Nene Johnson
@nenebayjohnson.bsky.social
Married. Mom to a 13 year old Ninja Warrior. Basketball is life. #NOH8. Life is empty without pets. I'm the enemy within. #24 forever #blacklivesmatter #loveislove #Baltimore
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Nene Johnson
@nenebayjohnson.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Also about me: I will always side with the marginalized. Very far left. I love driving, reading, music, horror movies, and my comfort shows. She/her/whatever. Secular humanist. Undiagnosed ADHD with a neurospicy kid. Spooky season is the best season. Coffee addict. I will argue with the dog. 🤷♀️
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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This is not enough. First of all, the funding they already have is insane. Then they need to stop wearing masks. And there has to be penalties for turning off the body cams. And no absolute immunity. Please call and write your blue senators.
🚨NEWS: Senate Dems are reportedly offering ICE funding increases in exchange for body cams and de-escalation training for agents.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
Body cams can be turned off. De-escalation training can be ignored.
Unclear if no masks, requiring ID badges, and no immunity is on the table.
January 16, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This is not enough. First of all, the funding they already have is insane. Then they need to stop wearing masks. And there has to be penalties for turning off the body cams. And no absolute immunity. Please call and write your blue senators.
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BREAKING: A measles outbreak is growing at rapid speed in South Carolina, with cases doubling over the last week and spreading to at least three other states.
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles within a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest current outbreak in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
nbcnews.to
January 16, 2026 at 10:51 PM
BREAKING: A measles outbreak is growing at rapid speed in South Carolina, with cases doubling over the last week and spreading to at least three other states.
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Privatization of prison food isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s growing substantially.
And the food in prison is, as a rule, bad.
And the food in prison is, as a rule, bad.
Prison Food Is a Growing Billion-Dollar Industry. Many Meals Are Inedible.
As private food providers' contracts grow, the meager and moldy portions behind bars have forced some people to eat toothpaste and toilet paper.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Privatization of prison food isn’t a new phenomenon, but it’s growing substantially.
And the food in prison is, as a rule, bad.
And the food in prison is, as a rule, bad.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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The Trump administration is paying Louisiana $1 million a month to detain immigrants at the notorious Angola prison, the Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Trump administration pays Louisiana nearly $1 million a month for ICE to use Angola: report • Louisiana Illuminator
According to a state contract with LaSalle Corrections, the state pays $150 per day to house 208 ICE detainees for a year.
lailluminator.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The Trump administration is paying Louisiana $1 million a month to detain immigrants at the notorious Angola prison, the Louisiana Illuminator reports.
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Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
PM Mark Carney hasn't been able to reach a deal with Trump to reduce tariffs punishing key sectors of the Canadian economy.
PM Mark Carney hasn't been able to reach a deal with Trump to reduce tariffs punishing key sectors of the Canadian economy.
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
PM Mark Carney hasn't been able to reach a deal with Trump to reduce tariffs punishing key sectors of the Canadian economy.
PM Mark Carney hasn't been able to reach a deal with Trump to reduce tariffs punishing key sectors of the Canadian economy.
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Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
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Her father faced bribery charges. She donated $2.5M to a pro-Trump Super PAC. Trump's Justice Department gave her father a lenient deal, overruling prosecutors. She gave another $1M. Now Trump has pardoned her dad. @kenvogel.bsky.social @susannecraignyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Her father faced bribery charges. She donated $2.5M to a pro-Trump Super PAC. Trump's Justice Department gave her father a lenient deal, overruling prosecutors. She gave another $1M. Now Trump has pardoned her dad. @kenvogel.bsky.social @susannecraignyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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The Swamp expands.
SCOOP: Trump quietly pardoned several people this week, including:
▶️A Venezuelan-Italian banker implicated in a bribery scheme whose daughter donated $3.5M to Trump's PAC.
▶️A California woman who was freed from prison by a Trump commutation in 2021 & was then convicted in an unrelated case in 2024.
