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After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, JD Vance quickly said agents have "absolute immunity."
Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:31 AM
After an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good, JD Vance quickly said agents have "absolute immunity."
Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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Now, he's trying to convince us he never said that.
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one thing i’ll note is that the administration is desperate for a repeat of 2020 and the targeted jurisdictions refuse to give it to them
One of the big trends in opposition activism during Trump 2.0 has been the localism of protest. This level of organizing is pretty astonishing to watch, and anyone who insists that there haven't been any protests against Trump is simply ignoring it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
January 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
one thing i’ll note is that the administration is desperate for a repeat of 2020 and the targeted jurisdictions refuse to give it to them
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
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@helenbranswell.bsky.social is right - measles increasing in the US is a big deal.
And demonstrates how credibility results from predicting a result that then actually happens. So. scientists (sadly) were right that measles is the canary in the coal mine.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
And demonstrates how credibility results from predicting a result that then actually happens. So. scientists (sadly) were right that measles is the canary in the coal mine.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’
The principal deputy director of the CDC said he would not view the loss of the United States' measles elimination status as a significant event.
www.statnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
@helenbranswell.bsky.social is right - measles increasing in the US is a big deal.
And demonstrates how credibility results from predicting a result that then actually happens. So. scientists (sadly) were right that measles is the canary in the coal mine.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
And demonstrates how credibility results from predicting a result that then actually happens. So. scientists (sadly) were right that measles is the canary in the coal mine.
@drsforamerica.bsky.social
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It must warm their hearts to know that -40 is the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius
Not only is the city shutdown but people are out here protesting with a -40F wind chill.
The Minnesota strike has made it to the top story on NYT. I am not a knee jerk NYT hater, but imo this is noteworthy given the paper’s relative lack of interest in other recent anti-Trump protest activity
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It must warm their hearts to know that -40 is the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius
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Minneapolis, MN -
Despite -18 degree Fahrenheit weather, dozens of people are outside the Whipple federal building to protest against increased federal immigration detainment in the area.
Despite -18 degree Fahrenheit weather, dozens of people are outside the Whipple federal building to protest against increased federal immigration detainment in the area.
January 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Minneapolis, MN -
Despite -18 degree Fahrenheit weather, dozens of people are outside the Whipple federal building to protest against increased federal immigration detainment in the area.
Despite -18 degree Fahrenheit weather, dozens of people are outside the Whipple federal building to protest against increased federal immigration detainment in the area.
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Vox populi, vox dei.
Jury Acquits Man Accused of Placing $10,000 Bounty on Border Patrol’s Bovino
The acquittal is the latest loss for federal prosecutors in pursuing charges against people opposed to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
www.wsj.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Vox populi, vox dei.
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This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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Fucking incredible.
Statement from the entire Minneapolis City Council in support of a General Strike and Day of Truth & Freedom on January 23rd.
January 22, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Fucking incredible.
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We're a few weeks from a year since the definitive text on the subject
AI: The New Aesthetics of Fascism
It's embarrassing, destructive, and looks like shit: AI-generated art is the perfect aesthetic form for the far right.
newsocialist.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 12:01 AM
We're a few weeks from a year since the definitive text on the subject
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Weird framing. How about: "A federal judge has rejected claims by a conservative group that Northwestern University's law school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring"?
Northwestern University’s law school has persuaded a federal judge in Chicago to reject claims by a conservative group that the school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring reut.rs/3ZdoM3X
January 23, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Weird framing. How about: "A federal judge has rejected claims by a conservative group that Northwestern University's law school discriminates against white men in faculty hiring"?
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Trump: “Dear Prime Minister Carney:
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Trump: “Dear Prime Minister Carney:
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining, what will be, the most prestigious Board of Leaders ever assembled, at any time.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
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House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela
House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela
Vote on legislation falls just short of number needed for passage, showing Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on majority
The US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented Donald Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.
The tied vote was the latest sign of House speaker Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on the majority, as well as some of the growing pushback in the Republican-controlled Congress to the US president’s aggressions in the western hemisphere. A Senate vote on a similar resolution was also tied last week until JD Vance broke the deadlock. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:17 AM
House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela
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Every representative who voted yes voted for more brutalization of our neighbors, more kidnapping of our children, more trampling of our rights, and more murder from this government.
January 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Every representative who voted yes voted for more brutalization of our neighbors, more kidnapping of our children, more trampling of our rights, and more murder from this government.
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 7:47 PM
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington DC 20500
Washington DC 20500
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington DC 20500
Washington DC 20500
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"In Washington, we have a vote on ICE funding. I'm voting 'no.' ICE should get zero funding. They should be disbanded."
ICE Update: 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos detained www.youtube.com/live/GA8subF...
ICE Update: 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos detained
YouTube video by JoaquinCastroTX
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"In Washington, we have a vote on ICE funding. I'm voting 'no.' ICE should get zero funding. They should be disbanded."
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Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Seriously, @people.com has been meeting the moment better than 90% of publications with direct reporting and crystal clear headlines.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
This is a good way for the low-information voters who are usually detached from the news cycle to get turned around.
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This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This is 100% FALSE. Immigration judges do NOT play any role in issuing administrative warrants. They are generated and signed by ICE officers themselves. ICE’s own training materials say they can’t be used for a search of a home!
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
Here’s a blank warrant form. Note who signs it.
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Just performative cruelty. By, among others, the nation’s top diplomat.
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Just performative cruelty. By, among others, the nation’s top diplomat.