Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Today we honor Dr. King by remembering that his legacy wasn’t comfort or quiet it was courage, sacrifice, and resistance in the face of injustice. He knew progress is never handed down; it’s pushed forward by ordinary people who refuse to accept inequality as normal.

If Congress would exercise its powers and the military was clearly going to disobey illegal orders, I'd feel a lot more confident that the decaying geriatric toddler president wasn't in a position to start WWIII.

The DOJ is more than three weeks late in delivering the Epstein Files. In those three weeks: - Trump declared himself acting President of Venezuela - ICE murdered a woman in Minnesota - Trump is preparing an invasion of a NATO ally - Trump initiated a criminal investigation of Fed Chair Powell

Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart, Mark Ruffalo and Natasha Lyonne were among the celebrities at the Golden Globes who wore black-and-white pins in a tribute to Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent last week in Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/a...

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

Minneapolis shut down its public schools following a violent confrontation between federal agents and civilians at a high school on Wednesday, just hours after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in the city.

Tonight Minnesotans stood together to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good.

I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.

Minneapolis.

10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good at the site of her murder

And as for who's illegal:

And the war against immigrants/brown and Black people continues in Minneapolis and elsewhere.

Violence is too often sloppy; it spills over. Misogynists kill a lot of men, racists kill white people, ICE in its attacks on immigrants and anyone who looks like them just killed a white US citizen. When you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail; when you're a gun everyone is a target.

👉 ICE Abusing Protesters After Murdering Driver 1/7/26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnfi...

The US stands alone in dismissing the problem of climate change.

This secret police force is brutal, indifferent to humanity, and acting with impunity. And the owner is on each, and every one of us to protest every single thing they do every single day, and whatever ways we can.

ICE murdering people of any citizenship status should be a very hard line in the sand for absolutely every single one of us. And at this point, I think they’ve done it seven or eight times if you’re waiting for a tipping point, the tipping point was the first time this happened.

During her remarks in a House hearing, Jasmine Crockett became emotional while arguing with members of the GOP. Crockett pleaded, "Can you not have a little bit of humanity?”

Keith Porter, a 43-year-old father of two, was fatally shot by an off-duty #ICE agent on New Year’s Eve. His family says there’s no proof he fired at anyone. DHS claims the agent acted in self-defense but offers no evidence to support that. abc7.com/post/keith-p... #ShotByICE #ExcessiveForce

More of this messaging please. AOC shouldn't be the only one.

Mom watching @governorwalz.mn.gov on tv “Why didn’t Tim Walz talk like this during the election ! We would have had a democratic president!” “He did” Loooong silence

Based on ZERO evidence, JD Vance says TIm Walz "maybe in fact has participated in fraud." Vance is a soulless fascist who has no sense of right and wrong but is relentlessly driven by his own lust for power, no matter who gets hurt.

Whether it’s Democrats putting their pronouns in email signatures or Republicans shooting and killing unarmed drivers, both sides have taken actions that the other side finds threatening.

Rep. Robin Kelly announced she is moving to impeach DHS Sec. Kristi Noem, calling her a "disgrace to our democracy" who has "unleashed destruction" on American cities. See the full list of charges here 👇

Hakeem Jeffries: "The killing of Renee Nicole Good was an abomination, a disgrace. Blood is clearly on the hands of individuals within the Trump administration - this has nothing to do with immigration. Kristi Noem is a stone cold liar. There is no evidence that this was a justified shooting."

To be crystal clear, I am a taxpayer and would NOT like my tax dollars to be used to “acquire” Greenland, through purchase or military force. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER‼️

Nothing like naked colonialism US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House www.bbc.com/news/article...

Another day, another night of faculty readings! Tonight we're featuring Program Director @ritabanerjee.bsky.social, Natalie Bakapoulos, @daisyfried.bsky.social, and Atonya Nelson. See you at 7:30 PM.

Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage. n.pr/3YWyTJY

None of my books will ever be translated for foreign language editions using AI. Full stop.

If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.

All of the top 10 books borrowed through the public library app Libby were written by women. And Kristin Hannah's The Women was the top checkout in many library systems around the country.

I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.

America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth. The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%. Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.

The Inequality in Hollywood is SHAMEFUL.

The days between Christmas and NYE are a vortex. I’m just out here vibing.

Are there no copy editors?

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We’d like to share a remembrance for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, who has passed away. Her life and work helped preserve history, expand whose stories are told, and inspire generations to come.

‘Gaston Bachelard didn’t abandon science but he did embark on a journey into the imagination and never came back for long.’ Michael Wood on the philosopher. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment on allegations of abuses at an El Salvador detention center where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants. n.pr/4pagOTD

Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

The Winter Solstice marks the longest night and shortest day of the year. A time to pause, gather with loved ones, share stories, and honour the teachings carried through this season of rest and reflection.

Transparency at last 🙄

DEVELOPING: Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they’re drafting articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the illegal handling of the Epstein files. This just escalated fast. Accountability is coming.

This is an example of how corporate media has too often used its soft power as the tone policeman & arbiter of the discourse to aid and abet the Epstein cover-up. Sometimes it’s been aiding via omission/lack of coverage, other times it’s been scoffing/eye-rolling like this.