In case you forgot, Joe Manchin is the coal baron who decimated what would have been Biden's signature legislation, the Build Back Better Act.

the president is psychotic. in reality, his numbers are near all-time lows.

"The economy today is (X) than it was under Biden" Worse: 53% Better: 47% Harris / Jan 29, 2026

A shout out to everyone who has been sounding the alarm about Trump for the past 10 years but has had to endure being told you were too political, too emotional, or too alarmist about the threat he posed. What he’s preparing to do is what we’ve been warning about all along. -- Stinson Carter

Again, my big takeaway from four-plus years of reporting on the Trump Hotel DC— Norms aren’t laws and, unless they’re enforced quickly, laws ain’t shit.

Destroying air travel in the U.S. before the midterms is a boss move, Markwayne. Don't listen to squishes who tell you voters won't like it. Do it and be a legend.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis “nominated over 4,600 people to the terrorist watchlist” in the last year. theintercept.com/2026/02/02/t...

Kiril Kaprizov pots the OT winner for the Wild

Story of the fraud crackdown so far: Flood the streets with masked far right militia. Stalk people on their way to work. Target anyone who doesn't look American enough. Federal prosecutors resign in disgust. Capacity to prosecute fraud disintegrates. www.startribune.com/another-wave...

Final: Canadiens 3 Wild 4

Adding to this with one of my biggest gripes: If rights in the Constitution aren’t enforceable by individuals when such rights have been violated or if the rights are held otherwise non-justiciable, then those rights in the Constitution cease to exist.

🤣 🤣🤣 Chandler is Portland-famous BECAUSE HE LETS PEOPLE USE HIS BATHROOM in his apartment across the street from the Portland ICE facility. He became a local legend bc he's NICE! He's literally a kind kid, nearby. The total opposite of a thug from ICE/DHS. 🤣

DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.

Having a hard time distinguishing this from actual 1930s German propaganda now

Conservatives are fond of invoking the American founding and the framers of the Constitution. Those invocations have always been opportunistic, but they’ve grown downright farcical as right-wingers contort themselves to defend Trump's onslaught on the Twin Cities.

Did you know: Snowshoe walks and races were once the most popular winter sports in Canada. https://ow.ly/81Kv50Y7KEw

Tulsi Gabbard is withholding a whistleblower complaint from Congress, citing executive privilege (which means it involves Trump) and that it's "too classified to give to Congress," which is ridiculous. You can support the lawyers representing the whistleblower here: whistlebloweraid.org/beans

Amendment I: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,"

A white man in Dillard, Oregon was arrested for stopping people on the freeway to demand at gunpoint that they tell him if they were citizens. He shot and missed one + attempted to get another in his truck to bring to police. Before his spree, he called local PD to complain about "foreign" people.

Once again, the total amount of fraud alleged so far in Minnesota's social services programs is $218 million, according to a @startribune.com analysis of court records. www.startribune.com/trump-claims...

University of Illinois college republicans advocate for executing protesters as “traitors” with art that takes a disturbing killing and makes it even more extreme. dailyillini.com/news-stories...

ooh, "One Illinois" is scrubbing positions, names, and photos off their leadership page. Only 3 left now OneIllinois Leadership Team Our Team Reese Hogan Membership Director Ethan Rivera Treasurer Ben McKenzie Vice President

The SCOTUS case that, for the first time in US history, found an individual right to own a gun in the 2ndA, struck down a gun ban in… Washington, DC. “DC vs Heller.”

This is a glutton’s delight, easily two meals for a modest eater, available for less than the price of a large chips and guac at Chipotle.

Here's the latest roundup of news regarding our ongoing federal occupation.

I wish folks would quit reporting that it’s too classified to send to Congress. No it’s not. That is Gabbard’s EXCUSE for obstructing it.

If only there were indications that this would be a shitshow 🤦‍♂️

I fully believe Trump will smash the authoritarianism button harder and harder as he feels the midterms wipe out approaching, I'm less sure that doing so will prevent or mitigate said wipe out

UMD has struggled during the most grueling stretch of its schedule, with North Dakota visiting next. The Bulldogs are still in a position to host an NCHC playoff series and return to the NCAA tournament. There's an urgency, but no panic: www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/bulld...

When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

A judge just said the Trump Admin must allow oversight visits by lawmakers to ICE detention facilities. Billions of dollars are being used to carry out a violent & lawless immigration agenda. Americans deserve transparency and accountability. Following the law is not optional.

Republicans love adding seats to state Supreme Courts! They've done it three times in recent years. This latest court-packing plan will shift Utah's high court far to the right and possibly flip rulings on abortion and gerrymandering. Democrats should take note that Rs have deemed this acceptable!

This hasn’t received nearly enough attention: Republicans just passed a law to pack Utah’s Supreme Court after it ruled against their congressional gerrymander. Cox could appoint two more justices before the court hears the GOP’s latest appeal to preserve their gerrymander

Still haven’t gotten used to the fact that we have a president who frequently goes on insane, explicitly rants against vast swaths of people.

News from Helsinki, Finland which recently became coal-free when the last two coal plants closed. The local government just released a statement that the coal exit led to very clear air quality improvements. Can you spot the coal exit in the graph of SO2 concentrations?

Early last year I approached Rep Gimenez with an offer to work together to protect immigrants in his district & mine. He rudely told me he had his own strategy & walked off. Apparently his strategy was to do nothing for over a year to actually stop this. Miami deserves better.

While corporate payouts have flowed, most East Palestine families still haven’t seen a dime.

Trump openly admitting FBI raid in Fulton County was a prelude to interfering with the midterms and attempting to seize control of state and local voting process

We don't have to believe this will work in order to take it seriously. But "the states control elections & he doesn't have enough goons to make it happen & the Constitution says ______" isn't a plan. 1/6/21 & getting away with it to become POTUS again also were illegal. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

Epstein to Peter Thiel - August 2016: "donalds new york supporters concerned, . we can talk if you like. he cannot release his tax returns so what are his options?"

Updated CHN power ratings 1. Michigan 2. Michigan State 3. North Dakota 4. Penn State 5. Western Michigan Complete ratings: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/ratings/chn-power-ratings/

ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org

Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.

Well well well. Looks like they were correct. They just lied about who it was.

Epstein in a text to Steve Bannon: former Exxon CEO (& then Secretary of State under Trump) Rex Tillerson was "dumb as a rock and lazy as hell"

"take over the voting, nationalize the voting" alarmed yet?

This is what happens when your MAHA policies interfere with your MAGA activities. Shameful all around.

Trump could not be more explicit about his intention to rig elections this year and in 2028

not the first or last to say it, but we watched some 4,000 people arrested, many brutalized, on college campuses throughout 2024 as part of an anti-war movement primarily calling for their schools and government to recognize the humanity of Palestinians, seemingly now memoryholed

⚠️More on Tulsi Gabbard in Georgia: • Trump personally ordered her there. • Gabbard met with FBI agents searching ballots related to Trump’s conspiracy theory about the 2020 election being stolen. • Gabbard called Trump who spoke to agents on speakerphone. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...