She is an expert on authoritarian regimes, in case you're wondering whether peaceful protests matter.

Andy is rarely serious. This is one of those times.

A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats. "The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said. “Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”

More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland. They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”

Tillie Martinussen, former Greenland MP at protest in Nuuk told @apnews.com "A tariff of 25% is nothing against the free world…that's the way you have to look at it…This is a fight for freedom. It's for NATO, it's for everything the Western Hemisphere has been fighting for since World War II.”

Fabulous music & video. "Oooh let the drums mark this day... the bear, the hunger, the spirits rise to pluck the greed from the stranger's eyes!... Tear the foul spirit from our sacred coast... Winds will come, winds will go, We've dealt with worse before." www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0w...

Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.

Virulent propaganda from the regime and its media.

DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime. www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.

Clear and informative little diagram here:

The complicated reality is there are 3 things happening simultaneously: -Trump preternaturally understands the ebb and flow of the media and does perform for it -His inner circle is in a mad dash to turn the US into a fascist ethnostate -Like all authoritarian regimes, they're grossly incompetent

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

Markey: Vance said that he was just doing his job. Murdering a young mother and orphaning her child is not a job. It is a crime

Current state of affairs.🤢

Empathy. And truth.

It’s a brutal time for anyone who’s even a little intelligent

The issue with ICE is not training, the issue with ICE is that it fundamentally should not exist. The violence is the purpose

PSA: Examples of a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant. ICE cannot enter your home with only an administrative warrant.

From my archives... Mocha and Ginger make sure we get good play time in every day.

A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Great piece by my Cato colleague. “Since July, immigration agents have shot at least six people behind the wheel of a vehicle. The same playbook is used each time: the agent says they “feared for their life” as a vehicle was “weaponized” against them. Juries should decide, but we tie their hands.

Meanwhile... The US "has turned its back on international climate and nature cooperation... On Wednesday, January 7, the Trump administration announced it had ordered the country's withdrawal from 66 organizations, about half of which are linked to the United Nations." www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

yeah they’re just grabbing random people at bus stops there is absolutely no attempt to even give the pretense that this is about immigration anymore. it is absolutely just a military occupation

Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”

Newly-released footage reveals Renee Nicole Good’s last words.

"in US history, democratic progress has been achieved when thousands or millions of people across the country have organized together, exercised their rights of free speech and assembly, participated in elections, and ensured that abusive powerholders are held accountable." Hardy Merriman

New: In a backsliding democracy, ‘public mobilization is the guardrail’ open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...

heart breaking. 💔

Moving tribute full of heart. open.substack.com/pub/defiance...

BREAKING: Indivisible and a broad coalition of groups across the country are calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action this Saturday and Sunday to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.

Keep peace in your heart. Take every step in peace. With gratitude to these Buddhist monks and Aloka, the dog, for this reminder of what is truly most important in life.

portland city council confirms that two portland residents have been shot by federal agents. at this time, the city council has been told that both victims are alive.

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

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RIP Renee Good. Why haven't they already apprehended the murderer?

She had stuffed animals in her glove box.

Forever grateful to the courageous heroes, true patriots, who defended our Capitol during a violent insurrection. It's beyond shameful they are not honored.

Reposting this for those of us who can use a gentle reminder. Grounding practices are so beneficial to support and restore your nervous system. suzannesky.substack.com/p/were-in-a-...

Watched this violent insurrection live as it unfolded. Then hundreds of videos posted later. It's burned into my psyche. Sadly, the siege continues; democracy and American citizens are being assaulted. Now the chaos and storm extending to other countries. Keep your hearts strong. Work together.

more than half.

I'm rooting for these folks and the power of possibility, hard work, and what he calls the "multicultural mosaic".

We need a new generation of leaders who are the voices of democracy, freedom, social justice, & the rule of law. A new generation that renews the “we” in “we the people.” Instead of fretting over Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party should embrace him as part of its future.

And here is the link (on the House GOP Judiciary YouTube channel) to the video portion of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s deposition: youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE

Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct? Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.