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Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
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Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
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Carney put crybaby Donnie in his feels.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Carney put crybaby Donnie in his feels.
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I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I'd wager this is the angriest statement ever issued by the Nobel Peace Prize people...
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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
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👏👏👏👏👏
Today is National Thesaurus Day.
Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.
Personally, we find these made-up holidays contemptible, abhorrent, nauseating, repugnant, and unpalatable.
January 18, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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There was 10x more coverage about the former-Democratic Secretary of State meeting the Democratic AG on a tarmac for 10 minutes to chat about grandchildren, and how that threatened the integrity of DOJ, than there has been about Trump using DOJ as his weapon against US.
January 18, 2026 at 10:42 PM
There was 10x more coverage about the former-Democratic Secretary of State meeting the Democratic AG on a tarmac for 10 minutes to chat about grandchildren, and how that threatened the integrity of DOJ, than there has been about Trump using DOJ as his weapon against US.
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It’s hard to overstate the destructive impact of Trump invading and taking over Greenland. It would end NATO, destroy our relationships with virtually every NATO country and lead to the further unraveling of the many economic benefits that now accrue to the US as the world abandons Trump’s America.
January 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It’s hard to overstate the destructive impact of Trump invading and taking over Greenland. It would end NATO, destroy our relationships with virtually every NATO country and lead to the further unraveling of the many economic benefits that now accrue to the US as the world abandons Trump’s America.
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Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Today in life under competitive authoritarianism
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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Governor Spanberger made her first address to the General Assembly today
She gave her most clear statement of support for Dems redistricting efforts
The fact that voters have to approve it gives her some political cover
But the exact map still have to be released
She gave her most clear statement of support for Dems redistricting efforts
The fact that voters have to approve it gives her some political cover
But the exact map still have to be released
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Governor Spanberger made her first address to the General Assembly today
She gave her most clear statement of support for Dems redistricting efforts
The fact that voters have to approve it gives her some political cover
But the exact map still have to be released
She gave her most clear statement of support for Dems redistricting efforts
The fact that voters have to approve it gives her some political cover
But the exact map still have to be released
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"The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy."
Whew. And also: yikes. And also: thank god.
Whew. And also: yikes. And also: thank god.
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.
globalnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy."
Whew. And also: yikes. And also: thank god.
Whew. And also: yikes. And also: thank god.
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"Canada is a pluralistic society that works. Our public square is loud, diverse and free. Canadians remain committed to sustainability. We are a stable and reliable partner in a world that is anything but, a partner that builds and values relationships for the long term." Wish we still had that. 😢
"The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy."
Whew. And also: yikes. And also: thank god.
Whew. And also: yikes. And also: thank god.
Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
"Canada is a pluralistic society that works. Our public square is loud, diverse and free. Canadians remain committed to sustainability. We are a stable and reliable partner in a world that is anything but, a partner that builds and values relationships for the long term." Wish we still had that. 😢
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Dammit. These people were not trustworthy, from the top on down, and we knew it. ➡️ Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data. (Data privacy breaches, plus a dash of "overturn an election" assistance). www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Dammit. These people were not trustworthy, from the top on down, and we knew it. ➡️ Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data. (Data privacy breaches, plus a dash of "overturn an election" assistance). www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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There are so many horrors on an hourly basis, it is hard to keep up. But spare a moment to absorb this picture of the future. The end of science (and very possibly America) as we know it.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
There are so many horrors on an hourly basis, it is hard to keep up. But spare a moment to absorb this picture of the future. The end of science (and very possibly America) as we know it.
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2/2 Judge Novak does not suffer combative fools gladly. If she continues to use the title of "U.S. Attorney", she (and anyone else on the signature block) will be referred for sanctions.
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
2/2 Judge Novak does not suffer combative fools gladly. If she continues to use the title of "U.S. Attorney", she (and anyone else on the signature block) will be referred for sanctions.
This 18-page opinion is deeply satisfying to read in its entirety. I might re-read it any time I need a pick me up.
1/ In an 18-page opinion & order, Judge David Novak (a Trump appointee), rips apart Lindsay Halligan and her arguments about why she should not be sanctioned for continuing to use the title "US Attorney".
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#23 in United States v. Jefferson (E.D. Va., 3:25-cr-00160) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM ORDER (Striking and Barring Future Use of Title; Providing Notice): This matter comes before the Court on the United States of America's (the "Government") Response to the Court's January 6...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:07 AM
This 18-page opinion is deeply satisfying to read in its entirety. I might re-read it any time I need a pick me up.
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Very disturbed by reports that some agents were not spit upon.
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Very disturbed by reports that some agents were not spit upon.
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I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
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The Trump regime’s escalation in Minneapolis is by design.
The shortest path to an authoritarian regime was always Trump’s mass deportation campaign. It requires authoritarian infrastructure.
And it provokes a response that they then portray as “insurrection”- a pretext for seizing more power.
The shortest path to an authoritarian regime was always Trump’s mass deportation campaign. It requires authoritarian infrastructure.
And it provokes a response that they then portray as “insurrection”- a pretext for seizing more power.
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Trump regime’s escalation in Minneapolis is by design.
The shortest path to an authoritarian regime was always Trump’s mass deportation campaign. It requires authoritarian infrastructure.
And it provokes a response that they then portray as “insurrection”- a pretext for seizing more power.
The shortest path to an authoritarian regime was always Trump’s mass deportation campaign. It requires authoritarian infrastructure.
And it provokes a response that they then portray as “insurrection”- a pretext for seizing more power.
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Trump’s either a sucker or a liar. Or, of course, both.
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Trump’s either a sucker or a liar. Or, of course, both.
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Can't say it often enough: every Trump administration accusation is a confession.
January 16, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Can't say it often enough: every Trump administration accusation is a confession.
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There is no recalibrated or sanitized way to conduct the war that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
There is no recalibrated or sanitized way to conduct the war that Trump and Stephen Miller are waging on American cities right now. That’s because it’s a campaign of deliberate terror.
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...
The policy *is* the terror, and the terror *is* the policy.
newrepublic.com/article/2053...