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Think your voice doesn't matter? Ask yourself why they work so hard to make you believe that.
Tell Congress: Defund ICE
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Think your voice doesn't matter? Ask yourself why they work so hard to make you believe that.
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This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
This is one of the things that I find is most shocking to people outside Minnesota who don’t realize it yet—the scale at which everyone who isn’t white has been forced into a spectrum of hiding.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
Very good article drawing out the Tahrir Square comparison.
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We need to be loud, we need to be clear, ICE must be ABOLISHED!! No reform, No retraining, No acceptance, these people are lawless. Period
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
We need to be loud, we need to be clear, ICE must be ABOLISHED!! No reform, No retraining, No acceptance, these people are lawless. Period
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Fossil fuels + biofuels use high levels of water in extraction, production + in energy generation, says IEA. If governments pursue the most ambitious net zero targets, water use in the energy sector could reduce by 20 billion cubic metres by 2030.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Fossil fuels + biofuels use high levels of water in extraction, production + in energy generation, says IEA. If governments pursue the most ambitious net zero targets, water use in the energy sector could reduce by 20 billion cubic metres by 2030.
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Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
www.carbonbrief.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
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Authoritarianism prevails not because people stop believing the truth, but because they stop saying it aloud. If we wish to remain free, we must refuse that silence. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
Lies, violence and the American state
Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.
www.democracydocket.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Authoritarianism prevails not because people stop believing the truth, but because they stop saying it aloud. If we wish to remain free, we must refuse that silence. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
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Way to go, Chicago! Tons of people showed up, even in a snowstorm. ❄️👏
January 25, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Way to go, Chicago! Tons of people showed up, even in a snowstorm. ❄️👏
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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.
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In 2014, Ukrainian President Yanukovych sent his thugs to murder 100 Euromaidan protesters. His goal was to motivate protesters to stay home. It backfired.
Ukraine exploded and Yanukovych fled to Russia.
Learn from history. We can’t let this continue.
Trump and all his thugs must go.
NOW.
Ukraine exploded and Yanukovych fled to Russia.
Learn from history. We can’t let this continue.
Trump and all his thugs must go.
NOW.
January 24, 2026 at 11:36 PM
In 2014, Ukrainian President Yanukovych sent his thugs to murder 100 Euromaidan protesters. His goal was to motivate protesters to stay home. It backfired.
Ukraine exploded and Yanukovych fled to Russia.
Learn from history. We can’t let this continue.
Trump and all his thugs must go.
NOW.
Ukraine exploded and Yanukovych fled to Russia.
Learn from history. We can’t let this continue.
Trump and all his thugs must go.
NOW.
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Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him.
It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
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Do better. Call your buddy George W. Bush and show up together in Minneapolis.
Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.
Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Do better. Call your buddy George W. Bush and show up together in Minneapolis.
Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.
Don’t just write statements. DO something with your megaphone.
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
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Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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"Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency."
— @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
— @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. It is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency."
— @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
— @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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And here he is, Aloka the dog who walked for peace with the monks, being honored when he arrived in Raleigh, NC.
January 25, 2026 at 12:59 PM
And here he is, Aloka the dog who walked for peace with the monks, being honored when he arrived in Raleigh, NC.
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Alex Pretti wasn’t a part of “engineered chaos.” He was a nurse who cared about people. An individual. What is “engineered chaos” is what this admin is doing in blue cities to justify invocation of the insurrection act.
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Alex Pretti wasn’t a part of “engineered chaos.” He was a nurse who cared about people. An individual. What is “engineered chaos” is what this admin is doing in blue cities to justify invocation of the insurrection act.
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The storm is here. It’s been here all along, as the communities of color who have always been targeted will remind us. But every time we build coalition and create new systems of care we open an umbrella against that storm. We need a lot of umbrellas right now. 2/2
open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...
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For Minneapolis, today
I am doing what I do when I don’t know what to do — try to find words. Try to find the right words.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The storm is here. It’s been here all along, as the communities of color who have always been targeted will remind us. But every time we build coalition and create new systems of care we open an umbrella against that storm. We need a lot of umbrellas right now. 2/2
open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...
open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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The Senate should not vote to keep funding this rampage. We are not powerless. We do not need to accept this.
January 24, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The Senate should not vote to keep funding this rampage. We are not powerless. We do not need to accept this.
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I’m out here in Los Angeles, where hundreds have gathered in response to the ICE execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Chants and speeches underway here outside the Federal Building in DTLA. Working multiple cameras today so posts may be sparse
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January 24, 2026
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Rally at Union Sq. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis.
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Rally at Union Sq. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis.
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
January 24, 2026
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Rally at Union Sq. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis.
Emergency protest, after ICE murdered a 2nd person in Minneapolis today. Rally at Union Sq. Thousands march through downtown Manhattan in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis.
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.