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mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials: Dear Ambassador: President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state] “Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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diplomatofnight.com
Josh Shapiro writes in his new book that he was being grilled by the Kamala Harris team about his views on Israel because he's a Jew.

In college, Josh Shapiro wrote that Palestinians as a collective "are too battle-minded" and that peace can only happen if Arabs don't "ruin it".
He was pressed on other questions about Israel, he wrote. “I wondered whether these questions were being posed to just me — the only Jewish guy in the running — or if everyone who had not held a federal office was being grilled about Israel in the same way,” wrote Mr. Shapiro, an outspoken critic of what he saw as antisemitism on college campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. “They are too battle-minded to be able to establish a peaceful homeland of their own,” he wrote in the essay, published in the Sept. 23, 1993, edition of The Campus Times, the student newspaper. “They will grow tired of fighting amongst themselves and will turn outside against Israel.” Mr. Shapiro, who was 20 at the time, noted in his essay that he had spent five months studying in Israel and had volunteered in the Israeli Army. “The only way the ‘peace plan’ will be successful is if the Palestinians do not ruin it,” Mr. Shapiro wrote, adding, “Palestinians will not coexist peacefully.
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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dropsitenews.com
The NFL has fined Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $11,593 for wearing eye black that called to "stop the genocide" during a playoff match last week.

The message referenced the genocide in Gaza & was visible also during his post-game TV interview on ESPN. The league says this violated its...
The NFL has fined Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair $11,593 for wearing eye black that called to "stop the genocide" during a playoff match last week. The message referenced the genocide in Gaza and was visible also during his post-game TV interview on ESPN. The league says this violated its uniform/equipment rules that bar unapproved personal messages on the field. Approved NFL messages include: ▪️ “End Racism” ▪️ “Stop Hate” ▪️ “It Takes All of Us” ▪️ “Black Lives Matter” ▪️ “Inspire Change” ▪️ “Say Their Stories” ▪️ “Vote” / “Vote Early” ▪️ “Equality” ▪️ “Justice” Quote ESPN Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been fined $11,593 for wearing eye black that contained the message "stop the genocide" during last week's wild-card game, a source told @AdamSchefter . Al-Shaair was fined for violating NFL uniform and equipment rules by wearing eye black that contained a personal message. Read more: http://spr.ly/6015CNK7R
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
“Abolish ICE” isn’t radical, it doesn’t go far enough.

Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray
It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
azeem259.bsky.social
I assume this went well then.
January 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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magitekdad.bsky.social
Eerily similar to German citizens who surrounded synagogues to protect them during the Kristallnacht.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 18, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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jayapal.house.gov
Mubashir and his family came to the United States as refugees from Ethiopia when he was a child, and they all became naturalized citizens in 2019.

Despite being a U.S. citizen, Mubashir was targeted by ICE, assaulted, and detained. Listen to his story:
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 PM
azeem259.bsky.social
Greg Stoker running against the Shamwow guy in March is like an anime rivalry. New gen influencer vs old gen and completely opposite politics.
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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hebagowayed.bsky.social
My latest in the @theguardian.com on how the Trump admins latest immigrant visa ban takes us back to the racial quotas abolished in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed
The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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rachelschine.bsky.social
Spent most of today translating al-Ghazali's parable about how our actions are not our own. It starts with a besmirched personification of Paper (Kāghad), to whom a Sufi poses the question: "Why? Your face was brilliantly white and now blackness appears on it–why did you blacken your face?"
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January 16, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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spiderswarz.bsky.social
My review of #TheVoiceofHindRajab for @butwhytho.net.

Everyone needs to see this film.

Free Palestine.

butwhytho.net/2026/01/the-...
'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Review: A Sublimely Devastating Masterpiece
With its superb performances, direction, and writing, The Voice of Hind Rajab is a sublimely devastating masterpiece.
butwhytho.net
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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rachelschine.bsky.social
This practice of using besmirching and parading to punish frauds and false witnesses continues into the 19th century in some places. The British found it very weird when they happened on it (read: colonized the people doing it) in India:
Discussion of ritual parading (tashhir) by some Brit in Calcutta.
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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rachelschine.bsky.social
al-Ghazali on the paradoxically infinite oneness of God:
فالتوحيد هو البحر الخضم الذي لا ساحل له

... I dig it.
January 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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harmscommitted.com
"Israeli military is building a 22-kilometer-long wall and a 50-meter-wide, off-limits military-only road deep inside the occupied West Bank."

