Kim
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“.. A lone protester, with the quote ‘I’m not mad at you’ taped onto their jacket, the last words of Renee Nicole Good, a woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, marches outside U.S. Immigration Court in New York City.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“.. A lone protester, with the quote ‘I’m not mad at you’ taped onto their jacket, the last words of Renee Nicole Good, a woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, marches outside U.S. Immigration Court in New York City.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
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🚨BREAKING: A Virginia court rejected an emergency bid to halt a proposed constitutional amendment meant to counter Republican gerrymanders nationwide ahead of the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Court rejects GOP request to immediately block Virginia redistricting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🚨BREAKING: A Virginia court rejected an emergency bid to halt a proposed constitutional amendment meant to counter Republican gerrymanders nationwide ahead of the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
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Markey: ICE has become the criminals they say they are supposed to be catching
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Markey: ICE has become the criminals they say they are supposed to be catching
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Trump Supports the Protesters, Except Those Protesting Him: The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Trump Supports the Protesters, Except Those Protesting Him
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Trump Supports the Protesters, Except Those Protesting Him: The split-screen television images of mass demonstrations in Minneapolis and Tehran have highlighted the president’s disparate views of democracy and popular dissent. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Rather than focusing on auditing welfare programs, the Trump admin is throwing away hundreds of billions on a mass deportation project that doesn't focus on fraudsters and will increase the deficit. www.cato.org/blog/nonciti...
Noncitizens Were Underrepresented in Welfare Fraud Convictions in 2024
Benefits fraud is a serious issue, and whoever commits it should be held accountable, including through deportation in the case of a noncitizen.
www.cato.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Rather than focusing on auditing welfare programs, the Trump admin is throwing away hundreds of billions on a mass deportation project that doesn't focus on fraudsters and will increase the deficit. www.cato.org/blog/nonciti...
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This is not because Biden was lax about enforcing benefits fraud. His administration set the all-time record for convictions. It's just that, as benefits fraud has grown since 2020, noncitizen fraud convictions have continued to fall year after year.
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is not because Biden was lax about enforcing benefits fraud. His administration set the all-time record for convictions. It's just that, as benefits fraud has grown since 2020, noncitizen fraud convictions have continued to fall year after year.
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New research: Noncitizens Were Underrepresented in Welfare Fraud Convictions in 2024. Noncitizens were 8% less likely to be convicted of welfare fraud in 2024, and they were 28% less likely to be convicted of fraud that imposed monetary losses to the government.
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
New research: Noncitizens Were Underrepresented in Welfare Fraud Convictions in 2024. Noncitizens were 8% less likely to be convicted of welfare fraud in 2024, and they were 28% less likely to be convicted of fraud that imposed monetary losses to the government.
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It’s 13 pp (=37-24)
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
It’s 13 pp (=37-24)
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The gap between men and women on the Renee Good shooting is stark: 20 points!
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The gap between men and women on the Renee Good shooting is stark: 20 points!
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
January 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only: he refused to prove his citizenship.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
No crime. No warrant. No probable cause.
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Padilla: What they're doing is not law enforcement. It's intimidation. What they're doing isn't about safety. It's about scaring communities
January 13, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Padilla: What they're doing is not law enforcement. It's intimidation. What they're doing isn't about safety. It's about scaring communities
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“Even before Trump, this agency was riddled with excesses and abuses. But now that Trump has shown how ICE can be transformed into a paramilitary outfit that can pick up, beat, and kill anyone—immigrant and citizen alike—it needs to be abolished, not reformed.”
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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Abolish ICE: It Is a Threat to Americans’ Safety and Freedom
The agent who killed Renee Good should face the same accountability as the migrant who killed Laken Riley
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
“Even before Trump, this agency was riddled with excesses and abuses. But now that Trump has shown how ICE can be transformed into a paramilitary outfit that can pick up, beat, and kill anyone—immigrant and citizen alike—it needs to be abolished, not reformed.”
open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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On the terror of some Dems of risking a shutdown over ICE: "The most recent government shutdown began amid great trepidation among Democrats. Five weeks later Democrats won resounding electoral victories by margins far greater than polling a month before suggested."
