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See I think it’s great that Gavin Newsom did a podcast with Ben Shapiro.
It’s good to signal early that Newsom has awful political instincts and doesn’t have the juice.
It’s good to signal early that Newsom has awful political instincts and doesn’t have the juice.
Ben Shapiro: "Israel did not commit a genocide in Gaza"
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
Gavin Newsom: "I agree with you."
January 17, 2026 at 11:42 PM
See I think it’s great that Gavin Newsom did a podcast with Ben Shapiro.
It’s good to signal early that Newsom has awful political instincts and doesn’t have the juice.
It’s good to signal early that Newsom has awful political instincts and doesn’t have the juice.
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Our servicemembers and their families deserve better than a Congress that lacks the courage to debate the military actions Trump is taking around the globe.
With the help of the former isolationist, JD Vance, who cast the tie-breaking vote, Republicans in the Senate abdicated again.
With the help of the former isolationist, JD Vance, who cast the tie-breaking vote, Republicans in the Senate abdicated again.
January 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Our servicemembers and their families deserve better than a Congress that lacks the courage to debate the military actions Trump is taking around the globe.
With the help of the former isolationist, JD Vance, who cast the tie-breaking vote, Republicans in the Senate abdicated again.
With the help of the former isolationist, JD Vance, who cast the tie-breaking vote, Republicans in the Senate abdicated again.
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Good.
Programming note: MeidasTouch Network will no longer be producing or carrying the shows Political Beatdown or Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen.
January 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Good.
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I’ll never get over this. Trump unfairly pardoned someone, they turned around and committed a new crime, and Trump pardoned them again.
You can commit any any crime you want as long as you have the money, power, and connections to get yourself a pardon.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/p...
You can commit any any crime you want as long as you have the money, power, and connections to get yourself a pardon.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/p...
Trump’s double pardon underscores sweeping use of clemency | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has leaned into his presidential clemency powers much more aggressively in his second term –in fact, he’s pardoned one woman twice.
edition.cnn.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I’ll never get over this. Trump unfairly pardoned someone, they turned around and committed a new crime, and Trump pardoned them again.
You can commit any any crime you want as long as you have the money, power, and connections to get yourself a pardon.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/p...
You can commit any any crime you want as long as you have the money, power, and connections to get yourself a pardon.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/17/p...
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The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
Opinion | This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.
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Very little discussion about this but 153 Dems joined MAGA to vote for HR 7006 to:
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
153 Democrats Vote Yes to Pass H.R. 7006
The truth behind this devastating bill to advance Trump's fascist agenda
www.qasimrashid.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Very little discussion about this but 153 Dems joined MAGA to vote for HR 7006 to:
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
•Advance abortion restrictions
•Send $3.3B to Israel as they commit genocide
•Crushes Palestinian autonomy
•Ignores our healthcare
Here's who voted YEA & a script to call them out: www.qasimrashid.com/p/153-democr...
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Shocking New Evidence in the Homicide of Renee Good.
youtu.be/N5FtnMUJn9M?...
youtu.be/N5FtnMUJn9M?...
4 GUNSHOT WOUNDS! Newly Revealed Evidence in Homicide of Renee Good Explained
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Shocking New Evidence in the Homicide of Renee Good.
youtu.be/N5FtnMUJn9M?...
youtu.be/N5FtnMUJn9M?...
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Literally begging for help to save civilian lives from being murdered while Trump blames Ukraine, threatens Greenland, plays golf for the next 4 days, and Witkoff and Kushner negotiate deals with Putin.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Literally begging for help to save civilian lives from being murdered while Trump blames Ukraine, threatens Greenland, plays golf for the next 4 days, and Witkoff and Kushner negotiate deals with Putin.
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If you keep bending the knee to a fascist, they will keep bullying you. They see weakness as opportunity, complicity as agreement.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
If you keep bending the knee to a fascist, they will keep bullying you. They see weakness as opportunity, complicity as agreement.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
The fact Schumer is still willing to fund DHS should OUTRAGE all of you.
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Trump keeps letting people out of prison and the same people commit new crimes, then he lets them out again. It’s corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trump keeps letting people out of prison and the same people commit new crimes, then he lets them out again. It’s corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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For @wired.com, I wrote about how misogyny and homophobia have been used by the right to wage a campaign to destroy Renee Good www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good
After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
For @wired.com, I wrote about how misogyny and homophobia have been used by the right to wage a campaign to destroy Renee Good www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
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US Senator Roger Wicker rebutted Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is prolonging the war, arguing that the real responsibility lies with Vladimir Putin, who talks about peace while escalating his assault on Ukraine. Wicker called Putin the most dangerous threat facing the West today.
