Michael McBrien
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#democracy #antifascist wondering why we are still being led by same people that always fold when they have the leverage
if there is a runaway train, you do whatever the fuck is necessary to stop that runaway train @houserepublicans.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @senatepress.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM
if there is a runaway train, you do whatever the fuck is necessary to stop that runaway train @houserepublicans.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov @senatepress.bsky.social
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January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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The ICE agents literally are accessories to murder.
January 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The ICE agents literally are accessories to murder.
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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Not an endorsement but Craig deserves a prison sentence, not higher office.
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Not an endorsement but Craig deserves a prison sentence, not higher office.
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ICE is out of control. They are the source of the violence and can never be its remedy. In the short term, the only answer is for them to cease operations in Minnesota and leave. Immediately.
In the slightly longer term, ICE must be dismantled and abolished. They cannot be reformed.
In the slightly longer term, ICE must be dismantled and abolished. They cannot be reformed.
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 AM
ICE is out of control. They are the source of the violence and can never be its remedy. In the short term, the only answer is for them to cease operations in Minnesota and leave. Immediately.
In the slightly longer term, ICE must be dismantled and abolished. They cannot be reformed.
In the slightly longer term, ICE must be dismantled and abolished. They cannot be reformed.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:42 AM
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This is how far you have to scroll on the NYTimes homepage to get any coverage of what's going on day-to-day in an occupied American city where schools are closing because the government is checking the papers of all brown or Asian people then brutalizing, imprisoning or killing them.
January 15, 2026 at 12:58 AM
This is how far you have to scroll on the NYTimes homepage to get any coverage of what's going on day-to-day in an occupied American city where schools are closing because the government is checking the papers of all brown or Asian people then brutalizing, imprisoning or killing them.
@cbsnews.com has blood on their hands
WHY are news stations reading DHS statements out loud as if they have ANY credibility at all? They literally murdered a woman in cold blood LAST WEEK and are still lying about what happened, even though we can see what happened. That any credibility would be given to their statement is insane
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
@cbsnews.com has blood on their hands
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Nikki Glaser calls out CBS News at the Golden Globes while it’s being broadcast on CBS.
“And the award for Most Editing goes to CBS News. Yes, CBS News, America’s newest place to see B.S. News.”
“And the award for Most Editing goes to CBS News. Yes, CBS News, America’s newest place to see B.S. News.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Nikki Glaser calls out CBS News at the Golden Globes while it’s being broadcast on CBS.
“And the award for Most Editing goes to CBS News. Yes, CBS News, America’s newest place to see B.S. News.”
“And the award for Most Editing goes to CBS News. Yes, CBS News, America’s newest place to see B.S. News.”
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Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
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Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tillis is spot on. The Senate can't confirm a Trump toady to succeed Powell at the Fed. The rest of the game is now out in the open, and it doesn't end well.
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Did ICE have a bring your child to work day?
January 12, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Did ICE have a bring your child to work day?
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American citizens, most of whom have no formal weapons training, are being forced to stand up against armed masked men with at least some weapons training and the federal authority to shoot at will.
The military swore an oath to protect against domestic enemies.
Where the fuck is the military?
The military swore an oath to protect against domestic enemies.
Where the fuck is the military?
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
American citizens, most of whom have no formal weapons training, are being forced to stand up against armed masked men with at least some weapons training and the federal authority to shoot at will.
The military swore an oath to protect against domestic enemies.
Where the fuck is the military?
The military swore an oath to protect against domestic enemies.
Where the fuck is the military?
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The president of the United States is extorting the Federal Reserve Board Chairman by threatening criminal prosecution if he doesn't lower interest rates.
DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The president of the United States is extorting the Federal Reserve Board Chairman by threatening criminal prosecution if he doesn't lower interest rates.
DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
DOJ is compromised, legacy media is cowed and Big Law is AWOL. As I wrote last year: "We are on our own."
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I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
January 11, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I think it’s important to point out: ICE does NOT have the same authority as a police officer. They do NOT have the power to enforce laws, only to engage in their specific tasks.
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
IE: they don’t do traffic, etc. impeding traffic is not a penalty ICE can enforce against
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New York City turned OUT.
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January 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New York City turned OUT.
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LETTERMAN: “.. CBS News is a wreck. It’s just gone. .. The integrity of CBS News .. has been trampled on, pissed on and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.”
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January 10, 2026 at 8:26 PM
LETTERMAN: “.. CBS News is a wreck. It’s just gone. .. The integrity of CBS News .. has been trampled on, pissed on and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.”
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youtu.be/CHYksa07oQA?...
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youtu.be/CHYksa07oQA?...
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The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The “if she had complied, she’d still be alive” line that we’re hearing from ICE defenders is the mantra of apologists for security forces in dictatorships through the ages.
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Yes.
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Yes.