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Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Blumenthal: "I'm a no vote on that spending bill unless there are conditions that require ICE to go to a judge, to get a warrant, as well as other kinds of constraints -- the use of masks, the non-identification, the unmarked cars. These secret police, totalitarian tactics need to be stopped."
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Immigration is a resonant theme of Jewish life in the U.S. So it’s no surprise about 100 rabbis are headed for Minneapolis to protest the ICE raids there. religionnews.com/2026/01/21/t...
US rabbis head to Minneapolis to join protests to counter ICE raids
(RNS) — At least 100 rabbis and other Jewish leaders are expected in Minneapolis on Thursday and Friday (Jan. 22-23) for massive coordinated action by clergy in response to violent Minneapolis ICE rai...
religionnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Immigration is a resonant theme of Jewish life in the U.S. So it’s no surprise about 100 rabbis are headed for Minneapolis to protest the ICE raids there. religionnews.com/2026/01/21/t...
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Gavin Newsom: “I mean, heck, Donald Trump tried to steal the election — the last election, tried to light democracy on fire, and then pardoned everyone that participated in that — is anyone paying attention to what the hell is going on in the United States of America?”
January 22, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Gavin Newsom: “I mean, heck, Donald Trump tried to steal the election — the last election, tried to light democracy on fire, and then pardoned everyone that participated in that — is anyone paying attention to what the hell is going on in the United States of America?”
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Newsom: "He's an invasive species, Donald Trump. He took over the Republican Party. Lindsey Graham -- I mean, speaking of the kneepads. I'm sorry. This is tough stuff. I don't recognize these people any longer. You think what I'm saying about Trump is tough? How about what Graham said about Trump."
January 22, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Newsom: "He's an invasive species, Donald Trump. He took over the Republican Party. Lindsey Graham -- I mean, speaking of the kneepads. I'm sorry. This is tough stuff. I don't recognize these people any longer. You think what I'm saying about Trump is tough? How about what Graham said about Trump."
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Newsom: "Greg Bovino - dressed up as if he literally went on eBay & purchased SS garb. Secret police, private army, masked men, people disappearing, no due process ... so is it surprising that the Trump administration didn't like my commentary and wanted to make sure I wasn't allowed to speak? No."
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Newsom: "Greg Bovino - dressed up as if he literally went on eBay & purchased SS garb. Secret police, private army, masked men, people disappearing, no due process ... so is it surprising that the Trump administration didn't like my commentary and wanted to make sure I wasn't allowed to speak? No."
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Blumenthal: "Americans should be terrified that this secret ICE policy authorizes agents to break down doors and ransack through their homes, arresting or detaining people without a judicial warrant"
January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Blumenthal: "Americans should be terrified that this secret ICE policy authorizes agents to break down doors and ransack through their homes, arresting or detaining people without a judicial warrant"
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Looney, Duff Condemn Trump’s Commutation of Criminal Convicted in Connecticut Fraud Case
www.senatedems.ct.gov/looney-duff-...
www.senatedems.ct.gov/looney-duff-...
Looney, Duff Condemn Trump’s Commutation of Criminal Convicted in Connecticut Fraud Case - Connecticut Senate Democrats
Looney, Duff Condemn Trump’s Commutation of Criminal Convicted in Connecticut Fraud Case HARTFORD -- Senate President Martin Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s commutation of the sentence of a real estate manager, Jacob Deutsch, convicted in a multi-million-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that targeted lenders and communities in…
www.senatedems.ct.gov
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Looney, Duff Condemn Trump’s Commutation of Criminal Convicted in Connecticut Fraud Case
www.senatedems.ct.gov/looney-duff-...
www.senatedems.ct.gov/looney-duff-...
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This week in San Antonio I met two traumatized young boys who were locked up for 6 weeks at Trump’s “baby prison” in Texas. Taken when they checked in for a routine hearing, their mother waiting in the car with their backpacks for school.
It’s insane this is happening.
It’s insane this is happening.
January 22, 2026 at 3:22 PM
This week in San Antonio I met two traumatized young boys who were locked up for 6 weeks at Trump’s “baby prison” in Texas. Taken when they checked in for a routine hearing, their mother waiting in the car with their backpacks for school.
It’s insane this is happening.
It’s insane this is happening.
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This will be Witkoff’s 7th trip to Russia over the past year. He has never been to Ukraine.
January 22, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This will be Witkoff’s 7th trip to Russia over the past year. He has never been to Ukraine.
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The dumbest guy at your high school who failed Civics class and didn’t even graduate is currently making $100k to carry a gun and use it with complete impunity. That is Trump’s ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The dumbest guy at your high school who failed Civics class and didn’t even graduate is currently making $100k to carry a gun and use it with complete impunity. That is Trump’s ICE.
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You’ll notice the same American state media that relentlessly attacked President Biden over his age as he did good work are normalizing a nearly 80 year old dangerous criminal as he displays clear signs of dementia whilst trying to destroy the world. They have failed humanity.
January 20, 2026 at 11:27 PM
You’ll notice the same American state media that relentlessly attacked President Biden over his age as he did good work are normalizing a nearly 80 year old dangerous criminal as he displays clear signs of dementia whilst trying to destroy the world. They have failed humanity.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Blanche won’t investigate the killing of an innocent woman on camera but they’ve got all hands on deck for a church service being interrupted
January 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Blanche won’t investigate the killing of an innocent woman on camera but they’ve got all hands on deck for a church service being interrupted
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Dr. King challenged America to build a society rooted in fairness and equality. In Connecticut, we carry that vision forward by working to expand civil rights, strengthen our communities, and ensure opportunity for all.
January 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Dr. King challenged America to build a society rooted in fairness and equality. In Connecticut, we carry that vision forward by working to expand civil rights, strengthen our communities, and ensure opportunity for all.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
January 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
If a Democratic president had done something like this, Fox and the GOP would have turned Adriana Camberos into a household name à la Willie Horton or, yes, Hunter Biden.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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We can blame Donald Trump all we want, but he is the elected representative of the American people. There is no middle ground either you are in opposition to tyranny or you are for it. Allowing Republicans to keep the House or the Senate in the 2026 elections is the same as voting for Donald Trump.
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
We can blame Donald Trump all we want, but he is the elected representative of the American people. There is no middle ground either you are in opposition to tyranny or you are for it. Allowing Republicans to keep the House or the Senate in the 2026 elections is the same as voting for Donald Trump.
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Thomas Massie calls out Pam Bondi over the Epstein Files
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thomas Massie calls out Pam Bondi over the Epstein Files
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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Here's the message:
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Here's the message:
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
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Once protest is labeled “insurrection,” the next step is labeling dissenters as enemies. That’s the slope we’re on. The Insurrection Act was meant for genuine emergencies—not for a president eager to silence anyone who refuses to fall in line.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Once protest is labeled “insurrection,” the next step is labeling dissenters as enemies. That’s the slope we’re on. The Insurrection Act was meant for genuine emergencies—not for a president eager to silence anyone who refuses to fall in line.
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Trump watched an actual insurrection on Jan 6th and did NOTHING to stop it. Now he threatens to use the Insurrection Act against law abiding Americans.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Trump watched an actual insurrection on Jan 6th and did NOTHING to stop it. Now he threatens to use the Insurrection Act against law abiding Americans.