Arshad
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Sigh. Free Don Lemon.
January 30, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Sigh. Free Don Lemon.
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There needs to be an effort to monitor for cases where lawful, 1A protected speech gets punished through even small administrative actions like denying enrollment in Global Entry or TSA Pre-Check. We already know that they have publicly slandered peaceful protesters as "domestic terrorists"
There was, in MN, a palpable, constant sense of fear that could even feel like paranoia from people engaged in civil resistance. Here’s why:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
There needs to be an effort to monitor for cases where lawful, 1A protected speech gets punished through even small administrative actions like denying enrollment in Global Entry or TSA Pre-Check. We already know that they have publicly slandered peaceful protesters as "domestic terrorists"
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2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
Fixing the $12 Billion Lie
How Mayor Mamdani Plans to Fix NYC's Existential Budget Crisis—And Why It Affects Every Single American Nationwide
www.qasimrashid.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 PM
2022: Massachusetts enacts a 4% tax on millionaires. Critics predict catastrophe.
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
2026: MA sees 39%⬆️ in number of millionaires, $5B⬆️ in new revenue, & MA is bottom 10 in poverty.
Taxing the wealthy creates more wealth. Taxing working people creates more poverty: www.qasimrashid.com/p/fixing-the...
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Courage begets courage
ICE watch volunteer: "We have shown up day after day for 8 weeks to protect each other and to protect our neighbors."
Chris Hayes "Can you outlast them?"
"I don't see any signs of slowing. What I see is more and more people stepping into their courage and moving together with one voice."
Chris Hayes "Can you outlast them?"
"I don't see any signs of slowing. What I see is more and more people stepping into their courage and moving together with one voice."
January 28, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Courage begets courage
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Two democratic members of congress being assaulted reminds me of the time Sarah Huckabee Sanders was politely asked to leave a restaurant
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Two democratic members of congress being assaulted reminds me of the time Sarah Huckabee Sanders was politely asked to leave a restaurant
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Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
January 28, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Just a reminder that both Ilhan Omar and Maxwell Frost have been attacked this week.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
No outrage by right-wing media or even corporate media.
Now imagine if this were done to Republicans.
The entire system is rigged in favor of conservatives, folks. The double standards are just wild.
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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a lot of Democratic officials have asked the protesters to be careful to not "give Trump what he wants" and I think it's fair to ask them to do likewise
January 28, 2026 at 5:12 AM
a lot of Democratic officials have asked the protesters to be careful to not "give Trump what he wants" and I think it's fair to ask them to do likewise
This is an example of a good thread from a Dem politician. Instead of platitudes, we're hearing about specific actions elected officials have/can/are taking.
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This is an example of a good thread from a Dem politician. Instead of platitudes, we're hearing about specific actions elected officials have/can/are taking.
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"There is joy in connecting with strangers who love their community the way you do. There is solidarity in a city where every head is on the same swivel. There is hope in people running toward danger, if it means keeping neighbors safe. "
In Minnesota, Everywhere Is a Front Line
What a federal invasion looks like from the inside.
www.discourseblog.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"There is joy in connecting with strangers who love their community the way you do. There is solidarity in a city where every head is on the same swivel. There is hope in people running toward danger, if it means keeping neighbors safe. "
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HOLY SHIT. Democrats now have a TWENTY-TWO POINT advantage on the general ballot. Dems had a 14-point advantage leading up to the 2018 election which netted us 41 seats in the House alone.
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
HOLY SHIT. Democrats now have a TWENTY-TWO POINT advantage on the general ballot. Dems had a 14-point advantage leading up to the 2018 election which netted us 41 seats in the House alone.
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I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
Despite Trump’s promises, grocery prices are still rising fast. Families can’t afford this… when is he going to get serious about lowering costs?
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
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Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
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"Look, I know we're on a sinking ship, but I really think the smart thing to do is spend a little time rearranging these deck chairs!"
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
"Look, I know we're on a sinking ship, but I really think the smart thing to do is spend a little time rearranging these deck chairs!"
This has to be one of the dumbest non-solutions I've ever heard in politics or policy. Incredible. Almost comical.
Completely misses the problem. Unworkable in the real world. Nobody invoved with the problem asked for it
No wonder so much of the Democratic base is turned off by our leadership
Completely misses the problem. Unworkable in the real world. Nobody invoved with the problem asked for it
No wonder so much of the Democratic base is turned off by our leadership
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This has to be one of the dumbest non-solutions I've ever heard in politics or policy. Incredible. Almost comical.
Completely misses the problem. Unworkable in the real world. Nobody invoved with the problem asked for it
No wonder so much of the Democratic base is turned off by our leadership
Completely misses the problem. Unworkable in the real world. Nobody invoved with the problem asked for it
No wonder so much of the Democratic base is turned off by our leadership
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Set by a 19 year old white suprematist who has been arrested. What an unimaginable & terrifying time we are living through.
An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.
The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.
mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Set by a 19 year old white suprematist who has been arrested. What an unimaginable & terrifying time we are living through.
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Please join me in praying for my city's only synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, which was set on fire in the early morning hours, yesterday.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
January 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Please join me in praying for my city's only synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, which was set on fire in the early morning hours, yesterday.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
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Leveraging the Congressional power of the purse would be more meaningful than pushing for symbolic resolutions on war powers and Trump/Rs need Dem votes yet ...
"both Jeffries and Schumer declined to say whether they would use their authority to rein in ICE."
Where is the leadership?
"both Jeffries and Schumer declined to say whether they would use their authority to rein in ICE."
Where is the leadership?
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Leveraging the Congressional power of the purse would be more meaningful than pushing for symbolic resolutions on war powers and Trump/Rs need Dem votes yet ...
"both Jeffries and Schumer declined to say whether they would use their authority to rein in ICE."
Where is the leadership?
"both Jeffries and Schumer declined to say whether they would use their authority to rein in ICE."
Where is the leadership?
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
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The Iraq War parallels are there but Trump has made no functional attempt to justify war or deposing Maduro, let alone make the case to get international support. Doing this without a fight leaf must create space for response by US allies & global governance bodies to condemn & demand accountability
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The Iraq War parallels are there but Trump has made no functional attempt to justify war or deposing Maduro, let alone make the case to get international support. Doing this without a fight leaf must create space for response by US allies & global governance bodies to condemn & demand accountability
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
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The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The FIFA Peace Prize doesn't mean what it used to