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Frame by Frame Analysis: How Minneapolis Woman Exercised Her Rights in ICE Encounter
@weissmann.substack.com analyzes with me the viral video.
Topics: Everyone's legal rights and scope of federal agents' authority during this "immigration check"
Our full analysis here: youtu.be/uSO4-05Gvas?...
@weissmann.substack.com analyzes with me the viral video.
Topics: Everyone's legal rights and scope of federal agents' authority during this "immigration check"
Our full analysis here: youtu.be/uSO4-05Gvas?...
January 14, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Frame by Frame Analysis: How Minneapolis Woman Exercised Her Rights in ICE Encounter
@weissmann.substack.com analyzes with me the viral video.
Topics: Everyone's legal rights and scope of federal agents' authority during this "immigration check"
Our full analysis here: youtu.be/uSO4-05Gvas?...
@weissmann.substack.com analyzes with me the viral video.
Topics: Everyone's legal rights and scope of federal agents' authority during this "immigration check"
Our full analysis here: youtu.be/uSO4-05Gvas?...
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Chief Justice Roberts: Dont worry this wont open floodgates to tons of trivial cases! Candidates dont want to spend that kind of cash!
Oh but they really do. Them and their dark money billionaire investors. Read more inside:
Oh but they really do. Them and their dark money billionaire investors. Read more inside:
The decision is a boon for President Donald Trump's longtime campaign against mail-in voting.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Supreme Court Gives Trump's Longtime Fixation A Win
The decision is a boon for President Donald Trump's longtime campaign against mail-in voting.
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Chief Justice Roberts: Dont worry this wont open floodgates to tons of trivial cases! Candidates dont want to spend that kind of cash!
Oh but they really do. Them and their dark money billionaire investors. Read more inside:
Oh but they really do. Them and their dark money billionaire investors. Read more inside:
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The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Denmark’s Army Chief Says He’s Ready to Defend Greenland
Danish forces are moving to the island to show NATO—and Trump—that they’re serious about security.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The Danish military gears up to defend Greenland
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Polls show that only 12% of Americans support President Trump’s plan to seize Greenland. But in this CBS newsroom, that number feels much higher
January 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Polls show that only 12% of Americans support President Trump’s plan to seize Greenland. But in this CBS newsroom, that number feels much higher
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Sweden, Norway and Germany are sending troops to Greenland
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to Greenland
Germany will send 13 soldiers to Greenland on Thursday as part of a reconnaissance mission with other European nations, the German government and defence ministry said on Wednesday, following demands ...
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Sweden, Norway and Germany are sending troops to Greenland
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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shout out to all the absolute geniuses that called trump an isolationist. brilliant stuff you should take a bow.
Words cannot describe how insane it is that we might strike Iran, that Europe moved troops into Greenland while Danish & Greenlandish FMs stood grim-faced after DC meeting, & that the Pentagon is sending lawyers to Minneapolis. Brought to you by the party of national security & law and order.
Breaking news: The Pentagon has begun withdrawing some U.S. troops and assets from a key base in Qatar as a precautionary measure while President Trump weighs whether to take military action against Iran, officials said.
January 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
shout out to all the absolute geniuses that called trump an isolationist. brilliant stuff you should take a bow.
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"We found a flash grenade with the pin still in left in the middle of a residential neighborhood by ICE or Customs and Border Protection agents," lawyers for Minnesota said.
But a judge wont yet issue a halt to the "federal invasion."
More from today's hearing:
www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
But a judge wont yet issue a halt to the "federal invasion."
More from today's hearing:
www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
"We found a flash grenade with the pin still in left in the middle of a residential neighborhood by ICE or Customs and Border Protection agents," lawyers for Minnesota said.
But a judge wont yet issue a halt to the "federal invasion."
More from today's hearing:
www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
But a judge wont yet issue a halt to the "federal invasion."
More from today's hearing:
www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
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New: I got body camera footage from a case in which a cop used Flock to wrongfully accuse an innocent woman of stealing a package: "Nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing about it"
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
Cop Used Flock to Wrongfully Accuse a Woman Then Refused to Look at Evidence That Exonerated Her, Body Camera Shows
"Nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing about it," the cop told her.
www.404media.co
January 14, 2026 at 3:40 PM
New: I got body camera footage from a case in which a cop used Flock to wrongfully accuse an innocent woman of stealing a package: "Nothing gets in or out of the town without us knowing about it"
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
www.404media.co/cop-used-flo...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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The Endogeneity of Popularism
Commiserations to Matty Yglesias, the merry band of well funded centrists, and all the major politics desks behind them
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
The Endogeneity of Popularism
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Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...
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An excellent explanation of why Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system idea is idiotic.
Oh gods, this is so utterly fractally wrong and transparently fractally wrong that it is a veritable tesseract of fractal wrongness. Entire new branches of mathematical topology have had to be invented to describe this level of fractal wrongness
So a thread re missile defense systems below:
1/x
So a thread re missile defense systems below:
1/x
Trump: "The US needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! ... Anything less than that is unacceptable."
