Reposted by Tina Parisi
Thank you to all the Virginia Indivisibles who visited DC to demand our Senators get ICE Out For Good. And thank you to Indivisible NOVA West for organizing this powerful Senate day of Action. We’re grateful that our WofA members stand up for the safety of our communities every single day.
January 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Thank you to all the Virginia Indivisibles who visited DC to demand our Senators get ICE Out For Good. And thank you to Indivisible NOVA West for organizing this powerful Senate day of Action. We’re grateful that our WofA members stand up for the safety of our communities every single day.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Or how about this headline — “American citizen arrested without cause after exercising his Constitutional rights.” Very important that government propaganda not become the default framing.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
The central political divide today in the U.S. is not between two sides offering slightly varying iterations of the same underlying political bargain but between a tradition affirming the historic liberal-constitutional order and one that enthusiastically strips rights from ideological opponents.
January 29, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The central political divide today in the U.S. is not between two sides offering slightly varying iterations of the same underlying political bargain but between a tradition affirming the historic liberal-constitutional order and one that enthusiastically strips rights from ideological opponents.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
A really helpful guidepost at this moment is simply this:
Live your life in such a manner as to disgust Nick Fuentes.
Live your life in such a manner as to disgust Nick Fuentes.
Nick Fuentes called Alex Pretti a “race traitor” for opposing ICE.
I argue that sentiment is actually widespread on the MAGA right.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
I argue that sentiment is actually widespread on the MAGA right.
My latest for @liberalcurrents.com
www.liberalcurrents.com/after-alex-p...
After Alex Pretti’s Murder, it’s Clear That MAGA Media Views White Liberals as Race Traitors
MAGA is committed to the belief that the people ICE is pursuing are inherently bad and that therefore opposing ICE is standing with criminals and rapists against the American people.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
A really helpful guidepost at this moment is simply this:
Live your life in such a manner as to disgust Nick Fuentes.
Live your life in such a manner as to disgust Nick Fuentes.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
How come no one ever offers me private jet rides to Napa?
Lmaooo HOLY SHIT can I call it or what
January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM
How come no one ever offers me private jet rides to Napa?
Reposted by Tina Parisi
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.
“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
Reposted by Tina Parisi
For anyone interested in digging through the new Epstein Files release our Discord community are going through the files at the moment
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games
Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.
discord.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:24 PM
For anyone interested in digging through the new Epstein Files release our Discord community are going through the files at the moment
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Thread - discord.com/channels/709...
Invite link for newbies - discord.com/invite/belli...
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Here is direct cost of credibility gap & loss of presumption of regularity. Blanche says they're doing an investigation out of DOJ into Pretti killing. But that could be a more effective way of trying to tie Minnesota's hands.And very little reason to think they're doing right thing after everything
January 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Here is direct cost of credibility gap & loss of presumption of regularity. Blanche says they're doing an investigation out of DOJ into Pretti killing. But that could be a more effective way of trying to tie Minnesota's hands.And very little reason to think they're doing right thing after everything
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested by "federal agents."
Federal agents from where? What federal agency is arresting journalists? Not seeing this in the news stories or announcements.
Federal agents from where? What federal agency is arresting journalists? Not seeing this in the news stories or announcements.
January 30, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested by "federal agents."
Federal agents from where? What federal agency is arresting journalists? Not seeing this in the news stories or announcements.
Federal agents from where? What federal agency is arresting journalists? Not seeing this in the news stories or announcements.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
This is from Georgia Fort’s video.
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
DEA?!? Gotta be a “task force.”
January 30, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Todd Blanche reverses Harmeet Dhillon's determination.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Todd Blanche reverses Harmeet Dhillon's determination.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
There was, in MN, a palpable, constant sense of fear that could even feel like paranoia from people engaged in civil resistance. Here’s why:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:12 PM
There was, in MN, a palpable, constant sense of fear that could even feel like paranoia from people engaged in civil resistance. Here’s why:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Some AUSAs are decent people. Some who aren’t are probably still concerned that a Trump-era AUSA position may become a resume stain.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Handling of Pretti investigation has some prosecutors on verge of quitting
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis, deeply frustrated by the response to the shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, have suggested they could resign en masse.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Some AUSAs are decent people. Some who aren’t are probably still concerned that a Trump-era AUSA position may become a resume stain.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reposted by Tina Parisi
I don’t think this is a particularly hot take. As we keep telling a particular federal agency, wearing a mask generally indicates cognizance of guilt and an intent to do something illegal. Protest works best when done confidently and unashamedly
An entire generation of people raised on social media simply do not have an understanding of how the media, protests, and surveillance work.
