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Extremist groups such as the Proud Boys have been oddly quiet during Trump’s nationwide ICE operations, Ali Breland reports. “We’ve kind of gotten what we want, right?” Enrique Tarrio, the group’s leader, told Breland.
The Blurred Lines Between ICE and the Proud Boys
The far-right group’s views and tactics are now emulated by federal agents.
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January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Extremist groups such as the Proud Boys have been oddly quiet during Trump’s nationwide ICE operations, Ali Breland reports. “We’ve kind of gotten what we want, right?” Enrique Tarrio, the group’s leader, told Breland.
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With Alex Reinert on where immunity comes from
How the Supreme Court Made Alex Pretti’s Killing More Likely
ICE agents, like all federal agents, are protected by qualified immunity.
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January 27, 2026 at 9:54 AM
With Alex Reinert on where immunity comes from
These people are so simple minded they couldn't imagine a white gun-owning man protesting their policies. They can't conceive of the complexity of reality, of humanity.
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 AM
These people are so simple minded they couldn't imagine a white gun-owning man protesting their policies. They can't conceive of the complexity of reality, of humanity.
These people are insane but fortunately they're also cowards. Noem and Lewandowski are next. In Trump's government, everyone is expendable.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
These people are insane but fortunately they're also cowards. Noem and Lewandowski are next. In Trump's government, everyone is expendable.
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New column is up! Tales for the campfire as we approach the new season.
New column is up! Tales for the campfire as we approach the new season.
Heroes and Tall Tales
The Mariners won't need Cal to do it all again—they have J-Rod.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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New column is up! Tales for the campfire as we approach the new season.
New column is up! Tales for the campfire as we approach the new season.
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They are executing unarmed people in the streets for trying to protect their neighbors with the full support of the federal government.
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
They are executing unarmed people in the streets for trying to protect their neighbors with the full support of the federal government.
These people will let any number of us be harmed or die if it allows them to save face on social media.
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 AM
These people will let any number of us be harmed or die if it allows them to save face on social media.
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not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I hope LA signS Peralta just to shame all the other owners. They don't care about baseball. Say what you want about the Dodgers, they want to win.
“A 100 percent certainty” that the owners will push for a salary cap in wake of Kyle Tucker deal with the Dodgers, ownership source says.
“These guys are going to go for a cap no matter what it takes."
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“These guys are going to go for a cap no matter what it takes."
www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...
MLB owners enraged by Kyle Tucker-Dodgers deal, will push for salary cap ‘no matter what’
It's believed that only the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets might remain in opposition to a salary cap proposal, a source said.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I hope LA signS Peralta just to shame all the other owners. They don't care about baseball. Say what you want about the Dodgers, they want to win.
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Star Trek especially in the post-TNG era always kind of threatened to feel like this completely weightless world of shadows and light where nothing has physical consequence (with all the teleporting and holograms and so on) and this show has us fully there
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Star Trek especially in the post-TNG era always kind of threatened to feel like this completely weightless world of shadows and light where nothing has physical consequence (with all the teleporting and holograms and so on) and this show has us fully there
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Man how is Wikipedia only 25, what a fuckin champ of a website
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Man how is Wikipedia only 25, what a fuckin champ of a website
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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The ICE officer with visible Nazi tattoos should be an entire news cycle. There should be experts on CNN, splashy infographics on every site. Everyone should be talking about it until he's fired. Instead it floats through my timeline, and a lot of you are probably like, "Wait, what?"
January 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The ICE officer with visible Nazi tattoos should be an entire news cycle. There should be experts on CNN, splashy infographics on every site. Everyone should be talking about it until he's fired. Instead it floats through my timeline, and a lot of you are probably like, "Wait, what?"
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January 9, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Safe to say, we are all tired of ice
January 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Safe to say, we are all tired of ice
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The Trump Regime Smear Machine is now a taxpayer funded venture that smears victims of state violence by justifying their killing. This should be familiar, it is a common practice in the aftermath of police shootings of black people (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Trump Regime Smear Machine is now a taxpayer funded venture that smears victims of state violence by justifying their killing. This should be familiar, it is a common practice in the aftermath of police shootings of black people (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
A Deadly Shooting in Minnesota
A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"A doctor at the scene attempted to help the woman who was shot, but was kept away by federal agents. When an ambulance finally arrived, it was blocked from reaching her by law-enforcement vehicles, and paramedics had to reach her on foot. The woman has died." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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ultimately this stuff is very internal, they are profoundly racist and they know that's wrong and these sentiments are a way to justify a hatred they do not know how to abandon because a belief in their own racial superiority is fundamental to their self esteem
January 8, 2026 at 2:40 PM
ultimately this stuff is very internal, they are profoundly racist and they know that's wrong and these sentiments are a way to justify a hatred they do not know how to abandon because a belief in their own racial superiority is fundamental to their self esteem
ICE is a federally-funded, state-sponsored domestic terror squad targeting whomever the dictator and his administration of bigots tells them to. They're not law enforcement officials. That is a guise they use to justify their horrific actions. It's a costume and a lie.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 AM
ICE is a federally-funded, state-sponsored domestic terror squad targeting whomever the dictator and his administration of bigots tells them to. They're not law enforcement officials. That is a guise they use to justify their horrific actions. It's a costume and a lie.
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Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
When contacted by Reuters for comment by email, xAI replied with the message "Legacy Media Lies."
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Republicans ban books for fear a fifteen-year-old might read The Bluest Eye.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
Meanwhile, the GOP's biggest donor has built an international salad shooter of child porn and Nazi propaganda, and Republicans are silent.
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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.
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Latest column tries to understand what in God's name is going on in Sacramento. Let me know if I'm on the right track.
Latest column tries to understand what in God's name is going on in Sacramento. Let me know if I'm on the right track.
The Road to Nowhere
I'm finally ready to write about the A's.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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Latest column tries to understand what in God's name is going on in Sacramento. Let me know if I'm on the right track.
Latest column tries to understand what in God's name is going on in Sacramento. Let me know if I'm on the right track.