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Frannanigans D
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The arrests of Lemon and Fort are intended to deter journalists from doing work we need them to do, and that the First Amendment was meant to protect. DOJ should drop these prosecutions or the courts should throw them out. knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
Knight Institute Condemns Arrest of Journalists Reporting on Minneapolis Protests
knightcolumbia.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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This distraction talk has gotta stop.

Their waging a war on us on all sides, all of it is part of the fascist playbook.

None of it is a distraction
Seeing some replies about how the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are distractions, but targeting journalists is straight out of the fascism playbook. It's not to distract from other issues -- the regime wants to chill critical coverage because they know they're unpopular.
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Good morning ☕
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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“At my direction” literally makes it sound like they did this without even getting a warrant or grand jury indictment
Bondi says she personally directed the arrest, WH smears and cheers.
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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There needs to be international sanctions on the United States, Trump and his family, and leading members of the regime. They’ve crossed too many lines and must face punishment.
January 30, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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“No work. No school. No shopping. Stop funding ICE.”

That’s the rallying cry behind the campaign for a nationwide general strike on Friday, seeking to galvanize opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Meet the Minnesota students behind today's national general strike campaign.
"We want everyone to feel that solidarity that we felt last week."
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Following in a long American tradition of identifying fascists, a network of leftists has set out to name and shame Trump’s immigration agents
Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity’
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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The families of two men from Trinidad killed in an October U.S. missile strike in the Caribbean are suing the Trump administration for wrongful death and extrajudicial killing.

Their lawyer, Baher Azmy, calls the strikes “cold-blooded murder.”
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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Pretti was legally carrying a gun, but had been disarmed and was restrained when he was shot repeatedly. Good was driving away from officers when she was shot in the face.

And the best they can do to concoct an absurd explanation that the officers were threatened. trib.al/egHubhb
Trump Has No Way Out in Minneapolis
The president has replaced Greg Bovino with Tom Homan on the ground in Minnesota, showing he’s desperate to change the narrative—but not his draconian policies.
trib.al
January 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Breaking news: Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty over charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled.
Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in case of UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty on charges of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in late 2024, a federal judge ruled Friday.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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A Waymo autonomous vehicle hit a child near a Santa Monica elementary school, causing minor injuries, the company and federal regulators said.

The Waymo detected the child and braked, slowing itself to 6 mph before impact, the company said.
Waymo robotaxi hits child at school drop-off, triggering safety inquiry
A Waymo self-driving car was involved in a minor crash with a child at a school drop-off, raising concerns about the safety of autonomous vehicles.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Trump loyalists are upset the administration has blamed Pretti’s shooting on him exercising his right to carry a gun
Why the Minneapolis killings have driven a wedge between Trump and pro-gun groups
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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“He wouldn’t die without me,” Tarabishi wailed. “There is no way he died without waiting for me.”
ICE Arrested Father Who Cared for His Ill Son — Then Denied His Request to Attend Son’s Funeral
Maher Tarabishi was the caregiver for his son Wael, whose condition deteriorated after his father’s arrest. ICE denied Tarabishi’s funeral request.
theintercept.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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A federal appeals court rules that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the U.S.
U.S. appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exceeded her authority in taking the action.
nbcnews.to
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Wikipedia is created by thousands of volunteers. Founder Jimmy Wales tells “Babbage” why having human values in our digital world is more important than ever
Jimmy Wales: Wikipedia’s founder on surviving AI
Our podcast on science and technology. Wikipedia is under threat. But the man who started the website is surprisingly optimistic
econ.st
January 29, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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“I’m not going to let them bully me out of doing my job. I’m just not,” says Congressmember LaMonica McIver.
Rep. LaMonica McIver Faces 17 Years in Prison over ICE Jail Inspection
Democracy Now! speaks with Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey, who is facing up to 17 years in prison stemming from an incident last May when she and two other Democratic congressmembers sou...
www.democracynow.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Liam Conejo Ramos is depressed, lethargic and not eating, says a congressman who visited the boy and his father in a Texas immigration detention facility
Fears for health of boy, 5, detained in Minneapolis crackdown
Liam Conejo Ramos is depressed, lethargic and not eating, says a congressman who visited the boy and his father in a Texas immigration detention facility
www.thetimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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The text must now be examined by the Senate under an accelerated procedure and if approved, it could be passed into law in the next few months.
France approves bill ending ambiguity over 'marital duty' and consent
The text must now be examined by the Senate under an accelerated procedure and if approved, it could be passed into law in the next few months.
l.euronews.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey. https://cnn.it/3LV3o0e
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: The only ones who could organize and enforce a boycott of the 2026 World Cup would be high-ranking politicians, namely heads of state. The only real precedent is the U.S.-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
Why a World Cup boycott is unlikely, and what it would take to organize one
Calls for a boycott of the U.S.-cohosted event are growing, but there's ample reason why anything materializing is a long shot
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Automaker Lobbyists Keep Undermining Maine’s Effort To Pass Popular ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms

We’ve covered how there’s a real push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for you to repair the technology you own.…
Automaker Lobbyists Keep Undermining Maine’s Effort To Pass Popular ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms
We’ve covered how there’s a real push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for you to repair the technology you own. Unfortunately, while all fifty states have at least flirted with the idea, only Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Minnesota, Colorado, California, Oregon, and Washington have actually passed laws.
www.techdirt.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Speakers at this #GIJC25 session dismantled the myth that offshore finance is inaccessible or unknowable, and argued that the real barrier is not secrecy alone, but confidence, skill, and persistence.

Here's how journalists can untangle global corporate secrecy:
gijn.org
How Journalists Can Untangle Global Corporate Secrecy
twp.ai
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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The prime minister says talks with US officials continue amid fears Washington could derail the transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius ⬇️
UK urges Trump not to pull plug on Chagos Islands deal
www.thetimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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Bruce Springsteen's new fiery protest song, titled "Streets of Minneapolis," features lyrics praising anti-ICE protesters and excoriating President Donald Trump and his administration.
Bruce Springsteen slams ICE, Trump in new song dedicated to the people of Minneapolis
“Streets of Minneapolis,” which Springsteen wrote Saturday and recorded Tuesday, is a “response to the state terror being visited on the city," he said in a post on Instagram.
nbcnews.to
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM