POWERFUL: With snow falling in freezing weather in Chicago last night, the massive anti-ICE/Border Patrol rally wrapped up in front of City Hall as the energized crowd chanted, "I believe that we will win!"

So… is “tapping us along”, the oddly hued snowflake’s made up term because his withered lump of fat and grey mush couldn’t come up with “leading us along”, something people are saying now? Or was it just adopted by members of the Ring of Sycophants (Psychophants)?

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Very proud of you & your citizens. We are watching! #ICE OUT NOW!

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

To Gregory Bovino: This is what brandishing a firearm at a protest looks like.

They can't even contain their insanity.

From buy water bakery in New Orleans. Hang tight Minneapolis. The world is watching and we love you.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.

But this is how Border Patrol in particular has behaved, continuously. They threaten and brutalize people at the slightest provocation. They troop around like an invading army, not a force that is supposed to protect us. When you see it, it’s so clear: they’re the conquerors, we’re the enemy.

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Renee Good's last words: “That's fine, dude. I'm not mad at you.” Alex Pretti’s last words" “Are you ok?”

Just when you thought it could not get worse: extortion on the table?

This statement from an eyewitness to the Minnesota murder of Mr. Pretti is gut wrenching, from beginning to end. Please disseminate it as you see fit. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

It would be wild if Donald Trump tried to take away everyone’s guns.

Rapid responders still out there, tracking ICE. In spite of everything, even now. Heroes

Clicktatorship. 😅

Wow. #NoKings #Davos2026

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

NEWS: The Social Security Administration has referred two DOGE employees for Hatch Act violations after discovering contacts with a political group seeking SSA data to overturn election results. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

One problem with the failure to call Trump's insane Greenland obsession insane is it prevents us from getting to the WHY. Is it all Russia manipulating his malignant narcissism?

Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.

The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

Is he wearing a little pin of a little himself?!

Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸

Gambling is the next opioid crisis.

It is advisable to refrain from citing the law to American service members, as such actions may result in being labeled a seditionist, which could provoke severe repercussions from Trump the King, Consider the implications of this situation carefully.

to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself. Example: “They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”

Dan Bongino’s book is going to be 🔥!

Dividing the world into “the left” and “the right” is a gross over-simplification designed to divide and conquer. Even worse is the the part-whole fallacy—point to bad behavior by some members of a group and blame the entire group. Plus, it’s inaccurate. See Trump. And both murders were horrific.

Rand Paul, who hand delivered a note from Trump to Putin with unknown contents, wanted to get rid of the espionage act. Here is a reminder from Senator John McCain that Rand Paul and Donald Trump work for Vladimir Putin.

Jazz Fest lineup just announced and it looks great!! www.nojazzfest.com/music/

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WSJ has an interesting visual on Trump's pardons, and I'm glad for the increased focus. One thing that's missing, IMO, is a focus on who is harmed by these pardons. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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I can’t believe I’m rooting for Netflix to become all powerful. I’m literally dizzy.

Today is International Anti-Corruption Day, & one of the biggest problems on this Earth is the Trump administration. I love America and I never thought I would see rampant corruption here. Trump is a felon. The theme this year is "Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity."

The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow

A timeline of Earth’s average temperature since the last ice age. Spoiler alert: It’s definitely getting warmer. And it’s happening increasingly, scarily fast. xkcd.com/1732/

One of the reasons I think it’s also essential to not call the boat strikes “war crimes” but “crimes against humanity,” is that it emphasizes that Trump and Hegseth are acting extra-constitutionally and are not entitled to any shield from the courts. This systematic murder of civilians is illegal.

🇺🇳 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution demanding that the Russian Federation immediately return Ukrainian children

Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >

Hakeem Jeffries will never lead the Dems where they need to go in order to help the people. He will choose restoration over reform because he has been groomed by the Establishment. I wish people could finally accept this.

If you believe a president who pardons drug dealers is fighting a war on drugs I don’t know how to help you…