@donellstiers.bsky.social
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The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
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"People who can't afford exorbitant healthcare in the United States also can't afford to fly overseas to get healthcare they are not entitled to, which proves American healthcare is good."
--Ridiculous Buffoon "Dr." Oz
--Ridiculous Buffoon "Dr." Oz
Dr Oz: "Alabama has no OBGYNs in many of their counties, so they're doing something pretty cool. They're actually having robots do ultrasounds on these pregnant moms."
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
"People who can't afford exorbitant healthcare in the United States also can't afford to fly overseas to get healthcare they are not entitled to, which proves American healthcare is good."
--Ridiculous Buffoon "Dr." Oz
--Ridiculous Buffoon "Dr." Oz
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Well that's gotta be a first.
January 18, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Well that's gotta be a first.
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I’m seeing a lot of people post that Spanberger has ended the ICE contracts.
She may well do so soon (it’s only day 2), and we’ll keep you informed, but that’s not what she did yesterday. The contracts are still in place — she would still have to decide to do that.
She may well do so soon (it’s only day 2), and we’ll keep you informed, but that’s not what she did yesterday. The contracts are still in place — she would still have to decide to do that.
Abigail Spanberger did not end Virginia’s 287(g) partnership with ICE yesterday, despite reports to the contrary.
What Spanberger did do is rescind Glenn Youngkin’s order that required the state police + DOC to sign ICE contracts. She terminated the requirement, but not the contracts themselves.
What Spanberger did do is rescind Glenn Youngkin’s order that required the state police + DOC to sign ICE contracts. She terminated the requirement, but not the contracts themselves.
January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I’m seeing a lot of people post that Spanberger has ended the ICE contracts.
She may well do so soon (it’s only day 2), and we’ll keep you informed, but that’s not what she did yesterday. The contracts are still in place — she would still have to decide to do that.
She may well do so soon (it’s only day 2), and we’ll keep you informed, but that’s not what she did yesterday. The contracts are still in place — she would still have to decide to do that.
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So you're saying America should have a secret police. Is that what you're saying?
BRENNAN: Tell me about the officer, Jonathan Ross
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
KRISTI NOEM: Don't say his name! I mean, for heaven's sake, we shouldn't have people continue to dox law enforcement
BRENNAN: His name is public
NOEM: I know, but that doesn't mean it should continue to be said
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
So you're saying America should have a secret police. Is that what you're saying?
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Bari Weiss said she would personally book an interview with someone like Kristi Noem or Tom Homan, two sources said. So "60 Minutes" producers flew to DC from New York, and Alfonsi flew in from Texas. But the promised interview did not materialize. Everyone went home empty-handed. Full story here:
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Bari Weiss said she would personally book an interview with someone like Kristi Noem or Tom Homan, two sources said. So "60 Minutes" producers flew to DC from New York, and Alfonsi flew in from Texas. But the promised interview did not materialize. Everyone went home empty-handed. Full story here:
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Just another reason why the President of the United States must not be “involved” in decisions about approving megamergers.
It’s simple: Any review needs to be based on the law and facts — not Donald Trump’s political opinions and personal investments.
It’s simple: Any review needs to be based on the law and facts — not Donald Trump’s political opinions and personal investments.
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Just another reason why the President of the United States must not be “involved” in decisions about approving megamergers.
It’s simple: Any review needs to be based on the law and facts — not Donald Trump’s political opinions and personal investments.
It’s simple: Any review needs to be based on the law and facts — not Donald Trump’s political opinions and personal investments.
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Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed the Beth Israel Congregation in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
“It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,” Geiger Bonnheim said. “Does history change?”
“It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,” Geiger Bonnheim said. “Does history change?”
Mississippi Synagogue Congregant Shares Story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan Bombing
Members of the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, recall when the Ku Klux Klan bombed the building in 1967.
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed the Beth Israel Congregation in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
“It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,” Geiger Bonnheim said. “Does history change?”
“It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,” Geiger Bonnheim said. “Does history change?”
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What say you, @mayorq.bsky.social ? Is there an excuse you shall make? Can you step up to be an effective leader?
Police arrested volunteers for feeding hungry people in Kansas City after 13 years of doing it without incident. Nearby businesses complained, blamed immigrants, and threatened ICE. Two volunteers were charged with trespassing. Kansas City Food Not Bombs feeds 50–100 people weekly. More cruelty 🤬
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
What say you, @mayorq.bsky.social ? Is there an excuse you shall make? Can you step up to be an effective leader?
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Finland is aiming to go carbon neutral in 15 years. They're creating jobs by boosting #renewables and saving trees. Its CO2 emissions have already dropped 21% since 1990s levels.
We have the solutions, let's speed it up and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #vote
We have the solutions, let's speed it up and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #vote
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Finland is aiming to go carbon neutral in 15 years. They're creating jobs by boosting #renewables and saving trees. Its CO2 emissions have already dropped 21% since 1990s levels.