▶️A Venezuelan-Italian banker implicated in a bribery scheme whose daughter donated $3.5M to Trump's PAC.
▶️A California woman who was freed from prison by a Trump commutation in 2021 & was then convicted in an unrelated case in 2024.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:18 PM
The Swamp expands.
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When it comes to fraud committed by his supporters, Trump returns the Favre.
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
When it comes to fraud committed by his supporters, Trump returns the Favre.
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From Minnesota to Texas, ICE’s unchecked violence is killing our community members. We can’t allow these tragedies to become daily occurrences.
Shut down Fort Bliss and the rest of ICE's detention machine now.
Shut down Fort Bliss and the rest of ICE's detention machine now.
Medical examiner likely to classify death of ICE detainee as homicide, recorded call says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
From Minnesota to Texas, ICE’s unchecked violence is killing our community members. We can’t allow these tragedies to become daily occurrences.
Shut down Fort Bliss and the rest of ICE's detention machine now.
Shut down Fort Bliss and the rest of ICE's detention machine now.
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This is like a satanic parody of the best moments of Reconstruction, which saw the DOJ using federal power to break up white supremacist conspiracies against civil rights. Here, white supremacists in the DOJ are using conspiracy law to attack civil rights.
This is bad. Like Reconstruction Era bad. www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
This is like a satanic parody of the best moments of Reconstruction, which saw the DOJ using federal power to break up white supremacist conspiracies against civil rights. Here, white supremacists in the DOJ are using conspiracy law to attack civil rights.
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This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
Trump escalates his attack on Minnesota Democrats as Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Gov Walz and Mayor Frey apparently on the theory that their objections to ICE amount to illegal interference, sources tell @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
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Newsom press account for the win 🤣
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Newsom press account for the win 🤣
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This is what they so badly want
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 PM
This is what they so badly want
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Since taking office, Trump has canceled or halted enforcement actions against 166 corporations accused of illegal conduct.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Since taking office, Trump has canceled or halted enforcement actions against 166 corporations accused of illegal conduct.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
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Why am I not surprised that he did and said nothing in response to a federal raid on one of his own WaPo reporters?
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Why am I not surprised that he did and said nothing in response to a federal raid on one of his own WaPo reporters?
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“In retrospect, I would have done it again,” Alice told me. “Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening...and we need to do anything we can to stop it.”
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
“In retrospect, I would have done it again,” Alice told me. “Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening...and we need to do anything we can to stop it.”
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NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.
This is Alice's story:
This is Alice's story:
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At least he read the room, if a bit late.
Ludacris has dropped out of Kid Rock’s “Rock the Country” music festival, with his spokesperson saying there was a “a mix-up” about the rapper’s involvement
Ludacris Pulls Out of Rock the Country Festival, Citing "Mix-Up"
Ludacris has dropped out of Kid Rock's 2026 "Rock the Country" festival tour after fan backlash and what his team calls "a mix-up."
consequence.net
January 16, 2026 at 7:43 PM
At least he read the room, if a bit late.
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“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
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January 13, 2025
January 13, 2026
Officials in the Trump administration insist its surges of federal agents into Democratic-led cities are necessary to round up undocumented immigrants, but the agents’ mission increasingly looks as if...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:11 AM
January 13, 2025
Welp. I've been said his replacement will be worse.
This foreign-born tech oligarch is a walking paradox: gay yet ultra-conservative, anti-democracy, and pro-Russian.
His company focuses on mass surveillance and he happens to own the Vice President of the US.
He is the reason I don’t want Trump impeached
His company focuses on mass surveillance and he happens to own the Vice President of the US.
He is the reason I don’t want Trump impeached
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Welp. I've been said his replacement will be worse.
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Sorry you can’t afford healthcare we had to spend at least $10 million on the Havana syndrome ray gun
The Department of Homeland Security spent an eight figure sum to buy what they believe is a Havana Syndrome device (lol)
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Sorry you can’t afford healthcare we had to spend at least $10 million on the Havana syndrome ray gun