Aaron
@aaronv.bsky.social
PoliticsOfFear on Twitter and aaronv on Threads.
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That is for folks that are incredibly low information supporters.
RFK Jr: "Mr President, we're in the process of implementing your great American healthcare bill." (There is no healthcare bill.)
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
That is for folks that are incredibly low information supporters.
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Trump posted a video claiming that hospices in California are being run by Armenian gangs and Russian mobsters.
In the video, Dr. Oz decries these migrants who he claims have a very different culture and are perpetuating fraud.
In the video, Dr. Oz decries these migrants who he claims have a very different culture and are perpetuating fraud.
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Trump posted a video claiming that hospices in California are being run by Armenian gangs and Russian mobsters.
In the video, Dr. Oz decries these migrants who he claims have a very different culture and are perpetuating fraud.
In the video, Dr. Oz decries these migrants who he claims have a very different culture and are perpetuating fraud.
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Hard to pick just one devastating stat from this survey but holy shit
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hard to pick just one devastating stat from this survey but holy shit
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he's got the most "how do you do, fellow normal people who know how things work" vibe
Bessent is hardly the most dangerous Trump lackey but he's arguably the most pathetic
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
he's got the most "how do you do, fellow normal people who know how things work" vibe
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OPINION | The First Lady probably should have plagiarized the plot of her film from a blockbuster hit, writes Michael Ian Black.
Melania Trump’s New Movie Is a Documentary. It’s Also a Tragedy
The First Lady probably should have plagiarized the plot of her film from a blockbuster hit.
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
OPINION | The First Lady probably should have plagiarized the plot of her film from a blockbuster hit, writes Michael Ian Black.
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“They had the professional demeanor of criminals.”
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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January 29, 2026 at 5:48 AM
“They had the professional demeanor of criminals.”
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exercise your free speech in Maine and ICE will shoot shit at you
ICE agents in Maine fire projectiles at filming onlookers
One observer said ICE agents approached an older woman driving a Volkswagen, spoke with her, and then fired projectiles at her.
themainemonitor.org
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 AM
exercise your free speech in Maine and ICE will shoot shit at you
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Gavin Newsom is calling out the “waste,” “fraud,” and “abuse” on display by FBI Director Kash Patel, who frequently travels via government jet to see his girlfriend.
Newsom Sounds ‘Abuse’ Alarm on Keystone Kash’s Date Nights
Patel has been knocked for repeatedly using a $60 million government jet to visit girlfriend Alexis Wilkins.
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Gavin Newsom is calling out the “waste,” “fraud,” and “abuse” on display by FBI Director Kash Patel, who frequently travels via government jet to see his girlfriend.
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Andy Kazmierczak, the man who attacked Ilhan Omar tonight at her town hall, has made Trump his profile picture multiple times on Facebook.
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Andy Kazmierczak, the man who attacked Ilhan Omar tonight at her town hall, has made Trump his profile picture multiple times on Facebook.
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She moved TOWARD him. Went right at him.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
🔥 @repilhan.bsky.social took it like a champ — and even went right after that lunatic
“I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.” 🔥 👸
“I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.” 🔥 👸
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 AM
She moved TOWARD him. Went right at him.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
She’s braver and stronger than every single MFer in power right now. Every single MFer playing dress-up in an ICE costume. Every single MFer who would call her less than or inferior.
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These people certainly aren’t for freedom of religion, or free speech, or bodily autonomy. This week they even came for the second amendment!
Freedom for me but not for thee.
Freedom for me but not for thee.
It’s just incredibly funny this is supposed to be the “freedom” party. It was never about any freedom except their right to be selfish assholes and not feel bad about it.
January 28, 2026 at 2:57 AM
These people certainly aren’t for freedom of religion, or free speech, or bodily autonomy. This week they even came for the second amendment!
Freedom for me but not for thee.
Freedom for me but not for thee.
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Is it possible that Republicans still haven't realized that this is a very gay song?
Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Trump rally: "They're playing this song -- Macho Man. Every hard-working woman deserves a Macho Man. And I see a whole lot of it all around me! But the number one macho man you're gonna hear from in a little while."
January 27, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Is it possible that Republicans still haven't realized that this is a very gay song?
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"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 4:15 PM
"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
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Stating the obvious at this point, but the killings by ICE & CBP aren't isolated incidents; they're the product of a culture of contempt for and casual brutality toward civilians.
CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Stating the obvious at this point, but the killings by ICE & CBP aren't isolated incidents; they're the product of a culture of contempt for and casual brutality toward civilians.
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There are people with principled takes on the 2nd Amendment, like the 1st.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
There are people with principled takes on the 2nd Amendment, like the 1st.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
But if you ever believed that the American Right broadly supported 2nd Amendment rights, as opposed to rights for people who agreed with them, you are a fool.
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The CBS News editor-in-chief invited staffers to quit if they don’t agree with her new vision to make the network more Trump-friendly.
MAGA Curious CBS Boss Dares Defiant Staffers to Quit in Tense All-Hands
As Bari Weiss expanded on her MAGA-aligned vision for the network, she admitted she was “green” and already making mistakes.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
The CBS News editor-in-chief invited staffers to quit if they don’t agree with her new vision to make the network more Trump-friendly.
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
January 27, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out
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Trump’s masked deportation force has shot 12 people since September
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Trump’s masked deportation force has shot 12 people since September
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Q: Are you comfortable with the current value of the dollar? Do you think it has declined too much?
TRUMP: No, I think it's great.
TRUMP: No, I think it's great.
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Q: Are you comfortable with the current value of the dollar? Do you think it has declined too much?
TRUMP: No, I think it's great.
TRUMP: No, I think it's great.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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And what's more -- now that the people did it, the politicians are noticing and starting to follow suit.
Reminds me of the old line (attributed to various figures):
"There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader."
Reminds me of the old line (attributed to various figures):
"There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader."
The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
January 27, 2026 at 1:26 AM
And what's more -- now that the people did it, the politicians are noticing and starting to follow suit.
Reminds me of the old line (attributed to various figures):
"There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader."
Reminds me of the old line (attributed to various figures):
"There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader."