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Like there’s a ton of individual issues but the broader problem is that there’s an assault on giving a shit about anyone besides yourself, nihilism that tells people the only way to prevent getting hurt is to hurt enough other people and that sickness is filtering into the bones of everything.
January 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Like there’s a ton of individual issues but the broader problem is that there’s an assault on giving a shit about anyone besides yourself, nihilism that tells people the only way to prevent getting hurt is to hurt enough other people and that sickness is filtering into the bones of everything.
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Wrote a piece for @slate.com explaining that states have a long history of prosecuting federal officers when they allegedly use excessive force. Federal officers are only immune from such prosecutions when they act reasonably in carrying out lawful duties.
Minnesota Could Prosecute the ICE Shooter. Trump Can’t Pardon Him.
Shortly after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, city leaders began looking into whether the officer had violated state criminal law.
slate.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Wrote a piece for @slate.com explaining that states have a long history of prosecuting federal officers when they allegedly use excessive force. Federal officers are only immune from such prosecutions when they act reasonably in carrying out lawful duties.
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For the record: cops aren't supposed to kill guilty people either.
January 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
For the record: cops aren't supposed to kill guilty people either.
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With an annual budget that is 10 times the size of the agency’s total surveillance spending for the last 13 years, ICE is going on a shopping spree, creating one of the largest, most comprehensive domestic surveillance machines in history. Here’s what they are buying. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the
www.eff.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
With an annual budget that is 10 times the size of the agency’s total surveillance spending for the last 13 years, ICE is going on a shopping spree, creating one of the largest, most comprehensive domestic surveillance machines in history. Here’s what they are buying. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Specifically, watch for people to point to some of the very posts on this platform, and to public statements calling the ICE agent a murderer, to claim they are incitement or stochastic terrorism and outside First Amendment protection and advocate prosecution
Escalation to watch for: civil and criminal threats against people calling the ICE murder a murder, especially state and local officials and members of Congress. The regime must constantly escalate.
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Specifically, watch for people to point to some of the very posts on this platform, and to public statements calling the ICE agent a murderer, to claim they are incitement or stochastic terrorism and outside First Amendment protection and advocate prosecution
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Most people don’t want to live like this, no matter who they voted for.
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Most people don’t want to live like this, no matter who they voted for.
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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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NEW: Woman shot dead by ICE agent in Minneapolis identified as Renee Good, 37.
According to her mom, Renee had 3 children and was not part of any ICE protest groups
According to her mom, Renee had 3 children and was not part of any ICE protest groups
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
NEW: Woman shot dead by ICE agent in Minneapolis identified as Renee Good, 37.
According to her mom, Renee had 3 children and was not part of any ICE protest groups
According to her mom, Renee had 3 children and was not part of any ICE protest groups
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said NOPE out loud
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 PM
said NOPE out loud
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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?
What X is allowing Grok to do is unlawful or regulatory-illegal in multiple jurisdictions, creates clear DSA violations, and continues despite regulator scrutiny. The images do not need to be pornographic, non-consensual sexualised or intimate depictions are enough.
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.
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There are several videos on social media tonight showing heavy gunfire in Caracas this evening. Working to geolocate. Will share videos here.
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
There are several videos on social media tonight showing heavy gunfire in Caracas this evening. Working to geolocate. Will share videos here.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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How do you “press policy changes” if you don’t have a functioning government with clear and legitimate enforcement mechanisms?
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
How do you “press policy changes” if you don’t have a functioning government with clear and legitimate enforcement mechanisms?
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Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Big Oil is not interested in just arriving there or regular FDI. Why risk build and upgrade infrastructure, move personnel and establish new networks if it can go up in shambles due to unrest or more bombs?
Oil wants to be de-risked by Trump, just like others played this card with Zelensky.
Oil wants to be de-risked by Trump, just like others played this card with Zelensky.
If you believe any bullshit about Venezuela’s oil quality, or press releases claiming oil companies aren’t interested in one of the largest oil reserves in the world, you’re a mark.
