How we know Antifa isn't real...... #raygun #Antifa

We'll see, man. #raygun www.raygunsite.com

Idea from Jimbob cartoon: www.instagram.com/madebyjimbob...

GIFT article Minneapolis thuggery - "A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned." Etc. @nytimes.com - www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

Virginia is "the only US state or territory where anyone convicted of any felony loses their right to vote for life." Virginia voters must approve the amendment. Do it. boltsmag.org/virginia-con...

Hey, is it OK if I repost some photos of Minneapolis in normal times?

Why @adamsmith.house.gov ? Why???

Here's a good way y'all can help trans immigrant youth in the cities: Troop 350064 is a trans immigrant group of Girl Scouts in the Twin Cities who cannot safely do cookie booths this year. digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop3... Order them for *shipping* not hand delivery.

Oh yeah, Massachusetts is prepping. Apparently this bakery had anti-ice cookies and received death threats. They won't be open their usual hours tomorrow. Not out of fear, out of baked goods. They completely sold out and need to spend tomorrow restocking. fallriverreporter.com/massachusett...

MAINE: ICE is expected to expand its presence in your state. Here’s what to do if you see the regime’s secret police.

Help us contact voters in key states and connect them with their senators to demand ICE Out For Good. With the Senate set to vote on whether to empower Trump to send more secret police forces into our communities, we have an opportunity to rein in ICE at the federal level.

Tell Congress to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...

Congratulations to @tobykiers.bsky.social: "The awards feel like an award for the invisible, the parts of the world that are challenging to understand, and a celebration of decentralized ways of thinking and operating that fungi have mastered.” #fungi #womeninscience #nature #climate

So I woke up this morning to see that "I" am responsible for the "decline of Western civilization". Oops! Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...

Un mexicano que se encontraba en custodia del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas falleció el pasado 14 de enero, en el Centro de procesamiento migratorio Robert A. Deyton. www.animalpolitico.com/internaciona...

Gavin Newsom has never had a homeless, a working unhoused, or an affordable housing advocate on his podcast despite governing California. So yeah I think it’s weird that he’s entertained & platformed multiple fascists while grinning, nodding & relenting to their easily defeatable talking points.

"I think they know that @haaretzcom.bsky.social won’t be intimidated. But others might. It’s about creating an uneven playing field, where you know that certain stories will get you into trouble, while others won't". I talked to @lindadayan9.bsky.social about Netanyahu’s effort to silence Haaretz:

Yet another broken promise. But they have concepts of plans! Too bad we cannot sell, export lies. He and his criminal gang make plenty of them though TBH most are shoddy, transparent. wapo.st/49lJd4u

Some folks thought I'd lost my dialectical mind the other day, using ellipsis points to illustrate the universal implications of Trump's comments on the Iranian protests. Context returns! S. E. Cupp on "A Tale of Two Trumps: Iran & Minnesota": www.nydailynews.com/2026/01/15/s...

Industrial suicide

“Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman [Renee Nicole Good] killed by an ICE agent and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.” Gift Link:

A New York Times video analysis of an ICE agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis contradicts the Trump administration’s account. Watch our investigation here. nyti.ms/3Z41T2A

Houston-area workers are being affected as the oil & gas industry continues layoffs amid rising global demand for other energy sources. Now is the time to cross-train skilled workers for the jobs of the future. #EnvironmentalJustice #JustTransition www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

California should do this too! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/n...

as the administration says it needs Greenland to advance U.S. security interests in the Arctic, it has closed the office set up to advance U.S. security interests in the Arctic. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Putting Trump's 2020 statement on George Floyd next to his remarks on Renee Nicole Good is illuminating. Trump once felt compelled to suggest that his vision of “law and order” did not entail impunity for armed agents of the state Now, he doesn't. www.vox.com/politics/474...

yes, and here's a gift link if you are bothered by the paywall. Read it, and then resign from the human race.

“If might makes right, if the U.S. gets to do what it wants using any tools it wants in its own sphere, then there is no need for transparency, democracy, or legitimacy.“ Anne Applebaum www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

My colleagues are on the ground in Minneapolis and speaking to witnesses to the shooting by a federal immigration officer They will be posting live updates here (gift link) www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

@jamellebouie.net "Trump is at once a symptom of this disease and its apotheosis, a living representation of all the ways the United States has encouraged, tolerated and rewarded the most selfish and antisocial behaviors imaginable, at least among a certain class of person."

In case you didn't believe just how much America is stacked TOWARDS THE WEALTHY: "A new study found that the court’s Republican appointees voted for the wealthier side in cases 70 percent of the time in 2022, up from 45 percent in 1953."

New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped

Never forget. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

Illegality does not uphold the law. Starting wars of aggression does not make anyone safer. Colonization does not bring freedom.

finally, we're living through precedented times

Frum suggests Trump may not have “done enough“ to topple Maduro‘s govt. Trump never cared about democracy. Trump is likely seeking more transactional gains, & a more compliant regime. Rubio wants VZ to stop sending oil to Cuba. Maybe not toppling the govt is their sweet spot.

Trump pardoned convicted drug trafficker President of Honduras while planning the capture of Maduro under identical charges. Trump LIES it’s what Hondurans wanted. Instead they have a warrant for his arrest. Guess he’ll just hang at Mar-a-Lego w/ the other criminals. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/w...

“Overnight, multiple members of Congress pointed out that Trump’s new war is illegal because he received no permission to wage it, & it was not an emergency response to an attack on our homeland or the imminent threat of one.” We know #Trump is lawless. #fascism www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

"Congress" as described by civics classes, law professors, Democrats, and libertarians — an independent branch capable of executing designated responsibilities irrespective of the partisan balance of power — does not exist. It is a fiction. Every time these things happen, more Americans see that.

Democracies cannot function like this. The President is a public servant of the people, not a diety who doles out government services based on perceived personal slights.

uh holy SHIT?

They want to wipe out almost a third of the country. It’s got nothing to do with illegal immigration. It’s white nationalism pure and simple. They’re fascists, and there’s no reason to doubt it.

DHS publicly fantasizing about massive state violence should be taken seriously, and warrants labels such as fascist and white supremacist. But don't lose sight of the fact that it's beyond their capabilities. The regime's desire for authoritarian repression is bottomless. Its capacity isn't close.

My anti-masking law is now officially in effect. In California, law enforcement can no longer hide behind face coverings. I've stood up to Trump and his reign of terror as your State Senator, and I will continue to do so as your future Congressman.

FT: US regulators collected 61% less in fines for money laundering and sanctions breaches in 2025, suggesting US is pulling back from its role as the top policeman of the global financial system. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Meet an American hero.