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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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NEWS:

Survivor Lisa Phillips backs request by Reps. Khanna and Massie for judge to appoint a special master to release the Epstein files.

"I have no confidence that the Department of Justice, already 30 days late in complying with the Act with no end in sight."
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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mad king moment

from the PBS Newshour correspondent
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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DELETED

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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Whew, this new CNN poll is brutal....
58% say first year was a failure. Net approval on key issues:
- Venezuela: -16
- Immigration: -16 (was +3 in Mar)
- Economy: -21
- Foreign affairs: -21
- Job approval: -22 (39-61)
- Tariffs: -25 (new low)
- Healthcare: -27 (new low)
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
January 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
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I don’t know who this Minnesota man is, but he absolutely speaks for me.
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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GWAR takes us to Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" in the latest episode of A.V. Undercover. Watch the full performance here: youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Trump to Reuters about the midterm elections: "When you think of it, we shouldn't even have an election." www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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99% chance this is what they mean
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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I DM'd him on Facebook to tell him his name had been released, and he may want to private his socials. His response was to change his PFP to this.

Absolute king shit, gives zero fucks
January 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
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BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.

www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
i was told that saying "Fuck" was worse than shooting someone in the face.
President Trump mouths “fuck you” and flips off someone who calls him a “pedophile protector.”
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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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
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
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January 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Oh my god this lady rules. I love this.
Just make fun of these poseurs.
January 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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As a reminder, here are texts Charles Exum wrote bragging abt shooting Marimar Martinez in Chicago on 10/4.

Exum yelled "Do something bitch" as he shot, first through windshield, then side window. ALSO a Greg Bovino deployment. ALSO a weapons instructor.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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It’s beyond insane that our overarching internal security agency has spent months tweeting barely-coded messages of support for neo-Nazi groups and the entire media apparatus looks at it and says “That’s odd but certainly not part a major story that is relevant to current events, I’m sure”
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:

* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon

The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire

www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Just to be clear, Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley proposed a bill in the Senate a year ago, along with AOC and Luna in the House, to cap interest rates on credit cards at 10%. It is nice that Trump has suddenly decided to get on board with it in an election year.
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
ICE lies over and over and over again.
January 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."
January 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
this
"I'm not paying masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."

- @ericswalwell.bsky.social on why he won't vote for ICE funding, in this interview:
Swalwell to @gregsargent.bsky.social: "I’m not voting to fund this ICE. I support getting rid of their immunity. I support requiring them to take off the masks ... This ICE is not what anybody asked for, and I’m not going to vote to continue it."

Full episode: newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
ICE murdered a civilian today
Here’s the video. A civilian was driving AWAY from the scene when shot…

bsky.app/profile/dani...
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM