Craig Cheslog
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GenXer against fascism. Talking politics, history, women’s soccer, WNBA, Manchester United men and women, USWNT, USMNT, Boston Celtics, Chicago Cubs, and Taylor Swift. (he/him) My newsletter: https://thelongtwilightstruggle.com/.
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Do Democratic Leaders Think this is Resistance? (#115)
In this edition: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start actually resisting the Trump regime. That means embracing conflict, not defending a broken system, and ceasing...
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My latest: Democratic leaders need to stop acting like a loyal opposition and start resisting the Trump regime by embracing conflict and ceasing to help confirm Trump’s nominees. (Seriously!) Also, info about how to support Minneapolis and how the Insurrection Act actually works.
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Bill Kristol sees this shit clearly. I don't know how so many elected Democrats don't.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Bill Kristol sees this shit clearly. I don't know how so many elected Democrats don't.
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The NRA is a gun rights organization the way the Ku Klux Klan is a speech rights organization.
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 AM
The NRA is a gun rights organization the way the Ku Klux Klan is a speech rights organization.
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When your life is a never-ending grift hard to recognize what actual civic behavior looks like
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:52 AM
When your life is a never-ending grift hard to recognize what actual civic behavior looks like
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A Christian pastor urges everyone to support ICE terrorists, describing their murder of Alex Pretti as merely "messy."
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 AM
A Christian pastor urges everyone to support ICE terrorists, describing their murder of Alex Pretti as merely "messy."
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Susan Collins is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. DHS/ICE is currently surging into her state just like it has done in Minneapolis, Chicago & LA.
She pretends to be a moderate but if she were she wouldn't agree to appropriating one more dollar for ICE. #MESenate #MEPolitics
She pretends to be a moderate but if she were she wouldn't agree to appropriating one more dollar for ICE. #MESenate #MEPolitics
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Susan Collins is the Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. DHS/ICE is currently surging into her state just like it has done in Minneapolis, Chicago & LA.
She pretends to be a moderate but if she were she wouldn't agree to appropriating one more dollar for ICE. #MESenate #MEPolitics
She pretends to be a moderate but if she were she wouldn't agree to appropriating one more dollar for ICE. #MESenate #MEPolitics
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sorry centrists abolishing ICE is popularism now
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
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January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
sorry centrists abolishing ICE is popularism now
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This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
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"I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting," writes a woman now in hiding from the federal government for witnessing a state-sanctioned street execution
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
"I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting," writes a woman now in hiding from the federal government for witnessing a state-sanctioned street execution
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They arrest people in the restaurants where they eat, and in the hotels where they stay.
JUST IN: ICE agents in Minnesota arrested an employee at the St. Louis Park Homewood Suites — where they were staying to help carry out Operation Metro Surge.
A federal judge just ordered the man's release.
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A federal judge just ordered the man's release.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:06 AM
They arrest people in the restaurants where they eat, and in the hotels where they stay.
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Feels like it should be a pretty big deal that a Trump supporter physically assaulted a Democratic congressman
Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.
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Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white" and allegedly punched a person of color.
variety.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Feels like it should be a pretty big deal that a Trump supporter physically assaulted a Democratic congressman
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If you weren't tracking it, it's hard to explain how hyperventilated the NRA's rhetoric about looming government jackboots was while Barack Obama was president. It was their/LaPierre's central sales pitch.
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
If you weren't tracking it, it's hard to explain how hyperventilated the NRA's rhetoric about looming government jackboots was while Barack Obama was president. It was their/LaPierre's central sales pitch.
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Rick speaking like this should be noted. This is not how he posts.
Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.
In the wake of another fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
AG Pam Bondi sends Gov. Walz a letter today making several asks including:
"Allow DOJ Civil Rights division access to state voter rolls"
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Rick speaking like this should be noted. This is not how he posts.
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If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
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Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
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as a parent I cannot imagine how absolutely fucking heartbreaking and awful it must be to have to put out a statement like this because the federal government killed your son and is telling monstrous lies about him
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
as a parent I cannot imagine how absolutely fucking heartbreaking and awful it must be to have to put out a statement like this because the federal government killed your son and is telling monstrous lies about him
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this reminds me of the way i’ve seen susan bro speak about her daughter, heather heyer. when a fascist murders your child, you aren’t allowed to just grieve. you have to defend their memory, even their very grave.
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 1:10 AM
this reminds me of the way i’ve seen susan bro speak about her daughter, heather heyer. when a fascist murders your child, you aren’t allowed to just grieve. you have to defend their memory, even their very grave.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
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I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
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 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
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BREAKING: Minnesota plaintiffs ask federal appeals court to allow protections for those exercising constitutional rights following today's ICE killing of Alex Pretti.
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
January 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM
BREAKING: Minnesota plaintiffs ask federal appeals court to allow protections for those exercising constitutional rights following today's ICE killing of Alex Pretti.
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
They ask the 8th Circuit to lift the admin stay issued in the First/Fourth Amend case.
Background: www.lawdork.com/i/184842027/...
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It's hard to know where to start with this degenerate hogwash. But that last line "ICE > MN" captures it. The ICE agents are superior to the whole state. That's their mentalty and model.
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 AM
It's hard to know where to start with this degenerate hogwash. But that last line "ICE > MN" captures it. The ICE agents are superior to the whole state. That's their mentalty and model.
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Republicans built a system in which a person who is legally carrying a gun is not considered a threat to public safety. For them to now claim that a person doing exactly that is a domestic terrorist is the height of hypocrisy. They are claiming a license to kill.
January 25, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Republicans built a system in which a person who is legally carrying a gun is not considered a threat to public safety. For them to now claim that a person doing exactly that is a domestic terrorist is the height of hypocrisy. They are claiming a license to kill.
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And the fact that the government is blatantly lying about it without shame: THAT is also part of the story. Write about that.
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 25, 2026 at 1:17 AM
And the fact that the government is blatantly lying about it without shame: THAT is also part of the story. Write about that.
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Shorter NRA: Second amendment rights are only for Republicans.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Shorter NRA: Second amendment rights are only for Republicans.
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Our nation was founded on standing up to government tyranny. What the hell does she think the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party were all about?
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Our nation was founded on standing up to government tyranny. What the hell does she think the Boston Massacre and the Tea Party were all about?