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In a bizarre court filing, DOJ conceded that in March 2025, two members of DOGE who were working at the Social Security Administration were in touch with an advocacy group that hoped to “find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain States."
DOGE Worker at SSA Signed Agreement With Group Seeking to ‘Overturn Election Results,’ DOJ Says
In a bizarre court filing last week, the Justice Department conceded that...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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i know this is completely academic at this point, but is this a cfaa violation??? 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 8:09 PM
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here's the full transcript of the question and answer which is itself important in how he feels it's some kind of revelation to the room (full of billionaires) that you can write off the expenses of owning a rental home
January 20, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Read this if you want to feel really good about the bravery and decency of regular Americans

slate.com/news-and-pol...
What Trump and ICE Are Doing in Minneapolis Is Obvious. They Don’t Seem to Grasp What’s Happening Instead.
ICE declared war on Minneapolis. The city had its own ideas.
slate.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. n.pr/4bzqnrR
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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United Auto Workers is throwing its support behind the Ford factory employee who heckled Donald “Pedophile Protector” Trump: www.notus.org/donald-trump...
UAW Defends Auto Worker Who Called Trump a ‘Pedophile Protector’
The man admitted to heckling Trump as he toured a Ford factory in Michigan.
www.notus.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days. https://to.pbs.org/3LOZ16L
Judge clears way for New York offshore wind project, handing industry another victory against Trump
District Judge Carl J. Nichols, an appointee of President Donald Trump, faulted the government for not responding to key points in Empire Wind’s court filings, including the contention that the admini...
www.pbs.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Turns out we can have nice things with the right, courageous leadership.
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Minneapolis locals aren't holding back on their feelings as federal agents sow chaos in their neighborhoods. As reporter Amanda Moore points out in this video, they're saying Fuck you, Minnesota hates you, Go back to Texas, etc. etc.
Scenes of escalating violence, chaos, and resistance in Minneapolis.
Trump's militarized immigration crackdown is intensifying. We're documenting it on the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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He did it. He actually did it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center following Trump’s campaign to remake the performing arts center in his image.

The opera has played there for more than five decades
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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“Please be on the lookout for the following mothers, who are confirmed to be in possession of dangerous vehicles and should be met with extreme caution,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars
WASHINGTON—Circulating a new advisory that highlighted what it called the “worst of the worst,” the Department of Homeland Security released a watchlist Friday warning Americans about the presence of ...
theonion.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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This is Renee Good.

She was a mother of a six-year-old child.

She was an American citizen.

She described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado.”

And she was gunned down in cold blood and broad daylight by Trump’s ICE agents.
January 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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For months, Trump’s DHS has wreaked lawless havoc in our neighborhoods. Tear gassing infants, families, and police. Firing their weapons at peaceful citizens. Killing innocent people.

It’s brutal, unconstitutional, and out of control.

It must stop.

Kristi Noem must go. Now.
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "We owe it to this woman, to her family, and to the American public to ensure that an investigation does occur and follows all the available evidence to its logical conclusion."
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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Indeed. This video makes it a lot more clear: bsky.app/profile/reic...
Local news has now posted video from a neighbor's surveillance cam. It does appear like the officer may have been pushed aside slightly by the bumper as the victim turned to leave.

Again, seems clear from the video that there was no deliberate attempt to run anyone down.
January 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED:

See the video — ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJ...
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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An ICE officer shot a woman driving an SUV through her car window in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning.

The person is dead, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.

via @minnesotareformer.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ice-...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis
An ICE officer shot a woman driving an SUV through her car window in south Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The person is dead, according to a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security.
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Great piece from a great journalist.
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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“Venezuela has become the laboratory for the new US security strategy. It is an experiment based on the economic control that the United States exerts over the region.”

From the @wired en Espanol team, who’ll be covering this story from the region.
What Happens Next in Venezuela—and the Rest of Latin America?
Donald Trump says that Venezuela's governance will remain in the hands of senior US officials until a "proper and judicious transition" can take place. The rest of the region is on notice.
www.wired.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM