Pretty sure one of the most important things about a job in politics is the ability to stand around, looking at your phone, with a VERY serious face to pretent you aren't actually just doom scrolling rather than doing anything of any importance.
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Husband, Father of 3, Political Hackery. Voter Protection and Ballot Cure aficionado.
“We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility.” presswatchers.org/2026/02/the-...
The inhumane treatment of immigration detainees requires more coverage | Press Watch
The glimpses we’ve gotten justify a lot more reporting
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Trump: “Oh, I thought when I saw this note, 'I'm excited to announce that Norway,' I thought they were going to say that they're giving me the Nobel Prize. Oh this is less exciting…But I don't care. I don't care about the Nobel Prize.”
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
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Crazy that a celebration of the diaspora that is Latin culture is seen as a violent affront to some people. Can you imagine being that afraid of everything?
The 10 companies to boycott during February: - Microsoft - Apple - Amazon - Google - Meta - OpenAI - Netflix - Paramount+ - Uber - X
Why this ICE boycott wants consumers to resist Amazon and Google
Could consumers give up Netflix and YouTube for a month? That's what a strike protesting Trump’s immigration enforcement is asking people to do.
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Holy shit. So this just happened at Minneapolis's legendary First Avenue club. That's Tom Morello introducing Springsteen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jHe...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Minneapolis - First Ave 260130
YouTube video by Nate Reiter
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Trump cares most about the markets. The best strategy is to opt out. We’re asking you to join a monthlong national economic strike targeting tech and AI companies. www.resistandunsubscribe.com
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone They did not have a warrant
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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"If you deserted Trump, we could get to 60 votes and end this occupation of Minneapolis." "You funded the murder." @timmiller.bsky.social and @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social talk the complicit GOP Congress on today's Bulwark Podcast:
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings. This can't be "reformed"
amanda moore 🐢@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe people want to see that their leaders actually give a f@&$ People are putting their lives on the line while our leaders debate whether to fund ice more. They refuse to call out the republicans who have used the darkest human emotions to destroy us. Step UP!
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 6mo ago"House Democrats should get themselves to Minneapolis. Immediately. They should be on the street themselves, cameras out and recording, observing and putting their bodies on the line."
Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling? #WorldCup ⚽️
Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP
The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.
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"For The Homeland is not 'The State' or even 'The Country.' The Homeland is not defined by simple geography." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti
In the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Trump has clarified an inconvenient fact: The culture war is an actual war.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
imagine if all that money had gone to teachers instead
Hetan Shah@hetanshah.bsky.social · 6mo agoBlistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com. ‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’ economist.com/united-state...
The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor: "Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
Swin is one of the best journalists of the internet era.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 6mo agomy latest for the @zeteo.com FIRST DRAFT morning newsletter, subbing in for @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @petertwinklage.bsky.social “They Think They Have a Right to Kill You and Laugh About It” zeteo.com/p/murder-inc
Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."
We are calling on Democrats to shut the government down until they remove ICE from our streets. Enough is enough. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Senate Democrats - Shut Down the Government over ICE Funding
In light of a second murder of an American citizen by ICE in Minneapolis - we are calling on Senate Democrats to shut the government down over ICE funding. Enough is enough - no money until ICE activ...
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Raskin: "I think the people have Minnesota have shown us with their mass demonstration and general strike the direction that we may need to go in nationally in order to send the message that American society does not accept this authoritarian derailment of the US Constitution."
Mr. President, they're holding Minnesota hostage, not for anything related to Immigration. They're terrorizing & occupying Minnesota for the *voter rolls* Bondi said so plainly. They want to intimidate voters & destroy the possibility of fair & free elections. This should not be understated.