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WELKER: MTG says you're '100% under the direct orders of the WH'
JOHNSON: The president and I work closely together because we have unified govt. That's what the American people voted for
W: Is there any area where you disagree?
J: Yes. But we do that privately. I'm going to support my president.
JOHNSON: The president and I work closely together because we have unified govt. That's what the American people voted for
W: Is there any area where you disagree?
J: Yes. But we do that privately. I'm going to support my president.
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
WELKER: MTG says you're '100% under the direct orders of the WH'
JOHNSON: The president and I work closely together because we have unified govt. That's what the American people voted for
W: Is there any area where you disagree?
J: Yes. But we do that privately. I'm going to support my president.
JOHNSON: The president and I work closely together because we have unified govt. That's what the American people voted for
W: Is there any area where you disagree?
J: Yes. But we do that privately. I'm going to support my president.
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WELKER: Is it healthy for democracy for POTUS to be questioning the 2020 election 5 years later with false claims?
JOHNSON: What's healthy i to be focused on election integrity
W: But that's not 'election integrity.' He's still talking about an election he lost
J: There was a lot of irregularity
JOHNSON: What's healthy i to be focused on election integrity
W: But that's not 'election integrity.' He's still talking about an election he lost
J: There was a lot of irregularity
February 1, 2026 at 3:07 PM
WELKER: Is it healthy for democracy for POTUS to be questioning the 2020 election 5 years later with false claims?
JOHNSON: What's healthy i to be focused on election integrity
W: But that's not 'election integrity.' He's still talking about an election he lost
J: There was a lot of irregularity
JOHNSON: What's healthy i to be focused on election integrity
W: But that's not 'election integrity.' He's still talking about an election he lost
J: There was a lot of irregularity
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It almost seems like this guy is Donald John Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer. Oh wait a second .....
Blanche: "I don't appreciate it being directed towards Donald J Trump, because that pushes a narrative that is completely false. There are all kinds of people that are mentioned in the 'Epstein files' that we had to look at and run down."
February 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
It almost seems like this guy is Donald John Trump's personal criminal defense lawyer. Oh wait a second .....
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Robert Kraft — the owner of the New England Patriots — was charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. The charges related to his alleged visits to a massage parlor (Orchids of Asia Day Spa) in Jupiter, Florida.
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Robert Kraft — the owner of the New England Patriots — was charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution. The charges related to his alleged visits to a massage parlor (Orchids of Asia Day Spa) in Jupiter, Florida.
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Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Yeah hey JD remember that? What ever happened with that?
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk are both in the Epstein Files - a lot - but they want us to be scared of "illegal immigrants."
January 31, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are both in the Epstein Files - a lot - but they want us to be scared of "illegal immigrants."
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Doesn’t surprise me..
January 31, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Doesn’t surprise me..
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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BREAKING: Federal judge orders Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R., released.
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
![Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to
their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more
orderly and humane policy than currently in place.
Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February [sic], 2026.
Fred Biery
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
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January 31, 2026 at 8:44 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge orders Adrian Conejo Arias and his minor son, L.C.R., released.
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
"The Great Writ and release from detention are GRANTED."
"Civics lesson to the government: Administrative warrants issued by the executive branch to itself do not pass probable cause muster."
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Fukking thugs. This shit has to stop, Congress.
#DefundICE
#DefundICE
“Don’t shoot out my window,” she pleads. “I’m getting out.”
ICE thugs shattered the glass anyway.
Maria Santay is a well-known legal observer: clearly identified, clearly compliant, and clearly targeted.
We see you. We’re recording. And we will not look away.
This happened in El Monte, CA.
ICE thugs shattered the glass anyway.
Maria Santay is a well-known legal observer: clearly identified, clearly compliant, and clearly targeted.
We see you. We’re recording. And we will not look away.
This happened in El Monte, CA.
January 31, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Fukking thugs. This shit has to stop, Congress.
#DefundICE
#DefundICE
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All I am saying is if I had inflicted a plague of bigoted grifters onto my country and had gotten filthy rich doing it, I would be at a fucking minimum out there calling them out and helping take them down.
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
All I am saying is if I had inflicted a plague of bigoted grifters onto my country and had gotten filthy rich doing it, I would be at a fucking minimum out there calling them out and helping take them down.
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Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Brutal column in the Kansas City Star about a local real estate company trying to avoid public scrutiny for selling ICE a property for a massive prison camp:
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
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The march in Chicago has continued on past Trump Tower and is turning back south into downtown.
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
January 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The march in Chicago has continued on past Trump Tower and is turning back south into downtown.
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
The snow is coming down hard now.
As it does, the column chants, "say it once and say it twice, we do not fuck with ICE"
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ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
ICE is already turning its surveillance state on U.S. citizens.
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
Are any of the “free speech absolutists” going to defend the 1st Amendment? Hello?
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🚨BREAKING: In a case that could have profound nationwide consequences for elections, the state of Missouri has sued to block the federal government from including undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders in the country’s once-a-decade census count. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New GOP scheme to rig presidential elections: Missouri sues to exclude undocumented from census
“Foreign trespassers should not control the direction of this nation,” Hanaway said in a social media post announcing the lawsuit.
www.democracydocket.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: In a case that could have profound nationwide consequences for elections, the state of Missouri has sued to block the federal government from including undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders in the country’s once-a-decade census count. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Well, to quote Bluesky's favorite president, Ronald Reagan:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It has to be fought for and defended by each generation."
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It has to be fought for and defended by each generation."
....." - yet..." remains the operative and very dark concept.
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Well, to quote Bluesky's favorite president, Ronald Reagan:
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It has to be fought for and defended by each generation."
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. It has to be fought for and defended by each generation."
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Just a fundamentally evil, malevolent person. Rotten to the very core.
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For its next step, ICE is turning warehouses into massive detention centres, the largest of which is more than four times the capacity of the largest prison in Britain www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:01 PM
For its next step, ICE is turning warehouses into massive detention centres, the largest of which is more than four times the capacity of the largest prison in Britain www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others. n.pr/4krW1u9
Trump thinks a weaker dollar is great for America. Is he right?
The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The president said this week that the value of the dollar is "great" despite a sharp tumble since last year. That may be true for certain parts of the economy — but not others. n.pr/4krW1u9
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Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump. n.pr/46eFnIj
Kari Lake promotes Trump on Voice of America. Does that break the law?
Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Critics say U.S. Agency for Global Media's Kari Lake risks making Voice of America sound like a propaganda outlet in her remarks on the air praising President Trump. n.pr/46eFnIj
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Our Digital Hate and Harms Team has just released a new microsite to document and share information about symbols used by hate groups from around the world. monitoring-glossary.bellingcat.com
Bellingcat Monitoring Glossary
Bellingcat Monitoring Glossary
monitoring-glossary.bellingcat.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Our Digital Hate and Harms Team has just released a new microsite to document and share information about symbols used by hate groups from around the world. monitoring-glossary.bellingcat.com
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MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
January 30, 2026 at 2:43 AM
MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it
(H/T longtimehistory)
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Authoritarianism. Which comes in many types - recommended reading here:
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Authoritarianism. Which comes in many types - recommended reading here: