O say can you see, by the midday dim light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose blue fields and North Star through the perilous ICE
Through the tear gas we watch'd was so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,
O say does that North Star banner yet wave
O'er the land of the ICE free and the home of the brave?
Benjamin,
The Trump regime's brutal occupation of Minnesota has been historic both in its scope, and in the fierceness of Minnesotans' opposition.
On February 12, 7pm ET/4pm PT, Indivisible will join partner organizations in hosting “Resist and Reimagine: Lessons from MN on Fighting Authoritarianism.” Organizers, community members, and Reps. Ilhan Omar and Pramila Jayapal will share practical lessons we can take from the ongoing resistance in the Twin Cities as we all work to protect our own communities.
In every corner of the state, from every walk of life and political persuasion, often in sub-zero weather and with little more than whistles and phones, Minnesotans have stood against tear gas, pepper spray, and the killing of two of their own. Their shared dedication to protecting the rights and safety of all has been breathtaking, transforming crisis into action and tragedy into solidarity.
Starting with the occupation of Los Angeles and on through Washington, DC, Memphis, Chicago, New Orleans, and Portland, we've all been learning from each other. Now, in Minnesota, long-time and first-time activists are building a wealth of lived knowledge that historians, activists, and professional organizers will study closely for decades.
May I tell you what it is like for me to wake up each morning? I shall.
First, the most beautiful creature I have ever seen sleeps under my bed...to be near to me.
Then at day break this same most beautiful creature crawls up on my bed, her beautiful green eyes full and night-dilated, and gently whisker-alarms me awake.
When I don't arise she goes back to sleep under the bed.
When I finally get up, I open the blinds and go into the kitchen to make coffee and she sleepily, slowly comes out and pads into the kitchen to help me.
Who's got it better than me!?
OR ARE YOU A COWARD, WHICH IS A BULLY BY ANOTHER NAME, RILEY WHO'S GOING TO SIT AND NAP IN YOUR PRESIDENTIAL SUITE AND TELL US MASSES WHO PAY FOR TICKETS TO LET THEM EAT CAKE? NO SPEECHES RILEY. OPEN IT UP TO THE FANS! HAVE A TELETHON TO RAISE MONEY FOR YOUR DEMENTIA MEDICATION.
"This disgusting video, posted by the so-called president, was done intentionally.
"Fuck Donald Trump and his vile, racist and malignant behavior. This guy is an unhinged bottom feeder. President Obama and Michelle Obama are brilliant, caring and patriotic Americans. They represent the best of this country. It's time for John Thune, Mike Johnson and Republicans to denounce this serial fraudster who is sitting at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue pretending to be the president of the United States."
House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries (Dem. NY-8 CD)
FUCK DONALD TRUMP should be on a tee-shirt. That is the way to deal with this...Look at what Hakeem calls him: "So-called president". That goes directly to Trump's illegitimacy; "pretending to be the president"--THE SAME! But FUCK DONALD TRUMP really says it all. Just fuck him. Fuck off Trump.
I WANT A TEE SHIRT!
Will Palaszczuk
@WilliePStyle
FINAL:
@hornets 126,
@ATLHawks 119.
Charlotte wins its ninth in a row for the first time since the 98-99 season. This streak is one shy of a franchise record. Hornets now even in the loss column with the Hawks.
Unreal run for the Bugs.
#HiveMentality
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I used to call them the Bugs to my brother! Didn't think anyone else did.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@AOC
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They are a right-wing organization that undermines democracy. They have zero tolerance for any diversity of thought from their line, and pressure elected officials to increasingly place themselves at odds with our responsibility to represent the electorate and the views of the majority of Americans, who find the genocide in Gaza an appalling affront to American values and do not want to see US taxpayer funded weapons used to perpetuate it.
AIPAC also knows this. That’s why none of their political ads discuss their actual issue at all and why they use vaguely named Super PACs so people don’t connect them with their own stated political mission and intent.
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Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.
And ANOTHER one! (This race has NOT been called yet).
The intrigue: AIPAC spent over $2 million against Malinowski — a mainstream Democrat who had the group's support in the past — for his willingness to condition aid to Israel.
How the Heat adhered to 10 tenets. And the worrisome consequences of that
Manchester Unitard beat Hotspurs 2-0 this morning in the suburbs. That makes 4W. Michael Carrick has patched the holes in this club. They're an honest fourth place now. At the other end...
Wolverhampton Wanderers trail Swine Chelsea 3-0 (at HT!) in Molino Stadium. Today's L gives Wanderers 8 points from 25 matches. They have won UNO game this season and are on pace to finish with 12 points. That would be the second-worst in the Premier League era.
The EPL is down this season. Table toppers Arsenal project to 84 points. Only seven champions in the league's 33-year history have finished with fewer. Manchester City and Slaverpool, the last eight champions, are down. Top to bottom this is a mediocre league.
