BestBets
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Retired SPS educator, mom, grandma, and USC alum (Fight On!) LONG suffering Mariners fan. All children deserve a future.
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Every time I see someone yammering about abolish ICE / policing and how DEEPLY UNPOPULAR it is, I want to remind them that the GOP abolished Roe v. Wade and that was also deeply, deeply unpopular, and here they are, in charge of everything still.
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Every time I see someone yammering about abolish ICE / policing and how DEEPLY UNPOPULAR it is, I want to remind them that the GOP abolished Roe v. Wade and that was also deeply, deeply unpopular, and here they are, in charge of everything still.
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
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I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I keep seeing people asking why the police aren't arresting ICE or protecting people from ICE and I desperately need you to understand that the police aren't protecting you from ICE because protecting YOU is not and never has been their function and that's why we need to defund them.
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My latest piece @thenation.com "Is the Sports World Finally - FINALLY! - Giving Up its Right to Remain Silent?" www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Is the Sports World Finally Giving Up its Right to Remain Silent?
Last year, in the face of Trump’s authoritarianism, the sports industry remained quiet. Now with the killing Renee Good, it may be waking up to the dangers of this administration.
www.thenation.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:44 PM
My latest piece @thenation.com "Is the Sports World Finally - FINALLY! - Giving Up its Right to Remain Silent?" www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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I just flipped over to NOVA’s episode on this lady who nurses injured hummingbirds back and frees them and I highly suggest at least watching the last few minutes for your mental health www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxTY...
Hummingbirds of Hollywood | PBS Nature Documentary
YouTube video by Nature on PBS
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:55 AM
I just flipped over to NOVA’s episode on this lady who nurses injured hummingbirds back and frees them and I highly suggest at least watching the last few minutes for your mental health www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxTY...
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Too many people are trying to differentiate between ICE and police.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Too many people are trying to differentiate between ICE and police.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
I will hold your hand as I say this:
Police in the US treat marginalized people the way ICE treats everyone. They're far more similar than you want to admit.
Defunding the police and abolishing ICE are the same fight.
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Don’t bother sugar coating it, either.
January 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Don’t bother sugar coating it, either.
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Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
January 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Minneapolis City Council member Jason Chavez: "Many of our immigrants neighbors are picked up simply by moving their cars. Help your neighbors take out the trash, because there are many reports of neighbors being kidnapped when they're taking their trash out."
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These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
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This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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NEW: The ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Venezuela attack, the new White House Jan. 6 website—these each convey a powerful & unsettling message from Trump, Miller, and their crew: Violence is ours to use, at home and abroad, to get what we want. Beware.
Please read and share.
Please read and share.
The Trump doctrine: Violence is us
The message is clear—be afraid.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
NEW: The ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, the Venezuela attack, the new White House Jan. 6 website—these each convey a powerful & unsettling message from Trump, Miller, and their crew: Violence is ours to use, at home and abroad, to get what we want. Beware.
Please read and share.
Please read and share.
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WA continues to provide driver data to federal officials for immigration enforcement, despite saying they shut down access
Report: Federal immigration agents continued using Washington driver data through state-run system
A new University of Washington study links license plate lookups through a Washington State Patrol “switchboard” to immigration arrests.
www.king5.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 AM
WA continues to provide driver data to federal officials for immigration enforcement, despite saying they shut down access
Masks. You could also wear a mask. I do, always when visiting a medical facility and when in crowded places like the airport or on public transportation.
One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
gizmodo.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Masks. You could also wear a mask. I do, always when visiting a medical facility and when in crowded places like the airport or on public transportation.
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ICE and Border Patrol have maybe 50k active officers combined. The Nazi SS had about 250k in 1939.
The fact that I’m making serious comparisons to Nazi Germany highlights how bad things have gotten. And it also shows how much worse they could be. It’s important to keep both of those in mind at once.
The fact that I’m making serious comparisons to Nazi Germany highlights how bad things have gotten. And it also shows how much worse they could be. It’s important to keep both of those in mind at once.
Washington DC is Messed Up, But the Regime is Failing
America is no longer a constitutional democracy yet is far from consolidated authoritarianism. It's important to recognize both of those at once.
www.arcdigital.media
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
ICE and Border Patrol have maybe 50k active officers combined. The Nazi SS had about 250k in 1939.
The fact that I’m making serious comparisons to Nazi Germany highlights how bad things have gotten. And it also shows how much worse they could be. It’s important to keep both of those in mind at once.
The fact that I’m making serious comparisons to Nazi Germany highlights how bad things have gotten. And it also shows how much worse they could be. It’s important to keep both of those in mind at once.
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Republicans release Damning testimony of Jack Smith saying Trump is guilty. 48 hours later we invade Venezuela. Coincidence, I think not. Poof nobody is talking about Smiths testimony anymore.
January 4, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Republicans release Damning testimony of Jack Smith saying Trump is guilty. 48 hours later we invade Venezuela. Coincidence, I think not. Poof nobody is talking about Smiths testimony anymore.
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Genocide continues
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Genocide continues
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some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
Donald Trump’s War in Venezuela (Congratulations to the Winners of the “Fell for it Again Award”)
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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January 3, 2026 at 9:40 PM
some thoughts on all of this madness from earlier in the morning youtu.be/-yUi-0vNlDA
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Everything we accepted being done in places like Palestine will be done again and again elsewhere until we stop accepting it anywhere.
We can't carve out exceptions where human rights don't apply and expect human rights to still apply everywhere else.
We can't carve out exceptions where human rights don't apply and expect human rights to still apply everywhere else.
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Everything we accepted being done in places like Palestine will be done again and again elsewhere until we stop accepting it anywhere.
We can't carve out exceptions where human rights don't apply and expect human rights to still apply everywhere else.
We can't carve out exceptions where human rights don't apply and expect human rights to still apply everywhere else.
@jayapal.house.gov I know this is redundant,but this constituent supports impeachment of Trump for his illegal actions in Venezuela. I’ve said the same thing for all the other illegal things he’s done that Congress has ignored (yes I realize Dems are in the minority) but just in case. Woe is us.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
@jayapal.house.gov I know this is redundant,but this constituent supports impeachment of Trump for his illegal actions in Venezuela. I’ve said the same thing for all the other illegal things he’s done that Congress has ignored (yes I realize Dems are in the minority) but just in case. Woe is us.
It’s “rein in” (verb) like riding a horse and using the reins to slow or gain more control over the horse, or figuratively, whomever is exhibiting out of control behavior. Not reign (noun) in, ie the period of time a royal person is in charge. Argh!
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It’s “rein in” (verb) like riding a horse and using the reins to slow or gain more control over the horse, or figuratively, whomever is exhibiting out of control behavior. Not reign (noun) in, ie the period of time a royal person is in charge. Argh!
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just thinking about every american media outlet that said something along the lines of "legal experts say there is likely no legal basis for bombing venezuelan boats" and not HEY THIS IS FUCKING ILLEGAL AND AGGRESSIVE
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
just thinking about every american media outlet that said something along the lines of "legal experts say there is likely no legal basis for bombing venezuelan boats" and not HEY THIS IS FUCKING ILLEGAL AND AGGRESSIVE
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Please put the US under sanctions. Cancel the LA Olympics. No international conferences.
January 3, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Please put the US under sanctions. Cancel the LA Olympics. No international conferences.