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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
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associate editor at liberal currents. neonliberal. she/her.
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
Also deeply weird to conflate "ICE as a department should not exist anymore" and "there should be no immigration enforcement carried out by the federal government." Those are two distinct sentences.
January 14, 2026 at 7:34 PM
bad
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
this is the thing. this memo is exactly the kind of tortured fake language that people hate. "politician talk." just speak the truth from your gut and people will trust you more.

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every criticism of Democrats for sounding “academic” and “detached” could just as easily be leveled at this memo and the way it proposes that Democrats should talk
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
is the sky blue? well i did a survey in my head of a thousand median voters and the answer might surprise you
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
i think it's better to be straight with people rather than trying to guess what next week's polling numbers will say.
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li
Vance as the administration's chief HOLD ME BACK guy while quietly assuring his distinguished guests behind closed doors that it's a bit while quietly assuring the people in his Signal chat that he meant every word
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM