M.B.
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Politics and Tequila. Not always in that order.
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O'Hara refusing to step away from the scene is something to keep an eye on
BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.
Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
O'Hara refusing to step away from the scene is something to keep an eye on
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It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
Erika Kirk's Amazing Race audition tape shows that all these right wing grifters really just wanna be rich and famous and won't stop until they stumble on an audience dumb enough to let that happen
January 24, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It really is kinda wild just how many MAGA influencers are either Hollywood hopefuls, has-beens or never-would-bes and you would think people would connect the dots when it comes to that. Hell, the MAGA Overlord himself is a B-list celebrity
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Copies of these should be put up immediately on state/city property with this added: “The enslaved people memorialized here mean more to us than the president who tried to erase them. It is our patriotic duty to read every word on these signs.”
I took this photo in November because I was both surprised to see it still up and feared it would be taken down at any moment.
January 24, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Copies of these should be put up immediately on state/city property with this added: “The enslaved people memorialized here mean more to us than the president who tried to erase them. It is our patriotic duty to read every word on these signs.”
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
January 24, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
"Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."
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Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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at the very least if a death squad is at some point out for protesters, who was or wasn't a protester becomes pretty immaterial
You are not going to be killed by a death squad. You face two primary risks: physical safety in volatile situations, which you minimize by deescalating and knowing boundaries, and prosecution, which you minimize by following the law and documenting your actions. Neither risk is zero.
January 23, 2026 at 10:56 PM
at the very least if a death squad is at some point out for protesters, who was or wasn't a protester becomes pretty immaterial
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“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
“and then our goons will kidnap that life and send it to a concentration camp if we deem them the wrong color”
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Something I don’t think polling fully captures is the intensity of unpopularity. “Strongly disapprove” covers a wide range of attitudes. There’s “this sucks” strongly disapprove and there’s “it is now my life mission to destroy all that you stand for at all costs” strongly disapprove.
the incredulous "this is bullshit, are you fucking kidding" tone here is a sign that you have turned someone into a lifelong radical against you and people like you
this is a stupid tactic used by stupid people who don't have any other ideas
this is a stupid tactic used by stupid people who don't have any other ideas
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Something I don’t think polling fully captures is the intensity of unpopularity. “Strongly disapprove” covers a wide range of attitudes. There’s “this sucks” strongly disapprove and there’s “it is now my life mission to destroy all that you stand for at all costs” strongly disapprove.
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They are posting it so that when they work against the Democrat running in 2028 they can say later if a republican wins again that their wreckingball shit didn't actually matter. They do this every time.
January 23, 2026 at 1:36 PM
They are posting it so that when they work against the Democrat running in 2028 they can say later if a republican wins again that their wreckingball shit didn't actually matter. They do this every time.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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it's incredible how much of a market there is for "actually due to these abstract philosophical arguments the Right can violate the plain text of the Constitution and the presumed norms of the social contract for literal generations."
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
it's incredible how much of a market there is for "actually due to these abstract philosophical arguments the Right can violate the plain text of the Constitution and the presumed norms of the social contract for literal generations."
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You know what I hear here? I hear an administration that thinks its losing both on the ground and in the optics.
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 PM
You know what I hear here? I hear an administration that thinks its losing both on the ground and in the optics.
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It has not been lost on me that the two preeminent contemporary uses of LLMs is the infinite generation of 1) CSAM and 2) media that serves no purpose other to publicly denigrate, humiliate, and dominate women and minorities.
January 22, 2026 at 5:53 PM
It has not been lost on me that the two preeminent contemporary uses of LLMs is the infinite generation of 1) CSAM and 2) media that serves no purpose other to publicly denigrate, humiliate, and dominate women and minorities.
