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People wouldn't call Trump administration officials Nazis if they didn't send social media messages that were identical to the ones that Nazis post.
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Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
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January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Ordinary Americans do not share the financial elite's euphoria over the Trump economy.
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Consumer confidence collapses to lowest level since 2014 | CNN Business
America’s economic mood deteriorated in January to its lowest level in more than a decade as consumers fretted about geopolitical tensions, affordability and President Donald Trump’s unrelenting trade...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Israel shows its commitment to a new Middle East by continuing to prevent ordinary Palestinians in Gaza from getting necessary medical care.
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Israel bars Gazans from receiving medical treatment in West Bank, citing 'security risks'
In Response to High Court Petitions, the Government Stated That Medical Treatment Could Be Exploited to Help 'Establish Ties With Terrorist Activity, Including Recruitment, Transfer of Information and...
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January 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Artists do not want to associate with demented fascists who turn important cultural centers into propaganda monuments to themselves.
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Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
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January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Right-wing billionaire media owners say it is a mere coincidence that their media site only permits the expression of right-wing views.
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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Democrats to decide whether to go with the donors, consultants, and pundits, or their own voters.
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 6h
This is a critical point from Sen Chris Murphy: If Dems fold on ICE now, it could be a disaster in the midterms.

"The result will be a lot of voters who tend to turn out in midterm elections just won’t."

Here's our full exchange. It's powerful stuff:

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January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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Donald Trump puts America First by threatening to impose onerous new taxes on ordinary Americans.
January 27, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Donald Trump's softer, gentler police state will not be much different than Donald Trump's current police state.
January 27, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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If countries cannot trade with the United States they will trade with one another instead.
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In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties
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January 27, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Donald Trump threatens to take on South Korea by imposing higher taxes on ordinary Americans.
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Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25%
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January 27, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Billionaire media owners will be euphoric that Donald Trump is seeking to create a softer and gentler, racist police state.
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Trump softens tone on Minneapolis violence amid calls for accountability
The White House changed leadership in Minnesota and softened tone on dead protesters as polls show Americans turning against ICE.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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The "energy dominance" president is making energy unaffordable for ordinary Americans.
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One in five Americans can’t afford their heating bills this winter as people are blindsided by utility costs
The massive winter storm put much of the country into a deep freeze, and the mercury is plummeting at a time when utility bills are skyrocketing.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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Billionaire media owners are not concerned about the preferences and interests of their audiences.
January 26, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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For some reason, ordinary Americans are not euphoric over Donald Trump's "populist" program to take money from ordinary Americans so that he can give it to billionaires instead.
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Voters See a Middle-Class Lifestyle as Drifting Out of Reach, Poll Finds
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January 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to peace in the Middle East by making himself Emperor of Gaza.
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Exclusive: Leaked “Board of Peace” Resolution Outlines U.S.-Led Plan to Rule Over Gaza
The draft framework, obtained by Drop Site, would bestow sweeping authority on Trump to determine all aspects of Gaza’s governance and future.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Corporate elites are euphoric over Donald Trump's racist police state.
rbreich.bsky.social Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d
Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.

Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.

AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.

Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Billionaire media owners are facing a "crisis of confidence" in their support for Donald Trump's racist and violent police state.
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A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate
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January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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Benjamin Netanyahu reiterates his long-standing goal to make Gaza uninhabitable.
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Netanyahu: The next phase of Gaza ceasefire is disarming Hamas, not reconstruction
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January 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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Tech billionaires are euphoric over Donald Trump's plutocratic police state.
jakemgrumbach.bsky.social Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 1d
The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
CONTRIBUTOR GREG BROCKMAN AMOUNT ELECTION TO DAT $25,000,000 $25,000,000
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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Investors will show their euphoria over Donald Trump's management of the economy by moving their money out of the United States.
January 26, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Europeans are not euphoric over the richest person on earth's Nazi porn site.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
“.. Nonconsensual sexual deepfakes of women and children are a violent, unacceptable form of degradation,” Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission executive vice president who oversees enforcement of the Digital Service Act, said in a statement.

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January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Tech billionaires are euphoric over their opportunity to make money from fascism.
zeteo.com Zeteo @zeteo.com · 2d
“[Palantir CEO] Karp sees the second Trump presidency as a massive opportunity.”

Author Michael Steinberger speaks with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about AI tech firm Palantir & its partnerships with both Democratic & Republican administrations.

Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/alex-karp-...
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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People wouldn't call Trump administration officials fascists if they weren't seeking to create a permanent system of secret police operations and concentration camps.
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*

The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.

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January 26, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Donald Trump shows his commitment to "populism" by taking money from ordinary Americans so that oil industry billionaires can have more money.
ddayen.bsky.social David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d
We'll have more on Minnesota in a moment but this shouldn't get lost: despite the protestations, oil companies are fine with extracting crude from Venezuela as long as the U.S. government guarantees the profits. Those guarantees are in motion, writes @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social.
Venezuelan Oil Revitalization: Paid For With Your Taxes - The American Prospect
The biggest oil companies will immediately profit off Trump’s Venezuela coup, including via American taxpayers’ money.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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The "energy dominance" president is making energy incredibly expensive for ordinary Americans.
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Natural gas prices hit $6 for first time since 2022 as massive winter storm sweeps U.S.
U.S. natural gas prices surged above $6 for the first time since late 2022 on Monday as a massive winter storm sweeps across the country.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM