So let's say, just as a thought experiment, that Denmark decides that President Trump's statements constitute an act of terror against the people of Greenland. They charge him with that crime and then kidnap him to bring him to trial, a la Maduro. 1/4

Starting in the late 1970's corporations figured out that they could profit more from spending $1 million on political influence than they could from spending $10 million on facilities and staff. Since then, corporations have been focused on buying favors from the government. 1/2

I won't be surprised if a bunch of countries in Europe and South America and others demand to play their 2026 World Cup games in Canada or Mexico instead of U.S. I won't be surprised if a lot of nations decide not to participate in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Minneapolis.

Here's my offer, in the spirit of centrist compromise: ICE and CBP agents who resign and turn state's witness may be given leniency or limited immunity from prosecution.

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...

I've said it before and I'll say it again. The person who gains extraordinary powers in the event of an emergency should not be the same person with the authority to declare the emergency.

Since the DOJ has elected not to investigate the murder of Renee Good, does that make the State of Minnesota and City of Minneapolis free to investigate it?

the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained

It's not a training issue. It's not a recruitment issue. It's not a screening issue. It's a gestapo issue. ICE must be abolished.

Why is "Abolish ICE" considered too radical to even say, but "eliminate the Department of Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Internal Revenue Service, the Postal Service, and the Department of Energy" gets tacit approval?

I don't know how Americans got the idea that police have license to commit any violence at any time for any reason. They don't. They only have no more right to put their hands on people than anyone else except in the narrow context of making an arrest or keeping people safe.

My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river. Mine is the Indian River. I leave it to you all to guess which one.

Maybe I'm missing it, but have people been talking about how three of the four teams in the NFC West are also three of the four teams in NFC championship semi-finals?

Think of how bad everything that Donald Trump is doing right now - in Venezuela, around Greenland, in Minneapolis - and then realize that he's doing all of this to distract from the Epstein files because whatever he's hiding in there is much, much worse.

ICE thug *pulled the trigger twice* as he pointed his gun at protestors:

The Trump administration is living out the Frank Wilhoit quote in the most extreme manner possible. They are denying any accountability for themselves - from child sexual abuse to murder - while prosecuting innocent rivals for invented crimes.

It's time for governors to call out their state police and National Guard troops to follow ICE agents to document their civil rights violations, assaults, and other crimes.

Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power - file impeachment articles every day in the House - withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee - be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable

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

the Trump administration is saying that Nicholas Maduro was arrested for drug crimes. How does that justify imposes U.S. political control over Venezuela? The U.S. has no authority in Venezuela. None.

I fully expect democratic nations to impose sanctions on the U.S. for the unprovoked kidnapping of the Venezuelan president and first lady and the murder of civilians during the kidnapping. They would do it to any other nation.

Every member of Congress not calling for impeachment and removal is failing their own oaths of office.

It sets a very bad precedent when the political leaders of a nation are regarded as appropriate targets for military operations.

I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war

I was sued by an ex. The lawsuit was totally without merit and was eventually dismissed. So... I guess I won. Defending myself cost $50,000 in legal fees. I may never recover from the debt. That was her intent : to ruin me financially with the cost of my defense. Remind me of what I won.

A notice for anyone in Iran who saw this Truth Social post by President Trump and thinks that the United States will back them up as they protest their government, THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT RESCUE YOU. HE IS LYING.

Tax flight is NOT A THING. Rich people don't move because of high cost of living; that's what makes them rich! Being forced out due to high costs is a poor person thing, not a rich person thing. Can you imagine a billionaire saying they moved somewhere lame because of expenses? Insane.

With his recent demand for a bunch of new battleships, President Trump demonstrated - once again - that for every question he supports the worst possible answer.

President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR

Today in “Dudes Rock”: A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.

Seems like 60 Minutes needs to do a 60 Minutes piece on the destruction of 60 minutes. @60Minutes #CBSNewsMAX @CBSNews

Republicans, whether they are traditional Republicans or MAGA Republicans, all share a set of misconceptions. Among these is the baseless notion that the private sector does everything better than the public sector and therefore government should be run like a business. This is simply false. 1/5

Republicans, whether they are traditional Republicans or MAGA Republicans, all share a set of misconceptions. Among these is the baseless notion that giving tax cuts to businesses and business owners will spur the economy. This is simply false. The U.S. economy is consumer-driven. 1/5

After driving through a section of highway undergoing improvement I often see a sign that says END ROAD WORK and I can't help but read it as a protest sign opposing street improvements.

Nothing that Republicans believe about the economy is true. Corporate tax cuts do not cause businesses to invest in staff and facilities. Increased demand causes that. Corporate tax cuts do not cause businesses to lower prices - but higher taxes do cause them to increase prices.

Trump’s pardons wipe out restitution payments to defrauded victims www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Poland’s Donald Tusk framed yesterday’s EU leaders’ summit around a stark choice: pay to stop Putin now or fight when his troops arrive. His equation — cash or casualties — exposes the conflict at the heart of Europe's struggles over supporting Ukraine.

Rep. Smith: They have released 15-20 different strike videos. Release the video of the strike. There is nothing classified about the roughly 30 seconds where you see the two people on the boat before the strike hits. He is flat out lying to say that that is classified information.

Which Trump administration officials have committed impeachable acts? Sec Def - murder Sec DHS - criminal contempt of Court AG - Vindictive prosecution FBI Director - perjury to Congress Who else?

The solution to U.S. healthcare problems isn't too hard. We just need to reduce the age of eligibility for Medicare to 60 in 2027, then 55 in 2028, 50 in 2029, and so on until it is down to 20. Lowering it in this way allows the administration to scale up over time rather than all at once. 1/5

I saw a chart showing ACA premiums vs employer plan premiums and CPI. The person sharing the chart was trying to use it to support the idea that ACA premiums rose more steeply than the cost of employer plans. On the chart you could see that ACA premiums only spiked in two years: 2017 and 2026.

They have automated Dunning-Kruger.

The Abrego Garcia case is rife with lies, errors, and violations of rights and laws by the Trump administration. And the case is not special. There's no reason to believe that every other case by this DHS is more of the same.

What is the point of these Congressional hearings? Trump administration officials appear just to tell lies - lies that are immediately exposed right in their faces in real time - and... nothing. No accountability. No consequences. Nothing. When they do this, someone needs to move for impeachment.

If ICE is coming to your town, your local police should be out there following them around to protect the people's rights from an organization with a track record of violating those rights.

My mother used to say "Don't throw out the dirty water until you have the clean." meaning don't get rid of something that is sub-optimal until you can replace it with something better. Congressional Republicans have not learned this lesson. The ACA has faults, but they have nothing better.

Farmers seem to hate their fellow farmer, Scott Bessent.

More of this please