Kristin Pearson

People who have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, and lived to tell the tale - a large number are awarded posthumously - say it's for the worst day in your life, which you wish never happened.

And Trump jokes about getting one.

I have old Alexa and it gave me the last state of the union AND the upcoming one (correctly), fwiw.

Mia Valentina Paz Faria A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas Detained for 70 days “I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by @micarosenberg et al for ProPublica:

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Please read this long but important thread from an immigration defense attorney.

If this administration is permitted to scale its current abuse, neglect, and inhumane treatment of immigrants to the breadth and scope for which they’re currently planning, we’ll all be witness to mass atrocities.

Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich US secretary of state cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’

US Sec of State Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich. He canceled attendance at last minute in move that EU official calls ‘insane’
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.

The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Control of the House isn't going to come down to a small number of close races; the military seizing ballots would lead to riots in the streets; the "incumbent Republican majority" will be dissolved on January 3rd so it won't be there to do anything.

It's a nightmare in that it's entirely made up.

Puerto Rico faced a massive power outage. Why does this keep happening? Puerto Rico's hurricane-battered power grid has suffered compounding crises including hurricanes and financial problems.

Your periodic reminder that almost 9 years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico still doesn't have a functioning power grid.
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PSA: SEAHAWKS KICKER JASON MYERS IS NOW ON THE SUPER BOWL MVP BALLOT

VOTE NOW ON YOUR PHONES

www.nfl.com/super-bowl/m...

So, remember that Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire that told priests to get their wills in order because “we are entering a new era of martyrdom"?

I ran across historical precedent for that today.

It's from a radio transcript @rns.org produced about a Lutheran bishop in Denmark…

…in 1943.

Letter from Senator Ron Wyden: Dear CIA Director Ratcliffe, I write to alert you to a classified letter I sent you earlier today in which I express deep concerns about CIA activities. Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Ron Wyden U.S. Senator

I don’t like this

Why did they choose the dumbest possible way to accuse Talarico of racism when everyone agrees Allred ran a horrible campaign

If I ever answer an unknown phone number and the person on the other like says “hi this is Isaac Chotiner…” I am going to say “no thank you!” and then hang up, destroy that device, scatter the ashes into the ocean, legally change my name, and move my family to Saskatchewan.

I'm sure the right will react normally to this

People keep saying this and sure it’s possible but these guys are from Texas. There have been people with Hispanic names living in Texas since long before it was a U.S. state. It’s possible their families have been in Texas longer than most commenters’ families have been in America.

I’ve been thinking more about this nonsense and what it means. I don’t think it’s a flex — a performative expression of power and intimidation — like the advertisements for ICE positions. Too obscure and lacking in flair. Instead I think it likely reflects real internal problems.
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Shockwaves emanating from the Metroplex: Even Lt. Gov. Patrick argued this is the first signal that national Democrats could make a significant investment in Texas; President Trump was trying to boost Wambsganss while the DNC was apparently helping Rehmet bit.ly/3ZJHbFy

I mean the other one is watching white people fling themselves down and give up because oh no, someone might try to stop them from voting.

GET YOUR ASS UP YOU WHINY FUCKING BABY, AND READ SOME U.S. HISTORY.

Utterly pathetic and historically unprecedented.

A partially-redacted copy of a formerly secret January 31, 1958, memorandum concerning a telephone call from Air Force Chief of Staff General Thomas White to the Secretary of State (handled by his special assistant) about the accident at Sidi Slimane Air Base. An excerpt: “General White telephoned me in the absence of Mr. White to say that a B-47 loaded with “one of those things” had just crashed in [REDACTED]. None of the crew was injured, there was no explosion, no radiation and no harmful effects whatsoever. The General also said that a representative [REDACTED] knows about the crash and has inquired as to whether a nuclear bomb might have been aboard the plane. General White says that he and the Air Force feel that this is an excellent opportunity to issue a public statement regarding crashes of planes loaded with nuclear weapons and that such a statement could also have a beneficial effect on the similar problem being discussed [redacted].”

A black and white photograph circa 1954 showing at least 13 B-47 bombers lined up wingtip to wingtip on a runway at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco.

A color photograph of a B36 thermonuclear bomb, painted Army green (except for four thick rings around its front and mid-sections and its tail fins, which are bright yellow), strapped to a large wheeled dolly and on display at an Air Force museum under a plane. Information about the bomb is stenciled in white on its casing on the nose and near the tail fins. A man in blue jeans and a plaid shirt is reading an informational sign below the bomb.

OTD in 1958, a US B-47 bomber carrying a B36 thermonuclear bomb while simulating a takeoff at Sidi Slimane Air Base, Morocco, caught fire when a rear tire blew out. The aircraft was quickly engulfed in flames and the base was evacuated. The fire burned for 7 hours, melting the bomb’s plutonium core.

ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants

Scoop: Federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

There’s a lot of expertise on Bluesky, and the remarkable thing is that the Trump regime has done something illegal in everyone’s area. It’s really a crime syndicate masquerading as government.

Huh. This entire administration is an Epstein Island afterparty.

It’s absolutely wild how much happens during the time you spend a few of hours doing something else these days (and not in a good way). Day after day.

She was released a couple of hours ago. bsky.app/profile/phil...

Latest batch of Epstein files includes some survivors' names, despite DOJ assurances, lawyers say Additional material from the DOJ's files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is being released to the public today, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says.

"Attorneys for hundreds of Epstein survivors tell ABC News that names and identifying information of numerous victims appear unredacted in this latest disclosure, including several women whose names have never before been publicly associated with the case."

The Trump Adm is arresting Don Lemon and overcharging disruptive protesters at Cities Church to posture as if it’s protecting Christians. It’s not. DHS is staging disruptive ops at other churches, at least one of which has had to go online. ...
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It’s the 1990s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see at Ruby Ridge and Waco reflect entrenched practices of law enforcement.

It’s the 2000s. I’m trying to explain many abuses we see under the PATRIOT ACT reflect entrenched practices of American law enforcement.

It’s 2025. Guess the fuck what.

An extraordinary document. Read it.

“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason