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Magaziner: The Trump administration have been lying to the American people from day one about what they are doing. They said they were going to go after the worst of the worst but by their own data, the vast majority of people that they have detained are people who had no criminal record
January 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Magaziner: The Trump administration have been lying to the American people from day one about what they are doing. They said they were going to go after the worst of the worst but by their own data, the vast majority of people that they have detained are people who had no criminal record
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Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.
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“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
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Another shooting by a border agent. This time in Portland. Two wounded. katu.com/news/local/i...
US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city officials.Portland p
katu.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Another shooting by a border agent. This time in Portland. Two wounded. katu.com/news/local/i...
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Current DOJ use of force policy states that even if the ICE officer did what Trump, Vance and others are claiming he did, that's still not allowed. From the policy here: www.justice.gov/archives/ag/...
January 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Current DOJ use of force policy states that even if the ICE officer did what Trump, Vance and others are claiming he did, that's still not allowed. From the policy here: www.justice.gov/archives/ag/...
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BREAKING: 2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/portland-police-responding-to-report-of-shooting-by-federal-immigration-agent.html
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/portland-police-responding-to-report-of-shooting-by-federal-immigration-agent.html
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
BREAKING: 2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/portland-police-responding-to-report-of-shooting-by-federal-immigration-agent.html
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/portland-police-responding-to-report-of-shooting-by-federal-immigration-agent.html
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Trump Officials Cry ‘Domestic Terrorism’ After Videos Show ICE Agent Killing Woman talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...
Trump Officials Cry ‘Domestic Terrorism’ After Videos Show ICE Agent Killing Woman
After a masked federal ICE agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman...
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January 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Trump Officials Cry ‘Domestic Terrorism’ After Videos Show ICE Agent Killing Woman talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-o...
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"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them."
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Tonight on @cbsnews.com:
WHEELS OF TERROR: How American extremists are using cars to put our brave and dedicated first responders in danger.
WHEELS OF TERROR: How American extremists are using cars to put our brave and dedicated first responders in danger.
January 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Tonight on @cbsnews.com:
WHEELS OF TERROR: How American extremists are using cars to put our brave and dedicated first responders in danger.
WHEELS OF TERROR: How American extremists are using cars to put our brave and dedicated first responders in danger.
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I’ve got a barefooter on my flight. Not taking a picture cause it’s rude to. But this is one area I’m in firm agreement with @radiofreetom.bsky.social on.
Dress up for air travel, folks. Barring the losing battle for better dress, I’ll take better walking, and keeping your nasty feet covered
Dress up for air travel, folks. Barring the losing battle for better dress, I’ll take better walking, and keeping your nasty feet covered
January 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’ve got a barefooter on my flight. Not taking a picture cause it’s rude to. But this is one area I’m in firm agreement with @radiofreetom.bsky.social on.
Dress up for air travel, folks. Barring the losing battle for better dress, I’ll take better walking, and keeping your nasty feet covered
Dress up for air travel, folks. Barring the losing battle for better dress, I’ll take better walking, and keeping your nasty feet covered
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Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
December 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In case you were wondering, Jack Smith's testimony was the *opposite* of "total exoneration."
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It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
January 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong.
Millions are awakening to this new reality — and they're speaking up.
The sleeping giant of America is roaring.
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The Trump Opposition Needs Its Second Wind talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-t...
The Trump Opposition Needs Its Second Wind
In a number of recents posts I’ve been trying to make sense...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
The Trump Opposition Needs Its Second Wind talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-t...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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This bill passed unanimously. Let's see if they override his veto. Bet they won't.
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This bill passed unanimously. Let's see if they override his veto. Bet they won't.
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"What the current Supreme Court has done is take the proper and constitutional role of the Court and wrench it into something very different," @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. "That very different thing is corrupt, unconstitutional and undermines democratic self-government itself."
The Latest Defenses of SCOTUS’s Corruption Only Make the Case Against It
Chris Geidner flags today an appearance by CBS News’ Chief Legal Correspondent...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"What the current Supreme Court has done is take the proper and constitutional role of the Court and wrench it into something very different," @joshtpm.bsky.social writes. "That very different thing is corrupt, unconstitutional and undermines democratic self-government itself."
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Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
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How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
December 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
How are these fits of presidential incontinence never covered as their own news events in NYT? Hours of sick hateful bile from the curdled joyless leader of the Christian nationalists sitting in the ruins of the tinsel trimmed White House he’s demolishing — seems like a story to me.
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It's almost as if the Enlightenment figures who founded the US had learned the lessons of Europe's wars of religion and created a secular state that would both protect worshippers from political interference, AND protect the polity from becoming dominated by religious sectarians.
December 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It's almost as if the Enlightenment figures who founded the US had learned the lessons of Europe's wars of religion and created a secular state that would both protect worshippers from political interference, AND protect the polity from becoming dominated by religious sectarians.
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Pretty sure it’s illegal to fuck with people’s mail and if you’re law enforcement you have to have a warrant to touch it.
Think your mail is private? In Columbus, ICE is playing "Postmaster General."
December 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Pretty sure it’s illegal to fuck with people’s mail and if you’re law enforcement you have to have a warrant to touch it.
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A report from three organizations, analyzing data from Kansas and Arizona, posits that citizenship laws are costly, error-prone and disenfranchise voters. Plus, citizenship is already a requirement to vote nationwide.
via @kansasreflector.com
via @kansasreflector.com
As more states pass proof of citizenship laws, report points to Kansas as cautionary tale
TOPEKA — Kansas’ failed proof of citizenship law could serve as a cautionary tale for Congress and other states just beginning to craft similar voting restrictions, a report found.Federal legislation…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A report from three organizations, analyzing data from Kansas and Arizona, posits that citizenship laws are costly, error-prone and disenfranchise voters. Plus, citizenship is already a requirement to vote nationwide.
via @kansasreflector.com
via @kansasreflector.com
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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It’s hard to imagine Sen. Tuberville offering a clearer or more direct condemnation of the world’s second-largest religion. It certainly goes beyond anything he’s said before.
A Green Light for Anti-Islam Bigotry for Trump’s GOP
Congressional Republicans are openly attacking Muslim Americans.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It’s hard to imagine Sen. Tuberville offering a clearer or more direct condemnation of the world’s second-largest religion. It certainly goes beyond anything he’s said before.