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Melissa Johnson
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 8h
Maybe DOJ should focus on the law it’s violating, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, instead of speculating a crime might have been committed (despite multiple ballot recounts) in Fulton County or declining to investigate two homicides in Minneapolis?

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 19h
At this point, the predominant emotion so many of us are feeling is anger. Anger that people are being treated like this. Anger that our government is doing it. Anger that it’s doing it with our tax dollars. joycevance.substack.com/p/minnesota-...
Minnesota and Elsewhere
Today, more from Judge Schlitz in Minnesota.
joycevance.substack.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d
January 28, 2026
January 28, 2026
Federal agents continue to rain terror on Minneapolis, Minnesota, and other U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.

Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

Reposted by Melissa Johnson

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d
The Battle of the Bulge Episode 4: The St. Vith Resistance:
The Battle of the Bulge Episode 4: The St. Vith Resistance
I think this is my favorite of our short videos about the Battle of the Bulge.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 1d
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be

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Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 2d
Tool I built to begin exploring some issues around reducing AI error (film narrative is really hard for LLMs and I want to work on improving response quality). But it's also a really cool tool! mikecaulfield.substack.com/p/arc-findin...
Arc: Scene-Based Search With AI
It's a research project but frankly I also just wanted a tool like this
mikecaulfield.substack.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d
A federal judge told ICE: “The Court’s patience is at an end.”
After ignoring dozens of court orders, the administration was forced to answer. But it doesn’t sound like the administration is committed to de-escalation. Read about what actually happened today. joycevance.substack.com/p/ice-gettin...
ICE: Getting The Scrutiny It Deserves
But will it last?
joycevance.substack.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d
Amidst all the praise for Homan’s credibility here, dont forget Bondi quickly shelved a criminal investigation into whether he took a $50K bribe in a CAVA bag to steer gov’t contracts towards friends. We dont know the trith about that matter www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
"It was a mess": Inside Trump's pivot on Minnesota
"It's f**ked, and POTUS knew he needed to unf**k it," an administration adviser told Axios.
www.axios.com

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Kimberly A. Prather, Melissa Johnson , and 1 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d
Is the suggestion here that the Goods and the Prettis aren’t “real victims,” that they don’t deserve the administration’s concern?

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Mike Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 2d
Whatever you do today, read this article, read all of it, and believe fully once again that the true soul of America will not be defeated. Just beautiful. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com

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Michael Meir Saltzman @saltzman.bsky.social · 3d
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.

“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d
January 26, 2026
January 26, 2026
Yesterday President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d
We have to keep the pressure up on Trump now that he’s backing down. That’s our role in keeping this democracy. Here’s the information you need to know: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Alex Pretti
Add his name to Renee Good's.
open.substack.com

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3d
Hey folks:

Tonight's "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep"

www.youtube.com/live/9CjwOWe...
A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 3d
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.

It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d
if Tom "Cava Bag" Homan is your emergency crisis comms guy, you're fucked

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 3d
Hey folks:

Here's last night's "A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep."

"Indignation meetings"
A 19th century idea with 21st century relevance.

www.youtube.com/live/TTtIamu...
A Few Thoughts for Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 3d
A preview of some of the key legal issues to be aware of as we start the week. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week Ahead
January 25, 2026
open.substack.com

Reposted by Melissa Johnson, W Grant, Christina Pagel

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d
January 25, 2026
January 25, 2026
As the nation mourned the killing of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti yesterday at the hands of federal officials in Minneapolis, President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4d
Sen Cassidy: “Claiming that risk from vaccines is greater than the threat from disease has led to highest rate of measles in decades. Undermining faith in polio vaccine will lead to paralyzed children. What others are doing will be blamed on President Trump. Unfair but true.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….

Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4d
Christi Noem should testify under oath in Congress and explain why she lied about the facts around the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Klobuchar: "Somehow 50,000 peaceful protesters in 10 below weather were able to march without any problems, and then the next day half a dozen ICE and CBP agents couldn't handle a guy with a cell phone taking video of them and shot him. I think it's pretty obvious what's going on here."

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 5d
Hey folks:

Some thoughts about today's murder in Minneapolis.

www.youtube.com/live/6YNfqir...
Freeman at Night -- For Those Who Can't Sleep
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
Noem lies shamelessly: "An individual approached order Patrol officers with a 9mm semi-automatic gun. The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. This looks like a situation where an individual arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement"

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 5d
Brandishing is a legal term that means to display all or part of a firearm, or otherwise make its presence known to another person to intimidate them, regardless of whether it's directly visible to that person. Given the video, that's not what Alex Pretti was doing when he was shot & killed.
surtlab.bsky.social Dave Baltrus 🦦 @surtlab.bsky.social · 5d
Important context, this is the victim’s behavior BEFORE being tackled

He’s not threatening, he’s not brandishing, he’s filming
dwsoc.bsky.social Democratic Women of South Orange County @dwsoc.bsky.social · 5d
Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Kim L. Scheppele, Elizabeth Saunders , and 15 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."