Yossarian's Roost Resuscitated

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours… [breath in DEEP for this…]
1. TMZ video shows a heckler yelling “pedophile protector” at DJT during a Ford Dearborn factory tour; DJT mouths “f— you” and flips him off; WH says response was “appropriate and unambiguous;” worker TJ Sabula suspended, says he has no regrets
2. Protester permanently blinded after DHS agent fires nonlethal round at close range as immigration agents have shot more than a dozen people in DJT’s second term; DJT warns MN Dems on Truth Social: ‘THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING’
3. TX Observer reports ICE prosecutor Jim Rodden ran a white supremacist X account praising Hitler, white supremacy; despite probes and promises of review, he was seen back prosecuting cases in Dallas immigration court this week
4. In CBS interview with Tony Dokoupil, DJT confronted with his comments calling Renee Good a ‘domestic terrorist’ from her grieving father - an alleged DJT supporter; DJT said “under normal circumstances, [she] was a very solid, wonderful person,” but defended ICE and criticized her actions
5. Joe Rogan criticizes ICE tactics: 'Are we really going to be the Gestapo?’; says people now see ICE as ‘murderous military people’ and calls fatal shooting of Renee Good ‘horrific’
6. At least 6 career prosecutors in MN have resigned after DOJ leaders pushed them to investigate Renee Good’s widow and frame the fatal ICE shooting as an assault on the agent Johnathan Ross instead of a civil-rights investigation into his actions
7. DHS Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents after Renee Good’s death; leaks personal information of 4,500 ICE and BP agents online in huge data breach
8. 2 US teen citizens/employees violently detained by ICE in MN Target; forced to the ground, then into SUV, then dumped in different parking lot as clashes rise in Minneapolis and agents use teargas on protestors throughout the city
9. I’m disabled!' woman screams on video as masked ICE agents pull her through car window, arrests her for trying to pass them to get to the doctor on a street where ICE was conducting a raid
10. House Dems allege DJT admin is ‘courting’ J6 rioters for ICE employment; sends 3-page letter to Kristi Noem and AG Pam Bondi requesting 'all records regarding the solicitation and hiring of anyone in connection to the J6 attack on the Capitol"
11. Clintons say 'now is that time' to 'fight for this country’ after refusing to testify in Epstein investigation as House Oversight GOP threatens to hold them in contempt
12. DOJ blasts Trump-appointed judge for questioning Lindsey Halligan's role as Halligan doubles down on US attorney title and DOJ says Halligan is still a US attorney, despite a judge disqualifying her
13. Denmark and Greenland ministers to meet Vance, Rubio at WH today despite repeated rebuffs to be acquired by US and Greenland PM Nielsen saying ‘We choose Denmark’ over joining US
14. 1 of 3 court challenges to 'Alligator Alcatraz' has ended as detainee agrees to leave US, asks that lawsuit be dismissed; plaintiff M.A. arrived “entered the facility able to walk, but he is now in a wheelchair,” his lawsuit said; 2 others still pending
15. LA indicts anothe doctor [CA] for mailing abortion pills to a resident escalating a clash with shield-law states like CA and NY over cross-state abortion care; Gov Landry says he would sign the extradition order against the doctor, Rémy Coeytaux of Sonoma County, CA
16. WH to end temporary protected status for Somalis, must leave by March 17; DJT threatens to revoke citizenship of naturalized immigrants convicted of fraud in Dearborn factory speech repeating xenophobic remarks about Dem congresswoman Ilhan Omar
17. BBC wants DJT’s defamation lawsuit over the way they edited his 2021 speech thrown out of court; warns DJT may have to disclose details about assets as part of the lawsuit
18. After Renee Good’s death, Stephen Miller falsely claimed on Fox News that ICE agents have “federal immunity” and anyone who stops them commits a felony; “he is not a lawyer…the law and constitution are clear. States can arrest federal officials who violate their laws,” says experts
19. 2 top aides to DJT’s Labor Sec Lori Chavez-DeRemer were placed on leave as the Labor Dept’s IG probes allegations of an extramarital affari with a subordinate, travel fraud, and workplace misconduct like stashes of alcohol in the office, personal trips disguised as work trips, etc
20. DJT drops appeal, ending bid to withhold transportation funds from states that won’t aid ICE enforcement; ACLU dismisses lawsuit after DJT quietly restored tens of millions to Planned Parenthood after claims they did not comply with his DEI policies
21. Another ex-NY Mayor Eric Adams official charged in another corruption case; Anthony Herbert federally charged with bribery and kickbacks, pressuring officials to hire companies for public housing contracts, and committing PPP loan fraud
22. Some Dems want to withhold DHS funds after fatal ICE shooting in MN of Renee Good unless Congress adds rules on ICE conduct — like showing ID, staying at the border, and needing warrants
23. Secret grand jury transcripts show senior MAGA die-hards like Lindsey Graham, Brian Kemp, and David Ralston, found DJT’s 2020 election fraud claims baseless, calling his push for fake electors ““unnerving,” “fruitless,” and “the craziest thing I’ve heard”
24. Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, 15 when she refused to give up her bus seat in 1955—months before Rosa Parks—has died at 86; her protest is what inspired and helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott movement that followed - RIP 🕊️
📌 Yes, all of these crazy 24 headlines really happened in the last 24 hours.
As a former history teacher, educator, and now lawyer, I’m constantly struck by the patterns that repeat across time, politics, and culture.
