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Just here for the news... (& the editorial cartoons...). Volunteer for Field Team 6, VoteRiders, other voting rights & education groups. Hoping/working to see democracy restored/repaired within my lifetime. Block followers who are here to peddle wares
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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More than 10,000 doctoral-trained experts in science, technology, engineering, math, and health fields have left federal jobs in the last year.
U.S. Government Hit by Exodus of STEM PhDs Under Trump
The drain has swept through the federal government’s scientific ranks, thinning out expertise across agencies.
trib.al
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
More than 10,000 doctoral-trained experts in science, technology, engineering, math, and health fields have left federal jobs in the last year.
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NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive, by @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive
Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:31 PM
NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive, by @friedmanadam5.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
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In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
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January 28, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In Printz v. United States, #SCOTUS held that the Constitution bars the federal government from forcing or otherwise compelling local or state governments to enforce federal law.
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
The liberal squish who wrote the majority opinion in that case? Justice Antonin Scalia:
tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...
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Stormtroopers are still shooting people.
With "non-lethal" weapons.
Which CAN be lethal.
With "non-lethal" weapons.
Which CAN be lethal.
ICE agents are firing kinetic impact projectiles at close range, causing severe injuries that can result in permanent disability or death.
Today, they tore off part of a woman’s hand
Today, they tore off part of a woman’s hand
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Stormtroopers are still shooting people.
With "non-lethal" weapons.
Which CAN be lethal.
With "non-lethal" weapons.
Which CAN be lethal.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
Unacceptable.
President Trump’s DOJ has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their officers and the man they killed, according to three people briefed on the steps and internal records reviewed by MS NOW.
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Unacceptable.
This needs to go to court. No whitewashing by DHS of a DHS-driven murder.
Breaking MS NOW:
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
No civil rights violation probe into latest MN shooting, sources tell MS NOW
As DHS takes over the federal investigation, current and former law enforcement agents warn that Trump’s DOJ isn’t committed to facts or fairness.
www.ms.now
January 27, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This needs to go to court. No whitewashing by DHS of a DHS-driven murder.
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
January 26, 2026 at 10:56 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
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The most vulnerable people in America will suffer and die.
All because of Trump's corruption and billionaire greed.
All because of Trump's corruption and billionaire greed.
SCOOP: Nursing home companies donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept.
Their executives landed a lunch in Aug. with Trump at his NoVa golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect.
His administration revoked the rule a few months later.
Their executives landed a lunch in Aug. with Trump at his NoVa golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect.
His administration revoked the rule a few months later.
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The most vulnerable people in America will suffer and die.
All because of Trump's corruption and billionaire greed.
All because of Trump's corruption and billionaire greed.
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Since Trump retook office, the bottom 50% of households have gained about $133 apiece in liquid assets like cash, CDs, money market shares.
The richest 0.1% have gained $191k per household.
And they got a huge tax break last summer.
This economy is working—just not for you.
The richest 0.1% have gained $191k per household.
And they got a huge tax break last summer.
This economy is working—just not for you.
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Since Trump retook office, the bottom 50% of households have gained about $133 apiece in liquid assets like cash, CDs, money market shares.
The richest 0.1% have gained $191k per household.
And they got a huge tax break last summer.
This economy is working—just not for you.
The richest 0.1% have gained $191k per household.
And they got a huge tax break last summer.
This economy is working—just not for you.
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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A Trump-appointed district judge described the conditions of ICE detainees with no criminal history held in a temporary cell in the Central Islip federal courthouse on Long Island for days — putrid, cramped, inhumane and unlawful.
January 27, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A Trump-appointed district judge described the conditions of ICE detainees with no criminal history held in a temporary cell in the Central Islip federal courthouse on Long Island for days — putrid, cramped, inhumane and unlawful.
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NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 27, 2026 at 12:28 PM
NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge says ICE has been violating court orders repeatedly — detaining noncitizens or rushing them to Texas despite judges' commands.
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
He wants ICE's director to answer for it "personally," and could level contempt sanctions.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a friend in Moscow was going to protests and getting detained at them. He typically got released with a court date and then fined. One evening an FSB guy visited him at his home to tell him he should stop going to protests. Police-state shit.
