Get happy.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Depraved Murderous Liars
That's all they are.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned on Tuesday over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent and the department’s reluctance to investigate the shooter, according to people with knowledge of their decision.
Okay "racist" too.
Note that this piece does inform us that the Becca is her widow, and not her "friend." That it was left out of the the piece linked in last post can be explained very simply: its writers are White House correspondents.
"Friend"
It is fine to quote Donald Trump, it is not fine to fail to inform readers that the "friend" was her wife.
Asked by a reporter if he believed deadly force was necessary in this case, Mr. Trump said: “It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement.”
Nowhere in the piece do the reporters, Luke Broadwater and Katie Rogers, clarify.
How We Got Here
Pundits, and some elected Dems, did fall all over themselves to boost Eric Adams after he won, because it was their way of screaming "fuck you!!!" at the people who were at fault for losing the 2020 election because they said, "defund the police."
But Mr. Atrios, the Dems won the 2020 election?!
Popularism!
The only way to win elections is to support abolishing ICE. Those are rules.
Moderates 45-35. Even the Baileys fucking hate ICE.Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll: 46% support abolishing ICE 43% oppose abolishing ICE This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
— Prem Thakker ツ (@premthakker.bsky.social) 13 January 2026 at 14:38
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It would be even higher if the Dems would lead instead of (maybe) follow.
The Future Of The Democatic Party
Perfect that he advertised his coin as a way to fight antisemitism.
A perfect system for legalized money laundering and bribes. Eventually scams and corruption drive out any legitimate actors.
Popularism!
% who think the ICE agent should | shouldn't face criminal charges for shooting the woman in Minneapolis
— YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) January 12, 2026
U.S. adult citizens 53% | 30%
Democrats 90% | 4%
Independents 54% | 23%
Republicans 14% | 63%https://t.co/GqcDaoLLCR pic.twitter.com/TBJTzqiaTv
60% support “criminally prosecuting any ICE agent who kills someone,” reducing ICE’s size and funding at +11, but the most incredible stat is “keeping ICE in its current form” is ***10 points*** less popular than abolishing it entirely. pic.twitter.com/MZC3MofTBf
— Isi Breen (@isaiah_bb) January 13, 2026
Monday, January 12, 2026
America's Worst Humans
Some Dems think going on Fox is a very smart way to reach that audience, the people least likely to vote for Democrats. I don't think that's true, obviously, but the only way to do it with integrity is if you intend to say things that ensure you won't be invited back.
Fake Grievances
Both The Right and the dipshit center regularly both imagine they're courageously standing up to power to fight fake battles.
It is hard to find a product in the supermarket that doesn't have labels boasting about its protein content. They add protein to everything these days.
I even lean in the direction of "the increased emphasis on protein is probably good"* but we have been living in that world for awhile!
*Not interested in a big argument about this, but my reason is that while the standard claim of "the average American gets plenty of protein" was perfectly true, it was pretty easy to not be in that category and not understand that it was a problem given the long lack of focus on protein (not the case, recently!). Sure people typically get plenty of protein, but also you really need protein! The humble protein-and-fiber-filled bean is our savior.
Fed Independence
Sure this is bad, but also I will not be surprised if we discover that The Markets and The Titans of Industry care much less about supposed Fed independence than we have been led to believe.
I WILL NEVER STOP FIGHTING FOR YOOOOOUUUUUUU
This ain't it, chief.
Senator Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should be "reformed, not abolished" and plays a "role" in the country following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in her home state.
It is very easy to say that of course we need immigration enforcement, but Trump has corrupted the existing institutions so much that we need to begin again.
That should be the "moderate" position.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Protests
Dems hate protests for both understandable and bad reasons, but if people don't see much leadership from the people they elected, then they are going to find their own way.
There is no magic wand, nobody thinks there is, but good politicians could at least convincingly fake that they were on the side of people being gunned down by the government agency they keep supporting, and few of these guys can do that.
There is no magic wand, nobody thinks there is, but good politicians could at least convincingly fake that they were on the side of people being gunned down by the government agency they keep supporting, and few of these guys can do that.
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