Ellen Barber
@ellenbarber.bsky.social
Writer, editor, fact checker
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BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge blocks FBI/DOJ/DHS from destroying or altering evidence related to shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Judge Eric Tostrud grants TRO & sets Monday hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Order on Motion for TRO – #10 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com
Order on Motion for TRO
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM
BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge blocks FBI/DOJ/DHS from destroying or altering evidence related to shooting of Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis. Judge Eric Tostrud grants TRO & sets Monday hearing. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW
On Wednesday, January 7, Renee Good was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Then, on January 24, Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti. These deaths were a direct...
act.indivisible.org
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Tell your senators to rein in ICE NOW act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out...
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TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
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As many as 200 businesses in Minnesota are set to be closed Friday as thousands across the state kick of a statewide general strike in an effort to combat the surge of federal immigration officers swarming the North Star State.
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses to close as anti-ICE strike descends: 'The time is now'
As many as 200 businesses in Minnesota are set to be closed Friday as thousands across the state kick of a statewide general strike in an effort to combat the surge of federal immigration officers swarming the North Star State.“People are going to be wearing certain colors, people aren’t going to be...
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
As many as 200 businesses in Minnesota are set to be closed Friday as thousands across the state kick of a statewide general strike in an effort to combat the surge of federal immigration officers swarming the North Star State.
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Trump may chicken out from following through on his most extreme threats, but his insistence on pushing self-imposed crises to the brink not only makes us less safe, but alienates us from the world. And thanks to Trump, we're probably past the point of no return.
Trump Chickened Out On Greenland, But The Threat He Poses Keeps Rising
The costs this time may prove far greater than a volatile stock market and higher consumer prices
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Trump may chicken out from following through on his most extreme threats, but his insistence on pushing self-imposed crises to the brink not only makes us less safe, but alienates us from the world. And thanks to Trump, we're probably past the point of no return.
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Woah! Jack Smith just said that Trump intimidated witnesses via death threats!
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Woah! Jack Smith just said that Trump intimidated witnesses via death threats!
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This!
The Grassroots Surge to Save Minnesota Waters
We are not backing down.
www.lovelyparkspeople.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:02 AM
This!
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Democrats in Congress: STOP FUNDING a government that's attacking, disappearing, and murdering us!!! You have LEVERAGE for once: USE IT! No more money for ICE or DHS!
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @repstansbury.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @repstansbury.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Democrats and Republicans negotiated bills to keep funding ICE, the rest of Homeland Security, the State Department, Defense, and more.
Democratic Party appropriators said today they've gotta vote yes because their no votes wouldn't do anything.
Democratic Party appropriators said today they've gotta vote yes because their no votes wouldn't do anything.
Resistance Is Futile, Says The Resistance
Democratic Party leaders announce they can't stop ICE so gosh-darn it they'll just have to fund it
thefuckingnews.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Democrats in Congress: STOP FUNDING a government that's attacking, disappearing, and murdering us!!! You have LEVERAGE for once: USE IT! No more money for ICE or DHS!
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @repstansbury.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov @repstansbury.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Democrats and Republicans negotiated bills to keep funding ICE, the rest of Homeland Security, the State Department, Defense, and more.
Democratic Party appropriators said today they've gotta vote yes because their no votes wouldn't do anything.
Democratic Party appropriators said today they've gotta vote yes because their no votes wouldn't do anything.
Resistance Is Futile, Says The Resistance
Democratic Party leaders announce they can't stop ICE so gosh-darn it they'll just have to fund it
thefuckingnews.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Democrats and Republicans negotiated bills to keep funding ICE, the rest of Homeland Security, the State Department, Defense, and more.
Democratic Party appropriators said today they've gotta vote yes because their no votes wouldn't do anything.
Democratic Party appropriators said today they've gotta vote yes because their no votes wouldn't do anything.
Call your House Rep NOW: urge them to VOTE NO TODAY on HJ140.
The House proposal, known as H.J. Res. 140, drops all our hard-won federal protections for public lands & PERMANENTLY PREVENTS bans on mining.
@repstansbury.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
The House proposal, known as H.J. Res. 140, drops all our hard-won federal protections for public lands & PERMANENTLY PREVENTS bans on mining.
@repstansbury.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Call your House Rep NOW: urge them to VOTE NO TODAY on HJ140.
The House proposal, known as H.J. Res. 140, drops all our hard-won federal protections for public lands & PERMANENTLY PREVENTS bans on mining.
@repstansbury.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
The House proposal, known as H.J. Res. 140, drops all our hard-won federal protections for public lands & PERMANENTLY PREVENTS bans on mining.
