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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 28/01/2026
'Hageman then gathered her folders, waved goodbye to the audience and exited the stage through a side door while people booed and one man shouted “coward” and “chickenshit.”' GOP Rep. Harriet Hageman - of WYOMING - was booed out of her town hall last night. wyofile.com/hageman-cuts...
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Hageman cuts short Casper town hall after contentious exchanges over ICE killings - WyoFile
The congresswoman faced questions about the shootings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good, saying she'd have to see a completed investigation, drawing shouts and insults.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/01/2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate that Venezuela's new leaders were moving toward closer ties with the United States, as he publicly faced lawmakers' questions for the first time since the US raid to seize President Nicolas Maduro this month reut.rs/3LHWvzk
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Rubio touts progress with Venezuela's new leaders in Senate hearing
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the U.S. Senate on Wednesday that Venezuela's new leaders were moving toward closer ties with the United States, as he publicly faced lawmakers' questions for the f...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/01/2026
LIVE: Rubio testifies to Senate Foreign Relations committee on Venezuela youtube.com/live/pUCPTqm...
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LIVE: Rubio testifies to Senate Foreign Relations committee on Venezuela
YouTube video by Reuters
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New_ Public @newpublic.org · 26/01/2026
Many Europeans want to be free of American and Chinese Big Tech apps. Open, decentralized protocols like ActivityPub (powering Mastodon) and AT Protocol (powering Bluesky) may be the key to a new sovereign social media infrastructure.
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🇪🇺🌐 The future of social media may be decided in Europe
A survey of European AT Protocol projects, including 4 mini case-studies
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS on the movement to unmask ICE and the lessons we can take from the earlier, successful movement to unmask the KKK.
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Masks Off
Over the past year and, in particular, over the past month, the United States has suffered an alarming rise in the number of verbal threats, physical assaults, and even murders committed by agents of ...
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Tim Walz just DESTROYED Kristi Noem: 'probably the most incompetent or cruel cabinet member ever.' He's not wrong. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/movement-t...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 28/01/2026
Republicans' Big Ugly Bill gave Trump $190 billion for DHS, including $75 billion for ICE and $65 billion for CBP. That's money Republicans stripped from rural hospitals and helping people afford health care. Congress should claw it back and put serious restraints on DHS.
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laniet.bsky.social @laniet.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
He lives in a pink house.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Thanks for the plane!
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50501 San Jose — Abolish ICE @50501sanjose.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
SUPERBOWL WEEK OF ACTION Your presence is requested in the run up to the big game! There are so many opportunities to show up & show out, so get plugged in now. The San Jose community defense coalition is organizing a week of action to keep our neighbors safe & say once again: ICE OUT OF THE BAY
Super Bowl
Week of Action
Feb 2-8, 2026

Monday 2 - Opening Day meet at 11:30am at Cesar Chavez Park

Tuesday 3 - Banner Drops

Wednesday 4th - Healthcare Defense Rally - Meet at Kaiser in Santa Clara at 11:00am

Thursday 5 - Tech Oligarchs Action

Friday 6 - Car Caravan

Sunday 8 - Game Day Rally - Meeting at our Lady of Peace, 3pm & watch party



Stand with workers, immigrants and communities during Super Bowl Week of Action.

RSVP to get connected with a team lead and receive event details and next steps. Scan the QR code below to join us.

