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Glenn Close Offers Dire Warning To Trump Over His Regime's 'Inhumanity' In Powerful Video
Jan 27, 2026
Film legend Glenn Close shared her feelings on President Donald Trump and his regime's "inhumanity" in a viral video on Instagram, saying she felt "compelled" to speak out in the wake of the murder of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by ICE agents on Saturday in Minneapolis.
Close—best known for starring in such classics as Fatal Attraction and who recently received raves for her work on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery—condemned the "cold-blooded murder of American citizens" and warned Trump that "there will be hell to pay" as more and more people rise up against his leadership.
She said the following from prepared remarks:
“I have been mostly out of the U.S. since this past September, so I’ve watched, with the rest of the world, our democracy being systematically disemboweled and torn apart, along with the institutions which—in the near past, though never perfect—have stabilized our society and supported the American people.”
“I am outraged and sickened by what is happening under the Trump regime: the cruelty, inhumanity, and arrogance, the voracious corruption, the cowardice, the sickening hypocrisy, the blatant manipulation of facts, and now the cold-blooded murder of American citizens."
“I have felt for a long time that there are thousands and thousands of American citizens with cellars full of guns. I fear that ICE is giving them the excuse to pull the trigger."
Close went on to describe humans as a “conflicted species," observing that “since we ventured out of the caves, we have been tribal, territorial and violent," stressing that the killing in Minneapolis marks a turning point.
She said:
“Democracy is the most idealistic and ambitious form of government because it demands that all individuals participate for the good of everyone. Never perfect—because we are imperfect—but at its core, the idea that all of us are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness was revolutionary when it was conceived, and it still is."
“Not the pursuit of enemies, or the pursuit of great riches that means the impoverishment of others, but of happiness. I sense from over here that the great American body politic is stirring, waking up and taking in what’s going on—what the Trump regime is attempting to do to our beloved country and its citizens."
“It is waking up and taking note. And, mark my words, there will be hell to pay.”
You can hear what she said in the video below.
Close's words resonated with many.
Close has long been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration and has reflected on her experience with JD Vance after appearing in Hillbilly Elegy, the film adaptation of his memoir that was released years before he became Trump's running mate.
Close previously revealed that the cast "all met members of the family," including Vance himself, and "sat with them individually, one-on-one." She initially described Vance as "generous" with his time.
However, his political ascent thereafter revealed his true character, she suggested, noting that "power is probably the biggest aphrodisiac for a human being." She also previously mocked Vance for his now-infamous remarks about "childless cat ladies," saying that her own cat "would have left a bleeding mouse head in the bed of anyone who criticized any kind of lady with a cat."
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Gavin Newsom Epically Rips JD Vance And MAGA Senator Over Their Hot Takes On Minneapolis Shootings
Jan 27, 2026
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized Vice President JD Vance and Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton after they both posted heartless remarks about the recent killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
Earlier this month, ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Good in her car. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin claimed Good “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them.”
But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back against this narrative considering witnesses described seeing Good in the vehicle trying to flee officers when she was shot.
Pretti was killed over the weekend; multiple videos showed ICE officers removing a handgun from Pretti before fatally shooting him. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Pretti—just like she did with Good before him—a "domestic terrorist."
Vance—who earlier referred to Good as a "deranged leftist"—took to X to shift blame away from federal agents and toward local authorities and protesters.
He told a story about off-duty ICE and CBP officers being doxxed while dining in a Minneapolis restaurant, having their location revealed and the establishment “mobbed,” with local police allegedly refusing to respond to their calls for help, forcing federal colleagues to intervene.
He framed this anecdote as evidence of “chaos” caused by state and local officials’ refusal to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, arguing that this environment has made Minneapolis dangerous for agents and contributed to broader disorder:
"This is just a taste of what's happening in Minneapolis because state and local officials refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement. They have created the chaos so they can have moments like yesterday, where someone tragically dies and politicians get to grandstand about the evils of enforcing the border."
"The solution is staring everyone in the face. I hope authorities in Minneapolis stop this madness."
Newsom responded to Vance with the following:
"Only a true psychopath could genuinely believe this story justifies the shooting of an innocent VA nurse."
Cotton's own response to the killings echoed Vance's suggestion that the killings could have been avoided had state and local officials cooperated with federal law enforcement:
“The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are regrettable tragedies. They could’ve been avoided—& further unrest can be avoided—if state & local officials work with federal law enforcement and stop encouraging civilians to interfere. There can be no mob veto on enforcing the law.”
