@mountainsalamander.bsky.social
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Think. About. Having. To do this as journalists. (And citizens)
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Think. About. Having. To do this as journalists. (And citizens)
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The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment.
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment.
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
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Referring to his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Trump told the audience that sometimes “you need a dictator.” To be clear, this is the President of the United Staes telling the world (including us) that we need a dictator, and HE is that dictator.
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Referring to his keynote address at the World Economic Forum, Trump told the audience that sometimes “you need a dictator.” To be clear, this is the President of the United Staes telling the world (including us) that we need a dictator, and HE is that dictator.
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Reminder that our Constitution guarantees due process to ALL persons — not just citizens — and enshrines habeas corpus as a fundamental right.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
What is Due Process?
It’s more important than ever to understand your right to due process. Here’s what you should know.
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Reminder that our Constitution guarantees due process to ALL persons — not just citizens — and enshrines habeas corpus as a fundamental right.
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
Either everyone has due process — or no one does. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=metN4EiDtmQ
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Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Sixteen years ago, the Supreme Court decided that corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
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I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I always thought MLK’s ‘Mountaintop’ speech was his best, which was given the day before he was killed. It is especially relevant given what is happening now in MN and elsewhere. He was getting many serious threats, which he references in his line “I may not get there with you.”
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people.com/nj-girl-foun...
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
January 19, 2026 at 11:05 PM
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
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One of the most horrifying bits of Christopher Browning's book "Ordinary Men," on a group of German Holocaust perpetrators, is the fact that absolutely nobody in the unit Browning researched was ever punished in any way for refusing to participate in massacres. These guys could just say no.
In an interview with @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, Blas Nuñez-Neto wouldn't tell us his clients, but did say we should remember that ICE agents are people too. (Can't believe this quote below)
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
prospect.org/2026/01/19/a...
![Nuñez-Neto recommended that protesters understand that ICE agents are people, too.
“I think it would help both sides to appreciate the fact that that’s a human being across from you who may or may not want to do the things they’ve been ordered to do. In my long history being in and out of the Department [of Homeland Security], it is very often what makes the news are the terrible things that happen but what doesn’t get reported are the … stories about agents bringing toys into the border patrol station,” he said.
“We’re all human beings, many of them have families, many of them don’t want to be doing what they’ve been directed to do … so it would help us all to lower the temperature a bit. I’m angry too.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nztbvvo2gl4227zuxjf7gog3/bafkreia3sqpgq4ufvy746ld4tuadfwuf7ul4so6u2wjhf5oggd6kzxibtm@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
One of the most horrifying bits of Christopher Browning's book "Ordinary Men," on a group of German Holocaust perpetrators, is the fact that absolutely nobody in the unit Browning researched was ever punished in any way for refusing to participate in massacres. These guys could just say no.
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“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Dr. King believed our democracy would only make sense when every child was fed, every mind was educated, and every community had dignity and freedom.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
That vision is still unfolding. So, on this MLK Day, let us recommit to the work of building the world he dared to imagine.
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36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz died while in ICE custody today. We need a complete and transparent investigation into what happened to him at Camp East Montana.
We deserve answers.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
We deserve answers.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas
A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 AM
36-year-old Victor Manuel Diaz died while in ICE custody today. We need a complete and transparent investigation into what happened to him at Camp East Montana.
We deserve answers.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
We deserve answers.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
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Minnesota is more than what you see on TV.
We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.
I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.
I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Donations pour in for Minnesota families impacted by ICE, Border Patrol surge
At Moth Oddities in northeast Minneapolis, volunteers moved through stacks of boxes as donations continued to pour in for families impacted by the increased presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
www.cbsnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Minnesota is more than what you see on TV.
We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.
I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
We’re a state that believes in the dignity of all people. We feed our kids and take care of our neighbors.
I’m proud of the ways Minnesotans are meeting the moment with decency and generosity - as we always do.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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We are NOT THE SAME...
