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He famously stated, “If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.”
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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In 1926, Carter G. Woodson of Huntington, West Virginia, launched what would become Black History Month to preserve African American heritage.
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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Faced with major boycotts and ridicule, Trump says he’s closing the Kennedy Center for about 2 years. If only he’d close down his presidency at the same time.
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 1, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Attorney Details Alleged ICE Misconduct During Minneapolis Enforcement Operation..
February 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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NEW: This isn't about "training." The two agents who murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez - have been with Border Patrol for 8 and 12 years respectively. You can't reform CBP. Abolish ICE/CBP. www.propublica.org/article/alex...
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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To Minnesota from Chicagoland with love and solidarity! Today’s message on the bridge was, “MN Strong Melts ICE”. See photos⬇️. Drivers waved & honked. 🫶
@indivisible.org @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisiblemn03.org @indivisiblemnleg.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @startribune.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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I can't fathom being in this dudes shoes ATM...

Interesting read / interview (gift horse) of Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis...

#Resist

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/m...
‘A Terrifying Line Is Being Crossed’: Mayor Jacob Frey on the Turmoil in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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"She sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital..."

www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
February 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Liam, 5, has been freed, but four other students from his school district remain detained in Texas. Two boys from his elementary school were taken Thurs

“This isn’t something we are prepared or trained for. We’ve dedicated our lives to protecting + educating children,” school superintendent told me
ICE detains two more students from Liam Ramos’s school, officials say
The brothers’ mother was taken by ICE and Minnesota educators were forced to bring the children to her
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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“Dear ICE agents - I hope you’re respectful to everyone and show kindness… we should treat all people the same, even if we don’t know them.”

If this doesn’t shatter your heart you don’t have one. 💔

Our kids are watching. 🇺🇸
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Chris Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "If you're a conservative in this country, you should care about the fact that your govt is intentionally hurting kids. You should care about the fact that this govt is violating the 4th, 2nd, and 1st Amendment every single day. This is a lawless administration."
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully:

The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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‼️💛🍭 Liam is home ‼️💜🧸
Here with Ilhan Omar
& Joaquin Castro

Now let's get the other
children out 🛝❤️💙💛💚🎠
February 1, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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Exxon and Chevron decline new spending in Venezuela while taking a wait-and-see approach for the years ahead finance.yahoo.com/news/exxon-c...
Exxon and Chevron decline new spending in Venezuela while taking a wait-and-see approach for the years ahead
Exxon Mobil maintains long-term interest in Venezuela despite Trump’s threat to keep the company out, while Chevron aims to hike its Venezuelan volumes without any additional capital influx.
finance.yahoo.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Keith Ellison: "The president is openly promoting authoritarianism and tyranny. That is what's happening in America. Most of us thought we would never see it, but here it is right in front of our eyes."
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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NEWS: Democrat Christian Menefee has won the special election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, further narrowing the GOP’s slim majority in the House.
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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Texas fire department helps ICE detain roofers—using tower ladder truck that should be reserved for local emergency.

Agents grab at workers' legs to yank them off multi-story house—even using pepper spray atop roof.

Firefighters did equip ICE with safety harness for this risky series of maneuvers.
January 31, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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MAJOR UPSET ALERT: Democrat Taylor Rehmet has just been projected the winner of the Texas SD9 special election — flipping a district that went Trump +17 and hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1991.

Trump personally endorsed Leigh Wambsganss and spent days hyping this race… and still lost.
February 1, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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He's looting the U.S. Treasury, people. Most crooked dictators find covert ways to get rich. Trump intends to simply order his government to transfer money into his bank account.
Trump on his multiple suits against the federal government: "I'm supposed to work out a settlement with myself ... We could make it a substantial amount, nobody would care, because it's gonna go to numerous, very good charities."
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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The Trump regime has declared the American people to be their enemy. They know the creation of a dictatorship requires unreasonable uses of force. That's why they tear-gassed a crowd, including children, in Portland today.
Anti-ICE protest draws massive crowd at South Portland facility, feds deploy tear gas
Thousands of demonstrators marched on the ICE building, leading federal officers to launch pepper balls and tear gas at them.
www.oregonlive.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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ICE detain father driving 2 year old son to daycare—leave toddler behind in back seat crying & confused.

"The baby was crying and scared... he was covering himself with a blanket."

"He was telling me 'Police took my daddy.' "

Shoreline, Washington
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 AM