Yesterday, I posted a side-by-side of BP Chief Bovino and Colonel Steven Lockjaw from the Golden Globe–winning movie One Battle After Another. I want to unpack that so lock in for this next part.
For those who haven’t seen it yet, spoiler alert ahead: the film is a dark satire that exaggerates one enforcer’s obsession with proximity to power and order, using immigration enforcement as its backdrop.
Lockjaw isn’t just a villain — he’s a magnifying glass for a real-world logic, showing what happens when law becomes spectacle, dissent is delegitimized, and harm is reframed as necessity.
Let me explain.
The movie isn’t about immigration policy in a technical sense.
It’s about power, and enforcement is the vehicle.
One of its sharpest satirical targets is “law and order” absolutism.
Lockjaw claims legality as moral justification, treats enforcement as inherently righteous, and frames dissent as treason.
The satire of it all flips the law itself into the punchline: if law authorizes cruelty, cruelty becomes virtue.
By exaggerating the logic, the film highlights a pattern we see today: when enforcement is framed not as policy but as a civilizational battle, brutality becomes normalized.
Lockjaw’s militarized units underline the absurdity.
They move like an occupying force, with heavy gear, total operational secrecy, and even applying “enemy” language to civilians.
The film asks: what happens when border logic is applied everywhere, not just the border? Sound familiar?
It’s a direct commentary on modern immigration politics, where borders are imagined into cities, federal enforcement operates far from any boundary, and civilian spaces effectively become zones of control.
Exaggeration here isn’t just for laughs — it reveals dynamics that are already playing out in real life.
Moral inversion is another key tool.
In the film, protesters are treated as threats, victims are suspected, and violence is framed as restoring order.
Real-world rhetoric mirrors this: enforcement equals patriotism, resistance equals criminality, and harm is necessary.
By pushing this inversion to extremes, the satire of the movie makes the underlying logic visible.
This is where the comparison to Bovino began to mean something to me.
It’s not about intent or personality — it’s about the role both occupy.
Think of it as an archetype: the “boundary enforcer.”
Enforcement in both cases is a performance.
Lockjaw stages power theatrically, while Bovino’s operations are highly visible, publicly defended, and rhetorically aggressive.
It isn’t quiet administration; it’s demonstration: watch us enforce the law.
Both also stretch the boundaries of authority.
Lockjaw expands from borders into neighborhoods and from criminals to anyone nearby.
Critics of real-world immigration operations see the same logic in broad stops, sweeping raids, and collateral targeting.
Civilian harm is minimized or dismissed, framed as “operational necessity” or “unavoidable.”
Dissent is treated as illegitimate, attempting to strip moral standing from anyone who challenges it.
I don’t see Bovino as Lockjaw.
I see Lockjaw as what this logic looks like with the brakes removed.
That’s the power of satire — it indicts systems, not individuals, and makes visible the trajectories of unchecked authority.
The difference is crucial: Lockjaw operates without accountability, while Bovino exists in a system with courts, media, law, and resistance — for now. The film functions as a cautionary mirror, not a literal comparison.
And that brings us back to the headlines you’ve been reading with me every day.
Patterns like these aren’t just in films — they’re in real decisions, public statements, and actions that make today’s news cycle feel both chaotic and familiar.
Each of the 24 headlines you’ve seen me share — whether about enforcement, politics, or public spectacle — reflects the same forces: power, authority, and the ways systems amplify or normalize it.
That’s why this side-by-side resonates.
The satire helps us see the logic behind the headlines, the forces shaping them, and why accountability — even small checks like documenting it for history as we are doing here with the #24in24 — matters more than ever.
One Battle After Another reminds us that when enforcement becomes about dominance rather than governance, the enforcer stops being a public servant and becomes a symbol of power itself.
Figures like Bovino feel familiar because they occupy the same intersection of law, force, and ideology — a space where rules are applied performatively, dissent is delegitimized, and harm is normalized.
This isn’t just a cinematic exaggeration; it’s the logic behind many of the stories we cover in the 24-in-24 headlines.
Each headline — whether it’s about high-profile enforcement actions, political spectacle, or the public theater of authority — is another reflection of this structural pattern.
Taken together, they aren’t isolated events but threads in a tapestry that shows how systems of power operate, replicate, and escalate.
Recognizing this pattern is crucial: it allows us to see beyond the immediate drama of the news cycle and understand the underlying dynamics that shape policy, rhetoric, and action.
The film’s satire, in other words, gives us a lens to read headlines like this critically — to see that what looks like chaos is often logic applied without brakes, and what feels shocking in the last 24 hours is part of a much longer story about how power asserts itself, how authority performs, and how societies choose which rules and values to uphold.
Mostly, what the movie shows us is that the patterns we see in these headlines aren’t random; they are a blueprint for the future, a glimpse of what our world could look like if we allow authority to operate without accountability.
Meaning… unless we act now, these headlines are not just stories we document — they are prophecy we are fulfilling day by day.
As always…links to sources will be📌’d in the comments below for each.
I will also 📌 my Substack for easier readability for those interested.
See you tomorrow!
~Ms. G, J.D.

