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Trump Condemned Over 'Racist' And 'Disgusting' Video Of Obamas: 'There's No Bottom' California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office called on "every single Republican" to denounce the president over the clip.

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Alex Pretti’s death ruled homicide after Minneapolis shooting by federal agents The death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis man killed by federal agents, has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said.

The death of Alex Pretti has been ruled a homicide, the Hennepin County medical examiner’s office said. Pretti was shot Jan. 24 during a chaotic encounter with federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez were named as the two officers who fired at Pretti.

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Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security Risk The Senate can stop her.

My warning back in late 2024 that Tulsi Gabbard was a national security risk:

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Why Are We Not Purging People in the Epstein Files from the American Government? Politics and sometimes culture from a rude liberal in blog form.

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02.02.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10923    πŸ” 2674    πŸ’¬ 452    πŸ“Œ 166

Abolish ICE.

There’s no reforming it.

There’s no compromise.

There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

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The Officers Who Killed Renee Good Appear To Have Violated ICE’s Own Use-Of-Force Policies Training material, which HuffPost obtained, shows the multiple ways agents didn’t follow agency rules.

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03.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I spent an hour watching today live. I had to disconnect from it for a bit.
Conclusion that's easy to reach is one I reached a long time ago: None of this should be happening, ICE shouldn't in the streets, the military shouldn't be in the streets, and the blame goes right to the White House.

24.01.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1200    πŸ” 237    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 4

Yes, the GOP controls Congress. That's why it's key to show Congress COULD stop the madness. And it's not just the DHS bill. Congress could repeal the prior multi-year $75b for DHS; set up a special investigative committee (cf. Watergate); amend the Insurrection Act; etc.

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A reminder to the news media: β€œconflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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To those blaming Walz for not mobilizing the Guard, he did that six days ago. I have to say it's disturbing to see people angry at Walz instead of the government agents that just executed a man. As though we should all be experts about what to do when a secret police force invades an American city.

24.01.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 28333    πŸ” 7730    πŸ’¬ 1427    πŸ“Œ 371

Maybe all Republicans aren’t racist. But it appears that all racists are Republicans.

23.01.2026 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't complain about fascism when the actual fascists finally do take over because you were angrily sucking your thumb.

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"Anyone Still Pretending This Is Normal Is Lying To Themselves": People Are Noooot Happy About Trump's Recent Dictatorship Comment (BuzzFeed) Hi. Sorry, I'm about to ruin your day. Donald Trump said something weird again.

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Terror, tension and unity in Minnesota amid Trump’s ICE surge: β€˜I’ve never seen anything like this’ β€” Guardian US Minnesota residents share the fundamental ways their lives have changed since federal troops arrived in their state

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Opinion | How to Destroy Trump’s Presidency β€” The Wall Street Journal Invading Greenland would drive Europe into China’s arms.

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Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say

If this is accurate, Good was killed by a bullet fired after there was any conceivable argument Agent Ross was in the path of her vehicle, which means there was no legal justification for using deadly force. But DOJ says there’s no reason to investigate.
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22.01.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11039    πŸ” 4569    πŸ’¬ 539    πŸ“Œ 235

Until today, Helsinki was our worst moment in public diplomacy, but this is the new Hall of Famer

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Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."

21.01.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 27022    πŸ” 7220    πŸ’¬ 516    πŸ“Œ 311

At last someone in Dem leadership is showing some spine.

LET THEM KNOW!

"The House is expected to vote on Thursday and the Senate next week. Giving House members just two days to figure out what’s in the thing and giving Americans effectively no time to tell their representatives how they feel."

21.01.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem stated over the weekend that Americans deserve what they get if they get in the way of law enforcement operations, including the murder of Renee Good. If people get injured or killed, it's on them. Then she is sending more agents to Minneapolis. This Regime wants us killed.

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Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being β€˜Very Badly Treated’

Trump says civil rights-era protections resulted in white people being "very badly treated."

"...Β it also hurt a lot of people β€” people that deserve to go to a college or deserve to get a job were unable to get a job. So it was, it was a reverse discrimination."

12.01.2026 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 264    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 18

Just heard a sports reporter on the radio pronounce "cojones" as "ker-Jones" and now I need to burn the radio.

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www.salon.com "Decision is final": Nobel Institute says Machado "cannot" transfer Peace Prize to Trump - Salon.com

β€œDecision is final”: Nobel Institute says Machado β€œcannot” transfer Peace Prize to Trump

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It’s really unbelievable that Donald Trump says something like, β€œcivil rights were bad for white people,” a few times a day, and the media barely covers it. Everyone just moves on so quickly.

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Kristi Noem claims Trump is enforcing the law equally. That’s obviously false. The administration supports federal law enforcement only when it's convenient for the president.

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'Corruption, Pure and Simple': Probe Identifies Rich Donors Benefiting From Trump Presidency (Common Dreams) A detailed investigation published Monday shows that many wealthy and powerful contributors to US President Donald Trump's staggering post-election fundraisi...

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Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers in a closed-door interview Wednesday that his team of investigators β€œdeveloped proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Donal...

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Terence Crawford, Boxing’s No. 1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter, Retires Crawford (38–0) unexpectedly announced his retirement Tuesday in an emotional six-minute video.

NEW: β€œI've made peace with what's next. And now it's time.” Terence Crawford announces retirement from boxing www.si.com/boxing/teren...

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BREAKING: The U.S. Coast Guard has quietly enacted a policy downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to β€œpotentially divisive.” The manual is now in effect, despite public outrage and warnings after the draft was revealed last month. (Washington Post)

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