Animal Spirits
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Most, probably, of our decisions to do something positive, the full consequences of which will be drawn out over many days to come, can only be taken as a result of animal spirits ...
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Interesting that one corrupt Republican can completely stop this deal, but Democratic senators are powerless and can only agree to more money for the fascist regime.
Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), who has put a hold on the deal to strip DHS from the rest of the approps package.
Graham trashes his Republican colleagues who criticize the underlying approps deal: "Politically you're dumb as a rock."
Graham trashes his Republican colleagues who criticize the underlying approps deal: "Politically you're dumb as a rock."
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Interesting that one corrupt Republican can completely stop this deal, but Democratic senators are powerless and can only agree to more money for the fascist regime.
I wish everyone who thinks criticizing Democrats only helps MAGA would imagine if Democrats made simple and direct videos like this explaining how the GOP is violating the constitution and making life harder for everyone.
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I wish everyone who thinks criticizing Democrats only helps MAGA would imagine if Democrats made simple and direct videos like this explaining how the GOP is violating the constitution and making life harder for everyone.
You know, he's pretty good at this
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
You know, he's pretty good at this
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yeah congressional Democrats (and any Republicans interested in developing vertebrae, any day now) have no business funding these motherfuckers
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
yeah congressional Democrats (and any Republicans interested in developing vertebrae, any day now) have no business funding these motherfuckers
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"The Democrats are pushing reforms that they know won’t work because they are doing performative, perfunctory opposition to try to quiet their base, instead of real legislating and fighting to dismantle Trump’s ICE and CBP." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Senate Democrats’ ICE Proposals Are a Huge and Inexcusable Whiff
Their opening bid should have been eight or 10 bold proposals. But as usual, the Democrats start by negotiating with themselves.
newrepublic.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"The Democrats are pushing reforms that they know won’t work because they are doing performative, perfunctory opposition to try to quiet their base, instead of real legislating and fighting to dismantle Trump’s ICE and CBP." newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
Got put on a list called "MAGA's little helpers" for calling out the Democrats for being so weak in their opposition. It's incredible how salty people get when you point out they could be doing things differently/better.
January 30, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Got put on a list called "MAGA's little helpers" for calling out the Democrats for being so weak in their opposition. It's incredible how salty people get when you point out they could be doing things differently/better.
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The full force of OUR government has been turned against all of us. We are no longer being supported by this government.
This is happening while the EPSTEIN files have not been released & Trump is suing every American for $10,000,000,000.
EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS IS RESPONSIBLE!
This is happening while the EPSTEIN files have not been released & Trump is suing every American for $10,000,000,000.
EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS IS RESPONSIBLE!
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The full force of OUR government has been turned against all of us. We are no longer being supported by this government.
This is happening while the EPSTEIN files have not been released & Trump is suing every American for $10,000,000,000.
EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS IS RESPONSIBLE!
This is happening while the EPSTEIN files have not been released & Trump is suing every American for $10,000,000,000.
EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS IS RESPONSIBLE!
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hey democrats, theyre burning the first amendment, time to wake up and say something
January 30, 2026 at 2:08 PM
hey democrats, theyre burning the first amendment, time to wake up and say something
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Today, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social is all of us. He was arrested for using his 1A rights. Any of us can be arrested now. Because of who the current occupant of the White House is, I am not surprised that this is happening.
I BLAME EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.
I BLAME EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Today, @donlemonofficial.bsky.social is all of us. He was arrested for using his 1A rights. Any of us can be arrested now. Because of who the current occupant of the White House is, I am not surprised that this is happening.
I BLAME EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.
I BLAME EVERY ELECTED ENABLER IN CONGRESS FOR ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN.
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if youre a democratic lawmaker and the right wing isnt calling you demonic for doing your job, i question your effectiveness
The right-wing hysteria about Spanberger is really something to behold. She has them totally freaked out, apparently. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/frid... h/t @drewsav.bsky.social @daveweigel.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
if youre a democratic lawmaker and the right wing isnt calling you demonic for doing your job, i question your effectiveness
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The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, plus the New York Times story about using facial recognition to take away PreCheck and Global Entry from observers, reveals how closely linked these two missions are. There is no separating ICE’s twin missions of ethnic cleansing and ideological terror.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, plus the New York Times story about using facial recognition to take away PreCheck and Global Entry from observers, reveals how closely linked these two missions are. There is no separating ICE’s twin missions of ethnic cleansing and ideological terror.
Everyone who votes Republican thinks the first amendment only applies to people they agree with
🚨 BREAKING: Don Lemon was arrested in LA following a protest connected to a disrupted church service in Minnesota.
This is an assault on independent journalism. Think about it. The right has tightened its grip on large chunks of mainstream media, but it can’t fully control independent voices.
This is an assault on independent journalism. Think about it. The right has tightened its grip on large chunks of mainstream media, but it can’t fully control independent voices.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Everyone who votes Republican thinks the first amendment only applies to people they agree with
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Jesus Christ. The "pivot" lasted about 15 minutes.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
NEWS: The Trump regime has arrested Don Lemon in its latest crackdown on journalism after he reported from inside a church protest in Minnesota—despite a magistrate judge previously rejecting the case against him as unsupported by evidence.
January 30, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Jesus Christ. The "pivot" lasted about 15 minutes.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
Arresting a black journalist under the Ku Klux Klan Act for covering a pro-immigration protest at a Christian nationalist church led by an ICE officer is the perfect encapsulation of this administration's authoritarianism, racism, and trolling.
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The First Amendment is under attack
Minnesota based Independent Journalist GEORGIA FORT has been arrested for filming a protest of the church pastor that works as an ICE manager. SPREAD THE WORD! Georgia has been doing outstanding reporting from ground zero!
January 30, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The First Amendment is under attack
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It is delightfully strange for New Yorkers to have a humane and cuddly mayor. If I saw a photo of Giuliani with his arms wrapped around a bunch of kids, I’d assume he was trying to arrest them.
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 PM
It is delightfully strange for New Yorkers to have a humane and cuddly mayor. If I saw a photo of Giuliani with his arms wrapped around a bunch of kids, I’d assume he was trying to arrest them.
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And, honestly, watching Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz continuing to run around falsely claiming that Biden attacked free speech while saying fuck all about Trump's actual attacks on free speech is maddening.
January 30, 2026 at 12:38 AM
And, honestly, watching Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz continuing to run around falsely claiming that Biden attacked free speech while saying fuck all about Trump's actual attacks on free speech is maddening.
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Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
They must all resign and be held accountable.
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This has generally been the response whenever I've asked military people to review domestic police raids. But the stuff we're seeing from ICE and Border Patrol is especially bumbling and amateurish thuggery.
We asked an expert to tell us what they thought of ICE's military moves. It was worse than I thought (but the writing is great) www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This has generally been the response whenever I've asked military people to review domestic police raids. But the stuff we're seeing from ICE and Border Patrol is especially bumbling and amateurish thuggery.
The people who shoved pop-up ads and AI into their product think the rest of us should trust them. That's funny.
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Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows
2026 is all about improving Windows
tinyurl.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The people who shoved pop-up ads and AI into their product think the rest of us should trust them. That's funny.
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Radley is so on the mark zeroing in on this: the creation of new "privacy" rights for federal police. The right to be anonymous to the public. The right not to have anyone know why they shot someone and tried to hide the evidence. "right to privacy" fascism addition.
Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
DeWald cites "privacy interests" for an "agent number 3" and his body worn camera as one of the govt's concerns over making the case material piblic, among other issues.
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Radley is so on the mark zeroing in on this: the creation of new "privacy" rights for federal police. The right to be anonymous to the public. The right not to have anyone know why they shot someone and tried to hide the evidence. "right to privacy" fascism addition.
Conservatives are completely incapable of being funny, but dammit, TV producers are going to keep trying to push them at us no matter what.
great move, daily show
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Conservatives are completely incapable of being funny, but dammit, TV producers are going to keep trying to push them at us no matter what.
Let's just say it out loud. The American people are braver, smarter, kinder, and just better than the thugs being sent by our government to force a failed ideology on us.
January 29, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Let's just say it out loud. The American people are braver, smarter, kinder, and just better than the thugs being sent by our government to force a failed ideology on us.
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"I believe that the GOP has forfeited any legitimate claim to being the arbiter of acceptable political rhetoric."
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
"I believe that the GOP has forfeited any legitimate claim to being the arbiter of acceptable political rhetoric."
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If you fall for this Tom Homan shit you’re the most naive or complicit human being on the planet. So I stay tuned for the NYTimes and Dem leadership.
January 29, 2026 at 1:49 PM
If you fall for this Tom Homan shit you’re the most naive or complicit human being on the planet. So I stay tuned for the NYTimes and Dem leadership.