Marty Yorton
@martyyorton.bsky.social
Parent, Veteran, Coach; avid possessor of soap boxes
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“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope…those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." - Robert F. Kennedy
*Video from family there
*Video from family there
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) revealed that DOGE staffers engaged in unauthorized communications with a political advocacy group on election denial efforts, and admitted the agreement bypassed internal safeguards preventing the misuse of government data.
DOGE worked with political group to probe voter rolls, Trump admin admits
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The Social Security Administration (SSA) revealed that DOGE staffers engaged in unauthorized communications with a political advocacy group on election denial efforts, and admitted the agreement bypassed internal safeguards preventing the misuse of government data.
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NEW STATEMENT from Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, after today’s Supreme Court arguments:
January 21, 2026 at 5:24 PM
NEW STATEMENT from Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, after today’s Supreme Court arguments:
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man could we please stop with the ignorant “Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, so the people who live there must be white” takes?
89.51% of Greenland’s population are Greenlandic Inuit.
89.51% of Greenland’s population are Greenlandic Inuit.
#Nunavut
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up
Dozens of people participated in rally and walk in Iqaluit on Saturday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up
Dozens of people participated in rally and walk in Iqaluit on Saturday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up | CBC News
Nunavummiut rallied on Saturday in Iqaluit to show their support for Greenland, as thousands of others did the same in Greenland and Denmark.
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 5:05 PM
man could we please stop with the ignorant “Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, so the people who live there must be white” takes?
89.51% of Greenland’s population are Greenlandic Inuit.
89.51% of Greenland’s population are Greenlandic Inuit.
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Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
This just in: The #EP requests judicial review by the ECJ on the Mercosur Trade Deal with an ultra-thin majority of 10 votes.
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
More in-depth analysis will follow, but the majority was formed in probably the wildest way yet - relevant shares of votes from all groups.
howtheyvote.eu/votes/183884
Vote results: Request for opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and Interim Trade Agreement (ITA)
Find out how the Members of the European Parliament voted.
howtheyvote.eu
January 21, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Today, the European Parliament voted to put the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice for review.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
It was a politically momentous decision, very tight and carried by an unusual majority, so it is worth looking a bit deeper into it.
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ICE is out of control.
Local law enforcement is now holding press conferences, issuing statements, and doing interviews because ICE is taking illegal actions against them too.
If ICE doesn’t want their officers to be put at more risk, they need to follow the law.
Local law enforcement is now holding press conferences, issuing statements, and doing interviews because ICE is taking illegal actions against them too.
If ICE doesn’t want their officers to be put at more risk, they need to follow the law.
January 21, 2026 at 6:34 PM
ICE is out of control.
Local law enforcement is now holding press conferences, issuing statements, and doing interviews because ICE is taking illegal actions against them too.
If ICE doesn’t want their officers to be put at more risk, they need to follow the law.
Local law enforcement is now holding press conferences, issuing statements, and doing interviews because ICE is taking illegal actions against them too.
If ICE doesn’t want their officers to be put at more risk, they need to follow the law.
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The is not a new deal - this is Trump surrendering. For now. They have always said that the US & NATO is free to do what it wants in Greenland from a military perspective. Trump said that wasn’t good enough because he needs the US to “own” it. So this is simply Trump backing down
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The is not a new deal - this is Trump surrendering. For now. They have always said that the US & NATO is free to do what it wants in Greenland from a military perspective. Trump said that wasn’t good enough because he needs the US to “own” it. So this is simply Trump backing down
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House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
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The Trump administration started an immigration enforcement operation in Maine, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, targeting a state that is home to several refugee communities, including Somalis reut.rs/4jOE08M
Trump administration starts immigration operation in Maine
The Trump administration has started an immigration enforcement operation in Maine, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, targeting a state that is home to several refugee commun...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Just got an email from my kid’s basketball coach outlining the safety precautions the host school has put in place, including when and how they’ll go into lockdown if the federal secret police show up. Again, schools making plans to protect children from their own government.
