@paulamapleleaf.bsky.social
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”You can't protest in a way that offends the right.
You can't teach things that the right doesn't want you to teach.
You can't read things that they don't want you to read.
You can't use words that they don't want you to use but they love free speech.”
• Jon Stewart, The Daily Show •
You can't teach things that the right doesn't want you to teach.
You can't read things that they don't want you to read.
You can't use words that they don't want you to use but they love free speech.”
• Jon Stewart, The Daily Show •
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
”You can't protest in a way that offends the right.
You can't teach things that the right doesn't want you to teach.
You can't read things that they don't want you to read.
You can't use words that they don't want you to use but they love free speech.”
• Jon Stewart, The Daily Show •
You can't teach things that the right doesn't want you to teach.
You can't read things that they don't want you to read.
You can't use words that they don't want you to use but they love free speech.”
• Jon Stewart, The Daily Show •
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Malignant narcissists should never hold high office.
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Malignant narcissists should never hold high office.
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A Civiqs Poll this week revealed that support for abolishing ICE is at an all time high among Americans.
Support for Abolishing ICE at All Time High: Poll
Abolition of the out-of-control federal agency now has mainstream support
meidasnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
A Civiqs Poll this week revealed that support for abolishing ICE is at an all time high among Americans.
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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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Whoa!
ICE is out there filming fatal confrontations on their own phones like it’s TikTok instead of using bodycam footage that’s standard for law enforcement transparency. Now we’re left to trust a cellphone angle from the agent who shot a woman in Minneapolis, instead of clear, official bodycam.
ICE is out there filming fatal confrontations on their own phones like it’s TikTok instead of using bodycam footage that’s standard for law enforcement transparency. Now we’re left to trust a cellphone angle from the agent who shot a woman in Minneapolis, instead of clear, official bodycam.
January 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Whoa!
ICE is out there filming fatal confrontations on their own phones like it’s TikTok instead of using bodycam footage that’s standard for law enforcement transparency. Now we’re left to trust a cellphone angle from the agent who shot a woman in Minneapolis, instead of clear, official bodycam.
ICE is out there filming fatal confrontations on their own phones like it’s TikTok instead of using bodycam footage that’s standard for law enforcement transparency. Now we’re left to trust a cellphone angle from the agent who shot a woman in Minneapolis, instead of clear, official bodycam.
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🚨 NEW VIDEO 👇🏽This puts an end to all the lies. Horrific.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
They were having a calm exchange seconds before he murdered Renee Good, and she was barely moving and clearly avoiding him.
Stop the lies.
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
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"I quit the Republican Party in 2018 because I saw that it was no longer the party that I joined in 1980, and it was a personality cult ... I honestly think that when people get to hear about what I have to say on issues, they're going to say, 'Well, that's perfectly reasonable. I agree with that.'"
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
"I quit the Republican Party in 2018 because I saw that it was no longer the party that I joined in 1980, and it was a personality cult ... I honestly think that when people get to hear about what I have to say on issues, they're going to say, 'Well, that's perfectly reasonable. I agree with that.'"
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"On abortion—I fully support the Women's Health Protection Act...that would basically make sure that women have the right to terminate or continue an abortion through viability, and protect physicians and other health care professionals from the absolutely absurd things going on in some states."
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"On abortion—I fully support the Women's Health Protection Act...that would basically make sure that women have the right to terminate or continue an abortion through viability, and protect physicians and other health care professionals from the absolutely absurd things going on in some states."
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This is the classic response of a psychopathic and fascist political leader.
Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
This is the classic response of a psychopathic and fascist political leader.
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In fascist ideology, the leaders personified an epochal continuum establishing a direct link, a unitary front with the people and the nation. In turn, the leader was the ultimate source of popular sovereignty, responsible only to himself. From my book, The Wannabe Fascists, p. 75
January 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
In fascist ideology, the leaders personified an epochal continuum establishing a direct link, a unitary front with the people and the nation. In turn, the leader was the ultimate source of popular sovereignty, responsible only to himself. From my book, The Wannabe Fascists, p. 75
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Q: "What made you say, 'I want to be a member of Congress now.'?"
A: "Because I felt I wasn't doing enough...It's sort of unfair to be saying to Democratic office holders, 'You need to do more! You need to do more!,' It's easy to lob stuff in from the sidelines. So, I'm putting it all on the line."
A: "Because I felt I wasn't doing enough...It's sort of unfair to be saying to Democratic office holders, 'You need to do more! You need to do more!,' It's easy to lob stuff in from the sidelines. So, I'm putting it all on the line."
January 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Q: "What made you say, 'I want to be a member of Congress now.'?"
A: "Because I felt I wasn't doing enough...It's sort of unfair to be saying to Democratic office holders, 'You need to do more! You need to do more!,' It's easy to lob stuff in from the sidelines. So, I'm putting it all on the line."
A: "Because I felt I wasn't doing enough...It's sort of unfair to be saying to Democratic office holders, 'You need to do more! You need to do more!,' It's easy to lob stuff in from the sidelines. So, I'm putting it all on the line."
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NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE: This appears to come from murderer Jonathan Ross’ body cam or cell phone. You can clearly see Renee Good turn her steering wheel to avoid him, and after he shoots her in the face, you hear him say “Fucking bitch.” www.instagram.com/reel/DTTNCQr...
January 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
NEW VIDEO FOOTAGE: This appears to come from murderer Jonathan Ross’ body cam or cell phone. You can clearly see Renee Good turn her steering wheel to avoid him, and after he shoots her in the face, you hear him say “Fucking bitch.” www.instagram.com/reel/DTTNCQr...
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The video does more than raise questions about the bogus claims of Trump and Noem.
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The video does more than raise questions about the bogus claims of Trump and Noem.
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
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If you beat up and injure a cop at the Capitol the Trump admin will pardon you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
January 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
If you beat up and injure a cop at the Capitol the Trump admin will pardon you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
If you drive away from an ICE agent they will kill you.
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Re-posting with alt-text:
January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Re-posting with alt-text:
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The universe finds a way.
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The universe finds a way.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the state's National Guard to help support local law enforcement as tensions have risen in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman. https://cnn.it/3N9KXoN
January 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the state's National Guard to help support local law enforcement as tensions have risen in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman. https://cnn.it/3N9KXoN
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Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
AOC: What we saw today was a criminal murder a woman while she was trying to flee for her life. What we saw today was a manifestation of every American’s worst nightmare: their government turning into a tyranny.
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Clarity, @aoc.bsky.social speaks with clarity
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I'm blown away. In the first 48 hours, more than 37,000 people helped us raise over $1 million.
People know the stakes of this moment, and I'm so grateful to everyone who has chipped in to help us fight against Trump and for New Yorkers.
Thank you. Let’s keep going.
People know the stakes of this moment, and I'm so grateful to everyone who has chipped in to help us fight against Trump and for New Yorkers.
Thank you. Let’s keep going.
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm blown away. In the first 48 hours, more than 37,000 people helped us raise over $1 million.
People know the stakes of this moment, and I'm so grateful to everyone who has chipped in to help us fight against Trump and for New Yorkers.
Thank you. Let’s keep going.
People know the stakes of this moment, and I'm so grateful to everyone who has chipped in to help us fight against Trump and for New Yorkers.
Thank you. Let’s keep going.
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I am so angry right now.
They are SHOOTING people protesting the murder.
They are SHOOTING people protesting the murder.
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I am so angry right now.
They are SHOOTING people protesting the murder.
They are SHOOTING people protesting the murder.