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I will stop what I’m doing in a grocery store if I hear them play Talking Heads.
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· Oct 13
I don't understand why U.S. reporters so regularly seem to let politicians get away with 'I haven't seen that' about stuff a) they obviously know and b) is directly relevant to their job. Did they sign some kind of agreement never to ask a follow-up question?
REPORTER: We know the president moved forward with mass layoffs. We're also learning there were significant cuts to staff at special education services. Are you comfortable with those cuts?
MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know
MIKE JOHNSON: I haven't seen the specifics of that and I don't know
I’d really like to see a supercut of Mike Johnson denying knowledge of things. It’d be very long.
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Please join me in praying for my city's only synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, which was set on fire in the early morning hours, yesterday.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
January 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Please join me in praying for my city's only synagogue, Congregation Beth Israel, which was set on fire in the early morning hours, yesterday.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
Nobody was hurt and a suspect has been caught and charged with arson, but not much is public. Beth Israel is part of JXN's long tradition of racial justice.
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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Hannah Arendt on Montesquieu’s principle of despotism [fear] being subject to continual corruption:
“Tyranny generates impotence as naturally as other bodies politic generate power… It develops the germs of its own destruction the moment it comes into existence.”
In other words, we’re going to win
“Tyranny generates impotence as naturally as other bodies politic generate power… It develops the germs of its own destruction the moment it comes into existence.”
In other words, we’re going to win
January 11, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Hannah Arendt on Montesquieu’s principle of despotism [fear] being subject to continual corruption:
“Tyranny generates impotence as naturally as other bodies politic generate power… It develops the germs of its own destruction the moment it comes into existence.”
In other words, we’re going to win
“Tyranny generates impotence as naturally as other bodies politic generate power… It develops the germs of its own destruction the moment it comes into existence.”
In other words, we’re going to win
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And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
January 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
And despite it all, this is Tehran 🇮🇷
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This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
January 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
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This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
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Boston protest against ICE
January 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Boston protest against ICE
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At Boston government center right now, next to the federal building. There are thousands of people gathered here in a massive crowd around the speakers against ICE.
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
January 10, 2026 at 7:31 PM
At Boston government center right now, next to the federal building. There are thousands of people gathered here in a massive crowd around the speakers against ICE.
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
A helicopter is circling lower than usual.
Small visible police presence.
The protest was organized by LUCE
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These dancers are a common sight at Minneapolis protests and cultural events. Protesters are gathered around as they wait for the protest against ICE to start in south Minneapolis.
January 10, 2026 at 6:47 PM
These dancers are a common sight at Minneapolis protests and cultural events. Protesters are gathered around as they wait for the protest against ICE to start in south Minneapolis.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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I would watch Susan Kane’s Salammbo 100 times before I’d watch this Melatonin nonsense.
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I would watch Susan Kane’s Salammbo 100 times before I’d watch this Melatonin nonsense.
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Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
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JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
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What they really want to kill are all the parts of us that know we've done nothing wrong, this is our country, and no gang of murderous evil freaks are going to tell us it's not.
January 10, 2026 at 2:46 PM
What they really want to kill are all the parts of us that know we've done nothing wrong, this is our country, and no gang of murderous evil freaks are going to tell us it's not.
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The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The decision has been made to break an American city. It is an experiment. We must do all we can (legally) to help Minneapolis hold on.
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The giveaway here is that the letter is also addressed to the mayor.
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The giveaway here is that the letter is also addressed to the mayor.
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Philadelphia in candlelight.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Philadelphia in candlelight.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
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The hardest part is accepting that this damage is permanent. The sense of shared community is broken, maybe beyond repair in our lifetime. People we spent years rejecting have power, & the resentment they’re unleashing is changing us all. I’m having a hard time with that. I know I’m not alone.
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The hardest part is accepting that this damage is permanent. The sense of shared community is broken, maybe beyond repair in our lifetime. People we spent years rejecting have power, & the resentment they’re unleashing is changing us all. I’m having a hard time with that. I know I’m not alone.
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Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was shot & killed by ICE on Sept 12
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
Renee Good is at least the fifth death to result in an aggressive immigration crackdown by the Trump administration. Other cases include a person fatally shot by ICE outside Chicago and two people who died after being struck by vehicles while fleeing authorities.
Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown
A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The...
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was shot & killed by ICE on Sept 12
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
ICE chased Jaime Alanis off the roof of a greenhouse; he broke his neck & died on July 12
ICE chased Roberto Carlos Montoya Valdez into traffic where he was hit & killed on Aug 14
Josué Castro Rivera was killed the same way on Oct 23
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ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
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Mount Pleasant neighborhood, Washington DC, 9 pm. Photo credit: missmouse.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Mount Pleasant neighborhood, Washington DC, 9 pm. Photo credit: missmouse.bsky.social
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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And they said it was “bloodless”.
January 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
And they said it was “bloodless”.
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Snack break with Hudson! 🦫
January 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Snack break with Hudson! 🦫
statistically, ICE agents are not in danger, except mostly from themselves or their own colleagues. The biggest killer is a virus.
The leading cause of death by far among ICE officers is COVID-19.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM
statistically, ICE agents are not in danger, except mostly from themselves or their own colleagues. The biggest killer is a virus.