Michael Sol Warren
@michaelsolwarren.com
Producer for @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
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Michael Sol Warren
@michaelsolwarren.com
· Feb 27
‘Startlingly high’ levels of ‘forever chemicals’ recorded in rural NJ | NJ Spotlight News
As federal officials investigate the extent of PFAS contamination in a rural NJ hot spot, they record extremely high levels in one well.
www.njspotlightnews.org
Wild new detail on the PFAS hotspot in rural Warren County: a private well tested last year had the chemicals at a total concentration of 18,997ppt
I haven’t found another drinking water well in NJ that comes close
For @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
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I haven’t found another drinking water well in NJ that comes close
For @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/02/star...
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I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents who describe an agency that sounds like Reno 911!
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
ICE Unloads
Immigration officers speak out: “Fuck this.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I interviewed over half a dozen ICE and Border Patrol agents who describe an agency that sounds like Reno 911!
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
“I thought federal agents were supposed to be clean cut but some of them pass around a flask as we are watching a suspect,” one told me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-unloads
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The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
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January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
The Star-Tribune is taking donations to help fund the purchase vital newsroom supplies and equipment, including protective and tactical gear for street reporters and photogs. If you live in MSP, pls subscribe. If you don't and want to help, here's a way -- www.startribunecompany.com/donate-payme....
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"They shot him so many times. I don't know why they shot him," says one witness.
"none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR," says another. "Instead...ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."
"none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR," says another. "Instead...ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."
And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM
"They shot him so many times. I don't know why they shot him," says one witness.
"none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR," says another. "Instead...ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."
"none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR," says another. "Instead...ICE agents appeared to be counting his bullet wounds."
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Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 25, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
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NEW:
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed, the Trump administration began rewriting the narrative, labelling the victim as a "lunatic" and a "terrorist" contradicting all available evidence
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed, the Trump administration began rewriting the narrative, labelling the victim as a "lunatic" and a "terrorist" contradicting all available evidence
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:44 AM
NEW:
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed, the Trump administration began rewriting the narrative, labelling the victim as a "lunatic" and a "terrorist" contradicting all available evidence
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
Within minutes of Alex Pretti being shot and killed, the Trump administration began rewriting the narrative, labelling the victim as a "lunatic" and a "terrorist" contradicting all available evidence
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
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Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
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A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
January 24, 2026 at 10:29 PM
A DHS statement claimed “an individual approached US Border Patrol officers” with “a handgun” in the Alex Pretti shooting incident. A Bellingcat analysis of the footage appears to show that a gun was taken away from where Pretti was situated by an agent just before the first shot was fired.
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State officials detailed exactly when buses, trains and other service will stop on Sunday.
NJ Transit will suspend all trains, buses in massive shutdown as storm hits
State officials detailed exactly when buses, trains and other service will stop on Sunday.
www.nj.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
State officials detailed exactly when buses, trains and other service will stop on Sunday.
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The EPA relied on a report by a group of “independent scientists” to repeal its previous ruling that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and the environment. New details show that the Trump administration unlawfully kept the group secret and influenced its findings.
Trump Administration Coordinated Secret ‘Working Group’ to Support Climate Rollbacks
Repealing the endangerment finding has direct implications on emissions from—and the stability of—the food system.
civileats.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The EPA relied on a report by a group of “independent scientists” to repeal its previous ruling that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and the environment. New details show that the Trump administration unlawfully kept the group secret and influenced its findings.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says —- from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says —- from @apnews.com
apnews.com/article/ice-...
apnews.com/article/ice-...
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NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM
NEWS: Pentagon ordered active-duty soldiers with a military police unit in NC to prepare for possible deployment to Minneapolis, three people familiar told @ms.now
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
Prepare to deploy order was issued yesterday for at least a few hundred members of an Army military police brigade based at Fort Bragg
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Fantastic farewell to Brenda Flanagan and a great trip through some of the top news stories in NJ over her storied career.
