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Important to know that Dan Rosen has not yet even been in office for three months and never had criminal prosecution experience before becoming the U.S. Attorney in October.
He also moved back from Florida (Key Biscayne) to Minnesota when he became the U.S. Attorney.
He also moved back from Florida (Key Biscayne) to Minnesota when he became the U.S. Attorney.
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Important to know that Dan Rosen has not yet even been in office for three months and never had criminal prosecution experience before becoming the U.S. Attorney in October.
He also moved back from Florida (Key Biscayne) to Minnesota when he became the U.S. Attorney.
He also moved back from Florida (Key Biscayne) to Minnesota when he became the U.S. Attorney.
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Follow the latest news after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota, sparking national outrage and calls for an investigation. nbcnews.to/4jvKVDR
January 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Follow the latest news after an ICE agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minnesota, sparking national outrage and calls for an investigation. nbcnews.to/4jvKVDR
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January 8, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The number of ways this is unconstitutional lunacy
is…a lot
is…a lot
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Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
S.3567
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
№ CO-SPONSORS: 0
STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
#Republicans
Details at congress.gov
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
№ CO-SPONSORS: 0
STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
#Republicans
Details at congress.gov
December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
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Depth data benefit nearly any marine activity you can think of: modelling climate, building infrastructure, deep-sea mining, managing fisheries and searching for wrecks. But only one quarter of the seabed has been mapped
The quest to chart the sea
This map reveals what scientists care about—and what armed forces don’t want to share
econ.st
December 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Depth data benefit nearly any marine activity you can think of: modelling climate, building infrastructure, deep-sea mining, managing fisheries and searching for wrecks. But only one quarter of the seabed has been mapped
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Before and after DOJ realized they left Trump’s name in an Epstein document:
🚨 The DOJ appears to have redacted Donald Trump’s name from the allegations made in this exhibit in the Epstein files.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
Trump’s name was in the original release. Now, it’s blacked out.
See for yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Before and after DOJ realized they left Trump’s name in an Epstein document:
These are the very worst people 🤬🤬🤬
The Trump administration announces a deal to officially end a major student loan repayment program implemented under President Biden.
Trump administration announces deal to end key Biden-era student loan repayment program
The Education Department said it had reached a proposed settlement with Missouri that would bring an end to Biden's "Saving on a Valuable Education," or SAVE, plan.
nbcnews.to
December 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
These are the very worst people 🤬🤬🤬
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.
It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
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Trump just used a tragedy to justify the most sweeping civil-liberties power grab we’ve seen in modern times. And almost no one is talking about it.
I break down the psychology behind the move..and why it should concern every democracy-loving American. (There is NO paywall) www.jackhopkinsnow.com
I break down the psychology behind the move..and why it should concern every democracy-loving American. (There is NO paywall) www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Trump just used a tragedy to justify the most sweeping civil-liberties power grab we’ve seen in modern times. And almost no one is talking about it.
I break down the psychology behind the move..and why it should concern every democracy-loving American. (There is NO paywall) www.jackhopkinsnow.com
I break down the psychology behind the move..and why it should concern every democracy-loving American. (There is NO paywall) www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
@scalzi.com I really enjoyed GHOST BRIGADES - it gave me some fun things to think about. Thanks : ) 💜🚀💜
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
@scalzi.com I really enjoyed GHOST BRIGADES - it gave me some fun things to think about. Thanks : ) 💜🚀💜
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Nearly 20% of retail revenue drops this weekend. If we want to be heard, this is the moment. Skip Target, Amazon, and Home Depot. Shop small, shop local, reconnect with community.
Small acts add up to real pressure.
#WeAintBuyingIt
Small acts add up to real pressure.
#WeAintBuyingIt
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Nearly 20% of retail revenue drops this weekend. If we want to be heard, this is the moment. Skip Target, Amazon, and Home Depot. Shop small, shop local, reconnect with community.
Small acts add up to real pressure.
#WeAintBuyingIt
Small acts add up to real pressure.
#WeAintBuyingIt
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Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tyson is closing a Nebraska plant that employs 3,200 workers in order to “right-size” its business.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
The meatpacking giant paid its CEO $22.7M last year, 525x its median employee's pay.
It also spent $196M in stock buybacks to reward shareholders.
Textbook corporate greed.
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Black Republicans, I mean, all of Republicans have been quiet about this, Young Republicans blowout……… white bigots at their finest, ladies and gents.
October 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Black Republicans, I mean, all of Republicans have been quiet about this, Young Republicans blowout……… white bigots at their finest, ladies and gents.
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There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.
