Marcus Masciarelli
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it is both true that firing bovino doesn’t change a whole lot in terms of policy and also true that they have put a lot of money, time and effort into trying to make him the “never back down, fuck you, we own this place” face of the operation, and unceremoniously kicking him to the curb is a retreat
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
it is both true that firing bovino doesn’t change a whole lot in terms of policy and also true that they have put a lot of money, time and effort into trying to make him the “never back down, fuck you, we own this place” face of the operation, and unceremoniously kicking him to the curb is a retreat
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Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger has always been loud about his disgust with bigotry.
January 27, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Arnold Schwarzenegger has always been loud about his disgust with bigotry.
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you’re all making jokes but the reason Greg Bovino was removed from duty is a safety issue we all need to take seriously
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
you’re all making jokes but the reason Greg Bovino was removed from duty is a safety issue we all need to take seriously
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ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 PM
ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26:
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
• Alex Pretti
• Renee Good
• Keith Porter
• Heber Sanchaz Domínguez
• Victor Manuel Diaz
• Parady La
• Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz
• Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres
• Geraldo Lunas Campos
They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.
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The Trump admin has pushed Bovino out of the Minneapolis operation, given how much he's made things worse. The person who killed Alex Pretti was a Border Patrol agent.
Notably, the admin has NOT backed down from the operation in general. Large-scale arrests reportedly continue.
Notably, the admin has NOT backed down from the operation in general. Large-scale arrests reportedly continue.
![01/26/2026 15:27:26[TWT]
Priscilla Alvarez
@priscialva
BREAKING: Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his
agents are expected to leave Minneapolis and return to their respective
sectors, sources tell me, @KristenhCNN + @kaitlancollins.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The Trump admin has pushed Bovino out of the Minneapolis operation, given how much he's made things worse. The person who killed Alex Pretti was a Border Patrol agent.
Notably, the admin has NOT backed down from the operation in general. Large-scale arrests reportedly continue.
Notably, the admin has NOT backed down from the operation in general. Large-scale arrests reportedly continue.
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Setting aside the fact that Murphy helped pass the bill that handed TikTok to Trump allies, I really don't think anyone should be citing that David Leavitt account for anything. Dude's bad news.
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Setting aside the fact that Murphy helped pass the bill that handed TikTok to Trump allies, I really don't think anyone should be citing that David Leavitt account for anything. Dude's bad news.
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I can’t believe their plan of shooting people in the face and bombing their homes hasn’t proven more popular
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I can’t believe their plan of shooting people in the face and bombing their homes hasn’t proven more popular
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We do not have to be grateful that someone just now realized we are human beings just because the violence we’ve suffered under for centuries just showed up on their doorstep yesterday, Henry.
These aren’t just “opinions,” they’re peoples lives.
If you’re only addressing white people, say so.
These aren’t just “opinions,” they’re peoples lives.
If you’re only addressing white people, say so.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
We do not have to be grateful that someone just now realized we are human beings just because the violence we’ve suffered under for centuries just showed up on their doorstep yesterday, Henry.
These aren’t just “opinions,” they’re peoples lives.
If you’re only addressing white people, say so.
These aren’t just “opinions,” they’re peoples lives.
If you’re only addressing white people, say so.
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Every time they add a qualifier: untrained ICE, Trump's ICE, they're saying they fundamentally don't oppose ICE. Just an ICE with bad vibes, not the kind of ICE they're hoping to inherit and control themselves when it's their turn at the wheel.
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Every time they add a qualifier: untrained ICE, Trump's ICE, they're saying they fundamentally don't oppose ICE. Just an ICE with bad vibes, not the kind of ICE they're hoping to inherit and control themselves when it's their turn at the wheel.
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Jonathan Ross *was* a firearms trainer. The guy who killed Pretti was an 8 year CBP vet. They got training from the IDF.
These worthless assholes can't keep themselves from adding qualifiers to their opposition.
Because they don't oppose ICE/CBP on principle, only aesthetics.
These worthless assholes can't keep themselves from adding qualifiers to their opposition.
