I keep thinking about this fact that his last words were are you okay and hers were I'm not mad at you and it feels like a weird coincidence but it's just a reflection of the fact that the people who are coming out to take care of their neighbors are good and the people who are after them are bad

If you haven’t yet, maybe it’s time to read up on current events while you make other plans.

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

need people to understand there’s a connection between Israel’s systematic execution of journalists covering the genocide in Gaza and Trump’s Gestapo murdering civilians in Minnesota observing and filming their crimes.

Abolish ICE. Fire them all. Prosecute *every single abuse*.

Whether by design or not, Trump’s post follows a recognizable authoritarian sequence—deny shared truth, delegitimize institutions, frame crisis, assign blame, demand extraordinary power, attack critics as insane, rewrite the record, and imply punishment for dissent. It reads crazy. It isn’t.

🚨ICE violently dragged a U.S. veteran out of her car near Minneapolis ICE: Get out of the f*cking car! Vet: You know I'm a Marine Corps veteran? ICE: I don't care what you are! [ICE drags her from car & then points taser at passenger] ICE: "F*cking move I'll f*cking taze you!"

So, the "Board of Peace" [sic] not only doesn't mention Gaza in particular; it proposes to make Donald Trump in particular (not the president of the United States) king of the world. 1/ reason.com/volokh/2026/...

Well said as always. “Most of the speech was standard fare — false claims of credit sprinkled between personal grievances and outright lies.” newsletters.democracydocket.com/donald-trump...

The lesson I have been drawing from these times is that, commitments to free speech notwithstanding, you should not allow unfettered hate speech and resentment-building fibs to be pumped uncontested through every mode of communication for 40 years if you want your society to thrive.

The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased. Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power. Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable. But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless. Remember this.

The official message of the U.S. government to ICE is if you kill an American citizen while trying to deport brown people, not only will we cover it up but we will try to jail their spouse instead. We all died during COVID and this is hell.

Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.

Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.

How Vic bought Sam Reich's house 🏠

No words. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/ice-error-meant-recruits-sent-field-offices-proper-training-sources-sa-rcna254054

Can't say it often enough: every Trump administration accusation is a confession.

It's been about 24 hours and the winning cope on Twitter is clearly "it was a secretary position, calm down" Seems like not vetting someone for a job with access to personnel files would be bad also, but what do I know Anyway, the job ICE offered me was Deportation Officer

Denmark confirms an expanded, more permanent Danish and NATO military presence in and around Greenland, beginning today. Deployments span land, sea, and air, including protection of critical infrastructure, fighter jets, and naval operations. Sweden has committed forces; other NATO allies may follow

or d. they’ve heard him speak and are okay with it because he’s “owning the libs” and being a troll and a bully to the left. D is my father. And that’s why I’m low contact with him. Because WTF

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.

This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting. Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.

The fact that the winner of the Nobel Peace prize is offering it to Trump in exchange for an illegal forced regime change should probably invite scrutiny on the Nobel committee, but maybe that’s just me 🤷‍♀️

I concur with your assessment. Additionally, it is evident that he harbors concerns regarding his actions; otherwise, he would not feel compelled to mention them. It is unusual for past presidents to urge their party to secure midterm victories to avoid impeachment.

I (like many others, I'm sure) have come to the conclusion that #Trump is dying, and he knows it. He is aware that his time is limited. He is unleashing hell on the world because of it.

No one has the balls to tell Shitler that his ideas stink as much as he does... They aren't financially viable and makes no good common sense. I guess that's why he's been through bankruptcy so many times.

Read the Constitution sometime.

Well this ain’t great.

A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.

Ontop of everything else, we've got this shit. We're not making it to the midterms folks. We'll be lucky to make it to February.

The struggle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right. The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship. Everyone must choose which side they’re on.

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

This is the heart of it. Any press coverage that gullibly paints this partisan punitive campaign of retribution as "fighting crime" or "enforcing immigration laws" is actively complicit in a government campaign to punish dissent.

OMG I LOVE ITTT this is amazing

Big Oil spent nearly $100M to get Trump elected in 2024. Now Trump is returning the favor, giving them advance notice of his Venezuela attack and sending their stocks skyrocketing by promising them control of the country's oil reserves. This is what oligarchy looks like.

Trump thinks he is the President of the western hemisphere. Donald and Melania Trump, Ivanka, Jared Kushner, Donald Jr., Eric, Barron have all made billions while Trump has been in office. Their assets need to be seized. There should be protests at all of Trump properties, including Mar-a-Lago.

Yesterday, we focused on Miller’s wife’s post about Greenland (myself included), instead of sharing this ⬇️

Jfc

Watch this. Watch again. "This incredible thing last night... We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us."

Your activism will be even more important this year. Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026

Well if there’s one good thing, we’ve learned over the last few decades that people always embrace the US and democracy after their leaders are removed by the US military. So this should work out — hold on, I’m getting an update …

It is 1991. I am watching a Republican initiate military action against an oil-producing country. It is 2003. I am watching a Republican initiate military action against an oil-producing country. It is 2026. I am watching a Republican initiate military action against an oil-producing country.

Multiple explosions and fires are being reported around Caracas. It is not immediately clear what is the cause of the blasts. The explosions began at around 2 am local time. n.pr/3YmqbEJ

The two divisions in the US right now are quite clearly “Hey, we’ve got to do our best learn to love other people and love ourselves” and “see that guy? hate that fucking guy! HATE HIM HARDER!” These sprawl over all other cultural and political factions.

Also, as we're doing year end, I realized I will not write something better for 2026 better than I wrote for 2024. (the newsletter's coming back, it just lay fallow because John underestimated the stress of "go from murder trial to showrunning to pilot" in 2024.) buttondown.com/kungfumonkey...

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence These are the foundations of real freedom.

I just can’t keep up anymore.🤪

More people need to know this: In Epstein’s 2008 federal deal, prosecutors agreed not to pursue federal charges against Epstein or any unnamed “potential co-conspirators.” That functioned as protection for people involved before 2008, similar to immunity.