AIPAC spent $2 million attacking moderate-leaning Tom Malinowski in a House special election — and may have handed the race to progressive Analilia Mejia.
Malinowski, who has not conceded the race, now trails Mejia by around 500 votes, with some outstanding votes left to be counted for the affluent, suburban seat.
AIPAC’s interventions in the New Jersey special election for Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s House seat was the first test of the group’s muscle ahead of the 2026 primary season, when they are expected to spend millions on Democratic primaries across the country. AIPAC’s super PAC is expected to weigh in on House primaries, starting in Illinois’ March primaries. Democratic candidates and strategists are also bracing for them to potentially wade into contentious Senate primaries in Michigan and Minnesota.
And their first foray of 2026 backfired spectacularly.
Matt Bennett, the co-founder of the center-left think tank Third Way, called their efforts “one of the greatest own-goals in American political history,” and warned that “It hurt everybody in the moderate movement” as they head into a competitive primary season.
Even steadfast allies are frustrated. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.), a longtime AIPAC supporter, said its moves in the New Jersey primary, held Thursday, “raised eyebrows this morning.”
“There’s a chance that it’s not going to be a New Dem that’s in that seat,” Schneider said, referring to the New Democrat Coalition, the centrist caucus he leads in the House. “As we do the analysis, a lot of factors play into that, but certainly any group spending against a candidate that would’ve been a New Dem and instead electing a far-left candidate … Come on, guys, this is not what we were hoping for here.”
Former Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), another AIPAC supporter who led House Democrats’ campaign efforts in 2012 and 2014, said he “wasn’t privy to AIPAC’s strategy and I certainly wouldn’t have advised it,” but “they are not the first group to make a bet that didn’t pan out on election day.”
Malinowski said AIPAC’s attacks on him sent a clear message to “other mainstream Democrats.”
“They are now demanding 100 percent fealty,” Malinowski said. “On some level, they may have preferred to elect an anti-Israel progressive versus a mainstream Democrat, who departs from their hard line in a small way.”
A spokesperson for UDP said in a statement shared with POLITICO: “The outcome in NJ-11 was an anticipated possibility, and our focus remains on who will serve the next full term in Congress.” The spokesperson added that UDP will “be closely monitoring dozens of primary races, including the June NJ-11 primary,” which will be held ahead of the November 2026 general election, “to help ensure pro-Israel candidates are elected to Congress.”
Progressives, meanwhile, took a victory lap. Justice Democrats communications director Usamah Andrabi said AIPAC’s spending in primaries “is becoming a kiss of death” because “of the work our movement has done to expose them.” Mejia told reporters on Friday that she’s “glad that New Jersey 11 voters got to see the terrible tactics so that we could reject it in the future” and denounced AIPAC’s heavy spending.
Sanders, who rallied for his former adviser Mejia on the eve of the election, said Democrats are starting to realize that “not only is [AIPAC’s] policy bad, but it’s going to hurt me politically,’” and predicted candidates will start throwing the AIPAC spending back at them.
“I think you’re going to see a lot of candidates saying, ‘I’m being attacked by AIPAC. You should vote for me for that reason alone,’” Sanders said. “They’re going to turn it around because AIPAC is increasingly unpopular.”
Much of UDP’s playbook in the New Jersey primary has been deployed by them before — attacking candidates on issues unrelated to Israel. The group hit Malinowski in TV ads for a 2019 vote he took, along with most House Democrats at the time, that, in part, provided funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE funding is a particularly hot-button issue, after President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota led to two fatal shootings of protesters by federal agents.
There are signs that AIPAC is already getting involved in Illinois. Two super PACs, Elect Chicago Women Now and Affordable Chicago Now, are now supporting three Democrats in House races with six-figure TV ad buys — which some of their primary opponents have publicly accused the groups of shell groups.
The super PACs were formed last month, so they have not yet been required to disclose any information yet with the Federal Elections Commission. UDP’s spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on these super PACs.
“We’re bracing [for AIPAC’s spending], yes, and it is alarming in a cycle where five seats are open, which almost never happens in Illinois,” said a Democratic strategist working on Illinois races, granted anonymity to speak candidly. “AIPAC is actively trying to buy three or possibly four seats.”
The winner of Thursday’s special primary election in New Jersey will face Joe Hathaway, a Republican councilmember from Randolph, N.J., on April 16, to fill the remainder of Sherrill’s term. Then, Democrats will hold another primary on June 2.
Though some centrist Democrats fretted that Mejia’s potential victory could hurt their chances to hold on to the seat, pollster Patrick Murray said a Republican victory is highly unlikely, both in the special general election in April or in November.
“It’s just so anti-Trump now,” he said. “We saw in the 2025 general election that there was more motivation among Democrats than Republicans. And that mood still holds.”
Of the upcoming primary season, where dark money from an array of outside groups is expected to saturate Democratic primaries, Malinowski called it “a significant challenge to the Democratic Party that needs to be addressed.”
“My election was the beta test,” he said.
