bellamoss
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Seems like the exact wrong time to look for ways to compromise with Republicans and exactly the right time to go for the jugular and secure the thousand year woke dynasty
Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Seems like the exact wrong time to look for ways to compromise with Republicans and exactly the right time to go for the jugular and secure the thousand year woke dynasty
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Not content to roll back vaccination in the US alone, the extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist RFK Jr is taking his anti-vaxx crusade worldwide
It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
A 🧵
It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
A 🧵
"Hanging in the balance is some $300 million already allocated by the Biden administration but not yet paid, as well as any new funds". Insanity.
January 30, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Not content to roll back vaccination in the US alone, the extreme anti-vaxx activist & conspiracy theorist RFK Jr is taking his anti-vaxx crusade worldwide
It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
A 🧵
It is children in low- & middle-income countries who will suffer the most from his awful anti-science policies
Let’s talk about that
A 🧵
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I think Homan’s description today that these goons are “in theater” demonstrates that our occupiers see their their mission the same way.
January 29, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I think Homan’s description today that these goons are “in theater” demonstrates that our occupiers see their their mission the same way.
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Trump using the treasury with all our tax dollars as his own personal piggy bank isn’t enough for him. He also suing companies constantly 🤦🏽♀️
January 30, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trump using the treasury with all our tax dollars as his own personal piggy bank isn’t enough for him. He also suing companies constantly 🤦🏽♀️
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I keep coming back to this clip as a symbol of the Democratic Party’s challenges. Murphy correctly says ICE “is not about safety or immigration, but a pretext for Trump to take over.”
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I keep coming back to this clip as a symbol of the Democratic Party’s challenges. Murphy correctly says ICE “is not about safety or immigration, but a pretext for Trump to take over.”
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
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“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
Opinion | We’re Seeing the Weakness of a Strong State
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
“What we are seeing is the weakness of strong states. Regimes that rely on repression face a challenge: The more force they deploy, the more they risk exposing their own brutality to politically persuadable observers. Overreach doesn’t just project strength; it also undermines legitimacy.” Gift link
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ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 PM
ICE are running around in the streets using facial recognition on random people and telling anyone filming them they're a domestic terrorist and Democrats solution is to equip every ICE agent with their very own body-worn surveillance camera
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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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I certainly would not have been able to write my story about all the bravery I witnessed in Minneapolis without the access I was given! bsky.app/profile/whst...
I would really appreciate if journalists who have done ridealongs would speak up about how important they are to helping Minneapolis. As I’ve said many times, opsec fears are the greatest threat to the networks we’ve built. But the reason we’re out here is to show the world what’s happening.
Ridiculous. @chrislhayes.bsky.social did a ride-along that was played on @ms.now last night - the piece threatened nothing and was good 'publicity' for the cause. Hopefully they'll come around for you, Will. Thanks for what you're doing for our city & state.
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I certainly would not have been able to write my story about all the bravery I witnessed in Minneapolis without the access I was given! bsky.app/profile/whst...
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If we are really doing unitary executive theory all the way down, this should be thrown out for lack of adversarialness. You can't sue yourself.
Here's Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.
Alejandro Brito has outdone himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Alejandro Brito has outdone himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in TRUMP v. Internal Revenue Service (S.D. Fla., 1:26-cv-20609) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19169654, filed by DONALD J TRUMP, THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION, LLC., Eric Trump, Don...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:38 AM
If we are really doing unitary executive theory all the way down, this should be thrown out for lack of adversarialness. You can't sue yourself.
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It remains wild to me that they got so may people on board with gutting anything resembling social welfare in the name of “cutting costs” and people believed them, meanwhile they’re just ripping the copper wiring out of the drywall of what’s left to enrich their senile dear leader
In other news today: Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak - www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for $10 billion over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:49 AM
It remains wild to me that they got so may people on board with gutting anything resembling social welfare in the name of “cutting costs” and people believed them, meanwhile they’re just ripping the copper wiring out of the drywall of what’s left to enrich their senile dear leader
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The justifications for war with Iran keep changing. First it’s nukes, then it’s conventional missiles, then it’s protesters, and now it’s back to nukes again. Kinda seems like war with Iran is itself the objective, and they’re just making up excuses to get there.
Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The justifications for war with Iran keep changing. First it’s nukes, then it’s conventional missiles, then it’s protesters, and now it’s back to nukes again. Kinda seems like war with Iran is itself the objective, and they’re just making up excuses to get there.
Caitlin Johnstone
Caitlin Johnstone
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If Trump had lost the election and was a private citizen, would Bezos have spent $75+ million on a Melania movie? bsky.app/profile/atru...
Q: Amazon paid $75m to make & market this film. It's an exorbitant fee. Many Americans think this is Bezos trying to get in good w/ you & they would call it corruption
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: The New York Times
T: Fake news New York Times. I'm not involved w/ that. That was done with my wife
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: The New York Times
T: Fake news New York Times. I'm not involved w/ that. That was done with my wife
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 AM
If Trump had lost the election and was a private citizen, would Bezos have spent $75+ million on a Melania movie? bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Garbage but I await it being thrown back in his face re: some of the pending litigation challenging him and Musk.
