The Whiner
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The Whiner is surrounded by the incompetent, the oblivious and the incomprehensible. Friends say he should do stand-up. But he'd rather just sit here and type. (Also: CML, CVID, married with a talented daughter-musician, and servant to a very spoiled cat.)
Covid.
Trump's masked goons are wandering around before Homan's press conference. What reason is there for them to be wearing masks in a setting like this? (Or at all)
January 29, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Covid.
You're misinterpreting it.
They're all "in theaters" - to see the Oscar-contending film "Melania."
They're all "in theaters" - to see the Oscar-contending film "Melania."
In theater. So they think they’re at war.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You're misinterpreting it.
They're all "in theaters" - to see the Oscar-contending film "Melania."
They're all "in theaters" - to see the Oscar-contending film "Melania."
Because it was so successful, capturing the imagination of all Americans, the first time around.
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Because it was so successful, capturing the imagination of all Americans, the first time around.
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE SINCE 2025.
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE SINCE 2025.
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The *things* russians are doing: invading a sovereign state, murdering civilians, creating a humanitarian disaster in extreme cold, abducting children, razing towns to the ground, raping, torturing, looting
Witkoff: "The Russians are doing things maybe that people wouldn't give them the credit for doing, and I think it always comes down to your indomitable spirit"
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The *things* russians are doing: invading a sovereign state, murdering civilians, creating a humanitarian disaster in extreme cold, abducting children, razing towns to the ground, raping, torturing, looting
And don't forget about the millions of bird deaths he's preventing.
Chris Wright claims "at least hundreds of deaths" would've occurred had Trump not saved coal
January 29, 2026 at 6:15 PM
And don't forget about the millions of bird deaths he's preventing.
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North Carolina election officials are considering a plan to flag voters as “presumptive noncitizens” and potentially strike them from the state’s voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
North Carolina weighs investigating ‘presumptive noncitizens’ in latest attack on voting
Republicans took control of the board last year, installing a GOP majority and immediately replacing the long-time, nonpartisan director with a party political operative.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:46 PM
North Carolina election officials are considering a plan to flag voters as “presumptive noncitizens” and potentially strike them from the state’s voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"And pay no attention to the hooded guy with a scimitar standing behind you. He means you no harm."
Trump: "JD, if you'd like to say something, you can. He is after all the vice president of the United States."
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"And pay no attention to the hooded guy with a scimitar standing behind you. He means you no harm."
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"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 5:59 PM
"In theater" is a military term that refers to a wartime theater of operations. ICE and CBP agents are in Minnesota, which is one of the United States. The enemy in this military operation are citizens of Minnesotans and the United States.
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
I think he meant "has a target on your back."
Lindsey Graham: "If you're protesting, Donald Trump does have your back"
(He's not talking about in the United States)
(He's not talking about in the United States)
January 28, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I think he meant "has a target on your back."
Not sure I buy it. It sounds like like they were straight out of central casting.
Trump: "I just left a great group of people from Iowa and half of them were crying as they talked to me. I don't think they're crying because I'm doing a bad job. They said, 'Sir, you brought our country back.' Crying crying."
January 27, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Not sure I buy it. It sounds like like they were straight out of central casting.
"...and I do."
Trump on drug prices: "This is like hundreds of percent, depending on how you want to calculate it. You could say it's an 80% reduction or you could say it's a 1,000% reduction. You could say whatever you want."
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"...and I do."
"...and she kills dogs."
Hakeem Jeffries: "Kristi Noem is a despicable, corrupt, pathological liar. We've seen her slander not just one, but American citizens, patriotic Americans who were killed without justification on the streets of Mpls ... we are prepared to initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House."
January 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
"...and she kills dogs."
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we’re right about ai too
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
we’re right about ai too
Very true, but to be fair, Maye doesn't run in slow motion.
Patriots v. Broncos 1961. Pats win! Two things:
🏈 I had no idea Kelly Tripucka’s father was a professional quarterback.
🏈 Before there was Drake Maye, there was Babe Parilli.
🏈 I had no idea Kelly Tripucka’s father was a professional quarterback.
🏈 Before there was Drake Maye, there was Babe Parilli.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Very true, but to be fair, Maye doesn't run in slow motion.
Dana, you wouldn't believe how many types of training agents can receive in 47 days.
BASH: Was this Border Patrol agent trained in urban policing?
BOVINO: Yes. All of our Border Patrol agents are training for all types of environments, including urban policing
BOVINO: Yes. All of our Border Patrol agents are training for all types of environments, including urban policing
January 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Dana, you wouldn't believe how many types of training agents can receive in 47 days.
I once went to a candlelight vigil after a protestor was killed.
I brought a blowtorch.
cc: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
I brought a blowtorch.
cc: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I once went to a candlelight vigil after a protestor was killed.
I brought a blowtorch.
cc: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
I brought a blowtorch.
cc: @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
That's becoming more and more apparent.
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
That's becoming more and more apparent.
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What lying fucks they all are.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What lying fucks they all are.
If by "historic" she means that it will be studied in history classes for decades after this shameful period in America is over, she's absolutely right.
Noem: "Our operations are being conducted in a manner that is historic for accuracy for taking care of people and doing so safely"
January 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
If by "historic" she means that it will be studied in history classes for decades after this shameful period in America is over, she's absolutely right.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
President Donald Trump is worth Billions of Dollars. There is no way such wealth could have been accumulated, legally, while being paid the salary of a politician. He should be investigated for Financial and Political Crimes, and that investigation should start, NOW!
I wonder if he’s gotten her toll records.
The president is now demanding the investigation of a member of Congress for “Political Crimes”
January 23, 2026 at 5:43 AM
President Donald Trump is worth Billions of Dollars. There is no way such wealth could have been accumulated, legally, while being paid the salary of a politician. He should be investigated for Financial and Political Crimes, and that investigation should start, NOW!
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First hand observation: that would be unusual.
After five years of twice-a-month infusions, I had to switch from my *left* to my *right,* not the other way around.
After five years of twice-a-month infusions, I had to switch from my *left* to my *right,* not the other way around.
That’s a weird way to say “blew out all the veins on his right hand so now he has to use the left for the injections that we refuse to admit he’s getting”
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
First hand observation: that would be unusual.
After five years of twice-a-month infusions, I had to switch from my *left* to my *right,* not the other way around.
After five years of twice-a-month infusions, I had to switch from my *left* to my *right,* not the other way around.