But Newsom was firm with him as well:
"Your state has the 7th highest homicide rate in the nation — over double California’s. Spare us the grandstanding over 'enforcing the law'— you’re a heartless fraud."
Others joined him in criticizing the two GOP politicians.
The GOP is really reaching here.
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AOC Goes Nuclear On Kristi Noem For Suggesting That Protesters Who Show Up With Firearms Deserve To Die
Jan 27, 2026
New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's hypocrisy after Noem responded to the murder of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis by claiming that protesters who show up with firearms aren't "peaceful."
Calls for an investigation have intensified from across the political spectrum after analysis of multiple videos showed ICE officers removing a handgun from Pretti—whom authorities said was permitted to carry but was not handling—before fatally shooting him.
Noem and other officials claimed Pretti had brandished a weapon and that agents fired “defensive shots,” assertions that have been contradicted by video evidence showing Pretti holding a phone and not brandishing a gun.
When asked if she agrees with the White House labeling Pretti a "domestic terrorist" for carrying a firearm during a demonstration against the government, Noem said:
"When you perpetuate violence against a government because of ideological reasons and for reasons to resist and perpetuate violence, that is the definition of domestic terrorism."
"This individual who came with weapons and ammunition to stop a law enforcement operation of federal law enforcement officers committed an act of domestic terrorism. That's the facts."
You can hear what Noem said in the video below.
Later, during a CNN appearance, Ocasio-Cortez said the Trump administration’s account of Pretti's killing starkly clashes with its earlier praise for armed right-wing protesters.
She noted that Pretti—a legal gun owner with a valid Minnesota concealed-carry permit—was not shown on video brandishing a weapon before he was shot, and that Minnesota law allows permit holders to carry firearms in public, including at protests.
She said:
“How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person’s death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and the same administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse?”
Ocasio-Cortez's reference to Rittenhouse is accurate.
Rittenhouse has remained a darling among the right since he was acquitted of all charges relating to the August 2020 fatal shootings of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and injuring Gaige Grosskreutz during the Kenosha unrest, which took place after police officers shot and partially paralyzed Jacob Blake, a black man.
Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree crimes, which legal pundits cite as the only reason he was acquitted, as the evidence left reasonable doubt on the requirements for a first-degree conviction. Had Rittenhouse been charged with 2nd degree homicide or manslaughter, they surmise he would have been found guilty.
Since his acquittal, Rittenhouse—whose sobbing on the stand inspired a flurry of memes—has cashed in on his notoriety by appearing at far-right events, fundraising for a host of pet projects that have gone nowhere, including a "Media Accountability Project" aimed at suing everyone who called him a murderer.
Earlier this month, Rittenhouse even offered to travel to Minnesota following ICE's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good—words that were celebrated by right-wingers who suggested he should follow through and "control" demonstrations.
Ocasio-Cortez continued:
“When she [Noem] is talking about how merely showing up and inciting violence based on ideology against the government, when this administration has pardoned hundreds of Jan. 6th rioters who have then gone out into the streets and recommitted crimes of violence over and over again."
“What Secretary Noem is saying is not that you can’t do these things, is not that you can’t be armed, is not that you can’t attack your government. She just thinks that you can’t do that based on your political affiliation.”
“The uncorking of chaos that this administration is trying to attempt against the American people is escalatory, it is dangerous and it is a complete abdication of leadership. We cannot go down this road. We cannot have countrymen against countrymen, citizen against citizen."
"This is not the America that we believe in. It is not the America that we stand in and we must unite together against this kind of very dangerous splintering that they are seeking to incite against people and divide us.”
You can hear what she said in the video below.
Many echoed her criticisms.
Since Pretti's killing, support has grown for Noem's impeachment.
An impeachment resolution brought by Illinois Democratic Representative Robin Kelly now has over 130 co-sponsors as DHS continues to face scrutiny for its immigration enforcement.
DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin dismissed the outrage, saying DHS merely enforces the country's laws and that "If certain members don’t like those laws, changing them is literally their job." She claimed Democrats "would rather defend criminals and attack the men and women who are enforcing our laws."
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People Describe The Strangest Health Conditions They've Ever Experienced
Jan 27, 2026
The human body is complicated, fascinating, and sometimes difficult to explain.
While we know that, it's incredibly unnerving when we have a symptom that even our doctors struggle to explain or identify.
