A.J. Smith
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@cdadamjardy.bsky.social it was malpractice that Cupps was getting more minutes than Chatman. Lack of defense or not. You have a team that struggled to score. Chatman brings much more to the table
February 6, 2026 at 2:03 AM
@cdadamjardy.bsky.social it was malpractice that Cupps was getting more minutes than Chatman. Lack of defense or not. You have a team that struggled to score. Chatman brings much more to the table
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
@liamtwomey.bsky.social No matter the result of this match, Rosenior needs grilled about Reece not only not starting but not even being on the bench. This is absurd!!
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
@liamtwomey.bsky.social No matter the result of this match, Rosenior needs grilled about Reece not only not starting but not even being on the bench. This is absurd!!
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Emerging from post-Sundance hibernation to declare: I'm on the lookout for a new full-time job. Seeking Chicago-based or remote editing and writing opportunities—don't have to be in the field; I'm extremely open to copywriting, technical writing, marketing stuff, etc. Email and portfolio in profile.
February 3, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Emerging from post-Sundance hibernation to declare: I'm on the lookout for a new full-time job. Seeking Chicago-based or remote editing and writing opportunities—don't have to be in the field; I'm extremely open to copywriting, technical writing, marketing stuff, etc. Email and portfolio in profile.
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I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy
I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy
‘Everyone wants to know,’ Melania says at the beginning of the two-hour extravaganza – but do we?
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy
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The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. n.pr/4teQwmw
Texas A&M University cancels programs in women's and gender studies
The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
n.pr
January 30, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The university said it had also modified hundreds of courses and cancelled six in efforts to eliminate teaching related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. n.pr/4teQwmw
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“This has to be the most expensive documentary ever made that didn’t involve music licensing.-- said Ted Hope. "How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe? How can that not be the case?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
“This has to be the most expensive documentary ever made that didn’t involve music licensing.-- said Ted Hope. "How can it not be equated with currying favor or an outright bribe? How can that not be the case?” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/b...
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The turn, the finish 😮💨💥
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
January 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
The turn, the finish 😮💨💥
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
João Pedro with a goal of the highest quality 🤌
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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He's also quoting Anne Frank on twitter
January 27, 2026 at 4:24 PM
He's also quoting Anne Frank on twitter
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NEW from @davidgilbert.bsky.social: Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
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Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
NEW from @davidgilbert.bsky.social: Meta Is Blocking Links To ICE List on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
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I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I would be very surprised if a full accounting in the future didn't reveal more than one mass grave at the detention centers. If they're behaving this way in public, what's happening out of sight must be many times more brutal.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, according to local and federal officials. The shooting prompted a clash between the authorities and protesters who gathered at the scene. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, according to local and federal officials. The shooting prompted a clash between the authorities and protesters who gathered at the scene. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
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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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The Mr. Kraft nonsense has picked up again here. I swear it happened less when the Pats stunk.
Small thing watching the Bills presser.
I'd address Terry Pegula as Terry. Not Mr. Pegula.
Ever see LeBron or Josh Allen addressed as Mr. James or Mr. Allen? Exactly.
Be an equal. The whole Mr. Mara, Mr. Kraft that NFL TV people do. Nonsense.
Being a billionaire does not equate an honorific.
I'd address Terry Pegula as Terry. Not Mr. Pegula.
Ever see LeBron or Josh Allen addressed as Mr. James or Mr. Allen? Exactly.
Be an equal. The whole Mr. Mara, Mr. Kraft that NFL TV people do. Nonsense.
Being a billionaire does not equate an honorific.
January 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Mr. Kraft nonsense has picked up again here. I swear it happened less when the Pats stunk.
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Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
bit.ly
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
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Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game
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January 19, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Quite a quote from Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair, who was asked about his STOP THE GENOCIDE eye black after today’s game
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Breaking News: Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the wife of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent. The Justice Department sought to examine her supposed ties to activist groups.
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, quit after the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Breaking News: Three Minnesota federal prosecutors resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the wife of Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent. The Justice Department sought to examine her supposed ties to activist groups.
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Several prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned after the Justice Department pushed its Minnesota office to investigate the widow of the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent last week. (via @mprnews.org)
Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe
Thompson’s resignation comes after top Justice Department officials pushed the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office to investigate the widow of Renee Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by ICE agent Jon...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Several prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned after the Justice Department pushed its Minnesota office to investigate the widow of the woman shot and killed by an ICE agent last week. (via @mprnews.org)
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Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
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Minneapolis shut down its public schools following a violent confrontation between federal agents and civilians at a high school on Wednesday, just hours after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in the city.
Video: Violence at a Minneapolis School Hours After ICE Shooting
As Minneapolis reels in the aftermath of a fatal shooting, the city shuts down its public schools following a violent confrontation between federal agents and civilians at a local high school.
nyti.ms
January 11, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Minneapolis shut down its public schools following a violent confrontation between federal agents and civilians at a high school on Wednesday, just hours after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in the city.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...