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I am fully on board with calling Chuck Schumer a hapless poll-chasing relic unfit for the moment
Unfortunately many of those calling him as much are considerably less willing to extend the same sentiment, deserved in equal measure, to the everyday common working put-upon ordinary American
Unfortunately many of those calling him as much are considerably less willing to extend the same sentiment, deserved in equal measure, to the everyday common working put-upon ordinary American
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I am fully on board with calling Chuck Schumer a hapless poll-chasing relic unfit for the moment
Unfortunately many of those calling him as much are considerably less willing to extend the same sentiment, deserved in equal measure, to the everyday common working put-upon ordinary American
Unfortunately many of those calling him as much are considerably less willing to extend the same sentiment, deserved in equal measure, to the everyday common working put-upon ordinary American
It’s not talked about enough how the entire media (and NFL fandom, generally) went all on in “OBJ VINDICATED” for two seasons when in retrospect OBJ was washed by 2019 and you needed an offensive mind of McVay’s caliber to get production out of him.
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 AM
It’s not talked about enough how the entire media (and NFL fandom, generally) went all on in “OBJ VINDICATED” for two seasons when in retrospect OBJ was washed by 2019 and you needed an offensive mind of McVay’s caliber to get production out of him.
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The Democrats are very busy rushing to stay ahead of how they’re going to cave completely on the CR this time, but it’s nice that Patty Murray took some time out of her busy day caving to explain to the majority of Democratic voters in the country how they’re all just stupid and wrong
January 20, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Democrats are very busy rushing to stay ahead of how they’re going to cave completely on the CR this time, but it’s nice that Patty Murray took some time out of her busy day caving to explain to the majority of Democratic voters in the country how they’re all just stupid and wrong
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Gee I wonder how they're gonna decide which gun owners are the super citizens entitled to carry an assault rifle anywhere they want and which are the dangerous gun waving thugs the police are justified in shooting on sight.
January 20, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Gee I wonder how they're gonna decide which gun owners are the super citizens entitled to carry an assault rifle anywhere they want and which are the dangerous gun waving thugs the police are justified in shooting on sight.
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the second amendment is about the right of conservatives to intimidate everyone else through implicit threats of violence
Supreme Court seems likely to rule that Hawaii's "vampire rule" that restricts people bringing guns onto private property without permission infringes on the Second Amendment:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court skeptical of Hawaii's 'vampire rule' for gun owners
Justices are weighing the state's requirement that people with firearms seek consent from owners before entering private property — much like Dracula.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
the second amendment is about the right of conservatives to intimidate everyone else through implicit threats of violence
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the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
the median voter wants no taxes & no debt but still healthcare & pensions, they want clean energy, clean water, cheap beef, & cheap gas, & they want a bruising take-no-prisoners military that embraces lesbians & furries & single moms without threatening anyone's masculinity
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Cutting off tourist visas would actually be a very mild sanction that avoids hurting vulnerable Americans while informing the upper middle class that this is not a reality TV show
To those who are claiming that it'd be too cruel and extreme for the EU to cut off American tourist visas now (or to otherwise sanction or inconvenience us Americans in any way)....
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Cutting off tourist visas would actually be a very mild sanction that avoids hurting vulnerable Americans while informing the upper middle class that this is not a reality TV show
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every single guardrail on earth is lining up to tell this wet old demented bitch to dial it down on greenland except for his own party, which is so fucking scared of being murdered by his supporters they will gladly plunge this world into chaos.
profiles in courage
profiles in courage
January 19, 2026 at 6:53 PM
every single guardrail on earth is lining up to tell this wet old demented bitch to dial it down on greenland except for his own party, which is so fucking scared of being murdered by his supporters they will gladly plunge this world into chaos.
profiles in courage
profiles in courage
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for better or worse i suspect if you asked Americans to make WW2 levels of sacrifices, you would not get it
people are already pissed about inflation with CPI coming down to Trump I levels
why on earth do people think a prolonged conflict would last and/or be popular
why on earth do people think a prolonged conflict would last and/or be popular
Like do we not remember how nuts the whole of American society went when ports got a bit crowded in 2021? That’s a tiny drop in the bucket compared to the effects here.
January 19, 2026 at 6:47 PM
for better or worse i suspect if you asked Americans to make WW2 levels of sacrifices, you would not get it
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A dozen interviews shitting on Walz and Frey for not Turning Down The Temperature and our media betters will not say one single fucking word about this
Rep. Andy Ogles on Fox Business: "They're libtards in a blue city ... if the libtards are gonna side with lawlessness, that's on them"
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
A dozen interviews shitting on Walz and Frey for not Turning Down The Temperature and our media betters will not say one single fucking word about this