Margaret (Maggie) Daun
@maggiedaunshow.bsky.social
Host of The Maggie Daun Show on Civic Media. It’s better when we stand together. Resister. Ally. Lawyer. Economist. Public Speaker. Takes no bull and suffers no fools. Reader. Learner. Debater. Baseball fan. Cook. Camper. Francophone. Mom to doxie, Finny.
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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Just so everyone understands, this was a Republican op
January 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Just so everyone understands, this was a Republican op
Frightening reality.
“Trump’s megalomania is transforming the United States from international leader into international pariah, and the American people will suffer the consequences for years to come.”
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
{gift link} www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
www.theatlantic.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Frightening reality.
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“Trump is the first president not to issue an official proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day since President Reagan made it a holiday.”
January 19, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“Trump is the first president not to issue an official proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King, Jr. Day since President Reagan made it a holiday.”
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More demented international correspondence from the First Lunatic of the United States.
t.me/pul_1/19890
t.me/pul_1/19890
January 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
More demented international correspondence from the First Lunatic of the United States.
t.me/pul_1/19890
t.me/pul_1/19890
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Reading about Davos awakens my inner social democrat. A bunch of cosseted and blinkered elites engaging in pompous chit-chat is annoying enough. But at least once upon a time they mostly understood they do a little bit to help defend liberal democracy.
cnb.cx/4pNCvZQ
cnb.cx/4pNCvZQ
Trump is going to Davos — here are the big names who aren't
A who's who of heads of state, top CEOs and tech pioneers are landing in Davos for the 2026 World Economic Forum meeting. But some big names aren't going.
cnb.cx
January 19, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Reading about Davos awakens my inner social democrat. A bunch of cosseted and blinkered elites engaging in pompous chit-chat is annoying enough. But at least once upon a time they mostly understood they do a little bit to help defend liberal democracy.
cnb.cx/4pNCvZQ
cnb.cx/4pNCvZQ
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Per @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social this Hmong man Trump’s goons humiliated & dragged out in the cold (after trashing his apartment and putting a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head) was a naturalized 🇺🇸 CITIZEN with no criminal record.
He was eventually released.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DTrblZ2jmT...
He was eventually released.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DTrblZ2jmT...
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Per @bygeorgiafort.bsky.social this Hmong man Trump’s goons humiliated & dragged out in the cold (after trashing his apartment and putting a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head) was a naturalized 🇺🇸 CITIZEN with no criminal record.
He was eventually released.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DTrblZ2jmT...
He was eventually released.
More: www.instagram.com/p/DTrblZ2jmT...
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MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
MLK Jr. said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
Remember this.
Remember this.
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(cartoon David Horsey)
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
(cartoon David Horsey)
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Say you're a head of state or a head of government, and you get this invitation—what do you do?
Sudden hair-washing appointment? Migraine? COVID?
Sudden hair-washing appointment? Migraine? COVID?
![Screenshot of an invitation Trump has apparently been sending "chief[s] of state or head[s] of government" to a signing ceremony for his "Board of Peace Charter" on January 22, 2026 at Davos.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u27cygy2ortpq65lvdxe5rlc/bafkreifn22xqhrhyirhamoa5cc24f26x2kz3dietl77wtncms35kj5dshy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Say you're a head of state or a head of government, and you get this invitation—what do you do?
Sudden hair-washing appointment? Migraine? COVID?
Sudden hair-washing appointment? Migraine? COVID?
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"The malevolent charlatans who now dominate our national stage will sooner or later—and I trust sooner—be left behind, unlamented discards on the ash heap of history. Whereas the memory of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will live on."
www.thebulwark.com/p/celebrate-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/celebrate-...
Celebrate a King, Not a Trump
We will never have a DJT day.
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"The malevolent charlatans who now dominate our national stage will sooner or later—and I trust sooner—be left behind, unlamented discards on the ash heap of history. Whereas the memory of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will live on."
www.thebulwark.com/p/celebrate-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/celebrate-...
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Top U.S. Catholic clerics said that the U.S.'s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. nyti.ms/4bDP7iK
Prominent Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy
Citing recent events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland, three cardinals said their statement was inspired by Pope Leo.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Top U.S. Catholic clerics said that the U.S.'s “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades. nyti.ms/4bDP7iK
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
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Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held, which they say would violate 5th & 6th Amendment rights to due process & the right to consult with counsel. abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...
Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees
Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held.
abcnews.go.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held, which they say would violate 5th & 6th Amendment rights to due process & the right to consult with counsel. abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a...
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From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice
In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...
www.404media.co
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
From @404media.co,
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate. “
www.404media.co/ices-facial-...
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status.
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
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For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏
January 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏
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Its crazy the gradual increase of pleas we've made to ICE
Hey can you wear a name tag?
Hey do you have a warrant
Hey can you please not wear masks?
Hey can you please not murder us?
The hell with training, that organization doesn't need to exist anymore.
Hey can you wear a name tag?
Hey do you have a warrant
Hey can you please not wear masks?
Hey can you please not murder us?
The hell with training, that organization doesn't need to exist anymore.
January 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Its crazy the gradual increase of pleas we've made to ICE
Hey can you wear a name tag?
Hey do you have a warrant
Hey can you please not wear masks?
Hey can you please not murder us?
The hell with training, that organization doesn't need to exist anymore.
Hey can you wear a name tag?
Hey do you have a warrant
Hey can you please not wear masks?
Hey can you please not murder us?
The hell with training, that organization doesn't need to exist anymore.
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I know she hasn’t passed the bar yet but based on this I feel confident that Kim Kardashian knows more about the 4th Amendment than the [*checks notes*] United States Department of Homeland Security
January 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I know she hasn’t passed the bar yet but based on this I feel confident that Kim Kardashian knows more about the 4th Amendment than the [*checks notes*] United States Department of Homeland Security
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