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The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
January 17, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The images and stories coming out of Minneapolis are extraordinary. We can't say we did not know what was happening. Lots of people are putting their bodies on the line to make sure we do.
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Obvious—But this is on Congress allowing this rot.
January 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Obvious—But this is on Congress allowing this rot.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ sues Virginia for access to voter rolls, as courts reject effort in other states
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy. n.pr/4pLLlHH
It took 75 governors to elect a woman. Spanberger will soon be at Virginia's helm
Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy.
n.pr
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA officer and three-term congresswoman, is breaking long-held traditions on inauguration day. She says she wants her swearing-in to showcase the state's modern vibrancy. n.pr/4pLLlHH
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NEW: In 4 days, records of Trump’s first term will become publicly available via NARA.
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Watchdog group urges Blanche to step aside as Trump’s records gatekeeper
The deputy attorney general is also Trump’s representative to the National Archives.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:58 AM
NEW: In 4 days, records of Trump’s first term will become publicly available via NARA.
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump’s gatekeeper to the archives is Deputy AG Todd Blanche — a vestige of days as Trump’s personal lawyer. Now a watchdog group is urging him to relinquish that role
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Trump’s vitriol, though often seen as “unhinged” by critics, is methodical and by design. He uses any violent national tragedy as political ammo.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
How Trump is using violent tragedies to divide America
ICE shootings, assassinations, mass attacks, and other traumas all serve as ammo for the demagogue in chief.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Trump’s vitriol, though often seen as “unhinged” by critics, is methodical and by design. He uses any violent national tragedy as political ammo.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
Fact-finding in the aftermath of a tragedy does not matter to him—only setting the narrative does.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
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This is military grade gear used on convoys to blind enemy combatants in war zones. This has no place in residential neighbors.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This is military grade gear used on convoys to blind enemy combatants in war zones. This has no place in residential neighbors.
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Josh Hawley and Todd Young – and 49 other cowards – just voted for continued attack upon a sovereign nation.
"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly."
Robert Anton Wilson
"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly."
Robert Anton Wilson
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Josh Hawley and Todd Young – and 49 other cowards – just voted for continued attack upon a sovereign nation.
"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly."
Robert Anton Wilson
"The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous, rather than cowardly."
Robert Anton Wilson
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In case you forgot, we wanted to remind you that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is FAR lower than private sector retirement programs.
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
In case you forgot, we wanted to remind you that Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is FAR lower than private sector retirement programs.
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I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I see we’re at the, “C’mon, the Alabama state troopers were really being treated disrespectfully at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Also, a couple of them got scratches that day,” level of ICE apologetics.
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I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
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I think a lot of Americans have (understandably) assumed that this kind of brutal randomized street-level "papers please" enforcement has been how ICE has always done business.
It very much was not, until the past year.
It very much was not, until the past year.
Can confirm I have personally seen three attempts just today of agents in a convoy of ICE vehicles trying to snatch random POCs along Central Ave - and then being chased off by neighbors with whistles. It's blatant racial profiling.
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Minneapolis city council member says POC should stay home:
Dear neighbor,
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
HIGH ALERT‼️ If you are vulnerable to deportation please stay home today. I’m sorry to say this but it’s not safe to be outside. ICE is tearing families apart.
Children of immigrants please keep your family safe.
Jason Chavez 1/
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I think a lot of Americans have (understandably) assumed that this kind of brutal randomized street-level "papers please" enforcement has been how ICE has always done business.
It very much was not, until the past year.
It very much was not, until the past year.
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Violent interactions with the public aren’t surprising, a former ICE official said of the agency under Trump.
“That’s sort of by design.”
“That’s sort of by design.”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Violent interactions with the public aren’t surprising, a former ICE official said of the agency under Trump.
“That’s sort of by design.”
“That’s sort of by design.”
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“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...”
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“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...”
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
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A sitting U.S. Senator just suggested that dropping a baseless criminal investigation could be exchanged for the resignation of the Fed Chair. The independence of the Federal Reserve exists precisely to prevent political intimidation like this. #holdfast
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
A sitting U.S. Senator just suggested that dropping a baseless criminal investigation could be exchanged for the resignation of the Fed Chair. The independence of the Federal Reserve exists precisely to prevent political intimidation like this. #holdfast
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There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Should ICE Agents Be Able To Wear Masks?
Protect and serve.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
There’s no reason for fed’l agents doing “immigration enforcement” to wear masks. Their continued use confirms that this administration isn’t interested in de-escalating tensions. So states are trying to take matters into their own hands. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Markey: Vance said that he was just doing his job. Murdering a young mother and orphaning her child is not a job. It is a crime
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Markey: Vance said that he was just doing his job. Murdering a young mother and orphaning her child is not a job. It is a crime
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Welp here come your illegal orders they've been harping on about
Q: The premier of Greenland said today, 'We prefer to stay with Denmark.'
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
TRUMP: Who said that?
Q: The premier of Greenland
TRUMP: Well, that's their problem. I disagree with him. I don't know who he is. Don't know anything about him. But that's gonna be a big problem for him.
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Welp here come your illegal orders they've been harping on about
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Asking MAGA if they can envision a scenario where an ICE agent would not be justified in using deadly force is a philosophical question tantamount to asking whether God could create a stone so heavy that He could not lift it.
January 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Asking MAGA if they can envision a scenario where an ICE agent would not be justified in using deadly force is a philosophical question tantamount to asking whether God could create a stone so heavy that He could not lift it.
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So this guy's job is to go to different cities in the company of multiple armed bodyguards to terrorize Americans, and then go on TV multiple times a day to brag about it.
Remember he's a government worker and not a political appointee so when this is over, he needs to be held accountable.
Remember he's a government worker and not a political appointee so when this is over, he needs to be held accountable.
January 13, 2026 at 2:44 AM
So this guy's job is to go to different cities in the company of multiple armed bodyguards to terrorize Americans, and then go on TV multiple times a day to brag about it.
Remember he's a government worker and not a political appointee so when this is over, he needs to be held accountable.
Remember he's a government worker and not a political appointee so when this is over, he needs to be held accountable.