Jamie Scotland
@jscot61.bsky.social
Proud USAF Retiree. Integrity first; service before self. Favors democracy.
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The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
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Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
French troops deploying to Greenland because the United States might try to take it over.
Today in 2026 sentences.
Today in 2026 sentences.
❗️An initial group of 🇫🇷French mountain troops has arrived in 🇬🇱Greenland to prepare for the reception and deployment of the main contingent. French authorities have stated that additional land, aviation, and naval units will be dispatched in the coming days.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
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DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
January 17, 2026 at 6:23 PM
DOJ investigating whether Denmark lied on its Greenland mortgage.
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Here’s a U.S. president who was actually awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Here’s a U.S. president who was actually awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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Jonathan Ross had to deny Renee Good potentially life-saving medical care to protect himself.
-CBS News, probably
-CBS News, probably
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Jonathan Ross had to deny Renee Good potentially life-saving medical care to protect himself.
-CBS News, probably
-CBS News, probably
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We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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"This is the Republican party’s attempt to tyrannize the American people and transform our carefully balanced, rights-honoring republic into a thugocracy."
@monacharen.bsky.social on ICE: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LMG1pq
@monacharen.bsky.social on ICE: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LMG1pq
ICE Is a Law-Breaking ‘Law Enforcement’ Agency
A Trump-appointed judge took the agency to task for its flagrant contempt.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"This is the Republican party’s attempt to tyrannize the American people and transform our carefully balanced, rights-honoring republic into a thugocracy."
@monacharen.bsky.social on ICE: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LMG1pq
@monacharen.bsky.social on ICE: lnk.thebulwark.com/3LMG1pq
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The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
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This is what criminals & soon-to-be-sanctioned dictators do: set up a cozy personal nest egg in a country that won't extradite them & has no agreements that would compel them to enforce other countries' sanctions.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
This is what criminals & soon-to-be-sanctioned dictators do: set up a cozy personal nest egg in a country that won't extradite them & has no agreements that would compel them to enforce other countries' sanctions.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
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ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
January 14, 2026 at 9:57 PM
ICE just confronted us in our car saying it’s our first & final warning. There’s nothing illegal about driving your car safely on Stinson, Lowry, or any street in our community.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
They are purposefully surging at school get out times terrorizing our families. Ice needs to stay away from our kids.
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This is demented, sloppy, outrageous, unprofessional, undisciplined. And widespread and consistent.
Happening in America.
Every law enforcement pro and military veteran worth their salt would be ashamed to be in a unit that operated like this.
Happening in America.
Every law enforcement pro and military veteran worth their salt would be ashamed to be in a unit that operated like this.
ICE raid on Minneapolis home a 'constitutional violation,' attorney says
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is demented, sloppy, outrageous, unprofessional, undisciplined. And widespread and consistent.
Happening in America.
Every law enforcement pro and military veteran worth their salt would be ashamed to be in a unit that operated like this.
Happening in America.
Every law enforcement pro and military veteran worth their salt would be ashamed to be in a unit that operated like this.
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Trump with a straight face: Denmark can't claim Greenland just because "they had a boat land there 500 years ago"
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Trump with a straight face: Denmark can't claim Greenland just because "they had a boat land there 500 years ago"
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Jon Stewart on the disconnect between Trump excusing J6 protesters and MAGA condemning Renee Good
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Jon Stewart on the disconnect between Trump excusing J6 protesters and MAGA condemning Renee Good
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It’s worse. It’s Alabama State Troopers going to bridges all over the city kidnapping people who aren’t conducting acts of civil disobedience, but instead are just getting groceries & going to work. It’s Bull Connor’s police driving through neighborhoods & tossing tear gas canisters
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
January 13, 2026 at 6:22 PM
It’s worse. It’s Alabama State Troopers going to bridges all over the city kidnapping people who aren’t conducting acts of civil disobedience, but instead are just getting groceries & going to work. It’s Bull Connor’s police driving through neighborhoods & tossing tear gas canisters
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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
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Renee Good was murdered by an ICE agent. The NOEM Act, introduced in December, would ensure that agent faces accountability and justice for his actions.
ICE is not above the law. Federal agents do not have 'absolute immunity'.
Pass the NOEM Act, now.
ICE is not above the law. Federal agents do not have 'absolute immunity'.
Pass the NOEM Act, now.
Rep. Moulton is introducing the NOEM Act to hold ICE officers accountable when they violate constitutional rights.
Anyone who breaks the law should face consequences, and ICE is no exception.
Anyone who breaks the law should face consequences, and ICE is no exception.
January 13, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Renee Good was murdered by an ICE agent. The NOEM Act, introduced in December, would ensure that agent faces accountability and justice for his actions.
ICE is not above the law. Federal agents do not have 'absolute immunity'.
Pass the NOEM Act, now.
ICE is not above the law. Federal agents do not have 'absolute immunity'.
Pass the NOEM Act, now.
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This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This is Minneapolis:
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
Walk into my neighborhood ACE last night & see the signage on their door notifying fed agents that it’s private property and cannot be used for immigration enforcement. These signs are all over the city.
Walk in & the nearest shelf has goggles & whistles.
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Top 4 officials in the Criminal section of the Civil Rights Division resign over Harmeet Dhillon's inexcusable (and inexplicable, under the law and the mission of the Division) decision not even to investigate the Minnesota fatal shooting. This is the very purpose and heartbeat of the section
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Top 4 officials in the Criminal section of the Civil Rights Division resign over Harmeet Dhillon's inexcusable (and inexplicable, under the law and the mission of the Division) decision not even to investigate the Minnesota fatal shooting. This is the very purpose and heartbeat of the section
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Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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"Visibility became a marker of courage: This is my job. This is my country. I stand behind what I do." That was in post-war Iraq.
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @markhertling.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49wOyob
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @markhertling.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49wOyob
Take the Masks Off
ICE won’t even match the courage and professionalism of the Iraqi Police.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"Visibility became a marker of courage: This is my job. This is my country. I stand behind what I do." That was in post-war Iraq.
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @markhertling.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49wOyob
Today's Morning Shots, featuring @markhertling.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/49wOyob