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Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Democrats should demand every sitting Republican decry this attack and explicitly denounce it, and then censure all of them when they don’t do it. Act like normal decent humans defending your colleague.
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I cannot stress enough that the American people protested, donated, subscribed, and voted in record numbers in 2018 and 2020 and then those institutions that they propped up in opposition to Trump sought to accommodate him instead. And here we are.
I continue to think that we won’t see a 2017-style liberal media addiction/subscription surge. Anger at how the media covered this, no more sense that something could break and end his presidency… I just see a lot of people tuning out for a bit.
November 6, 2024 at 6:48 AM
I cannot stress enough that the American people protested, donated, subscribed, and voted in record numbers in 2018 and 2020 and then those institutions that they propped up in opposition to Trump sought to accommodate him instead. And here we are.
You gotta throw these people in prison forever
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 AM
You gotta throw these people in prison forever
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here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 9:40 PM
here's a video from this afternoon in Eden Prairie MN of ICE agents camping out as a bus stop.
Again, this is terrorism.
Again, this is terrorism.
If you don’t like what’s happening and want to prevent us from getting back here or worse, the VERY FIRST THING you have to do is expand the Supreme Court and implement comprehensive voting reform to keep Republicans out of power
Republicans have effectively replaced the Constitution with the GOP-majority Supreme Court. We have no constitutional rights as long as Republicans are in power.
this is explicitly forbidden by the fourth amendment, there should not need to be "guidance" because it is IN THE CONSTITUTION & in fact the drafters used these exact examples in constructing the amendment
January 27, 2026 at 11:15 PM
If you don’t like what’s happening and want to prevent us from getting back here or worse, the VERY FIRST THING you have to do is expand the Supreme Court and implement comprehensive voting reform to keep Republicans out of power
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Republicans have effectively replaced the Constitution with the GOP-majority Supreme Court. We have no constitutional rights as long as Republicans are in power.
this is explicitly forbidden by the fourth amendment, there should not need to be "guidance" because it is IN THE CONSTITUTION & in fact the drafters used these exact examples in constructing the amendment
ICE has been authorizing officers to forcibly enter homes without judicial warrants—a reversal of longstanding guidance to protect people's constitutional rights.
Senior reporter @samanthamichaels.bsky.social spoke with a family in Memphis that experienced this.
Senior reporter @samanthamichaels.bsky.social spoke with a family in Memphis that experienced this.
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Republicans have effectively replaced the Constitution with the GOP-majority Supreme Court. We have no constitutional rights as long as Republicans are in power.
Bovino saying that he won’t release the names of the agents who murdered Alex Pretti because it would be “doxxing” them and it would make them unsafe is pretty fucked up huh
January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Bovino saying that he won’t release the names of the agents who murdered Alex Pretti because it would be “doxxing” them and it would make them unsafe is pretty fucked up huh
Republicans will tell you this is fine but having your Twitter account banned is a violation of your first amendment rights
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Republicans will tell you this is fine but having your Twitter account banned is a violation of your first amendment rights
Wait what?
Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House.
We can do this the easy way or the hard way.
January 27, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Wait what?
But with body cams though right?
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
But with body cams though right?
I was assured he’d be arrested now? Is that still a thing?
Netanyahu: We have completed the mission. Thanks to my government colleagues for the support and to Minister Ron Dermer. For contributions versus connections and pressures. And to Gal Hirsch.
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I was assured he’d be arrested now? Is that still a thing?
If we can get ICE abolished by tying it to Trump I think we should do that
Democrats may think they are softening the message when they say things like "Abolish Trump's ICE" but this is a mistake.
The qualifier of "Trump's" shows a deflection of Dem responsibility for perpetuating this agency and funding it.
The qualifier of "Trump's" shows a deflection of Dem responsibility for perpetuating this agency and funding it.
January 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
If we can get ICE abolished by tying it to Trump I think we should do that
Voting for Trump for the economy
U.S. DOLLAR INDEX AT NEAR FOUR-YEAR LOW; LAST DOWN 0.95% AT 96.17
January 27, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Voting for Trump for the economy
Like a reverse Sophie’s choice
And then, just three head coach openings remained.
Giants: John Harbaugh
Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Titans: Robert Saleh
Ravens: Jesse Minter
Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Bills: Joe Brady
Browns:
Cardinals:
Raiders:
Giants: John Harbaugh
Falcons: Kevin Stefanski
Dolphins: Jeff Hafley
Titans: Robert Saleh
Ravens: Jesse Minter
Steelers: Mike McCarthy
Bills: Joe Brady
Browns:
Cardinals:
Raiders:
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Like a reverse Sophie’s choice
Democrats need to stop treating Republicans as mostly harmless curiosities to be casually dabbled in (this is why I stopped listening to the know your enemy pod)
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Democrats need to stop treating Republicans as mostly harmless curiosities to be casually dabbled in (this is why I stopped listening to the know your enemy pod)
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It feels like... there were certain weak points in the international "liberal" worldview where professed values of liberty, equality, self-determination were not observed, and for the past twenty years fascists have been systematically exploiting those spots, one after the other, to flip people
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
It feels like... there were certain weak points in the international "liberal" worldview where professed values of liberty, equality, self-determination were not observed, and for the past twenty years fascists have been systematically exploiting those spots, one after the other, to flip people
I have conflicting thoughts about how Dems should approach this specific point of leverage but I would like to see Dems messaging very explicitly about what they’ll do with power if we give it to them so that it doesn’t feel like these budget deadlines are the only bite we get at the apple
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I have conflicting thoughts about how Dems should approach this specific point of leverage but I would like to see Dems messaging very explicitly about what they’ll do with power if we give it to them so that it doesn’t feel like these budget deadlines are the only bite we get at the apple
Someone left a minute and thirty-two seconds on the microwave what the actual fuck
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Someone left a minute and thirty-two seconds on the microwave what the actual fuck
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remember when some dummy was like “why are you mad at dems for copying zohran’s message discipline about affordability?” it was like 3 days ago lol. it’s really amazing how much tolerance people have for being made to look like an idiot defending dem leadership and still come back for more
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
remember when some dummy was like “why are you mad at dems for copying zohran’s message discipline about affordability?” it was like 3 days ago lol. it’s really amazing how much tolerance people have for being made to look like an idiot defending dem leadership and still come back for more
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Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Perry: Abolish ICE? How about DHS altogether.
"We have models for how to structure federal immigration oversight that doesn't rely on an unaccountable masked secret police force running rampant in our streets," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)
Was “don’t murder protestors” not already a rule or what?
Word is from NBC that instructions from Mr. Schumer to his caucus are: “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” 1/ www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Was “don’t murder protestors” not already a rule or what?
You gotta put these people in prison for life
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 AM
You gotta put these people in prison for life
They’re killing so many people
Moderna CEO says Trump’s policies have so curtailed vaccine market they won’t be investing in new research. So that’s awesome. Good luck when the next pandemic hits. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fWErMy/
Bloomberg Business on TikTok
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel said the company doesn’t plan to invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from US officials. #health #business #medicine #US #government
www.tiktok.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 AM
They’re killing so many people
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