Marc Andreessen, author of the arguably fascist "Techno-Optimist Manifesto" also invests in germ theory denialists. "For capitalism, the worship of technology and anti-intellectualism are two sides of the same coin". These people aren't optimists or in favor of progress, they simply love power

A third of international travellers say they are less likely to visit the US if proposals to scrutinise social media accounts are brought in, according to a survey news.sky.com/story/us-pla...

The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember: - Organized a city wide general strike - Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence - Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE - Flipped public opinion against ICE

This is a really lovely bit of writing. Deep and mournful, but also brimming with anger. The anger somehow leads to a kind of fun rogues' gallery.

#Greenland, America and the end of Atlanticism Behind the crisis caused by Donald Trump’s threats is a much bigger change: the waning of #US hegemony and the coming of a multi-polar age #Arctic #Denmark #Greenland

"If even the security services are gagged when they tell the government what it doesn’t want to hear, perhaps our communication style, or our modes of protest or our dress sense, are not, as we keep being told, the problem."

Here's what you need to know ahead of Tesla's fourth quarter earnings call: -lol nothing matters -magic is real, if you believe it in your heart -knowledge is a burden -chaos reigns! -repeated blows to the head can help anyone understand modern markets -don't stop believing, hold on to that feeling

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this seems to be a rare instance of her telling something like the truth — but while it explains a lot it excuses nothing, because the defining thing she’s done entirely of her own free will and diabolical initiative is to serve their direction

If media is going to claim a "pivot," let's stipulate some threshold questions: Is ICE still treating US cities like occupied territory? Will there be serious governmental investigations into ICE killings? Any accountability for them? If not, nothing is changing. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2057...

I think the defining quality of Bari Weiss media is her insistence on the need for dramatic change or bold action - followed by a parade of the most aged, tired, impossibly dull figures or ideas, except they’re also always underqualified amateurs or cranks.

Incredible interview. In awe of this woman's bravery. A true patriot. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

Incredibly powerful interview. #AlexPretti #ICE

Trump: "I don't like the fact that he was carrying a gun that was fully loaded and he had 2 magazines with him. That's pretty unusual. Nobody knows when they saw that gun."

What are these people doing? They look equal parts ridiculous and terrifying. #Minnesota #Minneapolis #AlexPretti An American Street www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all. Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.

"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president" www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...

This. I'm not a BBC-basher but IMO Mason is a poor political journalist. It's not that he's 'biased' per se, it's that he reports politics as a kind of giggly spectator sport and as such is preoccupied with spectacle, talking up 'exciting' events rather than analysing them. 1/2

When you see what they are doing to public space it’s clear that the real MAGA diehards are people who never leave their house. They lock themselves indoors and want to watch this on the news they stare at for 16 hours a day. Normal people who go outside sometimes cannot be convinced to like this.

The writing and editing of allegedly inaccurate talking points used to discuss the Benghazi attack on the Sunday shows were the subject of YEARS of congressional hearings. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...

Nothing like announcing a former academic and highly paid TV presenter as your candidate to stick it to those bastardly elites

Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week. This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details serious labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited at the end of the film. trib.al/Clr03cD

ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.

If a non-citizen neighbor gets kidnapped by ICE, you supposedly have about 4-5 hours to file a habeas petition in Minnesota to prevent ICE from shipping people to Texas. They are moving people that quickly regardless of whether or not they have legal status.

“[CBS News] is the best capitalized media start-up in the world.” The reason why Bari Weiss says things like this is because she is COMPLETELY out of her depth, and too dim to realize it.

That's all she sold? One god damn ticket? 😂

Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports

They were not, in fact, greeted as liberators.

🧵Important Noem and Bovino reminder: If you are at a protest and film anything, make sure to change your video settings to 4k Most videos on the internet box are uploaded in either 720P or 1080P resolutions.

A two minute edit of Trump's speech at Davos for the World Economic Forum. It's like something nobody's ever seen before. Nobody's seen anything like it.

Nigel #Farage is sabotaging his own party: Initial thoughts on #Braverman switching teams... #ReformUK Via @writesbright.bsky.social

Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling on ICE: "They are an undisciplined militia and the leadership is awful...This is not policing and it's not military service. It's something dangerously undefined."

'Death Squads Execute Second Dissident Or what the #US press would say if this was happening on the streets of a "shithole" country overseas' #ICE #Minnesota #Trump via @carolecadwalla.bsky.social

Q: Between your agency and ICE, we've known seen 2 people shot and killed with 17 days. Do either of you plan to take any accountability? BOVINO: You're correct. Two suspects have been shot. And suspects that assault or threaten a law enforcement officer's life, it goes back to poor choices.

Interested to see which universities have made deals with OpenAI, even as the administration that the CEO supports continues to try and dismantle America's world-class system of higher education (for now), on top of many other things... www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Reform is not a serious or capable party as abundantly demonstrated by their incompetent and failing councils. They work on people’s fears and frustrations to get voted in then have little idea what governing entails.

New entry for the most divorced man in the UK

Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.

Colbert on Trump's Gaza Board of Peace: "Paying a billion dollars to obey Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just $16 million." He said this CBS 🦸🏻‍♂️

Farage pays for nothing himself. He rakes it in from media, crypto, gold bullion, X… Clacton isn’t worth his time. He’s a rep for the US christofascist far right and is being paid to bring that shit over here. It’s all a grift. A pisstake. A very sinister betrayal. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN: "I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind." and "The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back." Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Yes.

Nigel Farage racks up £151,000 in donor-funded flights to support Donald Trump www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

The sight of some politicians in this country lauding Trump today for his non-apology, such is their desperation to be liked by this monster, even while his goons commit another execution on American streets, makes me sick to the stomach.

Compare this thread analyzing the video footage with DHS’s statement stating that the man approached officers with a gun and “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”

"Access to state voter rolls" gives away the game. Everything they are doing is about trying to pursue the same insane election conspiracy theories that led to the massive SSA data breach. This is about punishing the electorate in a state Trump lost but wants to believe he won.

We’ve placed the available videos of the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis today into the same synchronised timeline and are continuing to analyse further.

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

Trump makes Carney's allusion to Soviet Czechoslovakia even more applicable. Carney used the Havel quote to illustrate living in a lie as a self-protection strategy. This shows the Trump admin trying to convert its allies into vassals of the Soviet satellite type-- if you stray, we'll attack you.