My hottest take is that masks at protests are cowardly and have done absolutely nothing but make all protests themselves look unserious to neutral parties.
My hottest take is that masks at protests are cowardly and have done absolutely nothing but make all protests themselves look unserious to neutral parties.
Anyone who is cagey about who they are or what they’re doing, do not trust. Real journalists exist in a kind of social compact where they tell us their role and their rules, they respect our rules, and in exchange for that they get access. Almost all of them are extremely scrupulous about this
January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I don’t think this is a particularly hot take. As we keep telling a particular federal agency, wearing a mask generally indicates cognizance of guilt and an intent to do something illegal. Protest works best when done confidently and unashamedly
Reposted by Tina Parisi
50 years ago in Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court concluded that campaign spending equates to free speech.
This led to Citizens United and billions in dark money flooding elections—making it clear that only the ultra-wealthy can fully exercise this form of "free speech."
This led to Citizens United and billions in dark money flooding elections—making it clear that only the ultra-wealthy can fully exercise this form of "free speech."
The First Amendment turned upside down: Buckley at 50 - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
50 years ago, the Supreme Court concluded that money equaled speech. Since then, campaign contributions have taken privilege over speech.
www.citizensforethics.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:59 PM
50 years ago in Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court concluded that campaign spending equates to free speech.
This led to Citizens United and billions in dark money flooding elections—making it clear that only the ultra-wealthy can fully exercise this form of "free speech."
This led to Citizens United and billions in dark money flooding elections—making it clear that only the ultra-wealthy can fully exercise this form of "free speech."
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Reposted by Tina Parisi
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it
Reposted by Tina Parisi
The Economist magazine, with a world-wide audience, steps in hard against Trump/Noem’s violent embarrassment of our country with ICE’s goon-squad behavior. It’s remarkable, and sad, that Trump’s America looks like this to the world.
ICE’s impunity is a formula for more violence
Is America’s president building his own paramilitary militia?
www.economist.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The Economist magazine, with a world-wide audience, steps in hard against Trump/Noem’s violent embarrassment of our country with ICE’s goon-squad behavior. It’s remarkable, and sad, that Trump’s America looks like this to the world.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.
Ps: a common refrain that you'll hear is that "you're saying the Dems can't be at fault, it's the voters, as if the voters owe something to politicians and not the other way around!"
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
politicians aren't "owed" anything. they are public servants. "but i'd be sad if i retired" who CARES.
if you're out here doing the business of political agitation--you too have responsibilities. "but i'd be SAD if i was held accountable for the results of my choices--" tough tuna.
if you're out here doing the business of political agitation--you too have responsibilities. "but i'd be SAD if i was held accountable for the results of my choices--" tough tuna.
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
politicians aren't "owed" anything. they are public servants. "but i'd be sad if i retired" who CARES.
if you're out here doing the business of political agitation--you too have responsibilities. "but i'd be SAD if i was held accountable for the results of my choices--" tough tuna.
if you're out here doing the business of political agitation--you too have responsibilities. "but i'd be SAD if i was held accountable for the results of my choices--" tough tuna.
Reposted by Tina Parisi
My response to this is: Why are the harsh citizen videos of all the brutality deeply impacting public opinion? The answer, I think, is they are getting attention and breaking through to people who were previously not engaged and/or lacking in strong convictions. That has to be step one in persuasion
My gut reaction/professional judgement is that this video will not convince anyone who isn't already opposed to what ICE is doing. This will only push partisans back to their corner. It's not appealing to any conservative values directly while explicitly dumping on Trump, Fox, and the WH.
Now THIS is how you do anti-ICE messaging:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNRC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNRC...
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
My response to this is: Why are the harsh citizen videos of all the brutality deeply impacting public opinion? The answer, I think, is they are getting attention and breaking through to people who were previously not engaged and/or lacking in strong convictions. That has to be step one in persuasion
Reposted by Tina Parisi
My gut reaction/professional judgement is that this video will not convince anyone who isn't already opposed to what ICE is doing. This will only push partisans back to their corner. It's not appealing to any conservative values directly while explicitly dumping on Trump, Fox, and the WH.
Now THIS is how you do anti-ICE messaging:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNRC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNRC...
Absolute Immunity
YouTube video by Lincoln Project Advocacy
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
My gut reaction/professional judgement is that this video will not convince anyone who isn't already opposed to what ICE is doing. This will only push partisans back to their corner. It's not appealing to any conservative values directly while explicitly dumping on Trump, Fox, and the WH.