 6th from our collective memory, refusing to put up a plaque to honor law enforcement officers who defended them from actual domestic terrorists in this very building.
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ANALYSIS: More than half of Donald Trump’s original national security team concluded he was “unhinged,” a danger to America, and/or had authoritarian tendencies.
Noteworthy, in light of Trump’s recent musings about “canceling” elections and “taking” Greenland.
www.defiance.news/p/more-than-...
Noteworthy, in light of Trump’s recent musings about “canceling” elections and “taking” Greenland.
www.defiance.news/p/more-than-...
More than half of Trump's own national security team concluded: he's a danger to America.
A majority of Donald Trump's hand-picked National Security Council came away from his first term warning about his "unhinged," fascist tendencies. They were right.
www.defiance.news
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
ANALYSIS: More than half of Donald Trump’s original national security team concluded he was “unhinged,” a danger to America, and/or had authoritarian tendencies.
Noteworthy, in light of Trump’s recent musings about “canceling” elections and “taking” Greenland.
www.defiance.news/p/more-than-...
Noteworthy, in light of Trump’s recent musings about “canceling” elections and “taking” Greenland.
www.defiance.news/p/more-than-...
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🚨BREAKING: Nearly three weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) violated a new federal law by not releasing all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two lawmakers now want the judiciary to step in. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘DOJ cannot be trusted’: Lawmakers ask judge for independent oversight on Epstein files
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🚨BREAKING: Nearly three weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) violated a new federal law by not releasing all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two lawmakers now want the judiciary to step in. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Just left the House floor after we passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!!
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Just left the House floor after we passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!!
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"On abortion—I fully support the Women's Health Protection Act...that would basically make sure that women have the right to terminate or continue an abortion through viability, and protect physicians and other health care professionals from the absolutely absurd things going on in some states."
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"On abortion—I fully support the Women's Health Protection Act...that would basically make sure that women have the right to terminate or continue an abortion through viability, and protect physicians and other health care professionals from the absolutely absurd things going on in some states."
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On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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"Put up or shut up now": Walz unleashes after announcing political exit
"Put up or shut up now": Walz unleashed after announcing political exit
The governor predicted that Republicans will "lose dramatically" in November.
www.axios.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Put up or shut up now": Walz unleashes after announcing political exit
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Fanone: "The MAGA crowd are cowards. They like to talk tough, especially when they're behind the safety of their keyboard. I've been getting death threats almost daily since I testified before Congress, and nobody has so much as approached me in any meaningful way…Bring it on."
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Fanone: "The MAGA crowd are cowards. They like to talk tough, especially when they're behind the safety of their keyboard. I've been getting death threats almost daily since I testified before Congress, and nobody has so much as approached me in any meaningful way…Bring it on."
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Before we succumb to the amnesia of Trump’s Upside Down World, let’s take a moment to remember what happened five years ago.
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
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Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
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A Reminder: Donald Trump is the January 6 President
Never Forget.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Before we succumb to the amnesia of Trump’s Upside Down World, let’s take a moment to remember what happened five years ago.
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Because the shame of that day endures, and its consequences are all around us.
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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(The Guardian)As expected, European leaders (England and Denmark) are beginning to rally against Trump and his invasion tendencies, in this case with regard to Greenland and Trump's constant wish to "take over" Greenland. This is only the beginning of resistance.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Starmer backs Danish PM after she demands US stop threats to take over Greenland
British prime minister says Donald Trump should stop raising idea of US annexation he claims necessary for security
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
(The Guardian)As expected, European leaders (England and Denmark) are beginning to rally against Trump and his invasion tendencies, in this case with regard to Greenland and Trump's constant wish to "take over" Greenland. This is only the beginning of resistance.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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2 people close to the WH told the WaPo that Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Machado, because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today”
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today”
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
2 people close to the WH told the WaPo that Trump lost interest in backing Venezuelan opposition leader Machado, because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today”
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today”
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(Reuters) The MAD KING TRUMP has now threatened to invoke military action against Colombia. Yes, it is time for the GOP TO WAKE UP, or better yet, call the HOME and tell them that Trump is ready to return and spend his last months with them.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Trump threatens military operation against Colombia, after Venezuela raid
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened military action against Colombia's government, telling reporters that such an operation "sounds good to me" and prompting an angry response from Bogota...
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
(Reuters) The MAD KING TRUMP has now threatened to invoke military action against Colombia. Yes, it is time for the GOP TO WAKE UP, or better yet, call the HOME and tell them that Trump is ready to return and spend his last months with them.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize campaign is off to a shaky start.
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize campaign is off to a shaky start.
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A very simple message every Democrat should echo: Risking the lives of American soldiers to make oil companies more profitable is wrong.
January 5, 2026 at 5:48 PM
A very simple message every Democrat should echo: Risking the lives of American soldiers to make oil companies more profitable is wrong.
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What the fuck
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
What the fuck
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If you think the attack on Venezuela is only about oil then you haven't ready my latest for Democracy Docket. Trump wants the oil, but he really wants to spread election denialism.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
If you think the attack on Venezuela is only about oil then you haven't ready my latest for Democracy Docket. Trump wants the oil, but he really wants to spread election denialism.
Become a premium member now to access this in full and stay informed about elections and democracy. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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It is a real toss-up whether Trump is more delusional or if Stephen Miller is more delusional. Together, they make the Bobbsey Twins of Delusion. No one has demonstrated the ability to match their GRIFT and LIES.
Trump's opening words,
"11 MONTHS AGO, I INHERITED A MESS" was perhaps the biggest lie of his entire angry Miller-written speech.
Taco Don inherited a booming economy from Biden, & so far, he's driven it into the ground.
Let's hope MAGATs can separate the salesman from the product.
"11 MONTHS AGO, I INHERITED A MESS" was perhaps the biggest lie of his entire angry Miller-written speech.
Taco Don inherited a booming economy from Biden, & so far, he's driven it into the ground.
Let's hope MAGATs can separate the salesman from the product.
December 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
It is a real toss-up whether Trump is more delusional or if Stephen Miller is more delusional. Together, they make the Bobbsey Twins of Delusion. No one has demonstrated the ability to match their GRIFT and LIES.
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Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force - Europe live
Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force - Europe live
Russian leader says aims of its ‘special military operation’ will be met ‘unconditionally’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force - Europe live