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Jan 25, 2026, 4:48:31 PM (5 days ago) Jan 25
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The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen
opening thoughts: a cop speaks to the murder of Renee Good and  Lyn Ekedahl poem
producers: Dave Scott and Stephanie Collins
Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude)
streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH
opening thoughts: 
You Are Old, Father Donald by Lyn Ekedahl

“You are old, Father Donald,” the young man said,
“Yet your hair has remained very gold.
“Your hair is gold-plaited or painted perhaps.
“At least that is what I’ve been told!”

“In my youth,” said his father, “my hair was quite blond,
“And I cherished it so that I’ve tried
“To keep it forever, and this I have done
“With large quantities of peroxide.”

“You are old, Father Donald,” the young man said,
“And your speech has become very slurred.
“This suggests that you’re losing your marbles and mind.
“At least that is what I have heard.”

“In my youth,” said his father, “my speech was quite clear,
“So I said what I wanted to say.
“But as I got wiser and knew so much more,
“I found speaking clear just didn’t pay!”

“You are old, Father Donald,” the young man said,
“And nothing you say makes much sense.
“Yet your MAGANs all think you’re as smart as a whip.
“How do you maintain this pretense?”

“In my youth,” said his father, “I did real estate
“And on bluster I built my career.
“And the beauty of lying and spinning and such
“Is that nothing you say need be clear.”

“You are old, Father Donald,” the young man said.
“And each day you become more deranged.
“Do you worry that soon you’ll be totally nuts,
“And that care for you must be arranged?”

“I have answered three questions; that’s more than enough,”
Said the old man. “And your father you’ve no right to grill! 

“Get out of here now and leave me alone,
“Or I’ll kick you right out of my will!”


This is message from a former police officer friend that I admire and respect, Jim Shepard. He is speaking truth.
He writes:
These aren’t my words but they capture my feelings on the Renee Goode situation pretty well
“I wore a badge long enough to know the difference between a dangerous situation and a manufactured one.
What happened in Minneapolis wasn’t split-second chaos. It wasn’t a tragic accident. And it sure as hell wasn’t “necessary force.”
It was escalation. Illegal, reckless escalation—and any law enforcement official who tells you otherwise is lying, or hasn’t done the job.
From what we’ve seen so far, the encounter didn’t begin with a threat that justified lethal force.
There was no imminent danger to officers or the public that required bullets. There was time. There were options. There were off-ramps.
And they weren’t taken.
One of the first things you’re taught as a police officer is that force is not a punishment. It’s not a tool to assert dominance. It’s not something you use because someone doesn’t comply fast enough or says the wrong thing.
Force is a last resort governed by law. Period.
The standard is simple: Is there an immediate threat of serious bodily harm or death? If the answer is no, deadly force is unlawful. Full stop.
What we’re being fed now—by Trump officials, right-wing media, and the same law-and-order grifters who never hesitate to excuse police violence—is a familiar script.
They cherry-pick moments. They speculate about “what could have happened.” They inflate fear after the fact to justify an outcome that was already decided before any real threat existed.
That’s not analysis. That’s propaganda.
I’ve watched this play out too many times. A civilian is killed. The facts are inconvenient. So the story gets rewritten—fast. Suddenly the victim is on trial. Suddenly we’re told the officer “felt threatened.” Suddenly every rule of policing bends to accommodate the result.
But feelings don’t determine legality. The Constitution does.
If a cop “feels” scared but the objective facts don’t support deadly force, the shooting is still illegal.
Law enforcement isn’t vibes-based. It’s rule-based. Or at least it’s supposed to be.
The Trump administration knows this. They also know that if they repeat the lie often enough—if they shout “violent suspect” and “split-second decision” and “officer safety” into every camera—they can muddy the water long enough for accountability to disappear.
That’s the real pattern here. Not law enforcement. Not justice.
Covering your ass cause you just did something morally abhorrent and don’t want to admit it.
As someone who has been in violent confrontations, who has had to make real decisions under real pressure, I’m telling you this plainly: restraint is part of the job. De-escalation is part of the job. Walking away alive with everyone still breathing is the job.
When officers abandon that responsibility—and when the federal government rushes to excuse it—we don’t get safety. We get impunity.
And when the state lies to protect unlawful killing, it doesn’t just dishonor the person who died. It poisons the legitimacy of every officer who still believes the badge means something.
This wasn’t a tragedy without cause. It was a choice.
And no amount of propaganda can change that.”

 rethink the week
talkers:
Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Master in Public Policy program at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, numerous articles, and the Host of the New Books Network's public policy channel.
Ryan Cooper is the Prospect’s managing editor, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. 
Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincoln’s work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”
topics: 
A New York Times report found that Trump has made $1.4B from the presidency”
Buettner talked about this estimate on CNN, and noted that the $1.4 billion is likely an underestimate.

ICE has morphed into a rogue agency defined by family separation-racial profiling-abuse-lies. 7 dems voted 4 this cruelty
Brandon Friedman‬-Democratic leaders need to fear being branded as collaborators more than they fear being called soft on crime

When Robert Reich and Joe Rogan both call ICE America's Gestapo...you know something is terribly wrong.

‘The Fourth Amendment Literally Exists to Prevent This’: Memo Claims ICE Can Forcibly Enter Homes Without Judicial Warrants https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-search

Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same. https://prospect.org/2026/01/21/jeffries-wont-whip-vote-against-ice-funding/

Carney bites back at Trump's 'Canada lives because of' U.S. remarks at cabinet meeting https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-speech-davos-rules-based-order-9.7053350

Canada's 'values must be fought for' in a moment of democratic decline, says prime minister https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-bites-back-at-trump-s-canada-lives-because-of-u-s-remarks-at-cabinet-meeting-9.7056224 

Trump’s Terrifying Davos Speech Is a Wake-up Call to the Global Elite The World Economic Forum has long suggested that its annual lavish party is about saving the world. Trump just shredded that myth. https://newrepublic.com/post/205507/trump-davos-greenland-wind-iceland

Watching A Superpower Die By Suicide This is one of the wildest moments in all of the modern 400-year history of nation-states and geopolitics. https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/watching-a-superpower-die-by-suicide

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cdxjjwjvkkzt  Downing Street says Trump 'wrong' to claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line
Trump’s War on Child CareThe already struggling system faces more struggles from administration rule changes. https://prospect.org/2026/01/23/trump-child-care-nick-shirley-minnesota-development-fund/

TRUMP-MAKING BILLIONAIRES WEALTHIER AGAIN!
“Billionaires across the country saw their collective wealth reach a record high of $8.2 trillion in the first year of the second Trump regime. Their total wealth increased from $6.7 billion, a 22% increase in 2025.”

JD Vance: Nonwhite Citizens Targeted by ICE Must Have Done SomethingThe vice president had an alarming press conference in Minneapolis, as federal immigration agents are getting increasingly violent. https://newrepublic.com/post/205577/jd-vance-non-white-citizens-targeted-ice-racial-profiling-did-something

Jared Kushners Gaza plan

The Monstrous Confessions Of Mark Carney Nate Bear

Mentality of a rapist: Danish Lawmaker Exposes Stephen Miller’s Imperial Greenland Claim A Danish parliamentarian dismantles Stephen Miller’s claim that power alone gives the U.S. rights over Greenland—and exposes the imperial danger behind that thinking — the mentality of a rapist. https://egberto.substack.com/p/mentality-of-a-rapist-danish-lawmaker

Trump says he’s withdrawing invitation for Carney to join his Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ CBC

NATO military planners ‘waiting for direction’ on Greenland framework deal Euronews

Belgian premier says Europe ‘not slaves’ of US following tensions over Greenland Anadolu Agency

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture The Guardian

Independent Autopsy Provides ‘Strong Evidence’ Against ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good Common Dreams

Minnesota Labor Leaders Talk Organizing Lessons as Strike Movement Goes National Payday Report

House Republicans Pass Another ICE Funding Increase Despite Popular Democratic Uprising Migrant Insider

Trump Has Made ICE the Largest Law Enforcement Agency in the Country Truthout. “With Congress-approved funding, ICE detention is expected to triple in size, mirroring the scale of Japanese internment.”

ICE Recruiters Are Using Neo-Nazi Memes and Seeking Out Extremists at Gun Shows Truthout

ICE Detained a 5-Year-Old Minnesota Boy and Used Him As “Bait” Mother Jones.



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