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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Trump is the Dark Shadow of US Exceptionalism, Not its Subversion Trump as the dark shadow of exceptionalism is not the end of the story but a chapter in a longer reckoning. The US was never purely the shining city; it was always also the empire that built and defen...

thewire.in/world/trump-... Trump as the dark shadow of exceptionalism is not the end of the story but a chapter in a longer reckoning. The US was never purely the shining city; it was always also the empire that built and defended it through coercion and exclusion.

Frederick Douglass born this day in 1818 - m.thewire.in/article/book... rose up and out of enslavement and made a profound contribution to human dignity freedom and political philosophy

Two panel cartoon. How it started: masked man beating Police Officer at the Capitol. How it’s going: identical masked man with ICE badge beating Statue of Liberty.

Remove ICE and CBP funding until real changes are made.
With apologies, I can’t find the artist to credit.

Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.

NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.

All 6 Palestine Action activists in the Elbit Systems break-in have been found not guilty on all charges. This action was one of the main 'reasons' the govt. proscribed PA as a terrorist organisation. Nearly 3000 people have been arrested for showing support. There must be pardons and compensation.

Furious Minds, Fractured Hegemony: Mapping the Intellectual Networks Behind Trump’s New Right Laura Field's Furious Minds is a pathbreaking chronicle of the New Right's intellectual and political machinery, unmasking how elite networks propel Trumpism from X to White House tenure.

thewire.in/books/furiou... - Laura Field's Furious Minds is a pathbreaking chronicle of the New Right's intellectual and political machinery, unmasking how elite networks propel Trumpism from X to White House tenure.

The Epstein case reflects systemic issues within the American elite. Despite clear evidence, the perpetrators will probably never be charged. They engage in exploitative practices without consequence.The American oligarchy has amassed its wealth through parasitism

Foreign Office met pro-Israel lobbyist to discuss arms exports Exclusive: Pro-Israel lobbyist Trevor Chinn offered top diplomat ‘recommendations’ on Middle East policy.

UK diplomat Christian Turner has taken up his new role as British ambassador to the US.

In 2024, he held a meeting with pro-Israel lobbyist Trevor Chinn that we discovered was focused on arms exports to Israel.

www.declassifieduk.org/foreign-offi...

GOP Rep. Thomas Massie: “How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail. Until then, this is still a coverup.”
#EpsteinFiles

Here’s @schumer.senate.gov saying his job is to fight for aid to Israel — which most Dems disagree with… and gives a nod to a “delicate ceasefire” even as people in Gaza are still killed by Israeli bombs daily.

The No Kings People VOTE!
Leigh and Timmy and Matt and Tim and Beth and Mattie are scared shitless! Tarrant County is Blue!
It’s the No Kings Era now! #NoKings is a political earthquake!

Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.

Is Rural America Finally Realizing Trump Is an Elite in Populist Clothing? ​The administration’s domestic policies, coupled with aggressive foreign postures, are accelerating disillusionment among Trump’s core supporters.

The fractures signal that Trump’s “America First” policies may ultimately leave its rural and rust belt champions behind, writes @usempire.bsky.social.

A Brief History of Protests in the US There’s no question that Gloria J. Browne-Marshall's 'A Protest History of the United States' is both catalogue and inspiration to stand up and be counted and to make history. But the book has its lim...

thewire.in/world/a-brie... - The US was not made by lawyers and entrepreneurs alone, as conventional great man histories teach, but by millions of marchers, strikers, rioters, pacifists and conscientious objectors, petition-signers, letter writers.

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

ICE fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis triggers anger and protests in US - International - World Protests erupted across the United States this weekend after federal agents fatally shot US citizen Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis, sparking widespread outrage over ICE’s aggressive and violent en...

Protests across US on Sunday. "Sunday... saw sizeable rallies against ICE &... Trump... in Washington, DC, New York, Boston, and on the West Coast. In Minneapolis, hundreds braved subzero temperatures, dragging dumpsters into streets & chanting ‘ICE out now!’" english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP...

🚨 5 Days to go - National March for Palestine - Hands off Gaza
⏰ Saturday 31 Jan, 12PM
📍Russell Square - Whitehall

Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people has not ended. Join us for the next march for Palestine to demand our government end its complicity in Israel’s violence.

A photo of demonstrators participating in a rally and march during an “ICE Out” general strike and day of protest on Jan. 23, 2026, in Minneapolis, overlaid with the headline, "We Can Fight This: Minnesota’s General Strike Shows How," and the DEK, "Only a future of general strikes involving large-scale disruptions has the chance of stopping Trump’s forces."

"It is only a future with mass social strikes, or general strikes, involving large-scale disruption on the immediate horizon that has the chance of stopping Trump’s forces." interc.pt/3Z1odKj

Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

Signs that Trump’s economic policies are alienating his rural Maga base Deportations are draining the pool of agricultural workers, while tariffs are forcing up costs for farmers and small businesses.

theconversation.com/signs-that-t... - As Trump’s second term unfolds, contradictions at heart of his “America First” agenda are increasingly apparent. What began as a populist revolt against elite globalism appears to have morphed into policies that alienate constituencies that thrice backed him

Trump Gets Worse, But the Blowback Intensifies The authoritarian pushback is growing.

open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
"Trump is getting loonier, more dangerous, and more violent, underscoring Republican paralysis and cowardice. But as he decomposes, he winds up emboldening the public backlash, which, in the end is what will stand between Trump and totalitarian control.."
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Legality of fighter jet transfer from UK to Israel questioned Three F-35 jets were delivered from Britain to Nevatim airbase despite a ban on exporting the aircraft's parts directly to Israel

US air base in Suffolk, Mildenhall, has been used to transfer three new F-35 warplanes to Israel.

Is this legal?

www.declassifieduk.org/campaigners-...

Domestic Resistance, Global Multipolarity and a Year of Trump The ironic legacy? Trump's overreach may catalyse positive change – multipolar balance abroad, empowered mass movements at home, and a fractured base prompting introspection.

thewire.in/world/domest... - This presidency, unbound and divisive, risks implosion but unwittingly sows seeds for a more just future.But Trumpism’s implosion will likely shake the earth. @bradleyrsimpson.bsky.social

The Miners' Strike (Yorkshire), 1985, painting by Georg Eisler, 1928-1998 (Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art).

As WEF 2026 Meets at Davos, Elites Face a Legitimacy Challenge The 'spirit of dialogue' theme for this year's WEF summit rings hollow, considering the gathering symbolises the very problems that have fueled global unrest.

thewire.in/economy/as-w... Elites convene to document dangers largely perpetuated by their actions and the systems they champion, offering polite exchanges over structural reforms - but popular revulsion is rising across the world

According to DHS, about 3,000 ICE and federal agents are operating in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. THREE THOUSAND! The entire Minneapolis Police Department only has about 580 officers. This is outrageous and unnecessary.

Our tax dollars are funding this abuse, so it’s happening in our name.