Because they don't oppose ICE/CBP on principle, only aesthetics.
Rep. Tom Suozzi(D-NY), getting raked over the coals for his vote for more ICE funding, says in a campaign email that he didn’t understand what he was doing
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Jonathan Ross *was* a firearms trainer. The guy who killed Pretti was an 8 year CBP vet. They got training from the IDF.
These worthless assholes can't keep themselves from adding qualifiers to their opposition.
Because they don't oppose ICE/CBP on principle, only aesthetics.
These worthless assholes can't keep themselves from adding qualifiers to their opposition.
Because they don't oppose ICE/CBP on principle, only aesthetics.
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This group was founded post 10/7. They cleverly chose a name that makes them sound venerable and respectable but they are basically the Jewish version of Moms for Liberty, completely batshit.
I think it's really bad that the group that claims to speak for Jews at Columbia University is so grossly xenophobic.
Also - Mamdani did grow up in NYC.
Also - Mamdani did grow up in NYC.
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
This group was founded post 10/7. They cleverly chose a name that makes them sound venerable and respectable but they are basically the Jewish version of Moms for Liberty, completely batshit.
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quit now and we won't prosecute you for treason
“.. We lost all trust,” one current ICE official said. “I’m not sure I can see how we exist three years from now.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
quit now and we won't prosecute you for treason
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A fascinating thing about Threads is that it gave the type of people who had mainly participated in social media by commenting on homeschool influencers’ instagram posts an opportunity to go viral themselves
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
A fascinating thing about Threads is that it gave the type of people who had mainly participated in social media by commenting on homeschool influencers’ instagram posts an opportunity to go viral themselves
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Caveat that such a thing is never more than a highly situational snapshot of a point in time but have seen some reports from Republican voter focus groups that they tend to find him deeply distasteful and offputting and I’m betting this is part of why
Trump is such a transparent asshole but there’s something so evil about how JD Vance hides incredibly callous politics behind that nauseating “well now good sir” faux civility.
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Caveat that such a thing is never more than a highly situational snapshot of a point in time but have seen some reports from Republican voter focus groups that they tend to find him deeply distasteful and offputting and I’m betting this is part of why
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And this Rubio anecdote—straight from Rubio himself!
January 26, 2026 at 2:59 PM
And this Rubio anecdote—straight from Rubio himself!
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This exchange in Ben Terris’s story on Trump’s health, his view on mortality and legacy, and his Cabinet’s contest to say the most over-the-top thing about his physical prowess. nymag.com/intelligence...
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
This exchange in Ben Terris’s story on Trump’s health, his view on mortality and legacy, and his Cabinet’s contest to say the most over-the-top thing about his physical prowess. nymag.com/intelligence...
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this is a fake problem. no one is saying this to regular, offline people who are coming around. they’re saying it to people who are engaged in professional political analysis who committed professional malpractice by scolding people who saw what was coming.
no, those people shouldn’t get a break.
no, those people shouldn’t get a break.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
this is a fake problem. no one is saying this to regular, offline people who are coming around. they’re saying it to people who are engaged in professional political analysis who committed professional malpractice by scolding people who saw what was coming.
no, those people shouldn’t get a break.
no, those people shouldn’t get a break.
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to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
to the extent that there is a “carrot” to trumpism it is the same carrot that slaveholders offered to lower class white men: “you can be an overseer”
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I love when people who are professionally wrong for a living describe it as being really into "nuance"
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I love when people who are professionally wrong for a living describe it as being really into "nuance"
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I love the idea that “sure I was wrong about everything but I figured it out five minutes ago and now you should follow me and definitely don’t listen to those people who weren’t wrong about everything they are just gloating and their ideas now are bad”
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I love the idea that “sure I was wrong about everything but I figured it out five minutes ago and now you should follow me and definitely don’t listen to those people who weren’t wrong about everything they are just gloating and their ideas now are bad”
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
January 26, 2026 at 9:46 AM
What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election?
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.
Reform winning?
Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about.
They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.