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If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
Opinion | Let the Arms Race Begin
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If Congress doesn’t act, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia will expire. It would pointlessly wipe out decades of diplomacy, and could spark another arms race that makes the world less safe. This piece is worth the read.
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The Epstein case reflects systemic issues within the American elite. Despite clear evidence, the perpetrators will probably never be charged. They engage in exploitative practices without consequence.The American oligarchy has amassed its wealth through parasitism
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The Epstein case reflects systemic issues within the American elite. Despite clear evidence, the perpetrators will probably never be charged. They engage in exploitative practices without consequence.The American oligarchy has amassed its wealth through parasitism
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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The US Dept of Ed published a proposed rule adding new caps on fed loans for grad & professional students (public health, nurses, PAs, & many others)
The proposal doesn’t reimagine education, it threatens real access to degrees that lead to high-demand jobs and lifelong careers.
The US Dept of Ed published a proposed rule adding new caps on fed loans for grad & professional students (public health, nurses, PAs, & many others)
The proposal doesn’t reimagine education, it threatens real access to degrees that lead to high-demand jobs and lifelong careers.
Reimagining and Improving Student Education
The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations for the Federal student loan programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs) to im...
www.federalregister.gov
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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The US Dept of Ed published a proposed rule adding new caps on fed loans for grad & professional students (public health, nurses, PAs, & many others)
The proposal doesn’t reimagine education, it threatens real access to degrees that lead to high-demand jobs and lifelong careers.
The US Dept of Ed published a proposed rule adding new caps on fed loans for grad & professional students (public health, nurses, PAs, & many others)
The proposal doesn’t reimagine education, it threatens real access to degrees that lead to high-demand jobs and lifelong careers.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Via @meidastouch.com:
Firsthand affidavit from the woman who in MN and recorded the video.
Lawyers filed this declaration in federal court following today's shooting. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said the details would be used to bolster their case for ousting ICE from city.
Firsthand affidavit from the woman who in MN and recorded the video.
Lawyers filed this declaration in federal court following today's shooting. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said the details would be used to bolster their case for ousting ICE from city.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Via @meidastouch.com:
Firsthand affidavit from the woman who in MN and recorded the video.
Lawyers filed this declaration in federal court following today's shooting. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said the details would be used to bolster their case for ousting ICE from city.
Firsthand affidavit from the woman who in MN and recorded the video.
Lawyers filed this declaration in federal court following today's shooting. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said the details would be used to bolster their case for ousting ICE from city.
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Donald Trump is pulling America away from our founding ideals, lighting democracy on fire, trying to rig elections, and replacing the rule of law with the rule of Don.
January 22, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Donald Trump is pulling America away from our founding ideals, lighting democracy on fire, trying to rig elections, and replacing the rule of law with the rule of Don.
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Funny how the right is outraged at Fanone flipping off a congressman just days after celebrating a president flipping off a working American .
January 22, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Funny how the right is outraged at Fanone flipping off a congressman just days after celebrating a president flipping off a working American .
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The church and the GOP are in bed together and their goal is to protect pedophiles. That isn’t hyperbole, it’s the facts that we are watching play out before our eyes. If we allow it, then we are complicit in this evil. Period.
TPUSA supports Trump. It’s not shocking that Erika Kirk would support someone like Greg Laurie.
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
The church and the GOP are in bed together and their goal is to protect pedophiles. That isn’t hyperbole, it’s the facts that we are watching play out before our eyes. If we allow it, then we are complicit in this evil. Period.
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Why are detainees dying in ICE run concentration camps in unprecedented numbers? In part this may be because ICE, which has a massive budget, has simply stopped paying for any form of healthcare for those held in its custody.
ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Why are detainees dying in ICE run concentration camps in unprecedented numbers? In part this may be because ICE, which has a massive budget, has simply stopped paying for any form of healthcare for those held in its custody.
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Summer will be here sooner than you think. Applications for Summer Youth Employment Program are now open at nyc.gov/SYEP. Don’t get caught sleeping.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Summer will be here sooner than you think. Applications for Summer Youth Employment Program are now open at nyc.gov/SYEP. Don’t get caught sleeping.
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Gov. Newsom at Davos rips into world leaders who think they can appease Trump: “I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.…this is pathetic”
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Gov. Newsom at Davos rips into world leaders who think they can appease Trump: “I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders.…this is pathetic”
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“I just don’t think people have a sense of the scale,” said Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress and a former adviser to the Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget…
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it
President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn’t have been possible without his big tax and spending cuts bill.
apnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
“I just don’t think people have a sense of the scale,” said Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress and a former adviser to the Biden administration’s Office of Management and Budget…
apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com/article/cong...
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The irony of ICE detaining and disappearing the original Americans should stop everyone cold.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The irony of ICE detaining and disappearing the original Americans should stop everyone cold.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
As a Lakota proverb says, when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This system isn’t broken. It’s dead.
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Heads up to gov employees:
Anonymity on Reddit is compromised.
With nothing more than a mere please & thank you from DHS, Reddit turned over user data on a yet unknown number of accounts.
That data is being used punitively at this time.
Please be aware & make your necessary choices.
Anonymity on Reddit is compromised.
With nothing more than a mere please & thank you from DHS, Reddit turned over user data on a yet unknown number of accounts.
That data is being used punitively at this time.
Please be aware & make your necessary choices.
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Heads up to gov employees:
Anonymity on Reddit is compromised.
With nothing more than a mere please & thank you from DHS, Reddit turned over user data on a yet unknown number of accounts.
That data is being used punitively at this time.
Please be aware & make your necessary choices.
Anonymity on Reddit is compromised.
With nothing more than a mere please & thank you from DHS, Reddit turned over user data on a yet unknown number of accounts.
That data is being used punitively at this time.
Please be aware & make your necessary choices.
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Heads up, Portland, Maine 🤬🤬🤬🤬
There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Heads up, Portland, Maine 🤬🤬🤬🤬
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$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
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AOC: They gut your healthcare to pay ICE Thugs to shoot Moms in the street.
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
AOC: They gut your healthcare to pay ICE Thugs to shoot Moms in the street.
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Thank you, Minnesota
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Thank you, Minnesota
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
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Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Nothing to see here folks, just a sitting president investing in two companies whose merger he claims sole authority to approve or reject. Totally normal! 🙃