Chappell Roan is leaving her talent agency led by Casey Wasserman after he appeared in the Epstein files.

“If I’m here at Super Bowl LX, it’s because I never stopped believing in myself. You should never stop believing in yourself either. It’s worth more than you think.” —Bad Bunny

Amazing

President Donald Trump kicked off the week with one of his clearest statements yet that, with polls looking bad for the GOP, he wants to take control of this year’s elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.

May this merely be a step closer to prison.

Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics

This could end any day. Republicans in Congress are choosing not to do so.

This. This should be the reaction when a lawless government agency murders an American citizen in cold blood.

Mike Lynch is Schumer's Chief of Staff ([email protected]), Tasia Jackson is Jeffries' CoS ([email protected]). Write to them. Their bosses need to step up. @filipecampante.bsky.social's post below gives you the reason why.

Bellingcat is gold standard. Read entire thread "A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired." "At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."

Mayor Frey: "To everyone listening, stand with Minneapolis, stand up for America. Recognize that your children will ask you what side you were on. Your grandchildren will ask you what you did to act to prevent this from happening again."

I am doing my best to respond to this without a string of expletives. But let's be very clear. What just happened in Minnesota was cold blooded murder of a civilian by out of control federal agents, aided and abetted by the entire Trump administration and their fascist enablers.

I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.

Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

Just shared this one Facebook, because I had to get the words out. Sharing here in case its in any way useful to you.

I appreciate the sentiment here, but it is only honest to say that the United States will never be the same again. The U.S. that led the world in scientific research in so many disciplines is done. It may be possible someday for some to be rebuilt, but why would any other country trust us again?

Democratic politicians facing frivolous criminal investigations from Trump: Kat Abughazaleh Elissa Slotkin Jason Crow Tim Walz Jacob Frey Letitia James Lisa Cook Mark Kelly Eric Swalwell Adam Schiff

Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee

"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." Hats off to @niallstanage.bsky.social:

There is nothing subtle or complicated or hard to understand about what is happening here.

I considered postponing my gig at the club Berlin in Minneapolis this Thursday ( Yonci will DJ before & after) but Fuck ICE if people can stand up, hit the streets & deal with the American Gestapo I can stand up & make music

They all think they’re licensed to kill now.

I wanted to just share one story about a kid who spent a lot of time in the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good died today. Prince got married at Park United Methodist just down the street from 34th & Plymouth; he went to high school at Central High a few blocks in the other direction over on 35th.

The DOJ’s Policy on Use of Force:

That was a murder.

If Trump is really stealing spending power from Congress then it would be insanity for Democrats to vote to fund the government later this month. Shut it down until the president stops wiping his ass with the Constitution.

Five years ago.

Reminder for Congress: The War Powers Resolution's 60 day clock is ticking today, & the WPR report to Congress is due. Note: - There's no "we're calling this law enforcement" exception to the WPR - Bombing another country and forcibly abducting its president in a military raid is "hostilities"

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 would like to have a word.

When will we deal with the guns?

If we’re going to make post-Trump constitutional changes, I’d prefer something like this - drawing a bright line under certain executive limitations that were presumed to exist before Trump, separating the DOJ further from the president, limiting pardons, and killing unitary executive theory dead

So cynical how AI music corps are using accessibility in their marketing language, just as streaming platforms use democratization. These corporations are stripping music of value and musicians of our livelihood. Financialization is not punk rock

Focus on the positive change.

And laying down will? C’mon, grow a backbone and fight for what is right.

“The masks are coming off.” Got a nice ring to it.

Dick Cheney’s legacy is that he turned 9/11 from a national tragedy into a global disaster. He did so through a mixture of arrogance, stupidity and greed and blighted the last quarter century.

Indispensable documentation of misconduct by Trump's secret police in Chicago. bsky.app/profile/kolt...

We all need to channel this Chicago man’s utter contempt

Not voting for anyone in 2028 who doesn't promise to tear down this arch, along with every other gilded chunk of Trump's garish gimcrackery.

I've talked before about power struggles within hardening authoritarianism. Usually, regime supporters fight over using rule-of-law in crackdowns (with massive abuses, of course) vs. completely embracing extrajudicial methods. Here, we see the latter dominating. Which is very bad news going forward.

Unfit to serve.

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating. When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

Is extortion a “high crime and misdemeanor”? Asking for a nation.