Michal Potůček
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Last week, Austin PD called ICE to turn in a woman from Honduras and her US-born 5 year-old daughter.
They only knew about them because the woman called 911 for help with a domestic disturbance. She needed help and they handed her over to ICE.
The police don’t care about protecting you.
They only knew about them because the woman called 911 for help with a domestic disturbance. She needed help and they handed her over to ICE.
The police don’t care about protecting you.
I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Last week, Austin PD called ICE to turn in a woman from Honduras and her US-born 5 year-old daughter.
They only knew about them because the woman called 911 for help with a domestic disturbance. She needed help and they handed her over to ICE.
The police don’t care about protecting you.
They only knew about them because the woman called 911 for help with a domestic disturbance. She needed help and they handed her over to ICE.
The police don’t care about protecting you.
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'Had I acted for the benefit of the rich, or the powerful, or for their kin. I would have been found to be rewarded rather than punished.'
- John Brown
- John Brown
January 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
'Had I acted for the benefit of the rich, or the powerful, or for their kin. I would have been found to be rewarded rather than punished.'
- John Brown
- John Brown
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Original sane washed edition, left, transcript which reveals it is even more a confession of psychological illness than NYT tried to sane wash, right.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
January 12, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Original sane washed edition, left, transcript which reveals it is even more a confession of psychological illness than NYT tried to sane wash, right.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
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Reuters reports that at least 538 people have been killed during protests in Iran. According to local activists, the dead include 490 protesters and 48 security personnel. Dozens of body bags are lining the streets, being shown to relatives for identification.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Reuters reports that at least 538 people have been killed during protests in Iran. According to local activists, the dead include 490 protesters and 48 security personnel. Dozens of body bags are lining the streets, being shown to relatives for identification.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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A series of "Scottish independence" websites are exposed as actually being operated by Iranian intelligence services. They suddenly go dead as the internet in Iran is shut down. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/iranian-link...
Iranian-linked Scottish accounts fall silent again
A network of social media accounts posing as Scottish independence supporters has fallen silent once again, closely mirroring a fresh shutdown of internet access inside Iran.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A series of "Scottish independence" websites are exposed as actually being operated by Iranian intelligence services. They suddenly go dead as the internet in Iran is shut down. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/iranian-link...
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. I started the morning looking at mass protest videos uncertain whether I was watching Minneapolis or Tehran. Turns out it was both.
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Best Twitter riposte of the day. I started the morning looking at mass protest videos uncertain whether I was watching Minneapolis or Tehran. Turns out it was both.
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A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
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Separate from the obvious misogyny of the last few days, it’s been striking to watch the right wing media apparatus really confront the role of normie middle-aged women as a leading and increasingly radical force of opposition to trump
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Separate from the obvious misogyny of the last few days, it’s been striking to watch the right wing media apparatus really confront the role of normie middle-aged women as a leading and increasingly radical force of opposition to trump
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"In America, when a officer murders an innocent person, billionaires give them a cash bonus."
NEW: It appears billionaire Bill Ackman has donated $10k to a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who killed Renee Good.
Ackman has reposted the fundraiser but hasn’t posted about his own donation.
Ackman has reposted the fundraiser but hasn’t posted about his own donation.
January 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM
"In America, when a officer murders an innocent person, billionaires give them a cash bonus."
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It’s one thing to choose not to participate in the International Criminal Court. It’s entirely another for the U.S. to punish its judges like they are criminals.
The penalties effectively cut the judges off from all American funds, goods and credit cards, and prohibit individuals and business in the U.S. from working with them. “We’re treated like pariahs, we are on a list with terrorists and drug dealers,” Ms. Ibáñez said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/w...
No Amazon, No Gmail: Trump Sanctions Upend the Lives of I.C.C. Judges
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:49 PM
It’s one thing to choose not to participate in the International Criminal Court. It’s entirely another for the U.S. to punish its judges like they are criminals.
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 PM
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is going to hear West Virginia's effort to ban the state's only transgender athlete, 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson.
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, I need your help making sure Becky knows she's a hero for standing up for what's right
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Family seeks answers after ICE deports man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Family seeks answers after ICE deports man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custody
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Costa Rican family demands answers after ICE deportation and death: ‘Have you ever smelled a cadaver?’
The family of a Costa Rican man who was deported from the United States in a vegetative state and died shortly after arriving back in his home country is still urgently seeking answers from the authorities about what happened to him while he was in detention.
