He's been trying for a year now for Tina Peters in CO who was convicted by the State. She is still in prison. We need our governors and state AGs to hold these people accountable.
I agree. We also face a rival attempt by Charles Koch to call a right wing constitutional convention to rewrite the constitution for big money and big corporations. The effort is six votes short of state legislatures of calling this convention.
Several trolls are attacking him because they likely know he has strong popularity. He is certainly well loved in Illinois. He speaks directly and has called the trump admin, Fascists. Beware of these distractor trolls and report them if they lie.
There are so many Dems that would be great presidential candidates! Governor Pritzker, Senator Mark Kelly, Kentucky's Governor Andy Neshear and I think a fantastic VP candidate would be Rep Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico. I live in Southern California, and I like Gavin Newsom, but I don't know if he's electable. Who knows. He's definitely got a kind of JFK appeal, but I fear that people think he's too liberal, when in actuality, Pritzker is much more liberal than Newsom. At least we have choices, of they decide to run.
Personally, I think Newsom's too likely to court the right for their votes.
Eff that. We're liberals, let's CELEBRATE IT. We'll beat the stuffing out of bloody fascists by BEING LIBERAL, being who we are.
When we control the economy, paste our allies back together, stop school shootings and end the Israeli/Palestine genocide, the middle will remember that WE'RE the ones who gaf about HUMANS and RIGHTS.
⬆️"There is going to be some hard decisions to make. There are a lot of qualified people out there".
But it will depend on where you live and when your primary is scheduled. NC moved their primaries to early March, but years ago they were quite late, which meant a lot of candidates had dropped out by the time the primaries rolled around.
Unfortunately, the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, is friendly with Trump and her political party in Italy is closely aligned with that of Republucans here in the USA. I 💯 agree that the US ICE agents have no reason to be at the Olympics in Italy. It's simply a political power grab by two bully " leaders" to appear more powerful on the world stage. It's smells of bullshit because it is bullshit.
The good thing is, I read that Giorgia Meloni is having none of this! She is emphatically opposed to TRump's plan and is going to deny visas to any ICE agents from the USA. That gives me a little bit of hope, for now.
I had read that, probably in Wapo, that previously HSI accompanied Olympic athletes during the games. That had to have been before HSI became tainted by the garden norm.
I think that the Trumpster-Dumbster wants ICE at the winter Olympics in Milan, to show off his heinous dictatorial power that is engulfing America to the world. And that if NATO continues to thwart him, his messaging is loud and clear... He's coming after them, too.
Italy should deny all of the ICE agents visas. Declare them all persona non grata. If they try to fly them in on military aircraft, deny them landing rights.
T is sending Ice Agents to the Olympics or says he is because he's an attention whore. He can't stand not being the center of attention. Impeach them all.
So, it’s like he wants to take his personal Gestapo goon squad with him, for protection? Do these cretins think they’ll be able to bully, maim, and kill citizens there like they can here? I hope the whole lot of ‘em end up in Italian prison.
I also think it's just another distraction to deflect Epstein files, his accelerated mental deterioration, and the tide turning against him (oh and probably Melania's abysmal documentary premiere).
ICE in Milan? To bring home a few gold medals? After all, big boy should have qualified since he's the most healthy man ever. Wait for his fit of apoplexy. Then some MAGA jock caves and gives him their award. Haha
Kudos to Bishop Budde and 153 others for putting this on Faux News…
This past weekend, 153 of my fellow Bishops and I shared a letter on FoxNews.com to urge all Americans to follow their moral compass, guided by the Gospel’s vision of justice, peace, and human dignity.
Sending ICE to Milan, Italy is an act of war, it is an invasion of another country. ICE has no juristriction in a foreign country and should be arested in Italy. This is just another example of an unhinged, menrally ill, bully dictator. Pritzer's comment that his and ICE actions are backfiring is correct. Although many MAGAs support the Evil One, those who were sitting on the fence are now reacting and protesting.
I leave Don Lemon to inspire you Scott, for inspiration.
"I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now."
— Don Lemon, February 2, 2026
Forceful Momentum: That's the texture of courage under compression—not the absence of fear, but the decision to keep moving anyway. When they send a dozen agents for one journalist, when they can't produce a warrant, when the White House mocks you with prison emojis, the choice becomes crystalline: bend or don't.
Don Lemon was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. So many of his rights were violated with that “arrest”.Love how he pointed out that MSM needs to stop with the both sides-erisms!
Excellent roundup, Scott! It’s a much-needed breath of fresh air to see at least a few leaders lead for a change. What are the cowardly, soulless Congressional Repubs doing? Hiding under their desks, looks like.
Good question. Maybe a way in, internationally to show force? Isn’t that terrorism? I’m glad to see that the Italians aren’t taking it. It brings me hope that the world is paying attention, are informed, and calling out our American depravity and cruelty.
And deep appreciation to Governor Pritzker for speaking out and coming to the point. With Noem too, but particularly keeping the focus and the heat on Lil Stevie. He is vile and truly dangerous, and has positioned himself to be the trump whisperer.
