David Crook
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David Crook
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· Apr 2
REPORTER: Do you think the president should move forward tomorrow with tariffs?
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy
MIKE JOHNSON: Look, you have to trust the president's instincts on the economy
Would like a to have a journalist have Trump explain (without equivocating or skipping)
1) how he think tariffs work –and who pays them
2) the SPECIFIC emergency that is the reason for the tariffs
1) how he think tariffs work –and who pays them
2) the SPECIFIC emergency that is the reason for the tariffs
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It is literally false that the Jews being hunted by Nazis were citizens, because the first step toward genocide was stripping them of citizenship and making them stateless. As Arendt reminds us, citizenship is a legal category created to facilitate a machinery of exclusion of the out-group.
January 28, 2026 at 4:19 AM
It is literally false that the Jews being hunted by Nazis were citizens, because the first step toward genocide was stripping them of citizenship and making them stateless. As Arendt reminds us, citizenship is a legal category created to facilitate a machinery of exclusion of the out-group.
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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 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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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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A 2-year-old’s detention is part of an accelerating trend of what an attorney describes as ICE agents sending children and adults with legal immigration status out of state to avoid dealing with accountability from the federal court system.
‘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 sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 28, 2026 at 12:38 PM
A 2-year-old’s detention is part of an accelerating trend of what an attorney describes as ICE agents sending children and adults with legal immigration status out of state to avoid dealing with accountability from the federal court system.
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I’ve often wondered how many sitting members of Congress have actually read the Constitution that they’ve sworn to “support and defend.”
"Ask someone else, I am just a U.S. Senator." — Chuck Grassley
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 AM
I’ve often wondered how many sitting members of Congress have actually read the Constitution that they’ve sworn to “support and defend.”
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The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Secretary of Homeland Security is asserting that the Deputy White House Chief of Staff ultimately bears responsibility for the murder of two American citizens, which is something that would normally generate a dozen congressional inquiries.
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Explosive WaPo article
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Trump aides declared 16 DHS shootings since July justified before probes completed
The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Explosive WaPo article
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Since July, DHS has fired shots at 16 people; has hit 10 , including 4 US citizens. 10 victims charged, but 4 cases later dismissed. No agents charged.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
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“After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff” 🎁🔗
@kenvogel.bsky.social, Christina Jewett for @nytimes.com
@kenvogel.bsky.social, Christina Jewett for @nytimes.com
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff” 🎁🔗
@kenvogel.bsky.social, Christina Jewett for @nytimes.com
@kenvogel.bsky.social, Christina Jewett for @nytimes.com
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What?
BREAKING: ICE agents will have a security role during the upcoming Winter Olympics, U.S. embassy sources confirm.
ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics, US sources say
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to sources at the U.S. embassy in Rome.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
What?
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The Trump administration has arrested and detained a former Venezuelan mayor who fled to the U.S. after Maduro had him removed from office for supporting anti-Maduro protesters. He was seeking asylum here.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
ICE jails one-time Venezuelan mayor, living in Cincinnati since 2022
Carlos Garcia Odón came to Cincinnati to escape persecution in Venezuela. His family fears he'll be sent back.
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The Trump administration has arrested and detained a former Venezuelan mayor who fled to the U.S. after Maduro had him removed from office for supporting anti-Maduro protesters. He was seeking asylum here.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
NEW: Marimar Martinez, the woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago only to be criminally charged (and cleared), seeks to modify a court order so she can "disclose case materials … to the public."
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
Her atty, Chris Parente, points to events in Minneapolis as well as writings by Justice Samuel Alito:
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Trying to turn the culture war into an actual war on your fellow citizens.
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Trying to turn the culture war into an actual war on your fellow citizens.
Rep. Jason Smith on MN: "It's tragic when there's a loss of life of any in these kinds of situations, but it's incredible to look at President Trump's leadership. For him to take call of the mayor of Mpls and Gov. Walz, which are two people who have not said very nice things about the president... "
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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They aren’t backing down. They’re just threatening people in other cities. Still illegal. Still unconstitutional. Even if they haven’t yet backed it up by shooting someone in the face.
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 26, 2026 at 11:24 PM
They aren’t backing down. They’re just threatening people in other cities. Still illegal. Still unconstitutional. Even if they haven’t yet backed it up by shooting someone in the face.
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I agree that Bovino must be dealt with it’s really unfair to this administration how he and DHS made trump and Stephen Miller order him to do all those things
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I agree that Bovino must be dealt with it’s really unfair to this administration how he and DHS made trump and Stephen Miller order him to do all those things
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if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
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The Trump regime got rid of 10,109 PhDs in science and related fields, representing 14% of the total number of PhD scientists in the federal workforce.
U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office
A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies
www.science.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The Trump regime got rid of 10,109 PhDs in science and related fields, representing 14% of the total number of PhD scientists in the federal workforce.
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I want to expand on something Steve's piece mentioned:
Not only is federal prosecution a nonstarter in this environment, the Supreme Court made even civil recourse unavailable at the fed level, too
one of my first published pieces was on this exact subject
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
Not only is federal prosecution a nonstarter in this environment, the Supreme Court made even civil recourse unavailable at the fed level, too
one of my first published pieces was on this exact subject
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I want to expand on something Steve's piece mentioned:
Not only is federal prosecution a nonstarter in this environment, the Supreme Court made even civil recourse unavailable at the fed level, too
one of my first published pieces was on this exact subject
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
Not only is federal prosecution a nonstarter in this environment, the Supreme Court made even civil recourse unavailable at the fed level, too
one of my first published pieces was on this exact subject
www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020...
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Republicans are going to be incredibly confused and upset by this, as the Trump administration has been convincing them that Walz is headed to prison
This is clearly Trump's cry for help in getting the fuck out of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Republicans are going to be incredibly confused and upset by this, as the Trump administration has been convincing them that Walz is headed to prison
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The twist from CBP (the gorilla) to ICE matters because it will revive a strategy of local law enforcement cooperation, which is Tom Homan's pet.
January 26, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The twist from CBP (the gorilla) to ICE matters because it will revive a strategy of local law enforcement cooperation, which is Tom Homan's pet.
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The Titanic didn't turn over night
NEWS: Bari Weiss will hold an all-hands meeting to discuss the future of CBS News tomorrow, per note that just went out to employees.
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Titanic didn't turn over night
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Crazy how Trump's lawyers have never seen anything Trump has ever said or done.
Judge Menendez asks about Trump's quote: "Your day of retribution is here." She asks what she's supposed to do with that.
Mayers says he hasn't seen that Truth Social post.
Mayers says he hasn't seen that Truth Social post.
January 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Crazy how Trump's lawyers have never seen anything Trump has ever said or done.
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Remember, in his first term Trump asked military leaders of protesters:
“can’t you just shoot them.”
Back then his officials refused. So he found ones who wouldn’t.
This is what he’s always wanted. It’s not an accident. It was his vision. www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1...
“can’t you just shoot them.”
Back then his officials refused. So he found ones who wouldn’t.
This is what he’s always wanted. It’s not an accident. It was his vision. www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1...
Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Esper about his forthcoming book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."
www.npr.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Remember, in his first term Trump asked military leaders of protesters:
“can’t you just shoot them.”
Back then his officials refused. So he found ones who wouldn’t.
This is what he’s always wanted. It’s not an accident. It was his vision. www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1...
“can’t you just shoot them.”
Back then his officials refused. So he found ones who wouldn’t.
This is what he’s always wanted. It’s not an accident. It was his vision. www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1...