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Christian Rincon
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progressive designer + illustrator • activist art, data viz, and merch • nj ➡️ dc

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Christian Rincon @christianrincon.com · 3d
Today's officially my last day at CAP and I'm feeling emotional. I spent 4.5 great years honing my craft and being inspired by people committed to progressive change.

I want to keep making an impact with my creativity and activism so the job search will be a tightrope walk.

On to the new chapter 📶
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so glad Durbin is retiring this year — useless fuck
murshedz.bsky.social Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 3h
“Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending. … I don’t know if that’s possible.” - @durbin.senate.gov to Danes in Europe.

Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
Punchbowl screenshot “COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A bipartisan group of lawmakers who traveled here on an urgent mission to reassure Danish leaders amid President Donald Trump’s escalating threats to acquire Greenland had a straightforward message. In an interview between high-level meetings, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin summed it up this way: “Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending.” Durbin added: “I don’t know if that’s possible.” The four-decade veteran of Congress, who’s been on dozens of CODELs, wasn’t just referring to Trump’s apparent determination to take over the Danish territory at all costs, or Republicans’ hesitation to openly defy him. Durbin was giving a sobering assessment of Congress as a supposedly coequal branch of government. Over the span of several decades and under the leadership of both parties, lawmakers have ceded their authority to the executive branch on everything from war powers to tariffs to the power of the purse. Hill leaders have prioritized avoiding politically difficult votes or been slow to react – or done nothing – as presidents repeatedly pushed the limits of their own power at the expense of Congress. “It’s not just this moment or this president,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who co-led the delegation. “What makes this moment so hard is, if Congress can’t stand up in the face of something where there is no strategic value and lots of strategic harm…is Congress really willing to exert its authority at all?” That’s what made this particular CODEL so uniquely difficult — and surreal.”
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Solidarity with the people of Greenland and down with Trump’s violent expansionism. Hands off Greenland, Hands off Kalaalit Nunaat 🇬🇱 🏔️
poster of a massive glacier with giant text that reads "HANDS OFF" in black and "GREENLAND" in white
January 19, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Also hate "this is not about politics." Sorry people, you have to GROW UP. EVERY DAMNED THING IS POLITICAL. Everything. The word people are searching for is PARTISAN.
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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Barry Blitt, The New Yorker
January 19, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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sharonk.bsky.social
In the first of a series of speeches about the Democratic Party’s path out of the wilderness, the Michigan senator said she will span everything from strategy to tactics and tone, acknowledging public perception of the party as “weak and woke” needs to change. She is urging Democrats to “fucking retake the flag” with appeals to voters’ sense of patriotism, to adopt “the goddamn Alpha energy” of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell and to embrace an “airing out” of potential 2028 presidential candidates in a broadly contested primary.
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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" He said casting his memo as serving the interests of those clients would be “a little disingenuous,” while again declining to say who those clients are." Sure, bruh. prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
Author of ‘Don’t Say Abolish ICE’ Memo Is a Corporate Consultant - The American Prospect
Blas Nuñez-Neto is a senior adviser to WestExec, a shadow lobbyist for defense and tech firms.
prospect.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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maiamindel.bsky.social
my partner (250m) is claiming he wants to steal from our neighbor (1061f) because he's in his "teenage years" and is undergoing "mood swings". wibta if we broke up=
snufkinlib.bsky.social Joel @snufkinlib.bsky.social · 7h
I asked Elissa Slotkin about this at an event and she said the US was in its “difficult teenage years” and allies needed to accept “mood swings”

No, I don’t think I will
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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it should have happened decades ago, but the press and public should never let the U.S. right wing prattle on about freedom and liberty ever again

They should be treated the same way a convicted serial rapist would be after announcing a new home nursing healthcare company
maddow.bsky.social Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19h
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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yearning for the headline more than ever
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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I've just drafted an impeachment article against Donald Trump for threatening our allies with illegal seizure of territory.

Send this to your members of congress and demand they introduce it.
H. RES. ___ Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. RESOLUTION Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the Senate: Article of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, against Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. ARTICLE I: THREATENING ALLIES WITH ILLEGAL SEIZURE OF TERRITORY   In his conduct of the office of President of the United States—and in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully to execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed—Donald John Trump has abused the powers of the Presidency in a manner offensive to, and subversive of, the Constitution, in that: Starting from the the first week of his second term, he began to threaten the autonomous territory of Greenland with annexation despite explicit and forceful condemnations from the Greenlandic and Danish governments. The United States is a treaty ally with Denmark, in a treaty ratified by the United States Senate, and the Congress has not been consulted or given ascent to military actions or threats against Denmark's autonomous territory. In a call, described by senior European officials as “fiery”, with the Danish Prime Minister in January of 2025, he insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland. One official briefed on the call described it as the following: “He was very firm. It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious, and potentially very dangerous.” When his close ally in the United States Congress, Andy Ogle, introduced a resolution supporting his bid to take over Greenland, career federal prosecutors were withdrawn from investigating Rep. Ogles. In a May 2025 interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, he refused to rule out using military force to take over Greenland, despite being given multiple opportunities to do so. In August of 2025, he refused to comment on if covert influence campaigns were underway, after credible reports from Danish media reported that three individuals with direct connections to him were engaged in such operations. He appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to be a special envoy to Greenland, the first time such a position has been created. Governor Landry in his acceptance post on social media stated the reason for his appointment was to make Greenland part of the United States. In January of 2026, In a social media post, he stated that he had ordered his “top generals” to draw up plans to invade Greenland “whether they like it or not”. He posted on social media that ‘anything less’ than U.S. control over Greenland is “unacceptable”. After allies deployed military force to deter the US from seizing Greenland, he imposed tariffs against those allies, suggesting an imminent plan to invade. He sent a letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister that reads as follows: “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you!” In all of this, Donald Trump has flagrantly and willfully disregarded Federal laws and the Constitution, threatened the integrity of the democratic system, and the world order which the United States has derived immense benefit since the end of the Second World War. He has imperiled the freedom of the people of Greenland in gross violation of international law. He has destroyed our reputation amongst our allies and made them fear attacks on their own sovereign territory. Wherefore, Donald Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he is unfit to govern a Nation by and for the people, has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the rule of law, and will remain a threat to the Constitution as well as global stability if allowed to remain in office.
January 19, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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Incredibly emotional to hear my poem has been turned into a song of resistance and is being sung in Minneapolis right now. Please do not give up.
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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Up early, drinking coffee, emailing my representatives to tell them to defund ICE.
January 19, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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What a pathetic whiner. This is not an "all Jews have dual loyalty" bias, it's a "this specific dude was so into Israel that he implied he was in the IDF when he wasn't."
Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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sharonk.bsky.social
like do i trust bernie would oppose the annexation? yes. do i think this is good messaging that is what EU allies need? no
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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"Instead of expanding American territory through violence, Trump should be expanding access to Obamacare through tax cred—"
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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Abolish ICE. Destroy their weapons and melt down their equipment. Deny their agents, employees, and bosses all government employment for all time. Remove the agency entirely from the budget and give the money to public libraries and free health care.
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 AM
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U.S. Congressmen just say a bad thing is a bad thing challenge
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 17h
i feel like Americans don't get the level of eye-rolling this is getting from Europe
Bernie talking about how seizing Greenland should entail US has denmark level of welfare
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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your 2026 World Series champion Chicago White Sox
Pope Leo in Chicago White Sox hat
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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“Leave Greenland alone!”

Heckler interrupts Star-Spangled Banner at NBA game in London, wins cheers from crowd. (Video via Reddit)
January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.

Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
aphclarkson.bsky.social Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 1d
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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actually it was a fight over wastes' rights
brilliantmaps.bsky.social Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 23h
Garbage Can Vs Trash Can

What do you call them where you live?

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January 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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Actually I think it's the precise opposite of clear what a prospective candidate for high office thinks if he refuses to articulate what he believes something is or is not and what he would or would not do to change the situation.
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.

We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM