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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 42m

Rise and Resist Tuesday
Noon to 1 PM at Riverside Park, Grand Rapids, MN

Dress accordingly

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 12h

🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.

Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per four senior DHS & Trump admin sources, a mass removal of ICE leadership around the country is underway, with up to 12 ICE field office chiefs being removed & reassigned in an effort to increase deportation numbers. I'm told the move is spearheaded by Corey Lewandowski, and a handful of the ICE Chiefs will likely be replaced by Border Patrol & CBP officials, some of whom will be hand-picked by aggressive & controversial Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino. I'm told some of the ICE leadership removed from their positions include the ICE Field Office Directors in:

- Los Angeles
- Phoenix
- Philadelphia
- Denver
- El Paso
- San Diego
- Seattle/Portland
- New Orleans

Border Patrol officials taking over ICE leadership positions would be extremely significant, as Border Patrol and ICE do different things, and I've done numerous ride-alongs/embeds with both.

Generally speaking, ICE typically conducts very targeted operations, largely going after criminal illegal aliens or those with deportation orders, but almost always knowing who they are targeting for arrest, often conducting surveillance to learn their schedules before and waiting hours before arresting them if needed.

Border Patrol, under Trump 2.0, while sometimes doing their own targeted operations, has been extremely aggressive and has been at the forefront of some of the most controversial immigration enforcement operations we've seen so far, carrying out roving patrols in Los Angeles, Chicago, etc, often at Home Depot, car washes, flea markets etc, leading to a handful of federal judges around the country issuing injunctions against them. A majority of the viral videos you see online are Border Patrol agents, including the use of a Trojan horse style Penske moving truck at a Los Angeles Home Depot, an operation organized by Bovino.

ICE often gets blamed for what Border Patrol does, as the media and activists often cannot tell the difference between federal agents, and everyone is called "ICE". I'm told there are growing concerns about the political and PR fallout associated with some of the roving patrols Border Patrol is conducting as lawsuits continue to stack up and mid-terms approach next year.

I'm told there is significant friction within different wings of DHS and the administration, with Border Czar Tom Homan & ICE Director Todd Lyons preferring to prioritize targeting criminal aliens & the "worst of the worst" or those with deportation orders, while DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, and BP Commander Bovino prefer to use aggressive tactics to arrest anyone in the US illegally, including but not limited to criminals, to ramp up deportation numbers and achieve President Trump's promises of mass deportations.

I am hearing from both sides of this friction.

One senior DHS official tells me:

"ICE started with the worst of the worst, knowing every target they are hitting, but since Border Patrol started in LA in June, we've (DHS) lost our focus, going too hard, too fast, with limited prioritization. It's getting numbers, but at what cost?".

Border Patrol agents I've talked to defend their tactics, with one telling me:

"What did everyone think mass deportations meant? Only the worst? Tom Homan has said it himself, anyone in the US illegally is on the table."

It's quite a situation, as both sides of this are on the same team, with the same end goals, but different perspectives on how to get there.

Another DHS official confirmed the personnel changes to me on deep background, adding that the moves are based on performance and doing what is needed to achieve the best results.

Official statement to
@FoxNews
via
@TriciaOhio
:

"While we have no personnel changes to announce at this time, the Trump Administration remains laser focused on delivering results and removing violent criminal illegal aliens from this country."
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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 11h

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Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 13h

When did making kids go hungry become a Christian value?

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15h

If you make 130% of the federal poverty level, you qualify for SNAP.

A family of four, making $40,560, qualifies for SNAP benefits meaning thousands of Missouri teachers qualify.

I’m tired of the bullshit. Most of the people who receive snap benefits work.

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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 12h

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: The Trump administration is racing to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia as soon as Friday, conceding it does not intend to follow through on his criminal case despite earlier assurances.

w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 14h

maga has taken the government and run away with it

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 15h

Can someone please ask him how the GOP changed the 60 vote threshold twice in the last two months to approve 150+ trump appointees in one go? Cuz they are in charge and can change the rules to open the government. And they know it. They WANT the shutdown.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Mike Johnson: "Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying, 'Republicans are in charge of government.' We aren't!"

MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 14h

yes! you need to deliver DAILY messages in front of the White House

A Daily White House press conference!

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 1d

😲 SEATTLE: Shackled at his wrists and ankles, an elderly man struggles in the cold rain to mount the slippery stairs to this Avelo jet, which will fly him to another detention facility in Texas 👀

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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 21h

it's like Johnson has taken our government
and there is nothing that can be done about it

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h

The Trump’s administration has threatened to withhold funding from New York if the mayoral race doesn’t go their way. Democracy only works if we defend it. Don’t let these tactics take hold here in the United States. Vote!

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22h

Trump bought the Argentina election by threatening to withhold U.S. funds unless his preferred candidate won. We can’t let the same playbook unfold here next week. Trump and his administration have already been making threats about the upcoming U.S. elections, and the warning signs are clear.

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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 22h

Congress is selling us out

We need them to stand up to this take over of democracy

MAGA GOP is willing to throw America away

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 1d

In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, a private lab quietly performed sweeping changes to voting machines used in more than 40% of U.S. counties. No one told the public. No one reviewed the updates. No one verified the results.

Report: Voting Machines Were Altered Before the 2024 Election. Did Kamala Harris Actually Win?

In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, a private lab quietly performed sweeping changes to voting machines used in more than 40% of U.S. counties. No one told the public. No one reviewed th...

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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 23h

omg

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "They have Jasmine Crockett -- a low IQ person. AOC is low IQ. Have her pass the exams I decided to take when I was at Walter Reed. They're cognitive tests. Let AOC go against Trump. Let Jasmine go against Trump. The first couple questions are easy -- a tiger, an elephant, a giraffe ... "

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Dr. Mar 💙 @boldnewme.bsky.social · 1d

In his 1987 address to Canada’s Parliament, Reagan hailed free trade as an act of faith in freedom itself, “the open door of cooperation over the closed gate of isolation.”

Alongside Prime Minister Mulroney, he cast the U.S./Canada pact as democracy’s economic twin. 🇺🇸🇨🇦👇

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

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MN-Julie @jmiedtke.bsky.social · 1d

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Democratic Wins Media (@demwinsmedia)

BREAKING: In a stunning display of defiance, protestors in Korea are making their displeasure with Donald Trump known. This is powerful.

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Strider @reluctantranger.bsky.social · 1d

Heard about the ICE detention facility in Miami. Heard how horrific the bathrooms are, about the Miami Cuban there who speaks four languages & has been in the U.S. for 30 years. Heard about the Canadian they were keeping there because of some very old violation.

There are so many crimes happening.