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America’s New Era of Violent Populism Is Here - Reveal University of Chicago professor Robert Pape examines the troubling rise of domestic political violence and says Trump’s January 6 pardons could be the most consequential decision of his presidency.

The recent assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar shows what University of Chicago professor Robert Pape already knew:

America’s new era of violent populism is already here.

Dear Everybody,

I love Ilahn Omar and she's worth a million former Proud Boys pretending to be police.

this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough

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Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, the top federal judge in Minneapolis, rips into ICE:

"ICE is not a law unto itself."

"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.

#AccountabilityIsComing

Whew. Make sure you have Kleenex.

What the data says about Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges Only about 6.9% of the total U.S. population buys health insurance through the Affordable Care Act exchanges.

Nearly 23 million Americans get health insurance through one of the online “exchanges” that operate under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as ACA or Obamacare. Here are answers to some common questions about the exchanges and how they work.

Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.

“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."

The Canada effect seems like it is happening in a few countries

This.

😲. Got waders and a life vest?

Screaming into the void sometimes. On one hand cathartic and on the other very dissociative.

#Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ puts rights abusers & war crimes suspects in charge of the global order -- my new opinion piece on @aljazeera.com

By sidelining the UN & human rights, the US president is proposing a club of impunity @hrw.org

👉 www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935

Thinking About Thinking In some of the bigger news of the past week, this silly piece I wrote means Google's AI search engine is now telling people that my cat Roscoe is a real human woman who came to media prominence during...

People can spout any old bollocks these days & it no longer matters if it's true. "This shit executive estate contains unique homes." "The President is not Satan." "Your cat runs a high end interior design firm." So where do we find truth? Books, that's fucking where. www.tom-cox.com/thinking-abo...

You don’t break cult thinking with facts, because facts feel like attacks.

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Dark landscape painting. Black birds in the distance.

Landscape, Clément De Porre (1874-1947).

Protests against ICE violence in Minneapolis – in pictures Thousands join rallies across the US calling for an end to federal immigration crackdowns and the abolition of ICE and the CBP after the recent fatal shooting of Alex Pretti

America in Winter. "Protests against ICE violence in Minneapolis – in pictures" www.theguardian.com/us-news/gall...

YouTube video by Sound Signals Gil Scott Heron "Winter In America" (1974) HIGH QUALITY

Gil Scott Heron "Winter In America" youtu.be/m2zKdIcOV5s?...

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U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies

"U.S. government has lost more than 10,000 STEM Ph.D.s since Trump took office. A Science analysis reveals how many were fired, retired, or quit across 14 agencies" www.science.org/content/arti...

In case anyone forgot, this administration had already prohibited public funding of mRNA vaccine research. Moderna was one of the single biggest private funders of mRNA vaccine research. This will set us back decades.

Ladies and gentlemen, the U.S. government policy process.

Trump has reached tipping point for the 'total breakdown' of America: analyst Attorney and political commentator David French issued a stark warning Monday that, outside of a major course correction, the United State’s constitutional republic was headed toward collapse under the Trump administration.“The Trump administration breaks the law, and also ruthlessly exploits all th...

Attorney and political commentator David French issued a stark warning Monday that, outside of a major course correction, the United State's constitutional republic was headed toward collapse under the Trump administration.

Could not agree more.

My followers know I’ve been hammering this point on 1 for a while.

Here are my top 10 most unusual dog friends of all time!

Federal agents are heavily deploying chemical irritants. What are the health consequences? Munitions experts say ingredients can vary and can be considered proprietary.

In order to identify HC tear gas, there are three characteristics, according to an expert:

• An intense orange-colored, metallic fire coming from the canister as it’s burning.
• Fire that emits sparks and burns considerably hotter and longer than other grenades.
• A white, gray or black smoke.