Curious about others' experiences, Redditor Wild-Engineering-650 asked:
"What was the strangest condition you've ever experienced?"
Excited Catatonia
"Excited catatonia. I heard music from above, and 10 minutes later, a month had passed. All I had were snapshot memories of contorting into strange positions and trying to fight family members."
"It was like time traveling. I woke up, and saw my mom was home visiting. I asked her how long she was staying, and she said that she had been there for two weeks trying to calm me down. I had apparently rolled in the street and only been able to speak in repeating words."
"I felt foggy for a couple of months as I tried to piece my life back together. All I remembered was a short argument from the month before, beginning to walk home, and then I blacked out. So much adrenaline and cortisol that I had amnesia."
- MaximumKnow
Migraine Prevention
"Both side effects of meds attempting to alleviate migraines."
"Long-time soda drinker, but on one med, all the soda I drank tasted completely flat. I was convinced I got a bad batch; it was such an extreme change. I can kind of understand how a med might change the TASTE of a drink, but a physical property?? So strange."
"Another med, when I tapered off, gave me a sensation where every single time I’d move my eyes, there was a distinct zapping noise and mild zapping sensation in my head. I felt a little bit like I was developing a superpower."
"It was so distinctly weird that I eventually Googled 'brain zaps' in desperation and found out this is exactly what they’re called, and it’s not uncommon."
- jodythebad
Nausea Warning
"One of my earliest pregnancy symptoms was saliva glands that WOULD NOT TURN OFF. For two days straight. Like I used up two whole tissue boxes by spitting out extra spit that was building up in my mouth."
"It was horrendous. I could hardly sleep because I kept having to spit. I got scared that my whole pregnancy would be like that."
"Luckily, it ceased after a couple days. But then the extreme nausea started. And that didn’t end for two and a half months."
- gesasage88
Lost Memories
"I fell off a galloping horse and came to a few hours later, watching the sunset at the ranch house with my friend."
"There was an EMT shining a light into my eyes, asking if I had any siblings. I remember saying, 'no,' and my friend looking worried, saying, 'no, she has sisters and brothers.'"
"My dog, Howard, was next to me, a huge Bernese mountain dog that lived in my camper van with me, my best friend, and I couldn’t remember his name. I said, 'But I know I love him!,' which sent me into sobs."
"The only thing I knew was that I didn’t know who I was."
"I had amnesia for about six hours, until the nausea set in, and then I was vomiting for a few days. My brain took at least a year to go back to normal. I couldn’t read for about a week."
"I never went to the hospital, lol… I wouldn’t do that now. But I was young, broke, and invincible, living out west. They still ride without helmets there."
- ORCAPOD
Sleep Paralysis
"Sleep paralysis. I truly believe that people who think they’ve experienced demons, this is the explanation!"
- zoloftandcoffe3
"My brother thought his room was haunted for most of our lives until he got to the Marine Corps, and they sent him to a therapist, who figured out he had sleep paralysis, before he could continue."
- Karlaanne
"One time when I was a teen, I woke up in the middle of the night, unable to move and with a heavy pressure on my chest."
"I knew these were classic symptoms of sleep paralysis, so I was too terrified to open my eyes at first, thinking, 'Oh god, I’m gonna see a demon or something.'"
"Finally worked up the courage, opened my eyes, and… it was my cat randomly sleeping on my chest for the first and only time ever, lol."
- Azelais
Vision Trouble
"I sometimes get scintillating scotoma (those sizzling static-y rings) in my field of vision when I get super stressed and tired, especially when I was in my 20s."
"There was a period when I was getting them like weekly."
"Then, I was driving around town, and stopped at a red light. I then saw the column of cars from the intersecting street start to move across, freeze for a split second, then smear across the road like paint. After another second or so, my field of vision 'corrected itself,' and that smear of paint snapped back into the moving cars, now shifted to their new current position."
"Apparently, there's something called akinetopsia, and I probably had it for that split second."
"Being an overly confident 20-something, I never bothered to ask a doctor, and this never happened again (and my scintillating scotomas are a lot, lot rarer now, over a decade later)."
- nehala
Maybe Mono
"In the summer, I randomly got sick one afternoon. I slept for basically four days straight, only being awake for two to three hours a day. Anytime I ate for almost two weeks, I vomited enough to fill up one of those little trash cans. And on the second day, I broke out in full-body hives."
"I was isolated away from a city at my job and couldn’t easily access a hospital, so I waited it out, and luckily I survived."
