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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · Nov 25
Subtitle holds.
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“One year ago, Donald Trump took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he has focused on using the presidency to enrich himself.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:12 AM
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Lindsey Halligan is out. Halligan grew up in Colorado, studied journalism at Regis University, and was runner up in Miss Colorado USA when Trump owned the pageant. She went on to become an insurance attorney, then an attorney for Trump, before a disastrous stint as US Attorney.
January 21, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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lindsey halligan? who appeared on the trutv reality television series "south beach tow"?
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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NEW: Got this statement from Lindsey Halligan:
I served the full 120-day appointment authorized by the Attorney General of the United States. That appointment concluded on January 20, 2026. On November 24, 2025, Judge Currie ruled that my appointment was invalid and held that, following Erik Siebert's departure, the authority to appoint an interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia rested with the district court - and only the district court. From that point forward, the district court repeatedly treated my appointment as disqualifying, citing Judge Currie's ruling as controlling authority. My name was struck from filings. Disciplinary proceedings were threatened. I was subjected to baseless accusations of lying to a tribunal and making false or misleading statements. I was ordered to respond to sua sponte orders and to personally sign filings explaining why my name appeared on pleadings, diverting time and resources from public safety responsibilities. Assistant U.S. Attorneys were told in open court that I should resign. Despite this treatment, the district court failed to take the one action its own interpretation of the statute - and Judge Currie's ruling - required: appointing a new U.S. Attorney. The court's remedy did not match its rhetoric. It treated me as though I had been removed from office - declaring my appointment unlawful and striking my name from filings - while never taking the single step Judge Currie identified as the consequence of that conclusion: appointing a replacement U.S. Attorney. In short, the court took no action to fill the vacancy it said already existed. The result was a vacuum: the Executive Branch was told it lacked appointment authority, and the Judiciary declined to exercise the authority it claimed was exclusively its own. That contradiction is now on appeal.
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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alexshephard.bsky.social
there is a very coherent explanation for this, which is that it is usually very hard to prove that someone is knowingly spreading a falsehood—or lying—and that reporting standards prevent outlets from saying things they can't prove to be true
craigcalcaterra.bsky.social Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 10h
I've still never heard an actual person in real life use the word "falsehoods" and I've yet to hear a coherent explanation for why the media refuses to use the word "lies."
New York Times headline "Falsehoods Fueled Trump's First Year Back in Office"
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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A year ago today, victims of Jan. 6 rioters began receiving automatic notifications that the people who assaulted them were being freed from prison.
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
Voting for Trump — and regretting it Sharif, the Madina Mall shop owner who fears she may have to return to the bad old days of having a boss, gave out an exasperated sigh. “Would you believe if I told you I voted for this man?” she said, referring to Trump. Sharif is not politically active, but in 2024, some campaigners came to her shop and told her that Trump would be good for business and against the LGBTQ agenda. “I was immediately hooked,” she said. She voted Republican for the first time. Now, chagrined, she said, “I never thought the man I put in office would come for my family, make me financially struggle and cause me so much fear that I carry my passport when I go to the bathroom,” she said, pointing at the mall’s bathrooms. “I feel as though the weapon I built is coming to kill me and my people,” she said.
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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NEW: Justice Dept. subpoenas Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other local officials amid a federal immigration crackdown.
DOJ serves subpoenas to Walz, Frey and other Minnesota officials amid immigration crackdown
The subpoenas widen the federal investigation into whether Minnesota officials conspired to impede law enforcement during the Trump administration's immigration operations.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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NEW: The subpoenas were also sent to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the office of St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, and two counties, according to the document and the person familiar with the probe.

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DOJ serves subpoenas to Walz, Frey and other Minnesota officials amid immigration crackdown
The subpoenas widen the federal investigation into whether Minnesota officials conspired to impede law enforcement during the Trump administration's immigration operations.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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“A federal judge has barred Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan from ‘masquerading’ as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, but said he would allow her to avoid attorney disciplinary proceedings for now ‘in light of her inexperience.’”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Judge bans Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan from 'masquerading' as top federal prosecutor
The judge said he would allow Halligan to avoid attorney disciplinary proceedings for now "in light of her inexperience."
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January 20, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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"The judge said he would allow Halligan to avoid attorney disciplinary proceedings for now "in light of her inexperience.""
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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NEW: Judge posts job opening for top prosecutor spot that DOJ claims Lindsey Halligan occupies

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Judge posts job opening for top prosecutor spot that DOJ claims Lindsey Halligan occupies
Though a judge disqualified Halligan from her position, the Justice Department as recently as last week referred to her as the interim U.S. attorney.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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apnews.com
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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One month after the Epstein files deadline, only a fraction of the DOJ's records have been released
One month after the Epstein files deadline, only a fraction of the DOJ's records have been released
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., one of the co-authors of the Epstein Transparency Act, called the Justice Department's delay in releasing the files "an obstruction of justice."
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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ICYMI: Trump pardoned the wrong criminal case, despite an extremely expensive pardon lobbying effort: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case
The White House said an additional document pardoning Wanda Vázquez Garced will be signed out of an abundance of caution.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:58 AM
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kylec.bsky.social
This is not the first physical altercation involving Peters which has been caught on tape. In 2022, she appeared to kick a police officer serving a warrant. Court documents say officers told Peters "Do not kick! Do you understand!?" and "Please relax," to which she yelled, 'No!'"
January 20, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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kylec.bsky.social
NEW: 9NEWS has obtained video of a prison altercation involving Tina Peters. Prison officials say neither inmate was injured. More details: www.9news.com/article/news...
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 AM
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“Ticktin’s comments were at times disjointed and inaudible as the country song American Heart appeared to play on his computer during the interview, despite his failed attempts to silence the music.” www.9news.com/article/news...
Tina Peters in prison altercation caught on camera
Peters’ allies claim she was assaulted in prison and is being punished for the altercation. Prison officials say no one was hurt, and Peters has been relocated.
www.9news.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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the like numbers on some of this facebook ai slop are just astonishing
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 AM
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sahilkapur.bsky.social
Martin Luther King, Jr.

National favorable rating via Gallup:

AUGUST 1966: 33% 👍 to 63% 👎
AUGUST 2011: 94% 👍 to 4% 👎
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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polgreen.bsky.social
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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(NYT) - President Trump is now claiming that one reason he is pushing to acquire Greenland is that he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a message he sent to Norway’s prime minister over the weekend.

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www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Bruce Springsteen dedicated a song to the memory of Renee Good during a performance in New Jersey.
Bruce Springsteen dedicates song to Renee Good, decries crackdown on immigrants in New Jersey performance
The rock legend was performing in his home state Saturday night when he said federal immigration officers are using "Gestapo tactics" against Americans.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Fans love OT.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case (NBC News)

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January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM