Massive turnout for #NoKings #SanDiego

One red-shirted, counter-protester showed up but he was no match for this sassy man and his Pomeranian. #NoKings #SanDiego

Are you getting these ominous new alerts? I wrote about a new way Facebook may be the target of trolls, bots, and extremists looking to silence activists. open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...

Just a reminder, if you haven’t been to a hospital or retirement community lately, it is the families ICE is targeting most who are taking care of your grandpas and meemaws every day.

trump hits a new approval low among adults today (rounding to -19 for the first time) fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...

“Being a convicted sex offender did not make Mr. Epstein an outcast, not when he seemed to have something to offer. His transactional amorality actually seemed to add to his appeal to people who were convinced that the rules didn’t apply to them.” Nailed by @mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Byron Donalds, your silence as Trump posts racist memes comparing the most prominent Black family in the country to apes exposes your cowardice and lack of character.

Araña had been out of activism for over 2 decades before recently joining Migra Whistle...“I had been feeling pretty dejected,” “But when Chicago started using whistles to push back against ICE, I saw the first really effective activism that gave me hope that we could do..” slate.com/technology/2...

Tremendous offering: Your money funds ICE's "public health initiative" - eliminating health problems by eliminating the public! Can't spread germs if you are too afraid to leave the house and you can't have medical debt if you're dead! Problem solved! #FundHealthcareOverICE

Triggered by Elon Musk's decision to flood the social media platform X with pronography, Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez announces a strict 5-point measure designed to restrict access of adolescents to social media, clamping down on logarithms that foment hate, racism and violence, and banning pornography.

Remember when Elon Musk tweeted: “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT.”

ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.

After Renée Goode was killed, Minneapolis neighbors poured into subzero streets to witness, protect, and refuse to be silent. On Wide Awake America, I talk with Minneapolis-based sociologist Nicole Bedera about what outsiders miss and what the country can learn.

Remember when Elon Musk tweeted: “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT.”

I just want to clarify that I have had no correspondence that needs this kind of clarification.

Thankful FOR LIAM and his father ! JUDGE ORDERED THEIR RELEASE !! PLEASE KNOW THAT DILLEY DETENTION CENTER IN TEXAS houses 1100 detainees, many children, and even a two month old baby!! They're being treated as prisoners !! Call your Representatives 202 224-3121 NO ICE FUNDING #ICEOUT

Judge dismisses federal murder charge Death penalty is off table for Luigi Mangione Mangione is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York in December 2024. He still faces federal stalking charges that carry a possible life sentence without parole.

This is fascism. This is racism. This is outrageous. Don't be silent. That is their goal.

Let us be heartbroken and angry and resolved to stop this attack on our country and our people.

Today, ICE agents killed yet another person in Minnesota. They wrestled him to the ground. Shot him multiple times. And soon, they'll tell us why we should accept it. We won't. Take action today: coc.is/3Ly4peB

Trump continues to protect pedophiles in every way possible.

They keep walking. People keep showing up. In a loud, punishing news cycle, a group of monks, a healing dog, and ordinary people across the country offer something quieter: care, restraint, and a reminder that peace still moves among us. open.substack.com/pub/thejenni...

If we need more proof these are in fact death camps… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU." "Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota are resigning after the DOJ is pushing the office to investigate the widow of Renee Good. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...

Becky from Chicago might be on to something here. Hopefully Da' Bears will win and close this insane fascist nazi portal. The holy "c"🤣 #SheShed #DaBears

New, from me: The Trump administration isn’t just using social media to shape a narrative. They view the world through a social media lens in a way that is plausibly corrupting their judgment and undermining their performance. Welcome to the clicktatorship. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/life-under...

Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is “censorship” according to Elon Musk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

How much extra are you paying for health insurance now? Senate Republicans are doing nothing about your rising healthcare costs — while pretending they have a right to run Venezuela and extract their resources. Is that what you voted for? Stay focused on what Republicans are taking away from you.

They want to hide it. Let’s post this plaque everywhere. substack.com/@1nadinesmit...

Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen is blunt: If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀

Cancer doesn’t care about your politics. Healthcare does. Scott Adams wasted precious time listening to a “coach” pushing ivermectin. Now desperate for real help, Adams begged Trump to gain access to advanced treatment. Misinformation costs time. Access still depends on privilege. Do Better USA.

Any American who isn’t issuing a full-throated condemnation of Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and seizure of its resources should understand this clearly: you are enabling the next domino to fall.

A U.S. president just toppled a foreign government to “run” its oil‑rich country like a seized casino and every autocrat on Earth is watching. 1nadinesmith.substack.com/publish/post...

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a 2nd year in a row. Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker.

New Year's Resolution: Laugh more; Resist smarter. In the roundup of top Wide Awake America posts, I'm glad so many people enjoyed a look at the history of mockery and laughter as a tool for toppling tyrants. 1nadinesmith.substack.com/publish/post...

This is Pastor Michel Tshimankinda getting detained, brutalized & experiencing #ICELawlessness. They weren't looking for him—they were looking for someone else. They had no warrant, just brute force & if it can happen to him, it could happen to anyone. So talk about it at your holiday celebrations.

I’d put in $100, easy.

#4 Top Wide Awake America stories I wrote this back in February, long before Redacted Don was threatening to execute Congressmembers for reminding servicemembers of their duty to disobey an illegal order. It generated the most online debate. 1nadinesmith.substack.com/p/when-the-i...

#5 Top WideAwakeAmerica.org This surprised with the # of shares and DMs generated. It wasn’t breaking news, more of a meditation on how history continues to reverberate and how close we are teetering backwards into the horror we want to believe we have overcome. open.substack.com/pub/1nadines...

Innocent people are being brutalized, ripped from their families & denied medical attention. In addition to Trump & the Republicans who made the policies & #ICELawlessness & thuggery, there are giant private prison companies engaging in this depravity. Who should pay for these human rights abuses?

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