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Take the Masks Off
ICE won’t even match the courage and professionalism of the Iraqi Police.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM
On the terror of some Dems of risking a shutdown over ICE: "The most recent government shutdown began amid great trepidation among Democrats. Five weeks later Democrats won resounding electoral victories by margins far greater than polling a month before suggested."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Hey, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov: I'm not a senator, but if ICE thugs were rampaging through the major city in my state, I might try to impede Senate business as usual and try to bring everything to a halt until I could get answers or force some votes.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Hey, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov: I'm not a senator, but if ICE thugs were rampaging through the major city in my state, I might try to impede Senate business as usual and try to bring everything to a halt until I could get answers or force some votes.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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B/c Minneapolis PD is outmanned and outgunned. They have 600 officers. There are currently 2,400 federal agents in Minneapolis and DHS is sending another 1,000.
This is the law of the jungle. It's already happening, right here. fin/
This is the law of the jungle. It's already happening, right here. fin/
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
B/c Minneapolis PD is outmanned and outgunned. They have 600 officers. There are currently 2,400 federal agents in Minneapolis and DHS is sending another 1,000.
This is the law of the jungle. It's already happening, right here. fin/
This is the law of the jungle. It's already happening, right here. fin/
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Isn't that what DHS is? Last week Mayor Jacob Frey told @thebulwark.com that *legally* no one is allowed to break the law, but *practically* Minneapolis PD can't arrest feds who they see breaking the law.
Why? 3/
Why? 3/
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Isn't that what DHS is? Last week Mayor Jacob Frey told @thebulwark.com that *legally* no one is allowed to break the law, but *practically* Minneapolis PD can't arrest feds who they see breaking the law.
Why? 3/
Why? 3/
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Members of the Detroit Economic Club are sucking up to a fascist. Maybe they're eager to bid for the contracts for concentration camps, tear gas canisters and zip-ties.
Trump: "You are so lucky I allow you into this room to even be with me."
January 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Members of the Detroit Economic Club are sucking up to a fascist. Maybe they're eager to bid for the contracts for concentration camps, tear gas canisters and zip-ties.
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You won't get an alert on your phone when a full-blown dictatorship arrives. It happens in steps. The traitor sends a mob to sack the Capitol, gets away with it, calls for "termination" of the Constitution, lies to get re-elected and unleashes a thug army on cities. Get active before it's too late.
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
You won't get an alert on your phone when a full-blown dictatorship arrives. It happens in steps. The traitor sends a mob to sack the Capitol, gets away with it, calls for "termination" of the Constitution, lies to get re-elected and unleashes a thug army on cities. Get active before it's too late.
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Q: How many murders by ICE are Republican lawmakers willing to fund in order to avoid getting primaried?
A: As many as it takes.
A: As many as it takes.
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Q: How many murders by ICE are Republican lawmakers willing to fund in order to avoid getting primaried?
A: As many as it takes.
A: As many as it takes.
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'I'm disabled!' Woman screams as masked ICE agents pull her through car window
www.rawstory.com/ice-disabled...
www.rawstory.com/ice-disabled...
'I'm disabled!' Woman screams as masked ICE agents pull her through car window
A woman who was reportedly attempting to drive to a doctor's appointment was pulled out of her vehicle by ICE agents and taken into custody during a disturbing incident captured on video Tuesday in Mi...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
'I'm disabled!' Woman screams as masked ICE agents pull her through car window
www.rawstory.com/ice-disabled...
www.rawstory.com/ice-disabled...
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California is prioritizing data, science, and facts!
Seems like when federal abdication happens on any topic, it’s California that is stepping into the breach.
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
Given the gutting of the EPA and its foundational responsibilities to all of us in reinforcing the clean air act, it will fall to states to emulate the progress of @governor.ca.gov
January 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
California is prioritizing data, science, and facts!
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The Clintons are betting that by the time their subpoena is litigated, we will have a Dem majority in the house that will withdraw the subpoena. A pretty good bet.
Breaking NYT:
The Clintons have refused to testify in the House's Epstein investigation — effectively daring James Comer to follow through on his threats to hold them in contempt.
"Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight … For us, now is that time."
The Clintons have refused to testify in the House's Epstein investigation — effectively daring James Comer to follow through on his threats to hold them in contempt.
"Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight … For us, now is that time."
Facing Contempt Threat, Clintons Refuse to Testify in Epstein Inquiry
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The Clintons are betting that by the time their subpoena is litigated, we will have a Dem majority in the house that will withdraw the subpoena. A pretty good bet.