Allie
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January 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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As I understand it, the rationale of the cops and cop-defenders is that the rhetoric in the Facebook comment could have agitated someone else into doing something violent or illegal.
Here are some of the problems with that theory.
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Here are some of the problems with that theory.
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A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As I understand it, the rationale of the cops and cop-defenders is that the rhetoric in the Facebook comment could have agitated someone else into doing something violent or illegal.
Here are some of the problems with that theory.
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Here are some of the problems with that theory.
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"It is an occupation designed to punish and terrorize anyone who dares defy this incursion and, by extension, Donald Trump’s power to wield limitless force against any enemy he wishes."
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"It is an occupation designed to punish and terrorize anyone who dares defy this incursion and, by extension, Donald Trump’s power to wield limitless force against any enemy he wishes."
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The U.S. Department of Justice under Donald Trump is preparing to eliminate the ability of U.S. Attorneys to recuse themselves from cases due to conflicts of interest. A new rule expected this week would shift that authority to Pam Bondi.
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice under Donald Trump is preparing to eliminate the ability of U.S. Attorneys to recuse themselves from cases due to conflicts of interest. A new rule expected this week would shift that authority to Pam Bondi.
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Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
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"Minnesota is under siege. It might not yet be a civil war, but what the White House has dubbed “Operation Metro Surge” is definitely not just — or even primarily — an immigration enforcement operation. It is an occupation designed to punish and terrorize anyone who dares defy this incursion..."
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:38 PM
"Minnesota is under siege. It might not yet be a civil war, but what the White House has dubbed “Operation Metro Surge” is definitely not just — or even primarily — an immigration enforcement operation. It is an occupation designed to punish and terrorize anyone who dares defy this incursion..."
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“With a single letter to Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre, though, Trump has thrown out all pretence of caring about anything other than himself – or that he understands the very basics of how the Nobel is awarded, what it’s awarded for, or even how international relations are supposed to work.”
Trump's letter to Norway proves it: he's lost his mind over the Nobel Peace Prize
The US President is governing America like a mad king. The question is what the world is going to do about that
inews.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 PM
“With a single letter to Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre, though, Trump has thrown out all pretence of caring about anything other than himself – or that he understands the very basics of how the Nobel is awarded, what it’s awarded for, or even how international relations are supposed to work.”
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Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
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Garrison Gibson was wrongfully arrested by ICE on Jan. 11. Less than 24 hours after his arrest, he was taken into custody again.
Man released by ICE detained again by ‘mistake’
Garrison Gibson was wrongfully arrested by ICE on Jan. 11. Less than 24 hours after his arrest, he was taken into custody again.
www.kare11.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Garrison Gibson was wrongfully arrested by ICE on Jan. 11. Less than 24 hours after his arrest, he was taken into custody again.
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They took him outside in today's temperatures wearing that? Also a reminder that the Hmong have legal refugee status because they fought for the US in Laos. They were forced to flee Laos for Thailand & were given work permits or citizenship in US. #TheOccupation #StPaul
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 2:23 AM
They took him outside in today's temperatures wearing that? Also a reminder that the Hmong have legal refugee status because they fought for the US in Laos. They were forced to flee Laos for Thailand & were given work permits or citizenship in US. #TheOccupation #StPaul
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This is probably the most accurate description.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 2:44 AM
This is probably the most accurate description.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
Someone in their mid-50s today told me that this is the first time he had thought about or been affected by politics. And that guy is actively guarding buildings and his coworkers from ICE.
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Not just Mexican restaurants. Many places are doing this, including some McDonald’s and supermarkets.
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Not just Mexican restaurants. Many places are doing this, including some McDonald’s and supermarkets.
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Wanna know something? Right before migrants get loaded onto an ICE removal flight, they return their gray jumpsuit and get deported in whatever they were wearing when captured. Have heard from many migrants that the planes are freezing and some shackled people are in summer tank tops and flip flops.
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Wanna know something? Right before migrants get loaded onto an ICE removal flight, they return their gray jumpsuit and get deported in whatever they were wearing when captured. Have heard from many migrants that the planes are freezing and some shackled people are in summer tank tops and flip flops.