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Just got an email from my kid’s basketball coach outlining the safety precautions the host school has put in place, including when and how they’ll go into lockdown if the federal secret police show up. Again, schools making plans to protect children from their own government.
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AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 PM
AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
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Rep. Jason Crow: "If I had a dollar every time I've heard a Republican say, 'Oh, this is it, this is the last straw. Trump has gone too far. We're going to hold him accountable.' Then I'd be able to take me, you, & everybody around me out to a really nice steak dinner tonight."
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Rep. Jason Crow: "If I had a dollar every time I've heard a Republican say, 'Oh, this is it, this is the last straw. Trump has gone too far. We're going to hold him accountable.' Then I'd be able to take me, you, & everybody around me out to a really nice steak dinner tonight."
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Rep. Jim Himes: "We used to be the decent country of integrity, of values. We used to be the leaders. Now we're the laughingstock."
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Rep. Jim Himes: "We used to be the decent country of integrity, of values. We used to be the leaders. Now we're the laughingstock."
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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FULL VIDEO youtu.be/VRqVC-WqxJs?...
“F*CKING MOVE I’LL TAZE YOU!” ICE Brutally Assaults U.S. Veteran
YouTube video by Status Coup News
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
FULL VIDEO youtu.be/VRqVC-WqxJs?...
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🚨ICE violently dragged a U.S. veteran out of her car near Minneapolis
ICE: Get out of the f*cking car!
Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran?
ICE: I don't care what you are!
[ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger]
ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"
ICE: Get out of the f*cking car!
Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran?
ICE: I don't care what you are!
[ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger]
ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
🚨ICE violently dragged a U.S. veteran out of her car near Minneapolis
ICE: Get out of the f*cking car!
Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran?
ICE: I don't care what you are!
[ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger]
ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"
ICE: Get out of the f*cking car!
Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran?
ICE: I don't care what you are!
[ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger]
ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"
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Looks like Senator Blumenthal's office worked with the whistleblowers, and has already put out a letter to the Trump admin demanding answers.
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
I’m demanding Sec. Noem provide an explanation for this abhorrent policy & that my Republican colleagues hold hearings & join me in demanding the Trump Admin answer for this lawlessness. 6
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Looks like Senator Blumenthal's office worked with the whistleblowers, and has already put out a letter to the Trump admin demanding answers.
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
Congress MUST act. This is a five alarm fire for our basic rights under the law. bsky.app/profile/blum...
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16 years ago today, SCOTUS sided with big corporations over the American people in their infamous Citizens United ruling.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
16 years ago today, SCOTUS sided with big corporations over the American people in their infamous Citizens United ruling.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
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DHS says they have a “list” of around 1,400 people to round up in what they’re calling “Operation Catch of the Day” — a completely disgusting and inhumane name for their terror campaign in our state.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
DHS says they have a “list” of around 1,400 people to round up in what they’re calling “Operation Catch of the Day” — a completely disgusting and inhumane name for their terror campaign in our state.
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At a time of unprecedented daily scandals, this this whistleblower complaint, and the memo it reveals for the first time, breaks through for me as beyond the pale.
It's the federal government conspiring in secret to subvert the Fourth Amendment.
Read it here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's the federal government conspiring in secret to subvert the Fourth Amendment.
Read it here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
s3.documentcloud.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:32 PM
At a time of unprecedented daily scandals, this this whistleblower complaint, and the memo it reveals for the first time, breaks through for me as beyond the pale.
It's the federal government conspiring in secret to subvert the Fourth Amendment.
Read it here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's the federal government conspiring in secret to subvert the Fourth Amendment.
Read it here: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
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Putin is the only winner in the Greenland mess. America/NATO/Europe all losers. What does Putin have on Trump?
As President Trump’s push to control Greenland undermines NATO, Moscow is cheering from the sidelines.
Russia Cheers the Growing NATO Rift Over Greenland
Putin has long sought to undermine the Western alliance that he sees as a threat.
on.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Putin is the only winner in the Greenland mess. America/NATO/Europe all losers. What does Putin have on Trump?