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Minnesota woman who wants a kinder, more compassionate world for her daughters. Peace and love.
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“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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The ICE surge is making it harder for Minnesota police departments across the state to do their jobs. What happened in St. Peter is just one more way that ICE is making us less safe.
In depth story from Saint Peter, Minnesota: www.mankatofreepress.com/news/local_n...
St. Peter mobile home park residents living in fear
Editor’s note: Longtime journalist Dana Melius is a freelance reporter for The Free Press. He also participated in constitutional observer training and has documented ICE activity in St. Peter the
www.mankatofreepress.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The ICE surge is making it harder for Minnesota police departments across the state to do their jobs. What happened in St. Peter is just one more way that ICE is making us less safe.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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Minnesotans take care of each other.
Volunteers are putting together care packages — filled with toys, games, art supplies, and heartfelt notes— for refugee and immigrant children who are staying home to avoid ICE.
Volunteers are putting together care packages — filled with toys, games, art supplies, and heartfelt notes— for refugee and immigrant children who are staying home to avoid ICE.
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Minnesotans take care of each other.
Volunteers are putting together care packages — filled with toys, games, art supplies, and heartfelt notes— for refugee and immigrant children who are staying home to avoid ICE.
Volunteers are putting together care packages — filled with toys, games, art supplies, and heartfelt notes— for refugee and immigrant children who are staying home to avoid ICE.
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The Kennedy Center has been contending with a flood of performer cancellations. And now... Trump is saying he's just going to shut it all down for two years
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The Kennedy Center has been contending with a flood of performer cancellations. And now... Trump is saying he's just going to shut it all down for two years
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Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Olivia is right: When we come together, we can protect our neighbors and demand our rights be protected.
ICE can't be allowed to continue terrorizing our communities.
ICE can't be allowed to continue terrorizing our communities.
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Olivia is right: When we come together, we can protect our neighbors and demand our rights be protected.
ICE can't be allowed to continue terrorizing our communities.
ICE can't be allowed to continue terrorizing our communities.
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If you can, keep showing up for your community by shopping local and supporting the small businesses that anchor our main streets and enrich the cultural fabric of Minnesota.
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
If you can, keep showing up for your community by shopping local and supporting the small businesses that anchor our main streets and enrich the cultural fabric of Minnesota.
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Defund ICE.
Disable the grift.
Disempower the Epstein class.
Defy authoritarianism.
Discredit Trumpism.
Deconstruct MAGA.
Defeat the GOP.
Thank you for your attention to these matters.
Disable the grift.
Disempower the Epstein class.
Defy authoritarianism.
Discredit Trumpism.
Deconstruct MAGA.
Defeat the GOP.
Thank you for your attention to these matters.
February 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Defund ICE.
Disable the grift.
Disempower the Epstein class.
Defy authoritarianism.
Discredit Trumpism.
Deconstruct MAGA.
Defeat the GOP.
Thank you for your attention to these matters.
Disable the grift.
Disempower the Epstein class.
Defy authoritarianism.
Discredit Trumpism.
Deconstruct MAGA.
Defeat the GOP.
Thank you for your attention to these matters.
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"A president who doesn’t care about the law, who commands an obedient Congress and is supported by a radicalized base of tens of millions of people who believe his lies, represents a threat to the next election. I fear that millions of citizens are still too complacent."
Opinion | This Is Not a Drill
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February 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"A president who doesn’t care about the law, who commands an obedient Congress and is supported by a radicalized base of tens of millions of people who believe his lies, represents a threat to the next election. I fear that millions of citizens are still too complacent."
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Confused? Let me help make sense of this. The American right’s claims about any constitutional rights only apply to them.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Confused? Let me help make sense of this. The American right’s claims about any constitutional rights only apply to them.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
There. Now you perfectly understand their claims on gun rights, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
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“I’m waiting for the Orthodox community to step up, to say Dayenu, enough. For up until now they have sided with, or at least given cover to, those who want to make the world dark, uncomfortable, and unwelcoming.”
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Some Are Living Their Jewish Values, Some Are Not (updated Feb. 1, 2026)
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you — Hillel
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February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
“I’m waiting for the Orthodox community to step up, to say Dayenu, enough. For up until now they have sided with, or at least given cover to, those who want to make the world dark, uncomfortable, and unwelcoming.”
open.substack.com/pub/grassroo...
open.substack.com/pub/grassroo...
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A federal appellate judge has thrown out an ethics complaint that Justice Department officials lodged against Judge James E. Boasberg. The complaint followed backlash from Trump over Boasberg’s effort to halt the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security facility in El Salvador.
February 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A federal appellate judge has thrown out an ethics complaint that Justice Department officials lodged against Judge James E. Boasberg. The complaint followed backlash from Trump over Boasberg’s effort to halt the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security facility in El Salvador.
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Reports are circulating about Craigslist ads offering $50 for people to watch the Melania movie 😂 and Snopes has confirmed the ad existed.
February 1, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Reports are circulating about Craigslist ads offering $50 for people to watch the Melania movie 😂 and Snopes has confirmed the ad existed.
