Jules
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So this is what you get when you ignore the Constitution and allow an insurrectionist to be President.
January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
So this is what you get when you ignore the Constitution and allow an insurrectionist to be President.
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Let’s have one anyway and see what happens.
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Let’s have one anyway and see what happens.
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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“Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants” via @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 PM
“Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants” via @npr.org:
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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From day one, when he came down that elevator, Trump's been working for Putin, & now comes Trump's gift of all gifts to the Russian thug---US withdrawal from NATO.
Putin will now be free to threaten to use his nukes & submarines to conquer all of Europe.
Putin will now be free to threaten to use his nukes & submarines to conquer all of Europe.
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 AM
From day one, when he came down that elevator, Trump's been working for Putin, & now comes Trump's gift of all gifts to the Russian thug---US withdrawal from NATO.
Putin will now be free to threaten to use his nukes & submarines to conquer all of Europe.
Putin will now be free to threaten to use his nukes & submarines to conquer all of Europe.
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And there it is. All your fault, Minnesota, that there will be no midterm elections....
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
And there it is. All your fault, Minnesota, that there will be no midterm elections....
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This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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“The most wealthy and powerful tech CEOs are still staying silent as ICE floods America’s streets, but now some researchers and engineers working for them have chosen to break rank.”
Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:
Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:
Tech Workers Are Condemning ICE Even as Their CEOs Stay Quiet
The killing of George Floyd in 2020 prompted a wave of statements from tech companies and CEOs. Today, pushback against ICE is largely coming from employees, not executives.
www.wired.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
“The most wealthy and powerful tech CEOs are still staying silent as ICE floods America’s streets, but now some researchers and engineers working for them have chosen to break rank.”
Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:
Great @laurengoode.bsky.social story:
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SCOOP: 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 activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
‘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 2:05 PM
SCOOP: 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 activities on the ground.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
Inside the app called ELITE—what ICE uses to find neighborhoods to raid.
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It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
January 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
It used to be that victims of murders in the U.S. would be smeared by InfoWars and Gateway Pundit as a way to fetishize guns and violence for ad dollars and supplement sales, with the added benefit of cozying up to far-right politicians. Now that work is done by CBS News.
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Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
January 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."
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Velazquez: The American people are upset. They did not sign on for this. The most fundamental principle for the American people is fairness and humane policies, not beating the shit out of people, especially vulnerable women and children.
January 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Velazquez: The American people are upset. They did not sign on for this. The most fundamental principle for the American people is fairness and humane policies, not beating the shit out of people, especially vulnerable women and children.
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We have to flip the Senate.
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump’s pressure as Vance casts tie-breaking vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans defeat Venezuela war powers resolution, bowing to Trump’s pressure as Vance casts tie-breaking vote.
January 14, 2026 at 11:56 PM
We have to flip the Senate.
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France latest to confirm Nato troop deployment after Trump says Greenland ‘very important’ for US national security – Europe live
France latest to confirm Nato troop deployment after Trump says Greenland ‘very important’ for US national security – Europe live
Múte B. Egede, Greenland’s deputy prime minister, said more soldiers were expected in the coming days
Danish defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen told broadcaster DR that the intention behind Operation Arctic Endurance was to “establish a more permanent military presence” in Greenland, drawing on Danish military and foreign allies, and to conduct joint exercises.
He said there would be “a rotation” of allied countries coming in and out of the territory. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:54 AM
France latest to confirm Nato troop deployment after Trump says Greenland ‘very important’ for US national security – Europe live
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A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
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Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium | Van Badham
Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium | Van Badham
The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium | Van Badham
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“We trust you to hear it.” 😂
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
January 14, 2026 at 1:06 PM
“We trust you to hear it.” 😂
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.
I hear somebody trying to sound serious and profound, when it’s clear they’re an idiot.