True: The Venezuelan oil proceeds are being kept in a major account in Qatar.
• True: The accounts are controlled by the U.S. government.
• Not supported: Claims that Trump is personally pocketing the money.
• Very much in dispute: Whether the arrangement is legal or appropriate.

Robert Reich

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Everything Trump is doing now (from from Portland to Minneapolis to Chicago) is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours… [take your deep breath in now…]
1. “I can’t breathe:” Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide; fellow detainee says he heard Geraldo Campos say “I can’t breathe” in Spanish, then witnessed him being choked by guards at ICE detention center in TX on Jan 3
2. Initial reports from MN show after shot by ICE, responders found Renee Good with “irregular pulse,” 2 gunshot wounds to her chest, 1 to her forearm, and “possible gunshot wound to the left side of her head”
3. 6-month-old in MN needed CPR after ICE flash‑bangs and tear gas hit parents’ SUV with 6 kids inside which deployed airbags, hospitalizing 3 children (2 w/severe asthma) amid protests following ICE shootings
4. 'Make 'em famous!' MAGA border czar Tom Homan said he wants a database of protesters arrested for obstructing ICE, so that names/photos can be shared with employers, schools, etc
5. Prosecutions of pregnant women surge post-Dobbs: 412 cases in 2 years since Dobbs; mostly low-income women charged with child abuse, neglect or other crimes related to pregnancy or pregnancy loss; average was 85/yr
6. DJT cabinet secretaries conspired to violate Constitution, federal judge says; ‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
7. Federal judge says DJT cabinet participated in ‘unconstitutional conspiracy’ to violate the 1st Amendment by targeting pro-Palestinian students for detention/deportation; called the conduct ‘authoritarian’
8. CBS’ Bari Weiss, faced internal concern after reporting ICE agent Ross had “internal bleeding” post-Renee Good killing; staff worried it echoed a DJT admin leak and questioned vague medical claims
9. FL Gov candidate, James Fishback, wants 50% “sin tax” on ALL OnlyFans earnings to deter adult content; says tax could raise $200M to fund crisis-pregnancy centers, mental-health initiatives, education systems
10. Former AZ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema named in $75K suit over alleged affair with security team member; ex-wife says she seduced the father of 3, bought gifts and broke up their marriage; wife suing for ‘alienation of affection’
11. ACLU sues ICE in MN, alleging Somali and Latino citizens were racially profiled, stopped without warrants, shackled, fingerprinted, and harassed during Operation Metro Surge after Renee Good’s death
12. Ashley St. Clair, 1 of 4 baby mommas to Elon Musk’s 14 kids, sued xAI, claiming Grok chatbot made deepfake nude images of her (including as a child) alleging harassment/retaliation; seeks restraining order
13. DAG Todd Blanche calls protests in MN an “insurrection," accuses Gov. Walz/Mayor Jacob Frey of “terrorism;” then DJT threatens to use Insurrection Act to deploy troops to "put an end" to protests
14. US seizes the 6th oil tanker in Caribbean; the Russian-flagged Galileo was boarded by Coast Guard/Marines for defying DJT’s partial blockade on VZ oil linked to Iran; raises potential tensions with Russia
15. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gives her Nobel Peace Prize to DJT at WH meeting; the medal may be in DJT’s hands, but the peace prize is not his, Nobel officials say
16. Cuba repatriates 32 soldiers killed in US raid on VZ; officers, aged 26–60, were part of Maduro’s security; being honored in Havana amid rising US-Cuba tensions and DJT threats over oil and aid
17. POLLS: majority of Americans view ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Good as unjustified, express distrust for fed investigation; 53–56% say force was inappropriate, 51% say ICE enforcement makes cities less safe
18. Judges blocked DOJ efforts in CA and OR to obtain unredacted voter rolls, ruling states aren’t required to hand over sensitive voter data and citing privacy concerns and limits on federal authority
19. The Pentagon under DefSec Hegseth will now overhaul the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes to eliminate “woke distractions,” refocusing content on “warfighting” and military topics
20. Boeing knew since 2011 about flaws in UPS plane that crashed in Louisville killing 15 in Nov; NTSB says the MD-11 engine-mount part had caused crash had failed 4 TIMES before, but Boeing didn’t treat it as a safety risk
21. “they weren’t following anybody around,” lawyers for Renee Good say she and her partner stopped after spotting ICE near their home, asking what was happening; minutes later, Renee was dead
22. Appeals court reversed decision, says lower judge lacked authority to free Mahmoud Khalil; vacates order that released the pro-Palestinian activist from ICE custody, reopening door to his re-arrest
23. Progressive group Working Families Party launches primary effort to unseat Sen. John Fetterman in 2028; recruiting candidates, volunteers, and donors amid repeated votes breaking with Dem party
24. WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt crashes out, calls reporter a “left-wing hack” and “left-wing activist” for asking simple questions pushing back with statistics on narrative that ICE ‘does everything correctly’