I would like to know what gives Trump the right to send ICE to Italy? This is outrageous and the OLYMPIC Committee needs to DTOP this once and for all!
Our two main actions today:
New: Tell Congress to Defund ICE: https://tinyurl.com/4dtkmn47
Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem: https://tinyurl.com/253mfne4
My interview from yesterday with Rep. Sarah McBride: https://tinyurl.com/a4m48jrc
My interview with Rep. Robin Kelly on impeaching Noem: https://tinyurl.com/y3fx5pt2
Here are three other actions for today:
Demand AG Bondi release ALL of the Epstein files now: https://tinyurl.com/yzm32ams
Pass bill on unmasking ICE and displaying clear ID: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82
Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v
Also, sign up to volunteer for our Watchdog Coalition: https://tinyurl.com/4afyy2bs
Scott, do you see any way around the prophylactic pardons tRump will hand out by the hundreds if not thousands?
Can't pardon out of state crimes...
I believe he will try, before too much longer.
He's been trying for a year now for Tina Peters in CO who was convicted by the State. She is still in prison. We need our governors and state AGs to hold these people accountable.
I think you meant state AGs - Attorneys General.
Yes I definitely meant that...
Tina broke the law. She is not a patriot, as Trump and MAGA insist.
She was a scofflaw convicted of a crime and went to prison for it.
He hasn’t actually issued his pardon. I fear what this SCOTUS would do with it.
The concern I have is that the SCOTUS six would let him do it.
Why I am watching and waiting. We have to replace the Supreme Court with a new entity under a rewritten Constitution.
I agree. We also face a rival attempt by Charles Koch to call a right wing constitutional convention to rewrite the constitution for big money and big corporations. The effort is six votes short of state legislatures of calling this convention.
DO NOT SUPPORT A RE-WRITTEN CONSTITUTION BY KOCH!
SCOTUS CAN BE EXPANDED UNDER THE EXISTING CONSTITUTION!
Of course
He already has tried to pardon Tina Peters who is in prison in CO for breaking into an elections office to get results.
Let’s Make TRUMP & GOP Listen !! 💠 FLOOD THEIR ZONE !!
ACLU Letters sent to Congress 🔻STOP ICE ♦️
*** NOW 💠 349,142 + ✨ Emails Sent !!
🔆 Alex PRETTI / Keith PORTER / Renee GOOD 🌺
https://action.aclu.org/send-message/stop-ices-attack-our-communities?utm_
And now the SAVE Act is back in play.
Call your senators. I don't think the GOP is willing to blow up the Senate Filibuster, so it won't pass the Senate unless Democrats cave on it.
I thought I saw Thune mention a standing filibuster for this vote. Maybe Scott knows for sure. I haven’t had a chance to really look into it
I don’t know about y’all but Pritzker’s lookin real good for 2028 right about now.
Several trolls are attacking him because they likely know he has strong popularity. He is certainly well loved in Illinois. He speaks directly and has called the trump admin, Fascists. Beware of these distractor trolls and report them if they lie.
There are so many Dems that would be great presidential candidates! Governor Pritzker, Senator Mark Kelly, Kentucky's Governor Andy Neshear and I think a fantastic VP candidate would be Rep Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico. I live in Southern California, and I like Gavin Newsom, but I don't know if he's electable. Who knows. He's definitely got a kind of JFK appeal, but I fear that people think he's too liberal, when in actuality, Pritzker is much more liberal than Newsom. At least we have choices, of they decide to run.
IMO Newsom has too much on an ego and he has done some questionable stuff. He won't be getting my primary vote.
IMO, most people don't think of IL as a liberal state - at least not people who live on the coasts. Everybody thinks CA is radically liberal.
Personally, I think Newsom's too likely to court the right for their votes.
Eff that. We're liberals, let's CELEBRATE IT. We'll beat the stuffing out of bloody fascists by BEING LIBERAL, being who we are.
When we control the economy, paste our allies back together, stop school shootings and end the Israeli/Palestine genocide, the middle will remember that WE'RE the ones who gaf about HUMANS and RIGHTS.
There is going to be some hard decisions to make. There are a lot of qualified people out there.
But won't it be wonderful to have options? Imagine being able to listen to them speak and advocate for themselves! We will have choices!
I agree!
⬆️"There is going to be some hard decisions to make. There are a lot of qualified people out there".
But it will depend on where you live and when your primary is scheduled. NC moved their primaries to early March, but years ago they were quite late, which meant a lot of candidates had dropped out by the time the primaries rolled around.
I agree and I’m a Californian.
We need him in Illinois.
That’s how I felt about Whitmer in the last go around.
I don’t understand why ICE would be sent to Italy?? To protect our Italian border? To arrest people on foreign soil? For what!
What is the goal other than to show off how the US pedophile’s goons and thugs act lawlessly?
Yeah, Judy. That's how I see it too. Trump wants to be an international bully, but what he's showing is he's can international fool.
