“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood & Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good & Alex Pretti After 9/11, even conservatives voiced skepticism of the proposed DHS, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates. Now, Trump seeks to cleanse, purge, & expand this so-called homeland. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened

would what is happening in america be easier for some people to recognise for what it is if it was black and white footage, and everyone was wearing nice hats and tailored coats? do the violence and concentration camps have to be shot on film to be seen as fascism?

Moments before the first shot is fired, this federal agent can be seen retreating with a gun. It appears to match the general appearance of the firearm posted by DHS, including the red dot sight. This agent’s back is turned when the first shot occurs. x.com/BillMelugin_...

@samsanders.bsky.social I just finished your interview with Raphael Saadiq, and everyone needs to hear the story of how he and D’Angelo wrote “Untitled”! And his insights about Beyoncé and Solange were also amazing. I saw him in concert in the Netherlands nearly 20 years ago and he was so good!

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

Made a joke so stupid together with @elgerabbink.bsky.social that everyone gets to hear it: “I like big boats and I cannot lie” - Sir Mix-a-lock

Absolutely delighted to share that VIBE CHECK has been nominated for an Ambie for Best News and Politics Podcast! It’s important to me that black queer people can be taken seriously as authoritative voices on not just pop culture and LGBT topics, but leading news and politics stories as well.

Half the street corners around here have people--from every walk of life, including republicans--standing guard to watch for suspicious vehicles, which are reported to a robust and entirely decentralized network that tracks ICE vehicles and mobilizes responders.

"The question is not whether or not the movement continues. The question is whether or not we'll join it." Thanks @montemader.bsky.social for this devastating and catalysing episode about Viola Liuzo, a civil rights activist whose treatment is echoed in deliberate misinformation about Renee Good

Why does Trump want Greenland? Not for its ice or fjords. It’s about power. Today, influence is exercised through trade, tech, and economics, not just battlefields. This is the era of geoeconomics, quietly but aggressively reshaping the world. Our comic strip explains how it works.

Trump in Davos, Switzerland: "Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German". German is the main language of Switzerland.

“The system’s power comes not from its truth, but from everyone’s willingness to perform as if it were true. And its fragility comes from the same source.”

These lines; give the speech writer a raise! “We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.” “Our view is the middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.”

“And when the discourse of the powerful is evil on one side and indifference on the other, let your heart be a whistle. Loud, piercing, taking up as much space as possible, a reminder that the call is not to say something perfect; it is to make noise. “ Let your heart be a whistle. @guante.info

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"We need to do more than stop the construction of additional facilities, more than just get ICE agents to behave more politely. We need to dismantle the current system and remove the possibility for it to exist again. In my opinion, that is what “Abolish ICE” should mean."

In addition to being bad, this is all pretty stupid.

The Daily Tarheel 🔥 www.dailytarheel.com/article/5671...

Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just issued an executive order shutting down state police cooperation with Trump’s ICE immediately after taking office.

Anyone in #Groningen want to join a #walkout tomorrow to protest the trump regime's threats against Greenland and the EU?

You could also say: the gap between what European leaders have been saying among themselves and what they said in public is narrowing. Which is a really good thing. That gap is democratically unsustainable and strategically debilitating.

BREAKING: Massive anti-U.S., pro-Greenland protests have erupted in Copenhagen Let that sink in, one of America’s closest allies is publicly protesting out of fear we might invade their territory So much for the claim that “the world respects the U.S. under Trump.” The reality? It’s the opposite.

Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland. This is mad king shit.

Remembering Large Marge, who passed away 52 years ago today, on a night, just like tonight.

Too pleased with myself that I was able to use a @pattiegonia.bsky.social song for a work tiktok post about how the world really (really) doesn’t want more fossil fuels

Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.

Conservatives Say Renée Good Was Brainwashed By Bible Into Loving Thy Neighbor https://theonion.com/conservatives-say-renee-good-was-brainwashed-by-bible-into-loving-thy-neighbor/

“Nee, nee, nee jongeman. Het is volkomen normaal dat een overheid haar eigen burgers doodschiet. Wat jij nog moet leren, linkse snotneus, is ‘witte dictatuur = geen dictatuur’. En alles is van ons. Dat is ook een belangrijke les. We pakken wat we willen, wanneer we willen. Schrijf je mee?!”

Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’ “A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles” BELGIAN WHISTLES

free slogan suggestion for the trump regime: afflict the afflicted, comfort the comfortable

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

This is an outrage. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... Read @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's work: * www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... * www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... * www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Every fraction of a degree below 1.5 degrees means millions of lives saved from extreme weather and billions of euros in disaster recovery funding saved. We need to take every action and pursue every solution to combat climate change – in our homes and all over the world.

@indivisible.org do you have any resources or opportunities for americans overseas to contribute to protests or mutual aid (aside from contacting our elected representatives)?

Southsiders, we are far behind your school fundraising efforts… appreciate a share . Thx 💙💛

"I think in times of deep need, sometimes the circumstances respond. And this really feels like this book happened because we needed it to happen." Welcome To The Party: David Y. interviews @theferocity.bsky.social about The People’s Project (Washington Square Press). ➡️ buff.ly/cruCXdz

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Outside of the Twin Cities? Feeling helpless? You can raise funds! Get your friends and neighbors to donate. Families are too afraid to leave their homes. Teachers and social workers know which families have the most need. Fundraise so we can focus on being in the streets.

dear rupaul: there are many other people who would be a better guest judge who don't have a track record of racist statements. and if "fire retardant" was your way of trying to get away with saying the r-word, that's not okay. also: how did we get deprived of kenya on the sylvester track?

Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good. (Warning: Disturbing.)

Correction: According to The Trace, there have been at least 15 ICE shootings.

If anyone outside the US (or even just outside Minneapolis) wants to help the families being impacted by ICE raids, this is a way to make a difference from afar