Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeDavid S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Quite a statement by the Republican governor of Vermont 8635751151 3.6K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/01/2026This should be big news, but it’s barely a whisper. The Trump admin is focusing on the wrong problem. The fraud isn’t w/SNAP recipients, it’s with outside scammers. USDA let outdated SNAP cards stay vulnerable, and families lost about $555 million in food benefits, not to “cheating,” but to theft. 5422211123 2.2K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Congressional Republicans gave Trump a slush fund for ICE and CBP in the "Big Beautiful Bill." Tens of billions of dollars that is still usable even during a shutdown. Democrats must make rescinding that money the price of any future govt funding, as Republicans did with IRS money from the IRA. 5035021100 3.5K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeProPublica @propublica.org · 25/01/2026“Supercharging this law enforcement agency and at the same time you have oversight being eliminated?” said a former DHS official. “This is very scary.” (Published Oct. 2025)propublica.orgHow Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police ForceTrump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng... 25536225 536
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Viola Liuzzo. Jim Reeb. Andrew Goodman. Mickey Schwerner. William Lewis Moore. American white supremacists have a long history of murdering white people who break ranks. 429887 298
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026UPDATE: The judges in MN are working Sunday. Judge Menendez — who issued last week's injunction against ICE's retaliatory use of pepper spray – just ordered the release of a Kenyan woman arrested while picking up seizure medication at CVS. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 151212292 1.2K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this. 1513363727 3.4K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMatt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 25/01/2026CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today. This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting 877183606853 18.4K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 25/01/2026FYI, this one's fake www.yahoo.com/news/article... 17609157 609
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 25/01/2026OpenAI exec James Dyett calling out the cowardice 15393871710 9.4K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The reason the BBC coverage of Alex Pretti's murder reads like Fox News, while the likes of the NYT are reading the room and dropping the both-sideism, is that the BBC's news team is institutionally captured by people who are proud of only ever listening to the opinions of racists and transphobes. 728985 289
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeJohn Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com 319159305159 15.9K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeRandi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Dems: murdering a nurse trying to help a woman on the ground is not law enforcement. Murdering a mother driving home from dropping her kids at school is not law enforcement. Kidnapping little boys in Spiderman backpacks is not law enforcement. So feel free to stand against ICE. Did we clear that up? 9888166 888
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Nice try, but we remember who put these vaccine deniers in positions of power… and who, once they proved utterly unfaithful to their promises, are still keeping them there. 1012767727 2.8K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026Keith Ellison talks about how is son is a veteran who works in healthcare in Minnesota "When he was at work today and last night, he said, 'My colleagues were crying. They took this hit to one of their own very personally.' He said I did too." 423135756 3.1K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeKeith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 25/01/2026By what possible logic is the invasion of Minnesota about investigating fraud? These are not accountants. In fact, the invasion has hindered the fraud investigation, because those leading it resigned after being ordered to investigate Renee Good. 044 4
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Simply mind-boggling. Racist ace of spades cards left behind following ICE arrests in Eagle County, Colorado nonprofit says, via @coloradosun.comcoloradosun.comRacist ace of spades cards left behind following ICE arrests in Eagle County, Colorado nonprofit saysICE said it began an investigation into the allegations and that it "unequivocally condemns" any such actions 27451 74
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeAlexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon. Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social 81101131892 10.1K
Reposted by Vivian J. Paigelauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/01/2026i feel for all the radical centrists out there now confronting the fact that their ideology was the one built in a bubble and formed by groupthink. with enough exposure to facts and logic they will, some day god willing, catch up to the left 1263716571 3.7K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Donald Trump is telling us exactly what he plans to do in the 2026 midterms — and almost no one is paying attention. Watch, learn and share. youtu.be/DK8A8gTmD1I?...youtu.beTrump Announces Plot to Cancel the 2026 ElectionsYouTube video by Democracy Docket 641520728 1.5K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Echo's of "A Call for Unity" from the white clergy of Birmingham, King's famous letter from a Birmingham jail was respond to it. "We further strongly urge our own Negro community to withdraw support from these demonstrations, and to unite locally in working peacefully for a better Birmingham." 60565183 565
