Marty Herzog
@martyherzog.bsky.social
Actor and author of "Trey's Room".
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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The people of Iran are bravely taking to the streets to protest their nation's repressive theocratic dictatorship. The people of America and the world stand with them as security forces there—and everywhere—try to brutally silence dissent.
January 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM
The people of Iran are bravely taking to the streets to protest their nation's repressive theocratic dictatorship. The people of America and the world stand with them as security forces there—and everywhere—try to brutally silence dissent.
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BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group that the organization calls “transformational.”
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
BREAKING: Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife has made a “transformational” donation to the LGBTQ+ advocacy group. This large gift comes just months after the Trump administration shut down counseling services for queer youth.
My latest for @wired.com:
My latest for @wired.com:
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Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
X’s Grok AI tool is being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children. This is unacceptable. @wyden.senate.gov, @markey.senate.gov, and I are demanding that Apple and Google remove X and Grok from their app stores until Elon Musk addresses these heinous violations.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Still can't get over how Apple and Google removed the ICE app that alerted people that ICE was in the their community, but won't remove an app that has an AI tool that creates 'nonconsensual sexualized images of women and CHILDREN'
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We have rights too. The Secretary of Defense cannot arbitrarily punish a member of the military, current or retired, because his feelings got hurt. If what he did is provably wrong that it can be punished then follow the UCMJ and administrative regulations. He didn't because he can't. Good on Kelly
BREAKING: Senator Mark Kelly sues Pete Hegseth, DOD, and others over Hegseth's censure of Kelly and effort to reduce his retirement grade, alleging violations of the First Amendment, due process, Speech & Debate Clause, and federal laws.
Kelly is represented by Arnold & Porter.
Kelly is represented by Arnold & Porter.
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 PM
We have rights too. The Secretary of Defense cannot arbitrarily punish a member of the military, current or retired, because his feelings got hurt. If what he did is provably wrong that it can be punished then follow the UCMJ and administrative regulations. He didn't because he can't. Good on Kelly
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"The Twin Cities-based Immigrant Defense Network says the group has trained 2,000 observers so far, including 354 people the day after Good was killed.
“We tell people: You have a right to record. If ICE tells you not to, just back up — but keep recording..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“We tell people: You have a right to record. If ICE tells you not to, just back up — but keep recording..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
They say they’re monitoring ICE arrests. Feds say they’re breaking the law.
The fatal shooting of Renée Good last week, as ICE officers and residents faced off on a Minneapolis street here, has brought new attention to ICE monitoring.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
"The Twin Cities-based Immigrant Defense Network says the group has trained 2,000 observers so far, including 354 people the day after Good was killed.
“We tell people: You have a right to record. If ICE tells you not to, just back up — but keep recording..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
“We tell people: You have a right to record. If ICE tells you not to, just back up — but keep recording..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
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When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Thousands of brave Iranians are risking their lives to protest the country’s oppressive regime.
We won’t ignore the violence Iran’s government is waging against its own people. Dozens have already been killed.
I stand with the Iranian people in their fight for democracy.
We won’t ignore the violence Iran’s government is waging against its own people. Dozens have already been killed.
I stand with the Iranian people in their fight for democracy.
January 10, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Thousands of brave Iranians are risking their lives to protest the country’s oppressive regime.
We won’t ignore the violence Iran’s government is waging against its own people. Dozens have already been killed.
I stand with the Iranian people in their fight for democracy.
We won’t ignore the violence Iran’s government is waging against its own people. Dozens have already been killed.
I stand with the Iranian people in their fight for democracy.
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FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
FFS. ICE is targeting Native Americans!
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BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.
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She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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Gift link for the Oregonian. Local news will have better info
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland
Mayor Keith Wilson decried the shooting, saying "Portland is not a 'training ground' for militarized agents."
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Gift link for the Oregonian. Local news will have better info
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
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New: Five Democratic-led states sued Trump's administration in SDNY challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it claims are concerns about fraud in their welfare systems. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Five states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds
Five Democratic-led states sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assist...
www.reuters.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
New: Five Democratic-led states sued Trump's administration in SDNY challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it claims are concerns about fraud in their welfare systems. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Pastor: I said to this ICE agent, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The agent got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, 'Are you afraid now?' To which I said, 'I am not afraid.'
