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· Jan 19
Every time I encounter a “MLK was a Republican” post, I’m tempted to say: “You mean there’s an anti-war, pro-union, Planned Parenthood-supporting, UBI-backing, voter rights-advocating version of the GOP? Sign me up!”
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We cattos know there is a special kitty that hoomom has given refuge in our house. We can't meet Cookie until he's settled in & seen our vet. That could be a few weeks. We're ready for a new little brother, but, is he ready for us. 😹 Below zero temps over our weekend. Stay warm. Hugs & love 💤💙💤
January 22, 2026 at 12:59 AM
We cattos know there is a special kitty that hoomom has given refuge in our house. We can't meet Cookie until he's settled in & seen our vet. That could be a few weeks. We're ready for a new little brother, but, is he ready for us. 😹 Below zero temps over our weekend. Stay warm. Hugs & love 💤💙💤
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Another proud day for America.
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Another proud day for America.
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Happy Birthday, Tom Baker!
"Now we both know that police boxes don't go careering around all over the place..."
"Doctor Who: Robot" part 4 (1975). #DoctorWho
"Doctor Who: Robot" part 4 (1975). #DoctorWho
January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Happy Birthday, Tom Baker!
No threats, just do it. FIFA’s a corrupt manure bag of an organization anyway.
Look, Germany, no one wants to see you go overboard given your history. That said, a little follow-through on a boycott would be most appropriate at this juncture:
www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
Look, Germany, no one wants to see you go overboard given your history. That said, a little follow-through on a boycott would be most appropriate at this juncture:
www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
Could a call for a US World Cup boycott over Trump’s Greenland threat work?
It’s an eye-catching idea, says Simon Walters, but any European leader thinking about pulling out of the summer sporting showpiece would have to contend with a backlash from fans at home
www.independent.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
No threats, just do it. FIFA’s a corrupt manure bag of an organization anyway.
Look, Germany, no one wants to see you go overboard given your history. That said, a little follow-through on a boycott would be most appropriate at this juncture:
www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
Look, Germany, no one wants to see you go overboard given your history. That said, a little follow-through on a boycott would be most appropriate at this juncture:
www.independent.co.uk/independentp...
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"Just as Palantir’s software can set algorithmic thresholds to define who is a target, and justify their killing, the New York Times sets the narratives that allow this killing to continue — to absolve genocide, justify war, define 'terrorism,' and perpetuate international aggression."
One of the most depressing things you’ll read today—this is our future and it’ll be here soon.
And no one with power will be doing anything to stop it.
www.zig.art/p/my-final-m...
And no one with power will be doing anything to stop it.
www.zig.art/p/my-final-m...
My final message before I'm on an FBI watchlist: Palantir, Epstein, & The New York Times
ICE brings the hybrid warfare and terror we brought to Gaza back home. It's time to learn where it comes from, how it works, who enables it, and how to fight back.
www.zig.art
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
"Just as Palantir’s software can set algorithmic thresholds to define who is a target, and justify their killing, the New York Times sets the narratives that allow this killing to continue — to absolve genocide, justify war, define 'terrorism,' and perpetuate international aggression."
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Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
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This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
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Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
January 17, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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Hello to everyone who knows that Americans pay for the tariffs.
If you think otherwise, do not follow me.
If you think otherwise, do not follow me.
January 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Hello to everyone who knows that Americans pay for the tariffs.
If you think otherwise, do not follow me.
If you think otherwise, do not follow me.
I am a complete novice in international law, but what Stephen Miller knows about it could fit into a gnat’s pisspot and there would still be room for the piss:
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I am a complete novice in international law, but what Stephen Miller knows about it could fit into a gnat’s pisspot and there would still be room for the piss:
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Jagged little shill www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/jagg...
Jagged little shill - Lawyers, Guns & Money
You will be extremely unsurprised to learn that Bari Weiss was deeply involved in the decision to launder administration propaganda to justify shooting an unthreatening soccer mom three times in the f...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Jagged little shill www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/01/jagg...
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Periodic reminder that, when you’re the president, the words you say matter.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Periodic reminder that, when you’re the president, the words you say matter.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
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The one thing authoritarian leaders usually have going for them is the general apathy of the majority when they make a move solely against a marginal group in society.
But when they occupy an entire city with clumsy, brutal force, that just forces everyone out of that apathy.
But when they occupy an entire city with clumsy, brutal force, that just forces everyone out of that apathy.
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The one thing authoritarian leaders usually have going for them is the general apathy of the majority when they make a move solely against a marginal group in society.
But when they occupy an entire city with clumsy, brutal force, that just forces everyone out of that apathy.
But when they occupy an entire city with clumsy, brutal force, that just forces everyone out of that apathy.
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This dude is intense and correct
January 15, 2026 at 9:05 AM
This dude is intense and correct
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Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
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What if you appreciate what both Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks did?
What if you believe there wasn’t a rivalry between them?
What if it wasn’t a case of “stolen valor” because neither Colvin nor Parks thought in terms of “valor” concerning their Civil Rights efforts? 1/2
What if you believe there wasn’t a rivalry between them?
What if it wasn’t a case of “stolen valor” because neither Colvin nor Parks thought in terms of “valor” concerning their Civil Rights efforts? 1/2
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 AM
What if you appreciate what both Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks did?
What if you believe there wasn’t a rivalry between them?
What if it wasn’t a case of “stolen valor” because neither Colvin nor Parks thought in terms of “valor” concerning their Civil Rights efforts? 1/2
What if you believe there wasn’t a rivalry between them?
What if it wasn’t a case of “stolen valor” because neither Colvin nor Parks thought in terms of “valor” concerning their Civil Rights efforts? 1/2
On the principle of “two or more things can be true at the same time”, the theocratic government in Iran sucks.
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
On the principle of “two or more things can be true at the same time”, the theocratic government in Iran sucks.
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Even with a tilted SCOTUS, Trump’s power grabs aren’t going unchecked
When the Court limited nationwide injunctions, we @democracydefendersfund.org acted & filed a class action on birthright citizenship & got a new injunction
The rule of law still fights back
I explained on @ms.now👇
When the Court limited nationwide injunctions, we @democracydefendersfund.org acted & filed a class action on birthright citizenship & got a new injunction
The rule of law still fights back
I explained on @ms.now👇
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Even with a tilted SCOTUS, Trump’s power grabs aren’t going unchecked
When the Court limited nationwide injunctions, we @democracydefendersfund.org acted & filed a class action on birthright citizenship & got a new injunction
The rule of law still fights back
I explained on @ms.now👇
When the Court limited nationwide injunctions, we @democracydefendersfund.org acted & filed a class action on birthright citizenship & got a new injunction
The rule of law still fights back
I explained on @ms.now👇
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Least surprising revelation, but still…
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Least surprising revelation, but still…
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
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WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
WELKER: Do you bear any responsibility to bring down the temperature?
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
FREY: Of course. But I dropped an F bomb and they killed somebody. I think the killing somebody is the inflammatory element here and not the F bomb.
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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But Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize
January 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
But Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize
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I genuinely miss the days when public officials' scandals consisted of illicit sexual encounters and falsified expense accounts.
Trump's Labor "Boss from Hell" Accused of Booze-Filled Fling With Staffer plus misuse of staff and travel fraud. www.thedailybeast.com/labor-sec-un... via @thedailybeast
Trump's Labor Boss Accused of Booze-Filled Fling With Staffer
Lori Chavez-DeRemer is reportedly being investigated for pursuing a relationship with a subordinate, among other things.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I genuinely miss the days when public officials' scandals consisted of illicit sexual encounters and falsified expense accounts.