📌 I repeat, all of those were from the last 24 hours. Every time I write one of these, I still have to pause and let it land: all of this happened in just the last 24 hours.
That fact alone should stop us in our tracks—not to panic, but to notice. Because this volume, this velocity, this relentlessness is NOT normal.
It it is also NOT accidental.
If it feels disorienting, overwhelming, or impossible to hold all at once, that’s because it’s designed to be. That is how this blog even got started; my realizing that fact.
For those new here—because it matters—I come to this work as a former educator, a historian, an advocate, and now a lawyer who never imagined that THIS is what my career would evolve into: standing at the intersection of law, history, and real‑time crisis, translating chaos into something people can at least try to make sense of. But here we are.
All I can say is that I hope this helps.
I never went to sleep last night, so I am beyond exhausted typing this. That said, I just want to thank you—for reading, for engaging, for questioning, for holding me accountable, and for trusting me enough to sit with uncomfortable truths.
Your presence here is not passive. It matters. It matters to me a lot. So, thank you… thank YOU... for every single ‘thank you’ that you leave me in the comments. Thank you for every like, comment, share, star, and subscriber who have joined this mission.
Words will never suffice in expressing my depth of gratitude.
Just know, I see you.
All I want to leave you with today is the reminder that what we’re witnessing is controlled chaos and flood-the-zone governance; a constant barrage meant to distract, exhaust, fragment attention, and keep you reacting instead of analyzing.
Each of these headlines on its own is crazy; together, they form the system.
And when you start naming the pattern—state power expanding, dissent being reframed as criminal, violence normalized, accountability blurred—you take away its greatest weapon: confusion.
That’s why I keep saying this, and I’ll keep saying it again—engage, but do not absorb.
You are meant to SEE this, not INTERNALIZE it.
AWARENESS IS THE FIRST STEP OF RESISTANCE; but that clear boundary and distinction, will be your greatest protection and weapon.
This... is why naming the thing matters. It puts a face on the fear, a shape to the chaos, and a voice to the truth.
Once named, it no longer lurks in shadow—it can be confronted, questioned, and dismantled.
Naming is the first crack in its armor; it is how we reclaim clarity, claim our space, and insist on seeing what is real.
Therefore the goal is not despair here; my goal is discernment.
You are not weak for feeling overwhelmed by this pace—you are human for it. These days, that is a good thing.
Your greatest strength will come in refusing to let the noise dull your moral compass or your sense of proportion... because history doesn’t just turn on dramatic moments—it turns on ordinary people like you and me who refuse to look away and who insist on naming reality even and especially when it’s uncomfortable.
If you’re still here, still reading, still thinking critically, still feeling anything at a time meant to overwhelm you into silence, that alone is an act of defiance, and I’m grateful to be doing this alongside you. YOU... are why I keep doing this every day.
Truth is, I wouldn’t want to face any other period of history, or with anyone else. We are meant to be here—right now—seeing clearly, holding one another, and figuring out what our responsibility in this period of the timeline looks like.
I believe that with every fiber of my being.
I also believe this moment will test us, push us to our limits, and try to shrink our hearts and our resolve.
Yet, to show up anyway, to name what is real, and to hold space for truth and compassion—that... is courage in its purest form.
For that, I am grateful to have accidentally started this #24in24 blog and be walking through this chapter with you.
Because I am proud to know that there are still people in this world like me ready to give everything they got — but up.
I am humbled to stand in these historic times on the right side of history, surrounded by brothers and sisters—strangers I would lay down my life for—in solidarity.
Because that is what it means to stand—rooted in love, knowing only the fiercest love can carry us through a time meant to break us with hate.
If you read this far, take a breath… hold… then release; and repeat as necessary.
Step back when you need to, and come back when you’re ready.
We will hold the line.
Stay curious; stay grounded; stay connected.
And remember: engage, but do NOT absorb.
Love you, guys and gals. See you for the Live #24in24 on this page at 9am CST.
As always…links to sources will be📌’d in the comments below, and I will also 📌 my Substack for easier readability for those interested.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Armed Black Panther Party for Self‑Defense presence in Philadelphia
• Members identifying as the Philadelphia chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self‑Defense attended an anti‑ICE protest at City Hall.
• They wore black jackets with the Panther logo, berets, and carried military‑style weapons, which they are legally allowed to do in Pennsylvania.
🗣️ Paul Birdsong’s statements
• Paul Birdsong, identifying as the chapter’s chairman, told The Philadelphia Inquirer:
“That wouldn’t have happened if we were there… Not a single person would have gotten touched.”
• He repeated similar comments on local TV, warning ICE agents against using force at protests.
⚠️ Context: The killi

Hmmmm...........