Randall Gamboa Esquivel had left Costa Rica in good health and crossed the United States-Mexico border in December 2024, according to his family. However, Gamboa was detained by the US authorities for re-entering American soil unlawfully, as he had previously lived there undocumented between 2002 and 2013. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Family seeks answers after ICE deports man to Costa Rica in vegetative state
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The season’s first orphaned Ruru was admitted to Birdcare Aotearoa's nursery. BCA says with food, rest, and flight practice this feisty youngster can be released in a safe location.
Want to donate? birdcareaotearoa.org.nz/donate/ Video source: instagram.com/p/DR-9wwck0OQ #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿
Want to donate? birdcareaotearoa.org.nz/donate/ Video source: instagram.com/p/DR-9wwck0OQ #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM
The season’s first orphaned Ruru was admitted to Birdcare Aotearoa's nursery. BCA says with food, rest, and flight practice this feisty youngster can be released in a safe location.
Want to donate? birdcareaotearoa.org.nz/donate/ Video source: instagram.com/p/DR-9wwck0OQ #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿
Want to donate? birdcareaotearoa.org.nz/donate/ Video source: instagram.com/p/DR-9wwck0OQ #owlsintowels 💛🦉 🇳🇿
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‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral
The ‘put her in a bikini’ trend rapidly evolved into hundreds of thousands of requests to strip clothes from photos of women, horrifying those targeted
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
‘Add blood, forced smile’: how Grok’s nudification tool went viral www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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It's worth pointing out that according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the US has already had a contingency plan to invade Greenland in place for at least 8 months.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
January 11, 2026 at 8:48 AM
It's worth pointing out that according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the US has already had a contingency plan to invade Greenland in place for at least 8 months.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
European leaders have known this since last June and yet they've done nothing to prepare.
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France proposed sending a force of pan-European troops to Greenland to deter a US invasion *a year ago*.
But as usual when it comes to military matters, the French idea was shot down by the Atlanticist leadership of 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇱🇩🇰.
They're the reason we are where we are.
But as usual when it comes to military matters, the French idea was shot down by the Atlanticist leadership of 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇱🇩🇰.
They're the reason we are where we are.
France floated sending troops to Greenland, foreign minister says
Jean-Noël Barrot notes that sending European troops to Greenland is not an option right now.
www.politico.eu
January 11, 2026 at 10:45 AM
France proposed sending a force of pan-European troops to Greenland to deter a US invasion *a year ago*.
But as usual when it comes to military matters, the French idea was shot down by the Atlanticist leadership of 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇱🇩🇰.
They're the reason we are where we are.
But as usual when it comes to military matters, the French idea was shot down by the Atlanticist leadership of 🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇱🇩🇰.
They're the reason we are where we are.
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It’s paywalled, but there’s a screenshot of the relevant portion in this thread:
January 11, 2026 at 3:41 AM
It’s paywalled, but there’s a screenshot of the relevant portion in this thread:
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European Union preparing sanctions on US companies if President Trump rejects EU proposal to deploy European military force to Greenland as an alternative to US control.-Telegraph
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
European Union preparing sanctions on US companies if President Trump rejects EU proposal to deploy European military force to Greenland as an alternative to US control.-Telegraph
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This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
January 10, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence.
This is not protection. This is occupation.
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The Virgin Democratic Party Establishment Candidate: "ICE isn't coordinating with local police. This is no way to bring down prices!"
The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."
The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."
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 3:52 AM
The Virgin Democratic Party Establishment Candidate: "ICE isn't coordinating with local police. This is no way to bring down prices!"
The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."
The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."
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Day #409 non-stop pro-Euro #protests in #Tbilisi #Georgia
#GeorgiaProtests for #Freedom despite #terrorinGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests for #Freedom despite #terrorinGeorgia
January 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Day #409 non-stop pro-Euro #protests in #Tbilisi #Georgia
#GeorgiaProtests for #Freedom despite #terrorinGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests for #Freedom despite #terrorinGeorgia
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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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.
ICE ultimately denied the members their due right to oversight.
ICE ultimately denied the members their due right to oversight.
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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.
ICE ultimately denied the members their due right to oversight.
ICE ultimately denied the members their due right to oversight.
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Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town.
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Please understand what it means when journalists are evacuating their family members out of town.
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
In any other country, we would be approaching "foreign sanctions" territory
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Read more in WIRED: www.wired.com/story/openai...
OpenAI Is Asking Contractors to Upload Work From Past Jobs to Evaluate the Performance of AI Agents
To prepare AI agents for office work, the company is asking contractors to upload projects from past jobs, leaving it to them to strip out confidential and personally identifiable information.
www.wired.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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