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Oh my, my. When Trump doesn’t get what he wants a tantrum ensues. This time his tantrum was shown in front of the world press.
Big mistake. Optical mistake.
Tactical mistake.
Europe will take it from here, and we will defeat Putin.
Slava Ukraini!
Big mistake. Optical mistake.
Tactical mistake.
Europe will take it from here, and we will defeat Putin.
Slava Ukraini!
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STOP THE PRESSES!!! Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is concerned!!! (Federal agents are currently operating in a surge to the state of Maine, but let's not get all fussy about it).
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 PM
STOP THE PRESSES!!! Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is concerned!!! (Federal agents are currently operating in a surge to the state of Maine, but let's not get all fussy about it).
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A timelapse of the enormous anti-ICE, anti-Trump protest in Chicago yesterday (Sun Jan 25, 2026).
They’re trying to tell you it’s a Minneapolis story, that protests are small and confined.
They’re lying.
(🎥 Craig Shimala)
They’re trying to tell you it’s a Minneapolis story, that protests are small and confined.
They’re lying.
(🎥 Craig Shimala)
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 AM
A timelapse of the enormous anti-ICE, anti-Trump protest in Chicago yesterday (Sun Jan 25, 2026).
They’re trying to tell you it’s a Minneapolis story, that protests are small and confined.
They’re lying.
(🎥 Craig Shimala)
They’re trying to tell you it’s a Minneapolis story, that protests are small and confined.
They’re lying.
(🎥 Craig Shimala)
An important read.
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 AM
An important read.
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This. Do this! The Olympics, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This. Do this! The Olympics, too.
The comments reflect my reaction: TMZ?
About time. More truthful headlines like this, please from all media.
About time. More truthful headlines like this, please from all media.
Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The comments reflect my reaction: TMZ?
About time. More truthful headlines like this, please from all media.
About time. More truthful headlines like this, please from all media.
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"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
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"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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North Carolinians from across the state — and some further afield — pressed their palms together, bowed and wept openly as the monks walked by. Some prostrated to the ground.
religionnews.com/2026/01/23/t...
religionnews.com/2026/01/23/t...
Thousands show their respect for Buddhist monks on a Walk for Peace
APEX, N.C. (RNS) — Judging from the crowds who lined up for miles on the side of the road to greet them and hand them flowers, oranges and bottled water, the simple act of walking for peace sparked…
religionnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM
North Carolinians from across the state — and some further afield — pressed their palms together, bowed and wept openly as the monks walked by. Some prostrated to the ground.
religionnews.com/2026/01/23/t...
religionnews.com/2026/01/23/t...
This. Do this! The Olympics, too.
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This. Do this! The Olympics, too.
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I see a transmission belt for this. Jason posts a few times. Holyrood candidate(s) see it and say they want to do this. Media write up as a policy commitment. Trump goes ballistic. Starmer says he'll block the windfarms if we get tariff relief. Trump does the deal. Jason's bluesky posts save UK £bns
Also, threaten to put wind farms on his Scottish golf courses.
January 19, 2026 at 10:53 AM
I see a transmission belt for this. Jason posts a few times. Holyrood candidate(s) see it and say they want to do this. Media write up as a policy commitment. Trump goes ballistic. Starmer says he'll block the windfarms if we get tariff relief. Trump does the deal. Jason's bluesky posts save UK £bns
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Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Mass Organized Boycott. Not everyone can Strike but Americans are experts at calling the manager. Start here
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Mass Organized Boycott. Not everyone can Strike but Americans are experts at calling the manager. Start here
Timeline appeal.
Pond is a very good doggy. She was cruelly abandoned and now has been in a shelter for 6 months, with time running out.
Can anyone on the East Coast give this sweet baby her forever home, please?
Can anyone on the East Coast give this sweet baby her forever home, please?
I’m not Epstein thank God- they named me Pond and I’ve been here 125 days and now I’m listed to be killed! I’m a good baby- I love my stuffies! I ♥️ belly rubs. I’ve been patiently waiting a new home- East coast I can come2u vet/food2- just apply. I’m trained in here nycacc.app/browse/236870
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Timeline appeal.
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You can see pretti’s hands under the pile all the way up to where gray jacket guy takes the gun.
Pretti clearly never pulled it out.
Pretti clearly never pulled it out.
January 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
You can see pretti’s hands under the pile all the way up to where gray jacket guy takes the gun.
Pretti clearly never pulled it out.
Pretti clearly never pulled it out.
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So, hypothetically, if you were to make a solo-cup-in-chain-link-fence message over an overpass, you’d be putting in the letters backwards. And, again hypothetically, you might want a template for that.
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
So, hypothetically, if you were to make a solo-cup-in-chain-link-fence message over an overpass, you’d be putting in the letters backwards. And, again hypothetically, you might want a template for that.
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically.
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Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
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All regime mouthpieces who have lied about the murder of VA nurse Alex Pretti must resign immediately. All DHS officials and agents involved must be prosecuted.
January 24, 2026 at 8:42 PM
All regime mouthpieces who have lied about the murder of VA nurse Alex Pretti must resign immediately. All DHS officials and agents involved must be prosecuted.
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ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
Important point.
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Important point.
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No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."