Ex: he thinks a Privacy Act violation is worth $10 billion in damages, so good luck there, Elon... (And the pretense of suing an agency he controls undermines his unitary exec theory.)
Ex: he thinks a Privacy Act violation is worth $10 billion in damages, so good luck there, Elon... (And the pretense of suing an agency he controls undermines his unitary exec theory.)
Here's Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.
Alejandro Brito has outdone himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Alejandro Brito has outdone himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in TRUMP v. Internal Revenue Service (S.D. Fla., 1:26-cv-20609) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19169654, filed by DONALD J TRUMP, THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION, LLC., Eric Trump, Don...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Garbage but I await it being thrown back in his face re: some of the pending litigation challenging him and Musk.
Ex: he thinks a Privacy Act violation is worth $10 billion in damages, so good luck there, Elon... (And the pretense of suing an agency he controls undermines his unitary exec theory.)
Ex: he thinks a Privacy Act violation is worth $10 billion in damages, so good luck there, Elon... (And the pretense of suing an agency he controls undermines his unitary exec theory.)
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ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Sign the Petition
Demand the Release of Rodney Taylor from ICE Detention
www.change.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 AM
ICE has been holding a disabled Black man for a year!
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
Rodney Taylor is a double amputee who was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE took him.
He’s been denied his prosthetics & placed in solitary.
His health is declining.
Public outrage might save his life.
Say his name:
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This is a move to have SpaceX bail out his other companies.
January 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This is a move to have SpaceX bail out his other companies.
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Girl, if you really had a problem with “child pornography” you’d get the fuck off of Twitter
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Girl, if you really had a problem with “child pornography” you’d get the fuck off of Twitter
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look I'm going to give the guy some credit, he's always finding brand new ways to fuck things up that I simply never would have considered
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
look I'm going to give the guy some credit, he's always finding brand new ways to fuck things up that I simply never would have considered
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
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If Republicans don't want Trump to loot billions in taxpayer money through the sham of the head of the executive branch suing the executive branch, they could stop this tomorrow with articles of impeachment.
Why they don't might be a question you'd want to ask every Republican until Trump is gone.
Why they don't might be a question you'd want to ask every Republican until Trump is gone.
Here's Trump's lawsuit against the IRS.
Alejandro Brito has outdone himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Alejandro Brito has outdone himself.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in TRUMP v. Internal Revenue Service (S.D. Fla., 1:26-cv-20609) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19169654, filed by DONALD J TRUMP, THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION, LLC., Eric Trump, Don...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
If Republicans don't want Trump to loot billions in taxpayer money through the sham of the head of the executive branch suing the executive branch, they could stop this tomorrow with articles of impeachment.
Why they don't might be a question you'd want to ask every Republican until Trump is gone.
Why they don't might be a question you'd want to ask every Republican until Trump is gone.
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The president if the United States is trying to rob taxpayers of billions of dollars. No help for you, he’s helping himself.
In other news today: Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak - www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
Trump sues IRS, Treasury Department for $10 billion over tax return leak
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department for $10 billion over the disclosure of his tax returns to the media in 2019 and 2020.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The president if the United States is trying to rob taxpayers of billions of dollars. No help for you, he’s helping himself.
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There is no end to his use of the office of the presidency for self-enrichment—and every act of self-enrichment is an impeachable offense.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:13 AM
There is no end to his use of the office of the presidency for self-enrichment—and every act of self-enrichment is an impeachable offense.
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Trump controls these agencies, and the leadership at them was selected for loyalty.
I believe the word we are looking for is kleptocracy.
I believe the word we are looking for is kleptocracy.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Trump controls these agencies, and the leadership at them was selected for loyalty.
I believe the word we are looking for is kleptocracy.
I believe the word we are looking for is kleptocracy.
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He might as well declare “peace in our time.”
A shameful, unforgivable surrender of the political power the movement built with blood so that Congressional Democrats could finally grow a spine & a conscience & act.
A shameful, unforgivable surrender of the political power the movement built with blood so that Congressional Democrats could finally grow a spine & a conscience & act.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:50 AM
He might as well declare “peace in our time.”
A shameful, unforgivable surrender of the political power the movement built with blood so that Congressional Democrats could finally grow a spine & a conscience & act.
A shameful, unforgivable surrender of the political power the movement built with blood so that Congressional Democrats could finally grow a spine & a conscience & act.
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Federal prosecutors have lost yet another immigration protest related trial in the Central District of California. This is the sixth trial that’s ended in an acquittal. By my count, they have yet to secure a guilty verdict from a jury.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
January 29, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Federal prosecutors have lost yet another immigration protest related trial in the Central District of California. This is the sixth trial that’s ended in an acquittal. By my count, they have yet to secure a guilty verdict from a jury.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
Feds had charged Isaias Lopez w/ assault on a federal officer.
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Most media headlines right now are like "We are laying off 2/3 of our staff and also the president is our ombudsman now" but somehow David Brooks got two new jobs in one day
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Most media headlines right now are like "We are laying off 2/3 of our staff and also the president is our ombudsman now" but somehow David Brooks got two new jobs in one day