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He lied- and I fell for it
"De-escalation" in Minneapolis? That was so Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Trump Called for ‘De-Escalation’ in Minneapolis. It Didn’t Last Long.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 AM
He lied- and I fell for it
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons
January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Matt Reuter. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Louis Brandeis got here first and best, in 1927: “If there be a time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence”.
January 31, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Louis Brandeis got here first and best, in 1927: “If there be a time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence”.
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Agree. Michelle Obama said exactly this to Oberlin (my alma mater) students at a graduation a few years ago. I don't have problems with signs, applause or the occasional boo, silent back-turning, protesting outside the venue, but not disallowing others to hear.
January 31, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Agree. Michelle Obama said exactly this to Oberlin (my alma mater) students at a graduation a few years ago. I don't have problems with signs, applause or the occasional boo, silent back-turning, protesting outside the venue, but not disallowing others to hear.
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"This could be said to be O’Hara’s sweet spot, comedically: playing someone who lives in the same world as we all do, but on some level is untethered from reality, and is therefore easily overwhelmed by it." 👇
NEW: A remembrance of Catherine O'Hara, and an appreciation of her career, by our pal @faceyouhate.bsky.social.
www.thebulwark.com/p/catherine-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/catherine-...
Catherine O’Hara, R.I.P.
From ‘SCTV’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ she brought exquisite timing and surprising layers even to the silliest characters.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
"This could be said to be O’Hara’s sweet spot, comedically: playing someone who lives in the same world as we all do, but on some level is untethered from reality, and is therefore easily overwhelmed by it." 👇
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Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Putin just attacked and murdered civilians on a train.
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
Yet Trump is mad Ukraine hit military planes
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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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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"Senator Chuck Grassley, a lifelong Iowan, has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1981, when he was first sworn into the U.S. Senate." www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chair
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
Suddenly republicans have forgotten what the constitution says 🤷🏼 🇺🇸
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 AM
"Senator Chuck Grassley, a lifelong Iowan, has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1981, when he was first sworn into the U.S. Senate." www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chair
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.
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99% of Americans just want to go about their lives according to their routines, are wary of anything that could disrupt that, and ard absolutely bent out of shape by the slightest inconvenience to that daily routine. -OS
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
99% of Americans just want to go about their lives according to their routines, are wary of anything that could disrupt that, and ard absolutely bent out of shape by the slightest inconvenience to that daily routine. -OS
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Conservative media has turned libs into such caricatures, they can't comprehend that liberals also gripe about taxes, and own businesses, and are wary of gov't overreach. Most Americans of all stripes are averse to unwanted and disruptive federal presence in their midst. -OS
January 25, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Conservative media has turned libs into such caricatures, they can't comprehend that liberals also gripe about taxes, and own businesses, and are wary of gov't overreach. Most Americans of all stripes are averse to unwanted and disruptive federal presence in their midst. -OS
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Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
Observers have been working day and night to protect these neighborhoods from ICE, make the streets safe so kids can go to school and people can go to their jobs. Burning down the street undoes all our work. The people setting fires haven’t been putting in long hours watching plates or doors.
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
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FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
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*Minnesota resident gets a call that ICE is doing a raid*
Resident: Oh my. Where? Yeah? Aw geez. Okay, there in a jif. Real good, then.
Resident: Oh my. Where? Yeah? Aw geez. Okay, there in a jif. Real good, then.
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
*Minnesota resident gets a call that ICE is doing a raid*
Resident: Oh my. Where? Yeah? Aw geez. Okay, there in a jif. Real good, then.
Resident: Oh my. Where? Yeah? Aw geez. Okay, there in a jif. Real good, then.
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We need a Fargo sequel where they're fighting ICE
January 22, 2026 at 3:59 AM
We need a Fargo sequel where they're fighting ICE
He has no Article II tariff power. That is an enumerated Article I power.
Since he is Speaker, a lawyer, a former Judiciary Cmte member, it is inconceivable he is ignorant of this basic fact. The only honest sentence is the first one.
Since he is Speaker, a lawyer, a former Judiciary Cmte member, it is inconceivable he is ignorant of this basic fact. The only honest sentence is the first one.
Johnson: I have no intention of getting in the way of President Trump and his administration. He has used the tariff power that he has under Article II. He has not exceeded his authority. There is no reason for the Article I branch to intervene.
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
He has no Article II tariff power. That is an enumerated Article I power.
Since he is Speaker, a lawyer, a former Judiciary Cmte member, it is inconceivable he is ignorant of this basic fact. The only honest sentence is the first one.
Since he is Speaker, a lawyer, a former Judiciary Cmte member, it is inconceivable he is ignorant of this basic fact. The only honest sentence is the first one.
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Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
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If I walk up to you with hammer and say “I could break your knees if you don’t give me $20 but I won’t,” would you feel relieved that I’d ruled out breaking your knees?
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
If I walk up to you with hammer and say “I could break your knees if you don’t give me $20 but I won’t,” would you feel relieved that I’d ruled out breaking your knees?
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Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
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People are waving around 50/50 polling on abolish ICE and in the same poll Trump’s is like 30 points under water on affordability. It’s not at all crazy for professional politicians to think there’s a bigger advantage in talking about the latter!
January 21, 2026 at 12:43 AM
People are waving around 50/50 polling on abolish ICE and in the same poll Trump’s is like 30 points under water on affordability. It’s not at all crazy for professional politicians to think there’s a bigger advantage in talking about the latter!
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“Making a deal with the devil hasn’t worked for anyone else … but it might work for me” —every moderate Republican during the Trump years
Trump throws a dagger into the Louisiana Senate race, pushing Rep. Julia Letlow to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy, who has worked hard to stay on Trump’s good side.
Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
Trump: “Should she decide to enter this Race, Julia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!”
January 18, 2026 at 3:32 AM
“Making a deal with the devil hasn’t worked for anyone else … but it might work for me” —every moderate Republican during the Trump years
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Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Now that we’re all about “complying with the law” re Minnesota, does that extend to complying with the law re Epstein files?
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.