"This area is a vital link between the north, west and east of the occupied West Bank."
#WestBank #Palestine #Israel #Military #EthnicCleansing
New wall threatens thousands of Palestinian families
The Israeli military has begun the first stretch of a $1.7 billion project to build a wall running from the occupied Golan Heights to Eilat, slicing through the occupied West Bank.
electronicintifada.net
January 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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duckvalentine.bsky.social
oh my god grow the fuck up
January 16, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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adactivity.bsky.social
Wow this poster from 1941 was strangely prescient, as it's from 1941 and belongs to the commons feel free to have this, do with it what you want
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
azeem259.bsky.social
I would've been so excited for this in 2008. Hopefully they can right the ship.
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 4d
Dave Filoni and Lywen Brennan are officially the new leaders of Lucasfilm

• Dave Filoni will oversee all creative development

• Lywen Brennan will oversee executive duties
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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hereliescorri.bsky.social
Marko asked me if I'd ever been to Chicago, which prompted me to look for some pics and led to me to rediscover this monstrosity I saw there.
An inflatable Mickey Mouse which inexplicably has a second Mickey face in its midsection, making the lower nose protrude in a suggestive manner.
January 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
azeem259.bsky.social
Someone I went to HS with is running for the dem house primaries in March and ruined her campaign by both sidesing Israel-Palestine when the front runner has money, popularity, a DSA endorsement, and fully supports Palestine. This election year is going to be exciting.
January 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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unraveledpress.com
A single federal agent with a long gun just walked through the crowd, slipped on the ice on his way under the police tape.

Dropped his loaded clip.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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billmize.bsky.social
Wow.
This is a delightful rabbit hole to go down.
So many gems!
#film #cinema #publicdomain
Find Free Movies (Legally) With WikiFlix, a Database of Films in the Public Domain
You can find free, out-of-copyright movies on the web with the help of WikiFlix—and there's lots to choose from.
lifehacker.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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darinself.com
The president said "Fuck you" to a citizen and only the citizen will face any consequences
bnonews.com BNO News @bnonews.com · 5d
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
bnonews.com BNO News @bnonews.com · 6d
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 2:59 AM
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garurai0210.bsky.social
Yawn
#イラスト
#watercolor
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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newyorkstateag.bsky.social
My office is ending Betar US’s campaign that engaged in bias-motivated assaults, threats, and harassment targeting Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish New Yorkers.

My office will continue to use every tool available to protect all New Yorkers’ civil rights and public safety.
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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taliajane.bsky.social
BREAKING: Extremist group ‘Betar’ to dissolve New York operations following @NewYorkStateAG investigation finds “substantial” civil rights violations. Bars encouraging violence, harassment of protestors.

Settlement: 3-year oversight period. Violations subject to $50k fine.
Attorney General James Stops Violence, Harassment, & Intimidation from New York Extremist Group OAG Investigation Found Betar Engaged in Bias-Motivated Assaults, Threats, & Harassment Targeting Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, & Jewish New Yorkers January 13, 2026 New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement ending Betar US's (Betar) campaign of violence, harassment, & intimidation against Arab, Muslim, & Jewish New Yorkers after an extensive investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that the group repeatedly targeted individuals based on religion & national origin. Betar is a New York-based organization labeled an "extremist group" by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for its "embrace of Islamophobia & harassment) of Muslims." The OAG investigation uncovered evidence of Betar's widespread persecution of Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, & Jewish New Yorkers, driven by broad hostility and animus toward several protected groups, in violation of New York civil rights laws. The settlement requires Betar to immediately cease instigating or encouraging violence against individuals, threatening protesters, and harassing individuals exercising their civil rights, and subjects the organization to a suspended $50,000 penalty that will be enforced if Betar violates the agreement. Betar is seeking to dissolve its not-for-profit corporation and has indicated to OAG that it is winding down operations in New York. "New York will not tolerate organizations that use fear, violence, and intimidation to silence free expression or target people because of who they are," said Attorney General James. "My office's investigation uncovered an alarming and illegal pattern of bias-motivated harassment and violence designed to terrorize communities and shut down lawful protest. This behavior is unacceptable, and it is not who we are as New Yorkers. My office will continue to use every tool available to protect all New Yorkers' civil rights and public safety." The OAG launched an investigation in March 2025 after receiving multiple complaints alleging that Betar and its members engaged in violent and threatening conduct directed at Muslim, Arab, Palestinian, and Jewish individuals, particularly in connection with protests related to Israel and Palestine. Betar is a New York not-for-profit organization that describes itself as an "activist movement" and has publicly called on supporters to "attend and disrupt" pro-Palestinian protests. Despite soliciting donations in New York through its website and social media, Betar has never registered with OAG's Charities Bureau. The OAG investigation determined that Betar engaged in a pattern of violence and harassment driven by explicit hostility toward protected groups. The OAG uncovered numerous public and private statements by Betar leadership and members expressing anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and anti-Muslim animus, including repeated use of slurs and demeaning language. For example, members repeatedly referred to keffiyehs - traditional Palestinian scarves - as "rape rags" and claimed that Muslims "hate America." Betar publicly circulated content celebrating violence against Palestinians, including social media posts mocking civilian deaths, declaring hatred toward Gazans, and calling for further bloodshed. In one instance, the group posted that the number of babies who had died in Gaza was "not enough," writing, "we demand blood in Gaza." The investigation also determined that Betar targeted Jewish individuals who expressed views that the group opposed. Betar threatened to place Jewish activists on lists to be shared with foreign authorities in an effort to bar them from travel and intimidate them into silence. In private communications, Betar leadership wrote, "of course we place Jews on lists," and confirmed that the group targeted Jewish New Yorkers they deemed insufficiently aligned with Betar's extremist ideology. Betar also used its public platform to threaten individuals with deportation and attempt to suppress protected speech. The organization repeatedly threatened to report protesters to immigration enforcement officials and publicly claimed that it used facial recognition software to compile deportation lists for the federal government. Even though Betar later disavowed these claims, OAG found that this conduct was designed to intimidate protesters and unlawfully chill the exercise of First Amendment rights. The OAG uncovered evidence showing multiple incidents of physical intimidation and assault. In early 2025, Betar-affiliated individuals repeatedly approached people perceived to be Muslim or supportive of Palestinian causes and attempted to force "beepers" onto them, an act intended to threaten and terrorize, referencing a recent overseas operation involving explosive pagers. At one New York City university, a Betar member repeatedly harassed students wearing hijabs or keffiyehs, following them and demanding they accept a beeper despite their visible distress. In another incident, a Betar member followed a Jewish academic on a public street, forcibly shoved a beeper into his pocket against his will, and verbally abused him. The OAG found that Betar members repeatedly threatened academics with ongoing harassment and explicitly warned at least one individual that Betar followers would come to their home. The OAG investigation also found that Betar promoted and encouraged violence, even urging its members to bring weapons to protests, including knives, pepper spray, and attack dogs. Ahead of a February 18, 2025 protest in Brooklyn, Betar called on supporters to "fight back" against what it labeled "terrorists" and urged followers to bring pit bulls. Violence erupted at that protest, during which at least one person was stabbed. Betar subsequently boasted online that protesters had been beaten, and privately celebrated injuries inflicted during the event. After a member of Betar's national leadership physically struck a woman wearing a keffiyeh, the group celebrated the incident online, sharing video footage on its social media. Attorney General James asserts that Betar's conduct has consistently violated New York's civil rights laws, including statutes that prohibit bias-motivated violence, harassment, and intimidation, as well as discrimination against individuals exercising their rights to protest and engage in peaceful assembly. Under the agreement announced today, Betar is permanently barred from instigating or encouraging violence, physically assaulting or threatening individuals, harassing protesters, or damaging others' property based on protected characteristics. Betar agreed to a suspended $50,000 monetary penalty, which will be enforced if the organization violates the agreement, and must submit annual compliance reports to OAG for three years. If Betar fails to comply, Attorney General James may immediately pursue enforcement, additional penalties, and further legal action.
January 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM