I don't know what to do with the fact that my government is giving federal officers permission to summarily execute protestors at will -- or the knowledge that thousands (if not millions) of my fellow citizens are eager to lie in service of such violence

I can't decide which is more chilling -- watching federal agents commit a murder, or seeing the government and its supporters smear the victim with *blatant* lies

Per this report ICE has detained several witnesses

They shot Renee Good in the face. They kidnapped Liam Ramos. They just executed a man on the street. Unmask them. Prosecute them. No more secret police.

1984 gaslighting, over and over and over again. Do not believe your eyes, believe the state.

Here's where we are at: federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old white man, a US citizen and ICU nurse at the VA who appears in multiple videos to have done absolutely nothing violent or even remotely illegal.

A vlog brought us here

Literally 10 days ago, this hypocritical jackass introduced a bill to make concealed carry easier across the nation to help "law-abiding citizens to more freely exercise their Second Amendment rights." www.hoeven.senate.gov/news/news-re...

“.. After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to go home. “.. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/immi...

I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen Bon Iver Frank Ocean James Taylor Glow in the Dark Tour Coldplay

Every time a Trumpist or Right-wing shitbird yawps about free speech, remember they are lying trash who would use state force to suppress your speech in a heartbeat if it suited their ideology or mood. /1

Shoutout to the bipartisan fear mongering and trash research reports that made this dream a reality 😎

You don't need to have leftwing views on immigration to oppose what ICE is doing. You just need to value your own most basic rights www.vox.com/politics/476...

If you live in California, you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it A new law service called DROP could help curb spam phone calls and emails.

Internal documents show how Google viewed its work in schools as a way to hook children on its products, @tktk.bsky.social reports. One slide said “You get that loyalty early, and potentially for life.” Another imagined a world where parents ask their kids “Why aren’t you watching more YouTube?”

Result of this mediation actually quite important for the future of talk shows

The White House is using AI to create a fake reality for its followers

“The documents indicate that in nearly all instances, the arrests of the students were recommended based on their involvement in campus protests and public writings... They also show that officials privately anticipated the possibility that the deportations might not hold up in court”

Reeks of insane desperation after looking foolish 1951 deal already lets us build on Greenland Now we’re making silly/ludicrous demand that we drop need to “consult with and inform” our ally before doing anything “significant” to their land ???

“The memes will continue.” You paid for someone to write that.

not surprising and yet still jarring to read ex-FBI agents describing how Kash Patel and Bongino reacted to Charlie Kirk's murder while running the agency. truly the content creator administration/podcast govt www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

remarkable how much contempt this white house has for the nation’s historical and artistic treasures

Violent crime rates haven't been this low since the '60s. They've dropped in cities ranging from Baltimore to Seattle—with many police departments short on staffing. Why? It might be the result of Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Los Angeles of the future where folks don’t have to sit in traffic for hours is going to be a remarkable place

This really gets to the core of what makes Vance such a detestable figure

Newsom @ Davos (in convo w @semaforben.bsky.social) is worth watching

It’s hard to accurately describe what is happening in Minneapolis without sounding crazy. Unmarked rental vans all over the city, with people in military gear and no id jumping out of them to take captive anyone who looks nonwhite or who makes political speech they disagree with.

As best as we can tell, about 2 in 5 US Jews believe Israel to be guilty of genocide - a minority, to be sure, but hardly a tiny fringe one. There are more American Jews who believe Israel is guilty of genocide than who voted for Trump in 2024. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The Acadamy should hire a squad of edit lords and let them cook and dole out the results during the Oscars

Get this OBAA edit to the Warners marketing team ASAP

"I did not go to law school, go to Quantico and work counterterrorism operations overseas to be doing traffic control for arrest-a-brown-person day." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The White House posted an edited photo of the activist involved in the Minneapolis church protest, made to look like she was crying.

permanently seared into my mind is when colbert at the bush whcd said the admin was soaring like the hindenburg, but turns out vance did it himself. really incredible stuff here.

This is unsustainable. www.axios.com/2026/01/22/j...

NEWS: A new NYT poll of Trump after year one: — Only 32% said the country was better off — Trump’s approval rating ticks down to 40% — 57% said he’s focused on the wrong issues — Dems up on generic ballot, 48% to 43% Our write up: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...

"...he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them." "...no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust...shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title...from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties

This lineup is exactly what the Academy votership overhaul several years ago was going for: More room for genre. A year when the huge, popular movie with the black cast ISN'T the surprise "Oops" omission. And a more international look--nineteen nominations for foreign films this year.

The Trump administration's FBI shut down a big investigation into a neo-Nazi group so all the agents could be reassigned to immigration enforcement. You know, in case you took this administration seriously when they claimed to be "fighting antisemitism." (www.nytimes.com/interactive/...)

Harrowing NY Times expose of the FBI, with some operational details of Minneapolis investigations & comments from ex-agents on the current federal occupation. The FBI is more fucked than you expect, which makes them less effective AND more dangerous. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... (gift link)

We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

Donald Trump tried to steal an election and then pardoned everyone who participated. He is lighting democracy on fire. Is anyone paying attention?

I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.

You know what law was intended to prevent state legal regimes from racially profiling families and abducting children who might be caught without a parent? The Civil Rights Act of 1866. You know, the law to dismantle the Black Codes.

I can't believe we have to beg the "opposition party" not to fund the lawless security enforcers who are shooting us in the face.

“typically resided” “pushing the bounds” “aggressive new ways” “change a longstanding understanding”

if you don’t think you can campaign on abolishing this agency and prosecuting the people involved - if you don’t think you’re able to make that case using this video and other like it - get the fuck out of politics