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Pastor: I said to this ICE agent, 'Take me, stop harassing her.' The agent got in my face, pointed a gun at me, and said, 'Are you afraid now?' To which I said, 'I am not afraid.'
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If any one person saved our republic during the 21st century it was Eugene Goodman and I am sure that he hasn’t been thanked enough.
January 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
If any one person saved our republic during the 21st century it was Eugene Goodman and I am sure that he hasn’t been thanked enough.
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My mom showing us how it’s done! ✊🏽Bi-weekly protest at the local detention center on xmas with a crew of senior citizens. Her message: ’it takes a long time but protesting works…hopefully we will save some people in there.’ 🗽🫶🏽
@maddow.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social @ms.now
@maddow.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social @ms.now
Protestors gather outside migrant detention center in Deerfield Beach on Christmas Day
“I have been protesting many things in my life, I am a senior, senior,” said one woman. “And I have to say, it takes a long time, but it works. It works and I am very, very hopeful that we’ll save som...
www.nbcmiami.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My mom showing us how it’s done! ✊🏽Bi-weekly protest at the local detention center on xmas with a crew of senior citizens. Her message: ’it takes a long time but protesting works…hopefully we will save some people in there.’ 🗽🫶🏽
@maddow.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social @ms.now
@maddow.bsky.social @stevebenen.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social @ms.now
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Chris Murphy: "At some level he's winning tonight because clearly part of his intent here was to distract the American people -- you and I -- from what's happening here at home. You have 20 million families who are getting massive increases in their healthcare premiums. People will die."
January 6, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Chris Murphy: "At some level he's winning tonight because clearly part of his intent here was to distract the American people -- you and I -- from what's happening here at home. You have 20 million families who are getting massive increases in their healthcare premiums. People will die."
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Stephen Miller is describing an unhinged, imperialistic US foreign policy where the Trump Admin inflicts its will on the world with zero regard for international law or the sovereignty of other nations.
It’s the kind of worldview that leads to world wars. It’s dangerous & wrong.
It’s the kind of worldview that leads to world wars. It’s dangerous & wrong.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Stephen Miller is describing an unhinged, imperialistic US foreign policy where the Trump Admin inflicts its will on the world with zero regard for international law or the sovereignty of other nations.
It’s the kind of worldview that leads to world wars. It’s dangerous & wrong.
It’s the kind of worldview that leads to world wars. It’s dangerous & wrong.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), run by Oz and his boss, RFK Jr., will no longer require physicians to report vaccination rates.
Instead, they plan to start having doctors report if they’ve discussed “alternative” vaccine schedules.
Instead, they plan to start having doctors report if they’ve discussed “alternative” vaccine schedules.
CMS to stop requiring states to report childhood vaccination levels
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), run by Oz and his boss, RFK Jr., will no longer require physicians to report vaccination rates.
Instead, they plan to start having doctors report if they’ve discussed “alternative” vaccine schedules.
Instead, they plan to start having doctors report if they’ve discussed “alternative” vaccine schedules.
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“Trump spends a lavish and long holiday in Palm Beach pretending he is General Eisenhower - while real men and women fight and die in the frozen trenches of the frontlines in Ukraine, where their brave battle for democracy and our current lack of support illustrates just how far America has fallen”
This week’s ‘Noel’s Notes’ is out now, thanks for reading & sharing. Link to subscribe: open.substack.com/pub/noelcasl...
January 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
“Trump spends a lavish and long holiday in Palm Beach pretending he is General Eisenhower - while real men and women fight and die in the frozen trenches of the frontlines in Ukraine, where their brave battle for democracy and our current lack of support illustrates just how far America has fallen”
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Happy New Year To Everyone, Including the UNHINGED LOSER "Tiny" Mike Johnson, who—despite his best but pitiful efforts—will fail miserably to stop us from extending ACA tax credits in January.
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Happy New Year To Everyone, Including the UNHINGED LOSER "Tiny" Mike Johnson, who—despite his best but pitiful efforts—will fail miserably to stop us from extending ACA tax credits in January.
Now's the time to get loud about it:
Now's the time to get loud about it: