J. Alpine
@the206julia.bsky.social
My best advice: just say no to Fox News.
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Damn.
'De Russische Geran-2-drone kan naast gronddoelen nu ook doelwitten in de lucht aanvallen. Dat meldt de HUR, de militaire inlichtingendienst van Oekraïne. De Russen hebben namelijk een variant bedacht die een luchtdoelraket (MANPADS) kan lanceren.' www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/n... (€)
Nieuwe Russische drone heeft luchtdoelraket: ’Wat ze tegen Oekraïne inzetten, kan morgen tegen andere landen worden gebruikt’
De Geran-2, de Russische versie van de Iraanse Shahed-drone, kan naast gronddoelen nu ook doelwitten in de lucht aanvallen. Dat meldt de HUR, de militaire inlichtingendienst van Oekraïne. De Russen hebben namelijk een variant bedacht die één luchtdoelraket kan afschieten en zichzelf dus kan verdedigen op weg naar zijn doelwit.
www.telegraaf.nl
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Damn.
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More than 300 Russian drones, missiles (incl. several Iskanders) fired at Ukraine overnight. Аt least 4 people killed in Kharkiv, reportedly at a post office. Utility company DTEK warns a municipal heating plant was targeted again, 8th time since Oct.; overnight temps around -15 C.
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
More than 300 Russian drones, missiles (incl. several Iskanders) fired at Ukraine overnight. Аt least 4 people killed in Kharkiv, reportedly at a post office. Utility company DTEK warns a municipal heating plant was targeted again, 8th time since Oct.; overnight temps around -15 C.
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Q: Is it your posture to put restrictions on ICE as a condition for funding DHS?
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Q: Is it your posture to put restrictions on ICE as a condition for funding DHS?
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Renee Good should be alive. There was no justification. There are common sense measures that need to put in place so ICE can conduct itself in manner at least consistent w/ every other law enforcement agency
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So the guy who wanted peaceful protesters in DC to be shot is threatening Iran for shooting protesters there. Have I got that right?
January 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So the guy who wanted peaceful protesters in DC to be shot is threatening Iran for shooting protesters there. Have I got that right?
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This from Frum gets at how Vance is trying to win over the MAGA base by embracing the ICE murder. It misses the point because it refuses to touch on white male supremacy. Complicated for a guy with mixed-race kids! It's less about respect. It's more about order!
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 13, 2026 at 10:16 AM
This from Frum gets at how Vance is trying to win over the MAGA base by embracing the ICE murder. It misses the point because it refuses to touch on white male supremacy. Complicated for a guy with mixed-race kids! It's less about respect. It's more about order!
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Vance, a guy who respects almost nothing except hierarchy, wants you to know he respects Nazis, at home and abroad.
Vance is doing that partially out of necessity. He has to stake his claim to the MAGA role (despite his family). But it's also what he believes.
Vance is doing that partially out of necessity. He has to stake his claim to the MAGA role (despite his family). But it's also what he believes.
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Vance, a guy who respects almost nothing except hierarchy, wants you to know he respects Nazis, at home and abroad.
Vance is doing that partially out of necessity. He has to stake his claim to the MAGA role (despite his family). But it's also what he believes.
Vance is doing that partially out of necessity. He has to stake his claim to the MAGA role (despite his family). But it's also what he believes.
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A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
January 12, 2026 at 2:17 PM
A felon who married an immigrant is telling a lot of y’all that the problems in this country all stem from felons and immigrants.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
But keep buying that stupid red hat that’s made in China.
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They refused to probe a murder. The people with consciences walked out.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
They refused to probe a murder. The people with consciences walked out.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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A win! A federal judge ruled that the Department of Energy must immediately restore nearly $28 million in environmental grant funding after determining the money was unlawfully withheld from recipients in states Trump lost in the 2024 presidential election to Kamala Harris.
January 12, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A win! A federal judge ruled that the Department of Energy must immediately restore nearly $28 million in environmental grant funding after determining the money was unlawfully withheld from recipients in states Trump lost in the 2024 presidential election to Kamala Harris.
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Pretty soon, we’re gonna have a lot more entities to label as “domestic terrorist organizations“ and some notable ones are the three branches of government.
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Pretty soon, we’re gonna have a lot more entities to label as “domestic terrorist organizations“ and some notable ones are the three branches of government.
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I assume Target, like other major retail employers in the US, submits I-9 forms to the IRS for all their new hire employees, which verifies their identity and legal work status in the US. Pretty cowardly of them to not issue a statement condemning ICE for harassing their employees.
A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I assume Target, like other major retail employers in the US, submits I-9 forms to the IRS for all their new hire employees, which verifies their identity and legal work status in the US. Pretty cowardly of them to not issue a statement condemning ICE for harassing their employees.
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Internal DHS training docs are correct: profanity-laden screaming at ICE agents is protected First Amendment speech
January 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Internal DHS training docs are correct: profanity-laden screaming at ICE agents is protected First Amendment speech
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They deliberately lied about Project 2025 and all the plans we warned about. Once they get power, they abuse it to the most extreme level in history. Criminal manipulation.
January 12, 2026 at 4:12 AM
They deliberately lied about Project 2025 and all the plans we warned about. Once they get power, they abuse it to the most extreme level in history. Criminal manipulation.
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances:
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
“I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
(Published Oct. 2025 with @newyorker.com)
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#Project2025 #CampaignFraud #Deception #Fraud
💥Trump LIED to the voting public during his campaign about Project 2025. (Fraud) Then appointed its leaders to key positions
💥 Project 2025 Author Russell Vought Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Trump Term in Undercover Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjd...
💥Trump LIED to the voting public during his campaign about Project 2025. (Fraud) Then appointed its leaders to key positions
💥 Project 2025 Author Russell Vought Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Trump Term in Undercover Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjd...
August 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
#Project2025 #CampaignFraud #Deception #Fraud
💥Trump LIED to the voting public during his campaign about Project 2025. (Fraud) Then appointed its leaders to key positions
💥 Project 2025 Author Russell Vought Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Trump Term in Undercover Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjd...
💥Trump LIED to the voting public during his campaign about Project 2025. (Fraud) Then appointed its leaders to key positions
💥 Project 2025 Author Russell Vought Lays Out "Radical Agenda" for Trump Term in Undercover Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjd...
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Karoline Leavitt, now Trump's Whitehouse speaker promoting Project 2025, as Trump denied it for years and during his campaign www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vsr...
Project 2025 Private Training Video: The Art of Professionalism
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Karoline Leavitt, now Trump's Whitehouse speaker promoting Project 2025, as Trump denied it for years and during his campaign www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vsr...
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October 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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This is precisely how you should respond to a bullshit investigation.
“This new threat is not about my testimony last June, or the renovation of the Federal Reserve Buildings… this is a consequence of not following the preference of the President”
“This new threat is not about my testimony last June, or the renovation of the Federal Reserve Buildings… this is a consequence of not following the preference of the President”
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This is precisely how you should respond to a bullshit investigation.
“This new threat is not about my testimony last June, or the renovation of the Federal Reserve Buildings… this is a consequence of not following the preference of the President”
“This new threat is not about my testimony last June, or the renovation of the Federal Reserve Buildings… this is a consequence of not following the preference of the President”
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Manufactured chaos and psyops, mostly.
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Manufactured chaos and psyops, mostly.
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That’s easier said than done with the federal supremacy clause.
It also sets up the exact scenario that the Trump administration wants - clashes between state and federal troops. A reason to enact the Insurrection Act.
It also sets up the exact scenario that the Trump administration wants - clashes between state and federal troops. A reason to enact the Insurrection Act.
January 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
That’s easier said than done with the federal supremacy clause.
It also sets up the exact scenario that the Trump administration wants - clashes between state and federal troops. A reason to enact the Insurrection Act.
It also sets up the exact scenario that the Trump administration wants - clashes between state and federal troops. A reason to enact the Insurrection Act.
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My list of concerns at the moment:
- The administration intentionally trying to incite violence with ICE.
- Iran (will the US and Israel intervene and take advantage of the chaos?)
- Taiwan. I feel like Venezuela gives China the green light to go after Taiwan.
- The administration intentionally trying to incite violence with ICE.
- Iran (will the US and Israel intervene and take advantage of the chaos?)
- Taiwan. I feel like Venezuela gives China the green light to go after Taiwan.
January 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
My list of concerns at the moment:
- The administration intentionally trying to incite violence with ICE.
- Iran (will the US and Israel intervene and take advantage of the chaos?)
- Taiwan. I feel like Venezuela gives China the green light to go after Taiwan.
- The administration intentionally trying to incite violence with ICE.
- Iran (will the US and Israel intervene and take advantage of the chaos?)
- Taiwan. I feel like Venezuela gives China the green light to go after Taiwan.
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I think we’ll likely see a lot of resignations before an invasion of Greenland.
Venezuela is quite a bit different than moving on a NATO ally.
Venezuela is quite a bit different than moving on a NATO ally.
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I think we’ll likely see a lot of resignations before an invasion of Greenland.
Venezuela is quite a bit different than moving on a NATO ally.
Venezuela is quite a bit different than moving on a NATO ally.