Mediaite
Mediaite
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Mayor Jacob Frey Says ‘I Do Not Support Abolishing ICE’ After Telling Agents to 'Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis'

When I read a story I often check ai to see if it is confirmed. Doesn't make me always accurate, but it cuts down on failure.

A U.S. carrier strike group is indeed moving toward the Middle East right now, centered on the USS Abraham Lincoln, with the shift driven by escalating U.S.–Iran tensions.

Prof Zenkus
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Here it comes. Senate Democrats agreeing to INCREASE funds for ICE. Less than 2 weeks after ICE shot a woman 3 times in the face in broad daylight. You don't hate this party enough.
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Pablo Manríquez
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🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.

Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.

the latest reporting shows the U.S. carrier strike group is still en route toward the Middle East, with no diversion or slowdown reported. The USS Abraham Lincoln and its three destroyers continue their transit after being ordered out of the South China Sea, and the move is being treated as preparation for possible sustained operations against Iran.

Morgan Cameron Ross
Morgan_C_Ross

-74% of all insulin used in America comes from Denmark.
-100% of all Ozempic used in America comes from Denmark
-15% of all shipping containers arriving in America come from a Danish company

All 3 are being discussed within Denmark to halt.

In short, 24 headlines from the weekend… [take a deep breath in now…]
1. WSJ reports that DJT’s ICE agents receive a bonus if they meet their 3K arrests per day quota (the # it would take to reach 1M arrests in a year); even if the people they arrest are later released
2. 4 ICE agents ate lunch at El Tapatio restaurant in Willmar, MN, on Jan. 14; they waited for the employees to close the restaurant, followed them, then arrested them
3. $1B cash will buy permanent seat on DJT’s new ‘Board of Peace’ (new body of world leaders to oversee Gaza’s next steps); only select “founding members” invited; Hungary & Vietnam have accepted; Israel objects
4. NH Christian bishop Rob Hirschfeld warns clergy to be sure ‘their wills written’ in wake of Renee Good’s death; did not call for violence, but said people of Christian faith should prepare for "new era of martyrdom"
5. US federal forces permanently blind 2 protesters shot in the face at close range with ‘less-lethal’ munitions during anti-ICE protest last week in Santa Ana, CA
6. DOJ asks federal judge to deny request for special master to monitor Epstein file release, argues Reps. Khanna[CA] and Massie[KY] lack standing and Judge Engelmayer “lacks the authority” to grant request
7. Pentagon puts 1,500 active-duty Army troops on standby for possible deployment to MN as Mayor Frey says it’s meant to intimidate amid protests and Gov Walz mobilizes NG to help support public safety
8. Cities cut contracts with Flock Safety (AI license-plate tracker) after ICE and BP used its data to monitor US drivers and investigate “No Kings” and anti-ICE protests; Home Depot investors demand review
9. Kristi Noem clashed with CBS’ Margaret Brennan over ICE data and Renee Good shooting; defended agent Ross & confirmed internal review; denied chemical use then backtracked after receipts and blamed protestors
10. LA priest, Korey LaVergne[37], arrested on 3 counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile hours after presiding over mass; reigniting diocese abuse scandal, last month paying $305M to 600 survivors
11. Jacob Winkler[33], arrested for a felony punishable by 5 yrs for allegedly aiming a laser at Marine One transporting DJT, was acquitted in 35 mins; another loss for Fox News US Atty Jeanine Pirro
12. Anti-ICE demonstrators in MN outnumbered and chased off a small pro-ICE rally led by Jan. 6 pardoned insurrectionis Jake Lang, who later claimed he was stabbed amid scuffles
13. MN federal judge bars federal agents in MN from arresting, detaining, pepper‑spraying or otherwise retaliating against peaceful protesters unless there’s reasonable suspicion of a crime
14. Black Hawk Army pilot Chris Busby[28] married Stephanie Velasquez[25], 48 hrs later she was arrested at ICE check-in; he’s spent 6 weeks trying to free her despite pending asylum and no record
15. DJT hits 8 European countries with tariffs to pressure Greenland purchase; EU officials call tariff “blackmail,” hold emergency meeting considering $107B in retaliatory-tariffs as tensions spark new trade war
16. US forces carried out a 3rd retaliatory strike in Syria, killing Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, an Al-Qaeda-linked leader tied to a Dec ISIS ambush in Palmyra that killed 2 US soldiers and an American interpreter
17. SC’s measles outbreak has doubled in a week, reaching 558 cases since Oct; over 500 are quarantined with 200 active infections; cases reported in 3 states as vaccination rates fall amid RFK Jr.’s vaccine overhaul
18. Since Sept, DHS officers have shot 11 people during immigration enforcement, killing 3; most incidents involved firing into vehicles; experts warn of a troubling pattern as ICE and CBP operations expand
19. Accused Charlie Kirk shooter Tyler Robinson seeks to disqualify prosecutors, amid claims of conflict of interest tied to a prosecutor’s family member present at the shooting
20. DJT pardoned ex–Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced, indicted in 2022 for bribery, later pleading guilty to a lesser campaign finance charge; 2 co-defendants [FBI agent and banker] also pardoned
21. SCOTUS expected to issue new rulings Tues, 1/20 with several cases including DJT’s tariffs still undecided; added 4 new cases, including disputes on geofence warrants and Roundup weedkiller