( QR code link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf21cick0_reQVUi5UbdGJVZQ5nVIkm1fepdP4ZI4Fr61Pt7w/viewform )
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Daniel Donner @donnermaps.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In this Minnesota special election last night, the Republican's vote share (4%) was just 33% of Trump's 2024 vote share (13%). That's the lowest ratio for R/(last Pres R) we have on record going back to 2017! 1/3
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Philly DA drops bombshell: ICE agents CAN be arrested and charged in state court—and Trump can't pardon them. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/movement-t...
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Tuesday morning: New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.” Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil Under Fire for Interviewing His Own Mom
Viewers accuse CBS News of 'dumbing down.'
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Quite a story…..
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
George F. Will! "Today, it is more than prudent, it is good citizenship to assume that everything ICE says, and everything the administration says in support of its deportation mania, is untrue until proved to be otherwise." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Assume this loutocracy is lying about ICE until proven otherwise
Kristi Noem isn’t the only reason millions of Americans increasingly distrust the deportation mania.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Enormously improved homepage headline. Kudos! I wish I knew who to thank.
A Single Image Captures an Aggressive Immigration
 Crackdown
 As federal agents clashed with protesters in Minneapolis on
 Saturday, our photographer summed up the violence in a single shot.
 See what it shows.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

By Shaila Dewan
Jan. 27, 2026, 6:50 p.m. ET
Nine progressive prosecutors from cities around the country are launching a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws, one of the prosecutors, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, said on Tuesday.

