Hermit Thrush
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songbirds, forests, lichens, basil. art, poetry, óran na h’eala, Lo Jai, extinction rebellion; book editor in the heart of indigenous N. California; reparations; universal health rights; voting rights; plant acorns. Awake. Free Palestine. Resist fascisti
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Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
January 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
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Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a resolution asking Gov. Walz to enact a statewide eviction moratorium.
Resolution text:
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...
Resolution text:
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a resolution asking Gov. Walz to enact a statewide eviction moratorium.
Resolution text:
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...
Resolution text:
lims.minneapolismn.gov/Download/Fil...
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Ahead of time, you first have to turn on full encryption on your devices, it’s not that cumbersome—a good guide here:
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Ahead of time, you first have to turn on full encryption on your devices, it’s not that cumbersome—a good guide here:
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More information from the guy whose car had smoke grenades and other stuff thrown in it. The baby's heart stopped and EMS was called to the scene. Yeah, ICE may have almost killed a 6 month old baby yesterday
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
More information from the guy whose car had smoke grenades and other stuff thrown in it. The baby's heart stopped and EMS was called to the scene. Yeah, ICE may have almost killed a 6 month old baby yesterday
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Dominic Ellett captioned this great photo: “Can’t park there mate!”
January 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Dominic Ellett captioned this great photo: “Can’t park there mate!”
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NATO scrambling military resources to fend off an attack from one of its own members. bsky.app/profile/mads...
BREAKING: Denmark has deployed an advance force and military equipment to Greenland, tasked with preparing to receive reinforcements from the rest of the Danish Armed Forces and allied nations.
Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Efter pres fra USA: Danmark er nu begyndt at sende militære forstærkninger til Grønland
En fortrop fra Forsvaret er ankommet til Grønland, erfarer DR.
www.dr.dk
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
NATO scrambling military resources to fend off an attack from one of its own members. bsky.app/profile/mads...
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She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained
From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
January 14, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Remember: The real freeloaders in this country are the rich — not the poor or immigrants or any other group of people vilified as scapegoats. The richest 1% evade $163 billion in taxes every year. The United States literally has yacht and private jet tax deductions. Hello?
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Thinking back to my Lakota friend who wore a “homeland security” t-shirt featuring Geronimo.
Five Native Americans detained by ICE during ongoing raids in Minneapolis
Native American community members report increased ICE presence, fears of racial profiling
ictnews.org/news/five-na...
Native American community members report increased ICE presence, fears of racial profiling
ictnews.org/news/five-na...
Five Native Americans detained by ICE during ongoing raids in Minneapolis - ICT
Native American community members report increased ICE presence, fears of racial profiling
ictnews.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Thinking back to my Lakota friend who wore a “homeland security” t-shirt featuring Geronimo.
remembering old affinity groups, and giving inspiring names when arrested for civil disobediance (Judi Bari, Karen Silkwood, Joan of Arc), now I want to be Lisbeth Salander & know how to monkeywrench surveillance systems a la Lisbeth Salander's skill set, anonymous, plus Bourne-type athletic moves 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
remembering old affinity groups, and giving inspiring names when arrested for civil disobediance (Judi Bari, Karen Silkwood, Joan of Arc), now I want to be Lisbeth Salander & know how to monkeywrench surveillance systems a la Lisbeth Salander's skill set, anonymous, plus Bourne-type athletic moves 🧵
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This is your regular reminder that authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large.
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is your regular reminder that authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large.
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Goes with this.
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, & I do not — That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance & I — I do not believe the American people should be assassinated in the street”
January 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Goes with this.
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One of the reasons we have such an established, thorough record of the lies ICE, Bovino, and DHS told about alleged aggression from protesters and observers in Chicago is that a group of protesters and media orgs sued ICE. Continuously grateful for the people and lawyers who waged that fight.
January 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
One of the reasons we have such an established, thorough record of the lies ICE, Bovino, and DHS told about alleged aggression from protesters and observers in Chicago is that a group of protesters and media orgs sued ICE. Continuously grateful for the people and lawyers who waged that fight.
