A Day of Mourning!
Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from a credible source, not some RW cesspit.
Falsehoods Fueled Trump’s First Year Back in Office
The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.
In the first year of his second term, President Trump has cited an arsenal of falsehoods, baseless claims and distortions to justify significant policy changes on the economy, immigration and deployments of the military.
His case for ushering in a turnaround rests on inaccurate superlatives (the “worst inflation” ever under his predecessor and the “best numbers” now under his presidency), mathematically impossible figures (a “600 percent” decline in drug prices) and evidence-free assertions (the decimation of maritime drug smuggling).
Here’s a fact-check of some of the falsehoods that fueled Mr. Trump’s first year back.
Some of Mr. Trump’s major moves on:
Updates:
Three hots, a snack, and a cot. What a time to be alive.
— Mark Schofield (@markschofield.bsky.social) January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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The Gestapo:
He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) January 20, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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This is NOT Pro-Life:
The Republican Party
— Conscientious Ice🧊 (@conscientiousice.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:
Something Only a McMAGAt Would Believe:
You Mad, Bro?:
— Anti-Fascist Collective 👊🏼👊🏿 (@wtafc.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 4:22 AM
State News:
Community plans strike, economic blackout to protest ICE operations in Minnesota
Faith leaders, unions and community groups in Minnesota are planning a strike and economic blackout on Friday in response to the Trump administration’s Operation Metro Surge.
The movement, which started small, is gaining momentum as more organizations, unions and businesses join. However, participation levels for Friday remain uncertain.
Benched Press, a small business in South Minneapolis, plans to close Friday to show solidarity.
“We wanted to figure out a way to join in solidarity with other businesses and say what is happening is not right,” Jane Shannon, co-owner of Benched Press, said.