I Know the SPLC’s Flaws Better Than Most. This Investigation Still Looks Like a Witch Hunt. MAGA has wanted to take down the SPLC for years. Now it has the DOJ to try.

"...it was almost inevitable that a weaponized DOJ would try something like this. Discrediting the SPLC is a way of retroactively rehabilitating everyone the SPLC ever exposed."

Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime

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Rubio discovers the concept of misplaced priorities.

Rubio discovers the concept of misplaced priorities.

Bannon: Trump’s ICE airport deployment is ‘test run’ for ICE at polls “We can use this as a test run, as a test case, to really perfect ICE’s involvement in the 2026 midterms."

NEW: Former Trump official Steve Bannon suggested the president deployed ICE officers to major U.S. airports as a “test run” for using them in upcoming elections.

According to the administration, they will not assist TSA with passenger screenings but instead guard exit lanes or check IDs.

Trump DOJ expands crackdown on overseas voters over ID The latest outreach confirms that the message California officials received last month was not isolated.

🚨BREAKING: Emails obtained by Democracy Docket show the Justice Department contacting multiple states about overseas voting compliance ahead of the 2026 midterms, emphasizing ID verification rules that could complicate voting for Americans abroad. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

What a farce. From WP.

In Philly, the site of an ICE arrest is (un)officially marked with a fake historic sign Video recordings circulating on-line show ICE agents in tactical vests marked “police” approaching the delivery-driver’s car.

Artists show up.

Going out on a limb and guessing Baron inherited his dad's bone spurs

Donald Trump’s only policy is destruction - at home and abroad, everywhere, all the time.

Gender studies courses are shutting down across the US. The Epstein files reveal why | Joan Wallach Scott Texas A&M University is the latest school to end women’s and gender studies programs and teaching race. We know why

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit.

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New study shows immigration has a positive impact on government budgets, countering right-wing media claims that immigrants drain the economy An updated study from the Cato Institute conclusively demonstrated that immigrants to the United States, no matter their legal status or skill level, have had a positive effect on government budgets a...

My latest: New study shows immigration has a positive impact on government budgets, countering right-wing media claims that immigrants drain the economy

The Cato Institute found that over the course of 30 years, immigrants have added a net benefit of nearly $11 trillion to government budgets

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen. Art against fascism.
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Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...

VIRTUAL. Tonight 1/26/26

To be fair once you use a bidet going without is like using pinecones. Water is used around the world. The US has a nonsensical rugged individual preference for toilet paper. Like congrats on that dirty butt tough guy. Meanwhile we have bidet attachments at home & a rechargeable handheld for travel.

Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol

Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US Heads of state across Europe respond in solidarity with Denmark and Greenland, and boycott of World Cup suggested

Why won't TFG just stroke out on his golden throne already?? I know we'd have a somewhat different variety of white nationalism with Jadolf Ditler, but this is unbearably despotic and deranged.

Love @nhl-flyers.bsky.social Pride Night!

‘Heated Rivalry’ is introducing hockey to a new, gayer audience — and it was the talk of Flyers’ Pride Night "Heated Rivalry," a series about two professional hockey players falling in love, has become one of HBO Max’s most-watched shows since it premiered. But has it helped the NHL reach new fans?

Yes! I was at Pride Night, so fun, as always! The Flyers could've not lost, but what're ya gonna do? And I'm obsessed with Heated Rivalry. Delighted to hear there will be a 2nd season.
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BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.

Even Bill Kristol is abolish ice now… how far we’ve come…

State, city leaders clash with feds after deadly ICE Shooting in Minneapolis State and local officials in Minneapolis are outraged after an immigration and customs enforcement agent fatally shot a woman there. Federal officials accused that woman of trying to run over officers...

State and local officials in Minneapolis are outraged after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman there. https://to.pbs.org/49sX4oi

FDA commissioner says non-medical-grade wearable data exempt from regulation The FDA announced wearable devices providing non-medical information won't face regulation, offering clarity on digital health technology and AI policies.

Does anyone understand what this means for cgms? Do we need to be worried that cgm data accuracy is going to be compromised?
#type1diabetes #t1d #t1diabetes

Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization | Robert Reich The moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle

"Every time people or corporations or countries that are richer and more powerful attack and exploit those that are not, the fabric of civilization frays. If such aggression is not contained, the fabric unravels. If not stopped, the world can descend into chaos and war. It has happened before."

Texas Keeps Greenlighting Pollution. Guess Who Lives Nearby Race remains the strongest predictor of where petrochemical plants get built.

“90% of new petrochemical facilities proposed for Texas are in counties with higher demographic vulnerability in the form of higher percentages of people of color, or higher percentages of people in poverty (or both) than other areas of the state or the nation.”

Political Cartoon. Image of Teddy Roosevelt wielding a big stick emblazoned with the words "the new diplomacy" on it, dressed as a policeman, with major and especially European powers on one side and colonized peoples on the other, captioned "The World Constable"

History rhymes: 1902-3 Venezuela crisis, 1904 Roosevelt Corollary, 1905 US unilateral interventions (e.g., warships, marines in the DR). US as unwanted, unelected "World Constable"🗃️

Philly DJ killed in hit-and-run remembered for creating ‘sanctuary on the dance floor’ The sudden death of the longtime DJ, a decades-long presence at Bob & Barbara’s, has left a hole in Philly’s queer community and the house music scene.

"...the driver of a red SUV swerved into him and drove away, according to Philadelphia police...
Though straight, Rodriguez was a longtime member of the drag show DJ team at Bob & Barbara's and well-known among Philly's LGBTQ+ community, playing at Pride events."
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Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.

I NEVER want to hear anyone complain about participation medals ever again. 🤮

Oh, FFS.

Oh, geez, that's painful. I'm a '73 genXer, and I don't remember that at all, but maybe I repressed it. Hubs is a '72 baby and it "sounds familiar" to him. Someone should redo it with historical accuracy.