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Government records reviewed by ProPublica identify the two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Government records reviewed by ProPublica identify the two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Anti-ICE protests held across the U.S. amid ‘general strike’. "Photos show crowds of demonstrators holding signs that said 'ICE Out' and gathering in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York City, Boston, and Minneapolis, among other cities." www.businessinsider.com/anti-ice-out...
Anti-ICE protests take place across US for 'National Shutdown'
Protesters across the nation participated in a general strike on Friday, demonstrating against ICE presence in some cities.
www.businessinsider.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Anti-ICE protests held across the U.S. amid ‘general strike’. "Photos show crowds of demonstrators holding signs that said 'ICE Out' and gathering in Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York City, Boston, and Minneapolis, among other cities." www.businessinsider.com/anti-ice-out...
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The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée Good are devastating and deeply troubling. The strong national response this week shows Americans will not let these losses be ignored or swept under the rug. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
Our Wins Of The Week
While ICE’s reign of terror on the streets of Minneapolis has been horrific, Alex Pretti’s murder on Saturday by ICE agents has broken through in ways news stories rarely do.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée Good are devastating and deeply troubling. The strong national response this week shows Americans will not let these losses be ignored or swept under the rug. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...
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Farmers going MAGA bankrupt
"In the nation’s 444 farming-dependent counties, Trump pulled in nearly 78% of the vote. Those same counties are now watching multi-generational family farms get fed into the woodchipper of MAGA-nomics.
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
"In the nation’s 444 farming-dependent counties, Trump pulled in nearly 78% of the vote. Those same counties are now watching multi-generational family farms get fed into the woodchipper of MAGA-nomics.
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
These Trump voters 'formed a suicide pact' and Republicans are panicking: ex-GOP operative
Former Republican strategist Rick Wilson described Friday how the financial crisis among American farmers has become a political crisis for the GOP ahead of the midterm elections. In his Substack Frid...
www.rawstory.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Farmers going MAGA bankrupt
"In the nation’s 444 farming-dependent counties, Trump pulled in nearly 78% of the vote. Those same counties are now watching multi-generational family farms get fed into the woodchipper of MAGA-nomics.
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
"In the nation’s 444 farming-dependent counties, Trump pulled in nearly 78% of the vote. Those same counties are now watching multi-generational family farms get fed into the woodchipper of MAGA-nomics.
www.rawstory.com/these-trump-...
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NEW: Trump’s approval among Catholics falls to a historic low.
A rising movement of Catholics, emboldened by Pope Leo, is turning against MAGA.
With over 20,000 members, we are the fastest-growing Catholic group in America.
To the MAGA purveyors of cruelty and lies — we will defeat you.
A rising movement of Catholics, emboldened by Pope Leo, is turning against MAGA.
With over 20,000 members, we are the fastest-growing Catholic group in America.
To the MAGA purveyors of cruelty and lies — we will defeat you.
Under Pope Leo XIV, American Catholics Are Uniting to Defeat MAGA Authoritarianism
Trump’s support among U.S. Catholics has plummeted to an all-time low of 39%, a stark decline over the year. This is no accident. Under Leo XIV, we're working to defeat Trump-Vance authoritarianism.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
NEW: Trump’s approval among Catholics falls to a historic low.
A rising movement of Catholics, emboldened by Pope Leo, is turning against MAGA.
With over 20,000 members, we are the fastest-growing Catholic group in America.
To the MAGA purveyors of cruelty and lies — we will defeat you.
A rising movement of Catholics, emboldened by Pope Leo, is turning against MAGA.
With over 20,000 members, we are the fastest-growing Catholic group in America.
To the MAGA purveyors of cruelty and lies — we will defeat you.
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Here's an excellent tactic.
"Just following orders" was not accepted as a defense at Nuremberg. They need to learn that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"Just following orders" was not accepted as a defense at Nuremberg. They need to learn that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Here's an excellent tactic.
"Just following orders" was not accepted as a defense at Nuremberg. They need to learn that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"Just following orders" was not accepted as a defense at Nuremberg. They need to learn that.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Warm air masses in the atmosphere rise upward, causing cooler air from neighboring areas, sometimes from the arctic, to rush in. This is how atmospheric heat powers storms. In other words, global warming causes colder, more intense winter storms. www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxo...
Exxon's Own Models Predicted Global Warming--It Ignored Them
Scientists working for the oil giant Exxon in the 1970s and 1980s estimated temperature increases with remarkable accuracy. Those findings could now be used as evidence in climate litigation
www.scientificamerican.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Warm air masses in the atmosphere rise upward, causing cooler air from neighboring areas, sometimes from the arctic, to rush in. This is how atmospheric heat powers storms. In other words, global warming causes colder, more intense winter storms. www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxo...
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Our organized outrage is working — but we cannot let up now and allow Democrats to settle for empty reforms. To secure real restrictions on ICE and CBP that will actually protect our communities, we need to keep up the pressure on Congress.
Tell your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Nicole Good. These killings are a dire...
act.indivisible.org
February 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Our organized outrage is working — but we cannot let up now and allow Democrats to settle for empty reforms. To secure real restrictions on ICE and CBP that will actually protect our communities, we need to keep up the pressure on Congress.
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Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Ocean Beach this morning… just wow!!