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Rick Hines

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Musician, illustrator living in Seattle with my wife and two small dogs.

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Democrats need to do more than post on social media and curse in press conferences about ICE terrorizing communities.

Stop funding President Trump’s personal agents.

Arrest ICE agents that are breaking laws.

The moderate wing of the Democratic Party is failing the people.

14.01.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 195 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3
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Supreme Court opens election litigation floodgates, says any candidate can challenge voting laws Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: Any candidate for federal office may challenge election laws governing their election, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 7-2 decision Wednesday, potentially triggering a deluge of litigation over the counting and certifying of results. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

14.01.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 2049 πŸ” 1121 πŸ’¬ 369 πŸ“Œ 167
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Congressman Ted Lieu, a former Air Force veteran, issued a stark warning to U.S. military members, that military action against Greenland without explicit congressional authorization would constitute following illegal orders. He reminded service members they swear an oath to the Constitution, not πŸ€‘β€¦

13.01.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 9251 πŸ” 2775 πŸ’¬ 221 πŸ“Œ 105
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:

"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."

"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

13.01.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 29513 πŸ” 7709 πŸ’¬ 962 πŸ“Œ 544
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β€˜I won’t be intimidated’: Dem lawmaker vows to fight after DOJ expands probe of β€˜illegal orders’ video Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested an interview with Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) over his participation in a video last year reminding U.S. military and intelligence service members that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

14.01.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 6436 πŸ” 2209 πŸ’¬ 423 πŸ“Œ 155
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Trump is using ICE to terrorize our cities. He is using DOJ to target his political opponents. He will eventually try to steal the 2026 election. I started Democracy Docket to be fiercely independent and unbowed. Become a member now to help support its work and to stay informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

13.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 948 πŸ” 290 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 6

It's "America First" until Netanyahu asks for money and bombs.

It's "America First" until Americans demand universal healthcare.

It's "America First" until Americans demand tuition-free college.

It's "America First" until an American citizen is shot in the face by ICE.

13.01.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 175 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a post on X by Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) saying Jerome Powell isn’t lowering interest rates because of Trump’s β€œirrational tariff policy,” and that Trump’s actions threaten the country’s economic fabric and prosperity. Below the text is a video thumbnail showing Ro Khanna speaking indoors in a suit, with a U.S. flag to his left, bookshelves behind him, and a floor lamp to his right. The video shows a 0:55 timestamp and a speaker icon.

Screenshot of a post on X by Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) saying Jerome Powell isn’t lowering interest rates because of Trump’s β€œirrational tariff policy,” and that Trump’s actions threaten the country’s economic fabric and prosperity. Below the text is a video thumbnail showing Ro Khanna speaking indoors in a suit, with a U.S. flag to his left, bookshelves behind him, and a floor lamp to his right. The video shows a 0:55 timestamp and a speaker icon.

Rep. Khanna brings the fire.

13.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 1781 πŸ” 295 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 4
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You're Not Preparing. You Should Be. What to do when waiting becomes the worst option

open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...

14.01.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Feds, Minneapolis officials dispute details on fatal ICE shooting Homeland Security officials said Renee Nicole Good was attempting to run over ICE officers before she was fatally shot.

@newsnation.bsky.social

Are you fucking kidding me?

Have you seen the video?

There is no dispute, DHS is lying!!

www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immi...

08.01.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ β€œWE MUST TOPPLE THIS REGIME” chants the crowd as hundreds of New Yorkers gather in solidarity with Minneapolis.

08.01.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 117 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Watching from a different country, it's always been a bit of an eye roll when all the gun freaks in the US kept saying we need them to protect against a bad government and it's been made clear with all this shit is what a lot of us knew...it was really about "protecting against brown people" racism.

08.01.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 1742 πŸ” 468 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump says he will force Venezuela to hand over millions of barrels of sanctioned oil, which the U.S. will sell off under his control.

Hello? This is naked extortion of a sovereign country. It’s far past time for Congress to grow a spine and rein in our tinpot dictator.

07.01.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 2485 πŸ” 626 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 20
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This photo was taken just as the ICE agent killed a 37-year old American citizen and mother who had just dropped off her 6-year old daughter at school. The officer is not in danger and was not injured. There is no riot. (Trump lies.) He is standing at the open window and killing the woman.

08.01.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 643 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 20
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08.01.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 5968 πŸ” 1728 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 65

Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock?

Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our β€œexpertise” as well?

08.01.2026 03:03 πŸ‘ 5742 πŸ” 1272 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 48
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After the MURDER of an American citizen, Mayor Jacob Frey, with ZERO fucks left to give, tells Trump's ICE Nazis, "Get the fuck out of Minneapolis." πŸ™ŒπŸ™πŸ’ͺπŸ‘βœŠοΈπŸ‘‡

08.01.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Video shows moment ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis | CNN Video taken by a witness shows the moment an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in a vehicle in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

ICE MURDERS a woman in COLD BLOOD. TRUMP again LIES about the scene. Watch with your own eyes.

Trump LIES
A woman DIES

07.01.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 483 πŸ” 184 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 2

Call it what it is: MURDER!

08.01.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE agent shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown Authorities say a federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist when she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement officers during an immigration crackdown in the city.

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07.01.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 795 πŸ” 364 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 25
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Grand Rapids Police Arrest Protest Antiwar Organizer on TV After She Condemns Trump Demonstrators rallied outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan where NicolΓ‘s Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were being arraigned Monday, protesting both for and against his detention by the Unite...

www.democracynow.org/2026/1/6/hea...

06.01.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

This is not enforcing our immigration laws, this is terrorizing American citizens and protestors by labeling normal citizens as terrorists when in face DHS has become a terrorist organization.

08.01.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Watching the footage from Minneapolis is a gut‑punch reminder of the darkest chapters in our history. We don’t need 2,000 federal agents storming our citiesβ€”we need a federal government that actually respects the Constitution it swore to uphold.

07.01.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 473 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

07.01.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 31224 πŸ” 10289 πŸ’¬ 780 πŸ“Œ 548

Trump shot and killed an American citizen in Minneapolis today. He gave the orders. His responsibility.

07.01.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 2174 πŸ” 403 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 0
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WITNESS: "I just can't let this narrative of self-defense go any further. That’s absolutely not what it was… ICE agents didn’t let anyone help her for 15 minutes, then medics couldn’t get through with their ambulance.”

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What Brazil’s January 8 Can Teach Us About January 6 In 2021, the January 6 Capitol attack exposed deep connections between the US state and far-right groups. When something similar happened in Brazil in 2023, it prompted a national attempt to reform th...

Brazil succeeded in holding coup plotters accountable. "If β€” when the glass has been swept away & the trials are over β€” those who empowered, guided, mobilized, and legitimized [the riots] are never held to account, then... the conditions for repetition remain intact.” jacobin.com/2026/01/janu...

07.01.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 7756 πŸ” 2444 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 110

Why wait until 2028?
Why even naively assume there will be an election then or even this fall?
This wait and see attitude … inexplicable.

07.01.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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NOW: Minneapolis rises in outrage. β€œSAY HER NAME!” They’re demanding justice for Renee Good, an American citizen killed by ICE this morning.

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