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Has anyone in Congress announced that they're starting the impeachment process yet?
Congress, as it is described in any American civics class, doesn't actually exist
Yeah, I’m quickly moving towards the “primary everyone” every election until the majority of the party has a 🤬 backbone
"Democratic registered voters are far more motivated right now than Republicans. While the party has a 5-point edge on the generic ballot, among those who say they’re deeply motivated to vote, that advantage expands to a massive 16 points." www.cnn.com/2026/01/18/p...
CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders | CNN Politics
The Democratic Party has a deeply motivated base and a clear advantage on the generic congressional ballot ahead of this fall’s midterms despite dismal impressions of its current leaders in Congress, ...
www.cnn.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Yeah, I’m quickly moving towards the “primary everyone” every election until the majority of the party has a 🤬 backbone
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The killer of Renee Good proudly RECORDED THE KILLING. Body cams won't stop this. And "training" just gives ICE more money to train its agents to keep doing what they're doing.
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
THREAD. Having just written a book about this and talked to a LOT of Democrats, I can assure you that neither Cory Booker nor the policing industry he’s advertising think that more money for ICE “training” and tech would address any problem that any person of good will has with what ICE is doing.
January 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The killer of Renee Good proudly RECORDED THE KILLING. Body cams won't stop this. And "training" just gives ICE more money to train its agents to keep doing what they're doing.
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
Abolish ICE. Defund it entirely.
If @booker.senate.gov is your senator, please call him what you think. (202) 224-3224
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What you are seeing here from Booker is the most craven and cynical counterinsurgency designed to preserve the key structures while tricking low information liberals into thinking people in power care and are “doing something.”
January 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
What you are seeing here from Booker is the most craven and cynical counterinsurgency designed to preserve the key structures while tricking low information liberals into thinking people in power care and are “doing something.”
Cory Booker: man of profound rhetoric and completely useless actions.
THREAD. Having just written a book about this and talked to a LOT of Democrats, I can assure you that neither Cory Booker nor the policing industry he’s advertising think that more money for ICE “training” and tech would address any problem that any person of good will has with what ICE is doing.
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Cory Booker: man of profound rhetoric and completely useless actions.
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ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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Trump just rewarding the random agressive arrests of people of color, making their legal process as obscure and illegal as possible and letting the lawyers figure out the consequences later, while he's parading around with high numbers for his racist voters.
January 18, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Trump just rewarding the random agressive arrests of people of color, making their legal process as obscure and illegal as possible and letting the lawyers figure out the consequences later, while he's parading around with high numbers for his racist voters.
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This reward structure should be illegal
I am really interested in what federal officers’ daily quotas in Minnesota are www.wsj.com/us-news/the-...
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This reward structure should be illegal
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even moderate members of congress are finally realizing that the BS they've been sold about centrism from the democratic consultant industrial complex fails to account for uncertainty or shifting public opinion, and thus has zero external validity here in the real world. let me just say: welcome!
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
even moderate members of congress are finally realizing that the BS they've been sold about centrism from the democratic consultant industrial complex fails to account for uncertainty or shifting public opinion, and thus has zero external validity here in the real world. let me just say: welcome!
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a lot of Ds are saying it...but yeah, Kristol is definitely to the left of Schumer and Jeffries at this point.
not of the progressive caucus, yet, given that his views on the middle east and israel are still horrible.
not of the progressive caucus, yet, given that his views on the middle east and israel are still horrible.
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
a lot of Ds are saying it...but yeah, Kristol is definitely to the left of Schumer and Jeffries at this point.
not of the progressive caucus, yet, given that his views on the middle east and israel are still horrible.
not of the progressive caucus, yet, given that his views on the middle east and israel are still horrible.
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jd vance would sell his *own* children for a percocet if he thought it would get him closer to the presidency
NEW: JD Vance supported US strikes on Iran this week and reasoned that Trump had to enforce his own red line, per sources. It was a surprise role reversal for a politician who built his identity on opposing Middle East wars with a loose connection to core US interests
January 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
jd vance would sell his *own* children for a percocet if he thought it would get him closer to the presidency
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The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
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Jesus Fucking Christ. Does anyone really not understand by now that tariffs are paid by the consumer?
Trump is literally ranting that he's mad that Denmark and the EU will not give him Greenland, so as punishment, he's going to levy another tax on the American people.
Trump is literally ranting that he's mad that Denmark and the EU will not give him Greenland, so as punishment, he's going to levy another tax on the American people.
