William Cook
@williamcook.dev
Act justly; love mercy; do not forget to be awesome.
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It really does feel like they're actively trying to lose. They have their finger on something but it sure ain't the pulse of the public.
ICE is seriously going to be Gaza all over again for Democrats isn’t it. They’re going to try it again, insisting if they just don’t talk about it then it’s not actually an issue that matters to millions of voters.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
January 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
It really does feel like they're actively trying to lose. They have their finger on something but it sure ain't the pulse of the public.
Never been so sad to watch the Bears lose
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Never been so sad to watch the Bears lose
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We need to reform Jeffries right into early retirement.
Keeping a running list of the verbs Dems use when discussing what should happen to ICE. So far:
*"Dismantle"- Espaillat
*"Abolish" - Thanedar, Pressley
*"Reform" - Jeffries, Darren Soto, Robin Kelly ("a lot of reform, if not complete abolishment”), Moulton, Ansari...
*"Dismantle"- Espaillat
*"Abolish" - Thanedar, Pressley
*"Reform" - Jeffries, Darren Soto, Robin Kelly ("a lot of reform, if not complete abolishment”), Moulton, Ansari...
Gallego ("moderate" Dem) is going with "ICE needs to be totally torn down" (not "reform and retrain"). This is a pivot point for the country on immigration. You have been seeing this in the data for a while, and now officials are snapping to the public opinion www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ice-is-a-7...
January 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
We need to reform Jeffries right into early retirement.
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You may wonder why they would assault, handcuff, and arrest someone who is wearing a funny mask and doing a silly little dance. It's simple. There is nothing the cowards in the United States government fear more than a citizen who is not afraid of them.
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 AM
You may wonder why they would assault, handcuff, and arrest someone who is wearing a funny mask and doing a silly little dance. It's simple. There is nothing the cowards in the United States government fear more than a citizen who is not afraid of them.
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After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post
After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post
January 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post
After lying about this baby they gassed and almost killed in their own neighborhood, DHS deleted their post
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Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a “prediction market” but a public persuasion operation—here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a “prediction market” but a public persuasion operation—here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:
Democrats should just threaten to withhold funding and then just withhold the funding with no pathway to resolution until the agency just collapses the same way republicans killed public media and USAID
CLARIFICATION: it looks like the Democrats are threatening to withhold funding "unless it includes tougher rules governing the conduct of ICE officers." What those tougher rules would be remains unclear so far
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Democrats should just threaten to withhold funding and then just withhold the funding with no pathway to resolution until the agency just collapses the same way republicans killed public media and USAID
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in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
January 16, 2026 at 3:32 PM
in case you didn't understand why transphobic rhetoric worried us so much about this guy, well it's because it's a signal that shit like this is coming next.
I thought that Disney's reservation system was maybe the worst out there but nope Reserve California is definitely worse
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I thought that Disney's reservation system was maybe the worst out there but nope Reserve California is definitely worse
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As of right now, the murder's go fund me has raised over $757,000 dollars for his disgusting ass. The food bank is at $81,000. The food bank needs to come out on top. Give for good. Give for spite because there is no way that piece of shit should get anything at all, certainly not ten times as much.
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
Support Calvary Food Shelf: Emergency Response Fundraiser on GiveMN
Help us respond to urgent community needs
www.givemn.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:35 AM
As of right now, the murder's go fund me has raised over $757,000 dollars for his disgusting ass. The food bank is at $81,000. The food bank needs to come out on top. Give for good. Give for spite because there is no way that piece of shit should get anything at all, certainly not ten times as much.
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Specifically, David Shor is explicitly saying that AOC's message that "Republicans are cutting healthcare to fund ICE, and therefore Democrats should cut ICE funding" is the most popular message among voters
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Specifically, David Shor is explicitly saying that AOC's message that "Republicans are cutting healthcare to fund ICE, and therefore Democrats should cut ICE funding" is the most popular message among voters
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Union strong.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Union strong.
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George Jackson, writing this sometime around 1970 before he was murdered by the police, gave us the advice we need now:
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
George Jackson, writing this sometime around 1970 before he was murdered by the police, gave us the advice we need now:
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when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
ICE is targeting Hmong families in St. Paul as they go door to door looking for people to kidnap. they’re asking “do you have any Asian neighbors”
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
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Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.
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Every day, one step closer to an explosion of violence. If it happens, Trump and his thugs will have provoked it.
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Every day, one step closer to an explosion of violence. If it happens, Trump and his thugs will have provoked it.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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Minnesota has the mandate of heaven
January 13, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Minnesota has the mandate of heaven
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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This is why those of us who live here keep telling you he cannot be our president. For every fun “anti-Trump post” there’s something like this.
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was working behind the scenes to block a proposed tax on billionaires’ wealth and was committed to defeating the measure if it reached the ballot.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Newsom Vows to Stop Proposed Billionaire Tax in California
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This is why those of us who live here keep telling you he cannot be our president. For every fun “anti-Trump post” there’s something like this.
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Blanket bans on trans youth in sports have never been about fairness or science or protecting girls' sports. They are entirely about alleviating the discomfort of bigots who don't want trans youth on sports teams or anywhere else in the public square. That's all they are.
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Blanket bans on trans youth in sports have never been about fairness or science or protecting girls' sports. They are entirely about alleviating the discomfort of bigots who don't want trans youth on sports teams or anywhere else in the public square. That's all they are.
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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What’s this old thing
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
What’s this old thing
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Don’t use social media for DMs!
Redirect people to Signal or use Beeper/matrix for untrusted inboxes
Redirect people to Signal or use Beeper/matrix for untrusted inboxes
Wild - I am in the UK for a short while (I don't live here) and lost access to my Bluesky messages thanks to UK regulation
I would need to give information to a third party just to see DMs
... and this is why I always have my trusty VPN subscription. Had to turn it on *just to read my messages*
I would need to give information to a third party just to see DMs
... and this is why I always have my trusty VPN subscription. Had to turn it on *just to read my messages*
January 12, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Don’t use social media for DMs!
Redirect people to Signal or use Beeper/matrix for untrusted inboxes
Redirect people to Signal or use Beeper/matrix for untrusted inboxes
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if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”