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I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
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I'm stoked to share with you the full spread of Issue 21. Stanchion Magazine has never sounded better. Take this musical journey with me & 21 remarkable authors. Available to pre-order now for the cost of 2 Fugazi concert tickets. And with no fucking Ticketmaster convenience fees. StanchionZine.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I'm stoked to share with you the full spread of Issue 21. Stanchion Magazine has never sounded better. Take this musical journey with me & 21 remarkable authors. Available to pre-order now for the cost of 2 Fugazi concert tickets. And with no fucking Ticketmaster convenience fees. StanchionZine.com
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My writing group told me this week that I have to do something to my WIP that I REALLY don't like doing, but they are right and I'm going to have to do it. I'm going to have to NOT USE AN OUTLINE!!! 😱 😱 😱 The full story here: www.agentsandbooks.com/every-book-i...
Every Book Is Different
Hey friends, I had a really wonderful meeting with my writing group last night, and I've been thinking about it ever since. Longtime readers will know that I am a devoted outliner–of fiction,…
www.agentsandbooks.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM
My writing group told me this week that I have to do something to my WIP that I REALLY don't like doing, but they are right and I'm going to have to do it. I'm going to have to NOT USE AN OUTLINE!!! 😱 😱 😱 The full story here: www.agentsandbooks.com/every-book-i...
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“The problem with jobs today is that they have stopped servicing society and have prioritised servicing the annihilation of climate and ecology. The primary goal of work today is not to provide a service, but to generate profit”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
Laboured to Extinction: How We Became the Planet of the Working Zombies
As societies grew into increasingly complex economies, the need for specialised skills gave rise to specialised humans.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:33 PM
“The problem with jobs today is that they have stopped servicing society and have prioritised servicing the annihilation of climate and ecology. The primary goal of work today is not to provide a service, but to generate profit”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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Think of all the tips lost.
January 27, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Think of all the tips lost.
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I've been noting that Stephen Miller is significantly (entirely?) responsible for the rules of engagement that keeps leading to experienced goons murdering bystanders.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
www.emptywheel.net
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I've been noting that Stephen Miller is significantly (entirely?) responsible for the rules of engagement that keeps leading to experienced goons murdering bystanders.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
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ICE shows up in Minneapolis, and next thing you know a mother of three is dead. How can people deal with that? One resident reaches out
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Reality hits home – ICE in Minneapolis
ICE shows up in Minneapolis, and next thing you know a mother of three is dead. How can people deal with that? One resident reaches out
northwestbylines.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:42 PM
ICE shows up in Minneapolis, and next thing you know a mother of three is dead. How can people deal with that? One resident reaches out
Please join our Friends of Bylines if you wish to support us in giving people a voice from America
@northwestbylines.co.uk
Please join our Friends of Bylines if you wish to support us in giving people a voice from America
@northwestbylines.co.uk
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ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 AM
ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
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Thank you, and please add my old man to any and all writer and resistance links. He has gone from the man who announced after the Al Gore fiasco that Dems were too "polite" to demonstrate in the streets to now being a full-fledged protestor.
@redsky68.bsky.social
@redsky68.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Thank you, and please add my old man to any and all writer and resistance links. He has gone from the man who announced after the Al Gore fiasco that Dems were too "polite" to demonstrate in the streets to now being a full-fledged protestor.
@redsky68.bsky.social
@redsky68.bsky.social
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When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
When shame left the room: racism, immigration, and Britain’s moral retreat
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
Britain is sliding backwards into open racism, fuelled by political silence and immigration narratives. Can we reverse this tragic shift?
westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/imm...
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not loving how 1850s American politics is feeling
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM
not loving how 1850s American politics is feeling
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CNN interviews the 'woman in the pink jacket,' aka Stella Carlson: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
CNN interviews the 'woman in the pink jacket,' aka Stella Carlson: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
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We’re all going to die. There, I said it. Now what are we going to do about it?
