Defenders of Democracy
@collator.bsky.social
Advocates for our governance of, by, and for the people
#USA #NATO #EU #Greenland #Denmark #Britain
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The unthinkable deserves reflection precisely because it cannot be repaired afterward.
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The unthinkable deserves reflection precisely because it cannot be repaired afterward.
Impeachment after War with a NATO Ally cannot prevent the War
The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution would make such a war unconstitutional
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January 18, 2026 at 9:15 PM
#USA #NATO #EU #Greenland #Denmark #Britain
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The unthinkable deserves reflection precisely because it cannot be repaired afterward.
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The unthinkable deserves reflection precisely because it cannot be repaired afterward.
#Ukraine #Disinfo #Russia #X #USA
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Disinfo widely circulating this morning that originated on X
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Disinfo widely circulating this morning that originated on X
Did Ukraine allegedly provide the US with "distorted intelligence"? The GUR rejected fakes from Kremlin bot farms
УНН War in Ukraine ✎ Distorted information about a French TV channel's story discrediting the activities of Ukrainian intelligence is being spread on
social media. This in…
unn.ua
January 18, 2026 at 5:51 PM
#USA #Ukraine #FactChecks
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UNN Fact Check is the verification arm of Ukrainian National News (UNN), a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency.
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UNN Fact Check is the verification arm of Ukrainian National News (UNN), a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency.
Operational news of Ukraine and the World | Ukrainian National News UNN
Latest main news of Ukraine in a unique format! 🌐 What is happening in the world now ✎ Fresh and relevant news on UNN
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January 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
#USA #Ukraine #FactChecks
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UNN Fact Check is the verification arm of Ukrainian National News (UNN), a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency.
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UNN Fact Check is the verification arm of Ukrainian National News (UNN), a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency.
#USA #SOCTUS #POTUS #DHS #Immigration #Minnesota
#ICE #CBP #Military
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"Does the district court make factual findings that are actually well-supported by the record and would be difficult for the Supreme Court to run away from? The devil’s going to be in the details."
#ICE #CBP #Military
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"Does the district court make factual findings that are actually well-supported by the record and would be difficult for the Supreme Court to run away from? The devil’s going to be in the details."
There’s a Key Reason Why Trump Hasn’t Invoked the Insurrection Act Yet
The president’s position is an extraordinary threat to free speech and state sovereignty.
slate.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
#USA #SOCTUS #POTUS #DHS #Immigration #Minnesota
#ICE #CBP #Military
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"Does the district court make factual findings that are actually well-supported by the record and would be difficult for the Supreme Court to run away from? The devil’s going to be in the details."
#ICE #CBP #Military
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"Does the district court make factual findings that are actually well-supported by the record and would be difficult for the Supreme Court to run away from? The devil’s going to be in the details."
#USA #NATO #EU #RUSSIA #Greenland #Denmark
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***Alert for Republicans*** It will be far far too late for this after Trump has started a war with NATO....
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***Alert for Republicans*** It will be far far too late for this after Trump has started a war with NATO....
‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push
GOP lawmakers are stepping up their warnings and engaging in diplomacy as the president's threats escalate.
www.politico.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#USA #NATO #EU #RUSSIA #Greenland #Denmark
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***Alert for Republicans*** It will be far far too late for this after Trump has started a war with NATO....
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***Alert for Republicans*** It will be far far too late for this after Trump has started a war with NATO....
#USA #China #International #Russia #Denmark #Iceland #NATO #EU
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SOMEONE ALERT the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Against the odds, Donald Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world.
Unfortunately, the world has been united against us.
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SOMEONE ALERT the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Against the odds, Donald Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world.
Unfortunately, the world has been united against us.
Trump Is Making China Great Again
America’s friends and trading partners are running into the arms of our adversaries. What a mess.
www.thebulwark.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
#USA #China #International #Russia #Denmark #Iceland #NATO #EU
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SOMEONE ALERT the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Against the odds, Donald Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world.
Unfortunately, the world has been united against us.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-maki...
SOMEONE ALERT the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Against the odds, Donald Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world.
Unfortunately, the world has been united against us.
#Constitution #USA #Law #Judiciary #democracy #conspiracty #freedomofspeech
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Lead Paragraph:
A Reagan-appointed federal judge says the Trump administration’s targeting of pro-Palestinian activists is an “unconstitutional conspiracy.”
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Lead Paragraph:
A Reagan-appointed federal judge says the Trump administration’s targeting of pro-Palestinian activists is an “unconstitutional conspiracy.”
Judge Accuses Trump, Rubio, and Noem of “Unconstitutional Conspiracy”
A federal judge says the Trump administration was violating the Constitution with its targeted deportations of pro-Palestine activists and academics.
newrepublic.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#Constitution #USA #Law #Judiciary #democracy #conspiracty #freedomofspeech
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Lead Paragraph:
A Reagan-appointed federal judge says the Trump administration’s targeting of pro-Palestinian activists is an “unconstitutional conspiracy.”
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Lead Paragraph:
A Reagan-appointed federal judge says the Trump administration’s targeting of pro-Palestinian activists is an “unconstitutional conspiracy.”
#USA #Immigration #ICE #DHS #CBP #Hate
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
"For MAGA America, ICE is an instrument for cleansing violence. Visit ICE social-media accounts and you’ll see, again and again, videos of armed force against unarmed individuals, against a soundtrack of pumping music."
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"For MAGA America, ICE is an instrument for cleansing violence. Visit ICE social-media accounts and you’ll see, again and again, videos of armed force against unarmed individuals, against a soundtrack of pumping music."
Why Vance Committed So Hard to the Minneapolis Shooter
The vice president knows what ICE means to MAGA.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
#USA #Immigration #ICE #DHS #CBP #Hate
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
"For MAGA America, ICE is an instrument for cleansing violence. Visit ICE social-media accounts and you’ll see, again and again, videos of armed force against unarmed individuals, against a soundtrack of pumping music."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
"For MAGA America, ICE is an instrument for cleansing violence. Visit ICE social-media accounts and you’ll see, again and again, videos of armed force against unarmed individuals, against a soundtrack of pumping music."
#DHS #ICE #Tech #Minnesota #CBP #USA
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"...Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. The tool receives peoples’ addresses from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among a range of other sources, according to the material."
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
"...Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. The tool receives peoples’ addresses from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among a range of other sources, according to the material."
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#DHS #ICE #Tech #Minnesota #CBP #USA
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"...Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. The tool receives peoples’ addresses from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among a range of other sources, according to the material."
www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
"...Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activities on the ground. The tool receives peoples’ addresses from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) among a range of other sources, according to the material."
#USA #Minnesota #ICE #Immigration #DHS #TimWalz #democracy #Democrats #Tyranny
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"This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government."
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"This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government."
From the TheLessTakenPathNews community on Reddit: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivered remarks Wednesday night as immigration operations continued in the state.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:51 PM
#USA #Minnesota #ICE #Immigration #DHS #TimWalz #democracy #Democrats #Tyranny
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"This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government."
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"This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it is a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government."
#USA #NATO #EU #Greenland #Denmark #Germany #France #Britain #Netherlands #Belgium #Poland #Ukraine #Russia #China #Venezuela #Mexico #Canada
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The president says that the United States must take it in order to secure it from Russia and China. The opposite is true.
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The president says that the United States must take it in order to secure it from Russia and China. The opposite is true.
A word about Greenland. If we seize Greenland, we destroy alliances, friendships, neighborhoods.
YouTube video by Timothy Snyder
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January 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
#USA #NATO #EU #Greenland #Denmark #Germany #France #Britain #Netherlands #Belgium #Poland #Ukraine #Russia #China #Venezuela #Mexico #Canada
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The president says that the United States must take it in order to secure it from Russia and China. The opposite is true.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-yT...
