Elizabeth Betsy
@pepperdaisyluna.bsky.social
Retired teaching assistant, college grad, 3 children 5 grandchildren, NO KINGS, want all constitutional rights restored to ALL Citizens! We are all human beings regardless of race, gender (support LGBTQ+), color,religion, same sex marriage! PLEASE NO DMS
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Can anyone in the media PLEASE STAND UP???
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Can anyone in the media PLEASE STAND UP???
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The follow up question doesn't exist any longer.
January 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The follow up question doesn't exist any longer.
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They pretend batteries don’t exist
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
They pretend batteries don’t exist
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“I’m going to just have to roll the dice and hope I don’t have any health issues this year.”
People shouldn’t have to gamble with their health in the wealthiest country in the world. But it’s the reality Republicans have stuck people with. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
People shouldn’t have to gamble with their health in the wealthiest country in the world. But it’s the reality Republicans have stuck people with. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
ACA sign-ups fall as higher premiums push people off plans
Nationally, sign-ups are down more than 800,000 from last year.
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
“I’m going to just have to roll the dice and hope I don’t have any health issues this year.”
People shouldn’t have to gamble with their health in the wealthiest country in the world. But it’s the reality Republicans have stuck people with. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
People shouldn’t have to gamble with their health in the wealthiest country in the world. But it’s the reality Republicans have stuck people with. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration officer.
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MAGA attacks tiny school where Renee Good's son attends classes: report
The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration...
www.rawstory.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The tiny charter school where slain mother Renee Good sent her 6-year-old son has been forced to conduct classes online after receiving a slew of threats following her fatal shooting by an immigration officer.
www.rawstory.com/renee-good-s...
www.rawstory.com/renee-good-s...
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"I was like, ‘We were pepper sprayed. We need medical attention as soon as possible.’ And there was just a pause, and we heard laughter in the background. And then a lady was like, ‘It's gonna be a while. We don't have medical on-site.’"
Hours later, released without charges.
It's torture.
Hours later, released without charges.
It's torture.
January 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
"I was like, ‘We were pepper sprayed. We need medical attention as soon as possible.’ And there was just a pause, and we heard laughter in the background. And then a lady was like, ‘It's gonna be a while. We don't have medical on-site.’"
Hours later, released without charges.
It's torture.
Hours later, released without charges.
It's torture.
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Great reporting. Thank you.
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Great reporting. Thank you.
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They're in much, much smaller towns than St. Cloud, too. They are or have been in VERY small towns throughout MN -- Detroit Lakes (10K), Perham (4K), Pequot Lakes (3K), and many more. None are anywhere near the metro area, they are terrorizing the entire state.
January 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
They're in much, much smaller towns than St. Cloud, too. They are or have been in VERY small towns throughout MN -- Detroit Lakes (10K), Perham (4K), Pequot Lakes (3K), and many more. None are anywhere near the metro area, they are terrorizing the entire state.
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I'm in a far northern suburb of the Cities, the end of the metro, & they've been all over here. My parents live in central MN & said ICE was in Long Prairie, a town of 3,500 people, almost 60 miles NW of St. Cloud.
January 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I'm in a far northern suburb of the Cities, the end of the metro, & they've been all over here. My parents live in central MN & said ICE was in Long Prairie, a town of 3,500 people, almost 60 miles NW of St. Cloud.
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I have co-workers who live outside of Minneapolis that said ICE is going into suburbs as well as the rural areas. Some an hour outside of Minneapolis.
One told me her child's daycare is not allowing the children to go play outside during recess because of the ICE operations.
One told me her child's daycare is not allowing the children to go play outside during recess because of the ICE operations.
January 16, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I have co-workers who live outside of Minneapolis that said ICE is going into suburbs as well as the rural areas. Some an hour outside of Minneapolis.
One told me her child's daycare is not allowing the children to go play outside during recess because of the ICE operations.
One told me her child's daycare is not allowing the children to go play outside during recess because of the ICE operations.
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They sat for hours with untreated pepper spray injuries and were laughed at by ICE agents when they asked for medical attention, or even a bottle of water. They were released hours later with no explanation. Their personal belongings were returned except their cell phones, which remain with ICE.
