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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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When fascism came to America, it turned out the thing armed white members of the National Rifle Association feared the most were citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
When fascism came to America, it turned out the thing armed white members of the National Rifle Association feared the most were citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights.
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The work being done by these observers of ICE to document, illuminate, and share what is being done in Minneapolis, in below freezing temperatures, given all that has transpired is so remarkably courageous. They are being killed for that courage, as ICE further reveals their cruelty and cowardice.
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The work being done by these observers of ICE to document, illuminate, and share what is being done in Minneapolis, in below freezing temperatures, given all that has transpired is so remarkably courageous. They are being killed for that courage, as ICE further reveals their cruelty and cowardice.
Reports are that ICE is active today in Palmer and Wasilla.
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Reports are that ICE is active today in Palmer and Wasilla.
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I grew up hearing stories from my father about how folks abducted by Franco’s secret police would routinely “escape” to the roof of police HQ and “commit suicide.” The obviousness of the lie was itself an intimidation tactic.
"agents told hospital staff that Castaneda Mondragon ... 'purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.'”
A Minnesota man received a life-threatening injury while in ICE custody. It's not clear how he got injured because his memory and ability to communicate are so severely impaired. Agents said "he got his shit rocked." Wild story from @katrinapross.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
January 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I grew up hearing stories from my father about how folks abducted by Franco’s secret police would routinely “escape” to the roof of police HQ and “commit suicide.” The obviousness of the lie was itself an intimidation tactic.
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And too afraid, too craven, too cowed, and too gelded.
January 19, 2026 at 8:13 PM
And too afraid, too craven, too cowed, and too gelded.
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"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 PM
"A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
—The Declaration of Independence
—The Declaration of Independence
This truth 10,000 times.
January 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This truth 10,000 times.
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This is the Alaska DMV's Boats page. dmv.alaska.gov/boats/ Allowing some crappy AI 'fishing boat' image to disgrace the Alaska boat title and registration page is yet another humiliation of the Dunleavy era. What a garbage governor. What a disgrace.
January 12, 2026 at 3:13 AM
This is the Alaska DMV's Boats page. dmv.alaska.gov/boats/ Allowing some crappy AI 'fishing boat' image to disgrace the Alaska boat title and registration page is yet another humiliation of the Dunleavy era. What a garbage governor. What a disgrace.
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"If people just did whatever ICE said no one would get hurt" is the equivalent of "if you just had dinner on the table when I got home from work, I wouldn't have to punch you in the face and strangle you." We are being domestically abused by our own government and it shows.
January 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
"If people just did whatever ICE said no one would get hurt" is the equivalent of "if you just had dinner on the table when I got home from work, I wouldn't have to punch you in the face and strangle you." We are being domestically abused by our own government and it shows.
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This is an expression of Christian teaching worthy of respect.
“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This is an expression of Christian teaching worthy of respect.
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The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
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dark times ahead. but we are going to win.
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
dark times ahead. but we are going to win.
This truth 10,000 times.
Nobody is voting to “take away our Powers.” Trump is trying to take away the power of Congress as a coequal branch of government. Trump wants Republicans to give away their power to him.
January 9, 2026 at 4:22 AM
This truth 10,000 times.
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US special forces are now boarding the tanker.
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
US special forces are now boarding the tanker.
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An modern authoritarian regime without hereditary succession basically has to rely on incompetents to run it. Anyone competent is a threat, no matter how hard they perform to ingratiate themselves.
December 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
An modern authoritarian regime without hereditary succession basically has to rely on incompetents to run it. Anyone competent is a threat, no matter how hard they perform to ingratiate themselves.
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Oh, look there: an editorial-interference canary.
December 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Oh, look there: an editorial-interference canary.
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Attacks on feminism are similar to attacks on vaccines. We begin to take for granted a world where women have rights and most children live to see adulthood, and then, over time, we begin to forget, neglect, and (now) reject the movements and innovations that brought us here.
Until the mid-1970’s, a man could not be convicted of rape in New York State based solely on the testimony of the woman he raped. A second witness was required because the female rape victim was deemed unreliable.
Feminism has not failed women.
Feminism has not failed women.
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Attacks on feminism are similar to attacks on vaccines. We begin to take for granted a world where women have rights and most children live to see adulthood, and then, over time, we begin to forget, neglect, and (now) reject the movements and innovations that brought us here.
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If you put every American with pre-1776 ancestors in North America in one room, it would look a lot different than these people imagine it would.
If immigrating from England makes you a "heritage American" then I guess I'm one too.
December 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
If you put every American with pre-1776 ancestors in North America in one room, it would look a lot different than these people imagine it would.
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Just as one example, this definition of “heritage Americans” would include Barack Obama and exclude Donald Trump.
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just as one example, this definition of “heritage Americans” would include Barack Obama and exclude Donald Trump.
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The Prerogative State
ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship
via @huffpost.com
ICE Says U.S. Citizen's Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Prerogative State
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