Maurice Pinzon
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"[W]e are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition." - Canadian Prime Minster Carney. January 20, 1996. Davos
"[T]he real problem is that the border between democracy and authoritarianism is the least protected border in the world.” - Ivan Krastev
"[T]he real problem is that the border between democracy and authoritarianism is the least protected border in the world.” - Ivan Krastev
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Mamdani: "To first take a moment about Mpls. It is horrific what we have seen there. And I think that there are too many Americans who are being asked to not believe their own eyes, not believe their own ears, not believe their own realities." (This interview was conducted before Pretti killing)
January 25, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Mamdani: "To first take a moment about Mpls. It is horrific what we have seen there. And I think that there are too many Americans who are being asked to not believe their own eyes, not believe their own ears, not believe their own realities." (This interview was conducted before Pretti killing)
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This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
Senate Democrats should propose a law that says exactly this and hold hearings so Patel can repeat this.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Senate Democrats should propose a law that says exactly this and hold hearings so Patel can repeat this.
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"Be grateful to the people of Minneapolis.…Every single person who steps out their front door in Minneapolis to observe, document, & protest the actions of our government is taking their lives in their hands. These men and women are the kind of patriots you would have seen at Lexington & Concord." 👇
NEW: "The government didn’t just use masked, armed, unidentified agents of the state to execute a citizen on the street, in broad daylight and in front of dozens of witnesses—it lied about the victim and what happened in the most brazen manner possible."
www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
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Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
www.thebulwark.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 AM
"Be grateful to the people of Minneapolis.…Every single person who steps out their front door in Minneapolis to observe, document, & protest the actions of our government is taking their lives in their hands. These men and women are the kind of patriots you would have seen at Lexington & Concord." 👇
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NEW
Axios has obtained secret recordings of Senator Ted Cruz talking about President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance with donors.
But if you read the story, you'll see that there's nothing in it that Cruz wouldn't want out there ahead of a presidential primary.
Full Story: bit.ly/3LNn9qs
Axios has obtained secret recordings of Senator Ted Cruz talking about President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance with donors.
But if you read the story, you'll see that there's nothing in it that Cruz wouldn't want out there ahead of a presidential primary.
Full Story: bit.ly/3LNn9qs
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
NEW
Axios has obtained secret recordings of Senator Ted Cruz talking about President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance with donors.
But if you read the story, you'll see that there's nothing in it that Cruz wouldn't want out there ahead of a presidential primary.
Full Story: bit.ly/3LNn9qs
Axios has obtained secret recordings of Senator Ted Cruz talking about President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance with donors.
But if you read the story, you'll see that there's nothing in it that Cruz wouldn't want out there ahead of a presidential primary.
Full Story: bit.ly/3LNn9qs
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Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.
Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.
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AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
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Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Remembering how cops tossed Kyle Rittenhouse - who was open carrying a semiautomatic rifle - a bottle of water and told him, “We appreciate you… we really do”
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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I think more of you should be getting your news from photographers. Here’s a thread. Most aren’t here. Sorry, you’ll have to branch out.
Scott Olson, Getty.
Scott Olson, Getty.
Scott Olson on Instagram: "Border patrol agents smash out a man’s car window before taking him into custody for failing to present citizenship documentation while at a gas station in St. Paul, MN. #b...
8,138 likes, 402 comments - olsongetty on January 11, 2026: "Border patrol agents smash out a man’s car window before taking him into custody for failing to present citizenship documentation while at ...
www.instagram.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I think more of you should be getting your news from photographers. Here’s a thread. Most aren’t here. Sorry, you’ll have to branch out.
Scott Olson, Getty.
Scott Olson, Getty.
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Very important 🧵!!!!!
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Very important 🧵!!!!!
New Yorkers. Call Schumer.
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 8:47 PM
New Yorkers. Call Schumer.
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Seven democrats and every republican voted to fund this… YESTERDAY
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Seven democrats and every republican voted to fund this… YESTERDAY
cc: Chuck Schumer
January 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
cc: Chuck Schumer
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Walz: "We sill investigate this. We will not be stonewalled ... this will end when enough American say this will end. Do I have any confidence that Donald Trump will do the right thing? No ... quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement."
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Walz: "We sill investigate this. We will not be stonewalled ... this will end when enough American say this will end. Do I have any confidence that Donald Trump will do the right thing? No ... quit referring to these people as law enforcement. They are not law enforcement."
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Satya Nadella saying the quiet part out loud.
It seems even he has to acknowledge that AI hype is not matching reality and using up water & electricity to create content slot machines may not be the best use of our scarce resources.
It seems even he has to acknowledge that AI hype is not matching reality and using up water & electricity to create content slot machines may not be the best use of our scarce resources.
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Satya Nadella saying the quiet part out loud.
It seems even he has to acknowledge that AI hype is not matching reality and using up water & electricity to create content slot machines may not be the best use of our scarce resources.
It seems even he has to acknowledge that AI hype is not matching reality and using up water & electricity to create content slot machines may not be the best use of our scarce resources.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.
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Trump: "They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan. ... They stayed a little back, little off the front lines."
Deaths in Afghanistan per million of population:
US: 7.9
Denmark: 7.7
UK: 7.2
Estonia: 6.7
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Deaths in Afghanistan per million of population:
US: 7.9
Denmark: 7.7
UK: 7.2
Estonia: 6.7
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump Comments on Afghan-War Veterans Spark Backlash From Allies
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called the president’s remarks “insulting and frankly appalling.”
www.wsj.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Trump: "They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan. ... They stayed a little back, little off the front lines."
Deaths in Afghanistan per million of population:
US: 7.9
Denmark: 7.7
UK: 7.2
Estonia: 6.7
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Deaths in Afghanistan per million of population:
US: 7.9
Denmark: 7.7
UK: 7.2
Estonia: 6.7
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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I need to hear from the folks in the 60/70s and protesting Vietnam (and everything else)...did shit feel as corrupt, unjust, overwhelming, and impossible to overcome as they do now? Not inviting you to compare, more how you felt in the moment, not knowing what you know now
January 24, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I need to hear from the folks in the 60/70s and protesting Vietnam (and everything else)...did shit feel as corrupt, unjust, overwhelming, and impossible to overcome as they do now? Not inviting you to compare, more how you felt in the moment, not knowing what you know now
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CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….