January 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
We are NOT THE SAME...
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Of course this isn't about protecting our Southern border. Especially in Minnesota. It was bullshit to start with and it's bullshit still.
January 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Of course this isn't about protecting our Southern border. Especially in Minnesota. It was bullshit to start with and it's bullshit still.
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There is an area in the ICE detention center in Minneapolis designated specifically for American citizens. Contemplate that for a minute.
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
There is an area in the ICE detention center in Minneapolis designated specifically for American citizens. Contemplate that for a minute.
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“I just had a conversation with my dad who has been a citizen here for 30+ years - he doesn’t feel welcome or safe here in 🇺🇸 anymore. He’s going back to Chile.”
(H/T @voteinorout.bsky.social )
(H/T @voteinorout.bsky.social )
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
“I just had a conversation with my dad who has been a citizen here for 30+ years - he doesn’t feel welcome or safe here in 🇺🇸 anymore. He’s going back to Chile.”
(H/T @voteinorout.bsky.social )
(H/T @voteinorout.bsky.social )
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"License plate readers and personal data from car registrations are only supposed to be accessed for an active criminal investigation...
“Following or observing or reporting on federal agencies is not a criminal activity — it's protected 1st Amendment activity...”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“Following or observing or reporting on federal agencies is not a criminal activity — it's protected 1st Amendment activity...”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists
MPR News has looked into reports that federal agents have accessed private data to track and intimidate anti-ICE activists since the immigration crackdown surged in Minnesota in December. Privacy advo...
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"License plate readers and personal data from car registrations are only supposed to be accessed for an active criminal investigation...
“Following or observing or reporting on federal agencies is not a criminal activity — it's protected 1st Amendment activity...”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
“Following or observing or reporting on federal agencies is not a criminal activity — it's protected 1st Amendment activity...”
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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I no longer recognize this country.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I no longer recognize this country.
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Porchlight says 378 guests recently slept overnight at their men's shelter on Zeier Rd.
The nonprofit organization posted on their Facebook Saturday that it was the highest amount of people they've ever seen sleep over in the 42 years that they have been in business.
www.wkow.com/news/top-sto...
The nonprofit organization posted on their Facebook Saturday that it was the highest amount of people they've ever seen sleep over in the 42 years that they have been in business.
www.wkow.com/news/top-sto...
Porchlight homeless shelter sees 42 year high in guests served
MADISON (WKOW) -- Porchlight says 378 guests recently slept overnight at their men's shelter on Zeier Rd.
www.wkow.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Porchlight says 378 guests recently slept overnight at their men's shelter on Zeier Rd.
The nonprofit organization posted on their Facebook Saturday that it was the highest amount of people they've ever seen sleep over in the 42 years that they have been in business.
www.wkow.com/news/top-sto...
The nonprofit organization posted on their Facebook Saturday that it was the highest amount of people they've ever seen sleep over in the 42 years that they have been in business.
www.wkow.com/news/top-sto...
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Democrats: Europe should Tell Trump go fuck himself and cut us off!
France: Fuck the Americans! Isolate them!
Estonia: Ah... wait a minute, let's think about this!
Putin:
France: Fuck the Americans! Isolate them!
Estonia: Ah... wait a minute, let's think about this!
Putin:
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with food
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with food
media.tenor.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Democrats: Europe should Tell Trump go fuck himself and cut us off!
France: Fuck the Americans! Isolate them!
Estonia: Ah... wait a minute, let's think about this!
Putin:
France: Fuck the Americans! Isolate them!
Estonia: Ah... wait a minute, let's think about this!
Putin:
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First, he threatens to take Greenland by force, now he is threatening to tariff anyone who stands in his way.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
January 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
First, he threatens to take Greenland by force, now he is threatening to tariff anyone who stands in his way.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
First, he claimed tariffs were a way to fix the so-called trade imbalance.
Now he’s openly using them to bully the free world.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM