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Jennifer Vroom
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Longtime history teacher. Lapsed glass artist. Reader of all things not fantasy/spiritual. I'll travel anywhere. Learning Arabic. Seahawks, Mariners. She/her.
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amandacarpenter.bsky.social
The government can't be allowed to kill people without cause and say it was, um, terrorism later.

It happened to the Venezuelan fisherman.
It happened to Renee Good.
It happened to Alex Pretti.
It is a lie.

www.axios.com/2026/01/25/t...
Trump officials stick "terrorist" label on Americans killed by DHS
Minneapolis shooting victim committed "act of domestic terrorism," Noem says
www.axios.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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hylianjayappears.bsky.social
2005: New Pope is elected, Seahawks win 13 games, go to Superbowl

2013: New Pope is elected, Seahawks win 13 games, go to Superbowl

2026: New Pope is elected, Seahawks win 14 games, go to Superbowl
January 26, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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mekka.mekka-tech.com
Nigerians: Well represented at the SuperBowl.

Seahawks
🇳🇬Boye Mafe
🇳🇬Jackson Smith-Njigba
🇳🇬Uchena Nwosu
🇳🇬Nick Emanwori
🇳🇬Olu Oluwatimi

Patriots
🇳🇬Mike Onwenu
🇳🇬Thomas Odukoya

Silly thing: there was a long stretch in the 80s and 90s when NFL coaches avoided Nigerian athletes for talking back.🤷🏿‍♂️
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
Bill Melugin of Fox News may be the best-sourced journalist within ICE and CBP. If he's hearing this, the administration has a real problem.
Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ NEW: Since yesterday's deadly shooting in MN, I've talked to more than half a dozen federal sources involved immigration enforcement, including several in senior positions, who all tell me they have grown increasingly uneasy & frustrated w/ some of the claims & narratives DHS pushed in the aftermath of the shooting. Specifically, I'm told there is extreme frustration with DHS officials going on TV and putting out statements claiming that Alex Pretti was intending to conduct a "massacre" of federal agents or wanted to carry out "maximum damage", even after numerous videos appeared to show those claims were inaccurate. While they say it was a terrible decision to show up with a gun and inject himself into a federal law enforcement operation, there is no indication Pretti was there to murder law enforcement, as videos appear to show he never drew his holstered firearm. These sources say this messaging from DHS officials has been catastrophic from a PR and morale perspective, as it is eroding trust and credibility - comparing it to when Democrats falsely claimed the border was closed or that Haitians were being whipped at the border. Some of these sources have described DHS’ response to the shooting as “a case study on how not to do crisis PR”, one said they are so “fed up” that they wish they could retire, another said “DHS is making the situation worse”, and another added that “DHS is wrong” and “we are losing this war, we are losing the base and the narrative." These sources all believe this is going to end up being what they call a “bad shoot”, a “shitty” situation that happened in seconds where agents likely heard “gun!”, then the disarmed firearm may have had an accidental discharge that spooked the agents, and they shot. The agents do not have the luxury of multiple slow motion angles - and had to make split second decisions. All of the sources support the mass deportation agenda, but have serious hesitations about the way it is …
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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dbrauer.net
The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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clancyny.bsky.social
Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.

Excellent article!
One of those latecomers was a 46-year-old documentary filmmaker named Chad Knutson. On the morning after Good was killed, he was at home with his two hound dogs, watching a live feed from the Whipple Building, where ICE is based, a five-minute drive from his house. A protester had laid a rose on a makeshift memorial to Good. As Knutson watched, an ICE agent took the rose, put it in his lapel, and then mockingly gave it to a female ICE agent. They both laughed. Knutson told me he had never been a protester. It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt. But when he saw those ICE agents laughing, something broke inside him. “I grab my keys, I grab a coat, and drive over,” Knutson told me. “I barely park my car and I’m running out screaming and crying, ‘You stole a fucking flower from a dead woman. Like, are any of you human anymore?
January 26, 2026 at 4:33 AM
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tolcser.bsky.social
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
User @backintimeag: The text “Kirsten will be happy when ICE gets the fuck out of Minnesota” over a picture of 1850s immigrant and Minnesota-dwelling doll character Kirsten Larson in the snow.
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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joolia.bsky.social
The stained glass community says fuck ICE
A Reddit post showing a hand made stained glass artwork. It’s an industrial ice machine with “fuck” sprayed on like graffiti. A Reddit post showing a hand made stained glass artwork that reads “fuck ice” A Reddit post showing a hand made stained glass artwork that shows a melting block of ice with the slogan “fuck ice”
January 26, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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stevevladeck.bsky.social
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.

Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.

Well, here’s a link:

georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Screenshot of a TikTok video with error message at top saying “your video is under review and can’t be shared right now.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
seems like a widespread problem
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
Residents having a musical festival outside of a hotel where ICE goons are staying

St. Paul, Minnesota
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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whstancil.bsky.social
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.

people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
Chart showing poll results from Navigator, entitled "Most Americans Now View ICE Negatively." It reads: "Since June, ratings of ICE have declined broadly. Favorability has dropped by a net 10 points among Democrats (from net -71 favorable to net -81), a net 12 points among independents (from net -22 to net -34), and a net 15 points among Republicans (from net +60 to net +45). Underneath that is a visual chart showing that ICE overall has a 37% favorable rating compared to a -57% unfavorable, down from a net -8% overall in June 30, 2025. Underneath are the party changes listed above. Underneath are racial breakdowns: Black: 16% approve, 75% disapprove (a net -59, down from -37 last June) Hispanic: 28% approve, 69% disapprove (a net -41, down from -23 last June) White: 43% approve, 52% disapprove (a net -9, down from +2 last June) AAPI: 33% approve, 61% disapprove (a net 28, actually up from -37% in June and -38% in December).
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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itsthebrandi.bsky.social
People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc

(GFM in next post)

www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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gregolear.bsky.social
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
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greenwell.bsky.social
attn: everyone asking why athletes aren’t speaking out on Minneapolis, please meet two-time MVP, three-time world champion, three-time Olympic gold medalist Breanna Mackenzie Stewart.
Breanna Stewart holding a handwritten sign that says “Abolish ICE”
January 25, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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tvmojoe.bsky.social
Two and half minutes. That’s all the time the CBS Evening News thought today’s events in Minneapolis were worth. Not even time to tell viewers what Alex Pretti did for a living.

The winter storm got 8 minutes.

NBC Nightly News spent 8 minutes, nearly half the show, on Pretti’s killing
January 25, 2026 at 5:41 AM
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tusk81.bsky.social
Paris Hilton spoke on Capitol Hill “endorsing the DEFIANCE Act, which is spearheaded by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of Congress.”

“When I was 19 years old, a private, intimate video of me was shared w/the world w/out my consent. Ppl called it a scandal. It wasn't. It was abuse.”
Paris Hilton Opens Up About Nude Video Leaking When She Was 19: 'People Called It a Scandal. It Wasn't. It Was Abuse'
Paris Hilton spoke about the 2004 leak of her sex tape on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Jan. 22 while endorsing the DEFIANCE Act alongside Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The bill would allow victims of AI...
people.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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wired.com
Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" shattered box office records—and the myth that audiences don’t care about original stories.

Our story from 2025: wrd.cm/3YVSQ3W
'Sinners' Proves Audiences Crave Sex, Vampires—and Fresh Ideas
Ryan Coogler’s horror movie has shattered box office records—and the myth that audiences don’t care about original stories.
wrd.cm
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
And bc it’s Minneapolis, the library has snacks and coffee set out for people coming in for a break. Which is a lot of people.
January 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Okay sorry one more shot:
A police officer places flex cuffs on the wrists of a pastor at a protest. The pastor stares straight ahead, her face impassive, a green stole draped over her shoulders.
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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amandamull.bsky.social
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
nkalamb.bsky.social Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 1d
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
Woman on the right was using her walker to advance into the tear gas
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
Ironic isn’t it? Had an ICE thug been hurt at the very same location 5 minutes earlier, Alex would have dropped everything to save his life.

But 5 minutes later….
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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toobigtofail.bsky.social
Literally EVERYTHING else aside:

Officers involved in shootings - even shootings that everybody agrees were justified - always take time off to emotionally process their experience, go to therapy, process it.

Sending somebody right back out says "this is an everyday part of your job, expect it."
mattcameron.bsky.social Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 1d
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.

This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:14 PM