The Orphan
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Fight, damn it.
Fight, damn it.
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Trump is going to use DOJ/FBI to try to steal the 2026 election. My legal team and I will fight back in court but we all have a role to play.
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 12, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Trump is going to use DOJ/FBI to try to steal the 2026 election. My legal team and I will fight back in court but we all have a role to play.
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Tomorrow, I will offer my thoughts on what Trump is up to and what we need to do now. Subscribe to Democracy Docket for free to find out. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis blasts Trump for weaponizing the DOJ against Jerome Powell and the Fed:
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis blasts Trump for weaponizing the DOJ against Jerome Powell and the Fed:
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
"It is now the independence and credibility of the Department of Justice that are in question."
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Things you haven’t heard about yet. Bad things. And signals that are as dark as any we’ve seen so far about what’s coming next. I’m not exaggerating. Feel free to sign up for a free trial at the link, or subscribe for free and make this your one free “paid” article. You’ll see.
New Revelations in the Renee Good Shooting Narrative Have Sent Everything Off the Rails
With each passing hour, it feels like this situation becomes more shocking, volatile, and revealing of what’s in store for America in the coming months. And each new revelation brings new horrors.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Things you haven’t heard about yet. Bad things. And signals that are as dark as any we’ve seen so far about what’s coming next. I’m not exaggerating. Feel free to sign up for a free trial at the link, or subscribe for free and make this your one free “paid” article. You’ll see.
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BREAKING: The Department of Justice subpoenas the Federal Reserve, says Chair Jerome Powell.
Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony about the Fed’s building renovations.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 AM
BREAKING: The Department of Justice subpoenas the Federal Reserve, says Chair Jerome Powell.
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Yeah you need to watch this
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 1:04 AM
Yeah you need to watch this
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It’s not about keeping us safe from criminals. This is ethnic cleansing.
January 10, 2026 at 12:45 AM
It’s not about keeping us safe from criminals. This is ethnic cleansing.
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Just ridiculous. What a pathetic embarrassment Trump is.
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Just ridiculous. What a pathetic embarrassment Trump is.
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This last week was extremely hard.
A challenge many Americans face is lacking the vocabulary for what is happening on our streets.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social breaks down how ICE has been turned into a paramilitary force to terrorize citizens.
A challenge many Americans face is lacking the vocabulary for what is happening on our streets.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social breaks down how ICE has been turned into a paramilitary force to terrorize citizens.
Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
www.theatlantic.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This last week was extremely hard.
A challenge many Americans face is lacking the vocabulary for what is happening on our streets.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social breaks down how ICE has been turned into a paramilitary force to terrorize citizens.
A challenge many Americans face is lacking the vocabulary for what is happening on our streets.
@anneapplebaum.bsky.social breaks down how ICE has been turned into a paramilitary force to terrorize citizens.
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Precisely.
We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Noem Says ‘Hundreds More’ Agents Will Be Sent to Minnesota Over ‘Corruption’
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Precisely.
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I can call an ICE agent a goat roping chicken f*cker to his face and he doesn't get to shoot me.
This is literally a domestic abuser's 'logic'.
This is literally a domestic abuser's 'logic'.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I can call an ICE agent a goat roping chicken f*cker to his face and he doesn't get to shoot me.
This is literally a domestic abuser's 'logic'.
This is literally a domestic abuser's 'logic'.
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This weekend, people all over are coming together, not just to mourn the lives lost to ICE violence, but to confront a pattern of harm that has torn families apart and terrorized our communities," said Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, as reported by The Guardian.
1,000+ protests planned in wake of federal officer-involved shootings - UPI.com
More than 1,000 protests are planned across the country after federal officer-involved shootings of a woman in Minneapolis and two others in Portland.
www.upi.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This weekend, people all over are coming together, not just to mourn the lives lost to ICE violence, but to confront a pattern of harm that has torn families apart and terrorized our communities," said Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, as reported by The Guardian.
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"Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables, at half the cost of fossil fuels... creating 50,000 jobs, and protecting the economy from price shocks."
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables, at half the cost of fossil fuels... creating 50,000 jobs, and protecting the economy from price shocks."
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The Germans banned photos of concentration camps.
The Trump Administration is using theirs for clickbait.
The Trump Administration is using theirs for clickbait.
So ICE and the White House have been scrambling to pump out meme videos of clashes with protesters and "epic takedowns" and then an ICE agent recording video with his phone shoots a woman dead www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
We read thousands of internal ICE chats. They show how officials make raids go viral
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Germans banned photos of concentration camps.
The Trump Administration is using theirs for clickbait.
The Trump Administration is using theirs for clickbait.
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Activist organizations are planning at least 1,000 protests and vigils this weekend. Officials in major cities cast Saturday's demonstrations as largely peaceful. n.pr/3NaEYjD
Nationwide anti-ICE protests call for accountability after Renee Good's death
Activist organizations are planning at least 1,000 protests and vigils this weekend. Officials in major cities cast Saturday's demonstrations as largely peaceful.
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Activist organizations are planning at least 1,000 protests and vigils this weekend. Officials in major cities cast Saturday's demonstrations as largely peaceful. n.pr/3NaEYjD
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Europe, including France and Germany, have announced they are working on a plan in the event the United States follows through on its threat to attack Greenland.
Denmark is withdrawing troops from other areas to redeploy in defence of Greenland, also requests allied troops.
Denmark is withdrawing troops from other areas to redeploy in defence of Greenland, also requests allied troops.
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Europe, including France and Germany, have announced they are working on a plan in the event the United States follows through on its threat to attack Greenland.
Denmark is withdrawing troops from other areas to redeploy in defence of Greenland, also requests allied troops.
Denmark is withdrawing troops from other areas to redeploy in defence of Greenland, also requests allied troops.
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Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
Whether It Is ICE or Local Police, the U.S. Has Normalised Anti-Democratic Law Enforcement Practices
The Grotesque Excesses of ICE Sit Within the Broader Context of Police Brutality
sherrilyn.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Pinning your hopes on police orgs breaking with ICE is not sound thinking.
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
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An investigation by that noted lefty rag the Wall Street Journal has found that using vehicles to box people in and then shooting them when they try to leave is a deliberate, repeat tactic by ICE.
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
An investigation by that noted lefty rag the Wall Street Journal has found that using vehicles to box people in and then shooting them when they try to leave is a deliberate, repeat tactic by ICE.
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
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DOS has issued a travel advisory for Venezuela
January 10, 2026 at 11:28 PM
DOS has issued a travel advisory for Venezuela
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This small man (in all of the ways) needs to feel big so he commits a battery on a woman who is merely taping him with her cellphone.
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 8:32 PM
This small man (in all of the ways) needs to feel big so he commits a battery on a woman who is merely taping him with her cellphone.