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"School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
ICE has arrested four children in same Minnesota school district
School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers wi...
www.cbsnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 AM
"School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement."
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NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 PM
NATO & Denmark: We will give you the exact same security arrangements you have had for the past 40 years in Greenland.
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
Trump: Total surrender! Art of the deal!
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16 years ago today, the Supreme Court made its absurd Citizens United decision, opening the floodgates for big money to overwhelm our democracy.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
How Citizens United Got Us Trump | Robert Reich
Robert Reich explains what people can do to beat Trump, stop our move towards oligarchy and kickstart a new era of peopl
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
16 years ago today, the Supreme Court made its absurd Citizens United decision, opening the floodgates for big money to overwhelm our democracy.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
This video is from 2020, but it still rings true today: we have to get Big Money out of politics.
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Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
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Justin Jones tells Sean Hannity: "Shame on you, you get paid millions of dollars to lie to people. The greatest threat is in the White House. It's a shame you are on the wrong side of history - stop hanging out with perverts at Mar-a-Lago."
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Justin Jones tells Sean Hannity: "Shame on you, you get paid millions of dollars to lie to people. The greatest threat is in the White House. It's a shame you are on the wrong side of history - stop hanging out with perverts at Mar-a-Lago."
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Sean Hannity: "Homicide, rape, sexual assault, sexual assault of minors - "
Justin Jones: "Are you going through Trump's charges?"
Justin Jones: "Are you going through Trump's charges?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Sean Hannity: "Homicide, rape, sexual assault, sexual assault of minors - "
Justin Jones: "Are you going through Trump's charges?"
Justin Jones: "Are you going through Trump's charges?"
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Jones to Hannity: Shame on you. Your children will be ashamed of where you stand. I’m going to pray for you. Tell Trump to put down the pardon pen and pick up a mirror if he wants to go after criminals.
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Jones to Hannity: Shame on you. Your children will be ashamed of where you stand. I’m going to pray for you. Tell Trump to put down the pardon pen and pick up a mirror if he wants to go after criminals.
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What if you could quickly make gallons of clean water wherever you are? This high-capacity water filter virtually eliminates bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes many contaminants, like pesticides and benzene. Plus, it does not require electrical power or plumbing. nyti.ms/4jSUk8C
I Drank Filtered Swamp Water to See If the LifeStraw Escape Water Purifier Works
In an emergency, the LifeStraw Escape quickly purifies dirty water without electricity or working plumbing.
nyti.ms
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
What if you could quickly make gallons of clean water wherever you are? This high-capacity water filter virtually eliminates bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes many contaminants, like pesticides and benzene. Plus, it does not require electrical power or plumbing. nyti.ms/4jSUk8C
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Bernie Sanders: "I love Zohran Mamdani -
He started at 1% in the polls, he took on the Democratic and Republican establishment, the oligarchs and Trump, and he won. He won because he had 90,000 volunteers knocking on doors.
We did it in New York City, we can do it in every state in this country."
He started at 1% in the polls, he took on the Democratic and Republican establishment, the oligarchs and Trump, and he won. He won because he had 90,000 volunteers knocking on doors.
We did it in New York City, we can do it in every state in this country."
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Bernie Sanders: "I love Zohran Mamdani -
He started at 1% in the polls, he took on the Democratic and Republican establishment, the oligarchs and Trump, and he won. He won because he had 90,000 volunteers knocking on doors.
We did it in New York City, we can do it in every state in this country."
He started at 1% in the polls, he took on the Democratic and Republican establishment, the oligarchs and Trump, and he won. He won because he had 90,000 volunteers knocking on doors.
We did it in New York City, we can do it in every state in this country."
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Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows
Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows
US president says there is ‘no going back’ on goal of controlling Arctic territory as Emmanuel Macron leads European resistance
European leaders have lined up to condemn Donald Trump’s “new colonialism” and warn that the continent was facing a crossroads as the US president said there was no going back on his goal of controlling Greenland.
After weeks of aggressive threats by Trump to seize the vast Arctic island, which is a largely autonomous part of Denmark, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said on Tuesday he preferred “respect to bullies” and the “rule of law to brutality”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Europe condemns Trump’s ‘new colonialism’ as Greenland crisis grows
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Here's a plain-spoken and accessible editorial - based in part on @reuters.com reporting - that outlines how much Donald Trump has enriched himself since taking power, and why that's so dangerous for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Here's a plain-spoken and accessible editorial - based in part on @reuters.com reporting - that outlines how much Donald Trump has enriched himself since taking power, and why that's so dangerous for democracy.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
This is pure, unabashed bigotry.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
If a politician said this about any other faith, they would rightfully be run out of their party.
But this kind of despicable anti-Muslim rhetoric is so normalized that a sitting Senator uses it without consequence.
A stain on our Congress.
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An upcoming ballot measure in Virginia would make it the 26th state to allow anyone who is not presently in prison to vote. Currently, people with any felony convictions lose their right to vote for life.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
boltsmag.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 PM
An upcoming ballot measure in Virginia would make it the 26th state to allow anyone who is not presently in prison to vote. Currently, people with any felony convictions lose their right to vote for life.
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Trump couldn't tell you what's in his health care "plan," but he knows that what Republicans want to do is horribly unpopular. So the White House puts out drivel like this periodically in the hopes the issue will just go away.
My latest at Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-heal...
My latest at Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-heal...
Trump's long-awaited healthcare "plan" is a joke
He can barely bring himself to pretend he cares.
www.publicnotice.co
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Trump couldn't tell you what's in his health care "plan," but he knows that what Republicans want to do is horribly unpopular. So the White House puts out drivel like this periodically in the hopes the issue will just go away.
My latest at Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-heal...
My latest at Public Notice:
www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-heal...
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The labor share of GDP is lower today than it has been at any time since records began being kept in 1947.
The share of the nation’s income going to workers has fallen 16 points in that 78-year stretch. The share going to capital has risen by the same amount.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
The share of the nation’s income going to workers has fallen 16 points in that 78-year stretch. The share going to capital has risen by the same amount.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
A New Low for American Workers
The share of American income going to labor is at its lowest level since measurements began.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The labor share of GDP is lower today than it has been at any time since records began being kept in 1947.
The share of the nation’s income going to workers has fallen 16 points in that 78-year stretch. The share going to capital has risen by the same amount.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
The share of the nation’s income going to workers has fallen 16 points in that 78-year stretch. The share going to capital has risen by the same amount.
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
August 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
i am so sick of the dumbest people alive being in charge of everything and the second dumbest people alive writing opinion columns about how it's good
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🚗 "Good luck walking to work, a**holes." Eric Swalwell just went SCORCHED EARTH on ICE. He vowed that if elected Governor, he’ll revoke agents' driver's licenses and strip their immunity. This is the aggressive energy we've been waiting for: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/kristi-noe...
January 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
🚗 "Good luck walking to work, a**holes." Eric Swalwell just went SCORCHED EARTH on ICE. He vowed that if elected Governor, he’ll revoke agents' driver's licenses and strip their immunity. This is the aggressive energy we've been waiting for: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/kristi-noe...
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“Federal prosecutors indicted James [Womack] in April 2023, according to court documents viewed by PEOPLE. Outside of distributing more than five grams of methamphetamine, the indictment also charged him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.”
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Orders Prison Release of GOP Congressman's Son, Who Got 8 Years for Distributing Meth
Donald Trump granted clemency to Rep. Steve Womack's son, James Phillip Womack, on Jan. 15. James was completing an eight-year federal prison sentence for distributing methamphetamine prior to the com...
people.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:56 PM
“Federal prosecutors indicted James [Womack] in April 2023, according to court documents viewed by PEOPLE. Outside of distributing more than five grams of methamphetamine, the indictment also charged him with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.”
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
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Oil company executives shouldn't know more about Trump's plans in Venezuela than the American people.
Oil company executives shouldn't know more about Trump's plans in Venezuela than the American people
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Oil company executives shouldn't know more about Trump's plans in Venezuela than the American people.
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In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.
The Power of Private Museums
The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
In December, I traveled to Montgomery to visit the Legacy Museum, which traces the story of Black America from slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration. I wanted to understand how the museum & its affiliated sites were operating in a moment where so much of the history they present is under attack.