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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Reposted by Lee Newton
Sorry the story is now White House Softens Tone On Teargassing Preschools.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Sorry the story is now White House Softens Tone On Teargassing Preschools.
Reposted by Lee Newton
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
Reposted by Lee Newton
NACC still "considering investigating" Robodebt figures. Is Scott Morrison one of the Robodebt 6?
@yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol #robodebt
michaelwest.com.au/the-robodebt...
@yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol #robodebt
michaelwest.com.au/the-robodebt...
The Robodebt six. Is the NACC protecting Scott Morrison? - Michael West
The NACC is considering investigating those deemed most responsible for Robodebt, and whether to make the hearing - any hearing - public.
michaelwest.com.au
January 27, 2026 at 9:35 PM
NACC still "considering investigating" Robodebt figures. Is Scott Morrison one of the Robodebt 6?
@yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol #robodebt
michaelwest.com.au/the-robodebt...
@yelgeb.bsky.social #auspol #robodebt
michaelwest.com.au/the-robodebt...
Reposted by Lee Newton
Australia's extreme heatwaves, with record high temperatures in cities like Melbourne and Adelaide, LABOR continues to support fossil fuel expansion.
Highlighted by ongoing bushfires and more frequent and severe heatwaves due to climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Highlighted by ongoing bushfires and more frequent and severe heatwaves due to climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Australia's extreme heatwaves, with record high temperatures in cities like Melbourne and Adelaide, LABOR continues to support fossil fuel expansion.
Highlighted by ongoing bushfires and more frequent and severe heatwaves due to climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Highlighted by ongoing bushfires and more frequent and severe heatwaves due to climate change.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"The court's patience is at an end," U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote.
"…ordering the head of a federal agency to personally appear is an extraordinary step. But the extent of ICE's violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed."
"…ordering the head of a federal agency to personally appear is an extraordinary step. But the extent of ICE's violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed."
BREAKING:
Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain what the judge described as repeated failures to comply with dozens of court orders amid its enforcement efforts in the state.
Minnesota's chief federal judge has demanded the acting head of ICE personally appear in court Friday to explain what the judge described as repeated failures to comply with dozens of court orders amid its enforcement efforts in the state.
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"The court's patience is at an end," U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz wrote.
"…ordering the head of a federal agency to personally appear is an extraordinary step. But the extent of ICE's violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed."
"…ordering the head of a federal agency to personally appear is an extraordinary step. But the extent of ICE's violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried and failed."
Reposted by Lee Newton
Reposted by Lee Newton
Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Breaking Axios:
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Kristi Noem's language that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" federal agents was dictated to Noem and her department by the man most responsible for the controversial operation: Stephen Miller.
That's according to four sources who spoke to Axios. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Reposted by Lee Newton
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
Reposted by Lee Newton
Reposted by Lee Newton
Last week, Republicans had Jack Smith testify because they'd rather talk about Donald Trump trying to steal an election than his associations with Jeffrey Epstein.
Republicans need to immediately hold a hearing on why the DOJ refuses to release the rest of the Epstein files.
Republicans need to immediately hold a hearing on why the DOJ refuses to release the rest of the Epstein files.
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Last week, Republicans had Jack Smith testify because they'd rather talk about Donald Trump trying to steal an election than his associations with Jeffrey Epstein.
Republicans need to immediately hold a hearing on why the DOJ refuses to release the rest of the Epstein files.
Republicans need to immediately hold a hearing on why the DOJ refuses to release the rest of the Epstein files.
Reposted by Lee Newton
"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, helpless people are dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
—Anne Frank, 1943
Minneapolis today.
—Anne Frank, 1943
Minneapolis today.
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, helpless people are dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
—Anne Frank, 1943
Minneapolis today.
—Anne Frank, 1943
Minneapolis today.
Reposted by Lee Newton
Don't repeatedly call the ICE hotline and play audio clips from the Nuremberg trials when someone picks up. That would be childish.
Not 1-866-347-2423 from US or Canada nor 1-802-872-6199 from other areas around the globe.
Not 1-866-347-2423 from US or Canada nor 1-802-872-6199 from other areas around the globe.
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Don't repeatedly call the ICE hotline and play audio clips from the Nuremberg trials when someone picks up. That would be childish.
Not 1-866-347-2423 from US or Canada nor 1-802-872-6199 from other areas around the globe.
Not 1-866-347-2423 from US or Canada nor 1-802-872-6199 from other areas around the globe.
Reposted by Lee Newton
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
Reposted by Lee Newton
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
Reposted by Lee Newton
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
Reposted by Lee Newton
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January 26, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The billionaire fossil fuel companies and their bribed political mates are literally killing us
The billionaire fossil fuel companies and their bribed political mates are literally killing us
Climate change 'made January heatwave five times more likely'
A study by World Weather Attribution has analysed temperatures during the intense early January heatwave. It found that what was once a rare event is now happening far more often.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2026 at 5:45 AM
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
The billionaire fossil fuel companies and their bribed political mates are literally killing us
The billionaire fossil fuel companies and their bribed political mates are literally killing us
Reposted by Lee Newton
Why not just release the Epstein files without redactions?
I mean, it’s not like the President will ever suffer any consequences anyway.
We are clearly not a nation of laws
I mean, it’s not like the President will ever suffer any consequences anyway.
We are clearly not a nation of laws
January 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Why not just release the Epstein files without redactions?
I mean, it’s not like the President will ever suffer any consequences anyway.
We are clearly not a nation of laws
I mean, it’s not like the President will ever suffer any consequences anyway.
We are clearly not a nation of laws
Reposted by Lee Newton
yes yes yes, HEAT ON MILLER
ALL THE HEAT ON MILLER
ALL THE HEAT ON MILLER
are.org
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
www.afge.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 AM
yes yes yes, HEAT ON MILLER
ALL THE HEAT ON MILLER
ALL THE HEAT ON MILLER
Reposted by Lee Newton
If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.
January 27, 2026 at 12:56 AM
If this doesn’t tug at your heart, make you well up with sadness, you are not human.
Reposted by Lee Newton
are.org
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
www.afge.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:07 AM
are.org
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
Reposted by Lee Newton
At this rate, he'll have to release the Epstein files to get people to stop talking about Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
At this rate, he'll have to release the Epstein files to get people to stop talking about Minnesota.
Reposted by Lee Newton
Mildura in Victoria approaches 50ºC We all thought those sort of temperatures only came in Marble Bar in Western Australia
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋
It was more important for voters to keep their "lifestyle" rather than vote for climate action
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 "𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄" 𝐁𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖?
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋
It was more important for voters to keep their "lifestyle" rather than vote for climate action
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 "𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄" 𝐁𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖?
January 26, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Mildura in Victoria approaches 50ºC We all thought those sort of temperatures only came in Marble Bar in Western Australia
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋
It was more important for voters to keep their "lifestyle" rather than vote for climate action
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 "𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄" 𝐁𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖?
𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐍𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐋
It was more important for voters to keep their "lifestyle" rather than vote for climate action
𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐌𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 "𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐘𝐋𝐄" 𝐁𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐍𝐎𝐖?
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May as well not have one now. They are simply a groveling fealty parade.
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
May as well not have one now. They are simply a groveling fealty parade.