Honored to have worked the past few years with @bflanagannj.bsky.social — today was her last day before a well deserved retirement. What a career, we’ll miss you! youtu.be/HyY2dJAGTo8?...
Brenda Flanagan's final sign-off from NJ Spotlight News
YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Fantastic farewell to Brenda Flanagan and a great trip through some of the top news stories in NJ over her storied career.
Honored to have worked the past few years with @bflanagannj.bsky.social — today was her last day before a well deserved retirement. What a career, we’ll miss you! youtu.be/HyY2dJAGTo8?...
Brenda Flanagan's final sign-off from NJ Spotlight News
YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Honored to have worked the past few years with @bflanagannj.bsky.social — today was her last day before a well deserved retirement. What a career, we’ll miss you! youtu.be/HyY2dJAGTo8?...
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“We're going to deport ICE” - Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley
A Pennsylvania county is evicting the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to pay rent.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/elections/we...
A Pennsylvania county is evicting the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to pay rent.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/elections/we...
'We're going to deport ICE': Lehigh County evicts Homeland Security over back rent
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has used county office space but hasn't paid rent in three years despite a 2022 memorandum of understanding, county officials said. Said Controller Mark Pinsle...
www.lehighvalleynews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
“We're going to deport ICE” - Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley
A Pennsylvania county is evicting the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to pay rent.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/elections/we...
A Pennsylvania county is evicting the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to pay rent.
www.lehighvalleynews.com/elections/we...
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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Journalists — a friendly reminder: Applications for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, are due by Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. We’re eager to read your best work. nieman.harvard.edu/awards/
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Journalists — a friendly reminder: Applications for the $20,000 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism and the $10,000 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Journalism, are due by Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. We’re eager to read your best work. nieman.harvard.edu/awards/
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
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Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Federal agents’ use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
This includes a 6-month-old, whose mother was forced to perform CPR on him after being exposed to ICE's tear gas.
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ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs by @abecenti.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs
Peter Yazzie was held for several hours in metro Phoenix, but there are reports of Native people detained in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.azcentral.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
ICE agents detain Navajo man in Arizona, ignoring US, tribal IDs by @abecenti.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
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A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
A Liberian man released after his battering-ram arrest in Minneapolis is back in custody again
A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 5:15 PM
A Liberian man is back in custody in Minnesota, a day after a judge ordered him released because agents broke down his door to arrest him without a judicial warrant.
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On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
newsguild.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
Insane life this guy lived
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Insane life this guy lived
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
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It's big day for offshore wind! Just hours after a judge ruled Empire Wind could resume construction, Vineyard Wind jumped on the lawsuit bandwagon
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Vineyard Wind sues Trump administration for halting construction
Vineyard Wind, a large and nearly complete offshore wind farm near Massachusetts, says the Trump administration violated the law when it ordered a construction pause in December.
www.wbur.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It's big day for offshore wind! Just hours after a judge ruled Empire Wind could resume construction, Vineyard Wind jumped on the lawsuit bandwagon
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
Now, all 5 projects that were halted by the Trump admin in December have pushed back www.wbur.org/news/2026/01... @wbur.org
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New from @hmnorthey.bsky.social: the DOE is planning to transfer money set aside for carbon capture tech to revive coal plants from the dead.
When I said carbon capture was being used to keep the fossil fuel industry alive I hadn't quite imagined this lol subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
When I said carbon capture was being used to keep the fossil fuel industry alive I hadn't quite imagined this lol subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: Trump admin redirects carbon capture funds to prop up old coal plants
The Energy Department says it’s legally sound to shift more than half a billion dollars to help revive old and closed coal plants. Department officials, legal experts and lawmakers disagree.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
New from @hmnorthey.bsky.social: the DOE is planning to transfer money set aside for carbon capture tech to revive coal plants from the dead.
When I said carbon capture was being used to keep the fossil fuel industry alive I hadn't quite imagined this lol subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
When I said carbon capture was being used to keep the fossil fuel industry alive I hadn't quite imagined this lol subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...