Bureau of Unearned Merit
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Official recognition for unearned merit. Documenting institutional failure in real time.
Founded by accident, 2026
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Peace has been declared.
Documentation is available.
Members of the public may assist with delivery to the White House.
Documentation is available.
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
Fetterman continues to moderate his courage for maximum operational continuity
January 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Fetterman continues to moderate his courage for maximum operational continuity
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FBI historian here. Basically all of the FBI’s greatest scandals across history come from attempts to criminalize First Amendment rights. It never works out well for the bureau and ends a lot of careers.
I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
FBI historian here. Basically all of the FBI’s greatest scandals across history come from attempts to criminalize First Amendment rights. It never works out well for the bureau and ends a lot of careers.
The Second Amendment was reaffirmed as a discretionary privilege, exercised according to executive convenience.
Trump: You can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. It's a very unfortunate thing.
January 27, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Second Amendment was reaffirmed as a discretionary privilege, exercised according to executive convenience.
Bovino’s operational responsibility was reassigned following adverse narrative performance.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
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.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Bovino’s operational responsibility was reassigned following adverse narrative performance.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Virtue signaling has been reclassified as coordinated activity.
Trump Alleges That Democrats Secretly Paid Alex Pretti To Be Model Citizen https://theonion.com/trump-alleges-that-democrats-secretly-paid-alex-pretti-to-be-model-citizen/
January 26, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Virtue signaling has been reclassified as coordinated activity.
COMMENDATION FOR NARRATIVE COMPLIANCE
Karoline Leavitt
For exemplary performance in redirecting responsibility to Democratic speech, thereby resolving executive exposure without resolving the underlying facts.
Narrative stabilized. Inquiry closed.
Karoline Leavitt
For exemplary performance in redirecting responsibility to Democratic speech, thereby resolving executive exposure without resolving the underlying facts.
Narrative stabilized. Inquiry closed.
“Do you regret rushing to judgment?”
“Does Trump agree he was a domestic terrorist?”
“Will Stephen Miller apologize to Alex Pretti’s family?”
Predictably, Karolie blamed Dems and took no accountability
“Does Trump agree he was a domestic terrorist?”
“Will Stephen Miller apologize to Alex Pretti’s family?”
Predictably, Karolie blamed Dems and took no accountability
January 26, 2026 at 8:23 PM
COMMENDATION FOR NARRATIVE COMPLIANCE
Karoline Leavitt
For exemplary performance in redirecting responsibility to Democratic speech, thereby resolving executive exposure without resolving the underlying facts.
Narrative stabilized. Inquiry closed.
Karoline Leavitt
For exemplary performance in redirecting responsibility to Democratic speech, thereby resolving executive exposure without resolving the underlying facts.
Narrative stabilized. Inquiry closed.
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🚨"YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST" An ominous announcement can be heard on border patrol's radio just moments after their agents THREW Status Coup's reporter Tina-Desiree Berg, and deployed tear and flash bang grenades at the press indiscriminately.⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 8:06 PM
🚨"YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST" An ominous announcement can be heard on border patrol's radio just moments after their agents THREW Status Coup's reporter Tina-Desiree Berg, and deployed tear and flash bang grenades at the press indiscriminately.⬇️
The right to remain silent has been extended indefinitely.
January 26, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The right to remain silent has been extended indefinitely.
The Second Amendment has been reinterpreted as a liability waiver.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
Leavitt: Any gun owner knows when you are carrying a weapon and are confronted by law enforcement, you are raising the assumption of risk and the risk of force being used against you.
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Second Amendment has been reinterpreted as a liability waiver.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
John Fetterman opposed DHS funding within acceptable shutdown constraints.
Courage was moderated.
Accommodation issued accordingly.
Courage was moderated.
Accommodation issued accordingly.
January 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM
John Fetterman opposed DHS funding within acceptable shutdown constraints.
Courage was moderated.
Accommodation issued accordingly.
Courage was moderated.
Accommodation issued accordingly.
Reaffirmation issued pending timely adjustments.
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Reaffirmation issued pending timely adjustments.
Operational responsibility was reassigned following adverse narrative performance.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
January 26, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Operational responsibility was reassigned following adverse narrative performance.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
The individual did not fail; the messaging environment evolved.
Peace has been declared.
Documentation is available.
Members of the public may assist with delivery to the White House.
Documentation is available.
Members of the public may assist with delivery to the White House.
January 26, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Peace has been declared.
Documentation is available.
Members of the public may assist with delivery to the White House.
Documentation is available.
Members of the public may assist with delivery to the White House.
Insurrection was declared to justify its prevention.
Rep. Eli Crane: "I think it's a communist insurrection. I really do. And I do think the president should invoke the Insurrection Act. The House Freedom Caucus is going to be pushing that up the chain of command this week."
January 26, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Insurrection was declared to justify its prevention.
The need for a well-regulated militia was deferred during federal occupation; irony was likewise suspended.
January 26, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The need for a well-regulated militia was deferred during federal occupation; irony was likewise suspended.
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We have received 0 assistance from occupied Poland.
Blanche: "Remember, what we all saw in that 10 or second video is not the full story. Every American should know that. The story goes way beyond that. It starts with the fact that literally for months we have received 0 assistance from the state of Minnesota."
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We have received 0 assistance from occupied Poland.
Disorder was reclassified as a cooperation failure.
Over the last 48 hours, the talking point on the right has solidified; the only reason that we are seeing violent clashes against ICE is because of sanctuary policies and failure to cooperate from city officials who are fanning the flames.
Take a look; it's wild how quickly they're all adopting it.
Take a look; it's wild how quickly they're all adopting it.
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Disorder was reclassified as a cooperation failure.
Moral escalation functioning without institutional interruption.
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Moral escalation functioning without institutional interruption.
Lethal force was retroactively attributed to public rhetoric, reflecting Bovino’s framing of criticism as precipitating action.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 25, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Lethal force was retroactively attributed to public rhetoric, reflecting Bovino’s framing of criticism as precipitating action.
Rep. Laura Gillen was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, invoking an “adult in the room” posture that framed ICE funding as inseparable from FEMA relief and 9/11 health program continuity.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Rep. Laura Gillen was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, invoking an “adult in the room” posture that framed ICE funding as inseparable from FEMA relief and 9/11 health program continuity.
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Rep. Vicente Gonzalez was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, invoking imminent winter storms and FEMA obligations while concurrently criticizing ICE operations as indiscriminate.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, invoking imminent winter storms and FEMA obligations while concurrently criticizing ICE operations as indiscriminate.
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Rep. Don Davis was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, invoking FEMA disaster relief as “non-negotiable” to avoid shutdown.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Rep. Don Davis was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, invoking FEMA disaster relief as “non-negotiable” to avoid shutdown.
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Rep. Jared Golden was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, issuing concern statements during in-state ICE operations branded “Operation Catch of the Day.”
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January 25, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Rep. Jared Golden was entered into the Benedict Arnold Ledger following affirmative support for unconditional DHS funding, issuing concern statements during in-state ICE operations branded “Operation Catch of the Day.”
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