“Service members who are listening, “Steve Vladeck is probably not your lawyer, but he is a lawyer and he has some very wise words for you.” I’m missing @dahlialithwick.bsky.social —but as always this is a must-listen w @ MJS and @stevevladeck.bsky.social.

My GW Law colleague Cynthia Lee's excellent legal analysis of the claim that the shooting of Renee Good by federal agents was "self-defense": slate.com/news-and-pol...

So is Trump’s plan to put troops in our streets to gun down American citizens for protesting. While at the same time promoting the right to protest in Iran? Huh?

We just saw this, and it’s a good idea for businesses to post. Private businesses are allowed to set dress and conduct rules. Requiring no full face coverings has long been standard for safety and loss prevention reasons, and it is within a business’s rights to refuse entry or service.

That loss of control is why they’re now threatening the use of the Insurrection Act hoping fear and intimidation will silence the resistance. They call us “snowflakes,” and pretend we can be scared into submission. What they don’t understand is we aren’t afraid.

MAGA doesn’t believe people should be able to protest or stand up. Once videos and firsthand accounts reach the public, they spread quickly and widely, making it impossible to control the narrative.

The Trump administration knows that what ICE is doing to peaceful protesters is becoming public. They’re realizing that protesters are acting within their legal rights, and that reality deeply upsets the MAGA movement.

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Trump really is trying to destroy America. He has ginned up this idea that there are Red states and Blue states, instead of the United States. I think (and hope) that we will outlast him. One year down, three to go.

“Kind, good, happy, gentlemanly, secure people never go Nazi….But the frustrated and humiliated intellectual, the rich and scared speculator, the spoiled son, the labor tyrant, the fellow who has achieved success by smelling out the wind of success—they would all go Nazi in a crisis.” — D. Thompson*

Carole Cadwalladr, "But trying to suck up to Trump.. Totally disastrous deals with Silicon Valley companies in which we're bringing their software into the critical functions of how the UK state operates" "We have put ourselves in a vassal of complete surrender"

So many reasons to love this guy and that show.

📈RECORD HIGH college degree holders now unemployed. 4 year college degrees holders now account for a record 25.3% of U.S. unemployment—double the rate in 2008. Over 1.9 mil degree-holders age 25+ are unemployed—highest level ever recorded. We need protection from AI.

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Missed this a few days ago: Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans. Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

@blumenthal.senate.gov is right. As the Senate continues to debate a crypto market structure bill, we must make sure it protect investors, our financial system, and American taxpayers.

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"People who can't afford exorbitant healthcare in the United States also can't afford to fly overseas to get healthcare they are not entitled to, which proves American healthcare is good." --Ridiculous Buffoon "Dr." Oz

Concentration camps are seldom concerned about deaths.

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When I say that Nazism isn't new to America, I am forgetting to say that the Nazis learned from the United States about how to be racist discriminators. They looked at how the American South treated Blacks to write their laws against German Jews. Our country has been such an inspiration. Glory!

I'd really like to change "This not who we are" to "this is how we need to stop being who we are."

As geniuses go, Elon Musk is the most embarrassingly fucking moron of geniuses.

Bruce Springsteen dedicated a performance of ‘The Promised Land’ to slain ICE watcher Renee Good. He also called out ICE’s ‘Gestapo tactics,’ telling them to get out of Minneapolis.

"Claim all the room there still is for speaking, writing, publishing, protesting, voting. It’s what the people of Minnesota appear to be doing, and it’s something each of us needs to do — right now, while we still can..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

Today in St. Paul: A house is raided by ICE agents and other law enforcement officers in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis

"Justice Department leadership ordered prosecutors about to start a major bribery trial to reach a more lenient deal with Puerto Rico’s former governor -- who had endorsed President Donald Trump -- and a billionaire represented by Trump’s personal lawyer..." news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Tuesday January 20, 2026 walkouts... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

We are now 30 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files

NEW: Per new @CBSNewsPoll - Majority of respondents in America say I.C.E. is making our country LESS safe

NEW: “This is beyond dog-whistle politics when they are playing to the lowest common denominator” Former Justice Dept officials and civil rights groups warn about a change inside Trump Admin Just filed ====> www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...

Why Have Business Leaders Gone Silent? Everyone is intimidated by President Trump, but we need to find the courage to stand up against abuses. Robert Rubin, former U.S. Treasury Secretary writes for WSJ. Gift link: www.wsj.com/opinion/why-...

Congress can stop ICE. Congress can block the use of force in Greenland. In other words, in this crisis, Congress can act to support civil liberties at home and free nations abroad. To fail to act would be to be complicit in a dreadful outcome.

If America doesn't respond to the calamity that's befallen the working class, we will have Trumps as far as the eye can see. https://youtu.be/zTQoc5Jrciw?si=xiqjsqPf21T2YI6F

Congrats to the Rams on their overtime win. Onward to the championship.

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

It's cool though because they've stopped. Thank you Mr. Ayatollah, we appreciate you! And about that thing I said, I was only kidding. ~ Donald Trump