22. VA Dems pass constitutional amendment to let legislators redraw congressional maps mid‑decade; measure now goes to voters in an Apr referendum; if approved, could net Dems 3-4 seats
23. MN citizens keep guard at schools/warn community as immigration agents demand proof of citizenship in “show me your papers” stops; lawyers allege DHS is denying legal counsel to MN detainees
24. Buddhist monks pass halfway mark on 2,300-mile Walk for Peace through US; overcoming injuries and a dog’s surgery, aiming to reach DC and seek federal recognition of Vesak, promoting peace and compassion
📌 Yes—all of that came from just this past weekend. And what’s worse, there is so much more that 24 slots will never be enough.
Consider this your daily reminder: No folks, you are not crazy.
This, is NOT normal.
Yet, here you are. You’ve shown up once again for the day-to-day work of staying engaged. That matters. You’ve offered me encouragement and grace in the comments, and for that — I want to say thank you.
Thank you for your curiosity. Thank you for trying to recognize patterns and connect the dots even when the chaos tries to blur them.
As a former history teacher, historian, advocate, and lawyer, I often return to lessons from those who carried moral clarity into my storms.
Today, my obvious anchor is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On this Martin Luther King Day, I wanted to talk to you of my favorite speech of his — the one he gave on April 3, 1968, at the Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee for the sanitation workers’ march —“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” [I encourage each of you to listen (I will 📌) it.]
For those who do not know, that would be his last speech, given the the night before he was assassinated.
In it, he speaks about a conversation he had with God—imagining God had asked him if he could live at any point in history, where would he choose to be.
He then takes us on a hypothetical journey, considering where he would want to be if he could witness or take part in any pivotal moment in world history: with Aristotle and the early philosophers? maybe during the Reformation, witnessing Martin Luther’s theses? —but no, he chooses not to linger either of those.
In fact, he frames his entire reflection specifically NOT to escape the present, but to highlight the gravity and importance of the moment they were all in at that time.
He goes on to speak of a Promised Land, of an arc of justice bending, and the whole message is that he see’s his purpose is not to be everywhere or even to survive anymore - but to stand fully in the moment he has been given now, unafraid.
By the end, he chooses Memphis, the sanitation workers, the crisis at hand — because this is where his life intersects with justice, and injustice demanded his presence.
Even as Dr. King accurately predicts in the speech he may not live to see the victory, he is the embodiment of a deeper truth for me: that the work itself is holy when you step into it knowing full well that not every spark in the movement will live to feel the warmth of the flame—but what matters, is that the flame burns.
On Martin Luther King Day in 2020, a tarp covering one of the Hard Rock collapse victims, Quinnyon Wimberly, blew off, revealing his remains left to decay on public display in downtown New Orleans.
The images taken went viral, and my students brought them to me. And that was when I learned that history and principle only matter when you step into them.
In protesting for the next year to get these 2 men out of the collapse site, then traveling from protest to protest across the country for the next year through 2021 — I understood in a way I never could in a classroom — that courage is not knowing if you’ll survive, but stepping fully into the work knowing none of us were ever going to anyway; and what matters is what we choose to do with the time we are given.
This is the crux of what I want you to carry with you today; what I believe Dr. King meant: That courage is not bravado. It is not certainty. It is not knowing how the story ends.
Courage is choosing to step into the moment you are living in, fully and honestly, even when the cost is unclear and the outcome is not yours to control.
Dr. King’s writings, his speeches, his life, all remind us that history is not a spectator sport.
We must engage fully, act deliberately, and remember that courage is measured NOT by whether we survive to see victory, but by whether we show up for the work in the day-to-day.
And if we are willing to step into it, to carry even a single spark, we become co-creators of the flame that will light the way forward; and it matters not if we get to see it.
That, in the thick of history, is always the place to be — which is why I believe he chose the present.
Which is what I hope you choose too.
Because the arc does not bend itself—it moves when and where on the timeline we place our hands on it, and this moment needs us all.
Deep breath in… hold… relax your jaw; and release.
Repeat as necessary.
As always…links to sources will be📌’d in the comments below for each.
I will also 📌 my Substack for easier readability for those interested.
PS: No Live at 9am today.
See you tomorrow!
~Ms. G, J.D.

No new MLK thread from me this year. First time in several years. Because never any participation.

Shaun King
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💔After He Denies Genocide and Professes His "Crystal Clear Love" for Israel, I Will Oppose Gavin Newsom if He Runs for President
When a future presidential contender denies genocide in Gaza, we’re obligated to say it plainly: no.
I won't feel guilty for opposing ANYONE who says genocide isn't real and that they have a crystal clear love for Israel. Period.

Secretary Dead Parrot Society
MyFirstCousin
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Trump's fake 'peace board' is a front for Jared Kushner's real estate development company and the $1 billion to join it is to finance the luxury seafront apartments. It's one of the biggest crimes of the century.

