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A remote Army base in Alaska that has a key role in intercepting incoming ICBMs in the event of nuclear war says it is struggling to keep its dining facilities operating following an exodus of staff under the DOGE budget-slashing campaign led by billionaire Elon Musk.
Fort Greely struggles to feed soldiers due to impact of cuts initiated by DOGE
The home to the 49th Missile Defense Battalion faces “a critical disruption in food service” resulting from “a loss of essential civilian positions.”
www.stripes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A remote Army base in Alaska that has a key role in intercepting incoming ICBMs in the event of nuclear war says it is struggling to keep its dining facilities operating following an exodus of staff under the DOGE budget-slashing campaign led by billionaire Elon Musk.
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Their lack of human compassion, the bravado of their cruelty absolutely stuns me.
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Their lack of human compassion, the bravado of their cruelty absolutely stuns me.
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"In a dictatorship...once this process begins, it is hard to stop.
If they don't like strongman rule, they think, they can just elect someone else the next time. This misses the point. If you help a strongman come to power, you are eliminating democracy. You burn that bridge behind you.
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If they don't like strongman rule, they think, they can just elect someone else the next time. This misses the point. If you help a strongman come to power, you are eliminating democracy. You burn that bridge behind you.
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Dr. @timothysnyder.bsky.social has written many powerful works, but this one stopped me dead in my tracks when I first read it. Please take the time, and share widely.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"In a dictatorship...once this process begins, it is hard to stop.
If they don't like strongman rule, they think, they can just elect someone else the next time. This misses the point. If you help a strongman come to power, you are eliminating democracy. You burn that bridge behind you.
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If they don't like strongman rule, they think, they can just elect someone else the next time. This misses the point. If you help a strongman come to power, you are eliminating democracy. You burn that bridge behind you.
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Defaming those who have been murdered is, as the pope says, morally depraved. But for fascists, it's highly expedient. bsky.app/profile/atru...
for the second time today, Leavitt calls Renee Good "a lunatic" and then she storms away from reporters
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Defaming those who have been murdered is, as the pope says, morally depraved. But for fascists, it's highly expedient. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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With what possible legal authority?
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
With what possible legal authority?
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ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
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Frey: "Last week a group of our city's Public Works employees were stopped by ICE agents. 3 of the 4 employees were not white. The ICE agents asked to see the IDs of the 3 non-white employees and didn't even bother to ask the white employee for identification."
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Frey: "Last week a group of our city's Public Works employees were stopped by ICE agents. 3 of the 4 employees were not white. The ICE agents asked to see the IDs of the 3 non-white employees and didn't even bother to ask the white employee for identification."
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Minneapolis right now—
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
January 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Minneapolis right now—
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
At 35th and Park, a crowd has gathered after a car crash involving the feds. Agents just launched tear gas and pepper balls at people.
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Trump says he might veto the 3 year extension of the ACA subsidies to keep health care costs higher for Americans
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
January 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Trump says he might veto the 3 year extension of the ACA subsidies to keep health care costs higher for Americans
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
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The last of the 52 service members killed in a 1952 transport plane crash in Alaska have been identified, closing a project begun 13 years ago when glacier movement first revealed remains of the missing.
Air Force identifies last of the service members killed in 1952 Alaska plane crash
Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine personnel were aboard the flight, which the Air Force said was connected with the ongoing Korean War effort.
www.stripes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The last of the 52 service members killed in a 1952 transport plane crash in Alaska have been identified, closing a project begun 13 years ago when glacier movement first revealed remains of the missing.
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Battle of the Bulge Episode 2: The Malmedy Massacre:
Battle of the Bulge Episode 2: The Malmedy Massacre
This is the second installment of the Battle of the Bulge series for Journey to American Democracy.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Battle of the Bulge Episode 2: The Malmedy Massacre:
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This is the account of the French Foreign Ministry
January 12, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is the account of the French Foreign Ministry
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The DOJ has smoke for Jerome Powell, but none for the people in the Epstein files? 👀
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The DOJ has smoke for Jerome Powell, but none for the people in the Epstein files? 👀
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
Also, investigating possible criminal activity everywhere except the White House? Bold move, Pamela.
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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Prof. Justin Wolfers warns: a US president has never before threatened a Fed Chair with jail. It has happened in Argentina, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela. That's how strongmen crush institutions, torch currencies and trigger hyperinflation. This path ends badly.
January 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Prof. Justin Wolfers warns: a US president has never before threatened a Fed Chair with jail. It has happened in Argentina, Russia, Turkey and Venezuela. That's how strongmen crush institutions, torch currencies and trigger hyperinflation. This path ends badly.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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Gosh, Thom.
What you're describing is the kind of blatant abuse of DOJ that might merit impeachment.
What you're describing is the kind of blatant abuse of DOJ that might merit impeachment.
Trump’s attack on Fed already starting to backfire. Republican Sen. Tillis: “I will oppose the confirmation of any nominee for the Fed—including the upcoming Fed Chair vacancy—until this legal matter is fully resolved.”
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Gosh, Thom.
What you're describing is the kind of blatant abuse of DOJ that might merit impeachment.
What you're describing is the kind of blatant abuse of DOJ that might merit impeachment.
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things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
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This is brutal 🤬
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
January 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
This is brutal 🤬
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
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In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.
January 2, 2026 at 7:39 PM
In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.
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WATCH — Israeli cybersecurity billionaire Shlomo Kramer: "It’s time to limit the First Amendment… We need to control all the social platforms, and take control of what they are saying."🤔
January 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
WATCH — Israeli cybersecurity billionaire Shlomo Kramer: "It’s time to limit the First Amendment… We need to control all the social platforms, and take control of what they are saying."🤔
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20 million subsidized enrollees in the Affordable Care Act program will see their premium costs rise by 114% this year.
It's Republicans' way of wishing you a 'Happy Fucking New Year'.
apnews.com/article/affo...
It's Republicans' way of wishing you a 'Happy Fucking New Year'.
apnews.com/article/affo...
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
apnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
20 million subsidized enrollees in the Affordable Care Act program will see their premium costs rise by 114% this year.
It's Republicans' way of wishing you a 'Happy Fucking New Year'.
apnews.com/article/affo...
It's Republicans' way of wishing you a 'Happy Fucking New Year'.
apnews.com/article/affo...
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Worst of the worst, amirite?
Six pardoned insurrectionists were charged with committing child sex crimes.
At least five were charged with illegal possession of weapons.
Five were arrested or charged with driving while impaired or under the influence.
Two were charged with rape.
At least five were charged with illegal possession of weapons.
Five were arrested or charged with driving while impaired or under the influence.
Two were charged with rape.
At least 33 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges—but many are now going free - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
At least 33 January 6th insurrectionists pardoned by Trump have been rearrested, charged or sentenced for other crimes since January 6, 2021.
www.citizensforethics.org
January 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Worst of the worst, amirite?