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I write about science for journalism outlets and institutions and teach science journalism at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign stories at na-narratives.com. Words in SciAm, Environmental Health Perspectives, The Nation, Sierra and more.
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Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Six days ago federal officers murdered a man in the streets of Minneapolis and we still don't know their identities. Is there any modern precedent for this?
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For those who believe that a Democratic majority in Congress will be somehow inconsequential, look at what is happening right now without those majorities.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 AM
For those who believe that a Democratic majority in Congress will be somehow inconsequential, look at what is happening right now without those majorities.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
Now picture that same movement backed by hearings, investigations, and legislation.
Organize. Donate. Register. Vote.
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SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Sweet little Liam
These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Sweet little Liam
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These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 PM
These are Minnesotans. We want them to come back. We want this to be a place they would want to return to.
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"Trump's deportations were popular until January 24, 2026" is one of those beliefs you can have only if you live in an elite centrist Dem bubble where you have a treasure chest of incentives to ignore the data. Yes, support for Trump has trended down, but it was already deeply negative by June 2025!
January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
"Trump's deportations were popular until January 24, 2026" is one of those beliefs you can have only if you live in an elite centrist Dem bubble where you have a treasure chest of incentives to ignore the data. Yes, support for Trump has trended down, but it was already deeply negative by June 2025!
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It's not nearly enough - morally, or politically.
January 27, 2026 at 12:06 AM
It's not nearly enough - morally, or politically.
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Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
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Democrats have been debating how to handle next week's vote on a bill that funds ICE.
With today's shooting, that debate should be over. Standing up and using every iota of your limited power is not just the right thing to do; it’s the righteous thing to do.
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-democr...
With today's shooting, that debate should be over. Standing up and using every iota of your limited power is not just the right thing to do; it’s the righteous thing to do.
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-democr...
Why Democrats Must Block the ICE Funding Bill
Some fights are worth having no matter the outcome
www.messageboxnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Democrats have been debating how to handle next week's vote on a bill that funds ICE.
With today's shooting, that debate should be over. Standing up and using every iota of your limited power is not just the right thing to do; it’s the righteous thing to do.
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-democr...
With today's shooting, that debate should be over. Standing up and using every iota of your limited power is not just the right thing to do; it’s the righteous thing to do.
www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-democr...
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An incredibly moving statement from the parents of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 AM
An incredibly moving statement from the parents of Alex Pretti.
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So, hypothetically, if you were to make a solo-cup-in-chain-link-fence message over an overpass, you’d be putting in the letters backwards. And, again hypothetically, you might want a template for that.
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
So, hypothetically, if you were to make a solo-cup-in-chain-link-fence message over an overpass, you’d be putting in the letters backwards. And, again hypothetically, you might want a template for that.
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically.
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Presumably Democratic senators previously inclined to vote to fund more of this when it hits the floor understand that nobody will accept your justification no matter how well your comms person is at writing statements?
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Presumably Democratic senators previously inclined to vote to fund more of this when it hits the floor understand that nobody will accept your justification no matter how well your comms person is at writing statements?
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Those House Dems who voted for the new DHS funding just got the limbs sawed off that they were perched on.
January 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Those House Dems who voted for the new DHS funding just got the limbs sawed off that they were perched on.
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Dimitri is good people, so his tribute to Alex means a lot. Gutting.
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Dimitri is good people, so his tribute to Alex means a lot. Gutting.
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“we can’t campaign on ice executing citizens because then they’ll raise the salience of an issue voters are 60-40 to 70-30 against“
January 24, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“we can’t campaign on ice executing citizens because then they’ll raise the salience of an issue voters are 60-40 to 70-30 against“
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Polling this week has turned sharply against Trump/ICE. Republicans are getting nervous. We must act boldly, aggressively now, with the goal of getting ICE to leave Minnesota and start acting within the law. There can be no confusion now about where we stand. 5/
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Poll: Trump’s ICE crackdown rattles Republicans as midterms loom
A slim majority of voters still support Trump’s deportation agenda, but the GOP base is splintering over tactics.
www.politico.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Polling this week has turned sharply against Trump/ICE. Republicans are getting nervous. We must act boldly, aggressively now, with the goal of getting ICE to leave Minnesota and start acting within the law. There can be no confusion now about where we stand. 5/
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Man sobbing at what America is becoming www.tiktok.com/t/ZThDcJrJP/
When did humanity end? When did being American feel shameful? When will we wake up from this nightmare? The heartbreak and sadness is unbearable at this point. #ice #minneapolis #protest #heartbreak #...
TikTok video by Vee_Torres_
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January 24, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Man sobbing at what America is becoming www.tiktok.com/t/ZThDcJrJP/
January 24, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
There has been an increasing sense in Minneapolis that we are on our own, that our elected representatives are unwilling and/or unable to take action to get these murderous Nazi thugs out of our community. I really hope that changes today. The time for pleading TV hits ended weeks ago.
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Ironically, one person who “stayed behind the front lines” while serving overseas was JD Vance.
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Ironically, one person who “stayed behind the front lines” while serving overseas was JD Vance.
We do
In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance lectured Appalachians for being lazy bums. He lectured "childless cat ladies" he claimed were unhappy. Now he's lecturing every woman with a white collar job for living a meaningless life.
Such a smug, condescending jackass. No wonder everyone hates him.
Such a smug, condescending jackass. No wonder everyone hates him.
JD Vance: "To our fellow Americans we say, you're never gonna find great meaning in a cubicle or in front of a computer screen. But you will find great meaning if you dedicate yourself to the creation and sustenance of human life."
January 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We do
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They lived, worked, served—and hundreds of them gave their lives—side by side with American troops. Anyone who served in Afghanistan knows how much this mattered, and we will never forget.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
They lived, worked, served—and hundreds of them gave their lives—side by side with American troops. Anyone who served in Afghanistan knows how much this mattered, and we will never forget.
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My thanks to those of you that compile playlists of all the songs for compilations that Spotify doesn't have. Your service is greatly appreciated.
#spotify #gratitude
#spotify #gratitude
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My thanks to those of you that compile playlists of all the songs for compilations that Spotify doesn't have. Your service is greatly appreciated.
#spotify #gratitude
#spotify #gratitude