A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
January 18, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Jesus Fucking Christ. Does anyone really not understand by now that tariffs are paid by the consumer?
Trump is literally ranting that he's mad that Denmark and the EU will not give him Greenland, so as punishment, he's going to levy another tax on the American people.
Trump is literally ranting that he's mad that Denmark and the EU will not give him Greenland, so as punishment, he's going to levy another tax on the American people.
A 🤬 disgrace that will take us decades to earn back our reputation in the world
A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
January 18, 2026 at 1:39 AM
A 🤬 disgrace that will take us decades to earn back our reputation in the world
Bingo!
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Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego: “Trump has made the US now the enemy of the free world.”
January 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Bingo!
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The GOP holds a trifecta in 23 states, and GOP leaders have shown themselves increasingly willing to follow mess with democracy. The national government can cause havoc elsewhere as needed. They don't have to work everywhere, just enough to disrupt things.
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The GOP holds a trifecta in 23 states, and GOP leaders have shown themselves increasingly willing to follow mess with democracy. The national government can cause havoc elsewhere as needed. They don't have to work everywhere, just enough to disrupt things.
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My point is that we don't need to worry about Trump cancelling elections, but his administration can still do a lot of damage that could undermine democracy. Strategies like intimidating people to make them afraid to vote can backfire and make people more determined. But they can also work.
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My point is that we don't need to worry about Trump cancelling elections, but his administration can still do a lot of damage that could undermine democracy. Strategies like intimidating people to make them afraid to vote can backfire and make people more determined. But they can also work.
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I appreciate @jamellebouie.net's thread and the replies rejecting the fear of Trump cancelling the midterms. As someone who studies authoritarian regimes, though, I would argue that there are many ways to undermine elections without outright cancelling them.
i don't even know why i'm raising this here because i know i'm going to get a hundred replies of "Trump has god powers that will let him do whatever he wants and thus we have no choice but to bend to his will," but for those of you capable of complex thought, these are questions to ask yourself.
January 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I appreciate @jamellebouie.net's thread and the replies rejecting the fear of Trump cancelling the midterms. As someone who studies authoritarian regimes, though, I would argue that there are many ways to undermine elections without outright cancelling them.
Not a real university, just a disgrace.
Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy.
Texas A&M cancels ethics course over race, gender policy
The university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees.
www.texastribune.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Not a real university, just a disgrace.
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Now all of these outlets are just lazy clickbait pseudo-innovation fan fiction for dull hustlebro MBAs with abysmal politics
and I'm not even sure that target audience finds this stuff interesting enough to read consistently
and I'm not even sure that target audience finds this stuff interesting enough to read consistently
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Now all of these outlets are just lazy clickbait pseudo-innovation fan fiction for dull hustlebro MBAs with abysmal politics
and I'm not even sure that target audience finds this stuff interesting enough to read consistently
and I'm not even sure that target audience finds this stuff interesting enough to read consistently
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look, I don't know if journalists know this, but you don't HAVE to parrot every brain fart this white supremacist fake engineer has
Elon Musk shares 4 bold predictions for the future: Robot surgeons in 3 years, immortality, and no need for retirement savings | Fortune
Since ChatGPT’s explosive launch, fears of robots replacing humans at work have been rampant. And according to Elon Musk, these fears are about to become very real, very soon.
fortune.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
look, I don't know if journalists know this, but you don't HAVE to parrot every brain fart this white supremacist fake engineer has
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this is pathetic to a degree i didn't realize was possible
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
this is pathetic to a degree i didn't realize was possible
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Unprecedented presidency-ending corruption for anyone from Truman to Obama.
The deal has kick-started the president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50mn barrels of Venezuelan oil, with more sales expected in the ‘coming days and weeks’. ft.trib.al/a2pf6om
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Unprecedented presidency-ending corruption for anyone from Truman to Obama.
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Imagine giving away your Nobel peace prize medal hoping for a presidency and getting a Trump-signed gift bag instead
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
No words
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Venezuela’s Machado gave Trump her Nobel prize. In return she received a swag bag but no promise of support | CNN
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize.
edition.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Imagine giving away your Nobel peace prize medal hoping for a presidency and getting a Trump-signed gift bag instead
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
No words
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/15/a...
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genuinely hard to believe how clownish this era is
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. abcnews.go.com/US/trump-mee...
Trump accepts Nobel Peace Prize medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
President Donald Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, where she said she presented him with her Nobel medal.
abcnews.go.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
genuinely hard to believe how clownish this era is
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