Oil companies say this to pressure governments into subsidizing their world-killing industry even more.
Oil companies say this to pressure governments into subsidizing their world-killing industry even more.
The fossil fuel companies are insisting they're not interested in increasing oil extraction in Venezuela but their investors / shareholders don't seem to believe them
January 5, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Big Oil is not interested in just arriving there or regular FDI. Why risk build and upgrade infrastructure, move personnel and establish new networks if it can go up in shambles due to unrest or more bombs?
Oil wants to be de-risked by Trump, just like others played this card with Zelensky.
Oil wants to be de-risked by Trump, just like others played this card with Zelensky.
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“We have been anticipating this breakthrough....our $2bn private placement memorandum is ready to go with several investment targets identified"
"I’ve had a dozen calls over the past 24 hours from potential investors. Interest in Venezuela has gone from 0 to 99%"
www.ft.com/content/67c4...
"I’ve had a dozen calls over the past 24 hours from potential investors. Interest in Venezuela has gone from 0 to 99%"
www.ft.com/content/67c4...
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“We have been anticipating this breakthrough....our $2bn private placement memorandum is ready to go with several investment targets identified"
"I’ve had a dozen calls over the past 24 hours from potential investors. Interest in Venezuela has gone from 0 to 99%"
www.ft.com/content/67c4...
"I’ve had a dozen calls over the past 24 hours from potential investors. Interest in Venezuela has gone from 0 to 99%"
www.ft.com/content/67c4...
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, nearly half of U.S. states have banned or severely restricted the procedure, driving a surge in medication abortion - now used in more than 60% of abortions nationwide.
US abortion pill access under fire: Lawsuits and regulatory battles to watch in 2026
Since the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, nearly half of U.S. states have banned or severely restricted the procedure, driving a surge in medication abortion - now used in more than 60% of abortions nationwide.
reut.rs
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Since the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, nearly half of U.S. states have banned or severely restricted the procedure, driving a surge in medication abortion - now used in more than 60% of abortions nationwide.
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(1) Trump wants the Venezuelan oil
(2) it will require lots of capex and may not be financially or logistically feasible to restart oil production
(3) Rubio likely sold this to Trump on the basis of oil royalty/revenue while he wanted to contain Havana and enforce LatAm order
(2) it will require lots of capex and may not be financially or logistically feasible to restart oil production
(3) Rubio likely sold this to Trump on the basis of oil royalty/revenue while he wanted to contain Havana and enforce LatAm order
the entire thing was insane. it was like "you must be lying about sour crude because if this war was for oil, it must be worthwhile"
January 5, 2026 at 3:56 AM
(1) Trump wants the Venezuelan oil
(2) it will require lots of capex and may not be financially or logistically feasible to restart oil production
(3) Rubio likely sold this to Trump on the basis of oil royalty/revenue while he wanted to contain Havana and enforce LatAm order
(2) it will require lots of capex and may not be financially or logistically feasible to restart oil production
(3) Rubio likely sold this to Trump on the basis of oil royalty/revenue while he wanted to contain Havana and enforce LatAm order
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Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
January 5, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Reporter: Did you speak with the oil companies before the operation? Did you tip them off?
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
Trump: Before and after. They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job.
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Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": 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,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“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,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": 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,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“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,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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As Trump uses violence abroad and turns America into a global pariah, he’s also threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act at home to give himself dictatorial powers
Q: You pulled the National Guard out of Portland--
TRUMP: We did. And do you know that Portland, we got it down to almost no crime? We're allowed to go back in, but we'll go back in when the crime starts. We may use the Insurrection Act
TRUMP: We did. And do you know that Portland, we got it down to almost no crime? We're allowed to go back in, but we'll go back in when the crime starts. We may use the Insurrection Act
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
As Trump uses violence abroad and turns America into a global pariah, he’s also threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act at home to give himself dictatorial powers