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A refresher on what Rubio once said about the Jan. 6 insurrection that Tarrio helped provoke:

"3rd world style anti-American anarchy"

“disgusting”

“unpatriotic"

“inexcusable”

"national embarrassment"

"one of the saddest days in our history"

Every single professional journalist who uses the phrases “Department of War” or “Secretary of War” without scare quotes should be lined up on a public viewing stage and bopped on the head with a giant inflatable hammer that says DUMB DUMB on the handle and makes fart sounds.

DURBIN: How does taking dad from child dying of cancer qualify as a violent crime?

NOEM: I don't know what you're speaking of

D: Ruben Torres 2 weeks ago buried his daughter. When he was arrested at Home Depot, he said, 'Please. My daughter is dying.' They deported him. Was he a violent criminal?

Diva. I played the soundtrack so much I wore out the grooves.

New Osterholm Update podcast episode! @mtosterholm and @cvdall discuss a poll on Americans’ trust in vaccine information from the CDC, measles outbreaks in immigrant detention centers, and the controversy over a US-funded hep B vaccine trial in Africa.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

And what an ending! The entire country owes a debt to Minnesota. You all put up a line of defense that the rest of us need to follow.

National Football League welcome to The Resistance

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love.”

MAGA wanted you to boycott this.

That was an absolute celebration of joy. Damn

I encourage you to consider that the @cato.org is right about this

Virginia state senator’s solar plan roils conservationists — Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism Republican Sen. Richard Stuart wants to develop a large solar farm on his property. Green energy advocates say it would set a dangerous precedent.

“If solar can proceed on these protected acres, why not other protected acres?” he wrote in a member newsletter. “And if solar, why not data centers? Transmission lines? Where would it end?” vcij.org/stories/virg...

#252 - Mr. Smith Goes To Washington Podcast Episode · Lewis Black's Rantcast · 01/28/2026 · 39m

What’s going on now is madness, Lewis Black says, in a WTF sanity check. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

How Trump’s Insurrection Act Threat Differs From JFK’s Use in Miss. The military has been used domestically about 30 times since 1807, mostly to enforce civil rights and quell riots. Can they be used to quash political protests?

www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/27/i...

A Diverse Boomtown in Trump Country Says ‘Thanks, But No Thanks’ to ICE In Springdale, Arkansas, immigrants drive growth. Local leaders worry cooperating with federal immigration raids endangers community trust.

www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/28/s...

New level of grifting in MAGA, comparing Walz/Frey to Fauci/Birx. Anything to keep the rage machine fed because the mighty base is hungry.

As he should!

Accumulation of fatigue.

Well, my income has increased considerably attending all of these protests.

Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.

Excellent article!

“They’ve done a phenomenal job,” killing two people.

ODU report: Without immigration, Virginia’s population growth would be almost flat. And much of Northern Virginia would have lost population. The report details how immigration is propping up population growth in some localities and mitigating population decline in others.

Immigrants are drivers of Virginia economic growth. If you’ve been paying attention and aren’t a fascist, this is obvi news. #abolishICE cardinalnews.org/2026/01/26/o...

ODU report: Without immigration, Virginia’s population growth would be almost flat. And much of Northern Virginia would have lost population. The report details how immigration is propping up population growth in some localities and mitigating population decline in others.

ODU report: Without immigration, Virginia's population growth would be almost flat. And much of Northern Virginia would have lost population. cardinalnews.org/2026/01/26/o...
#abolishice

Somebody sent a pic of the Mary Tyler Moore statue in downtown Minneapolis with a FUCK ICE sign taped to the outstretched arm & I am sobbing but stopped to send a voice memo of

🎶 WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT AFTER ALL🎶

They're calling it The Great ICE Sucks Storm of 2026

This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.

The saying is “you can’t out drive Donald Trump’s caddy” - ie, the caddy helps him cheat at golf - and man are there a lot of Donald Trump caddys out in the real world.

Hell yeah!

Hero.

I’m so very tired.