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· Mar 13
Apologies to all my friends for calling them "ignoble" and "common". Realized that I was accidentally googling "medieval" household income. I am, in fact, living slightly above subsistence levels.
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CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 AM
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
in a text string after the shooting, a fellow agent told Exum he's a "legend"
"Beers on me"
"Beers on me"
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:51 AM
They’re trying to run the Kilmar Abrego Garcia playbook with a five year old boy in a bunny hat because nobody can find peace if they embarrass the Trump administration publicly. Normal people didn’t like it with Garcia and they really aren’t going to like it for Liam.
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Organizers have collected 14 lotion bottles, two deodorant bottles, and one AA Battery that detainees have thrown over the fences with notes attached to them.
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Organizers have collected 14 lotion bottles, two deodorant bottles, and one AA Battery that detainees have thrown over the fences with notes attached to them.
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/captive-loti...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
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The community gathered this afternoon at Powderhorn Park for a memorial ceremony 1 month after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Portland Avenue.
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
The community gathered this afternoon at Powderhorn Park for a memorial ceremony 1 month after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent on Portland Avenue.
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
Minneapolis February 7, 2026
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Until DHS is dissolved, they will continue to trample our bill of rights.
DHS can't defend their unlawful actions, only defame their victim.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
DHS can't defend their unlawful actions, only defame their victim.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervened and got federal agents to release resident, sources say
Sources tell MPR News that the police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into detention. It is believed to t...
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Until DHS is dissolved, they will continue to trample our bill of rights.
DHS can't defend their unlawful actions, only defame their victim.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
DHS can't defend their unlawful actions, only defame their victim.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Gift link:
share.inquirer.com/sfV5M8
share.inquirer.com/sfV5M8
A not-‘toned down’ Trump regime prepares for ethnic cleansing in Ohio
A plan for immigration raids this week on thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio shows that nothing has changed.
share.inquirer.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Gift link:
share.inquirer.com/sfV5M8
share.inquirer.com/sfV5M8
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Here's an excerpt -- there's NO FOOTBALL today so there's no excuse not to read the whole column and tell me what you think
February 1, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Here's an excerpt -- there's NO FOOTBALL today so there's no excuse not to read the whole column and tell me what you think
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Real talk: if the environment is anything close to what yesterday’s special election implies in November, there need to be people working very hard on a serious agenda for a substantial Democratic majority in both houses of Congress, focused on voting rights, democracy, and court reform.
February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Real talk: if the environment is anything close to what yesterday’s special election implies in November, there need to be people working very hard on a serious agenda for a substantial Democratic majority in both houses of Congress, focused on voting rights, democracy, and court reform.
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BASH: Why was Director of Natl Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard present at an FBI raid?
BLANCHE: I don't know why the director was there. But she is for sure a key part of our efforts at election integrity and making sure we have free and fair elections. She's an expert in that space.
BLANCHE: I don't know why the director was there. But she is for sure a key part of our efforts at election integrity and making sure we have free and fair elections. She's an expert in that space.
February 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM
BASH: Why was Director of Natl Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard present at an FBI raid?
BLANCHE: I don't know why the director was there. But she is for sure a key part of our efforts at election integrity and making sure we have free and fair elections. She's an expert in that space.
BLANCHE: I don't know why the director was there. But she is for sure a key part of our efforts at election integrity and making sure we have free and fair elections. She's an expert in that space.
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Liam and his family are here legally.
This whole horrible episode was simply state violence by Trump’s criminal administration aimed at terrorizing non white communities.
This whole horrible episode was simply state violence by Trump’s criminal administration aimed at terrorizing non white communities.
Finally. Liam and his father “boarded a plane home on Sunday after a judge ordered the government to release them.” abcnews.go.com/US/5-year-li...
5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, father board plane for Minneapolis after detention center release
A federal judge on Saturday ordered that the pair be released.
abcnews.go.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Liam and his family are here legally.
This whole horrible episode was simply state violence by Trump’s criminal administration aimed at terrorizing non white communities.
This whole horrible episode was simply state violence by Trump’s criminal administration aimed at terrorizing non white communities.
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Report by Drop Site contributor Phoebe Huss [X: @HussPhoebe23751] and video by photojournalist Jake Crandall.
February 1, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Report by Drop Site contributor Phoebe Huss [X: @HussPhoebe23751] and video by photojournalist Jake Crandall.
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Report by Drop Site contributor Phoebe Huss [X: @HussPhoebe23751] and video by photojournalist Jake Crandall.
February 1, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Report by Drop Site contributor Phoebe Huss [X: @HussPhoebe23751] and video by photojournalist Jake Crandall.
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I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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We are now up to 20% of precincts + all early vote reporting in the Texas #SD09 (Trump+17) special election:
Taylor Rehmet (D)- 56.6%
Leigh Wambsganss (R)- 43.4%
The Democratic lead continues to grow...
Taylor Rehmet (D)- 56.6%
Leigh Wambsganss (R)- 43.4%
The Democratic lead continues to grow...
February 1, 2026 at 4:01 AM
We are now up to 20% of precincts + all early vote reporting in the Texas #SD09 (Trump+17) special election:
Taylor Rehmet (D)- 56.6%
Leigh Wambsganss (R)- 43.4%
The Democratic lead continues to grow...
Taylor Rehmet (D)- 56.6%
Leigh Wambsganss (R)- 43.4%
The Democratic lead continues to grow...
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One of the questions I am asked most often is “What is your writing routine?” I’ve avoided answering it for many years but decided it was finally time to give an honest insight into the disciplined methods that have served me so well over the course of sixteen books: www.tom-cox.com/an-exclusive...
An Exclusive Look Inside My Writing Routine
I normally wake just before 3am, get immediately into my tracksuit and go for a run around the bathroom, but not for long, since writing time is of the utmost value to me and I’m at the height of my i...
www.tom-cox.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
One of the questions I am asked most often is “What is your writing routine?” I’ve avoided answering it for many years but decided it was finally time to give an honest insight into the disciplined methods that have served me so well over the course of sixteen books: www.tom-cox.com/an-exclusive...
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Frankly, things are so immediate and intense in Minnesota right now that it feels like people in other places talking about other things might as well be on the moon.
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Frankly, things are so immediate and intense in Minnesota right now that it feels like people in other places talking about other things might as well be on the moon.
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t
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May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
ICE and CBP are at the head of Trump's campaign to terrorize Minnesotans. But the Justice Department is not far behind.
ICE’s No. 1 Ally
The Department of Justice has rushed to shield federal agents from accountability and launched needless criminal investigations into Minnesota officials and residents.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Since we published this, Pam Bondi's X account has started posting mugshots of Minnesotans arrested for impeding ICE/CBP. Sharing a defendant's photo publicly in this way is forbidden under DOJ rules
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Sounds like Donald Trump wants to take away your guns.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Sounds like Donald Trump wants to take away your guns.
shameful
Breaking MS NOW:
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
Trump's Justice Department has decided there will be no civil rights investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, and instead two units of DHS will investigate their own officers and the man they killed.
No civil rights violation probe into latest MN shooting, sources tell MS NOW
As DHS takes over the federal investigation, current and former law enforcement agents warn that Trump’s DOJ isn’t committed to facts or fairness.
www.ms.now
January 27, 2026 at 8:15 PM
shameful