Unfortunately, the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, is friendly with Trump and her political party in Italy is closely aligned with that of Republucans here in the USA. I 💯 agree that the US ICE agents have no reason to be at the Olympics in Italy. It's simply a political power grab by two bully " leaders" to appear more powerful on the world stage. It's smells of bullshit because it is bullshit.
The good thing is, I read that Giorgia Meloni is having none of this! She is emphatically opposed to TRump's plan and is going to deny visas to any ICE agents from the USA. That gives me a little bit of hope, for now.
Good to hear! Trump is well on his way to offending all the right-wing governments in Europe. His tariffs went over like a lead balloon everywhere!
the second coming of Mussolini.
I had read that, probably in Wapo, that previously HSI accompanied Olympic athletes during the games. That had to have been before HSI became tainted by the garden norm.
#1 Trump is proving over and over he is out of his damn mind.
#2 Pritzker is right about Trump uniting us, so yes I'd say it's backfiring.
Good luck burying these stories, corporate media. We see you. 👀
Trump is probably dumb enough to think the Winter Games are plagued by Democrats. Once again Gov. Pritzger stands up to MAGA in the best way.
I think that the Trumpster-Dumbster wants ICE at the winter Olympics in Milan, to show off his heinous dictatorial power that is engulfing America to the world. And that if NATO continues to thwart him, his messaging is loud and clear... He's coming after them, too.
The Italians should greet them with a mass rendition of Bella Ciao.
Italy should deny all of the ICE agents visas. Declare them all persona non grata. If they try to fly them in on military aircraft, deny them landing rights.
We’re working on Susan “I’m concerned” Collins to be history. We have 2 great candidates, both fighters although I’m partial to both!
T is sending Ice Agents to the Olympics or says he is because he's an attention whore. He can't stand not being the center of attention. Impeach them all.
So, it’s like he wants to take his personal Gestapo goon squad with him, for protection? Do these cretins think they’ll be able to bully, maim, and kill citizens there like they can here? I hope the whole lot of ‘em end up in Italian prison.
I also think it's just another distraction to deflect Epstein files, his accelerated mental deterioration, and the tide turning against him (oh and probably Melania's abysmal documentary premiere).
ICE in Milan? To bring home a few gold medals? After all, big boy should have qualified since he's the most healthy man ever. Wait for his fit of apoplexy. Then some MAGA jock caves and gives him their award. Haha
Kudos to Bishop Budde and 153 others for putting this on Faux News…
This past weekend, 153 of my fellow Bishops and I shared a letter on FoxNews.com to urge all Americans to follow their moral compass, guided by the Gospel’s vision of justice, peace, and human dignity.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mariannbudde/p/a-message-to-our-fellow-americans?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
Thanks for sharing this link!
Sending ICE to Milan, Italy is an act of war, it is an invasion of another country. ICE has no juristriction in a foreign country and should be arested in Italy. This is just another example of an unhinged, menrally ill, bully dictator. Pritzer's comment that his and ICE actions are backfiring is correct. Although many MAGAs support the Evil One, those who were sitting on the fence are now reacting and protesting.
Italy could always "detain" the ICE agents as "suspected terrorists". And they'd be right.
I love that idea!!
I leave Don Lemon to inspire you Scott, for inspiration.
"I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now."
— Don Lemon, February 2, 2026
Forceful Momentum: That's the texture of courage under compression—not the absence of fear, but the decision to keep moving anyway. When they send a dozen agents for one journalist, when they can't produce a warrant, when the White House mocks you with prison emojis, the choice becomes crystalline: bend or don't.
https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-trump-to-nationalize-election-gabbard-is-a-russian-asset-fuck-i-c-e#life-survival-human-truth-is-real-t
Tulsi is a Russian employee, just like Donald.
TULSI GABBARD praised ASSAD?
That single comment should have convinced you.
Kim - sheer brilliance, my dear!!
Don Lemon was on Jimmy Kimmel last night. So many of his rights were violated with that “arrest”.Love how he pointed out that MSM needs to stop with the both sides-erisms!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW0UKsrxjyA
Excellent roundup, Scott! It’s a much-needed breath of fresh air to see at least a few leaders lead for a change. What are the cowardly, soulless Congressional Repubs doing? Hiding under their desks, looks like.
Good question. Maybe a way in, internationally to show force? Isn’t that terrorism? I’m glad to see that the Italians aren’t taking it. It brings me hope that the world is paying attention, are informed, and calling out our American depravity and cruelty.
And deep appreciation to Governor Pritzker for speaking out and coming to the point. With Noem too, but particularly keeping the focus and the heat on Lil Stevie. He is vile and truly dangerous, and has positioned himself to be the trump whisperer.
He already is! Miller must resign or be fired! And if the Mango Mussolini won’t fire him, he needs to be impeached along with Noem.
Unfortunately, Stevie was not confirmed. So he can't be impeached.
Dang! I forgot that. Thanks for reminding me.
I would like to know what gives Trump the right to send ICE to Italy? This is outrageous and the OLYMPIC Committee needs to DTOP this once and for all!