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Trump’s federal agents carry out another extrajudicial killing

There’s no reforming this

Myanmar was second only to China in number of imprisoned journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, which counted more than 300 worldwide for the fifth year running Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/over...

Hello from Portland Maine, where 88 of about 550 kids were absent from my youngest’s middle school yesterday, hiding from ICE.

Love how Congress is behaving as if they don’t have the power to stop a U.S. President from destroying the world order that has sustained interstate peace for decades.

In which the sitting U.S. President sues the largest US bank (after it closed his accounts bc of Jan 6th) www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/b...

“ICE has told lawmakers the app, called Mobile Fortify, provides a “definitive” determination of someone’s immigration status, and should be trusted over a birth certificate.“

Anti-regime activists briefly took control of Iran 's Badr satellite, hijacking state TV to broadcast Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's calls for protests against the Islamic Republic. securityaffairs.com/187055/ha...

Tickets for a a Heated Rivary dance party in Berkeley, CA are selling for ~$150. While, yes, I love the show, this says so much about the absurdity of the modern US (beyond the Trump-ness of it all).

About 1,500 soldiers w/ 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders with a mission in Minnesota in mind, defense officials tell me tonight. Unclear if some or all of them ultimately will go. News reported tonight by ABC News, too.

State investigators have been on the scene in North Minneapolis. I know you’re angry. I’m angry. What Donald Trump wants is violence in the streets. But Minnesota will remain an island of decency, of justice, of community, and of peace. Don’t give him what he wants.

Japanese politics continues to be WILD, y'all. The Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and Kōmeitō, previously a staunch ally of the ruling LDP, have announced they will merge to form a new party ahead of February's Lower House election, named 中道改革 (Centrist Reform Party).

Little by little, steadily, the Trump admin is shutting down the U.S. to immigrants. Another 75 countries restricted www.npr.org/2026/01/14/g...

How to Destabilize the World: A Memoir. By: Donald J Trump

The higher the court, the likelier Trump was to win rulings in 2025: District courts: 25% Appeals courts: 51% Supreme Court: 88%

The only synagogue in Jackson, MS burned last night. It was arson. They've been here before--they were attacked by the KKK because the rabbi spoke in favor of civil rights. They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.

The fact that nearly the entire stock of merch on the official Heated Rivalry merch website is sold out is 👩‍🍳💋

“Say it loud, say it clear, we support Hamas here.” Large … ‘protest‘ with people wearing black masks In front of a synagogue in Queens — I’ve seen this rightfully likened this to KKK ‘protesting’ in front of a black church. video: x.com/luketress/st...

UPDATE: Internet of Iran has been down for over 18 hours #IranProtests2026 #IranInternetShutdown www.kentik.com/analysis/ira...

Videos out of #Iran are incredible x.com/__Injaneb96/...

Sudden drop in IPv6 traffic to Iran at 11:49 UTC today (Jan-8) as the country's govt continues to selectively block internet access in an effort to staunch a growing protest movement. #IranProtests

Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times." Bovino was there. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Thrilled to share my latest article: "Keeping Syria connected during civil war." A compelling, years-in-the-making story of "Mahmoud," a Syria Telecom network engineer who was on the front lines of the conflict—literally—to keep the country's internet running. syriauntold.com/2025/12/27/k...

I don’t think I’ve seen any govt spokesperson put it quite as bluntly: “Tara Gallegos, a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, said via email that “Donald Trump is a deranged, habitual liar whose relationship with reality ended years ago.” abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...

Sadly not unexpected. Only 1 political prisoner (a former Junta minister of information 🙄 jailed for criticism in 2023) has been released. The Junta uses these amnesties as tools of propaganda. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Oil executives in the US knew the U.S. would bomb Venezuela and kidnap Maduro 10 days before it happened www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

There is no part of this that doesn’t rhyme with terrible escapades in American history.

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More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

The US govt just kidnapped a foreign leader, one who’s govt was not attacking us. Marco Rubio is probably turning over in his gra-—- … What!? He’s still alive, you say? Then surely he’s lecturing Trump admin on the dangerous prece— … WHAT‘s that you say?! He’s the?? NO way. #Sigh

Beyond voter intimidation, news is rather (interestingly?) conflicted about elections. Ethnic parties are claiming near total victory over military party in some areas… while at the same time Ko Ko Gyi’s party won nothing #Myanmar

For the second year in a row, the wealth gains for the 100 richest Americans exceeded what ALL American households spent on groceries combined. ~$995B for billionaires vs ~$775B in total grocery spending. We have an oligarchy and inequality problem masquerading as an affordability crisis.

Resistance group hits Mandalay military junta HQ inside Mandalay Palace as (sham) election begins #Myanmar english.dvb.no/militarys-ce...

TIL, the CIA wrote a secret document on Burma’s Rice Problem (early Ne Win era) that they declassified only in 2009. While I realize that this is a document that only a smallllll (nerdy) portion of us may find fascinating, merry Christmas: www.cia.gov/readingroom/...

Such a mind blowing statement

Netanyahu’s government just pulled another Trump move, shutting down one of Israel‘a oldest (and most popular) public radio outlets. Galei Tzahal is not only a good source of news but also one for great music edition.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m...

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

A woman in Japan successfully sued a man who presented himself on a dating app as single when in fact he was married. A Tokyo court awarded her 1.51M yen ($9,745) in damages. The woman said the man's lie was "the same thing as rape."

“We expected more people from ethnic resistance organizations, who are militarily leading and capable of combat, to be included“

More than a dozen undocumented migrants were forced to serve as their own attorneys

The ability to impeach Supreme Court Justices should be a power that other federal judges also have.

In what’s officially being called a holy shit move, the Trump admin moves to deny visas to “fact checkers.” In other news, what even is censorship when the people doing the censoring are calling the other people censors? Do words have meaning? #DemocracydiesinDaylight www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Eurovision winner Dana International, the competition’s first trans victor has a message for the boycotters: x.com/nicolelamper...

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Tayzar San along with activists Nan Lin and Khant Wai Phyo, staged an anti-regime election protest at Zay Cho Market in Mandalay’s Chanmyathazi Township on December 3 english.dvb.no/pro-democrac... #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar #Mandalay #election #protest

As terrible as this administration is, I did not have willingly echoing Rwandan genocide on my bingo card. #kristinoem

What could possibly go wrong? www.linkedin.com/posts/newsla...

FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors? LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans