@mabel75.bsky.social
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This is a Trump+8 county led by a Republican county executive.
"Regardless of where you stand on … immigration, we all know that what is happening in the Midwest is a disaster."
Orange County will formally oppose a proposal to build an ICE facility in NY's Hudson Valley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
Orange County will formally oppose a proposal to build an ICE facility in NY's Hudson Valley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
‘Catastrophic for the local community’: Orange County exec will oppose Hudson Valley ICE facility
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said he would oppose a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chester that has drawn criticism.
www.timesunion.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This is a Trump+8 county led by a Republican county executive.
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
How much more in your face can it be?
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
"Why are you asking me for my paperwork?"
"Because of your accent."
"You have an accent too."
"Where were you born sir?"
"Where were you born at?"
"Put your hands behind your back."
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A “peace board” where nations must pay $1B for a seat isn’t diplomacy — it’s extortion dressed up as foreign policy. Turning global stability into a pay‑to‑play scheme is reckless, corrupt, and dangerous.
Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, report says
The Trump administration wants nations to pay $1 billion to stay on his peace board, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing a draft charter.
www.reuters.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:55 AM
A “peace board” where nations must pay $1B for a seat isn’t diplomacy — it’s extortion dressed up as foreign policy. Turning global stability into a pay‑to‑play scheme is reckless, corrupt, and dangerous.
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$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
$1.5T for the military budget
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$470M to send National Guard into cities
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$100M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
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"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
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On the one hand, this reinforces the treatment of university board members as essentially political appointees.
On the other hand, that is the role they have played. They have ignored faculty and students, especially in UVA, where they conspired with the DOJ to remove the university president.
On the other hand, that is the role they have played. They have ignored faculty and students, especially in UVA, where they conspired with the DOJ to remove the university president.
In addition to pushing out board members at UVA, Virginia's new governor has fired the lead attorneys at VMI and George Mason. Things are happening quickly as political control fully flips to Democrats.
U-Va. board leaders resign as Spanberger and Democrats take power
The dismissals are another sign that Virginia Democrats plan to quickly unwind changes made at public colleges during Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
On the one hand, this reinforces the treatment of university board members as essentially political appointees.
On the other hand, that is the role they have played. They have ignored faculty and students, especially in UVA, where they conspired with the DOJ to remove the university president.
On the other hand, that is the role they have played. They have ignored faculty and students, especially in UVA, where they conspired with the DOJ to remove the university president.
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"To characterize the document the White House produced as a health care 'plan' is overly generous.
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Why Trump’s pitiful new health care ‘plan’ is even worse than it appears
The White House’s health care gambit isn’t just a sham, it also diverts the process from an actually helpful solution.
www.ms.now
January 17, 2026 at 9:58 PM
"To characterize the document the White House produced as a health care 'plan' is overly generous.
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The entirety of the proposal — literally, from start to finish — is 386 words. For context, this blog post is roughly 650 words..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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GOV. WALZ CALLS UP MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD TO "PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY"
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
GOV. WALZ CALLS UP MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD TO "PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY"
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
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"target rich" neighborhoods www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"target rich" neighborhoods www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
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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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imo one way to understand how we got here - and an angle i think future historians and political scientists will focus on a lot - is that the GOP basically collapsed as a functioning party during W’s second term and O’s first term. @joshtpm.bsky.social has (rightly) been banging this drum for years
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 6:35 PM
imo one way to understand how we got here - and an angle i think future historians and political scientists will focus on a lot - is that the GOP basically collapsed as a functioning party during W’s second term and O’s first term. @joshtpm.bsky.social has (rightly) been banging this drum for years
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As a reminder: this is a Congressional power.
Trump is exercising that power under the claim of a national emergency even as he is creating a national emergency.
Trump is exercising that power under the claim of a national emergency even as he is creating a national emergency.
Quick estimate: Trump just launched a (renewed) trade war against countries that collectively account for around 11% of U.S. imports of goods. If they retaliate, 22% of U.S. goods exports are at risk (that's 15% for the 8 countries affected, plus 7% for the rest of the EU).
All for Greenland.
All for Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
As a reminder: this is a Congressional power.
