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MJ
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Artist. Writer.
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This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.

The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.

Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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At a time when ICE is rounding up 5-year-olds, terrorizing communities and killing American citizens, the last thing we should be doing is increasing its funding.

I will vote NO on the upcoming spending bill to fund Trump's domestic army.
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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January 26, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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once again, "chuck schumer" is a complete sentence
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”

Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.

So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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When they tell you "CBP stays at the border," this is what they mean:
January 27, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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“Abolish ICE” is literally the MODERATE position in America today. Not even the position Schumer’s constituents are demanding. The MODERATE position is “abolish.”
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”

Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.

So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.
January 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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Statement from the Obamas:
January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Leaders of the so-called “pro-life, small government” party who relentlessly warn of tyranny are standing by as masked agents roam the country and brutalize its people. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering. Remember this.
January 25, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Bill Kristol is making a clearer case for what Democrats can and should do in the minority than Chuck Schumer or Hakeem Jeffries ever has
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.

We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Though manufacturers said there are no confirmed illnesses linked to the recalled batches, authorities in multiple countries are investigating possible cases. Here's what to know
How a Dangerous Food Toxin Ended Up in Baby Formula
A little-known food toxin called cereulide is at the center of a global safety scare and has led to a wave of infant formula recalls worldwide from Nestlé SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis.
bloom.bg
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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“Look: Rome wasn’t burned in a day.”
Vance on the economy:

"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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“You don’t turn the Titanic around overnight.”

This is J.D. Vance’s pitch to working class families while his First Class billionaire friends fill up space in the lifeboats.
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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A dad on patrol this morning is showing off his new egregiously expensive ice-fishing boots that he justified “because I’m standing out here all the time.” Dudes are going to continue rocking until morale improves
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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When I was in high school I did a constitutional debate program and witnessed this exchange:

JUDGE: what’s your favorite amendment?

KID: the third

JUDGE: why the third?

KID: because if there’s soldiers in your house, the other ones really don’t matter

BORN READY FOR 2026
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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it's never the crazy weird conspiracy theory weapons. they are poisoning you with toxins they are well-documented to have. they are beating you with ordinary sticks and shooting you with ordinary guns

the only conspiracy is how they gained legal immunity to do this
My group was able to recover a spent canister from a green smoke grenade in Minneapolis. We now confirm with physical evidence that it was a green signaling grenade.

Please don't spread rumors about hexachloroethane or nerve agents.

#PublicPreparedness #Minneapolis
January 22, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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They kidnapped a child
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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To block modern gun laws, the justices only need to invoke concerns loosely tied to the 19th century

To pass gun laws, legislators must rely on history, and be sure to set aside any history the Republican justices wish to forget

* jazz hands * originalism!

ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/wolfo...
The Supreme Court’s “History and Tradition” Test Just Ran Into America’s History and Tradition of Anti-Black Racism
Requiring "historical analogues" for modern gun laws eventually turns up some history that makes even the conservative justices uncomfortable.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
January 20, 2026 at 1:28 PM