if you missed it earlier, tomorrow's WORK IS FOUR LETTERS is going to be really good.

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

They’re invited to Las Vegas as well

Oversight Democrats have been investigating the handling of serious allegations by a survivor against Donald Trump when she was a minor. We have now confirmed that some of the documents related to this survivor appear to be missing from the files. Here’s what we know ⬇️

Last week, a federal judge imposed a conditional civil contempt fine on a government attorney handling one of the hundreds of immigration related habeas corpus cases overwhelming the Minn. courts. @rparloff.bsky.social reports on the govt’s self-imposed caseload crisis plaguing AUSAs in Minn.

The sharks are innocent. Or at least, they’re not eating the internet. The myth is almost as old as the global internet itself. It begins with the development of TAT-8, the first subsea fiber optic cable to cross an ocean.

I can't get over this number: in 2007, there were 360,000 newspaper jobs. Now, there are 80,000. "My local paper sucked!" Sure. What sucks even more? The void. "I get all my news from the Guardian!" No, the Guardian doesn't report on your town council, your school board, local cops.

The headline does not convey how completely batshit this story is. The Archive Today (archive.ph etc) admin weaponized the site's captcha to attack a blogger who wrote about them and *altered archived screenshots* as part of the attack. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

@okorip.blacksky.app omg

This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.

About a year ago, I got involved in my county Democratic Party because I wanted the party to evolve and truly reflect the base I just found out in a few weeks, I’ll be attending the California Democratic Party state convention to help vote on our platform and candidate endorsements. Fuck yeah

NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

In good news, a little one was born in Utah🦒 www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...

Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025. Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal? Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail… Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you. Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.

This poor sweet boy. Just let him stay. Let all of them stay.

Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler accepted gifts from late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and advised him on how to address press inquiries regarding his crimes, according to a Reuters review of emails among millions of documents the U.S. Department of Justice released last week.

my swedish grandfather fled in the 1950s because he was convinced the russians were going to invade through finland. everyone else in his family thought he was nuts (which, maybe) oddly enough it was the hungarian side that came to import herring (or idk smuggle it or whatever)

Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction. It's a tour de force: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.

HOT TAKE: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, using the authority granted him by 18 USC 248(c)(3) of the FACE Act, sues Kristi Noem, senior DHS agency officials, ICE & CBP officers (named & unnamed), and Stephen Miller, for violating the religious freedom subsection (a)(2) of the FACE Act.

OK. I've got a beer. I've got the transcript. Let's go. Alt texting will slow this from the original. As will drink...no, I lie, I was drinking the first time, too.

no fan of jeffries, but holy shit is this article misleading. in the press briefing he calls for "a prohibition that DHS cannot *detain* or deport American citizens", and his focus throughout the briefing is on the detainment part

People are reading this way wrong. Schumer detached DHS from the other five bills in return for a two week CR on the DHS bill. Now Democrats can make demands on DHS spending without having to shut down agencies covered in the other five bills. They have way more leverage to get real concessions.

@kairyssdal.bsky.social I would love to hear a segment on elementary lunch bartering. It's a fascinating market: * closed system * supply is fixed every day, and exogenously determined * participants are novice, but repeated * goods depreciate immediately * no store of value or ability to time shift

"in the past year, several lines of evidence have come together to show such a visitor is not impossible. Astronomers have seen clear signs of runaway supermassive black holes tearing through other galaxies, and have uncovered evidence that smaller, undetectable runaways are

SHAGGY: what did the vet say you have SCOOBY DOO: rabies SHAGGY: zoinks i didn’t even know you could get pregnant

I think the key that unlocks Dan was his desire to share the things he loved with other people. Wouldn’t be the worst way to honor him if we make the effort to do that for the things we love, too. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

This Bruce anti-ICE anthem is gonna leave a mark:

@dannyheifetz.bsky.social noooo i thought monken was a done deal

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

Exactly right. Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign. Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE. Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them. Every possible angle.

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

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

It's official. Rancho Gordo has a new home. With some luck, we'll make Napa's downtown a little more interesting. The symbolism of beans going Main Street is not lost on us. Rancho Gordo, 1350 Main St, Napa CA 94559 It's official.

Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration. Congress can: - Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage) - Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes - Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same - Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction It can be done.

Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA

I know it’s cliche but it’s literally true: we are the politicians’ bosses. We can fire them and we can tell them what conditions we require for them to keep their jobs. It has ever been thus. Make them understand we’re not asking, we’re telling.

ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage. Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

This reminds me of one of my favorite stories. During a Javelin Thrust in Yuma one year, we brought two Navajo Code Talkers out to talk to the comm Marines about doing the job in WW2, get a brief on modern comm gear, and so we could ensure we still had Marines who could say they shook their hands.

Oral argument begins in 15 minutes...

OMG there should be an app that lets you know.

gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...

Trump Net-Approval On: Immigration: -23% Venezuela: -24% Foreign Policy: -24% Economy: -25% AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026

Minnesotans, just a heads up

Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.