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"the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous & humbling & joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, & learn to be at home.”-Wendell Berry
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sulliview.bsky.social
Is it really a “clash over the facts”?
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January 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
Margaret Sullivan: "With what amounts to civil war raging in the United States, we desperately need clear, fearless truth-telling that doesn’t pull its punches and doesn’t hand a megaphone to lies and propaganda in the name of supposed fairness."

#Journalism

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Defensive caution can’t compete with right-wing propaganda
Is it so hard for journalists to clearly state that the Trump administration is lying?
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January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
"This is a criminal president and a criminal administration. This is straight-out fascism. This is about ending democracy. These people are destroying the Constitution. And if we say it in words that are any less blunt, we are not telling the truth."

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January 26, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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atrupar.com
Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
TEXT: I was Alex Pretti’s final nursing student. He was my friend and my nursing mentor. For the past four months, I stood shoulder to shoulder with him during my capstone preceptorship at the Minneapolis VA Hospital. There he trained me to care for the sickest of the sick as an ICU nurse. He taught me how to care for arterial and central lines, the intricacies of managing multiple IVs filled with lifesaving solutions, and how to watch over every heartbeat, every breath, and every flicker of life, ready to act the moment they wavered. Techniques intended to heal. Alex carried patience, compassion and calm as a steady light within him. Even at the very end, that light was there. I recognized his familiar stillness and signature calm composure shining through during those unbearable final moments captured on camera. It does not surprise me that his final words were, “Are you okay?” Caring for people was at the core of who he was. He was incapable of causing harm. He lived a life of healing, and he lived it well. Alex believed strongly in the Second Amendment and in the rights rooted in our Constitution and its amendments. He spoke out for justice and peace whenever he could, not only out of obligation, but out of a belief that we are more connected than divided, and that communication would bring us together. TEXT: I want his family to know his legacy lives on. I am a better nurse because of the wisdom and skills he instilled in me. I carry his light with me into every room, letting it guide and steady my hands as I heal and care for those in need. Please honor my friend by standing up for peace, preferably with a cup of black coffee in hand and a couple of pieces of candy in your pocket, just as he would. He would remind you that caring for others is hard work, and we must do whatever it takes to get through the long shifts. Step outside with your dog, breathe in the world, hike or bike as he loved to do, and let yourself find peace in the quiet moments within nature. Stand up for justice and speak with those whose views differ from your own. Hold your beliefs with strength, but always extend love outward, even in the face of adversity. Take one step, no matter how small, to help heal our world. Through these acts, carry his light forward in his name. Let his legacy continue to heal.
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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gregolear.bsky.social
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Wolfers: This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime. It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime. When you are the richest country in the world, maybe you are not the ones who should be tearing down your existing institutions. But that’s exactly what this president is doing
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
The party that has spent unlimited resources and energy getting states to pass laws to allow citizens to openly carry loaded weapons anywhere - now believes that exercising this right is permission for law enforcement to murder you.

Honestly, how dumb do they think we are?
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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urocklive1.bsky.social
We must all reject this.
Patrick Skinner @SkinnerPm Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head. There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government. Then a picture of Alex Pretti and the ICE goons as described.
January 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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phillipspobrien.bsky.social
In the end there will be only one Trump Derangement Syndrome, and that will be those so deranged that they refused to accept that Trump was going to try and wreck the country.
January 25, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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astrokatie.com
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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statuscoupnews.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: An eyewitness to Border Patrol murdering Alex Pretti:

"As a United States military veteran trained in counterinsurgency and detainee operations, from my perspective—Alex was not resisting. What I saw disgusted me, it made me sick to my stomach!" LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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jamisonfoser.bsky.social
seems like the kind of piece that should contain an acknowledgement that other people saw what this guy missed but no that isn't how establishment media types roll so it's just open contempt for people who saw clearly when he did not. welcome to the party, you don't have to be a dick about it.
The Atlantic IDEAS Yes, It's Fascism Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny. By Jonathan Rauch NTIL RECENTLY, I resisted using the F-word to describe President Trump. For one thing, there were too many elements of classical fascism that didn't seem to fit. For another, the term has been overused to the point of meaninglessness, especially by left-leaning types who call you a fascist if you oppose abortion or affirmative action.
January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
Pretty confident this suburban mom is not an outlier, she's speaking for a huge part of the country that is heartbroken & furious about the ICE murders, abductions & occupations of American cities.
danielsuitor.com Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 1d
The original post was deleted, but this was the video it had.
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
ICE, CBP, and Border Patrol have proven themselves incapable of obeying the law, let alone enforcing it for others; unable to self-soothe, let alone keep the peace. Why must ordinary people be asked to stay calm and not upset them? www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Nonviolence is a double standard.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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adamkeiper.com
"You would more or less have to have never seen the video and have no functioning ability for rational thought...to believe what Bovino was saying."

Our @samsteindc.bsky.social wields a scalpel:

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The Government is Telling You Not to Believe Your Eyes
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January 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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billkristolbulwark.bsky.social
I guess it’s good for the networks to have all the Trump apparatchiks on to lie, so we can see how despicable they are. I admire the anchors who ask them tough questions. I couldn’t be in the same room as them. And if I were on a panel afterwards, all I would say is: “They lie. They lie. They lie.”
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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qasimrashid.com
Hey “ALL LIVES MATTER” people—federal fascists just killed two white people.

Where y’all at?🤔

Oh right. It was never *actually* about all lives mattering. It was just a slogan to undermine Black lives mattering. Yeah we saw your hypocrisy & racism then. And we see your cowardice & fascism now too.
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
I feel the same way now as I felt the night of J6. I know now after going through the aftermath of that what their playbook is in these situations - to cover up, lie, rewrite history. We can only hope that there are enough decent Americans now who won’t let them do it again.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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edwardluce.bsky.social
The hope was that public video would make law enforcement think twice, resting on the naive idea that we're dealing with generally law-abiding officers. ICE beats people up and kills in full knowledge they're being filmed. They have lethal impunity.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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joelhs.bsky.social
The NRA is just a pro-white nationalist lobby at this point. There isn't any pretense any longer that they support a neutral defense of the right to bear arms.
Tweet from the NRA: "“For months, radical progressive politicians like Tim Walz have incited violence against law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their jobs. Unsurprisingly, these calls to dangerously interject oneself into legitimate law-enforcement activities have ended in violence, tragically resulting in injuries and fatalities. As there is with any officer-involved shooting, there will be a robust and comprehensive investigation that takes place to determine if the use of force was justified. As we await these facts and gain a clearer understanding, we urge the political voices to lower the temperature to ensure their constituents and law enforcement officers stay safe.”"
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
Shorter NRA: Second amendment rights are only for Republicans.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Man, I bet the NRA is going to be furious when they hear that jack-booted thugs from the federal government executed a law-abiding citizen for exercising his Second Amendment right to carry a handgun.

Any second now, I'm sure.

He was a white guy, if that helps?

Hello? NRA?
January 24, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 12:39 AM