The organization, which is called the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach, will also include Mary Moriarty, the elected prosecutor in Minneapolis. Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences, and its formation was spurred by “growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents,” according to a news release.
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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
@repbrendanboyle.bsky.social calls Trump's claim on solving inflation 'Incredible B-S' youtu.be/Ip40bsBsT-4?...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/01/2026
LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches GPS III mission A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle 09 satellite into medium Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH6T...
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LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches GPS III mission | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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Emily Flitter @emilyflitter.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
ICE deported a 5-year-old US citizen to Honduras, where she had never been, after holding her & her mother in a hotel room 80 miles from home for several days and not allowing them access to a lawyer www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
They’re all so incredibly useless.
politico.com
Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT
The interim director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency triggered an internal cybersecurity warning with the uploads — and a DHS-level damage assessment.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Here is my follow-up Law Dork coverage on Kavanaugh stops: - 50 days: www.lawdork.com/p/the-kavana... - 100 days: www.lawdork.com/p/100-days-o... - Kavanuagh's footnote pullback: www.lawdork.com/i/182459464/... - Noem's effort to expand Kavanaugh stops: www.lawdork.com/p/noem-says-...
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Noem says that virtually anyone could face a Kavanaugh stop
Trump started off the day with an Insurrection Act threat. DHS Sec. Noem followed up by saying that anyone "surrounding" any DHS target has to prove their legal status.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
For my Law Dork coverage, here is my original report on the SCOTUS order allowing these stops:
lawdork.com
SCOTUS conservatives OK Trump admin's racial profiling of Latinos in low-wage jobs
Five of the six Republican appointees to the Supreme Court wrote nothing Monday. But their actions, and Justice Kavanaugh's concurrence, paint an alarming picture.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
In a document unsealed tonight, here is a declaration from last June from Carlos Alexander Osorto, one of the previously detained named plaintiffs in Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem, the case that resulted in the SCOTUS order allowing racial profiling of Latinos working low-wage jobs, aka Kavanaugh stops.
DECLARATION OF CARLOS ALEXANDER OSORTO
I, Carlos Alexander Osorto, declare the following based on my personal knowledge:
1. I make this declaration from my personal knowledge and if called to testify to these facts I could and would do so competently.
2. My name is Carlos Alexander Osorto. I am 50 years old. I am Hispanic.
3. I havelived in Pasadena, California for about 14 years. I am a day laborer. I work in construction. I have built homes all over Los Angeles. I am a proud grandfather to seven U.S. citizen grandchildren, ages 2-13, including two step-grandchildren.
4. On June 18, 2025 around 5:50 A.M., I was sitting on a bench at the Metro stop in front of Winchell's Donuts near the corner of Orange Grove Boulevard and Los Robles Avenue in Pasadena, CA waiting to be picked up for a construction job. I was with a few co-workers. We were drinking coffee and things were calm.
5. Suddenly, my coworker said to me, "those cars seem strange." I looked up and saw four unmarked, regular sedans with tinted windows and no license plates had pulled up in front of and surrounding us. They came up quickly and really scared me. At that moment, the car doors swung open and at least four men in masks and civilian clothes with guns strapped to their legs started running at us. One of the men had a large gun. They did not identify themselves; they just started running. None of them had visible badges, just a vest.
I was terrified. I didn't know who the men were and I was afraid they would
hurt me. It felt like mercenaries, like a kidnapping. For weeks, I had seen videos and heard stories of these things happening all around Los Angeles. ... 
I got up and tried to run. I heard the men yelling "stop!" but they still did not identify themselves as immigration or any type of law enforcement officers. Soon, one of the men caught up to me. He pointed what looked like a gun, but I think it was a taser, over my heart and yelled "stop or I'll use it!" I stopped immediately.He handcuffed me without asking any questions, or identifying himself, and took me back to the bench. My coworkers were already in handcuffs when I got back.
7. We were each put in a different car. The men droveus two blocks over to a CVS parking lot, which was empty at that time. They removed us from the cars. All of the officers had guns and tasers strapped to their legs. One had a big gun, like you would have in war, and he held it in front of his chest. It was very intimidating.
8. One of the men asked me if I had papers. I said no. This was the first time I was asked for my immigration papers. I was already handcuffed, but they chained me in three places: my feet, my waist, and my wrists. Then they put me back in the car and drove me to a jail. I was never informed that there was any warrant for my arrest.
9. When we arrived at the jail, the men who arrested us put on their jackets and uniform that said police. Officers took my fingerprints and photo. They asked me lots of questions and got mad when I did not want to answer.
10. The jail was already really full. Some people had been there for days. The officers kept yelling "No water! No food! No medicine!" when people would ask for help. I was held there for two days and then they moved us. I was shackled again at my feet, waist and wrists and moved to Adelanto, where I am currently detained.
11. At Adelanto I am held in a cell with three other men. There is one toilet in the room that we have to share with no privacy. I am afraid for my safety here. I saw a man fall and hit his head. We told the officers, but they told us just to leave him there and that he did not need medical care. Another man was banging his head against the wall repeatedly because he was in so much pain from a toothache, but the officers said there was nothing they could do about it.12. The doctor who screened me told me I have dangerously high blood pressure. I have never had high blood pressure before, I think it is the stress from this whole situation. I have been scared and sad and overwhelmed by the arrest and my detention.
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Case 2:25-cv-05605-MEMF-SP
Document 390-1
Page ID #:1930
Filed 07/27/26
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13. I think I was targeted for arrest because I am Latino and because I was in my construction clothes. I am afraid that I am likely to be arrested again for the same reason.
I declare under penalty of perjury of the laws of the State of California and
the United States that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed at Adelanto, California on June 27, 2025.
