Amelia Joan
@amelia77io.bsky.social
Photography is not merely a form of expression; it is the transmission of emotion, capturing the subtle details of life. Photography also compels me to observe the world around me, teaching me to understand things from different perspectives.
Pinned
At first, I kept falling down. Even though I was protected by thick ski gear, after numerous attempts, I gradually found the feeling of maintaining balance in the wind.
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Over 2,000 clergy members from around the country signed onto a letter to Congress, demanding an investigation into the killing of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
Clergy are raising holy hell about ICE
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Over 2,000 clergy members from around the country signed onto a letter to Congress, demanding an investigation into the killing of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
Standing outside of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s office, one clergy member said, “the blood of Renée Good is on his hands.”
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The @startribune.com has been doing heroic work in Minnesota under the gnarliest of circumstances.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is seen deploying a gas canister at Mueller Park in south Minneapolis this afternoon.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
January 22, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The @startribune.com has been doing heroic work in Minnesota under the gnarliest of circumstances.
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It seems to me Congress should hold off on funding elaborate conspiracies to violate the Constitution.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 22, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It seems to me Congress should hold off on funding elaborate conspiracies to violate the Constitution.
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The worst of American humanity is being fully revealed. These FB comments are jaw-dropping. www.facebook.com/share/p/1C5Y...
January 22, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The worst of American humanity is being fully revealed. These FB comments are jaw-dropping. www.facebook.com/share/p/1C5Y...
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This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
Sharing this report of ICE depravity from Facebook at the request of community member. This is from a suburb north of ICE-occupied Minneapolis.
The text is from her post on Facebook.
The text is from her post on Facebook.
January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
This picture broke me, but the description of this kidnapping by a witness who says ICE referred to this precious child as “it” as they took him away fills me with an unspeakable, murderous rage.
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I know the Constitution doesn’t mean much to some people but it does to me and so many others. If you allow this to stand and don’t fight against it, you will be complicit when it’s used against you.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 AM
I know the Constitution doesn’t mean much to some people but it does to me and so many others. If you allow this to stand and don’t fight against it, you will be complicit when it’s used against you.
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If you want to know if a severe winter storm is headed for Texas, the two most reliable indications are (1) looking at the weather forecast; and (2) looking to see if Ted Cruz is on a plane headed to warmer place with a palm-lined beach.
January 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM
If you want to know if a severe winter storm is headed for Texas, the two most reliable indications are (1) looking at the weather forecast; and (2) looking to see if Ted Cruz is on a plane headed to warmer place with a palm-lined beach.
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oh man, the Walker Art Center is going to be closed on Friday
(If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)
(If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)
Walker Art Center joins growing list of organizations closing on Jan. 23
"This reflects our institutional values to center our community, support our staff, and to approach our work with care and safety in mind," a representative says.
bringmethenews.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 PM
oh man, the Walker Art Center is going to be closed on Friday
(If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)
(If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)
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Fourth Amendment
United States Constitution
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, ...
United States Constitution
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, ...
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 22, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Fourth Amendment
United States Constitution
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, ...
United States Constitution
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, ...
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Day 7: it's cold!
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Day 7: it's cold!
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Still haven’t seen a good explanation of what this means. How do you lift a stay on behavior that’s unconstitutional by definition?
Is it really now legal to use violence to retaliate against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis?
Because it sure as hell seems like that’s what they’re doing.
Is it really now legal to use violence to retaliate against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis?
Because it sure as hell seems like that’s what they’re doing.
How do you pause an injunction barring cops from using retaliatory violence against **peaceful** protesters?
That's . . . already illegal.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
That's . . . already illegal.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Appeals court sides with ICE over its tactics against protesters
A federal judge previously issued an injunction meant to prevent immigration agents from detaining and pepper-spraying ‘peaceful’ observers.
www.startribune.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Still haven’t seen a good explanation of what this means. How do you lift a stay on behavior that’s unconstitutional by definition?
Is it really now legal to use violence to retaliate against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis?
Because it sure as hell seems like that’s what they’re doing.
Is it really now legal to use violence to retaliate against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis?
Because it sure as hell seems like that’s what they’re doing.
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ICE said he killed himself and that was just a blatant lie.
We have no idea how many people are being murdered in these concentration camps.
We have no idea how many people are being murdered in these concentration camps.
A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
El Paso medical examiner rules death in ICE camp a homicide
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrain...
www.texastribune.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
ICE said he killed himself and that was just a blatant lie.
We have no idea how many people are being murdered in these concentration camps.
We have no idea how many people are being murdered in these concentration camps.
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not to be dramatic but every person who had a hand in this deserves to spend the rest of their life paying for it
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 AM
not to be dramatic but every person who had a hand in this deserves to spend the rest of their life paying for it
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Just watching excerpts from PM Mark Carney’s Davos speech. What an utter national humiliation for America to have this malevolent senescent and absurd clown representing this great nation before the nations of the world.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Just watching excerpts from PM Mark Carney’s Davos speech. What an utter national humiliation for America to have this malevolent senescent and absurd clown representing this great nation before the nations of the world.
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To any ICE agents lurking: Since you likely skipped class, here’s the history lesson you missed.
January 22, 2026 at 12:36 AM
To any ICE agents lurking: Since you likely skipped class, here’s the history lesson you missed.
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"Nowhere seems safe, you can't go to work without seeing [ICE], you can't go to school without seeing it—we're scared, we're tired, I don't know anyone who hasn't had a friend getting detained or neighbor taken," -Minneapolis ICE protester in -1 degree wind chill. WATCH ⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Nowhere seems safe, you can't go to work without seeing [ICE], you can't go to school without seeing it—we're scared, we're tired, I don't know anyone who hasn't had a friend getting detained or neighbor taken," -Minneapolis ICE protester in -1 degree wind chill. WATCH ⬇️
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The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 AM
The thing about America today is that if you just describe what is happening objectively and unemotionally you sound hysterical and partisan and what you have to remind people is that the reason for that is not you, it's the people doing the things you are describing
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Somehow the one guy to get divorced twice and become more woke
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Somehow the one guy to get divorced twice and become more woke
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An attempted traffic stop by two ICE agents did not involve the man they ultimately shot in north Minneapolis.
Details from a FBI agent's sworn affidavit contradict what DHS officials initially stated — and later repeated for several days — about the highly charged encounter.
Details from a FBI agent's sworn affidavit contradict what DHS officials initially stated — and later repeated for several days — about the highly charged encounter.
FBI reveals how mistaken identity by ICE led to chase, shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in north Minneapolis
A federal affidavit details what precipitated the alleged broom attack of an agent that ended with him firing a single shot, wounding a man who was not the original target.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 AM
An attempted traffic stop by two ICE agents did not involve the man they ultimately shot in north Minneapolis.
Details from a FBI agent's sworn affidavit contradict what DHS officials initially stated — and later repeated for several days — about the highly charged encounter.
Details from a FBI agent's sworn affidavit contradict what DHS officials initially stated — and later repeated for several days — about the highly charged encounter.
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🚨"Get out of Minnesota!" Minneapolis ICE protester screams at ICE agents in -1 degree wind chill. "Fight fascism...I've been super frustrated by this lawlessness, disappearing people—this isn't what America is about." WATCH ⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
🚨"Get out of Minnesota!" Minneapolis ICE protester screams at ICE agents in -1 degree wind chill. "Fight fascism...I've been super frustrated by this lawlessness, disappearing people—this isn't what America is about." WATCH ⬇️
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Would you believe this is one of the senators representing minnesota
I joined agriculture leaders from across the state today in Mankato for the Minnesota Ag Expo. Minnesota farmers are the backbone of our economy, and we must ensure they have what they need to thrive—strong markets and stable trade policies.
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Would you believe this is one of the senators representing minnesota
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Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
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The United States government used armed thugs to kidnap a 5-year-old child off an American street, separate him from his dad, traffic him to another state, and sling him into a scary & unsafe concentration camp.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
The United States government used armed thugs to kidnap a 5-year-old child off an American street, separate him from his dad, traffic him to another state, and sling him into a scary & unsafe concentration camp.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.
"This is not who we are!!!"
Yes, unfortunately, it now is.