ICE Trump regime agents kidnapped a 17 year old boy working at Target, the regime thugs beat and tortured him then dropped him off 9 minutes away from his job site when they realized he was a US citizen, he was bloodied and bruised when witnesses helped him.

"The abduction of Maduro was not about naming his crimes, but about ignoring them. The worst thing Maduro did is what Trump is beginning to do: killing civilians and blaming them for their own deaths. After Minneapolis, Maduro’s lies are being repeated: in American English, by American authorities."

This isn’t just inside baseball. When investors doubt the Fed’s independence, they demand a higher “political risk” premium. That can push borrowing costs up for mortgages, car loans, and small businesses—without a single rate hike.

"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."

A deep dive into the implications of Trump threatening to jail Fed Chair Jay Powell, with my friends at @listentotimesradio.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoE-...

"The episode is a shocking violation of the central bank’s historical independence, one that puts the United States in league with authoritarian nations careening toward financial ruin." Cracker of a column from @jasonfurman.bsky.social. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...

Reality is waving from the far distance, trying to attract some attention.

NEW: GoFundMe strictly bans fundraisers for “the legal defense of financial and violent crimes,” yet is currently running one “to help pay for any legal services” for the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good. Its conflict is not even the least bit contestable.

if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”

Good thread about how data has been locked down and researchers locked out of social media platforms, and how the current U.S. government protects Musk, X, and others from transparency regulations passed by other countries and the EU. Our team is definitely feeling the pain of lost data access.

Thread:

Barely anyone is going to see this, but if you’ve ever asked why X isn’t banned in the UK yet despite creating CSAM, it’s because the US government has enforced a worldwide policy of blackmail protecting the American tech oligarchy. It’s why TikTok can be banned but X cannot.

Trump’s attack on Fed Chair Powell is NOT unprecedented. Trump is imitating Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Venezuela and other "tin pot" dictators in their approach to our central bank. This political takeover is usually followed by hyperinflation & economic collapse. Worth a listen.

Don't doubt that Jay Powell is ready to lob back whatever grenades are thrown his way. I've never seen a central bank release an evening video so directly taking on a head of state. In this case, the medium is the message: Powell is taking his case to the people.

The Department of Justice has become the Department of Recriminations, and it would be terrible for the Federal Reserve to become the Federal Subserve. Congress didn't give Trump the power to run monetary policy, and it's up to Congress to ensure that he doesn't just steal it.

Attempting to criminalize the actions of an independent public servant, Fed Chair Jay Powell, for the sin of acting independently is an outrage. It's bad economics, bad politics, bad for the rule of law, bad for the public sector, bad for American credibility and bad for Americans.

This is REALLY going to help international confidence in the stability of American markets....

Is this the coldest ICE protest?

FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."

It's actually a good thing that previously apolitical normies are finally getting angry and starting to speak out. We need the numbers in the streets and at the polls. If your response to them is "no, fuck you, too late," then you don't actually care about stopping Trump. You're just preening.

It is impossible to overstate the degree to which the entire national political media's coverage of the 2024 presidential campaign, especially once Harris won the nomination, was deeply, fundamentally, shamefully unserious about the stakes & the candidates.

I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.

Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."

“A coup is happening in the United States.” Jason Stanley, author of How Fascism Works, argues that President Donald Trump is leading an unlawful takeover of the US government. From our friends at @revealnews.org:

Trapped in for-profit ICE camps for nearly a year. Arrived healthy. "By 7 July, Gamboa had been diagnosed with at least 10 conditions [...] sepsis, rhabdomyolysis, a condition in which damaged muscle tissue breaks down rapidly, [...] protein malnutrition and toxic encephalopathy."

The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.

On fire and on point:

Andrew Weinstein lays out the issue perfectly.

LETTERMAN: “.. CBS News is a wreck. It’s just gone. .. The integrity of CBS News .. has been trampled on, pissed on and eviscerated by these idiots that have taken it over.” @letterman.bsky.social $PSKY youtu.be/CHYksa07oQA?...

Well...

The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Who could possibly have foreseen this? /s (Answer: Anyone whose knowledge of immigration-and-economics, especially through US history, extends beyond Jean Raspail's "Camp of the Saints.")

2/2 Apart from obvious reasons, an underappreciated one: -All developed economies (every one) see birth-rates falling, as average income goes up. -Euro countries, Japan, S Korea, + China & Russia have steeply aging population. -US different *only* because of immigration. You can look it up.

Excellent thread

I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.

Catch up on everything economics, as my pal, mollyjongfast.bsky.social pushes me to drill down deep on all of it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDhQ...

Like I’ve been saying: I think one of the big political stories of the year is going to be non-conservative Christians getting loud.

If you want cheaper burgers, you don’t corner the market on ketchup—you raise the supply of beef. If you want cheaper housing, you build more homes. Financial condiments won’t fill the plate.

We have to be clear about what the Trump Administration is doing: They are taking basic American virtues and freedoms — the ability to speak truth to power and freely — and turning them into crimes. We must see through this.

The number one cause of death for ICE officers is COVID19. Maybe that’s why they wear masks?

Justice matters.

Indeed. The things that would have been disqualifying, like a history of criminal violence, membership in established hate groups, and a complete lack of impulse control, are now hiring priorities.

They have been actively recruiting as many "bad apples" as they can get to join. Not just ICE, but CBP as well.

Also, the influence operations working to justify and pave the way for Trump's takeover of Greenland are fascinating. I don't have capacity to make this a case study, but if anyone is looking for a Master's project on networked propaganda in the geopolitical sphere, this could be a productive case.

There's A LOT going on right now in struggle b/w democracy & authoritarianism, so it's hard to keep up. But it's going to be REALLY important that we pay attention to (and keep pushing back against) how election lies (from 2020) are being mobilized in ways that threaten election integrity in 2026.

The Verge covers the details here: www.theverge.com/news/859309/...

I am quite sure that the Trumpsters who tried to overthrow the government on January 6 we're asked to stop. The police officers did not shoot them in the head.

President Trump humiliated himself Friday when Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to slyly pass him a note during a meeting with oil executives, and he immediately read it aloud. Marco just gave me a note. ‘Go back to Chevron, they want to discuss something,’” Trump read. trib.al/lOv9Fso

MINNESOTA: “I’m Native American! This goes against everything I stand for.“ A couple with a baby in the house face an impossible choice when a terrified female door dash driver runs inside to escape ICE. (They ultimately run them off 💪🏽) Trump’s America. Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DTUXFIy...

The porn aspect of what ICE/CBP crucial. Here's an excellent piece of journalism on how they literally stimulated riots for the camera in Chicago. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...