We have the solutions, let's speed it up and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #vote
We have the solutions, let's speed it up and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #vote
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"They're firing into crowds with machine guns!" With assurance of no intervention by either Trump or Netanyahu, the IRGC proceeds against protesters with brutality that Iran has never seen before. www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
„Sie haben mit Maschinengewehren in die Menge geschossen“
Was Augenzeugen und Ärzte erzählen, lässt den Schluss zu: Die Revolutionsgarden in Iran gehen mit unvorstellbarer Brutalität vor.
www.sueddeutsche.de
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
"They're firing into crowds with machine guns!" With assurance of no intervention by either Trump or Netanyahu, the IRGC proceeds against protesters with brutality that Iran has never seen before. www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
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I’m done with politicians and pundits on cable news telling us some version of, ICE would be fine if they just followed the rules and procedures.
THEY’RE FOLLOWING ORDERS‼️
I just dropped a piece on why “defund ICE” misses the point. Hear me out…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
THEY’RE FOLLOWING ORDERS‼️
I just dropped a piece on why “defund ICE” misses the point. Hear me out…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I’m done with politicians and pundits on cable news telling us some version of, ICE would be fine if they just followed the rules and procedures.
THEY’RE FOLLOWING ORDERS‼️
I just dropped a piece on why “defund ICE” misses the point. Hear me out…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
THEY’RE FOLLOWING ORDERS‼️
I just dropped a piece on why “defund ICE” misses the point. Hear me out…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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If this develops anything like Broadview, people are in for several more weeks to months to ??? of local cops now playing Tetris with barricades/tape/free speech zones and restrictions
Local sheriff dept. puts up yellow tape to keep protesters from entering the street. So far, from what I’ve witnessed, no one today has tried to block the street.
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
If this develops anything like Broadview, people are in for several more weeks to months to ??? of local cops now playing Tetris with barricades/tape/free speech zones and restrictions
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Democratic consultants looking at the UK's Labour Party: "Yeah, let's do what they're doing!" www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
The high cost of rolling over on immigration
What Matt Yglesias, Hakeem Jeffries, and Keir Starmer got wrong about the politics of immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Democratic consultants looking at the UK's Labour Party: "Yeah, let's do what they're doing!" www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
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Losing my mind at the Dems with their billionaire backers and powerful friends who have come up with the brilliant strategy that the party should adopt the policy positions of the avg MAGA voter — apparently ignoring that independents and swing voters even exist. Is this what $40 million gets you??
January 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Losing my mind at the Dems with their billionaire backers and powerful friends who have come up with the brilliant strategy that the party should adopt the policy positions of the avg MAGA voter — apparently ignoring that independents and swing voters even exist. Is this what $40 million gets you??
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This is literally what I've been writing and podcasting about for years. I was planning to do an essay on this, but here's a 🧵.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
Fight and help win a world war.
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years.
Blow it all up.
What am I missing?
January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This is literally what I've been writing and podcasting about for years. I was planning to do an essay on this, but here's a 🧵.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
The main reason is psychology. Due to personal, family, and cultural histories, some people are inherently scared of the world.
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Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
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Asking for forgiveness without accepting responsibility is going to be a dance a lot of these guys are going to try to pull off over the coming years.
January 18, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Asking for forgiveness without accepting responsibility is going to be a dance a lot of these guys are going to try to pull off over the coming years.
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It can feel like 1942 Germany. The fear.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
It can feel like 1942 Germany. The fear.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
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glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
Last July, ProPublica documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts and former ICE insiders say was rarely used before President Trump began his second term:
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a…
propub.li
January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
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Hi there. 👋
(Not that I consider myself a "national leader" but I *have* raised over $21 million directly for thousands of Democratic candidates over the past several cycles without a dime of it going to me.)
#JustSaying #Blue26
Blue26.org
(Not that I consider myself a "national leader" but I *have* raised over $21 million directly for thousands of Democratic candidates over the past several cycles without a dime of it going to me.)
#JustSaying #Blue26
Blue26.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Hi there. 👋
(Not that I consider myself a "national leader" but I *have* raised over $21 million directly for thousands of Democratic candidates over the past several cycles without a dime of it going to me.)
#JustSaying #Blue26
Blue26.org
(Not that I consider myself a "national leader" but I *have* raised over $21 million directly for thousands of Democratic candidates over the past several cycles without a dime of it going to me.)
#JustSaying #Blue26
Blue26.org
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Today, Virginia is the only U.S. state where someone convicted of any felony loses their right to vote for life, unless it is personally restored by the governor.
On Friday, lawmakers advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal that rule.
On Friday, lawmakers advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal that rule.
“It’s Time”: Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They
boltsmag.org
January 18, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Today, Virginia is the only U.S. state where someone convicted of any felony loses their right to vote for life, unless it is personally restored by the governor.
On Friday, lawmakers advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal that rule.
On Friday, lawmakers advanced a constitutional amendment to repeal that rule.