NikkiNu
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“It takes a deep commitment to change and even deeper commitment to grow” - Ralph Ellison
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"But the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy.”" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
"But the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then attacking and killing them. That is a war crime called “perfidy.”" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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McKenzie Scott donates $45 million to the Trevor Project. The LGBTQ-supporting organization that works to prevent teen suicides lost $25 million in federal last year due to Trump. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
The Trevor Project receives $45M from MacKenzie Scott after difficult years and federal funding cuts
The nonprofit Trevor Project received a $45 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025
abcnews.go.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:34 PM
McKenzie Scott donates $45 million to the Trevor Project. The LGBTQ-supporting organization that works to prevent teen suicides lost $25 million in federal last year due to Trump. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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Wow: Mary Peltola announces she's running for Senate in Alaska — as a Dem, of course.
Peltola looked to be deciding between a run for governor, where she looked like she'd almost be favored, and a tough race for Senate against Republican incumbent Sullivan.
Telling of Dems' mood she chose latter.
Peltola looked to be deciding between a run for governor, where she looked like she'd almost be favored, and a tough race for Senate against Republican incumbent Sullivan.
Telling of Dems' mood she chose latter.
January 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Wow: Mary Peltola announces she's running for Senate in Alaska — as a Dem, of course.
Peltola looked to be deciding between a run for governor, where she looked like she'd almost be favored, and a tough race for Senate against Republican incumbent Sullivan.
Telling of Dems' mood she chose latter.
Peltola looked to be deciding between a run for governor, where she looked like she'd almost be favored, and a tough race for Senate against Republican incumbent Sullivan.
Telling of Dems' mood she chose latter.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
January 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
DAVE MATTHEWS: “I don’t want my taxes to pay for masked thugs to roam our streets & terrorize our communities... She was trying to get away. He shot her 3x in the head. Murdered in cold blood. They’re trying to tell us not to believe what we see. FUCK ICE.”
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
(H/T @marcofoster.bsky.social )
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
January 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Rep. Angie Craig: "We were told because this facility is being funding by the 'Big Beautiful Bill,' not the congressional appropriations act, that we would not be allowed to enter the facility. That's complete nonsense ... I informed them they were violating the law. They said they didn't care."
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The Department of Agriculture announces today it's freezing 129 million in federal funding to Minnesota, continuing the administration's all-out attacks & retaliation against this state. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
The Department of Agriculture announces today it's freezing 129 million in federal funding to Minnesota, continuing the administration's all-out attacks & retaliation against this state. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
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Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Frey: "This notion of inflammatory comments -- c'mon guys. I dropped an F bomb, they killed someone. Which one of those is more inflammatory? I'm going with the killing somebody."
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And in great company, love to @autonomynews.co, @404media.co, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and others mentioned!
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
And in great company, love to @autonomynews.co, @404media.co, @marisakabas.bsky.social, and others mentioned!
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Love the shoutout to @boltsmag.org today in The Guardian’s article on independent journalism: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 9, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Love the shoutout to @boltsmag.org today in The Guardian’s article on independent journalism: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A key part of this story is: Alaska officials themselves were wrong about the law, and communicated incorrectly with these residents about their rights...
... and then now are turning around, prosecuting them, and threatening them with years in prison.
... and then now are turning around, prosecuting them, and threatening them with years in prison.
Eleven American Samoans in Alaska face serious prison time for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. Theirs is a wild story of colonialism, cops, “voter fraud” panic, small-town beef, and family. I spent months on this + am so glad to now be able to share it: boltsmag.org/prosecuted-f...
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...
boltsmag.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:42 PM
A key part of this story is: Alaska officials themselves were wrong about the law, and communicated incorrectly with these residents about their rights...
... and then now are turning around, prosecuting them, and threatening them with years in prison.
... and then now are turning around, prosecuting them, and threatening them with years in prison.
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Same in South Carolina—for now: www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2026...
South Carolina GOP leaders repeat mid-cycle redistricting 'unlikely' this session
South Carolina Republican Statehouse leaders say a mid-cycle redraw of the state's congressional map is unlikely to occur in the legislative session starting Jan. 13 despite calls from some conservati...
www.southcarolinapublicradio.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Same in South Carolina—for now: www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2026...
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Garcia uses his opening statement during Comer's Minnesota fraud hearing to point out that "some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and that the administration is punishing innocent kids
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Garcia uses his opening statement during Comer's Minnesota fraud hearing to point out that "some of the worst fraud and corruption is actually found at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" and that the administration is punishing innocent kids
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The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
Russia Sends Naval Escorts To Aid Oil Tanker Pursued By U.S., Reports Say
The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
www.forbes.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
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Couldn’t sleep, so I went downstairs to finish reading 107 Days by Kamala Harris.
Feeling even more depressed now.
She would have been a President we’d be proud of.
Feeling even more depressed now.
She would have been a President we’d be proud of.
January 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Couldn’t sleep, so I went downstairs to finish reading 107 Days by Kamala Harris.
Feeling even more depressed now.
She would have been a President we’d be proud of.
Feeling even more depressed now.
She would have been a President we’d be proud of.
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they are recruiting for the worst, bottom-of-the-barrel chuds imaginable and those chuds are behaving exactly as you'd expect
MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
MPR News is live right now bringing you updates on this. mprnews.org/listen
January 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
they are recruiting for the worst, bottom-of-the-barrel chuds imaginable and those chuds are behaving exactly as you'd expect
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Kentucky’s Senate president repeats that the GOP there is not looking to redraw the map. (They’ve faced WH pressure to eliminate the one Dem in the state.) www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
Republican leader suggests mid-decade gerrymandering all but dead in Kentucky
“It’s not something that, the people you try to appease, excites them that much. It’s inside baseball,” one legislative leader said.
www.kentucky.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Kentucky’s Senate president repeats that the GOP there is not looking to redraw the map. (They’ve faced WH pressure to eliminate the one Dem in the state.) www.kentucky.com/news/politic...
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Coming tomorrow in @boltsmag.org, one of our more ambitious stories since we launched years ago — I'm really excited for you all to read this one.
January 7, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Coming tomorrow in @boltsmag.org, one of our more ambitious stories since we launched years ago — I'm really excited for you all to read this one.
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The bravery of community observers was already extraordinary before today's events — let alone in light of them.
boltsmag.org/how-voluntee...
boltsmag.org/how-voluntee...
How Volunteer Patrols Are Working to Protect San Diego Immigrant Communities From ICE - Bolts
In the early-morning twilight on a cool Friday in April, a half dozen people gathered in a small parking lot in the San Diego neighborhood of City Heights. It was... Read More
boltsmag.org
January 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
The bravery of community observers was already extraordinary before today's events — let alone in light of them.
boltsmag.org/how-voluntee...
boltsmag.org/how-voluntee...
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A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
The Dokoupil Debacle
A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside th...
www.status.news
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
A chaotic on-air rollout, cringe social media posts, and MAGA-friendly editorial choices have turned Tony Dokoupil’s “CBS Evening News” debut into a source of embarrassment and growing alarm inside the network’s newsroom.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/tony-dokou...