#meaning #life #themeaningoflife #philosophy #spirituality #religion
#meaning #life #themeaningoflife #philosophy #spirituality #religion
What Is the Meaning of Life?
To Find Out, Answer These Four Questions
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 12:01 PM
We’re all going to die. There, I said it. Now what are we going to do about it?
#meaning #life #themeaningoflife #philosophy #spirituality #religion
#meaning #life #themeaningoflife #philosophy #spirituality #religion
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#AgainsttheDay
#ThomasPynchon
“The State is evil, its divine right proceeds from Hell, Hell is where we all went. Some came out...broken, dying...intimidated into silence...all of us, even those who had voted and paid our taxes like good bourgeoisie, came out hating the State.
#ThomasPynchon
“The State is evil, its divine right proceeds from Hell, Hell is where we all went. Some came out...broken, dying...intimidated into silence...all of us, even those who had voted and paid our taxes like good bourgeoisie, came out hating the State.
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM
#AgainsttheDay
#ThomasPynchon
“The State is evil, its divine right proceeds from Hell, Hell is where we all went. Some came out...broken, dying...intimidated into silence...all of us, even those who had voted and paid our taxes like good bourgeoisie, came out hating the State.
#ThomasPynchon
“The State is evil, its divine right proceeds from Hell, Hell is where we all went. Some came out...broken, dying...intimidated into silence...all of us, even those who had voted and paid our taxes like good bourgeoisie, came out hating the State.
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Despite horror and tragedy, the opposition is winning in Minneapolis. Bovino is only the beginning.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-opposi...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-opposi...
The Opposition Is Winning in Minneapolis
The killing of Alex Pretti has forced the White House to retreat.
www.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Despite horror and tragedy, the opposition is winning in Minneapolis. Bovino is only the beginning.
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-opposi...
Read @eggerdc.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social in Morning Shots, only @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-opposi...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Opinion | G.O.P. Congressman: We Need to Wake Up After Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
January 26, 2026 at 11:38 PM
So keep pushing. Anything short of ICE’s abolition isn’t nearly enough.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Now I want to know which CNN reporter or producer doesn't know the word "sycophant."
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In Canada, they increase the current in the lines. The current has nowhere to go, and that creates resistance. That resistance creates heat.
And that's how Canada prevents a lot of blackouts during ice storms.
The moral of the story: To get rid of ice, create resistance!
And that's how Canada prevents a lot of blackouts during ice storms.
The moral of the story: To get rid of ice, create resistance!
A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets. n.pr/3ZzTJPG
Hundreds of thousands without power in the U.S. after a powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm walloped a huge swath of the U.S., killing at least 18 people. Electricity is out for hundreds of thousands, and freezing rain and snow have coated streets.
n.pr
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
In Canada, they increase the current in the lines. The current has nowhere to go, and that creates resistance. That resistance creates heat.
And that's how Canada prevents a lot of blackouts during ice storms.
The moral of the story: To get rid of ice, create resistance!
And that's how Canada prevents a lot of blackouts during ice storms.
The moral of the story: To get rid of ice, create resistance!
Really nifty little thriller that's a sleeper. Lots of unexpected twists and turns. Unexpectedly good performance by Don Johnson, who plays a baddie who's maybe not quite so bad after all. Isabelle Fuhrman was the evil girl in Orphan.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6906...
www.imdb.com/title/tt6906...
Unit 234 (2024) ⭐ 5.4 | Thriller
1h 26m
www.imdb.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Really nifty little thriller that's a sleeper. Lots of unexpected twists and turns. Unexpectedly good performance by Don Johnson, who plays a baddie who's maybe not quite so bad after all. Isabelle Fuhrman was the evil girl in Orphan.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6906...
www.imdb.com/title/tt6906...
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kinda obvious that jeff bezos sees wapo as a political influence operation and not an actual newspaper
January 26, 2026 at 4:07 PM
kinda obvious that jeff bezos sees wapo as a political influence operation and not an actual newspaper