Carat
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The epic stupidity of evil.
Steve Schmidt (@steveschmidt)
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The 11th Airborne Division has been put on alert and according to the American media the purpose is for deployment to Minnesota under the Insurrection Act which Trump has repeatedly thre...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The epic stupidity of evil.
Some guy with a damn rant. 🔥
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January 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Some guy with a damn rant. 🔥
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DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s false branding of Renee Good as a “domestic terrorist” is just the latest example of the administration’s misuse of the term to justify its actions and silence dissent. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s false branding of Renee Good as a “domestic terrorist” is just the latest example of the administration’s misuse of the term to justify its actions and silence dissent. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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These are the days when a Marlboro Light, a Zima, and 30 minutes in a tanning bed would really make me feel better…
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM
These are the days when a Marlboro Light, a Zima, and 30 minutes in a tanning bed would really make me feel better…
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Maybe it was the New English Translation????
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Maybe it was the New English Translation????
This pretty much covers it.
Jack Hopkins (@thejackhopkins)
ICE didn’t turn paramilitary by accident. And Congress knows exactly why. Congress isn’t failing to stop Trump’s ICE escalation. They’re choosing not to. The reason is uglier than you think.
substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 AM
This pretty much covers it.
Politics Chat, January 15, 2026
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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January 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
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Well-trained law enforcement would de-escalate. Their first instinct should NOT be “shoot first and ask questions later.”
January 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Well-trained law enforcement would de-escalate. Their first instinct should NOT be “shoot first and ask questions later.”
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Breaking: NYT now says *six* federal prosecutors in Minnesota have just resigned over the Justice Department's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and the department's reluctance to investigate the ICE agent who shot Good, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Breaking: NYT now says *six* federal prosecutors in Minnesota have just resigned over the Justice Department's push to investigate the widow of Renee Good and the department's reluctance to investigate the ICE agent who shot Good, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
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They are unlawfully detaining people for First Amendment protected activities, as far as I can tell. Dragging people out of their vehicles absent witnessing a crime and without a judicial warrant is repugnant to our constitutional order.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
They are unlawfully detaining people for First Amendment protected activities, as far as I can tell. Dragging people out of their vehicles absent witnessing a crime and without a judicial warrant is repugnant to our constitutional order.
Trashing the remnants of Justice Dept.
DoJ officials quit in protest after division decided not to investigate ICE shooting
Four leaders left civil rights division while FBI presses on with inquiry into victim Renee Nicole Good
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Trashing the remnants of Justice Dept.
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Hello Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan. You are listed as a Board member of the Detroit Economic Club, the group hosting Trump today, despite the rise of fascism and Trump's war on women.
As a DEC Board member, do you approve of DEC hosting Trump today?
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As a DEC Board member, do you approve of DEC hosting Trump today?
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Detroit Economic Club Defends Hosting Trump, Despite Rising Threat of Fascism -
Less than a week after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, President Trump is set to speak at the Detroit Economic Club (DEC) on Tuesday. CEO of Detroit PBS, who is a...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Hello Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan. You are listed as a Board member of the Detroit Economic Club, the group hosting Trump today, despite the rise of fascism and Trump's war on women.
As a DEC Board member, do you approve of DEC hosting Trump today?
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
As a DEC Board member, do you approve of DEC hosting Trump today?
www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...
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ICE’s hiring process is even worse than expected (hiring ppl who don’t even finish the paperwork, future-dating untaken med clearances, etc.).
Which seems like something Dem candidates should jump on NOW. Like:
“We will claw back bonuses of anyone who should’ve failed their background check.”
Which seems like something Dem candidates should jump on NOW. Like:
“We will claw back bonuses of anyone who should’ve failed their background check.”
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
ICE’s hiring process is even worse than expected (hiring ppl who don’t even finish the paperwork, future-dating untaken med clearances, etc.).
Which seems like something Dem candidates should jump on NOW. Like:
“We will claw back bonuses of anyone who should’ve failed their background check.”
Which seems like something Dem candidates should jump on NOW. Like:
“We will claw back bonuses of anyone who should’ve failed their background check.”
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In addition to Good's murder, ICE has been busy in Minneapolis causing car wrecks and traffic jams, filling the streets with tear gas and goons with loaded weapons, issuing specific threats and sewing general chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
In addition to Good's murder, ICE has been busy in Minneapolis causing car wrecks and traffic jams, filling the streets with tear gas and goons with loaded weapons, issuing specific threats and sewing general chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
This is not law enforcement to preserve order. It's an occupation to cause chaos.
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I wonder how long "They will kill your awesome and interesting wife for the crime of not licking a cop's boot" will take to sink in with the male equivalent of wine moms
this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
January 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I wonder how long "They will kill your awesome and interesting wife for the crime of not licking a cop's boot" will take to sink in with the male equivalent of wine moms
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KGB are terrorists since foundation
January 12, 2026 at 4:36 PM
KGB are terrorists since foundation