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Sinologist studying the organizational patterns in the Tao Te Ching, and the links between sustainability globally, democratic societal well-being, individual health, and bodymind awareness
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As calls grow to abolish ICE, Alec Karakatsanis warns activists not fall for “copaganda,” which “takes ordinary people who are outraged over what’s happening and converts them into supporting meaningless reforms that actually don’t reduce the size or power or budget of these bureaucracies.”
In Battle Over DHS Funding, Reforms Like Body Cameras Are a “Copaganda” Myth
Let’s focus on changes that will actually reduce the violence these agencies commit, says author Alec Karakatsanis.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
As calls grow to abolish ICE, Alec Karakatsanis warns activists not fall for “copaganda,” which “takes ordinary people who are outraged over what’s happening and converts them into supporting meaningless reforms that actually don’t reduce the size or power or budget of these bureaucracies.”
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teacher (hi)stories
Many of the histories of, and stories about teachers, masters, grandmasters, and so-called great grandmasters, particularly in the martial arts, are stories of human vainness, one way or another. A…
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January 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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Love me some Jesse Welles.
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Love me some Jesse Welles.
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"In his second term, President Trump has cut more than 300,000 federal employees and stripped more than a million workers of their collective-bargaining rights." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
‘The Biggest Act of Union-Busting in U.S. History’: Trump’s War on Federal Workers
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"In his second term, President Trump has cut more than 300,000 federal employees and stripped more than a million workers of their collective-bargaining rights." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/m...
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Alec Karakatsanis says both Fox News and even more "liberal" outlets like The New York Times have disseminated stories that create the illusion of a crime wave, when, in fact, U.S. crime is at a 20-year low.
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Alec Karakatsanis says both Fox News and even more "liberal" outlets like The New York Times have disseminated stories that create the illusion of a crime wave, when, in fact, U.S. crime is at a 20-year low.
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ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
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Der Wirtschaftsflügel der CDU will Teilzeit für viele Menschen abschaffen. Diese Idee geht an der Realität von arbeitenden Menschen vorbei.
Die CDU und die Lifestyle-Teilzeit: Vollzeit-Populismus
Der Wirtschaftsflügel der CDU will Teilzeit für viele Menschen abschaffen. Diese Idee geht an der Realität von arbeitenden Menschen vorbei.
taz.de
January 26, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Der Wirtschaftsflügel der CDU will Teilzeit für viele Menschen abschaffen. Diese Idee geht an der Realität von arbeitenden Menschen vorbei.
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Authoritarianism prevails not because people stop believing the truth, but because they stop saying it aloud. If we wish to remain free, we must refuse that silence. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
Lies, violence and the American state
Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Authoritarianism prevails not because people stop believing the truth, but because they stop saying it aloud. If we wish to remain free, we must refuse that silence. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
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Bondi’s letter represents a major assault on Minnesota’s sovereignty, demanding that it forfeit its ability to make and enforce its own laws and maintain its voter rolls without oversight from the executive branch, which does not have authority over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Bondi’s letter represents a major assault on Minnesota’s sovereignty, demanding that it forfeit its ability to make and enforce its own laws and maintain its voter rolls without oversight from the executive branch, which does not have authority over elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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"The murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti was not a mistake, or a tragedy, or a misunderstanding. It was a choice. The president of the United States and his regime saw what its masked agents had done to Renee Good and decided to do more of it."
Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"The murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti was not a mistake, or a tragedy, or a misunderstanding. It was a choice. The president of the United States and his regime saw what its masked agents had done to Renee Good and decided to do more of it."
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Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power.
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education
It’s not just about cuts to research. It’s about power.
www.theatlantic.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Those cuts to science, culture, medicine? They aren't just about research, they are about power.
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Episode Three of Autocracy in America:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water
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they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.
the family is here legally.
www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
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Just kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
January 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Just kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
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This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This March 1965 Herblock cartoon about police violence against civil rights activists has added relevance today.
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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With all of the MAGA schtick about the "forgotten man," it's important to note the firmest pushback is coming from ordinary people, not the elite or the Democratic politicians.
How the Media Fails With Trump. Over and Over. (And Over.)
Plus: The people of Minneapolis are amazing.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM
With all of the MAGA schtick about the "forgotten man," it's important to note the firmest pushback is coming from ordinary people, not the elite or the Democratic politicians.
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A must read - prescient analysis of our present moment. The government executes dissenters in plain sight, then engages in posthumous defamation to justify its actions. This is a police state. www.theunpopulist.net/p/in-trumps-...
In Trump's 'Dual State,' Dissenters Face Extrajudicial Executions, Loyalists Enjoy Protections
America's system of justice has fundamentally broken because the regime believes it can justify attacks on citizens via lies rather than in a court of law
www.theunpopulist.net
January 25, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A must read - prescient analysis of our present moment. The government executes dissenters in plain sight, then engages in posthumous defamation to justify its actions. This is a police state. www.theunpopulist.net/p/in-trumps-...
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Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov threatened Ukraine and Europe, predicting a future military alliance between the US and Russia. He claimed to understand Trump better than anyone else. If you want to see Orwellian propaganda in real life, watch this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcO...
Vladimir Solovyov predicts an alliance between Russia and the US, threatens Ukraine and Europe
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov threatened Ukraine and Europe, predicting a future military alliance between the US and Russia. He claimed to understand Trump better than anyone else. If you want to see Orwellian propaganda in real life, watch this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcO...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcO...
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Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Let’s be clear about what the Trump regime is saying to Minnesota: “We will continue murdering your citizens unless you help us rig your election.”
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
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Abolish ICE, abolish DHS, redistribute the other agencies, prosecute actual criminals, such as people who commit execution-style murders of Americans in broad daylight.
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Abolish ICE, abolish DHS, redistribute the other agencies, prosecute actual criminals, such as people who commit execution-style murders of Americans in broad daylight.