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I talked to legal experts, who said the FBI excluding the state from the investigation of Renee Good's killing "hinders but doesn't make impossible" the prosecution of the federal agent who killed her. (1)
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Legal experts say FBI control of ICE shooting investigation may hinder state case
The FBI’s takeover of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s killing has cut off state access to evidence, raising accountability concerns.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I talked to legal experts, who said the FBI excluding the state from the investigation of Renee Good's killing "hinders but doesn't make impossible" the prosecution of the federal agent who killed her. (1)
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Andor's Nemik eulogizes Renee Nicole Good.
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Andor's Nemik eulogizes Renee Nicole Good.
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
I lifted work from excellent photojournalists to make this video, but it felt really urgent to get the message out and it will take me quite some time to do a credited version. Apologies.
(This a repost with a more cogent description and alt-text.)
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I have a new piece up @slate.com, on the politics of Minneapolis's DA going after the ICE officer (now ID'd as Jonathan Ross) who killed Renee Good.
She's been aggressive on police shooting in the past, residents are outraged at the killing, and she can charge even without a fed or local arrest.
She's been aggressive on police shooting in the past, residents are outraged at the killing, and she can charge even without a fed or local arrest.
The FBI Is Obstructing the Minneapolis Probe. The ICE Shooter Should Still Be Very Worried.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty can bring charges even without any arrest and is not one to back down from a case like this.
slate.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I have a new piece up @slate.com, on the politics of Minneapolis's DA going after the ICE officer (now ID'd as Jonathan Ross) who killed Renee Good.
She's been aggressive on police shooting in the past, residents are outraged at the killing, and she can charge even without a fed or local arrest.
She's been aggressive on police shooting in the past, residents are outraged at the killing, and she can charge even without a fed or local arrest.
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Another shooting by a border agent. This time in Portland. Two wounded. katu.com/news/local/i...
US Border agents shoot, wound two people in Portland, city officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city officials.Portland p
katu.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Another shooting by a border agent. This time in Portland. Two wounded. katu.com/news/local/i...
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WATCH: Eyewitness Emily Heller tells Chris Hayes what she saw when an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. “There was no doubt in mind that she was fatally shot immediately,” says Heller.
‘Point blank in the face’: Eyewitness details deadly ICE shooting
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:34 AM
WATCH: Eyewitness Emily Heller tells Chris Hayes what she saw when an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. “There was no doubt in mind that she was fatally shot immediately,” says Heller.
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MAGA has underestimated people's rage and decency.
They think the majority will sit by and let them lie about murdering Renee Good, a mother.
Nope.
They think the majority will sit by and let them lie about murdering Renee Good, a mother.
Nope.
January 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
MAGA has underestimated people's rage and decency.
They think the majority will sit by and let them lie about murdering Renee Good, a mother.
Nope.
They think the majority will sit by and let them lie about murdering Renee Good, a mother.
Nope.
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"FBI is leading the investigation."
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
ICE/CBP just shot two people in Portland.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"FBI is leading the investigation."
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
State and local electeds, law enforcement, and prosecutors need to come up with a plan to prosecute and charge murder by the feds because this federal jurisdiction loophole they've invented cannot hold as a means of avoiding accountability. People won't have it.
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This is everything you need to know, clearly and exhaustively recounted.
A Longtime Criminal Defense Attorney Breaks Down the Viral Video of the Renee Good Killing
Every frame is worse than the last. This is one of the most egregious examples of U.S. government violence caught on tape in this century, and we Americans are right to be extremely angry about it.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This is everything you need to know, clearly and exhaustively recounted.
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Let's call a spade a spade: Kristi Noem watched the videos and doesn't want an impartial investigation because she knows her narrative about domestic terrorism is bullshit. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
FBI takes over investigation into fatal shooting of Renee Good
State investigators say they are off the case, and the FBI is now solely in charge.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Let's call a spade a spade: Kristi Noem watched the videos and doesn't want an impartial investigation because she knows her narrative about domestic terrorism is bullshit. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Congress has had *multiple* opportunities to ban government agencies from buying data like this - data that would require a warrant to get, under any other circumstances.
The Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act passed the House with a bipartisan majority in 2024. The Senate never took it up.
The Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act passed the House with a bipartisan majority in 2024. The Senate never took it up.
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Congress has had *multiple* opportunities to ban government agencies from buying data like this - data that would require a warrant to get, under any other circumstances.
The Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act passed the House with a bipartisan majority in 2024. The Senate never took it up.
The Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act passed the House with a bipartisan majority in 2024. The Senate never took it up.