The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking

It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something

It is deeply counter to the whole very basic concept of this nation that its citizens can be taxed and then have funding withheld punitively because the person exercising the power of the presidency decides on a whim to do so.

Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:

Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship This is it

Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."

YOUR MOVE, CONGRESS

‘They're killing Americans on the street’: NJ lawmakers push anti-ICE bills following fatal Minnesota shooting

NEW: Iran’s capital, Tehran, is now BURNING 110 cities across Iran have seen unrest and protests against the ruling regime in the last 12 days The only thing more remarkable than the scale of this revolution is the negligence of mainstream media in covering it. Scenes below in Tehran tonight. 1/

A despicable U.S. government murdered Renee Nicole Good with 3 bullets, then tried to assassinate her character with absurd lies But brave resisters with cameras pulled back the mask and showed America the truth. Let Jan. 7, 2026 mark a turning point. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/minn...

Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

I’m glad to see Bill say this. But when after a century of just the type of abuse we saw today - relentless and cruel, ensnaring our children and intimidating our communities - young Black people said in frustration, anger, and demand for change “defund the police” - so many of you denounced them.

Show up, create chaos, scare the shit out of the citizens, and when one freaks out and tries to run, shoot her. The death penalty for disobeying ICE. Then, when you go to court, lie about how "in danger" you felt. Didn't we just claim we rescued Venezuela from a dictator attacking his own citizens?

THAT IS NOT THE RULE. It's not "listen to me, unarmed civilian, or I'm going to shoot you in the face." What is WRONG with people?

The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.

I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...

Absolutely. 💯🎯Yes. All of this.

more generations need to discover M*A*S*H

this is small comfort given he has state power and i don’t but i am struck by what an obviously weak and fragile man miller is. a blubbering piss baby whose entire affect and personality is an attempt to make up for his profound feelings of inadequacy

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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.

People are dying because of healthcare costs

One of most remarkable US presentations at UN Security Council I've ever seen. - No reference to UN Charter legal justification - Claims Panama as precedent (which the UN condemned) - Energy reserves ⤵️ as justification is illegal - Sharp contrast with US Ambassador Pickering presentation in 1989

Rep Adam Smith, highest ranking Dem on Armed Services Committee: The consultants keep telling me to talk about kitchen-table issues, but the rule of law is being utterly destroyed in America by Donald Trump.

At PN, I argued that Trump attacked Venezuela not to prevent drug trafficking, and not even really to get oil, but mostly because he is a fascist who thinks military action and murder are fun and manly. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-vene...

There were people like this when Rome descended into imperial rule and abandoned democracy. Same with the fall of the Weimar Republic.

America crossed many Rubicons by attacking Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 We are now a rogue nation. Any rules-based global order is dead. Trump is a dictator, without Congress, public approval or legal restrain. And an axis of evil is carving up the globe My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

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Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

This is how you do it. No preamble to swear to God you don't like Maduro.

Completely agree. Always pull these threads back to the Reagan Administration and Bush I.

I don’t understand how the first reaction from leadership isn’t “This is an impeachable offense. My colleagues must defund Hegseth and begin drafting articles immediately.” Like, even if it doesn’t get done, how are you not planting this flag in the ground immediately?

My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.

This. The United States has long considered itself to have moral authority over the rest of the Americas. It’s a disgusting legacy that we should all be ashamed of.

NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

Quick update for US media: the story is not about Maduro or what’s going on in Venezuela. It’s about the massive rupture in US history where the country now stands for invading and occupying any country it likes. Trump in his press conference made it very clear this is a new age. Did you miss that?

you simply do not have to preface your statements about this with “but Maduro sucks” whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to” don’t give them cover on it

Rep. Seth Moulton comes on CNN and starts by saying: "Is anyone going to just stop for a second and be honest? This is insane. What the hell are we doing? We've got a lot of problems in America today, and invading / occupying / running Venezuela does not solve any of them."

This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

So we’re just announcing foreign strikes and kidnappings of foreign leaders on social media now? No Congress. No explanation. This is madness.

With all the information exposed, how is he still president?! I feel like reality must not exist.

It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.

In any other White House, this WSJ article would be immediate cause for impeachment. With Trump just add it to the pile.

pregnancy in many red states is now a life-threatening condition

A Japanese artist made the print DHS lifted to spread anti-immigrant hate. Can't make this up.

THIS ISN’T GETTING ENOUGH ATTENTION. More than 100 immigration judges have been fired nationwide since Trump took office. 21 in San Francisco alone, many without explanation. Why? Because these judges provided due process under US law. The Trump admin doesn’t want hearings or fairness. 1/2

News is not a “daily conversation.” News is news. If you want a daily conversation, go to your local coffee shop.

The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.