October 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There’s more of us than there are of them. They can’t control us. They can’t stop us from voicing our dissent. Thugs and thuggery is not a winning future, even if they think so. See you at No Kings.
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Notice ICE recruits aren’t hiding their faces. Disgraceful way to make a living!
We’ve got money to hand ICE fat salaries, signing bonuses, even student loan forgiveness (no college degree required). But we can’t afford to pay teachers, fund better healthcare, or keep Social Security alive.
We’ve got money to hand ICE fat salaries, signing bonuses, even student loan forgiveness (no college degree required). But we can’t afford to pay teachers, fund better healthcare, or keep Social Security alive.
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Notice ICE recruits aren’t hiding their faces. Disgraceful way to make a living!
We’ve got money to hand ICE fat salaries, signing bonuses, even student loan forgiveness (no college degree required). But we can’t afford to pay teachers, fund better healthcare, or keep Social Security alive.
We’ve got money to hand ICE fat salaries, signing bonuses, even student loan forgiveness (no college degree required). But we can’t afford to pay teachers, fund better healthcare, or keep Social Security alive.
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It wasn't a great last week of the August recess for Republican members of Congress.
At town hall events across the country, attendees booed, laughed, jeered, and demanded answers as their GOP representatives tried to defend President Donald Trump’s agenda.
At town hall events across the country, attendees booed, laughed, jeered, and demanded answers as their GOP representatives tried to defend President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Republicans keep getting booed at their own town halls
The last week of the August recess brought jeers, laughs, and unanswered questions.
www.motherjones.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It wasn't a great last week of the August recess for Republican members of Congress.
At town hall events across the country, attendees booed, laughed, jeered, and demanded answers as their GOP representatives tried to defend President Donald Trump’s agenda.
At town hall events across the country, attendees booed, laughed, jeered, and demanded answers as their GOP representatives tried to defend President Donald Trump’s agenda.
👀👀👀👀👀👀
Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, bless him for saying it out loud.
"The utmost leader of the biggest global superpower, objectively, is a Russian asset. I'm saying that, objectively speaking, the new American leadership has strategically favoured the Russian Federation."
#Krasnov 🇵🇹
"The utmost leader of the biggest global superpower, objectively, is a Russian asset. I'm saying that, objectively speaking, the new American leadership has strategically favoured the Russian Federation."
#Krasnov 🇵🇹
August 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
👀👀👀👀👀👀
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The Pentagon—in direct violation of federal law— Is Reinstalling a Portrait of Confederate General Lee on a horse, being led by an enslaved man, in West Point’s Library
flip.it/E-_Y2N & lawsuit.
It is wild how much time Trump’s admin dedicates to suing & being sued in comparison to governing.
flip.it/E-_Y2N & lawsuit.
It is wild how much time Trump’s admin dedicates to suing & being sued in comparison to governing.
flip.it
August 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The Pentagon—in direct violation of federal law— Is Reinstalling a Portrait of Confederate General Lee on a horse, being led by an enslaved man, in West Point’s Library
flip.it/E-_Y2N & lawsuit.
It is wild how much time Trump’s admin dedicates to suing & being sued in comparison to governing.
flip.it/E-_Y2N & lawsuit.
It is wild how much time Trump’s admin dedicates to suing & being sued in comparison to governing.
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Trump badly underwater on crime and economy. 37% approval overall. Americans tell him to keep his tiny little hands off the Smithsonian. KEEP POUNDING AWAY, folks poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
Majority Of Voters Oppose Deploying National Guard To D.C.,
Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds;
Support Drops For U.S. Military Aid To Israel As 50% Think Israel Is
Committing Genocide In G...
"Posting the National Guard in D.C. to fight local crime gets faint support, with independent voters giving the deployment a big thumbs down," said Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy.
poll.qu.edu
August 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Trump badly underwater on crime and economy. 37% approval overall. Americans tell him to keep his tiny little hands off the Smithsonian. KEEP POUNDING AWAY, folks poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
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In @slate.com, I caution against lumping Abrego García’s case in with the administration’s general immigration clampdown. I think it is better understood as the endpoint of the same strategy employed against Lisa Cook: bringing down state power on enemies, with whatever the government can latch onto
I’ve Covered Immigration for a Decade. I’ve Never Seen the Government Do This Before.
This case is the ultimate extrapolation of an alarming Trump administration strategy.
slate.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
In @slate.com, I caution against lumping Abrego García’s case in with the administration’s general immigration clampdown. I think it is better understood as the endpoint of the same strategy employed against Lisa Cook: bringing down state power on enemies, with whatever the government can latch onto