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
After Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a friend in Moscow was going to protests and getting detained at them. He typically got released with a court date and then fined. One evening an FSB guy visited him at his home to tell him he should stop going to protests. Police-state shit.
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🗳️ VOTE Today! Special elections are happening:
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Local elections have the biggest impact on daily life.
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#BlueVoterGuide
📍 MN: House 47A & 64A 📍 FL: Florida Mayor/Comm. 📍 MD: Chestertown Wards 3 & 4 📍 TX: Los Fresnos Place 3 📍 ND: Wahpeton Council
Local elections have the biggest impact on daily life.
⭐️ Find your candidate info at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🗳️ VOTE Today! Special elections are happening:
📍 MN: House 47A & 64A 📍 FL: Florida Mayor/Comm. 📍 MD: Chestertown Wards 3 & 4 📍 TX: Los Fresnos Place 3 📍 ND: Wahpeton Council
Local elections have the biggest impact on daily life.
⭐️ Find your candidate info at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide
📍 MN: House 47A & 64A 📍 FL: Florida Mayor/Comm. 📍 MD: Chestertown Wards 3 & 4 📍 TX: Los Fresnos Place 3 📍 ND: Wahpeton Council
Local elections have the biggest impact on daily life.
⭐️ Find your candidate info at BlueVoterGuide.org
#BlueVoterGuide
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Anyone surprised by this story has been living in a fantasy world. Since Jan 2025, the Trump administration has been using lots of different tactics to force Ukraine to commit strategic suicide. This is just the latest.
The real story is that people have not grasped this reality.
The real story is that people have not grasped this reality.
⚡️Ukraine war latest live: US presses Ukraine, not Russia, to pull back troops for proposed Donbas buffer zone – FT reports
Ukraine war latest updates: US not demanding Russian withdrawal from eastern border of proposed Donbas demilitarized zone, FT reports (5)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 5 times today. The U.S. is pressing Ukraine, but not Russia, to pull back troops from Donetsk and Luhans...
kyivindependent.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Anyone surprised by this story has been living in a fantasy world. Since Jan 2025, the Trump administration has been using lots of different tactics to force Ukraine to commit strategic suicide. This is just the latest.
The real story is that people have not grasped this reality.
The real story is that people have not grasped this reality.
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“What concerns me is maybe we get rid of some people & then say ‘oh good enough’
The bottom line is our democracy was not working well for at least 40 years
This is our moment to rebuild it in a fairer, more economically just way
Or we will lose this moment & it will crop up again way too soon”
The bottom line is our democracy was not working well for at least 40 years
This is our moment to rebuild it in a fairer, more economically just way
Or we will lose this moment & it will crop up again way too soon”
Heather Cox Richardson on Trump's Impact on Democracy | KQED
Airdate: Monday, January 26 at 9 AM Calling out ICE and the National Guard to police Los Angeles, Portland and Minneapolis. DOGE and the evisceration of government institutions. Invading Venezuela. Th...
www.kqed.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 AM
“What concerns me is maybe we get rid of some people & then say ‘oh good enough’
The bottom line is our democracy was not working well for at least 40 years
This is our moment to rebuild it in a fairer, more economically just way
Or we will lose this moment & it will crop up again way too soon”
The bottom line is our democracy was not working well for at least 40 years
This is our moment to rebuild it in a fairer, more economically just way
Or we will lose this moment & it will crop up again way too soon”
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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(1/2)🚨ATTENTION HOUSTONIANS🚨
WIN: A Texas court adds two additional days of early voting for the TX-18 special election runoff to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D) seat after severe winter weather forced the closure of polls.
WIN: A Texas court adds two additional days of early voting for the TX-18 special election runoff to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D) seat after severe winter weather forced the closure of polls.
🚨 Houston Justice v. Harris County
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
(1/2)🚨ATTENTION HOUSTONIANS🚨
WIN: A Texas court adds two additional days of early voting for the TX-18 special election runoff to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D) seat after severe winter weather forced the closure of polls.
WIN: A Texas court adds two additional days of early voting for the TX-18 special election runoff to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D) seat after severe winter weather forced the closure of polls.
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