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When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Many of you have become drama-addicted doomers, and you seem to think it's important for the rest of us to join you.
Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
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Yes, things are bad. But change is within our power. Grow up. Act like sober, responsible adults in a democracy instead of cynical, all-is-lost teenagers.
Now get off my lawn.
/5x
January 10, 2026 at 2:50 AM
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
Renée Good had “stopped to support our neighbors” when she was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an exchange of words on a residential street …
“We had whistles. They had guns,” Rebecca Good said in the statement.
“We had whistles. They had guns,” Rebecca Good said in the statement.
How Renée Good ended up in a fatal encounter with ICE in Minneapolis
Video made public Friday shows the 37-year-old and her wife exchanging words with ICE officers in the seconds before the shooting.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Renée Good had “stopped to support our neighbors” when she was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during an exchange of words on a residential street …
“We had whistles. They had guns,” Rebecca Good said in the statement.
“We had whistles. They had guns,” Rebecca Good said in the statement.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Minneapolis - Border Patrol stops a protester following them, and tells the car it’s their “first and final warning” to quit.
January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Minneapolis - Border Patrol stops a protester following them, and tells the car it’s their “first and final warning” to quit.
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Johnson: It is equally inappropriate for ICE agents to just throw teargas out of a window because people are yelling at them. It is unacceptable for ICE agents to go up and threaten to arrest and harm people because they are honking a horn or exercising a protest, that is unacceptable.
January 10, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Johnson: It is equally inappropriate for ICE agents to just throw teargas out of a window because people are yelling at them. It is unacceptable for ICE agents to go up and threaten to arrest and harm people because they are honking a horn or exercising a protest, that is unacceptable.
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And Renee Good’s last words appear to be “We’re not mad at you.”
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 6:51 PM
And Renee Good’s last words appear to be “We’re not mad at you.”
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This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
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We need to get it lodged more firmly in the discourse that Trump and Stephen Miller are prioritizing removing nonviolent immigrants over public safety. They are sinking so many resources into their ethnic purification project that they're putting us in more danger.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
We need to get it lodged more firmly in the discourse that Trump and Stephen Miller are prioritizing removing nonviolent immigrants over public safety. They are sinking so many resources into their ethnic purification project that they're putting us in more danger.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
“[I]f there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. . . . And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.” – Jamelle Bouie
Opinion | There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:25 AM
“[I]f there is a sickness eating away at American democracy, it is our culture of elite impunity. . . . And with the full might of the federal government in his hands, Trump hopes to institutionalize impunity — to make it the only rule, both here and abroad.” – Jamelle Bouie
“Putin envisions a world in which a small group of imperialists loot their portions of the globe as they see fit. Trump has been envious of this model for a long time. He’s implementing it himself in the Western hemisphere.” -- Casey Michel
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters
To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.
newrepublic.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
“Putin envisions a world in which a small group of imperialists loot their portions of the globe as they see fit. Trump has been envious of this model for a long time. He’s implementing it himself in the Western hemisphere.” -- Casey Michel
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
January 7, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Fox Producer: Jesse Watters would like to invite you on his show
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
AOC: He has sexualized and harassed me on his show.
FP: That’s not true
AOC: He accused me of wanting to sleep with Stephen Miller. So why don’t you tell me what you think is acceptable to tell a woman.
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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another word for this is "state capture"
1/Quick thoughts on Venezuela oil and what it means for world politics. Rather than a simple story of corporate oligarchy, more about Trump putting himself at the center of spoils that can be used to consolidate power i.e neo-royalism.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/t...
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/t...
Trump says Venezuela to give up to 50 million barrels of oil to U.S.
Trump's announcement came days after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured its leader, Nicolas Maduro, to be prosecuted on drug-trafficking charges.
www.cnbc.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:23 PM
another word for this is "state capture"
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'This is already the Putin model: authoritarian rule that enables smash-and-grab oligarchy by those in the regime’s good favor. Trump is making it unusually explicit that in this sphere of influence, Trump-approved oligarchs will be enriched"
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters
To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.
newrepublic.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
'This is already the Putin model: authoritarian rule that enables smash-and-grab oligarchy by those in the regime’s good favor. Trump is making it unusually explicit that in this sphere of influence, Trump-approved oligarchs will be enriched"
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com
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*Of course Trump doesn’t want to apply existing defense agreements*, because he has no good-faith interest in Greenland as a matter of American defense policy
His interest is solely imperial domination, which is why Greenland and Denmark can make no concession that would satisfy him
His interest is solely imperial domination, which is why Greenland and Denmark can make no concession that would satisfy him
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
*Of course Trump doesn’t want to apply existing defense agreements*, because he has no good-faith interest in Greenland as a matter of American defense policy
His interest is solely imperial domination, which is why Greenland and Denmark can make no concession that would satisfy him
His interest is solely imperial domination, which is why Greenland and Denmark can make no concession that would satisfy him
This pass is void. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
January 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This pass is void. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Throughout 2024, I spoke with a number of Republicans who believed (and seriously worried) that Democrats would do the same thing if they lost in November. They didn’t, because the lunatics on the left are online weirdos, and the lunatics on the right are controlling all 3 branches of US government.
January 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Throughout 2024, I spoke with a number of Republicans who believed (and seriously worried) that Democrats would do the same thing if they lost in November. They didn’t, because the lunatics on the left are online weirdos, and the lunatics on the right are controlling all 3 branches of US government.
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The key point: The only people remaining to brief Trump are (for the most part at least) those who learned the lesson of never actually challenging whatever nonsense is in his brain.
Presidents are rarely experts on anything, and the presidency has been set up to help them. Trump dismantled that.
Presidents are rarely experts on anything, and the presidency has been set up to help them. Trump dismantled that.
Remember, a non-trivial part of that is Trump wanting Greenland because it looks so big in the Mercator projection
"I love maps. And I always said: 'Look at the size of this. It's massive. That should be part of the United States.'"
www.newsweek.com/mercator-pro...
"I love maps. And I always said: 'Look at the size of this. It's massive. That should be part of the United States.'"
www.newsweek.com/mercator-pro...
January 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The key point: The only people remaining to brief Trump are (for the most part at least) those who learned the lesson of never actually challenging whatever nonsense is in his brain.
Presidents are rarely experts on anything, and the presidency has been set up to help them. Trump dismantled that.
Presidents are rarely experts on anything, and the presidency has been set up to help them. Trump dismantled that.
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For five years running, the first criminal docket of the year in DC has been a Jan6er.
2022: Dan Shaw
2023: Paul Modrell
2024: Christopher Keniley
2025: Timothy DesJardins
2026: Brian Cole
FIVE YEARS of crimes Trump inspired.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72099...
2022: Dan Shaw
2023: Paul Modrell
2024: Christopher Keniley
2025: Timothy DesJardins
2026: Brian Cole
FIVE YEARS of crimes Trump inspired.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72099...
United States v. COLE, 1:26-cr-00001 - CourtListener.com
Docket for United States v. COLE, 1:26-cr-00001 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
www.courtlistener.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
For five years running, the first criminal docket of the year in DC has been a Jan6er.
2022: Dan Shaw
2023: Paul Modrell
2024: Christopher Keniley
2025: Timothy DesJardins
2026: Brian Cole
FIVE YEARS of crimes Trump inspired.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72099...
2022: Dan Shaw
2023: Paul Modrell
2024: Christopher Keniley
2025: Timothy DesJardins
2026: Brian Cole
FIVE YEARS of crimes Trump inspired.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72099...
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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try to make sense of it
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
try to make sense of it