Carlos Alexander Osorto
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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
united24media.com/perspectives... Russia is the last successor state survivor of Ghengiz Khan's Mongol Empire. A EurAsian empire founded on the basis of unending conquest. Russia (Muscovy then) was an empire before a national identity formed. Even now Russian nationalism means imperialism.
united24media.com
Putin’s Plan to Save the Empire Is Destroying It. A Harvard Historian on Russia’s Fate | Interview
Explore insights on Russia's imperial structure and the patterns of decline shared by empires, as discussed by historian Plokhy.
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laniet.bsky.social @laniet.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Who bought it?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Just kinda seems like refusing to tell us which ICE agents murdered Alex Pretti undercuts the idea that they’re wearing masks to protect themselves — rather than to be able to kill people with impunity.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/01/2026
NEW: In a court hearing for a TRO against the feds in Minneapolis, the plaintiffs just said one of their exhibits contains a recording of a federal agent saying "Well, this person is gonna have a hard time traveling from now on" after taking a photo of an ICE observer's license plate. 1/
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
While glad to see Bovino humbled, I really don’t have any higher opinion of Homan—a cruel, cold, corrupt, calculating bureaucrat who’s devoted more of his career to mass deportation than almost anyone. He’s the architect of child separation.
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Amber Woods @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Democratic members of Congress are demanding access to Ghislaine Maxwell after reports of her again recieving preferential treatment in prison. That alone tells you oversight has been missing for years.
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Quinn- Everything is Epstein Deflection. NoStarterPacks @quinnq.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"He was protesting," "She moved her car." Any excuse to follow their Fuhrer's orders.
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Just Jack @jackhealy.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Only political cowards “struggle” to respond...
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 26/01/2026
US natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm ft.trib.al/LNag6sM
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US natural gas prices soar to highest level in three years after winter storm
Jump expected to push up consumer bills as White House faces criticism that it has failed to deliver on affordability
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I have been waiting for this signal from Senator Rand Paul. Senator Paul, Chairman of Senate Homeland Security Committee follows House committee. Sends letters to heads of ICE, CBP, USCIS to testify in public hearing.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
They can’t actually deescalate because the whole administration is staffed with edgelord trolls.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/01/2026
Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months. He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
idk what's up w/ the tiktok views but i imagine both transferring ownership and a data center outage (if indeed that happened) could definitely mess with view counts (fwiw the NFL's site also had videos w/ 0 views). About the only thing that's clear is that most everyone's suspicious of new owners
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AJ Mirabelle @ajmirabelle.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This essay is SO good. I can't recommend it enough. Fascinating.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
www.ms.now/news/federal...
ms.now
Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.
After each shooting, federal agencies claimed the drivers tried to ram agents with their vehicles. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny.
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Andrew Weissmann @weissmann.substack.com · 26/01/2026
The administration is "deeply frustrated"? To my mind, Noem/Bovino carried out what the White House wanted (see statements from Miller absolving ICE and smearing Good and Pretti), and now that its backfired, they are being used by Trump as scapegoats to absolve the WH of accountability. Dont forget.
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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Horrible. The fact that this is happening as Bezos and his bride are gallivanting at Paris Couture Week right now in outfits what could fund a reporter’s yearly salary makes this all the more infuriating.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/01/2026
Nearly a year after 67 people were killed in a midair collision in the skies above the nation’s capital, all but the most critical helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport have been banned. But the work to prevent a repeat is far from complete:
washingtonpost.com
After the deadly DCA crash, some airspace rules have changed. Is it enough?
Officials have taken steps to make the airspace near Reagan National Airport safer but experts say more work is needed to prevent a repeat of the tragedy that killed 67 people.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 26/01/2026
Democrats should tie their clean energy push to efforts to lower energy bills, Granholm added.
bloom.bg
What Democrats Can Learn From the Trump Energy Playbook
Democrats shouldn’t be afraid to take more aggressive actions on clean energy, former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Think. About. Having. To do this as journalists. (And citizens)
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gulfwarvet.bsky.social @gulfwarvet.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
So. To date, I have seen ONE Dem Rep in Congress call for ICE to be abolished. Ilhan Omar. Not defunded. Not trained and restrained. ABOLISHED. Are there any others? If so, post them and let's get a count on the number of Dems in Congress.
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
If Trump didn't like the Minneapolis coverage, I'm sure he's going to hate what comes with this abc7news.com/post/ice-sup...
abc7news.com
ICE to conduct immigration enforcement at Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium, official says
A government official says ICE will conduct immigration enforcement at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara. This comes just days after Bad Bunny was announced as the halftime performer.
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 26/01/2026
🧵 The one constant policy of Trump's is his attack on the dollar. Everything he does is toward that end. Hard to say he's not shorting the country: -Pressuring for hyperinflation interest rates -Attacking foreign allies holding trillions in Treasuries -Canceling foreign aid that dollarizes
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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 26/01/2026
-Massively increasing spending but only on things that destabilize domestic and international order (ICE, defense, Domestic bullshit) -Passing tax reductions to benefit billionaires against public programs -Slashing scientific funding that is the centerpiece of US economic global dominance
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