Are we safer now?
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Are we safer now?
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It's not just the St. Paul Doubletree.
The Intercontinental in downtown St Paul is also shutting for now.
According to the Pioneer Press, they're both operated by an indigenous tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
FYI, ICE has been arresting Native Americans.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/h...
The Intercontinental in downtown St Paul is also shutting for now.
According to the Pioneer Press, they're both operated by an indigenous tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
FYI, ICE has been arresting Native Americans.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/h...
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
It's not just the St. Paul Doubletree.
The Intercontinental in downtown St Paul is also shutting for now.
According to the Pioneer Press, they're both operated by an indigenous tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
FYI, ICE has been arresting Native Americans.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/h...
The Intercontinental in downtown St Paul is also shutting for now.
According to the Pioneer Press, they're both operated by an indigenous tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.
FYI, ICE has been arresting Native Americans.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/h...
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ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
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In Friday's preliminary injunction — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — order and opinion out of Minnesota, this paragraph stuck out to me. For reasons.
![Relying on Molina v. City of St. Louis, 59 F.4th 344 (8th Cir. 2023), Defendants
argue that Plaintiffs' retaliation claims must fail because the First Amendment does not
protect a right to observe law enforcement officers, which it is not inherently expressive
conduct. (See Dkt. 46 at 37-38.) But Molina does not control the outcome here. In Molina,
the defendants appealed from a denial of qualified immunity to individual officers at the
summary-judgment stage. 59 F.4th at 337. Under that framework, which required the plaintiff to establish that defendants had violated a "clearly established" right, the Eighth Circuit held that, in 2015, there was no clearly established First Amendment right to observe the police. Id. at 340. Whether a right was clearly established is a separate inquiry
from whether a right is constitutionally protected. Therefore, the Court disagrees that
Molina forecloses the conclusion that there now exists a First Amendment right to observe
and record law enforcement officers. See id. at 340 n.2 ("It is not beyond the realm of
possibility that a First Amendment right to observe police exists[.]")](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreickh53x6rklandwb3olstk5upm4xalv6e62shgrpc26m7e5nye7ie@jpeg)
January 18, 2026 at 11:33 PM
In Friday's preliminary injunction — storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... — order and opinion out of Minnesota, this paragraph stuck out to me. For reasons.
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Grab something with alcohol, crawl in bed, duck under the covers and read the latest from @lebassett.bsky.social on the first three weeks of the Trump Admin in 2026.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/the-midter...
www.laura-bassett.com/p/the-midter...
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Grab something with alcohol, crawl in bed, duck under the covers and read the latest from @lebassett.bsky.social on the first three weeks of the Trump Admin in 2026.
www.laura-bassett.com/p/the-midter...
www.laura-bassett.com/p/the-midter...
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In a time of crisis for U.S democracy, CBS News under new right-wing management just committed one of the worst acts of journalism in American history
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
The day that CBS News became literally ‘fake news’ for America | Will Bunch
An unverified, unlikely story about the Minneapolis ICE shooter exposes the new CBS News team as Trump's state media.
www.inquirer.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:01 PM
In a time of crisis for U.S democracy, CBS News under new right-wing management just committed one of the worst acts of journalism in American history
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
What's so terrible about its unverified, unlikely Trump propaganda over the the MLPS killing by ICE
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/cbs-...
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Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
Promised Land - for Renee Good, Bruce Springsteen, Light of Day, 1/17/26, Count Basie Theater
YouTube video by MarcGlenRock
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January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Springsteen at an unbilled performance at a Parkinson’s benefit Sat. in NJ—
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
“…send a message to this President. And as the Mayor of that city has said, ‘ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.’ So this one is for you, and the memory of the mother of three and American citizen Renee Good.”
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An ICE Air flight (OAE3943) has just departed Harlingen, TX for Hawaii. After refueling in Honolulu, the flight is expected to make multiple deportation stops in South/SE Asia. Follow here for updates.
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
An ICE Air flight (OAE3943) has just departed Harlingen, TX for Hawaii. After refueling in Honolulu, the flight is expected to make multiple deportation stops in South/SE Asia. Follow here for updates.