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 7:30 PM
They sat for hours with untreated pepper spray injuries and were laughed at by ICE agents when they asked for medical attention, or even a bottle of water. They were released hours later with no explanation. Their personal belongings were returned except their cell phones, which remain with ICE.
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I asked Alice if she felt like they were targeted for being queer, especially after ICE murdered Renee Good right next to her wife. She said it didn’t occur to her shortly after, and she told Sofia “You know, I just realized that they probably knew Renee was a lesbian before they shot her.”
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 7:23 PM
I asked Alice if she felt like they were targeted for being queer, especially after ICE murdered Renee Good right next to her wife. She said it didn’t occur to her shortly after, and she told Sofia “You know, I just realized that they probably knew Renee was a lesbian before they shot her.”
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Alice and Sofia were taken from St. Cloud to the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, about an hour's drive away. Three others were in the van, including a badly beaten Somali man who told the crying women, "God is with us. If God is with you, you have nothing to fear."
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 7:14 PM
Alice and Sofia were taken from St. Cloud to the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, about an hour's drive away. Three others were in the van, including a badly beaten Somali man who told the crying women, "God is with us. If God is with you, you have nothing to fear."
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"I'm screaming for help. I'm saying that I'm a US citizen, that I was just there to record. But they [ICE] ignore me, and then they throw us in the van.”
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 7:11 PM
"I'm screaming for help. I'm saying that I'm a US citizen, that I was just there to record. But they [ICE] ignore me, and then they throw us in the van.”
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Within moments of arriving to protest a massive ICE presence in a shopping mall with Somali-owned businesses, armed agents got out of a car nearby. When her gf Sofia asked what the guns were for, an agent shoved her.
“I say, ‘Don't shove my fucking girlfriend,’ and he shoves me,” Alice recalled.
“I say, ‘Don't shove my fucking girlfriend,’ and he shoves me,” Alice recalled.
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 7:07 PM
Within moments of arriving to protest a massive ICE presence in a shopping mall with Somali-owned businesses, armed agents got out of a car nearby. When her gf Sofia asked what the guns were for, an agent shoved her.
“I say, ‘Don't shove my fucking girlfriend,’ and he shoves me,” Alice recalled.
“I say, ‘Don't shove my fucking girlfriend,’ and he shoves me,” Alice recalled.
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Alice, 25, had never protested before, let alone in the face of state-sponsored violence. Though St. Cloud is seen as a red city, she said it's more left-leaning than surrounding towns.
Once ICE violence erupted in Minneapolis, she wanted her immigrant neighbors to know she had their backs.
Once ICE violence erupted in Minneapolis, she wanted her immigrant neighbors to know she had their backs.
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 7:04 PM
Alice, 25, had never protested before, let alone in the face of state-sponsored violence. Though St. Cloud is seen as a red city, she said it's more left-leaning than surrounding towns.
Once ICE violence erupted in Minneapolis, she wanted her immigrant neighbors to know she had their backs.
Once ICE violence erupted in Minneapolis, she wanted her immigrant neighbors to know she had their backs.
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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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Donald Trump didn’t just flip off a worker at a Ford plant in Michigan — he flipped off the entire American auto industry.
January 16, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Donald Trump didn’t just flip off a worker at a Ford plant in Michigan — he flipped off the entire American auto industry.
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All of America actually. Scandalous behaviour. Most UNPRESIDENTIAL.
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
All of America actually. Scandalous behaviour. Most UNPRESIDENTIAL.
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NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
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PSA Concentrated ear gas is toxic. It doesn't all dissipate in the air, it leaves toxic residue on everything it settles on -and hazmat clean up is needed. KEEP YOUR PETS INDOORS safe and do not let them walk or roam in areas where it has been used; bathe if exposed.
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Understanding Tear Gas Contamination and Cleanup Methods - Core Environmental Solutions
What is Tear Gas and How Does It Work? Tear gas, commonly referred to as a riot control agent, is used worldwide by law enforcement agencies for crowd control. Despite its name, tear gas is not a gas ...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:45 AM
PSA Concentrated ear gas is toxic. It doesn't all dissipate in the air, it leaves toxic residue on everything it settles on -and hazmat clean up is needed. KEEP YOUR PETS INDOORS safe and do not let them walk or roam in areas where it has been used; bathe if exposed.
coreenviro.com/understandin...
coreenviro.com/understandin...