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    Other Kristie Noem and Pam Bondi fired

    In a conversation with Tim Miller of the Bulwark, Carol Leonnig mentioned as much as Bondi was hated within the DOJ, the rank and file of the FBI despise Kash Patel a lot more.
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    No Kings protest on March 28, 2026

    A few days before the protest, I asked some friends if they were going, and they were noncommittal. And with things generally going badly for Trump and his administration, I thought people might be getting complacent. I was a little concerned about the potential turnout. I'm glad that I was...
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    Civil Rights What's happening in Iran

    My impression was the agreement was cancelled because it was negotiated by the Obama administration. Trump is that stupid and petty. Now that oil isn't able to make it through the Strait of Hormuz, the administration has decided to partially lift sanctions against Russian oil to try offset the...
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    Civil Rights What's happening in Iran

    I think a big part of Trump‘s motivation is to get the Epstein files out of the news cycle, now that allegations of him abusing an underage girl have surfaced. His accusations of election interference is to continue sowing doubt about the midterms so he can try to justify whatever illegal...
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    No Kings protest on March 28, 2026

    The next No Kings demonstration is in four weeks. https://www.nokings.org/
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    Economy Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’

    He might, though he'd claim it is a dividend from the tariffs the other countries paid. And he'd insist his name is printed on the checks.
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    Economy Warren Buffett: Tariffs are ‘an act of war’

    The Supreme Court punted on the question of whether or not the illegally collected tariffs have to be returned.
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    Taking back power from tech oligarchs

    Yes, it's impossible. The government would absolutely insist the system must allow law enforcement to eavesdrop when necessary. That means no end-to-end encryption. Awhile back, I decided to stop buying on Amazon because I liked being able to see products before I bought them. I needed to...
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    Taking back power from tech oligarchs

    On his Raging Moderates podcast, Galloway pointed out that the idea is to cut back and make these companies feel economic pain for their choices. It doesn't mean you have to go cold turkey, but you don't really need to be subscribed to Paramount, Apple TV, Netflix, etc. all at the same time...
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    Law Don Lemon arrested

    NY Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-protest.html
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    Civil Rights Minnesota under siege

    I think it's more that even Trump has bowed to the public's reaction to the execution by replacing Noem with Homan and removing Bovino. Few people are buying the lame arguments trying to justify the killing. As shameless as the people on Fox are, I wouldn't be surprised if even they were...
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    Civil Rights Minnesota under siege

    A common mistake is interpreting what's happening through the lens of what we expect from a normal, law-abiding administration. The lack of appropriate training is irrelevant because they're not really there to enforce immigration law. George Conway explains it better than I can:
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    Defense US aggression of Greenland

    Heather Cox Richardson noted that authoritarians generally like holding elections to give themselves an air of legitimacy. They just rig the elections. That's what Trump and some Republicans have been trying to do with redistricting. I think the more likely danger to the midterms is the Trump...
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    Free America Walkout Jan. 20 at 2 pm local time

    https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/free-america-walkout-jan-20-2026/507-790285da-9e48-4fb5-88c0-f50ce5fed471 https://action.womensmarch.com/calendars/free-america-weekend
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    Defense US aggression of Greenland

    You're assuming Garland had the will to follow through with an investigation despite the risk of appearing politically motivated. This is the same guy who refused to look into Trump's involvement with the insurrection because he didn't want to appear political until the January 6th committee...
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