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Hell of a juxtaposition in my feed.
January 23, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Hell of a juxtaposition in my feed.
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It is funny that the current FBI director treats the job like it's a trip to Entourage Disneyland, but bear in mind that for us this is probably the best possible outcome. I do not want Trump's FBI director to actually care about the job
January 22, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It is funny that the current FBI director treats the job like it's a trip to Entourage Disneyland, but bear in mind that for us this is probably the best possible outcome. I do not want Trump's FBI director to actually care about the job
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According to an Intercept analysis using Google SynthID — a program that identifies hidden markers used by Google AI tools on photos — the photo had been altered with the tech giant’s generative AI tools. Google declined to comment.
White House Doctored Photo With Google AI to Make It Look Like an Activist Was Sobbing During Perp Walk
An Intercept analysis confirmed that the White House used Google AI tools to alter the photo of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.
theintercept.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
According to an Intercept analysis using Google SynthID — a program that identifies hidden markers used by Google AI tools on photos — the photo had been altered with the tech giant’s generative AI tools. Google declined to comment.
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NEW: If last week’s fundraising suggested there are seven viable Democratic candidates seeking to be Wisconsin’s next governor, this week’s forum confirmed it. This is a strong group, and Democrats have a deep bench in Wisconsin.
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/candidate-...
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/candidate-...
Candidate forum shows Democrats' strong bench in the race for governor in Wisconsin
If last week’s fundraising suggested there are seven viable Democratic candidates seeking to be Wisconsin’s next governor, this week’s forum confirmed it.
www.therecombobulationarea.news
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
NEW: If last week’s fundraising suggested there are seven viable Democratic candidates seeking to be Wisconsin’s next governor, this week’s forum confirmed it. This is a strong group, and Democrats have a deep bench in Wisconsin.
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/candidate-...
Let's recombobulate: www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/candidate-...
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Thesis: ICE is un-American and the Minneapolis protestors are real Americans.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Thesis: ICE is un-American and the Minneapolis protestors are real Americans.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
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Time to play the GOP's new favorite improv game
How Do You Justify Abducting A Child? | Defector
On Tuesday, some number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents camped out near Liam Conejo Ramos’s home in the Twin Cities suburb of Columbia Heights and waited for him to return with his fathe...
defector.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Time to play the GOP's new favorite improv game
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Have there been any lawsuits over this yet?
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 5:49 PM
Have there been any lawsuits over this yet?
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Fine, but make no mistake: Trump and his top aides already worked overtime to weaponize the ICE killing of Renee Good. They used a coordinated campaign of lies and demonization, all documented here 👉 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Fine, but make no mistake: Trump and his top aides already worked overtime to weaponize the ICE killing of Renee Good. They used a coordinated campaign of lies and demonization, all documented here 👉 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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They are child traffickers, plain and simple. The heinous criminals they claim to be hunting.
Bovino: "Here in the US Border Patrol, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children"
January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
They are child traffickers, plain and simple. The heinous criminals they claim to be hunting.
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JD gives always gives vibes of "performing" the role of VP, much like Ted Cruz always seems to be "performing" the role of Senator. I say this as someone who's spent thousands of hours in casting. The acting tells. The indicating. I don't believe them. They give new meaning to the term "bad actor."
January 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
JD gives always gives vibes of "performing" the role of VP, much like Ted Cruz always seems to be "performing" the role of Senator. I say this as someone who's spent thousands of hours in casting. The acting tells. The indicating. I don't believe them. They give new meaning to the term "bad actor."
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Four Seasons Total Landscaping redux
Kash decided to do a news conference on an airplane tarmac for some reason so he has to yell and cannot hear questions from reporters lol
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Four Seasons Total Landscaping redux
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Mr. Trump, for instance, sent teen masseuses to Jeffrey Epstein for years, even after he knew Epstein had "stolen" Virginia Giuffre.
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Bovino: "Here in the US Border Patrol, I will say unequivocally that we are experts in dealing with children"
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Mr. Trump, for instance, sent teen masseuses to Jeffrey Epstein for years, even after he knew Epstein had "stolen" Virginia Giuffre.
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Abigail Shry, who pleaded guilty to making racist and violent threat against DC federal judge Tanya Chutkan, has been ordered to report to prison by Feb 17.
Shry made the threat in the hours after Chutkan was assigned Trump’s election conspiracy criminal case in August 2023
Shry made the threat in the hours after Chutkan was assigned Trump’s election conspiracy criminal case in August 2023
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Abigail Shry, who pleaded guilty to making racist and violent threat against DC federal judge Tanya Chutkan, has been ordered to report to prison by Feb 17.
Shry made the threat in the hours after Chutkan was assigned Trump’s election conspiracy criminal case in August 2023
Shry made the threat in the hours after Chutkan was assigned Trump’s election conspiracy criminal case in August 2023
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The people of Minnesota are an inspiration. They’re out in the freezing cold protesting ICE brutality and protecting their communities. They're delivering groceries to their vulnerable neighbors and forming human chains around schools during pickups.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
January 23, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The people of Minnesota are an inspiration. They’re out in the freezing cold protesting ICE brutality and protecting their communities. They're delivering groceries to their vulnerable neighbors and forming human chains around schools during pickups.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
We can’t leave them to do this work alone.
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House Oversight & Judiciary Committee Democrats say they'll be making official visit to federal prison in Bryan, Texas next month amid accusations of preferential treatment for inmate Ghislaine Maxwell
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 PM
House Oversight & Judiciary Committee Democrats say they'll be making official visit to federal prison in Bryan, Texas next month amid accusations of preferential treatment for inmate Ghislaine Maxwell
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Here is a literal preschooler wearing a Spider-Man backpack, just like all of our kids, as the hand of a much larger masked ICE agent holds onto his backpack, as if he were a flight risk.
They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil
Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Here is a literal preschooler wearing a Spider-Man backpack, just like all of our kids, as the hand of a much larger masked ICE agent holds onto his backpack, as if he were a flight risk.
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We know about the cut to child care funding in blue states after the Nick Shirley brouhaha. But the Trump administration is attacking several other pots of child care funding, as Naomi Bethune and Emma Janssen explain.
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t...
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t...
Trump’s War on Child Care - The American Prospect
The already struggling system faces more struggles from administration rule changes.
prospect.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We know about the cut to child care funding in blue states after the Nick Shirley brouhaha. But the Trump administration is attacking several other pots of child care funding, as Naomi Bethune and Emma Janssen explain.
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t...
prospect.org/2026/01/23/t...
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“Our greatest metric of success is not just the size of the gross domestic product or highs in the stock market. It is the strength of the American family.”
Oh fuck a recession is DEFINITELY coming.
Oh fuck a recession is DEFINITELY coming.
Mike Johnson: "It is the strength of the American family again -- that's what we brought back. We measure our success on the number of lives we save and the lives we improve and uplift with common sense life-affirming policies."
January 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
“Our greatest metric of success is not just the size of the gross domestic product or highs in the stock market. It is the strength of the American family.”
Oh fuck a recession is DEFINITELY coming.
Oh fuck a recession is DEFINITELY coming.
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Actual congressman salivating over war with a NATO ally.
Rep. Greg Steube: "You see Macron and the French sending troops to Greenland. I would love to see the US military up against French troops in Greenland, because it would not last very long. It would be a very small skirmish ... we don't care about what Macron and the French want."
January 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Actual congressman salivating over war with a NATO ally.
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Johnson: I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy and a lot of people tried to convince my young parents that they should take care of that problem
January 23, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Johnson: I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy and a lot of people tried to convince my young parents that they should take care of that problem
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Trump Fundraising Email Claims His Calls Are Being “Blocked”
Supporters are urged to donate to help him avoid impeachment
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Supporters are urged to donate to help him avoid impeachment
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Trump Fundraising Email Claims His Calls Are Being “Blocked”
Supporters are urged to donate to help him avoid impeachment
meidasnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump Fundraising Email Claims His Calls Are Being “Blocked”
Supporters are urged to donate to help him avoid impeachment
meidasnews.com/news/trump-f...
Supporters are urged to donate to help him avoid impeachment
meidasnews.com/news/trump-f...
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Midterms are this year, and the Republicans in control right now have all been willful participants in Trump’s schemes to benefit himself.
These people have put on a master class in exactly why they should be voted out of office.
These people have put on a master class in exactly why they should be voted out of office.
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Midterms are this year, and the Republicans in control right now have all been willful participants in Trump’s schemes to benefit himself.
These people have put on a master class in exactly why they should be voted out of office.
These people have put on a master class in exactly why they should be voted out of office.
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Italy's PM Meloni: Europe must decide whether it wants to take its destiny into its own hands or simply endure it.That is why we need clarity, courage, and responsibility — and above all the intelligence to turn crises into opportunities.
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Italy's PM Meloni: Europe must decide whether it wants to take its destiny into its own hands or simply endure it.That is why we need clarity, courage, and responsibility — and above all the intelligence to turn crises into opportunities.
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Tommy Vietor: Trump has chipped away at media independence. He controls who can cover White House events and now questions are like the MyPillow podcast asking how are you so great.
January 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Tommy Vietor: Trump has chipped away at media independence. He controls who can cover White House events and now questions are like the MyPillow podcast asking how are you so great.