The president says that the United States must take it in order to secure it from Russia and China. The opposite is true.
#USA #Economy #Rural #Venezuela #Diesel
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How US intervention in Venezuela could have a negative impact on rural areas in the USA
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How US intervention in Venezuela could have a negative impact on rural areas in the USA
How Venezuela's future will help determine US diesel and trucking costs
The US intervention in Venezuela could have an impact on US diesel markets with ripple effects on trucking and food prices.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
#USA #Economy #Rural #Venezuela #Diesel
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How US intervention in Venezuela could have a negative impact on rural areas in the USA
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How US intervention in Venezuela could have a negative impact on rural areas in the USA
#USA #NATO #EU #Denmark #Greenland #Norway
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"...countries including Norway, the US, and Greenland have agreed to support one another if a country is attacked. This agreement is called the North Atlantic Treaty."
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"...countries including Norway, the US, and Greenland have agreed to support one another if a country is attacked. This agreement is called the North Atlantic Treaty."
Why does Trump actually want Greenland?
'He probably thinks Greenland is bigger than it is', says a researcher.
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January 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
#USA #NATO #EU #Denmark #Greenland #Norway
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"...countries including Norway, the US, and Greenland have agreed to support one another if a country is attacked. This agreement is called the North Atlantic Treaty."
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"...countries including Norway, the US, and Greenland have agreed to support one another if a country is attacked. This agreement is called the North Atlantic Treaty."
#USA #Immigration #ICE #DHS #Immigration #CBP #Constitution #DueProcess #Law
www.salon.com/2026/01/13/i...
When the budget passed, we predicted a noticeable change in the feel of America's streets and public places. That prediction is becoming all too real.
www.salon.com/2026/01/13/i...
When the budget passed, we predicted a noticeable change in the feel of America's streets and public places. That prediction is becoming all too real.
ICE's threat was there from the beginning
www.salon.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
#USA #Immigration #ICE #DHS #Immigration #CBP #Constitution #DueProcess #Law
www.salon.com/2026/01/13/i...
When the budget passed, we predicted a noticeable change in the feel of America's streets and public places. That prediction is becoming all too real.
www.salon.com/2026/01/13/i...
When the budget passed, we predicted a noticeable change in the feel of America's streets and public places. That prediction is becoming all too real.
#USA #ICE #Immigration #DHS #Minnesotah
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Gifted Link:
He walks us through the photos and videos he took over the next few days as outrage and protests mounted in the city.
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Gifted Link:
He walks us through the photos and videos he took over the next few days as outrage and protests mounted in the city.
Video: What Our Photographer Saw in Minneapolis
David Guttenfelder, a visual journalist for The New York Times, was at the scene in Minneapolis immediately after an ICE agent killed a 37-year-old woman in her vehicle. He walks us through the photos...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
#USA #ICE #Immigration #DHS #Minnesotah
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Gifted Link:
He walks us through the photos and videos he took over the next few days as outrage and protests mounted in the city.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Gifted Link:
He walks us through the photos and videos he took over the next few days as outrage and protests mounted in the city.
#Constitution #Military #Law #Congress #Tyranny #USA #DOD
www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-k...
Letting that “unprecedented step here would invert the constitutional structure by subordinating the Legislative Branch to executive discipline and chilling congressional oversight of the armed forces,”
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Letting that “unprecedented step here would invert the constitutional structure by subordinating the Legislative Branch to executive discipline and chilling congressional oversight of the armed forces,”
Senator Mark Kelly Sues Pete Hegseth Over Censure
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to reduce the senator's pay and rank in an act of retaliation, a new lawsuit alleges.
www.huffpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
#Constitution #Military #Law #Congress #Tyranny #USA #DOD
www.huffpost.com/entry/mark-k...
