I had 45 years in the university world, so when it happened that a group of philosophers, journalists, funders — and yes Bari Weiss — was creating a new "anti-woke university" (sorry for that term, hard to find a good one) well, I instantly put it on my follow list: The University of Austin 1/

“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women…” - says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman

Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists, pelting them with water balloons in the freezing cold

At least six high-profile congressional Republicans have voiced their opposition to President Trump’s desire to take over Greenland. “I’ll be candid with you: There’s so many Republicans mad about this,” Nebraska Representative Don Bacon told the Omaha-World Herald. trib.al/ceQyECB

This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality

They say they witnessed guards kill an ICE detainee. DHS wants them gone: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Omar: "We have a president itching to have a riot in the city so that he can invoke the Insurrection Act. That is not something that we want. We want to make sure that he's not going to use the anger MN residents feel after they watched their neighbor get shot in the face to bring about more pain."

A simple point: Trump’s tariff threats (against Greenland's allies!) rest on a power before SCOTUS and likely to be ruled unconstitutional. That’s not leverage; it’s probabilistic impotence. (Stormy Daniels agrees.)

Given how much Trump is fighting against the release of the Epstein files, he's likely not just in them: he's probably a main character.

Three years ago I got footage of a sheriff's deputy beating a trans man who flipped him off while driving past This month, the now-ex-deputy (already convicted after feds found a massive cover-up) had his policing certification revoked. He can't be a cop anymore in California:

White House: Turns Out People Think ICE Kinda Sucks talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/white...

Watch What They’re Doing: Trump Threatens to Make War on the States talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/watch...

lol "complete and total purchase" ... tumble down degenerate

In my latest Substack, I explain why every video of what ICE is doing in Minnesota (or anywhere) is a powerful form of resistance open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

will not be surprised if the subpoenas are never issued

I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

The Republicans won't tell us what Tom Homan did with that dirty $50,000 until we take back our country and start putting people in prison. Then they'll talk.

Trump is threatening 10-25% tariffs on his NATO allies for sending military personnel in Greenland ("for purposes unknown") because he says he needs to buy Greenland to station more military equipment there, even though America could send more personnel but hasn't. uhuh.

New at Can We Still Govern? "I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul...to share with the outside world what is really going on ─ the terror being inflicted upon a U.S. city and state by our federal government." Please read, share, help. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...

US federal forces blind two protesters shot in face with ‘less-lethal’ munitions

NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case. The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act… 1/

"People are being too purist about Gavin Newsom." He invited yet another rightwing extremist to have a podcast conversation and instead of pushing back against that extremism, Newsom, yet again, backed down immediately. I want a leader who isn't going to placate extremists. That's not a tough ask.

The Supreme Court gave Trump absolute immunity for using his official powers even for the most corrupt reasons ever, including to criminally investigate state and local chief executives for using their official powers to serve their constituents

You can use Tylenol. The only reason this is a story is because professional death merchant and anti vaxx pscyhopath RFK JR is killing us as Trump's Director of HHS abcnews.go.com/Health/aceta...

The crisis is dominating the lives of Greenlanders and "people are not sleeping, children are afraid, and it just fills everything these days. And we can’t really understand it,” Naaja Nathanielsen, a Greenlandic minister said. This is exactly the kind of thing that fills Trump with glee.

Fed’l judge tells the administration to stop violating the rights of people in Minnesota www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Abolitionists called them Vigilance Committees.

The only thing that can stop Trump are free and fair elections in 2026. In the last two weeks he has suggested they be canceled and the ballot boxes seized. As a lawyer, I will fight this in court. Just as importantly, I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Folks are about to learn a lot about the Eighth Circuit (the federal appeals court the jurisdiction of which includes Minnesota). It has 11 active judges; 10 appointed by Republican presidents (including four by Trump). And the one senior judge still hearing cases is also a Republican appointee.

This is interesting, but it’s unclear to me how it will be enforced, unless state law enforcement is going to start arresting members of ICE.

Walz comment, via NBC: “The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

next reporter who interviews stephen miller should ask him point blank if his goal in minneapolis is to kill more americans

At any given moment, in any place in Minnesota, this can roll up on you. Snatching people from the parking lot of Burger King. The drop off line. From work. It’s fucking bonkers

Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.

🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEXT FRIDAY: Minnesotans are joining together for a statewide day of non-violent moral action and reflection. That means no work, no school, and no shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action. There will also be a peaceful march and rally in downtown Minneapolis: iceoutnowmn.com

You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL work here: ice.0x0.boo It's a tracker for the number of blocks. They're averaging about 200/minute right now. 🤣

Instead of seeking justice for Renee Good, Donald Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department to investigate and intimidate Democratic leaders in Minnesota. We will not stand by silently and be bullied into submission.

In case you missed this thread last night: you can ditch your Hilton account by writing to [email protected] or, if you’re in a state that allows it, by demanding deletion of your personal data through this link www.hilton.com/en/hilton-ho...

NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force. w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Breaking on MS NOW: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking federal agents from targeting peaceful protesters.

“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” one Harvard neurologist told us. There is no “method of applying pressure on the neck that is foolproof in terms of avoiding neurologic damage.” By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com

Given the intense public interest in the Epstein case, there ought to be no need to go to court to obtain this information about Ghislaine Maxwell. But with Trump’s DOJ brazenly violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, it’s no shocker that the Bureau of Prisons has not been forthcoming.