Andy Borowitz (@borowitzreport) When this shitshow is over, all the assets of the Trump family should be seized to pay for the reconstruction of the USA.

Most definitely!

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Video: Who Will Be a Counterweight to Donald Trump? The author and activist Rebecca Solnit says on “The Interview” that real change is often rooted in collective effort, not the actions of a single individual.

Rebecca Solnit on the power of community..
www.nytimes.com/video/podcas...

Ciscomani Voted for ICE and DHS, and We Got Stuck with a Concentration Camp Our representative loves to crow about how his votes help our district. But we haven’t heard anything from him about the benefits of the ICE prison coming to our community.

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Is there anything we can do, about this specific family's situation, at this point? Not the larger questions - closing Dilley, abolishing ICE/Border Patrol, impeaching Noem/Trump, seeking criminal indictments of the whole vicious crew.

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The Real Reason ICE Agents Wear Masks Face coverings may work less to protect federal agents from danger than to make it easier for them to do unconstitutional things.

Gift Atlantic article: Adam Serwer's insight is always worth a few minutes.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

How to Stop Fascism (updated) Five Lessons of the Nazi Takeover

How to Stop Fascism (updated) - Timothy Snyder
To skip introductory material, go to paragraph 9,
read Items 1 - 5. I recommend reading intro after that.

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Yay!

Just like FOX NOISE went away after the last Republican administration?

Maybe?? (slaps knee)

President Obama and Mrs. Obama, please consider joining in the protests where you now live and work. It is important that our Democratic leaders show up. Encourage other Democratic officials to join as well.

John Mitnick @JohnMitnick I helped to establish DHS in 2002 and 2003 and later had the homeland security portfolio as a White House Counsel and served as General Counsel of the Department. I am enraged and embarrassed by DHS’s lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty. Impeach and remove Trump—now. George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts. The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.

Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

Defendants in the ongoing DOJ voter rolls litigation (including MN as such plus some already granted intervenors) should file this letter immediately along with a motion for applicable sanctions and also asking for a criminal referral.

Absolutely reprehensible that AG Bondi is offering ICE stand down in exchange for access to voting rolls. Outrageous and disgusting. It shows ICE is in Minneapolis is not for law enforcement purposes. Instead it’s a way to stir up shit in blue states and extort them.

AZ Daily Star, January 22, 2026: FOrmker generals defend Kelly in fight with Pentagon over video.

Forty retired generals filed an an amicus brief in Sen. Mark Kelly's lawsuit against Pete Hegseth & the Pentagon despite risk to their own military retirement. First time during Trump regime so many flag officers weigh in for rule of law and First Amendment. AZ Daily Star 2026-01-22 pg. B4

Ways to Support Minnesota’s Immigrant Communities as ICE Activity Escalates Food drives, fundraisers, trainings, restaurant specials, and other resources to support immigrant communities during ICE's massive Operation Metro Surge.

People in the Twin Cities are self-organizing to support their neighbors. If you can help, here are some ways.

mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

Jack Smith for Attorney General of the United States! This should be a campaign promise of Democratic candidates for President 2028

Follow the thread... It's hard to understand Trump, except as a Russian asset...

Inside Ground Truth: How We Win in 2026 and Beyond · Swing Left Trump and MAGA aren’t invincible. Together, we can stop their assault on our democracy, our neighbors, and our future. You’ve stood up this year—from protesting en masse to driving huge Democratic win...

Swing Left's Ground Truth looks like it may be a fresh approach to local electoral outreach, based on a community organizing sort of model. Check it out next week at this online event. “Inside Ground Truth: How We Win in 2026 and Beyond” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/swingleft/ev...

Hard to understand this as anything but an attempt by a hostile foreign power to destroy the country.....

I fear this is happening now - to SNAP recipients, USA farmers; next to Ukrainians and, earlier, to USAID/PEPFAR's vaccine & food recipients.

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I understand Musk quickly turned off the location information! Perhaps just a tad embarrassing to be so obviously aiding & abetting Russian influence operations?

Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S. Elon Musk’s new X feature has been very revealing.

But of course! Why should we expect X/Musk & MAGA to discriminate against foreigners? These skilled professionals might need H1-B visas someday!

Many Top MAGA Trolls Aren’t Even in the U.S. newrepublic.com/post/203562/... via @newrepublic.com

The Compassion Trap: How the Shutdown Weaponized Democratic Values Against Democracy Itself When Opposition Parties Stop Fighting Because the Cruelty Becomes Unbearable. And Why They Shouldn't.

One painfully accurate analysis of rhe past few weeks:

open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

An amazing list of gains!

Gotta wonder why he folded so easily back then. I knew then that he had better instincts than Bill C.!

If only he could've been this fiery, showed this moral clarity when he instead folded to Bush & the SCOTUS right wing majority, allowing them to steal a presidential election. It was a prelude to so, so many Democratic elected leaders' failing to fight for our people.

If only he could've been this fiery, showed this moral clarity when he folded to Bush & the SCOTUS right wing majority, allowing them to steal the presidential election. It was a prelude to so, so many Democratic elected leaders' failing to fight for our people.