Hilly Batcher
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Like from the video game. He/him.
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I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I'm in my mid-50s. I started organizing against the violence of policing when I was a teenager. I've heard ALL of the so-called "reform" proposals. They are the SAME ONES that liberals are offering in 2026. Cops have never killed more people in my lifetime.
Gotta do something different.
Gotta do something different.
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I think the contradiction at the core of liberalism is pretty well illustrated by saying that it’s time to defend democracy like our life depends on it—but to do it in a way that is perfectly orderly and respectful of the law enforcement officers assaulting it
Gov. Tim Walz references the 1st Minnesota regiment, credited with saving the Union at Gettysburg: “I think now we may be in that moment, that the nation's looking to us, to hold the line on democracy, to hold the line on decency, to hold the line on accountability...” youtube.com/shorts/DZXdZ...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz quotes ‘1984’ in aftermath of fatal shooting of woman by ICE agent
YouTube video by MPR News
youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
I think the contradiction at the core of liberalism is pretty well illustrated by saying that it’s time to defend democracy like our life depends on it—but to do it in a way that is perfectly orderly and respectful of the law enforcement officers assaulting it
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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"erm we can't get a conviction." fucking arrest the guy. perp walk him as a spectacle to make sure his name and face are broadcast around the world. make them fight his way out of jail. be so loud and obnoxious about it that it plants that seed of doubt in every ICE agent's head
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
"erm we can't get a conviction." fucking arrest the guy. perp walk him as a spectacle to make sure his name and face are broadcast around the world. make them fight his way out of jail. be so loud and obnoxious about it that it plants that seed of doubt in every ICE agent's head
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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So, it's been a while but I'm pretty sure of this, Goebbels remarked in his diary that their regime didn't need to go out of their way to manipulate the press. They'd show up to the briefings and dutifully repeat whatever they said. Anyway.
Three videos taken of the scene and reviewed by CNN, however, show nuance. What took place prior to the shooting remains unclear. | Analysis
DHS says woman attempted to run over ICE officers before being shot in Minneapolis. Here’s what the videos show. | CNN
Three videos taken of the scene and reviewed by CNN show nuance. What took place prior to the shooting remains unclear.
www.cnn.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:54 AM
So, it's been a while but I'm pretty sure of this, Goebbels remarked in his diary that their regime didn't need to go out of their way to manipulate the press. They'd show up to the briefings and dutifully repeat whatever they said. Anyway.
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Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
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Hi Angie! This you?
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Hi Angie! This you?
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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he won't arrest anyone for murdering his constituents but he'll arrest you for being angry about it
Governor Walz says he's prepared to deploy the Minnesota National Guard if protests become violent in reaction to ICE fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis.
"We will not take the bait," adds Walz, saying he's also angry but demonstrations should remain lawful.
"We will not take the bait," adds Walz, saying he's also angry but demonstrations should remain lawful.
January 7, 2026 at 10:26 PM
he won't arrest anyone for murdering his constituents but he'll arrest you for being angry about it
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I think about this essay a lot, which is an uncomfortable read as an American—and there are parts of it I still want to quibble with! But the essential engine of its argument is that Americans don't think anyone else in the world is real.
medium.com/@scaryh/unac...
medium.com/@scaryh/unac...
Unacceptable
HELLO! This is from 2015. You are now thinking about 2015.
medium.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I think about this essay a lot, which is an uncomfortable read as an American—and there are parts of it I still want to quibble with! But the essential engine of its argument is that Americans don't think anyone else in the world is real.
medium.com/@scaryh/unac...
medium.com/@scaryh/unac...
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Gallego voted *yesterday* to confirm another Trump nominee for the Defense Department.
Gallego: "The reason why you have Article 1 power is because you don't want to let idiots like President Donald Trump make foreign policy decisions without their being a check and balance against that"
January 6, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Gallego voted *yesterday* to confirm another Trump nominee for the Defense Department.
This is legit the third time someone has been so excited to buy my car and then flaked. Stop wasting my time!
January 6, 2026 at 11:34 PM
This is legit the third time someone has been so excited to buy my car and then flaked. Stop wasting my time!
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Then what happened
Five years ago today, the United States Capitol was attacked in a violent insurrection incited by the President of the United States for one purpose: to overturn a free and fair election and cling to power in clear violation of the Constitution.
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Then what happened
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observation’s led me to believe the true dividing line between millennials and zoomers is homestar runner
January 6, 2026 at 2:49 PM
observation’s led me to believe the true dividing line between millennials and zoomers is homestar runner
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i saw a tiktok about how leading a country to war on false pretenses in childhood is a sign of low T and i can't stop thinking about it
January 6, 2026 at 1:20 PM
i saw a tiktok about how leading a country to war on false pretenses in childhood is a sign of low T and i can't stop thinking about it
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The gasp-laugh I made at this is something I couldn’t reproduce if I tried
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The gasp-laugh I made at this is something I couldn’t reproduce if I tried
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"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
On the first day back following the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro & first lady Cilia Flores, 6 Senate Democrats vote yea to confirm Keith Bass as an Assistant Secretary of Defense by a vote of 50-35.
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
"what do you expect dems, who have NO POWER, to do???" and then they do this 8 times a month
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Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
A lot of people are mad at Schumer for saying this. But he's right. Democrats don't control a single branch of government and they can't pass anything. Only Republicans can rein in Trump because they control both chambers of Congress. Democrats have no cards to play here.
Schumer: "Republicans must -- if there was ever a time, they must step up to the plate. This is the time. And if they don't, they're gonna feel the heat from their constituents."
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Why show up to work at all then? At minimum, as the opposition party you say "This wouldn't happen if we were in power and if you give us power here's how we'll impose consequences on the president's lawbreaking." Have they outlined that in any real way?
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I mean, also, why is it on the progressives/left to do that? Why can’t libs for once take some accountability
January 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I mean, also, why is it on the progressives/left to do that? Why can’t libs for once take some accountability
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brightened: statehood for dc
enlightened: statehood for northern virginia
enlightened: statehood for northern virginia
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
brightened: statehood for dc
enlightened: statehood for northern virginia
enlightened: statehood for northern virginia
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literally every time anyone is talking about anything on this website i am thinking about this post
January 4, 2026 at 10:53 PM
literally every time anyone is talking about anything on this website i am thinking about this post
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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“He was a dictator” fat nazis in plate carriers abduct your neighbors from the parking lot of target and send them to gulags.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 PM
“He was a dictator” fat nazis in plate carriers abduct your neighbors from the parking lot of target and send them to gulags.