Republicans have ceded their constitutional authority over tariffs to Trump voluntarily. They could have ended it at any time. They could end it now. Trump is not on the ballot this Nov, but they are. The only way to stop this daily tariff drama and insanity is to vote them out.

Perilous times call for the participation of all As federal immigration enforcement expands and accountability falters, journalists and citizens share a duty to document this moment. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Couldn't agree with George more, but in all fairness, we should also acknowledge his more positive qualities & attributes:

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Many people are saying that this photo of Donald Trump pulling a "Best in Show" blue ribbon away from a beagle absolutely was not made with AI and that the beagle didn't deserve the ribbon anyway. The beagle clearly is a TOTAL AND COMPLETE LOSER! Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Listen. No other words needed. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos

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The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking seven grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain its herd of bison.

Photos show Greenlanders brave near-freezing temperatures to march against Trump’s takeover threats

Trump said in a social media post that Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Finland would face the tariff, which would be raised to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for "the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland" by the U.S. https://to.pbs.org/49HfSjY

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Donald Trump is a Latin Drug Lord.

Acetaminophen use during pregnancy is not likely to raise the risk of having a child with autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability, according to a new study. www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/t...

Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.

Congress: We don't have national security if we don't have NATO allies. Anything we need in Greenland is just a matter of asking permission. You know this. Its far less expensive for us to leave it in Denmark's control. Impeach Trump on national security grounds. Restore trust with Europe!

The Trump regime aims to make America whiter by deporting and violently repressing racial minorities they hate, including citizens and various noncriminals. As @gregsargent.bsky.social argues, no way to do that without awful optics. A majority of Americans were raised to think the Gestapo was bad.

Exactly. “Bad optics” is when a situation looks like something it isn’t. ICE looks like a racist, fascist gestapo, because it is a racist, fascist gestapo.

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"If you don't give me my imperialist vanity project, I'll impose a hideously unpopular new tax on working people and continue using the revenues from it to fund tax cuts for wealthy elites" is quite a political message!

And Let's Be Clear He Is S T U P I D His take on numerous issues is about the same level as a third grader

Trmp Administration's Policy is Genocide of the Poor.

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The Times reports, citing British intelligence, that Ukrainian troops killed 27 times more Russians than they lost in battles for Kupyiansk. Around 200 Russian soldiers were surrounded before Christmas, with total Russian losses in the thousands. #UkraineWar

Call it what it is. Door to door concentration camp round ups. You know when the full record comes to light there *will* be horrifying degrees of intentional genocide of non-whites in ICE facilities due if nothing else to over crowding. It is happening.

“Putin lacks the leverage to reach a genuine peace.” — Christo Grozev, skeptical that the Kremlin would accept anything beyond a temporary ceasefire. Full interview: youtu.be/t6ZEQYSymSk?...

There is a reason he’s forced to cause all of this chaos. He has NO PLAN. He funds no programs, no healthcare, no education, no lower prices, money coming in only supports more chaos. He envies other dictators. I challenge ANYONE to tell me just one single thing he’s accomplished? Discussion open

Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.

This IS the result of the Supreme Court of the United States of America giving the most amoral person in America immunity from his crimes. Crimes that stack up daily. Including 115 counts of 1st-degree murder of unarmed civilians suspected of crimes not punishable by the death penalty.

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Mitch "Turtle" McConnell Deserves Most Of The Blame......

It's time. Hell. It's WAAAAY PAST DUE. Zelensky needs to tell trump, Thanks. But no thanks. And EUROPE and the UK need to start putting boots on the ground in Ukraine. After all, russia won't be advancing toward the US after this....their eyes are on Poland. Better wake up in a hurry.

This shouldn't require saying, but we highlight polls at a time like this because 1) it's heartening to see the American people rejecting fascism, which inspires more to join; and 2) because Ds are under pressure from certain quarters NOT to engage, so we need to let them know what the people want.

Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...

Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.

Thank you @gdad1x7.bsky.social for including me! 💙💙💙 go.bsky.app/KFPX5ak

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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.

1 piece of chicken, 1 piece of broccoli, a tortilla wrap, and one other thing…how long until these guys mutiny?

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Washington’s 9th congressional District seems to have a quality Congress person. This is worth a listen.

I never really understood why the Germans didn't arm themselves, take to the streets and not stop until Hitler's head was hanging from the Brandenburg Gate. There were so many of them. All they had to do was band together and shoot the evil fucker.

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