Thom Parker

This is almost impossible believe, but it now seems undeniably true: That a serving president of the United States DOES NOT UNDERSTAND what a tariff is.

It's like a football player running toward the wrong end zone. You can't believe it's happening, but it is.

From protecting rapists to shielding Monsanto or helping Big Oil avoid climate change lawsuits, Republicans are showing their true agenda: to shield the wealthy and well-connected from facing justice for their crimes. trib.al/RVy1pSy

George Washington carried this brandy-based drink in his canteen This spiced cocktail -- a special drink that was a favorite of the first president -- takes time to make.

When George Washington traveled west across the Allegheny Mountains in September 1784, he commuted with a special drink: the brandy-based cordial Cherry Bounce. https://to.pbs.org/3YquIos

Opinion | The story of the Trump economy? Old people. Philip Bump: All of the job growth since Trump returned to the White House has been in the private sector — mostly in health care and social assistance.

Perhaps the most important element of job growth during the first year of Trump’s second term? The baby boom. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

The Founders Would Have Opposed ‘Nationalizing’ Elections The writers of the Constitution sought an approach the balanced control between the states and the federal government.

“The Constitution prevents presidents from rewriting the election code by executive fiat and thus provides an additional safeguard against military dictatorship. Americans today should abide by its guidance,” Jeffrey Rosen argues.

He spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast.
The same day, he posted a disgusting racist meme.

This is white Christian Nationalism.

TrumpRx supposedly helps people pay less for prescription drugs.

In reality, it sends users to pharma giants’ websites, where they can pay out of pocket for certain medications.

One company that could benefit? BlinkRx, which has Donald Trump, Jr. on its board.

Funny how that works.

Exactly 24 hours apart.

F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

The FBI agent who tried to investigate the ICE officer who shot Renee Good to death has resigned after the bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the killing. @alanfeuer.bsky.social @glennthrush.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

This is where we are at. For what? For nothing. For stupidity. For ego. For an old, demented malignant narcissist who expects the world to jump at his every whim. Well, when you follow international news you can see that the world has pretty much had enough of his bullshit.

Bill Murray holds a microphone after Punxsutawney Phil pops up

Trump to Reuters: “Putin is ready to make a deal. We have to get Zelensky to go along with it.”

Armed, masked fake police are running around asking people for their papers and brutalizing everyone they come across.

The WH press secretary has a Nazi slogan on her podium

Tick tock America

Frost: People should know that them cutting your healthcare, them cutting nutritional assistance, SNAP benefits, all this stuff—they're cutting that from working people so they can give ICE money to go terrorize our communities.

Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86 Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.

Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86 Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.

"The Trump administration has rolled out a [social media] campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles."
-- @pbs.org 'News Hour,' Monday evening (Jan. 12) - link in comment

Airline Cuts Ties to ICE Because Deportation Flights Are Bad Business Avelo Airlines will no longer be carrying out deportation flights.

In an email to employees, CEO Andrew Levy said that Avelo’s arrangement with the government had only offered “short-term benefits” at a cost to the company’s long-term reputation. trib.al/feuC6hG

Common Sense by Thomas Paine, published anonymously on this day 250 years ago.

To Make the World Again Common Sense at 250

This week marks the 250th anniversary of Common Sense. I wrote about it and why Paine’s words still matter today.

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Screenshot of a post on X by FactPost (@factpostnews) quoting a pastor describing an encounter with ICE agents. The text says he saw ICE agents circling a young Hispanic woman and told an agent to stop harassing her. He says the agent got in his face, pointed a gun at him, and asked if he was afraid. The pastor says he was then handcuffed, put in the back of an SUV, and told, “Well, you’re white, you won’t be any fun anyway.” Below the quote is a video still from MSNBC showing a middle-aged man with glasses speaking from a home office with bookshelves and rainbow-colored blankets on chairs behind him. A banner reads “BREAKING NEWS: MINNEAPOLIS PASTOR SAYS HE WAS DETAINED BY ICE,” with “Katy Tur Reports” and MSNBC branding.

They’re not even trying to hide the white supremacy any more.

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”

ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”

Via Alpha News

The Power of Turning Points: January 3, 6, 7...and More YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

Folks:

A link to this morning's "History Matters" convo about the murder of Renee Nicole Good; the regime's attempt to spin the truth; & our need to seize--& tell--the ACTUAL truth.

This could be a turning point moment.
I explain why, & what we should do about it.

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ICE agents have shot at least nine other people just since September, killing one.

Under Trump, this violence is rewarded with fat bonuses and student loan forgiveness — while nurses, teachers, and everyone else struggles to get by.

We must never become numb to his cruelty.

2026 Travel Destinations: 52 Places to Go This Year Our list for the new year features an eclipse, a revolution and a tiger reserve. What’s on yours?

Explore all that Philadelphia has to offer as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence during the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Neighborhood group preparing to file federal lawsuit against Park Twp. over short-term rental issue A high-stakes constitutional showdown is brewing in an Ottawa County vacation haven as property owners prepare to take their fight over short-term rentals to federal court, alleging a decades-long…

A high-stakes constitutional showdown is brewing in an Ottawa County vacation haven as property owners prepare to take their fight over short-term rentals to federal court, alleging a decades-long "bait-and-switch" by local government officials.

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RFK JR's phone just went off in his press conference. His ring tone is a duck quack.

(Not the only quack on that stage)

This can’t be true because Trump said tariffs were going to pay for everything and we were all going to get $2,000 checks with the money left over.

Screenshot of a post by Caroline Cummings on X summarizing statements from Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Mark and Melissa Hortman. The post explains that the statements were issued after President Trump reposted false claims about their parents’ deaths. A quoted line from Sophie Hortman asks Trump to consider the family’s pain and sadness and requests that he remove the post. The image contains text only, along with Cummings’s profile photo and verification badge.

Screenshot of a long text statement attributed to Colin Hortman on a dark background. The text explains that his parents, Mark and Melissa Hortman, and their dog were killed by a man influenced by conspiracy theories and fake news. Hortman emphasizes that words matter and describes his grief, including a conversation with his mother about a legislative vote that was later misrepresented. The text is displayed in white font on a black background with no images.

Continuation of the written statement attributed to Colin Hortman on a dark background. The text describes the emotional difficulty his mother experienced regarding her vote and explains how conspiracy theories have compounded his grief. The statement ends with Hortman asking President Trump to remove a video he shared and to apologize for spreading misinformation and dishonoring his mother’s memory.

Screenshot of a written statement attributed to Sophie Hortman on a dark background. The text criticizes a video shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social, calling it a painful and false twisting of her mother’s final vote. Sophie Hortman explains that the vote was made to prevent a government shutdown and urges an end to political hatred and misinformation. She asks Trump to take down the post and consider the family’s grief following the loss of her parents and their dog.

The President is a monster.

Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96 Schloss made it her mission to educate younger generations about the Nazi genocide.

Eva Schloss' family remembered her as "a remarkable woman: an Auschwitz survivor, a devoted Holocaust educator, tireless in her work for remembrance, understanding and peace." https://to.pbs.org/4srx9Gm