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Democrat leaders looking for "creative ideas" to fight ICE, I've got a crazy one called "go outside to where the shit is actually happening."
January 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Democrat leaders looking for "creative ideas" to fight ICE, I've got a crazy one called "go outside to where the shit is actually happening."
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The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
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Every once in a while I remember that when Vic Mackey from “The Shield” (2002-08) has nowhere left to turn — when he has murdered other cops in cold blood and is guilty of extortion and stealing millions in drug money and the walls are closing in — he escapes punishment by getting a job with ICE.
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Every once in a while I remember that when Vic Mackey from “The Shield” (2002-08) has nowhere left to turn — when he has murdered other cops in cold blood and is guilty of extortion and stealing millions in drug money and the walls are closing in — he escapes punishment by getting a job with ICE.
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DOKOUPIL: Even some prominent conservatives say the probe into Powell looks like political retribution
TRUMP: Some prominent conservatives also love it. As you grow older into this position you have to mention this other side
TRUMP: Some prominent conservatives also love it. As you grow older into this position you have to mention this other side
January 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
DOKOUPIL: Even some prominent conservatives say the probe into Powell looks like political retribution
TRUMP: Some prominent conservatives also love it. As you grow older into this position you have to mention this other side
TRUMP: Some prominent conservatives also love it. As you grow older into this position you have to mention this other side
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“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
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Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
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i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
Powell, showing more guts than almost any GOP legislators:
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Fed setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President."
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 AM
i think powell's response here is a demonstration of the folly of the idea that democratic accountability requires presidential control. what if the president is not acting in the public interest? you want independent agencies to be able to push back and pursue their *congressional mandate*
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here is an essay about A Knight’s Tale
this is the most important thing i’ve ever written goodmovie.substack.com/p/a-knights-...
this is the most important thing i’ve ever written goodmovie.substack.com/p/a-knights-...
A Knight's Tale
Heath Ledger changes his stars
goodmovie.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:13 PM
here is an essay about A Knight’s Tale
this is the most important thing i’ve ever written goodmovie.substack.com/p/a-knights-...
this is the most important thing i’ve ever written goodmovie.substack.com/p/a-knights-...
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And as a result, we've lost some ability to forge the strange coalitions that historically protected American democracy when it came under threat.
Tolerance is arguably the most fundamental liberal principle and it is too often missing in today's political dialogue.
Tolerance is arguably the most fundamental liberal principle and it is too often missing in today's political dialogue.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
And as a result, we've lost some ability to forge the strange coalitions that historically protected American democracy when it came under threat.
Tolerance is arguably the most fundamental liberal principle and it is too often missing in today's political dialogue.
Tolerance is arguably the most fundamental liberal principle and it is too often missing in today's political dialogue.
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Today is not the first time fascist and illiberal political movements threatened American politics. But it does seem like this generation of politicians and actors have lost some capacity for tolerance, even when opposing ideologies are broadly pro-democratic.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Today is not the first time fascist and illiberal political movements threatened American politics. But it does seem like this generation of politicians and actors have lost some capacity for tolerance, even when opposing ideologies are broadly pro-democratic.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
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All I want is for Democratic leaders to at least act like they understand that the Trump Regime is a criminal enterprise and that we're in an unprecedented Constitutional crisis. I know they can't stop it right now. I just want them to acknowledge it. And most of them can't even fucking do that.
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 PM
All I want is for Democratic leaders to at least act like they understand that the Trump Regime is a criminal enterprise and that we're in an unprecedented Constitutional crisis. I know they can't stop it right now. I just want them to acknowledge it. And most of them can't even fucking do that.
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You can almost hear the difference
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You can almost hear the difference
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Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
December 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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Once again, the ads in the print edition of @theonion.com are worth the price alone
December 10, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Once again, the ads in the print edition of @theonion.com are worth the price alone
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you will be visited by 3 spirits
December 9, 2025 at 3:07 AM
you will be visited by 3 spirits
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Full pardon for the convicted drug trafficker who helped move 400 tons of cocaine. Death by airstrike for the guys on the boat www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Ex-Honduras president, convicted of drug trafficking, freed on Trump pardon
A former DEA agent called the release “devastating”: “It means any attempt to work your investigations to the highest levels is meaningless.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Full pardon for the convicted drug trafficker who helped move 400 tons of cocaine. Death by airstrike for the guys on the boat www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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The guy applied for asylum in December 2024, after Trump won the election. Trump gave it to him in April 2025.
6abc.com/post/washing...
6abc.com/post/washing...
What to know about suspected gunman in Washington, DC shooting of 2 National Guard members
CIA Director Ratcliffe said Lakanwal worked with CIA and the US government in Afghanistan before coming to the U.S., according to the Associated Press.
6abc.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The guy applied for asylum in December 2024, after Trump won the election. Trump gave it to him in April 2025.
6abc.com/post/washing...
6abc.com/post/washing...
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If Johnson eliminated or functionally neutered the discharge process, a determined majority would find other ways to bring legislation to the floor.
Trying to rig the game against the majority will only result in more embarrassing losses.
Trying to rig the game against the majority will only result in more embarrassing losses.
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
If Johnson eliminated or functionally neutered the discharge process, a determined majority would find other ways to bring legislation to the floor.
Trying to rig the game against the majority will only result in more embarrassing losses.
Trying to rig the game against the majority will only result in more embarrassing losses.
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Mike Johnson announces, as emperor, that he has no clothes.
It's not often the emperor makes this confession, but it is 2025 so anything goes.
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
It's not often the emperor makes this confession, but it is 2025 so anything goes.
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Mike Johnson announces, as emperor, that he has no clothes.
It's not often the emperor makes this confession, but it is 2025 so anything goes.
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
It's not often the emperor makes this confession, but it is 2025 so anything goes.
www.axios.com/2025/11/21/m...
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That more recent slip due to his low approval and changed perceptions after the 2025 Elections.
However, those results also stem from his systemic failure to persuade others and build a popular agenda.
However, those results also stem from his systemic failure to persuade others and build a popular agenda.
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
That more recent slip due to his low approval and changed perceptions after the 2025 Elections.
However, those results also stem from his systemic failure to persuade others and build a popular agenda.
However, those results also stem from his systemic failure to persuade others and build a popular agenda.
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His slip in "control" now is built, in part, on his lack of control earlier in his term.
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
His slip in "control" now is built, in part, on his lack of control earlier in his term.