Letting that “unprecedented step here would invert the constitutional structure by subordinating the Legislative Branch to executive discipline and chilling congressional oversight of the armed forces,”
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Letting that “unprecedented step here would invert the constitutional structure by subordinating the Legislative Branch to executive discipline and chilling congressional oversight of the armed forces,”
#USA #Tyranny #Law #Constitution #ICE #CBP #Immigration #Murder
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ki...
ICE and CBP are breaking their own protocols,” Pritzker told Tapper, “... literally shooting at people and killing them, when, in some cases, they’re U.S. citizens, and they’re doing nothing wrong.”
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ICE and CBP are breaking their own protocols,” Pritzker told Tapper, “... literally shooting at people and killing them, when, in some cases, they’re U.S. citizens, and they’re doing nothing wrong.”
ICE's Killing Of Renee Good Mirrors 2 Similar Instances In Illinois, Gov. Pritzker Says
Pritzker referenced ICE's fatal shooting of Silverio Gonzalez Villegas and Border Patrol's shooting of Marimar Martinez.
www.huffpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
#USA #Tyranny #Law #Constitution #ICE #CBP #Immigration #Murder
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ki...
ICE and CBP are breaking their own protocols,” Pritzker told Tapper, “... literally shooting at people and killing them, when, in some cases, they’re U.S. citizens, and they’re doing nothing wrong.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ki...
ICE and CBP are breaking their own protocols,” Pritzker told Tapper, “... literally shooting at people and killing them, when, in some cases, they’re U.S. citizens, and they’re doing nothing wrong.”
#USA #Constitution #Law #Congress #DOJ #Scandal #Epstein
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“The Department of Justice is openly defying the law by refusing to release the full Epstein files. Millions of files are being kept from the public....”
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“The Department of Justice is openly defying the law by refusing to release the full Epstein files. Millions of files are being kept from the public....”
Reps. Khanna and Massie Call for the Appointment of a Special Master to Compel the Department of Justice to Release the Full Epstein Files
Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Thomas Massie (KY-04), the leaders of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, sent a letter to Judge Paul Engelmayer of the United States Dist...
khanna.house.gov
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
#USA #Constitution #Law #Congress #DOJ #Scandal #Epstein
khanna.house.gov/media/press-...
“The Department of Justice is openly defying the law by refusing to release the full Epstein files. Millions of files are being kept from the public....”
khanna.house.gov/media/press-...
“The Department of Justice is openly defying the law by refusing to release the full Epstein files. Millions of files are being kept from the public....”
#USA #Tyranny #democracy #Law #Constitution #FBI #ICE #Immigration #DHS
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
At this point the truth we should expect is the power differential.
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At this point the truth we should expect is the power differential.
It Sure Looks Like The Trump Administration Is Trying To Cover Up A Killing
Getting a fair outcome from an investigation into the shooting "feels very, very difficult," Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz lamented.
www.huffpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
#USA #Tyranny #democracy #Law #Constitution #FBI #ICE #Immigration #DHS
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
At this point the truth we should expect is the power differential.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
At this point the truth we should expect is the power differential.
#USA #Greenland #EU #NATO #Russia #Denmark
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-gree...
"Greenland, Denmark, and Europe keep saying no, but Trump and his lieutenants refuse to listen. "
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-gree...
"Greenland, Denmark, and Europe keep saying no, but Trump and his lieutenants refuse to listen. "
Greenland’s Persistent Predator
Trump keeps threatening, no matter how many times his victims ask him to stop.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
#USA #Greenland #EU #NATO #Russia #Denmark
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-gree...
"Greenland, Denmark, and Europe keep saying no, but Trump and his lieutenants refuse to listen. "
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-gree...
"Greenland, Denmark, and Europe keep saying no, but Trump and his lieutenants refuse to listen. "
#USA #Senate #Military #Venezuela #Congress
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Possibly now or never: Our suggestion is now.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Possibly now or never: Our suggestion is now.
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
www.nbcnews.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:17 PM
#USA #Senate #Military #Venezuela #Congress
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Possibly now or never: Our suggestion is now.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Possibly now or never: Our suggestion is now.