@repstansbury.bsky.social
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Everyone check this out:
Urgent: Minnesota Is Under Attack Again
One way to help Minnesotans today and protect all public lands in the future
www.lovelyparkspeople.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Everyone check this out:
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Have you told your representatives to impeach Kristi Noem yet today?
No? Then click below to fix that right away:
No? Then click below to fix that right away:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Have you told your representatives to impeach Kristi Noem yet today?
No? Then click below to fix that right away:
No? Then click below to fix that right away:
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Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Americans are realizing that unfettered federal power to detain and arrest is a very dangerous thing. I learned that lesson as a child when they put us into internment camps just for looking like the enemy. Don’t go further down this road.
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Corporate America, including major investors in & distributors of Musk's xAI, go silent when pressed by @theatlantic.com about whether they will continue to do business with a company that enables the sexual harassment & exploitation of women & children.
Corporate social responsibility is a myth.
Corporate social responsibility is a myth.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Corporate America, including major investors in & distributors of Musk's xAI, go silent when pressed by @theatlantic.com about whether they will continue to do business with a company that enables the sexual harassment & exploitation of women & children.
Corporate social responsibility is a myth.
Corporate social responsibility is a myth.
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We @freepress.bsky.social condemn the invasion of reporter Hannah Natanson's home by FBI agents. We joined together with 30 other press freedom & civil liberties groups with this statement, calling for congressional oversight & reintroduction of the PRESS Act: www.freepress.net/news/31-pres...
31 Press-Freedom and Civil-Liberties Groups Condemn Government Invasion of Washington Post Reporter’s Home
31 press-freedom and civil-liberties groups published a join statement condemning the government invasion of the home of Washington Post journalist Hannah Natanson.
www.freepress.net
January 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
We @freepress.bsky.social condemn the invasion of reporter Hannah Natanson's home by FBI agents. We joined together with 30 other press freedom & civil liberties groups with this statement, calling for congressional oversight & reintroduction of the PRESS Act: www.freepress.net/news/31-pres...
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The videos proved that ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good. So why are so many newsrooms refusing to hold the administration accountable?
Free Press' @notaaroncraig.bsky.social digs into these failures here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/media-failing-challenge-trump-lies-renee-good
Free Press' @notaaroncraig.bsky.social digs into these failures here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/media-failing-challenge-trump-lies-renee-good
Liar, Liar, World on Fire
The video evidence of Renee Nicole Good’s murder is undeniable. When we can all see what happened, it’s hard to understand why so much of the media can’t do the same.
www.freepress.net
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
The videos proved that ICE murdered Renee Nicole Good. So why are so many newsrooms refusing to hold the administration accountable?
Free Press' @notaaroncraig.bsky.social digs into these failures here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/media-failing-challenge-trump-lies-renee-good
Free Press' @notaaroncraig.bsky.social digs into these failures here: https://www.freepress.net/blog/media-failing-challenge-trump-lies-renee-good
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Troops told to prep for Minnesota as Trump hints at the Insurrection Act. Noem clashes with facts on TV. ICE violence exposed. GOP doubles down. Allies revolt over Greenland threats. Rogan breaks ranks. And more. The weekend news bulletin just dropped. No paywall. Catch up now:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 288.
… WaPo: “The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota after Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to unrest there.
www.meidasplus.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Troops told to prep for Minnesota as Trump hints at the Insurrection Act. Noem clashes with facts on TV. ICE violence exposed. GOP doubles down. Allies revolt over Greenland threats. Rogan breaks ranks. And more. The weekend news bulletin just dropped. No paywall. Catch up now:
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3rd detainee dies at Camp East Montana
3rd detainee dies at Camp East Montana
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Another detainee at Camp East Montana has died, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE reported a third detainee death in a news release sent out …
www.krqe.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM
3rd detainee dies at Camp East Montana
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The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) and Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (MNAGO) announced a joint effort to collect and preserve evidence to support investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) and Minnesota Attorney General’s Office (MNAGO) announced a joint effort to collect and preserve evidence to support investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
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We are asking community to please submit any photo or videos so we may collect and preserve as much evidence as possible.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
We are asking community to please submit any photo or videos so we may collect and preserve as much evidence as possible.
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/20...
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Jail
throw away the key
throw away the key
January 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Jail
throw away the key
throw away the key
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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THey could stop this madness in a day
They ALL must go
They ALL must go
January 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
THey could stop this madness in a day
They ALL must go
They ALL must go
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Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...
St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention
Nasra Ahmed, 23, said she was taken to the hospital for an MRI with hands and legs shackled
www.twincities.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Nasra Ahmed, 23, was walking through the parking lot of her aunt’s St. Paul apartment complex when she found herself surrounded by 12 agents. Ahmed, born in the USA, says she showed them her I.D. She was forcefully detained and jailed anyway for more than 2 days. www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/s...