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this one’s for politics
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
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House GOP committees doing this suggests Chernobyl levels of political fallout.
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
House GOP committees doing this suggests Chernobyl levels of political fallout.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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imo a part of Zohran Mamdani's appeal is he interacts with regular people spontaneously and enthusiastically in an era where most nationally prominent politicians respond to a Normal Person like a vampire seeing a cross
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
imo a part of Zohran Mamdani's appeal is he interacts with regular people spontaneously and enthusiastically in an era where most nationally prominent politicians respond to a Normal Person like a vampire seeing a cross
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Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
January 18, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
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Barry Blitt, The New Yorker
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Barry Blitt, The New Yorker
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
I mean yeah but also david didn’t just fafo goliath
He knew the stakes, made sure the right people were watching, and had an edge
He knew the stakes, made sure the right people were watching, and had an edge
If you punch a bully in the mouth, he backs down. If you cower and try to pretend things are ok, he’ll keep taking your lunch money.
Just in case anyone needs to hear this.
Just in case anyone needs to hear this.
January 17, 2026 at 6:39 AM
I mean yeah but also david didn’t just fafo goliath
He knew the stakes, made sure the right people were watching, and had an edge
He knew the stakes, made sure the right people were watching, and had an edge
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So much for the melting pot legacy.
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
So much for the melting pot legacy.
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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At nearly 1,200 events across all 50 states and DC, Americans honored Renee Nicole Good and mourned all the lives ICE has taken and destroyed. #ICEOutForGood
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 AM
At nearly 1,200 events across all 50 states and DC, Americans honored Renee Nicole Good and mourned all the lives ICE has taken and destroyed. #ICEOutForGood
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One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
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crazy how hard the administration is pushing on this
January 13, 2026 at 3:11 AM
crazy how hard the administration is pushing on this
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If you got rug-pulled by Eric Adams in 2026, you deserved it, and I am once again asking when Tish James or Alvin Bragg will indict this corrupt crook.
Eric Adams, former NYC mayor, launched a memecoin (cryptocurrency) today. He marketed it as an “NYC Token” and used media appearances and his social media to promote it.
Within hours, Adams then drained its liquidity, apparently having scammed investors out of $3.4 million—a move called a rug pull.
Within hours, Adams then drained its liquidity, apparently having scammed investors out of $3.4 million—a move called a rug pull.
January 13, 2026 at 3:13 AM
If you got rug-pulled by Eric Adams in 2026, you deserved it, and I am once again asking when Tish James or Alvin Bragg will indict this corrupt crook.
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Apparently Eric Adams already rug-pulled his own memecoin www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurr...
From the CryptoCurrency community on Reddit: Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams rugs his own memecoin just 30 minutes after launch and pockets over $2.5M
Explore this post and more from the CryptoCurrency community
www.reddit.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Apparently Eric Adams already rug-pulled his own memecoin www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurr...
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A good look at the root causes of the ICE violence
First and foremost- politicians playing the Great Replacement Theory card
First and foremost- politicians playing the Great Replacement Theory card
Why are federal agents gunning down Americans in the streets?
Why are federal agents gunning down Americans in the streets?
The shooting of Renee Good, like all of the ICE abuses, is symptomatic of a deeper mental illness.
www.noahpinion.blog
January 11, 2026 at 8:03 AM
A good look at the root causes of the ICE violence
First and foremost- politicians playing the Great Replacement Theory card
First and foremost- politicians playing the Great Replacement Theory card
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Authoritarian violence doesn’t stop at borders. ICE in our streets. Bombs abroad.Same system. Same violence.
No Kings. No ICE. No Wars.
Join us Sunday at 1pm in Manhattan @60th&5th!
HandsOffNYC.com/jan11
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
No Kings. No ICE. No Wars.
Join us Sunday at 1pm in Manhattan @60th&5th!
HandsOffNYC.com/jan11
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
January 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Authoritarian violence doesn’t stop at borders. ICE in our streets. Bombs abroad.Same system. Same violence.
No Kings. No ICE. No Wars.
Join us Sunday at 1pm in Manhattan @60th&5th!
HandsOffNYC.com/jan11
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
No Kings. No ICE. No Wars.
Join us Sunday at 1pm in Manhattan @60th&5th!
HandsOffNYC.com/jan11
@indivisible.org @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @socialists.nyc
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NEW INVESTIGATION: What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50.
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, including just a $50 fine in one case, a Streetsblog investigation found. -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/w...
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, including just a $50 fine in one case, a Streetsblog investigation found. -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/w...
What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50 - Streetsblog New York City
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, a Streetsblog investigation found.
nyc.streetsblog.org
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NEW INVESTIGATION: What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50.
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, including just a $50 fine in one case, a Streetsblog investigation found. -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/w...
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, including just a $50 fine in one case, a Streetsblog investigation found. -- nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/01/08/w...
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That was my takeaway too. She's clearly turning the wheel to her right.
I've slowed the video down here.
I've slowed the video down here.
January 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
That was my takeaway too. She's clearly turning the wheel to her right.
I've slowed the video down here.
I've slowed the video down here.
This reminds me of how it felt when Trump threatened to quarantine NYC by force in Mar 2020
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
This reminds me of how it felt when Trump threatened to quarantine NYC by force in Mar 2020
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Let's fight the spread of misinfo + disinfo by creating a Bluesky Culture of Context for imagery.
Please make a good faith effort to name the SOURCE, even if you don't link to an evil media empire.
For video and photos, CREDIT the creator. No exceptions!
BONUS points: give Date | Time | Location
Please make a good faith effort to name the SOURCE, even if you don't link to an evil media empire.
For video and photos, CREDIT the creator. No exceptions!
BONUS points: give Date | Time | Location
I'm trying to encourage better Bluesky practices to avoid these ↓↓ and limit spread of mis/disinfo:
context-less images
theft from indy journos
covering watermarks or adding new ones
incorrect description
no sources
photos uncredited
MisIDs
As a start, I'm asking if people could name sources. 🙏🏼
context-less images
theft from indy journos
covering watermarks or adding new ones
incorrect description
no sources
photos uncredited
MisIDs
As a start, I'm asking if people could name sources. 🙏🏼
January 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Let's fight the spread of misinfo + disinfo by creating a Bluesky Culture of Context for imagery.
Please make a good faith effort to name the SOURCE, even if you don't link to an evil media empire.
For video and photos, CREDIT the creator. No exceptions!
BONUS points: give Date | Time | Location
Please make a good faith effort to name the SOURCE, even if you don't link to an evil media empire.
For video and photos, CREDIT the creator. No exceptions!
BONUS points: give Date | Time | Location
Mark me down as “Abundance with IKEA characteristics”
I have had trouble describing my political orientation, but have settled on "YIMBY with Costco characteristics"
Costco is co-locating housing above a new store in South LA, 800 units.
Unbelievable that we've been building malls & big box stores for, what, sixty years, and never figured this out
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
Unbelievable that we've been building malls & big box stores for, what, sixty years, and never figured this out
www.entrepreneur.com/business-new...
January 10, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Mark me down as “Abundance with IKEA characteristics”