"But to this day, we have no idea what it wa,s and nobody else around me caught it (ruled out heat stroke, food poisoning, allergic reactions), and it was the closest to death I’ve ever felt."
- witchy_frog_
"This sounds exactly like how I was with mono."
"For about a month, I was wiped out. Something as simple as a shower? Two-hour nap minimum to recover."
"At the beginning, I was sleeping about 18 hours a day. My spleen was swollen, so I couldn’t eat beyond absolutely toddler-sized portions. Anything bigger than that? I was sick."
"I have chronic hives anyway, but they’re usually well controlled unless I’m poorly. I was a mess with mono. And the immune response is exhausting by itself, which only compounds the fatigue."
"0/10 do not recommend."
- lemon-bubble
Sciatica
"I thought I had sciatica until I actually had it. Then I stretched my legs in the pool a little too aggressively."
"What followed was the worst week ever. It was like a massive, unending, stabbing, burning charley horse from my lower back to the heel of my left foot."
"I couldn't sit or stand or lay down. I was never still, constantly adjusting and contorting myself, trying to fight it."
"I'd have seconds to do anything I needed to do, like pee, before it would lock up again. Taking a shower was a nightmare. Sleep was almost impossible."
"My daughter-in-law had to literally punch me in the a**, then grind her fist into my back and side for about twenty minutes, and then she gave me 800 mg of ibuprofen and a melatonin. I passed out."
"The next morning, it had eased off and was gone entirely the day after that. Knock on freaking wood."
"Needless to say, I'm very, very cautious about stretching now."
- MissSassifras1977
Bell's Palsy
"In myself? Randomly basically waking up with Bell's Palsy. Over the course of about 48 hours, the right side of my face became completely paralyzed."
"It happened so gradually I didn’t really notice, even when I couldn’t like, taste my sandwich on the right side of my mouth, and I was like, ’ That’s weird,d what’s wrong with this sandwich?!"
"By the next morning, I couldn’t rub my lips together, and I was like… well, my brain is definitely having a bad thing, and I went to the ER, and they were like… here’s an eye patch and some steroids."
"It mostly resolved within about six weeks, but it never went 100% back to fully normal. Like 99%, but I can see and feel where parts of my face are still weaker."
- DreamStation1981
Burning Mouth Syndrome
"Burning mouth syndrome. I've reacted to quite a few things, but the weirdest was taking a bite of a Boston cream donut and feeling like I bit into a habanero pepper."
- janelle2168
"I get this strange twinge under my tongue sometimes when I eat Pop-Tarts. It feels like the muscle is cramping."
"It's rare and only with Pop-Tarts."
- AwesomeAni
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
"I got mono when I was 12, and the fatigue, achiness, chills, etc., never fully went away. I’m 35, and I still feel like s**t most of the time. Powering through doesn’t work because the more I do, the worse I feel. Despite this, my bloodwork has always turned up normal."
- InternationalName626
"Dysautonomia can be caused by viral infections. So many people ended up with POTS post-COVID that I no longer have to explain to medical professionals what it is."
- Catsinbowties
Gustatory Rhinitis
"My nose runs if I eat too much at once, and if I really overdo it, then I have a sneezing fit, usually three to 15 before I am done. My kids would count them like the count on Sesame Street as we drove home."
- cleanuponaisleone
"This is called gustatory rhinitis. There's a fair-ish chance one of your kids will have it too! My OH and his son both throw out exactly seven sneezes each time it hits!"
"It most widely manifests if you have spicy food, but for some people, including my partner, it is literally just linked to satiety levels."
- Solifuga
"Wow, my husband 100% has this. I remember when we first started dating, I noticed he would always have to blow his nose while we were out to eat. After a few times, I mentioned it to him (in a joking way), and he was shocked."
"I think I’m the first person who ever really pointed it out to him that he does that, and he didn’t consciously realize it’s something he does every time. Since then, it has become an inside joke of ours. He did say his grandpa did it too, so the hereditary component is definitely there."
"Anyways, thank you for commenting so we can put a name to it now!!"
- Bruin717
Delayed Reaction
"Delayed reaction to a Neosporin allergy."
"Used it during all of childhood with no issues. I turned 16, and I used Neosporin for a minor scrape. The next day, my leg was swollen immensely, extremely itchy, and leaking yellow fluid."
