@bpurpleb99.bsky.social
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests amid widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?
ACLU sues Trump administration over ‘racial profiling and unlawful arrests’ in Minnesota ICE surge
Civil rights organization says federal immigration agents are violating US citizens’ constitutional rights
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests amid widespread Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...?
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@mollyjongfast.bsky.social just said on @ms.now that Gov Walz blames the massive ICE deployment to Minnesota on that Nick Shirley video. I completely agree as I wrote here:
bsky.app/profile/news...
bsky.app/profile/news...
The ICE force in Minnesota went from 100 to 2400 almost overnight. Why? Nick Shirley's viral video & the resulting MAGA media frenzy gave Trump the excuse he needed to occupy and terrorize an American city. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
Stop calling Nick Shirley a journalist. He's a MAGA political operative.
Shirley's viral video about Minneapolis daycare centers ignited the explosive situation that gave Donald Trump an excuse to launch the largest ever ICE occupation of an American city.
open.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
@mollyjongfast.bsky.social just said on @ms.now that Gov Walz blames the massive ICE deployment to Minnesota on that Nick Shirley video. I completely agree as I wrote here:
bsky.app/profile/news...
bsky.app/profile/news...
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Katie Zacharia: "If we had Tim Walz not calling [ICE] the gestapo, that would de-escalate the situation."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Katie Zacharia: "If we had Tim Walz not calling [ICE] the gestapo, that would de-escalate the situation."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If you don't want to be called the gestapo, do not shoot unarmed moms of 3 in their cars."
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This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
~ The Lincoln Project
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
~ The Lincoln Project
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This has been the plan all along.
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
~ The Lincoln Project
- Foment violence and chaos in the streets of MN
- Implement the Insurrection Act
- Declare Martial Law
- Suspend elections
~ The Lincoln Project
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New from me and @tristanl.ee with a bit of help from @wileydcope.bsky.social: We identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
Revealed: Four Businesses with Ties to Patriot Front Operating in North Texas
The neo-Nazi group is engaged in a strategy to establish an independent economic ecosystem. Through publicly available information, interviews, and in-person observation, the Observer has identified c...
www.texasobserver.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
New from me and @tristanl.ee with a bit of help from @wileydcope.bsky.social: We identified companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that are operated either by members of Patriot Front or individuals with multiple connections to Patriot Front
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
www.texasobserver.org/revealed-fou...
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@wgntv.com @abc7chicago.bsky.social
@cbschicago.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com @chicago.suntimes.com
👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
@cbschicago.bsky.social @chicagotribune.com @chicago.suntimes.com
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Their 6 month old stopped breathing & lost consciousness after #ICE threw tear gas canisters & flashbangs into their car, deploying the airbags and flipping over a child's carseat.
Only 1 news outlet is covering this story of dangerous #ICELawlessness.
Please tag your local paper & media outlets.
Only 1 news outlet is covering this story of dangerous #ICELawlessness.
Please tag your local paper & media outlets.
January 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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I have nothing more to add, and I really ... I know this shouldn't be the thing that breaks me, and it's certainly just a cumulative thing, but.
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I have nothing more to add, and I really ... I know this shouldn't be the thing that breaks me, and it's certainly just a cumulative thing, but.
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
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January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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A 21-year-old college student, Kaden Rummler, was shot in the face at close range by an ICE agent during a protest in Santa Ana, California, leaving him permanently blind in his left eye.
This is not “law enforcement.” This is state violence
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #DemocracyOverFear #JusticeForKaden
This is not “law enforcement.” This is state violence
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #DemocracyOverFear #JusticeForKaden
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
A 21-year-old college student, Kaden Rummler, was shot in the face at close range by an ICE agent during a protest in Santa Ana, California, leaving him permanently blind in his left eye.
This is not “law enforcement.” This is state violence
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #DemocracyOverFear #JusticeForKaden
This is not “law enforcement.” This is state violence
#BlueCrew #ProudBlue #DemocracyOverFear #JusticeForKaden
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The Gestapo is holding 3 Native Americans hostage right now!
Reminder that unless you are Native, YOU are also an immigrant.
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reminder that unless you are Native, YOU are also an immigrant.
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
Tribal leaders say Indigenous people have been stopped, questioned, harassed and, in some cases, detained solely on the basis of their skin color or names.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Gestapo is holding 3 Native Americans hostage right now!
Reminder that unless you are Native, YOU are also an immigrant.
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reminder that unless you are Native, YOU are also an immigrant.
Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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A bipartisan group of senators held a secret meeting this week to try and stop President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from interfering with and destroying FEMA, according to reports Thursday.
Senators secretly meet to stop Trump and Kristi Noem from destroying key agency: report
A bipartisan group of senators held a secret meeting this week to try and stop President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from interfering with and destroying FEMA, according to reports Thursday. The disaster relief agency has been targeted by the Trump administration and the...
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
A bipartisan group of senators held a secret meeting this week to try and stop President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from interfering with and destroying FEMA, according to reports Thursday.
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Another health “plan” that solves nothing. 98% of taxpayers want affordable healthcare, groceries and gas. We want to protect earned safety nets. We DON’T want to fund his Gestapo. That’s why he’ll do everything to make midterms not free and not fair. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Trump Releases Health Plan, but It’s Short on Specifics
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Another health “plan” that solves nothing. 98% of taxpayers want affordable healthcare, groceries and gas. We want to protect earned safety nets. We DON’T want to fund his Gestapo. That’s why he’ll do everything to make midterms not free and not fair. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
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"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
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Over the weekend, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared posts with a song, "We'll Have Our Home Again."
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
DHS, White House shared white nationalist song in ICE recruitment posts
Multiple accounts run by DHS share references to “We’ll have our home again” song, popularized by a white nationalist group, with a link to join ICE.
www.splcenter.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Over the weekend, the White House and the Department of Homeland Security shared posts with a song, "We'll Have Our Home Again."
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
I dug into the group that performed and popularized it. Its cofounder said his goal was to create "the seed of an eventual government." www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...
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Hawley is a master at making public announcements about something he's going to do, but never seems to follow through or deliver on any of them. He's an empty suit who appears powerful but lacks substance or meaningful contributions, who's most known for running away from danger, not toward it.
January 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Hawley is a master at making public announcements about something he's going to do, but never seems to follow through or deliver on any of them. He's an empty suit who appears powerful but lacks substance or meaningful contributions, who's most known for running away from danger, not toward it.