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February 5, 2026

Anti-ICE chant erupts at AEW pro wrestling match in Las Vegas, pausing event and startling wrestler

Brody King, competing against wrestler MJF in the ring at the Vegas match, has been outspoken against ICE and organized campaigns to raise money supporting immigrant communities.

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/wrestling/wrestling-fans-launch-anti-ice-chant-aew-match-las-vegas-pausing-event-rcna257579

Fans at an All Elite Wrestling match on Wednesday night broke out into an anti-ICE chant that briefly paused the pro-wrestling match and appeared to startle one of the wrestlers in the ring.

At the AEW World Championship Eliminator Match in Las Vegas, which was being broadcast live on TBS and HBO Max, a loud and sustained cry against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of “F--- ICE” reverberated through the audience before the opening bell rang.

Reigning champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF, looked shocked as the chant began, seeming to break character and staring into the camera wide eyed before scanning the crowd. Brody King, in the opposite corner, can be seen looking at the audience and nodding.

King has been outspoken against ICE in the weeks leading up to the Championship Eliminator Match. The pro wrestler and lead vocalist of the heavy metal band God’s Hate collaborated with artists and a printing company to release t-shirts raising money for the Minnesota Rights Action Committee.

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AEW is a professional wrestling organization that competes with the more well-known WWE. WWE is owned by the same company as UFC and are linked with Trump.

January 28, 2026

We overperformed by 20 points in a Minnesota state house special election!

BOOM! We won 95.6% to 4.4%!!!

This was a Harris 71+ district.

🎉 BOOM!!

DFL candidate Meg Luger-Nikolai ends up winning by 91.2 points!

That's a 20 POINT OVERPERFORMANCE in a seat Harris won by 71 points!

Charles Gaba ✡️ (@charlesgaba.com) 2026-01-28T03:52:38.415Z
January 21, 2026

Media lauds Trump's Davos speech as 'very strong' as world cringes

Mainstream media outlets on Wednesday once again reported on a strange, rambling speech by President Donald Trump as if it were a normal presentation, continuing the tradition of “sanewashing” his rhetoric and misinforming their audiences.


But soon after the speech was over, CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer characterized Trump’s rant “very strong,” betraying the haphazard and unfocused remarks that had just aired on the news network.

The New York Times reported on the speech in a piece headlined “Trump Threatens Europe Over Greenland but Rules Out Sending Troops.” That was based on Trump’s statement, “I don’t have to use force. I don’t want to use force. I won’t use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland.”

But this ignores Trump’s considerable history during his time as a tabloid media figure, a reality TV host, and as a politician during which he has lied with abandon. Trump’s claim that he would not use force against Greenland should rationally be put in context of his past claim that President Barack Obama was not a natural born citizen (a lie) or that climate change was a “hoax” from China (a massive lie).

More at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/21/2364648/-Media-lauds-Trump-s-Davos-speech-as-very-strong-as-world-cringes

January 21, 2026

GOP furious after Newsom gives them taste of their own medicine

Republicans are up in arms after California Gov. Gavin Newsom set a special election to fill a GOP-held House seat for Aug. 4—the latest date he could under state law.

The move ensures that the seat—left vacant when Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa died unexpectedly on Jan. 6—will be open for eight months, thereby robbing House Speaker Mike Johnson of a critical vote in his narrow and unruly majority.

“Gavin Newsom’s decision to punt this special election to August is a blatant waste of taxpayer dollars and a disservice to the people of California’s First District," National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson whined in a statement. "He could have scheduled this election alongside the June primary, but instead chose to leave this seat vacant for months. Californians deserve a voice in Congress, and Newsom is denying them one for purely political reasons.”

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa of California also complained, writing in a post on X, "When its [sic] a Democrat seat, Newsom says the goal is representation as soon as possible. When its [sic] Republican, he purposely leaves constituents stranded."

More at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/20/2364377/-GOP-furious-after-Newsom-gives-them-taste-of-their-own-medicine
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Nice work Gavin!

January 14, 2026

Maybe "neo-Nazi" isn't hyperbole: Trump admin has asked UPenn for "lists of Jews."