"GP doctor is confused, refers to dermatologist. A dermatologist takes one look and says, 'Neosporin allergy. Just let it sit and leave it alone. It will go back to normal in three days.'"
"Three days later, my leg went back to normal. Discovered I'm allergic to Neosporin that day."
- Cheetodude625
Surgical Psychosis
"Complete hallucination of body and mind after receiving a kidney and liver transplant."
"Apparently, I climbed an MRI machine and swung my IV pole at doctors, amongst many other embarrassing things. This went on for days."
"Meanwhile, when I finally came to, three or four days post-surgery, I couldn't even walk. Craziest feeling ever. Complete inability to recognize even my own mother, what year it was, how many nickels in a dime, etc..."
"Proud to say my two-year transplant anniversary is coming up in February, and I'm healthy and able. Modern medicine is absolutely miraculous!"
- Thellamavaulter
No Beets
"All my life, I have never been able to swallow beets. I only found out it’s an allergy recently. As a kid, my mom never believed me."
"I don’t mind the metallic taste, I do actually like the texture, and I can’t reiterate hard enough, it’s not anaphylaxis."
"All my throat muscles, the ones that swallow in a descending wave instead all clench up at once in a coordinated NOPE. I literally cannot swallow beets. Spit them out and eat anything else, and it gets let through."
- LilStinkPot
"It's amazing how the human body can simply deny eating something in such a well-coordinated manner, unlike anaphylaxis. I'm wondering what the evolutionary target for this was and what we weren't supposed to eat."
- TerryMisery
It truly is fascinating to read all of these symptoms, some of which are overlapping, and see what their prognoses were.
What's even more interesting is the causes behind some of these. From puberty to hormonal shifts to a viral infection, it's fascinating, if a little scary, how one thing can lead to another.
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Pam Bondi Slammed Over Letter To Tim Walz With Unhinged Demand In Exchange For ICE Leaving Minnesota
Jan 26, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing harsh criticism after sending a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on the same day ICU nurse Alex Pretti was killed by ICE in which she demanded Walz turn over Minnesota's voter registration database to President Donald Trump if he wants to “restore the rule of law, support ICE officers, and bring an end to the chaos in Minnesota."
Bondi argued that the federal government needs access to Minnesota’s voter rolls to verify that the state’s registration practices comply with federal law. The Justice Department has been pressing Minnesota and other states for voter registration data for months and sued Minnesota over access last year, though it has not previously linked that effort to immigration enforcement actions in the state.
In her letter, she said Walz should "allow the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice to access voter rolls to confirm that Minnesota’s voter registration practices comply with federal law as authorised by the Civil Rights Act of 1960."
She added:
“Fulfilling this common sense request will better guarantee free and fair elections and boost confidence in the rule of law.”
Bondi's letter garnered significant attention after Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy posted a video response on X in which he referred to Bondi's request as a “pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states."
Murphy added:
"Minneapolis is a much less safe place today because ICE is there. This is likely an attempt to rig and steal the election. Donald Trump is widely unpopular, he's not committed to democracy, and he knows the only way his movement is to retain power, the only way his corporate allies retain power, billionaires retain power, is for Trump this November to steal the election."
"He's saying to Minneapolis, 'If you don't give me control of the voter rolls, then ICE isn't leaving,' and you can see if he's likely to get away with it in Minnesota, then he's going to try it in Philadelphia, in Phoenix, other key cities in swing states." ...
"The underlying game here may be to steal the 2026 election and no senator, particularly no Democratic senator, should play a part in that."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Bondi was swiftly condemned.
Bondi also demanded that Minnesota turn over records related to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) saying the data was necessary for the federal government to “efficiently investigate fraud.”
The request comes as the Trump administration intensifies its focus on alleged fraud in Minnesota’s public assistance programs. She further called for Walz to repeal “sanctuary policies” that she says “have led to so much crime and violence” in Minnesota.
Walz said during a press conference the same day he received Bondi's letter that the “federal occupation” of the state is “a campaign of organized brutality” against the people of Minnesota.
He added:
“As I told the White House in no uncertain terms this morning, the federal government cannot be trusted to lead this investigation [into the death of Pretti]. The state will handle it. Period."
"They think they can provoke us into abandoning our own values. They are wrong. We will keep the peace. We will secure justice for our neighbors. And we will see this occupation end."
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said Minnesota will not comply, called Bondi's letter "an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law," and said it followed "repeated and failed attempts by the DOJ to pressure my office into providing the same data."
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