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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

09.02.2026 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 25104    πŸ” 5888    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 50
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At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for β€˜Christian Nation’ While Trump's remarks dominate the headlines about the event, more concerning Christian Nationalist comments came a few minutes later.

Dozens of articles yesterday reported on Trump's rambling, profane remarks at National Prayer Breakfast. But I was only 1 to cover the more dangerous #ChristianNationalist remarks by Pete Hegseth: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...

06.02.2026 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 713    πŸ” 391    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 58

This is a good point re: Portland today

This wasn't on federal land

It wasn't when agents were claiming to do any enforcement activity

It was federal agents shooting gas at children and union families in the streets

Im not a lawyer, but I dont see how qualified immunity counts here

It's assault

01.02.2026 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2120    πŸ” 577    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8
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Democrat Christian Menefee Wins Election For U.S. House, Narrowing GOP's Slim Majority The seat representing the heavily Democratic Houston-based district has been vacant for nearly a year.

Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election, narrowing Republicans’ already-slim majority

01.02.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3452    πŸ” 724    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 70

Imagine being a 42 year-old pleading with a known pedophilic sex criminal to fly you to his island so you can party with girls he assures you will be 25 or younger.

Then imagine lying about it to hundreds of millionsβ€”and continuing to lie even after your lie's revealed.

You don't hate Elon enough.

01.02.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3383    πŸ” 878    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 31

Just a reminder that hundreds of people were literally fired from their jobs for not grieving appropriately after the death of Charlie Kirk

28.01.2026 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3696    πŸ” 952    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 19

"Senator Chuck Grassley, a lifelong Iowan, has served on the Senate Judiciary Committee since 1981, when he was first sworn into the U.S. Senate." www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/chair

He questioned and voted on every single justice on the U.S. Supreme Court during their confirmation hearings.

28.01.2026 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 4147    πŸ” 1088    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 53
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Minutes after getting praised by corporate media for claimingβ€”without evidenceβ€”that he'd deescalate his attacks on Minnesota, Trump libeled Congresswoman Omar, she was attacked in public by an assailant spraying an unknown substance, and the stochastic terrorist-in-chief responded to that with this:

28.01.2026 06:36 β€” πŸ‘ 763    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 31

Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that

28.01.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5073    πŸ” 1425    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 28
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, β€œThis is a preschool! There’s kids here!”

27.01.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7792    πŸ” 4175    πŸ’¬ 483    πŸ“Œ 922
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1/27/2026 - Minneapolis

ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone

They did not have a warrant

27.01.2026 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9359    πŸ” 4197    πŸ’¬ 666    πŸ“Œ 1125

As we all learned in school, a bill becomes a law when the People’s Republic of China sends it to the U.S. President and he signs it.

27.01.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 894    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 12
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. β€œI felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

Under DHS’ use-of-force policy, moves that cut off a person's breathing β€œmust not be used as a means to control non-compliant subjects or persons resisting arrest.”

But videos we reviewed showed agents using these restraints to do just that.

28.01.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 804    πŸ” 365    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 11
CNN: Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost assaulted at Sundance Film Festival event, police say
By Aleena Fayaz
Updated Jan 24, 2026

CNN: Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost assaulted at Sundance Film Festival event, police say By Aleena Fayaz Updated Jan 24, 2026

NBC News: Man lunges at Ilhan Omar during town hall and tries to spray her with unknown substance
January 27, 2026

NBC News: Man lunges at Ilhan Omar during town hall and tries to spray her with unknown substance January 27, 2026

Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.

28.01.2026 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 10533    πŸ” 4240    πŸ’¬ 283    πŸ“Œ 247
JD Vance @JDVance
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Today we remember the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust, the millions of stories of individual bravery and heroism, and one of the enduring lessons of one of the darkest chapters in human history: that while humans create beautiful things and are full of compassion, we're also capable of unspeakable brutality. And we promise never again to go down the darkest path.

JD Vance @JDVance X.com Today we remember the millions of lives lost during the Holocaust, the millions of stories of individual bravery and heroism, and one of the enduring lessons of one of the darkest chapters in human history: that while humans create beautiful things and are full of compassion, we're also capable of unspeakable brutality. And we promise never again to go down the darkest path.

Legitimately a feat of carefully calculated writing to issue a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement of this length without mentioning either (1) the people who perpetrated the Holocaust or (2) the people against whom they perpetrated it

28.01.2026 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5886    πŸ” 1268    πŸ’¬ 252    πŸ“Œ 186

And he lived! See how that works

28.01.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 802    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1

STOP THE PRESSES!!! Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) is concerned!!! (Federal agents are currently operating in a surge to the state of Maine, but let's not get all fussy about it).

26.01.2026 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4904    πŸ” 1278    πŸ’¬ 368    πŸ“Œ 72
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...

26.01.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4666    πŸ” 2512    πŸ’¬ 166    πŸ“Œ 281
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ICE agents in Colorado have been leaving ace of spades cards behind when they detain someone, a psychological warfare technique the United States Armed Forces used against its mortal enemies during the Vietnam War.

If you do not think Donald Trump is at war with his country, think again.

25.01.2026 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1177    πŸ” 576    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 47

The thief of tens of millions of dollars in crypto from the United States' stash of seized crypto assets is allegedly the son of the owner of a company that contracts with the US Marshals to manage said seized crypto.

27.01.2026 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1861    πŸ” 610    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 46
Historical and projected combined ICE and CBP money. Tons of additional money from BBB.

Historical and projected combined ICE and CBP money. Tons of additional money from BBB.

Congressional Republicans gave Trump a slush fund for ICE and CBP in the "Big Beautiful Bill." Tens of billions of dollars that is still usable even during a shutdown.

Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA.

25.01.2026 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3534    πŸ” 1110    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 94

One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.

27.01.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3033    πŸ” 1477    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 61

I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.

25.01.2026 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7575    πŸ” 2345    πŸ’¬ 185    πŸ“Œ 60
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Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."

25.01.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 24794    πŸ” 7826    πŸ’¬ 634    πŸ“Œ 232
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Walz: Minnesota's justice system will have the last word on this.

As I told the white house in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation. The state will handle it. Period.

24.01.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 14730    πŸ” 4074    πŸ’¬ 391    πŸ“Œ 163
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Walz: "You kill a man, and then you just leave? You're law enforcement -- you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not gonna clean up our mess?'"

24.01.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4871    πŸ” 1558    πŸ’¬ 174    πŸ“Œ 78

Trump is coming after all of us. All of us who oppose his tyranny and brutality. All of us who defy his dictatorship. All of us who seek accountability and challenge his murderous goons.

All across America we must rise up against this oppression, as peacefully but as definitively as we can.

24.01.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3183    πŸ” 958    πŸ’¬ 165    πŸ“Œ 48
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

24.01.2026 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 29460    πŸ” 10528    πŸ’¬ 914    πŸ“Œ 461
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Governor Walz just announced that he has apparently activated the MN National Guard.

24.01.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 375    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 34

I love every single thing about this.

23.01.2026 04:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1706    πŸ” 406    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7