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
US Senator Roger Wicker rebutted Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is prolonging the war, arguing that the real responsibility lies with Vladimir Putin, who talks about peace while escalating his assault on Ukraine. Wicker called Putin the most dangerous threat facing the West today.
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Broken record: These are trust fund kids spending down an account. They have no grasp of the bases of American power or prosperity, and are going to be left sputtering in rage and incomprehension that the coffers don't magically refill.
“America prevailed in the cold war because it insisted on not simply being powerful…It made people imagine that the victory of the US was their own victory…without America standing for freedom, or at least pretending to do so, what’s the point of being pro-American?”
www.ft.com/content/658e...
www.ft.com/content/658e...
Trump is making the world fall in love with China
Countries that once saw American success as their own now view the US as an adversary and Beijing as a model
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Broken record: These are trust fund kids spending down an account. They have no grasp of the bases of American power or prosperity, and are going to be left sputtering in rage and incomprehension that the coffers don't magically refill.
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There are still 5,000,000+ pages of Epstein files that have not been released. Trump and Pam Bondi want to keep them hidden but we will not rest until we have every single file. Release the files, NOW.
January 16, 2026 at 6:08 PM
There are still 5,000,000+ pages of Epstein files that have not been released. Trump and Pam Bondi want to keep them hidden but we will not rest until we have every single file. Release the files, NOW.
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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed giving citizens a right under state law to sue officials who violate their rights under the U.S. Constitution. Other states — including California, Illinois, and Massachusetts — already have such a law on the books. bit.ly/3LtXVgE
How to Push Back
Congress and the states must respond to the tragedy in Minnesota.
www.brennancenter.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed giving citizens a right under state law to sue officials who violate their rights under the U.S. Constitution. Other states — including California, Illinois, and Massachusetts — already have such a law on the books. bit.ly/3LtXVgE
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Call your reps, call your senators.
Tell them they can shut this authoritarian government down or we'll throw them out of office and get some representatives who, you know, actually represent us.
Tell them they can shut this authoritarian government down or we'll throw them out of office and get some representatives who, you know, actually represent us.
US SENATE MAJORITY LEADER THUNE: DOES NOT EXPECT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Call your reps, call your senators.
Tell them they can shut this authoritarian government down or we'll throw them out of office and get some representatives who, you know, actually represent us.
Tell them they can shut this authoritarian government down or we'll throw them out of office and get some representatives who, you know, actually represent us.
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You won't get an alert on your phone when a full-blown dictatorship arrives. It happens in steps. The traitor sends a mob to sack the Capitol, gets away with it, calls for "termination" of the Constitution, lies to get re-elected and unleashes a thug army on cities. Get active before it's too late.
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
You won't get an alert on your phone when a full-blown dictatorship arrives. It happens in steps. The traitor sends a mob to sack the Capitol, gets away with it, calls for "termination" of the Constitution, lies to get re-elected and unleashes a thug army on cities. Get active before it's too late.
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My favorite thing about her philanthropy is that she just writes a check; no complicated grants with detailed reporting requirements, just money.
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025. https://bit.ly/4sEbdYv
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project | Fortune
“I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
My favorite thing about her philanthropy is that she just writes a check; no complicated grants with detailed reporting requirements, just money.
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It’s time to abolish it
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
It’s time to abolish it
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Two can play that game www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Two can play that game www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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You take this and slam him in ads.
2026 ain’t complicated DCCC and DSCC
Trump: Over the past 12 months, almost every promise I made in 2024 has been kept. I've kept all my promises, and much more.
2026 ain’t complicated DCCC and DSCC
Trump: Over the past 12 months, almost every promise I made in 2024 has been kept. I've kept all my promises, and much more.
January 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
You take this and slam him in ads.
2026 ain’t complicated DCCC and DSCC
Trump: Over the past 12 months, almost every promise I made in 2024 has been kept. I've kept all my promises, and much more.
2026 ain’t complicated DCCC and DSCC
Trump: Over the past 12 months, almost every promise I made in 2024 has been kept. I've kept all my promises, and much more.
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Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...