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
An excellent explanation of why Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defense system idea is idiotic.
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Oh gods, this is so utterly fractally wrong and transparently fractally wrong that it is a veritable tesseract of fractal wrongness. Entire new branches of mathematical topology have had to be invented to describe this level of fractal wrongness
So a thread re missile defense systems below:
1/x
So a thread re missile defense systems below:
1/x
Trump: "The US needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! ... Anything less than that is unacceptable."
January 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Oh gods, this is so utterly fractally wrong and transparently fractally wrong that it is a veritable tesseract of fractal wrongness. Entire new branches of mathematical topology have had to be invented to describe this level of fractal wrongness
So a thread re missile defense systems below:
1/x
So a thread re missile defense systems below:
1/x
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This also doesn't take into account that the basic *nature* of warfare has changed. Believe it or not, you're on one of the front lines of it right now (modern war by BRICS countries is largely information warfare; disinfo producing fifth columns by "weaponizing the horseshoe" so to speak)
13/x
13/x
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
This also doesn't take into account that the basic *nature* of warfare has changed. Believe it or not, you're on one of the front lines of it right now (modern war by BRICS countries is largely information warfare; disinfo producing fifth columns by "weaponizing the horseshoe" so to speak)
13/x
13/x
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Gift link:
The important context is that has remade the govt in relative secrecy. Congress has provided no oversight of DOGE and the Trump admin has stopped collecting data about the effects on public services. Federal workers are the canaries in the coalmine, and are being silenced
wapo.st/49BQBrh
The important context is that has remade the govt in relative secrecy. Congress has provided no oversight of DOGE and the Trump admin has stopped collecting data about the effects on public services. Federal workers are the canaries in the coalmine, and are being silenced
wapo.st/49BQBrh
January 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Gift link:
The important context is that has remade the govt in relative secrecy. Congress has provided no oversight of DOGE and the Trump admin has stopped collecting data about the effects on public services. Federal workers are the canaries in the coalmine, and are being silenced
wapo.st/49BQBrh
The important context is that has remade the govt in relative secrecy. Congress has provided no oversight of DOGE and the Trump admin has stopped collecting data about the effects on public services. Federal workers are the canaries in the coalmine, and are being silenced
wapo.st/49BQBrh
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The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter seeking classified state documents. Nothing she wrote about could be considered classified. They simply want to suppress dissent via intimidation. Don't let them. Here is what she wrote. Please share.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Nuremberg: “just following orders” is not a defense
DHS: just follow the orders, even if you are despised for it
DHS: just follow the orders, even if you are despised for it
January 14, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Nuremberg: “just following orders” is not a defense
DHS: just follow the orders, even if you are despised for it
DHS: just follow the orders, even if you are despised for it
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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Here’s an example of how Virginia Democrats could draw a 10-1 congressional map for 2026 to respond to Republican mid-decade gerrymandering in other states davesredistricting.org/join/598f596...
January 9, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Here’s an example of how Virginia Democrats could draw a 10-1 congressional map for 2026 to respond to Republican mid-decade gerrymandering in other states davesredistricting.org/join/598f596...
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Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
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the federal government has announced that it has total immunity from all laws constraining the power of the federal government
January 14, 2026 at 2:39 PM
the federal government has announced that it has total immunity from all laws constraining the power of the federal government
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Yes, many teachers do have a “liberal bias,” but it’s moral, not partisan. Empathetic, not party lines. Evidence, not propaganda. Fairness, not force.
Liberal: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Liberal: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
The Teachers
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Yes, many teachers do have a “liberal bias,” but it’s moral, not partisan. Empathetic, not party lines. Evidence, not propaganda. Fairness, not force.
Liberal: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Liberal: willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
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Activists in Los Angeles are demanding justice for Keith Porter Jr., an African American 43-year-old father of two, who was fatally shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/keith_porter_jr_ice_shooting
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/keith_porter_jr_ice_shooting
January 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Activists in Los Angeles are demanding justice for Keith Porter Jr., an African American 43-year-old father of two, who was fatally shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/keith_porter_jr_ice_shooting
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/keith_porter_jr_ice_shooting
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Read this story and decide if this is the America you want to live in.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
ICE rams car in south Minneapolis while profiling Latino driver
ICE agents rammed into a man’s car in south Minneapolis Monday afternoon while profiling the Latino driver.
sahanjournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Read this story and decide if this is the America you want to live in.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
ICE saw a Latino man driving a car. Chased him down and rammed him. Just because he wasn’t white.
He was just a guy - an American citizen - driving to the auto shop.
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The mainstream media believes the only opinion that counts is conservative. When a democrat wins the presidency they talk to conservative voters, when a republican wins they… talk to conservatives.
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The mainstream media believes the only opinion that counts is conservative. When a democrat wins the presidency they talk to conservative voters, when a republican wins they… talk to conservatives.