Trump’s campaign of retribution marches on, this time with Cassidy Hutchinson in their sights … 😡😡 😡

Even if you don’t normally stop what you’re doing to watch video, you’ll want to see Professor Scheppele explain what we can learn about protecting our own upcoming elections by watching Orbán’s machinations ahead of the Sunday election there. Essential viewing! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

@katiephang.bsky.social interviews @timothysnyder.bsky.social 👀… At 03:50, "Orbán is a model for Trump" “Trump doesn’t live in an American world, he lives in a world of international oligarchy and right wing heroes.” - Prof. Snyder Explains a lot, doesn't it? youtu.be/1RveF4hMjic?...

THE DEAD (1987) Gabriel learns of Michael Furey ... “How long you locked away in your heart the image of your lover’s eyes when he told you that he did not wish to live. I’ve never felt that way myself towards any woman … but I know that such a feeling must be love … ”

Opening Day (2026) - Toyota G’s Japanese Baseball ⚾️ I love this … プレーボール! youtu.be/OpWUEj5RoGc?...

Right NOW: @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @timothysnyder.bsky.social on Substack!!!

“Maria” by Blondie (remastered) “I've seen this thing before In my best friend and the boy next door Fool for love and full of fire … " youtu.be/ObX0-GgyyTc?...

"I cry easily in movies. But rarely have I wept like I wept while Hermie and Dorothy slow danced to Michel Legrand’s incredibly beautiful theme music.” - Q. Tarantino, 2022 ----------- “Summer of ’42” (1971) 🚨 SPOILER 🚨 When do we lose our innocence …?

🚨 Last night in TX, a preview of voter suppression tactics:

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012) At the 37 min. mark, historians @herberthistory.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social discuss how ALVH uses vampire mythology as a metaphor for oligarchy and White Nationalism. Sounds kinda current, huh? youtu.be/1_dygpLTlac?...

The Trump/GOP scheme to steal our elections is coming into focus. No paywall. wapo.st/3N5cpEn

Always good to hear @ninatotenberg.bsky.social discuss recent SCOTUS developments on my local @npr.org station @wamu.org. Thank you!

Smh … entirely preventable … 💉 www.yahoo.com/news/article...

🚨🚨🚨 "Trump says he will seek to require voter ID for midterms regardless of Congress” - Reuters IOW, Trump goes full-on dictator to determine who “eligible voters” are.

"The house? The house was her house. And nothing, from the first moment Hermie saw her, and no one who had happened to him since had ever been as frightening and as confusing or could have done more to make him feel more sure, more insecure, more important, and less significant.” - H. Raucher

“I sort of intentionally deferred to others … “ - Sen. Lummis IOW … 🙈 🙉 🙊

"I don’t back down when I get bullied. I fight harder. Everyone I see out here is like, What do you think—we’re gonna quit? We live here." www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

Love this!!! ☕️ 😱 😆

“One of ours, All of yours” is not a direct quote from Nazi Germany. That said, "the Nazi Party employed collective punishment throughout World War II to hold entire communities accountable and retaliate against them for the death or injury of German soldiers." History rhymes.

Wow … thank goodness a federal judge stepped up and called this for what is: the Trump Regime is attempting to sabotage the midterm elections. 🇺🇸❤️✊

My response to Tom Homan’s “you will be arrested” speech - and I think I speak for many, many Americans: 🤬 ✊

During a nearby County Council meeting earlier this week emergency legislation to prohibit permitting of privately-owned DETENTION FACILITIES in the County was submitted. Unanimous approval from the Council, and expected to pass this Thursday. ✊

“Jon felt sick. Unsure of what to do, he told his wife. 'This is crazy,' she said. 'How can our government be doing this?’ ”. - WaPo A Trump Regime tool to keep Americans who speak out in our place: the “Administrative Subpoena”. No paywall. wapo.st/4rtfCw8

Chills, a couple of tears, and a truck-load of resolve. ✊ “The country we carry in our hearts is waiting …”. Thanks, Boss 🇺🇸 youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...

Lemon is not the only one. bsky.app/profile/thel...

“They’re telling Americans: ‘We (the Trump regime) are in charge. We’re going to hurt these Brown people so you ( all other Americans ) don’t dare go up against us.' This is absolutely about DOMINATING American society.” - HC Richardson www.youtube.com/live/V_cOm2P...

On NPR today a school superintendent outside of Minneapolis described the terrible fear and stress her school kids are experiencing. ICE is coming by schools in the mornings and afternoons. Kids are afraid and staff are afraid for them … www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

“Streets of Minneapolis” - Bruce Springsteen Thanks, Boss … 😢 … ✊ youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Trump’s ICE/Immigration de-escalation exposed for the dog and pony show it really is ...

Non-violence … this is the way.

Announced last night:

About guns st protests:

Earlier this evening HCR discussed today’s shooting/killing of another U.S. citizen in Minneapolis ... www.youtube.com/live/_r8fI8D...

RIGHT NOW: www.youtube.com/live/cyB2JQq...

NPR: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her swing state is preparing for the Trump administration's efforts to disrupt voting this year and in 2028. "It would be a mistake to assume that they're not going to.” www.npr.org/2026/01/20/n...

One can only wonder what is going through the minds of military personnel today. Are they struggling with the upside down direction of this fascist regime, and if ordered to commit violence “as necessary” against Americans, will their “orders” overrule their conscience?

"Not everyone can be a Jonathan Daniels," Hirschfeld said, but "we're increasingly called to go into places that feel dangerous.” - Bishop Rob Hirschfeld www.npr.org/2026/01/18/n...

ICE: “Highly skilled” and “gifted” at brutalizing human beings … this is Gestapo shit.

Jan. 3 - ICE detainee dies after altercation with staff. "Pending the results of a toxicology report, the staffer said on the recording, “our doctor is believing that we’re going to be listing the manner of death as homicide.” No paywall - Gift link. wapo.st/49FW4NG

Golly … where have we seen this before? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social, posts frequently to YT and writes an almost daily “Letters From an American” on Substack. She excels at explaining how the events and patterns of the past apply to current events, and does so intelligently and with careful consideration.

Re. the Trump Fascist regime: Americans see what’s happening to our country. On Merriam-Webster.com moments ago:

RIGHT NOW … www.youtube.com/live/QsG5DcB...

Where is Jonathan Ross's body camera footage?!?!

Media Bias Fact Check downgrades CBS News credibility to "MEDIUM" ... "Overall, we rate CBS News as Right-Center Biased in this update due to emerging editorial decisions and leadership influence under Bari Weiss that suggest a shift away ... mediabiasfactcheck.com/cbs-news/

I've been talking to people about Trump sabotaging the integrity of the midterms, and look what's on the WaPo site now ... 👇 No Paywall. wapo.st/4syrYUW

Fascinating discussion today with solid attorneys on the shooting of Renee Good ... staytuned.substack.com/p/has-doj-po...

My local distillery sent out a timely reminder ...

On NPR's WESUN broadcast yesterday, local election officials are trying to prepare for midterm election shenanigans ... www.npr.org/2026/01/11/n...

Wow ... and it's not even Monday ... wapo.st/3Z5nUxU