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Get ready for the diversionary attack on Iran, to distract from the diversionary war at home. 25217 52
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeSteve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Don’t let anyone tell you that Greg Bovino’s uniform isn’t exactly what Greg Bovino intends for you to believe. 3419269 192
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeTiffany W @tiffany.thetriibe.com · 25/01/2026I’m sharing our stories from 2020 so people can see and connect the dots… the defund and abolition movements have been going on for a long, long time. Black folks been trying to tell y’all… for YEARS. Been leading these mvmts… for YEARS. 018689 186
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026"The right to 'bear arms' refers to the right to wear, bear, or carry . . . upon the person or in the clothing or in a pocket, for the purpose . . . of being armed and ready for offensive or defensive action in a case of conflict with another person." --Justice Thomas 1831922706 1.9K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeDavid Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Wild to be here at the point where people are saying there have to be prosecutions, or else the next Republican administration will just pick up where this one left off, to do the same and worse. Especially having said the same after the last Republican administration, for the same reason. 820831 208
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/01/2026Seen in Los Angeles (Credit: Zurita Carpio) 151114184371 11.4K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I wonder if I’ll ever stop being angry all of the time. 524123491316 12.3K
Reposted by Vivian J. Paigefunctional moron @fiveburger.bsky.social · 25/01/2026ton of factors at play here and trying to boil it down to any one on it’s own will be inherently missing stuff- but it really is hard not to notice that once the victim is an average looking white man all the average looking white men in charge of the news realized they can just tell the truth 835667 356
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeOgenki desuu ka @genkidesuu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The age old term is “race traitor” 317040 170
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeThomas Zeitzoff @zeitzoff.bsky.social · 25/01/2026When you explain it plainly, it’s hard not to see where we are as a country. 191361347 1.4K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 25/01/2026America needs 12 million people protesting daily to remove the entire Trump regime. www.bbc.com/future/artic...bbc.comThe '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldNonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change. 24541179 541
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom. 8255441198 5.5K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The Trump regime's position seems to be that Republicans have the right to bear arms and everyone else has the right to get shot by them. 421354465 1.4K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeBill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 25/01/2026This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇 10438971422 3.9K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) on CNN: “I think the death of Americans, what we're seeing on TV, it's causing deep concerns over federal tactics and accountability. Americans don't like what they're seeing right now. … [Trump’s] getting bad advice right now.” 121655132 655
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026HORRIFIC: the Trump admin is reportedly planning to dump hundreds of parents and children arrested in the interior (including Minneapolis) into extraordinarily dangerous Mexican border towns, and make them run a gauntlet of kidnappers if they want kangaroo court hearings. 4921581120 2.2K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The fact that he calls a poster a billboard is how I know this man has never been to a protest in his life 1612881402 2.9K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti. 5942101833 4.2K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026In-groups who the law protects, out-groups who it binds… 15904186 904
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 25/01/2026“You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple.” — FBI Dir. Kash Patel 1502611947 2.6K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeNBC News @nbcnews.com · 25/01/2026DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September: 11847293100 4.7K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents? Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed? 20264601704 6.5K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Charles Yang of Time for Three absolutely slaying me. I would lose my mind if I heard this live. Even crappy phone speakers made me scream and cry. 532548717 2.5K
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeStephen Gutowski @stephengutowski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The Trump Administration is going on a full court press against the lawful carry of firearms. I'd be interested in Kash Patel's reaction to the Virginia Citizen Defense League's lobby day in Richmond on Monday, which featured lots of armed protesters. All perfectly legal. 27599115 599
Reposted by Vivian J. PaigeAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/01/2026Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here." 625245927764 24.6K
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