Carter
@ayymistacarter.bsky.social
former concussion receiver for Texas A&M Rugby | BBQ addict
I am worried that there is a chance that Rutte might have given Trump the impression that Denmark/Greenland would give up something they cannot and will not give up and that this saga isn’t truly over.
January 22, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I am worried that there is a chance that Rutte might have given Trump the impression that Denmark/Greenland would give up something they cannot and will not give up and that this saga isn’t truly over.
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I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
On the one hand, with this Greenland stuff Trump has cratered our standing with allies across the globe, undermined the strength of the U.S. dollar, and weakened American power permanently for the longterm.
But on the other hand, at least maybe we’ll get a bunch of stuff we already have.
But on the other hand, at least maybe we’ll get a bunch of stuff we already have.
January 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
On the one hand, with this Greenland stuff Trump has cratered our standing with allies across the globe, undermined the strength of the U.S. dollar, and weakened American power permanently for the longterm.
But on the other hand, at least maybe we’ll get a bunch of stuff we already have.
But on the other hand, at least maybe we’ll get a bunch of stuff we already have.
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“The strong do what they can" is what Athens said right before destroying itself. New piece on the Carney Doctrine, Vaclav’s grocer, and American hubris.
hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...
hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...
The Strong Will Suffer What They Must
Vaclav's Grocer and American Hubris
hegemon.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
“The strong do what they can" is what Athens said right before destroying itself. New piece on the Carney Doctrine, Vaclav’s grocer, and American hubris.
hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...
hegemon.substack.com/p/the-strong...
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if trump knew what any of that meant he'd be very upset
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
if trump knew what any of that meant he'd be very upset
I think it is pretty funny that Dems got told they ignored affordability issues and it cost them the election and now the world is on fire and all Chuck Schumer can do is say “eggs are ¢70 more expensive!”
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I think it is pretty funny that Dems got told they ignored affordability issues and it cost them the election and now the world is on fire and all Chuck Schumer can do is say “eggs are ¢70 more expensive!”
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Sam Altman and Elon Musk are going back and forth on X about whose product has killed more people, ChatGPT or Tesla Autopilot.
KenWatanabeVoice(“Let them fight”);
KenWatanabeVoice(“Let them fight”);
The gloves are off in the feud between Sam Altman and Elon Musk
The tech titans escalated their long-running feud on Tuesday, trading barbs in public posts about the safety of ChatGPT, Grok, and Tesla's Autopilot.
www.businessinsider.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Sam Altman and Elon Musk are going back and forth on X about whose product has killed more people, ChatGPT or Tesla Autopilot.
KenWatanabeVoice(“Let them fight”);
KenWatanabeVoice(“Let them fight”);
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Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
Lehigh County exec says he’s evicting ICE agents from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent
Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel’s announcement to evict the ICE agents came shortly after the county’s financial watchdog revealed the agency owes more than $115,000 in rent.
www.mcall.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Please enjoy this local news: “Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied an office for about three years but never paid rent…
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
“We’re going to deport ICE,” Pinsley said at the news conference”
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I remain awestruck that you can be chief WH correspondent of the New York Times while apparently accepting the version of history that you were taught in grade school in the 1970’s
January 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I remain awestruck that you can be chief WH correspondent of the New York Times while apparently accepting the version of history that you were taught in grade school in the 1970’s
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The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...
Tidligere forsvarssjef om Trumps USA: – Neo-fascistisk bananrepublikk (+)
Tidligere forsvarssjef Sverre Diesen mener USA er blitt «en normløs og fiendtlig innstilt stormakt», og advarer samtidig mot å feste vår lit til Europa. Harald Sunde mener det haster med en plan B.
www.dn.no
January 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...
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At about the 35-second mark the officer says "IF YOU FUCKING MOVE I'LL FUCKING TASE YOU," followed immediately by "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING CAR RIGHT NOW."
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
'"YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"', has a WHOLE new meaning under #Trumpism. 🗽
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
At about the 35-second mark the officer says "IF YOU FUCKING MOVE I'LL FUCKING TASE YOU," followed immediately by "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING CAR RIGHT NOW."
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
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Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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- become leader of a declining superpower
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
January 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
- become leader of a declining superpower
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
- promise major changes
- dumb policies make the economy worse
- allies start to leave the empire
- be donald trump
- pic unrelated
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On a serious note: this is exactly what the right does all the time. “You didn’t pat me on the back enough for not being openly racist so I’m gonna be a Nazi now” is kinda their whole thing.
The President of the United States is texting heads of state that he “no longer feels an obligation think purely of Peace”
January 19, 2026 at 4:52 PM
On a serious note: this is exactly what the right does all the time. “You didn’t pat me on the back enough for not being openly racist so I’m gonna be a Nazi now” is kinda their whole thing.
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Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
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Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Reminds me of one of my favorite memes:
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the majority of the activity doesn't even seem remotely protest-related! it's just convoys of goons driving all over the place trying to kidnap every person who doesn't have white skin and a bunch of people following them around making noise to prevent this
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:55 PM
the majority of the activity doesn't even seem remotely protest-related! it's just convoys of goons driving all over the place trying to kidnap every person who doesn't have white skin and a bunch of people following them around making noise to prevent this
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ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
One of the reasons I really hate the Greenland talk is that when you put aside the naked imperial expansionism, you have Republicans admitting that climate change is in fact real, and that dangerous and unstable world we’re careening towards is one for the rich to exploit.
January 17, 2026 at 9:09 PM
One of the reasons I really hate the Greenland talk is that when you put aside the naked imperial expansionism, you have Republicans admitting that climate change is in fact real, and that dangerous and unstable world we’re careening towards is one for the rich to exploit.
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dc juries out here doing amazing shit for the people
A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining a laser pointer at Trump's helicopter was acquitted in 35 minutes
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump’s Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes
It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to "make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain."
www.huffpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
dc juries out here doing amazing shit for the people
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The details are horrific.
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The details are horrific.
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”
“He was just lifeless, like he had foam around his mouth... He had tears coming out of his eyes. I was giving him mouth-to-mouth, and I remember stopping, and I said, ‘I will give you all my breath ‘til you get yours back.’”