Loreene (redacted)
@roisingeal.bsky.social
Stranger in a Strange Land. Feral Nerd. Not down with fascism.
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👀 Many recent incidents attributed to ICE are often actually done by Border Patrol: Greg Bovino’s sweeps of New Orleans and Chicago, agents rappelling down from helicopters into residential apartment complexes, and agents jumping out of the back of a U-Haul truck to detain suspects at a Home Depot.
I attended a Border Patrol recruitment event. By never saying “no,” I was corralled from standing near the recruitment table to having a completed application submitted on my behalf, and I received a tentative selection days later.
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
www.cltampa.com/news/at-st-p...
At St. Pete recruitment event, Border Patrol rep touts qualified immunity and early retirement
A DHS officer at The Hilton in St. Petersburg, Florida Jan. 13, 2026. Dubbed “The Green Monster” by some DHS officials, Border Patrol has a reputation as
www.cltampa.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:48 PM
👀 Many recent incidents attributed to ICE are often actually done by Border Patrol: Greg Bovino’s sweeps of New Orleans and Chicago, agents rappelling down from helicopters into residential apartment complexes, and agents jumping out of the back of a U-Haul truck to detain suspects at a Home Depot.
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very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM
very good piece which confirms that weiss is both exceptionally arrogant and totally out of her depth. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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“Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
“Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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This entire admin has the mentality of a rapist.
And the rest are willing to go along and support rapists because they are self-serving and amoral.
And the rest are willing to go along and support rapists because they are self-serving and amoral.
Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This entire admin has the mentality of a rapist.
And the rest are willing to go along and support rapists because they are self-serving and amoral.
And the rest are willing to go along and support rapists because they are self-serving and amoral.
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Transport Minister Oscar Puente said that the Iryo was less than four years old and that the railway track had been completely renovated last May with an investment of 700 million euros ($813.5 million). Iryo said the train was last inspected on January 15.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Spain's high-speed train crash: what happened?
Officials highlight the "strange" nature of the accident on a straight stretch of railway.
www.reuters.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Transport Minister Oscar Puente said that the Iryo was less than four years old and that the railway track had been completely renovated last May with an investment of 700 million euros ($813.5 million). Iryo said the train was last inspected on January 15.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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It was only 2 months ago when Russia tried to do this exact thing in Poland.
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
It was only 2 months ago when Russia tried to do this exact thing in Poland.
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At the NY Times and other legacy media, Trump’s horribleness is always *at* the cliff, never *over* the cliff. He’s always “testing the boundaries,” not shattering the boundaries. NYT will say Trump is a “maximalist” (not a dictator) until the day the newsroom is shut down.
January 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
At the NY Times and other legacy media, Trump’s horribleness is always *at* the cliff, never *over* the cliff. He’s always “testing the boundaries,” not shattering the boundaries. NYT will say Trump is a “maximalist” (not a dictator) until the day the newsroom is shut down.
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"I have covered civil wars in countries across the globe. Not so long ago, I would have rolled my eyes at the notion that one could erupt anywhere in America, much less in my once placid home state of Minnesota. And yet..."
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 PM
"I have covered civil wars in countries across the globe. Not so long ago, I would have rolled my eyes at the notion that one could erupt anywhere in America, much less in my once placid home state of Minnesota. And yet..."
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Read that again, and again and again and again….
January 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Read that again, and again and again and again….
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I really should have expected “gamification” to turn into “the entire world is a pachinko machine now” from the start and I’m annoyed I didn’t.
January 19, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I really should have expected “gamification” to turn into “the entire world is a pachinko machine now” from the start and I’m annoyed I didn’t.
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Everything really is just gambling now.
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Everything really is just gambling now.
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Look, there are two things killing bookstores, and neither one is ebooks.
One is rent.
The other is *waves hands vaguely* everything costing too damn much.
One is rent.
The other is *waves hands vaguely* everything costing too damn much.
January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Look, there are two things killing bookstores, and neither one is ebooks.
One is rent.
The other is *waves hands vaguely* everything costing too damn much.
One is rent.
The other is *waves hands vaguely* everything costing too damn much.
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
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One point I’ve been banging on about in interviews the last few weeks is that the mere threat of the use of force by the U.S. President is illegal both under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter but also the U.S. Constitution by virtue of the Take Care Clause.
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
One point I’ve been banging on about in interviews the last few weeks is that the mere threat of the use of force by the U.S. President is illegal both under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter but also the U.S. Constitution by virtue of the Take Care Clause.
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When DHS's official feed rhapsodized about 100 million deportations, that was a message to defenders of immigrants. Ask yourself this: Why haven't officials done more to assure us that there won't be more Renee Good-type killings?
(h/t @jamellebouie.net)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @jamellebouie.net)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
When DHS's official feed rhapsodized about 100 million deportations, that was a message to defenders of immigrants. Ask yourself this: Why haven't officials done more to assure us that there won't be more Renee Good-type killings?
(h/t @jamellebouie.net)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @jamellebouie.net)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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Terror is essential to Miller's project. It's designed to dissuade us from showing solidarity with the immigrants getting removed. Stand in the way of ethnic cleansing and you risk violence yourself.
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Terror is essential to Miller's project. It's designed to dissuade us from showing solidarity with the immigrants getting removed. Stand in the way of ethnic cleansing and you risk violence yourself.
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
(h/t @whstancil.bsky.social and @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
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Incidentally, here is the map that Miller is trying to ethnic cleanse the US back to.
January 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Incidentally, here is the map that Miller is trying to ethnic cleanse the US back to.
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He is still the same boy throwing rocks, but the world is now the playpen www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/st...
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 PM
He is still the same boy throwing rocks, but the world is now the playpen www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/st...
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in which case minnesota is almost a prototypical miller operation. maximally cruel and dangerous but also haphazard and self-defeating.
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
in which case minnesota is almost a prototypical miller operation. maximally cruel and dangerous but also haphazard and self-defeating.
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There needs to be consequences for this type of government abuse.
Like, real, plausible, painful consequences.
Like, real, plausible, painful consequences.
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
There needs to be consequences for this type of government abuse.
Like, real, plausible, painful consequences.
Like, real, plausible, painful consequences.
Oops...
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Oops...
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More than half the US was acquired through purchases including the USVI which they bought from Denmark. But that actually undermines Trump's claims, because in the 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies the USA ruled out any claims to Greenland. More here👇 open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...
When Denmark sells an island
Trump might think that buying a country is normal
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
More than half the US was acquired through purchases including the USVI which they bought from Denmark. But that actually undermines Trump's claims, because in the 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies the USA ruled out any claims to Greenland. More here👇 open.substack.com/pub/arthursn...