In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours… [take a deep breath and unclench your jaw…]
1. TODAY: 'We will be ungovernable!' Massive walkout of work, school, commerce at 2pm for 1-year anti-DJT anniversary: thousands join “Free America;” protesters; vow disruption, saying marches aren’t enough after ICE violence
2. DJT demolished the Presidential Emergency Operations Center [PEOC] bunker under the WH East Wing for $400M ballroom; taxpayers will pay for new top-secret underground facility being rebuilt
3. WH backs Labor Sec Lori Chavez-DeRemer despite bombshell probe she allegedly took staff to strip club on an official trip to OR; plus accusations of travel fraud and an affair with a subordinate
4. Oxfam Report 2025: billionaire wealth hit $18.3T, growing 3× faster than prior years; 1 in 4 face hunger, ~1/2 live in poverty; billionaires exploit wealth for political power, worsening global inequality and eroding rights
5. DoJ’s Civil Rights Atty Harmeet Dhillon puts Don Lemon “on notice;” threatens him with charges under the KKK Act for reporting on protest at Cities Church, MN where demonstrators interrupted service to protest pastor serving as ICE agent; but they didn’t stop there…
6. DoJ probing protester group that disrupted services at church for ICE pastor, David Easterwood; DoJ threatens to ‘come down hard’ on protesters who disrupted MN church service
7. ICE confirms 3 immigrant detainees have died at El Paso,TX detention facility in last 44 days, 2 in past 2 weeks; ICE claim Victor Diaz [36, Nicaragua] “died of a presumed suicide”
8. ICE broke into MN home w/o a warrant or requests for ID, detained 56yo Hmong/US citizen in boxers and Crocs in freezing weather, then released him w/o explanation or apology; DHS says he matched a suspect description
9. 2 Lawsuits in MN Update: 1) DJT’s DoJ appeals MN judge’s injunction limiting ICE tactics against protestors filed by ACLU; 2) DoJ responds to MN lawsuit, asks judge to allow 3k agent surge in MN to continue
10. Despite vowing to take down MAGA, Musk makes $10M donation to super PAC affiliated with GOP KY Sen candidate Nate Morris [running to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell]; he’s back for midterms
11. Hackers target Iran state TV's satellite transmission to broadcast exiled DJT-friendly crown prince Reza Pahlavi supporting protestors; after DJT tells POLITICO: ‘It’s time to look for new leadership in Iran’
12. DJT links Greenland threats to Nobel snub in text exchange; tells Norway PM he no longer feels “obligation to think purely of peace;” says ‘no comment’ on whether he would use force to seize Greenland
13. Fed Chair Powell will attend SCOTUS arguments over DJT’s power to fire Fed Board member Lisa Cook in public show of support; case could alter Fed board majority & influence rates
14. France rejects DJT Gaza Board of Peace invite over fears the intent is to replace UN/build a US-led alternative, chaired by DJT with Rubio, Blair, Kushner to lead board); Canada agreed join but will not pay; Putin also invited
15. Research contradicts DJT’s claim that foreigners pay tariffs; study finds AMERICAN consumers and importers pay 96% of US tariffs, NOT foreign exporters
16. In ironic twist, trans woman and WOC friend helped injured J6 rioter Jake Lang get away from counter-protesters in MN, unaware of his identity; says she’d do it again to help someone hurt, even though she disagrees with views
17. Spain to begin 3 days of mourning today for Sun train crash that killed at least 40+ after a high-speed rail carrying about 300 Madrid-bound passengers derailed and collided with oncoming train; cause pending
18. More than 130 Popeyes in GA/FL face uncertainty after franchisee Sailormen Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing COVID impacts, inflation, labor shortages and $130M in debt
19. Despite legal obligation from Epstein Files Act, over 2M documents are still under DoJ ‘review’ 1 month after Dec 19 deadline (only 12k released); survivors ask judge to appoint special counsel as DoJ argued against one
20. 3 highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the US issued a statement criticizing US foreign policy as overly militaristic, citing Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland; urge DJT to use ‘moral foreign policy’
21. No fatalities reported in a massive 100-vehicle pileup on I-196 in Ottawa County, MI after white-out conditions descended amid lake-effect snow and gusts nearing 40 mph
22. DoJ’s Todd Blanche to speak at US’s largest gun trade show as DoJ considers loosening gun laws; relaxing rules for private sales, revising types of firearms that can be imported, and refunding license fees
23. Breaking from tradition, DJT waited until late Mon evening to issue MLK proclamation honoring Dr. King’s legacy; skipped all commemorative events and stayed at Mar-a-Lago
24. Stephen Miller posts ‘Only federal officers are upholding the law. Local and state police have been ordered to stand down and surrender;’ calling MN protests an “insurgency against the federal government”
📌 If you made it this far; do not forget to breathe as you let it sink in that all of that was just from the last 24 hours; and where there’s that — there is SO much more.
I have been doing this #24in24 daily blog for months now; my followers have now convinced me to turn this into a book because after a while, you start to see it: the pattern is the pattern, the repetition is the reality.
Yes, I hear you when you call this the “new normal,” but I refuse to accept it as such. I refuse to let habituation dull our eyes, our hearts, or our sense of what’s right.
This mess… is just that. An unsistainable mess. And I thank you for every ‘thank you’ you offer me on this mission to remind people so.
Today, people across the country will walk out in protest with ‘Free America’ from #1; or as they have been doing for months, average Americans in cities from Minneapolis to Central Florida to Portland to small towns unseen by the cameras… will take to the streets to protect their their churches, their schools, their communities… armed with nothing but gumption and whistles.
I’ve done this long enough to know what some will say in the comments: what good does it all do? does it ever change anything?
Per usual, they miss the entire point.
Every time they say this, I think of the legend of A.J. Muste.
Muste, born in the Netherlands in 1885 and naturalized as an American, became a clergyman, lifelong pacifist, labor organizer, anti-war activist, and mentor to civil rights leaders.
He led textile strikes in Lawrence, MA, fought for unionization, opposed both world wars and spent decades insisting that nonviolence was not passivity.
He believed in acting—sometimes quietly, sometimes alone—so that one’s own conscience and humanity remained intact, no matter the storms outside.
Some of you may have heard this story, but if not, let me tell you of the elderly man in the 1960s, standing alone outside the White House during the Vietnam War.
Night after night, rain, wind, or snow, he held a single candle.
No banners, no chants, no crowds—just a quiet, dependable presence.
One very rainy night, a reporter asked him, “do you really think you are going to change the policies of this country by standing out here alone at night with a candle?”
“Oh,” he replies, “I do not do it to change the country, I do it so the country won’t change me.”
A one-person protest, insisting that nonviolence is a form of courage, not inaction — all of it distilled into this simple act of holding a candle.
It was not about headlines or applause. It was about integrity, about insisting that the chaos, the cruelty, the erosion of justice would not reshape his conscience. Each night, that candle became a quiet declaration: I remain human. I remain awake. I remain unwilling to compromise what is right.
Someone, will remember.
Someone, will keep the record of who stood and fell.
And in that quiet witnessing, the act gains its power—not in the roar of the crowd, not in the frenzy of the headlines, but in the steadfast refusal to let the world harden your heart.
Each gesture, each small act of conscience, ripples outward, unseen yet undeniable.
The candle becomes a language of endurance.
It says: I will not be silenced.
I will not forget.
I will not let fear or power or cruelty dictate who I become.
Numbers alone do not prove impact; you need courage, consistency, and the refusal to abandon your own humanity.
Every night, each protester, each marcher, each ordinary person who takes a stand, carries forward that quiet insistence.
The country may rage, the policies may fail, injustice may persist—but in their eyes, in their presence, the world cannot extinguish the flame of integrity.
And that elderly man, whose candle burned through rain and wind until he died in 1967, was the same A.J. Muste; in his 70s… holding the light back then, so that people like you and me may see the path forward today.
Because the truth is simple: the fact I am even telling you his story proves the power of one single candle.
One person acting with conscience, one hand holding light in the darkness, can outlast the noise, can ripple through time, and can inspire others to hold theirs.
So, keep showing up.
Keep holding yours.
Keep the flame alive.
You never know who looks to it for a guiding light in dark spaces.
If you read this far, thank you for your kind words in the comments; I try to engage with as many as I can. Just know, I see you. ✊😔
We do this together… breathe in deep… hold… relax your shoulders and exhale. Repeat as many times as necessary.
See you Live at 9am today.
As always…links to sources will be📌’d in the comments below for each.
I will also 📌 my Substack for easier readability for those interested.
~Ms. G, J.D.

