Aerial footage shows a crowd protesting at Columbia University after Department of Homeland Security agents entered campus housing and detained a student while searching for a “missing person.” . Acting President Claire Shipman said agents misrepresented themselves to gain entry without a warrant.

Thrilled to have galleys of my book in hand! Final corrections & index pending. Please consider preordering, gifting, & teaching. Via the archive, interviews & more I show how the crisis we face now reflects failure to listen & act on the democracy Black folks have envisioned, but we still can.

I saw #HATM trending and had to know what it was: Historians at the Movies Started by @herberthistory.bsky.social! Tonight: #GhostsofMississipi Courtroom drama about the 1984 trial of Byron De La Beckwith, who was indicted for the 1963 murder of civil rights activist #MedgarEvers #History #Film

This was so much fun....

When it comes to free and fair elections, Collins is as conservative and anti-voting rights as they come. Not only is she supporting the SAVE Act, but during the Biden administration she opposed the For the People Act and the Joe Manchin compromise bill — the Freedom to Vote Act.

Ever since his sister became the Attorney General, business has been good for Brad Bondi, a white-collar defense lawyer. He has racked up an amazing set of wins for clients facing investigation and prosecution by Pam’s DOJ. But maybe it’s just a coincidence. youtube.com/shorts/9200i...

#BlackHistoryMonth If you didn't know of her already, we'd love to tell you about Cheryl Browne, the first Black contestant for the title of Miss America in 1971. READ: https://open.substack.com/pub/sonsoflibertyofficial/p/blackhistorymonth-cheryl-browne

wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."

I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...

While we await what I’m sure will be a classy, elegant new Kennedy Center… May I suggest Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis as a temporary replacement? We have a world class venue and orchestra! Near enough Target HQ to flip the bird. The city and citizens of Minneapolis could sure use the support.

After a magistrate judge left AG Pam Bondi furious by rejecting a criminal complaint against Lemon on January 18, she tried to get her revenge Friday morning A few hours later, the DOJ’s case is falling apart as prosecutors in Minnesota and LA refuse to get involved. trib.al/YCHeg20

“What’s a good reason NOT to track how many kids using @GovBillLee’s vouchers were already in private schools?”🤷🏼 We asked Republicans why they wouldn’t back the @jeffyarbro.bsky.social & McKenzie bill to require tracking it. None had an answer. (Spoiler: because it’s most of them)

When we go vote we’ll have with us our: Certified birth certificates Enhanced driver’s licenses Passports Marriage certificates Divorce papers Name changes Two utility bills with both our names This all assumes we have elections in November

Don’t watch this Music Video if you love Donald Trump youtu.be/yyqpaznVdZU

This is advance propaganda for WH to make Noem take the fall

I spent time at Karmel Mall this week, and many of the small businesses that are usually bustling were closed. Immigrant-owned businesses are hurting right now — and they need our support and more than ever. Go shop!

Every Democratic governor, attorney general, senator and House member needs to stand up and loudly say in unison: Enough. Trump's war on Americans must end.

Frog came running down the hill. He pulled Toad out of the snow.

🚨"The Ku Klux Klan used to call themselves the invisible empire, and they wore masks, and they used to raid immigrant communities—much like ICE is right now," -one of THOUSANDS of Minneapolis ICE protesters marching in -10 degrees as part of statewide generals strike. LIVE NOW⬇️

Board of Peace - Season 1

I wonder if it’s an audiobook?

Turns out that incorrectly telling the American people that masked goons have absolute immunity to do whatever they want to them is not a particularly popular position.

No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.

Trump posted what appears to be a private message from French President Emmanuel Macron, where Macron says he “does not understand what you are doing on Greenland.” Reuters reports the message is authentic.

AG Ellison: "If you're not gonna do an investigation, and you won't rely on other authorities to do an investigation, it sounds like you're trying to do a coverup."

Here we go…

South Korea late last year fielded its "monster" surface-to-surface bunker-buster missile for the first time, with more on the way expected, according to a news report from Seoul.

There are increasing chances for snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic late this week and into the weekend. There is still plenty of uncertainty in the forecast, which will evolve in the coming days, so stay up to date on the latest at weather.gov.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced personnel changes aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s defense and air defense (PVO) systems. He also stated that sanctions will be imposed on individuals who justify Russian aggression or promote Russian state media narratives for propaganda purposes.

[NEW MWN BLOG] A bitter cold MLK weekend leads to a brief warm-up and chance of precipitation mid-week. But will cold air and precip align? www.memphisweather.net/blog/2026/01...

This is a #Pulizer worthy photo. #TheOccupation in #Minneapolis and #Minnesota is real. They are shattering Civil Rights the Constitution in real time. If you are not seeing images like this you are not paying attention. #ICEOUT. Journalists, Observers, Protesters are NOT "agitators".

Powell: “I will continue to do the job the Senate confirmed me to do, with integrity and a commitment to serving the American people.” Kinda sounds like he decided, but nice of Bessent to give a thumbs up.

We need to make this more explicit: The violence and civil collapse we're now seeing in Minnesota is by design. It's exactly what Trump and Stephen Miller want. MAGA is *all about* deliberately unleashing ethnic hatreds and violent antagonisms among Americans. newrepublic.com/article/2052...

Stephen Miller's core project is to unmake the world created by the 1965 act ending racial quotas on immigration. Really enjoyed talking to @simonwdc.bsky.social about our recent report on Miller's worldview and how Dems can make a big case against it: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/greg-sarge...

I think Dem strategists and comms/data folks need to recognize that we are in a period of discontinuity. What's happening now is not like what's come before. It's all new. And we need to stay close to the data that's in front of us, not bring old fights into the ones we now find ourselves in.

Trump sends mixed signals as administration weighs Iran strikes www.semafor.com/article/01/1...

I stopped listening the second she mentioned the Biden administration

Kristi Noem: "We are there. We're doubling down in Minneapolis."

FOX NEWS: The president is threatening the Insurrection Act. How serious is that threat? Will that happen? KRISTI NOEM: I spoke to the president about it this morning. That certainly is within the president's constitutional authority to use that if he thinks he needs to

The Trump administration quietly restored tens of millions in federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other clinics to get the ACLU to drop its lawsuit. I guess he didn't want discovery. (Politico)

Federal contract records show U.S. Customs and Border Protection is spending about $75,000 to board its K-9 dogs at a Four Seasons Pet Resort, a facility advertising luxury suites, daily doggy ice cream, and spa services like an oatmeal coconut oil skin finish.

www.foodpolitics.com It’s pronounced NESS-le. Not that other way. And no, she’s not related.

🤡BEYOND PARODY SEN. MULLIN: “I support removing 🇮🇷 ‘s regime.” COLLINS: “You’re ok taking out the Iranian regime?” MULLIN: “I am.” *seconds later* MULLIN: “We’re not into regime change.” COLLINS: “But you just said you are.” MULLIN: “Yeah, Absolutely.” Bro whut🤦🏻‍♂️

"Searches of newsrooms and journalists are hallmarks of illiberal regimes, and we must ensure that these practices are not normalized here," says @jameeljaffer.bsky.social, calling on the Justice Department to publicly explain its actions. See our full statement: knightcolumbia.org/content/fbi-...

What should the new EPA really stand for Environmental Pilfering Agency? 🤨

“Reality is crumbling the MAGA fantasy that their leaders could fix the United States if only they purged it of their opponents and stripped away the laws and governmental systems those opponents have created over decades.” HCR

Wow, people. Really??