From Daily Kos:

To this point, I’ve resisted the urge to label Trump, his administration, or his supporters as neo-Nazis or neo-Fascists. However, it’s getting harder and harder to resist the urge and maintain my sanity. Almost buried in the Gish Gallop of daily outrages, corruption, and incompetencies is this story reported in The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/upenn-trump-jews-list) :

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is demanding [University of Pennsylvania] turn over names and personal information about Jewish members of the Penn community as part of the administration’s stated goal to combat antisemitism on campuses. But some Jewish faculty and staff have condemned the government’s demand as “a visceral threat to the safety of those who would find themselves identified because compiling and turning over to the government ‘lists of Jews’ conjures a terrifying history”, according to a press release put out by the groups’ lawyers.

More at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/1/13/2363188/-Maybe-neo-Nazi-isn-t-hyperbole-Trump-admin-has-asked-UPenn-for-lists-of-Jews

January 4, 2026

Miami Herald reported last year a deal was offered to U.S. by Venezuelan V.P.

A group of senior Venezuelan government officials, led by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez and her brother Jorge, who is president of the National Assembly, have quietly promoted a series of initiatives in recent months aimed at presenting themselves to Washington as a “more acceptable” alternative to Nicolás Maduro’s regime, according to people with direct knowledge of the talks.

The proposals, funneled through intermediaries in Qatar, sought to persuade sectors of the U.S. government that a “Madurismo without Maduro” could enable a peaceful transition in Venezuela—preserving political stability without dismantling the ruling apparatus.

According to the sources, Qatari mediators presented to the U.S. two formal proposals this year, one in April and another in September. Both outlined potential governing mechanisms without Maduro in power. In those scenarios, Delcy Rodríguez would serve as the institutional continuity figure, while retired Gen. Miguel Rodríguez Torres, who is currently in exile and is not related to the Rodriguez siblings, would head a transitional government.

The central argument, the sources said, was that the Rodríguez siblings represent a “more palatable” version of so-called chavismo — the socialist ideology named for deceased leader Hugo Chávez — for Washington, since neither has been indicted on narcotrafficking charges by U.S. courts. However, former regime officials— whose accounts have been used by U.S. prosecutors in cases linked to the so-called Cartel of the Suns—have implicated both siblings in logistical support and money laundering operations.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article312516272.html#storylink=cpy

December 23, 2025

From Data Set 8 of Epstein files-Trump talks to "Jeffrey" in a limo about "abusing girls"

The victim them committed suicide after reporting the incident

https://old.reddit.com/r/complaints/comments/1ptt9tb/data_set_8_of_the_epstein_files_show_that_a/

EDIT-Can somebody post the photo of the testimony attached to this?

EDIT 2-Per further discussion on Reddit, this could be a tip phoned in to the FBI that may not have been investigated. Take this with a grain of salt, folks.

December 20, 2025

Nearly 40 Years Old-But It Could Be An Anthem For Our Times



Pink Floyd - On The Turning Away

Album: A Momentary Lapse of Reason

Year: 1987

Music: Gilmour

-- LYRICS --

On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"

It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud

On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night

No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?
December 17, 2025

I think this is how Trump would try for a third term

Remember how Justice Barrett was interviewed and said the 22nd Amendment was law, but also said something to the effect that it had never been challenged?

So Trump runs for a third term-
-Some states refuse to put him on the ballot, claiming the 22nd Amendment-
-Trump sues, and appeals, eventually goes to the Supremes-

-and guess who wins, 6-3?

December 16, 2025

Quick question you need to ask Jill Stein supporters: Where is she now?

For someone who once cast herself as the great disruptor of America’s two-party system, Jill Stein has a habit of vanishing once the campaign banners come down. As Trump’s second term grinds on, marked by mounting damage and disorder, Stein is largely absent, surfacing only for the occasional sparsely attended talk in places like Seattle.

Where is the outrage over the ICE kidnappings? Or the rallies to stop Trump’s attack on renewable projects? Giant wind farms are near completion, which would provide millions of homes with electricity, but have been shut down after spending billions because Trump has a very weird hatred for wind. Trump also cancelled finishing the largest solar farm in North America, destroying jobs and cutting off access to desperately needed energy.

It’s hard not to notice how quiet she’s been while Trump continues undoing environmental protections she once claimed as her top issue. For someone who branded herself as an environmental crusader, her silence is deafening.

The rest of us figured out a long time ago that she is a Russian-puppet fraud who only pops up every four years to help right-wing billionaires and the GOP. She didn’t cost us the election in 2024, but she didn’t do us any favors either.

More at https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/15/2348107/-Quick-question-you-need-to-ask-Jill-Stein-supporters-Where-is-she-now

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