Israeli crews and police entered the UNRWA compound in East Jerusalem (Sheikh Jarrah) early Tuesday morning and began demolishing structures with bulldozers.
• UNRWA staff were forced out, and Israeli forces reportedly confiscated devices and sealed surrounding streets.
• An Israeli flag was raised over the compound, and far‑right ministers, including Itamar Ben‑Gvir, appeared on site celebrating the demolition.
📍 Why This Is Significant
• UNRWA facilities are protected under international law, and UN leadership called the demolition an “unprecedented attack” on the UN and a “serious violation” of international law.
The compound is in occupied East Jerusalem, where Israel has no legal jurisdiction under international law, according to the UN and the International Court of Justice.
• The move follows Israeli legislation banning UNRWA, cutting its water and electricity, and ordering closures of its health and education centers.
⚠️ Broader Context
• Israel accuses UNRWA of ties to Hamas, though it has provided little evidence and the UN denies the claims.
• The demolition comes amid intensifying pressure on humanitarian groups, including bans on NGOs and raids on aid facilities.
• The UN warns that dismantling UNRWA threatens essential services for millions of Palestinian refugees across the region.
Why This Matters
This is not just a local administrative action — it’s a direct confrontation with the UN system, and UN officials warn it sets a precedent that could endanger any international mission worldwide if left unanswered.