Sen. Chris Murphy, the top Democrat on the subcommittee that handles DHS funding, plans to introduce legislation to rein in the agency with constraints on DHS authority, including a requirement that DHS enforcement officers be unmasked. apnews.com/article/immi...

“The cold Arctic Ocean could store vast quantities of carbon from Siberia and northern North America where biodiversity is low and the risk of wildfires high.” www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/01/a-ra...

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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same

There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.

"It will take longer to force these behemoths—the two worst corporate collaborators with ICE—to cut their ties, but it’s essential to publicize their centrality to Trump’s deportation machine." www.thenation.com/article/acti...

"A federal judge rejected a nearly identical policy last month, noting that federal spending laws require unrestricted congressional visits to ICE detention facilities without advanced notice, a key part of congressional oversight responsibilities." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

"The real lunatic fringe in this country is the one that sanctions the execution of a citizen and then spends days smearing her and that imagines itself to be at war with its own people and precipitates these kinds of confrontations in the first place." newrepublic.com/post/205122/...

“Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, he was acquitted by the Senate in both trials,” it read, in part. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

“It was really an unnecessary shooting. If you’ve got time to shoot, you’ve got time to get out of the way, which we saw in this case. The guy was clearly able to avoid being impacted by the car.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Experts caution the impact could be dramatic — if enforced properly. "The impact this bill could have on Russia's revenue, if properly enforced against key importers… could be a game-changer in negotiations in the new year." kyivindependent.com/trump-game-c...

Two days before Christmas Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stepped to a microphone and issued a warning. “I am increasingly concerned because of the chaos that is being caused by these ICE agents. Somebody is going to get seriously injured or killed.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

By the way, if you’re on the side of thinking that ICE is going to win whatever this “war” against the people they talk about…. They aren’t And the statute of limitations goes past three years for a lot of crimes

A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you." The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?" "Learned what?" she asks Then he knocks her phone out of her hand

Hayes: The president was asked should they be sharing evidence—his response was no, because Minnesota's corrupt. Ellison: I will point out no president that I've ever heard of received a $400 million plane from a foreign country trying to curry favor with him, crypto deals, golf courses.

The US government ignored overwhelming evidence that right-wing extremism has been responsible for considerably more violence than left-wing extremism. In fact, just a week prior, the Justice Department removed from its website a study that demonstrated exactly that. newrepublic.com/article/2050...

Jesse Ventura may be radical in some of his views but he is a true patriot. I'll stand behind Ventura any day. youtu.be/udSUbBhA8I0?...

Once again the absolute dumbest people you and I know will be downright gleeful about this. Disgraceful.

A neighbor who also asked not to be identified said everyone in the neighborhood is “freaking out.”She said the pro-Trump signage at Ross’ home was noticeable because “part of the neighborhood is not generally supportive of Trump, so the houses stick out if they are.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"Then one day, his son Bryce was pulled over by an officer and shocked for more than 20 seconds. The result landed Bryce in the hospital with cardiac arrest. Masters’ training had led him to believe something like this could never happen." www.motherjones.com/criminal-jus...

The storied Washington National Opera decides to leave the Kennedy Center where it has played since 1971, perhaps the most significant artistic rebuke yet to Trump’s campaign to remake the facility in his image and attach his name to it. @adamnagourney.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/a...

We had whistles," she said. "They had guns." When speaking about Good she said "kindness radiated out of her". "We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness," she added. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Susie Hawyard, a minister, said she went to the scene of the shooting as soon as she heard the news to verify "with my own eyes" what happened. "I was horrified," she said. "I saw the car, I saw Renee's car, I saw Renee's blood." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Now, the new US National Security Strategy (NSS), published in December, signals that, for the Republican Party and the White House, that shared endeavour has ended; that much of what the world has taken for granted about America's role to uphold the world order is over. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The potential ripple effects of the United States’ military operation in Venezuela on January 3, 2026 extend well beyond either country. Brookings scholars assess the global implications of the events that took place in Caracas. www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

A year into Trump’s second term, we are used to him & his administration applying that label to migrants & antifa and journalists & even Dems. But now, it seems, all of us are potential terrorists, at risk of being gunned down by Trump and Noem’s trigger-happy goons. newrepublic.com/article/2050...

The natural, actual being of this moment right now is undeniable.

‼️Russia confirms Oreshnik strike, says it's in response to the nonexistent "91 drones" attack on Putin's residence. The Kremlin is getting desperate as allies disappear, their economy crumbles, and the US ignores their threats. Their fear of what's coming is obvious.

Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽

#NollaignamBan During WWII Kay McNulty was one of the women who devised processing routines for the ENIAC machine, establishing how artificial intelligence developed. At the public launch in 1946 the women programmers were relegated to the role of hostesses. www.dib.ie/biography/mc...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: “This is not a time to hide from the facts…The fact that Pam Bondi's Department of Justice and this presidential administration has already come to a conclusion about those facts is deeply concerning.”

After a year marked by tariffs, shutdown disruptions, and shifting economic currents, today’s numbers show an economy that is still moving along, but undeniably slower than where we began.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Russia's Oreshnik strike was meant as a warning to Europe and the US. "Putin doesn't want peace, Russia's reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until...

"Putin doesn't want peace, Russia's reply to diplomacy is more missiles and destruction. This deadly pattern of recurring major Russian strikes will repeat itself until we help Ukraine break it."

People living in the US will be confronted with increasing frequency with the effects of the climate crisis. Wildfires last January in California forced the evacuation of more than 200,000 people. Farmers are struggling with pests, drought and floods...

"At least 21 people were killed on 22 November in Israeli strikes, making it one of the deadliest days in Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect. The Israeli military said militants have killed three of its soldiers during the same period." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” He added: “I don’t need international law. I’m not looking to hurt people.” ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/u001.Yw...

“We know what the federal government says happened here. There was a time when we could take them at their word. That time is long past.” Portland’s mayor called for ICE to pause operations in Portland until the investigation was complete. ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/u001.Yw...

The administration’s pardon of former Honduran President Hernández, convicted in U.S. courts on drug trafficking charges and proven ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, undermines years of painstaking work. His conviction was a rare example of accountability...

Despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls, short online videos shared by activists purported to show protesters chanting against Iran’s government around bonfires...

“As an artist, I treasure the freedom to create and share my music, and for many years I have used this privilege to uplift the stories of immigrants in this country. Unfortunately,...

'Lie on top of lie': Michael Steele reacts to shootings involving federal agents www.alternet.org/minnesota-sh...

“They’re just animals,” said a local school official of the federal agents. “I’ve never seen people behave like this.” www.commondreams.org/news/border-...

"But even if everything Vance was saying was true—and multiple videos indicate it’s not—that would not mean that Good should be killed. The penalty for not complying with ICE cannot be death." newrepublic.com/post/205084/...

This is what you own when you buy a Tesla or fly SpaceX. www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-fu...

Models show that warmer seas as a result of climate change could see lionfish swarm the entire Mediterranean by the century’s end. Warmer waters and an expanded Suez Canal “have opened the floodgates” to Indo-Pacific species in general. apnews.com/article/cypr...

"ProPublica identified 20 other planes that appeared to make sudden turns to exit or avoid the danger zone in the minutes after the explosion." www.propublica.org/article/spac...

The Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor are disputing the government's claims, with the mayor saying that, according to videos, the victim, Renee Good, wasn't driving her car toward the agent or using her car as a weapon...

The Senate on Thursday voted 52-47 to block President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/08/v...