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ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:51 PM
ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
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![[pic of emt / nurses/doctors working on patient (it actually might be a practice dummy, can't tell] doctor interrupts code blue to ask if patient has tried yoga - mybodyistryingtokillme.com](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreigxvn42bv3pjpckabacoyeshwplsoubxsej6upl3l3xwhtytecevy@jpeg)
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We should have trustbusted them when we found out about Cambridge Analytica.
They collaborated with a far-right foreign entity to push fascist propaganda into the American body politic.... Illegally and secretly using their influence over Americans.
Why does this company exist?
They collaborated with a far-right foreign entity to push fascist propaganda into the American body politic.... Illegally and secretly using their influence over Americans.
Why does this company exist?
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
We should have trustbusted them when we found out about Cambridge Analytica.
They collaborated with a far-right foreign entity to push fascist propaganda into the American body politic.... Illegally and secretly using their influence over Americans.
Why does this company exist?
They collaborated with a far-right foreign entity to push fascist propaganda into the American body politic.... Illegally and secretly using their influence over Americans.
Why does this company exist?
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Yeah, the Times framed it as “it’s unprecedented that the grand jury refused to indict” which is true but I feel more like “it’s unprecedented that the administration tried to INDICT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS”
February 11, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Yeah, the Times framed it as “it’s unprecedented that the grand jury refused to indict” which is true but I feel more like “it’s unprecedented that the administration tried to INDICT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS”
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ICE had the worst of the worst after all. Not in custody, but on payroll.
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICE had the worst of the worst after all. Not in custody, but on payroll.
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"Well I'm making you aware of it now. Go ahead, take a minute to watch. Don't worry this shouldn't take long to formulate a response to seeing an employee of yours threatening to murder someone in cold blood for protected speech. For anyone with a soul and a conscience it shouldn't be hard."
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
"Well I'm making you aware of it now. Go ahead, take a minute to watch. Don't worry this shouldn't take long to formulate a response to seeing an employee of yours threatening to murder someone in cold blood for protected speech. For anyone with a soul and a conscience it shouldn't be hard."
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They actually got a warrant based on second hand ravings from a bunch of online conspiracy theorists???
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
They actually got a warrant based on second hand ravings from a bunch of online conspiracy theorists???
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Scott basically is saying: "If we do a crime and no one sees it, is it really a crime?"
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Scott basically is saying: "If we do a crime and no one sees it, is it really a crime?"
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“We didn’t withhold information. It’s all there, when you use your secret decoder ring. You do have a secret decoder ring, don’t you?”
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 PM
“We didn’t withhold information. It’s all there, when you use your secret decoder ring. You do have a secret decoder ring, don’t you?”
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Denying you care but harvesting your information so you can never get real insurance again based on the medications you need.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Denying you care but harvesting your information so you can never get real insurance again based on the medications you need.
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A brief, recent history of the Washington Post:
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
Suspect Guilty GIF
Alt: Suspect Guilty GIF w hot dog suit trying to find the guy
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
A brief, recent history of the Washington Post:
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
1- Trump wins in 2024.
2- Bezos and minions make series of Trump-friendly changes to paper.
3-Readership tanks.
4- Bezos and minions fire tons of employees while telling them the audience just doesn't like what they're doing.
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The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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Why is the sender redacted? Not a victim. Todd lied to us.
January 31, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Why is the sender redacted? Not a victim. Todd lied to us.
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Here's a surprise fir everyone 😡
January 30, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Here's a surprise fir everyone 😡
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Someone will be making another perfect phone call this weekend to find the 11,000 tickets not sold.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Someone will be making another perfect phone call this weekend to find the 11,000 tickets not sold.
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The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots," which Bruce Springsteen calls "King Trump's private army."
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
Bruce Springsteen pens new Trump protest song, 'Streets of Minneapolis'
The song, released Wednesday, describes how “a city aflame fought fire and ice ’neath an occupier’s boots,” which Springsteen calls “King Trump’s private army.”
www.pbs.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The lyrics of "Streets of Minneapolis," released Wednesday, describe how "a city aflame fought fire and ice 'neath an occupier's boots," which Bruce Springsteen calls "King Trump's private army."
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
https://to.pbs.org/45Xlwxp
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Especially when it is scripted and written for you by a pr crisis team
January 26, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Especially when it is scripted and written for you by a pr crisis team
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Conservative Humor - where your suffering is the only punchline.
January 26, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Conservative Humor - where your suffering is the only punchline.
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👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
👀 Judge Schlitz, the chief federal judge in Minnesota, has ordered the head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to appeal personally in court Friday and threatened him with contempt for the agency’s repeated violation of court orders.
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“The court’s patience is at an end.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Guy who is + nearly $2 billion in one year in the Oval has thoughts on enrichment through political means.
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Guy who is + nearly $2 billion in one year in the Oval has thoughts on enrichment through political means.
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⭐️First-rate!
*TO: All protest staff
FROM: Joyce
Remember: The government has been unable to find evidence that you are paid protestors or even any records of our organization.
These are not very bright guys. You should be fine.* 1/2
*TO: All protest staff
FROM: Joyce
Remember: The government has been unable to find evidence that you are paid protestors or even any records of our organization.
These are not very bright guys. You should be fine.* 1/2
"Hi, everyone. I know things are hectic as heck right now, but please be sure to fill out your timesheets every Friday by 5 p.m. Central. I can’t pay you unless I know your hours. Please also try to be accurate."
I Am the Payroll Accountant for Professional Protestors in Minnesota, and I Am Swamped
“House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., slammed Minnesota state leaders after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators disrupted a...
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
⭐️First-rate!
*TO: All protest staff
FROM: Joyce
Remember: The government has been unable to find evidence that you are paid protestors or even any records of our organization.
These are not very bright guys. You should be fine.* 1/2
*TO: All protest staff
FROM: Joyce
Remember: The government has been unable to find evidence that you are paid protestors or even any records of our organization.
These are not very bright guys. You should be fine.* 1/2
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I always count how many hits I got then clap about it when I’m fearing for my life.
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I always count how many hits I got then clap about it when I’m fearing for my life.
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The fact that he calls a poster a billboard is how I know this man has never been to a protest in his life
KARL: He was an ICU use who worked for the VA and there's no evidence he brandished the gun whatsoever
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
BESSENT: But he brought a gun
KARL: I mean, we do have a Second Amendment
BESSENT: I've been to a protest -- guess what? I didn't bring a gun. I brought a billboard
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The fact that he calls a poster a billboard is how I know this man has never been to a protest in his life