College money well spent and needed. Rice students created an interactive map exposing ICE raids across the country as they're unfolding. Soon it will be a map of ICE raids and ICE murders. Keep reminding Schumer and Dems.

W. C. Fields was born on January 29, 1880 #botd “I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted.”

Hit and run at a Nebraska high school protest…

American paramilitary units are on the cover of international newsmagazines. But please, come visit and invest. We’re “open for business.” @economist.com www.economist.com/leaders/2026...

What's morale like at CBP & ICE right now? New survey data are damning. *21% of CBP respondents (9% of ICE respondents) believe their agencies' political leaders maintain high standards of integrity. *Only 23% at CBP (18% at ICE) feel confident they could report illegal acts without retribution

Let's see Trump or Vance shovel.

Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social: "The EU today blacklisted Russia for the risk of money laundering. This will slow down and increase the costs of transactions with Russian banks." What does that mean for Russia? All transactions with Russian banks will now be seen as maximum high risk.

"It's so cool!" says 40-year-old veteran Mykola Shot, who, for the first time after four amputations, tried skiing. During a trip to Bukovel with a team of rehabilitation specialists from the UNBROKEN center, Mykola first skied on adaptive skis and then on classic ones. 📹: andriysadovyi/Instagram

We don't need studies on Autism. We need services and funding.

Donald Trump talks a big game about keeping our communities safe. Then he turns around and sends masked ICE and CBP agents to wreak havoc on our communities.

Olga Tokarczuk was born #OTD in 1962 & is one of the most critically acclaimed Polish authors of her generation. She was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in #Literature for "a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life." #litsky (1/2)

In 2009, Democrats passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, making it easier for women to fight for fair wages. This legislation was one step towards closing the wage gap, a fight that continues today. Our work is far from over. We need equal pay for equal work now.

Fierce Dog

A reminder that there are only two days left to see John Akomfrah’s The “Hour of the Dog” at the @artbma.bsky.social. His stunning film installation features many of mugshots of young - very young - activists who were arrested during the Civil Rights Movement. Mugshots can reverse the narrative.

Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”

Engineer & astronaut Christina Koch was born #OTD in 1979 + December 28, 2019: she broke the record for longest continuous time in space by a woman, ultimately returning from space on Feb. 6, 2020, after 328 days. + October 18, 2019: Participant, all-female spacewalk #WomenInSTEM #AstronautEnvy 🚀

Microbiologist Alice Catherine Evans was born #OTD in 1881. She proved that the bacterium 𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘴 caused brucellosis (aka undulant fever) in humans & cattle. This led to the pasteurization of milk in the US in 1930. First woman president, Society of American Bacteriologists. #WomenInSTEM

Trump is in freefall! He is losing Republicans too. Pew Research finds his approval hit a new low, 37% approve, 61% disapprove but only 73% of Republicans approve now, a new low. Republicans have also lost confidence in Trump's mental fitness, respect for democratic values, and acts ethically.

Seems like one of those issues that should greatly concern everyone regardless of their politics.

It's Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social , he's always worth reading. This is no exception. -GIFT ARTICLE- share.inquirer.com/Uu6U2l

Executive Director Steven Cash gives a two-minute primer on DHS. #holdfast

COLBERT: “.. Do not compare ICE or the border patrol to the Nazis. .. The Nazis were willing to show their faces.” @colbertlateshow.bsky.social

“.. a stopgap measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks while they continue negotiating guardrails to rein in immigration agents. It is unclear how quickly the House can and will process those ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Starting Feb. 1, passengers who arrive at airport security without a REAL ID will pay a $45 fee and be subject to additional screening. To get a REAL ID, grab the required documentation and head to a Driver License Center or REAL ID Center in your area. patch.com/pennsylvania...

@zbr13.bsky.social Sunset

The problem won’t be gone until you are, Tom. Pull all ICE and CBP agents out of Minnesota and stop attacking American communities.

📍 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋: A report from Sen. @ossoff.senate.gov has uncovered over 1,000 credible reports of abuses in ICE and broader immigration detention facilities — including medical neglect, denial of food and water, mistreatment of children and pregnant women, and physical/sexual abuse. #AbuseOfPowerWatch

If you have not yet read @adamserwer.bsky.social on Minnesotans' heroics, you are going to feel way better when you do. He went there. He talked to the people doing the work. Then he thought about it and produced something rare. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... [gift link]

ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.

Fulton Co. Chair Rob Pitts: "After the 2020 elections, Fulton County poll workers endured brutal and targeted harassment…While we've grown accustomed to name calling & rhetoric, we will not give one inch to those who seek to take control of our elections."

Reality check from Rex. The Republicans have no intention of reining in ICE. It's up to us to stop them.

Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers. Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024. And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary. The system is rigged.

They invaded a city with a force five times the size of the local police department, where the crime rates had been steadily declining, claiming to be restoring law and order, and killed two people in the process. If Biden did it in their town they would have been storming the US Capitol.

Trump ignores Noem at Cabinet meeting. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

A fraud is about to be perpetrated on the people of Fulton County. And it isn't coming from the county.

This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website. Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.

WATCH: “MURDER IS MURDER.” Rep. Monty Fritts, Tennessee Republican candidate for governor, confirms to us he thinks execution should be on the table for women who have abortions😳 (He also says he’s against the new law protecting IVF carried by a Republican) Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DUGl9Ez...

(CBC) - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration for financial backing is an act of “treason" and it's an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the prime minister in Ottawa today. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar moving in on Africa through mining, infrastructure, venture capital, fintech.

"Lobbying firms took in a record $5 billion in 2025" Emma Sullivan and Hien An Ngo, for @opensecrets.org

Trump’s efforts to interfere in midterms becoming clearer & more dangerous every day: -using ICE to terrorize blue states & cities -seizing ballots in heavily Dem counties -prosecuting 2020 enemies -extorting states for sensitive voter data www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Senator asks Trump for details on Rolex he accepted before Swiss tariff deal

300 people were laid off in Byhalia, MS because of tariffs. Mississippi needs leaders standing up for Mississippi not DC politics. #MississippiMatters

Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...

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This is a tipping point. - 61% have an unfavorable opinion of ICE (The Argument/Verasight) - 59% say ICE is too aggressive, up 10 points since July (Fox News) - 58% say ICE has gone “too far” (Reuters/Ipsos) - 55% have very little confidence in ICE (YouGov)

So true!

Trump launched an affordability-focused midterm campaign for Republicans this week, traveling to Iowa to give a speech about how good his presidency has been for the cost of living. That's going about as well as you'd think. Here POTUS is saying he is going to keep housing prices high.

Trying to purchase a home? Trump says “I don’t want to drive housing prices down.” Millions of hardworking folks can't afford to buy—and the President’s tariffs are making it even more expensive.