Trump is exercising that power under the claim of a national emergency even as he is creating a national emergency.
Trump is exercising that power under the claim of a national emergency even as he is creating a national emergency.
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Trump’s DOJ still hasn’t complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Trump’s DOJ still hasn’t complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...
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In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland. n.pr/4qrLPDO
Trump says 8 EU countries to be charged 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland.
n.pr
January 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland. n.pr/4qrLPDO
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As insane as this is, it's also instructive:
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
As insane as this is, it's also instructive:
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
1. Placate a bully, and you'll encourage him to hit you again
2. Trump's trade deals are worthless
3. US "emergency"/natsec tariffs are a joke & clear example of why unbounded exec power is bad (cc: SCOTUS)
4. Hey Congress: DO YOUR 🤬 JOB
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Not the point here, but I've always liked the Lawgiver busts in the House. Tell a much more interesting and accurate story than Ten Commandments-->Constitution. www.aoc.gov/explore-capi...
January 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Not the point here, but I've always liked the Lawgiver busts in the House. Tell a much more interesting and accurate story than Ten Commandments-->Constitution. www.aoc.gov/explore-capi...
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One half of the Special Relationship needs to go to the bookshop pronto
January 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
One half of the Special Relationship needs to go to the bookshop pronto
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Our entire National Conversation™️ about inflation in 2022-23, led by Larry Summers, Jason Furman, & others, was that Joe Biden's fiscal policy was the main cause, was an egregious error of "overheating," & 🇪🇺 was a better model because it had lower core inflation, etc. It still boggles the mind.
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Our entire National Conversation™️ about inflation in 2022-23, led by Larry Summers, Jason Furman, & others, was that Joe Biden's fiscal policy was the main cause, was an egregious error of "overheating," & 🇪🇺 was a better model because it had lower core inflation, etc. It still boggles the mind.
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Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that Trump requested, turning back his efforts to slash foreign aid, global health, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
Congress Is Spurning Many of Trump’s Proposed Spending Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that Trump requested, turning back his efforts to slash foreign aid, global health, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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Finland intends to criminalise the dissemination of false information on behalf of a foreign state. The goal is to make the systematic dissemination of fake information punishable when the perpetrator knowingly acts on behalf of a foreign intelligence service.
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Finland intends to criminalise the dissemination of false information on behalf of a foreign state. The goal is to make the systematic dissemination of fake information punishable when the perpetrator knowingly acts on behalf of a foreign intelligence service.
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Apparently the State Department, led Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, released a strategic plan. Goal 1 is U.S. National Sovereignty. Goal 2 is "The Western Hemisphere and Establishment of the Donroe Doctrine."
There's more, but take that in.
www.state.gov/agency-strat...
There's more, but take that in.
www.state.gov/agency-strat...
Agency Strategic Plan - United States Department of State
The Agency Strategic Plan sets forth the vision and direction for how the Department will implement U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance.
www.state.gov
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Apparently the State Department, led Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation's top diplomat, released a strategic plan. Goal 1 is U.S. National Sovereignty. Goal 2 is "The Western Hemisphere and Establishment of the Donroe Doctrine."
There's more, but take that in.
www.state.gov/agency-strat...
There's more, but take that in.
www.state.gov/agency-strat...
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Terror is essential to Miller's project. It's designed to dissuade us from showing solidarity with the immigrants getting removed. Stand in the way of ethnic cleansing and you risk violence yourself.
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Terror is essential to Miller's project. It's designed to dissuade us from showing solidarity with the immigrants getting removed. Stand in the way of ethnic cleansing and you risk violence yourself.
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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Ohio GOP U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has taken at least $75,000 in campaign contributions from Centene, including more than $29,000 after the company paid $88.3 million to settle allegations that it had fraudulently extracted tens of millions from Ohio Medicaid ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/h...
Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted says fraud is a reason he's against ACA insurance subsidies. But a big contributor allegedly defrauded Ohio Medicaid.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ohio GOP U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has taken at least $75,000 in campaign contributions from Centene, including more than $29,000 after the company paid $88.3 million to settle allegations that it had fraudulently extracted tens of millions from Ohio Medicaid ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/16/h...