Matt Beckman
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Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/w...
Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? • Minnesota Reformer
After the federal agents took the shackles off Gust Johnson’s ankles to release him from detainment, he asked for his phone back. That would be staying at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, th...
minnesotareformer.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/w...
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All of my group chats are responding to Homan’s announcement by asking everyone to double down because:
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
February 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
All of my group chats are responding to Homan’s announcement by asking everyone to double down because:
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
1. ICE is still out there and abducting people today. We can’t trust the occupation is over until we actually see it.
2. People are going to be in an economic crisis for a very long time.
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Detainees at the Whipple Federal Building must be allowed access to an attorney and private phone calls and be informed of their rights within an hour of arriving, a federal judge ordered.
Live: Operation Metro Surge drawdown sparks ‘cautious optimism’
Border czar Tom Homan said Thursday a drawdown of the federal immigration operation will happen over the next week.
www.startribune.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Detainees at the Whipple Federal Building must be allowed access to an attorney and private phone calls and be informed of their rights within an hour of arriving, a federal judge ordered.
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Federal prosecutors have moved to drop criminal charges against two Venezuelan men whose highly publicized arrests in north Minneapolis last month have been disputed after conflicting accounts emerged from Homeland Security officials and defense attorneys.
DOJ moves to drop charges against Venezuelan men arrested after ICE shooting
Federal officials for days claimed a snow shovel and broom attack led an agent to shoot one of the men in the leg.
www.startribune.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Federal prosecutors have moved to drop criminal charges against two Venezuelan men whose highly publicized arrests in north Minneapolis last month have been disputed after conflicting accounts emerged from Homeland Security officials and defense attorneys.
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Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Still around 100 community reports of ICE activity around the Twin Cities today, the most of any state by far.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
In case you’re wondering why so many of us aren’t quite taking Homan’s presser today at face value.
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Federal prosecutor Daniel Rosen asks Minnesota judge to dismiss charges with prejudice against a man who was wounded in a shooting & another accused of attacking an ICE agent saying, “newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations”
🎁 @nytimes.com
🎁 @nytimes.com
Prosecutor Says Federal Officials Gave Wrong Information About ICE Shooting
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Federal prosecutor Daniel Rosen asks Minnesota judge to dismiss charges with prejudice against a man who was wounded in a shooting & another accused of attacking an ICE agent saying, “newly discovered evidence in this matter is materially inconsistent with the allegations”
🎁 @nytimes.com
🎁 @nytimes.com
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If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
February 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
If Moderna is no longer bringing vaccine trials for Epstein-Barr virus (good evidence that EB causes Multiple Sclerosis), herpes, and shingles because of Trump appointees, I want prison time for those appointees.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
This might be dooming millions to disease they don’t have to experience.
For all you cell adhesion folks. Have you seen the Olay Regenerigist micro sculpting cream advertisement? #celladhesion
February 13, 2026 at 2:56 AM
For all you cell adhesion folks. Have you seen the Olay Regenerigist micro sculpting cream advertisement? #celladhesion
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There needs to be some serious accountability for the colossal harm to life these absolute demons have caused, and will cause. Life in prison is the moderate option.
February 13, 2026 at 12:45 AM
There needs to be some serious accountability for the colossal harm to life these absolute demons have caused, and will cause. Life in prison is the moderate option.
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Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ending this operation is not enough.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
We need justice and accountability. That starts with independent investigations into the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, economic restitution for businesses impacted, abolishing ICE, and the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
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I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...
February 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...
Bird scientists and or birders: Do you have a favorite type/format of notebook for your bird habits? I need to outfit a class of 16 students and write-in-the-rain seems too expensive (and maybe unnecessary). I'm looking at cheaper, blank A5s, but wonder if anyone has a favorite. #birds
February 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Bird scientists and or birders: Do you have a favorite type/format of notebook for your bird habits? I need to outfit a class of 16 students and write-in-the-rain seems too expensive (and maybe unnecessary). I'm looking at cheaper, blank A5s, but wonder if anyone has a favorite. #birds
HBD Charles Darwin. You knew how we’d feel in Minnesota, at times, while under occupation by fascist goons.
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
HBD Charles Darwin. You knew how we’d feel in Minnesota, at times, while under occupation by fascist goons.
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Happy birthday, Chuck.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy birthday, Chuck.
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
Proud to carry on your legacy of studying evolutionary biology while going through it
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The evidence has not changed. Climate change has not stopped. This is political censorship of scientific evidence. Plain and simple.
#standupforscience
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
#standupforscience
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
EPA repeals endangerment finding
The move discards a scientific determination that empowered the government to limit climate pollution.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The evidence has not changed. Climate change has not stopped. This is political censorship of scientific evidence. Plain and simple.
#standupforscience
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
#standupforscience
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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under questioning from Peters, ICE officials confirm that Kristi Noem's claim about Pretti being a "domestic terrorist" was not based on information from them
February 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
under questioning from Peters, ICE officials confirm that Kristi Noem's claim about Pretti being a "domestic terrorist" was not based on information from them
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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Full drawdown of paramilitary goons will be dependent on agitators behaving themselves.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Full drawdown of paramilitary goons will be dependent on agitators behaving themselves.
Jason from outstate telling Angela Davis how to be a journalist is peak ignorance. She handled it so well and let him "speak his mind." And, anyone who says NPR is an echo-chamber, while it allows Jason to spew his xenophobia, is pretty ignorant. So, we are left with lots of ignorance. #Minnesota
February 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Jason from outstate telling Angela Davis how to be a journalist is peak ignorance. She handled it so well and let him "speak his mind." And, anyone who says NPR is an echo-chamber, while it allows Jason to spew his xenophobia, is pretty ignorant. So, we are left with lots of ignorance. #Minnesota
Female (Eastern) Hairy woodpecker in Longfellow neighborhood of #Minneapolis.
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Female (Eastern) Hairy woodpecker in Longfellow neighborhood of #Minneapolis.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Female (Eastern) Hairy woodpecker in Longfellow neighborhood of #Minneapolis.
An imperfect photo of a Merlin symbolizes fierceness, speed, precision, and spiritual guidance, often representing a small but mighty force. Historically linked to nobility as a "princess falcon" in falconry, it embodies focus, territorial bravery, and mastery of the skies. #AbolishICE #Minneapolis
February 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
An imperfect photo of a Merlin symbolizes fierceness, speed, precision, and spiritual guidance, often representing a small but mighty force. Historically linked to nobility as a "princess falcon" in falconry, it embodies focus, territorial bravery, and mastery of the skies. #AbolishICE #Minneapolis
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According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.