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GOV. WALZ CALLS UP MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD TO "PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY"
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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MAGA disruptor Jack Lang’s plan in Minneapolis did not go as planned. He organized a pro-ICE rally to counter today’s protest but was forced to retreat to his hotel after Minnesotans had targeted him with eggs and flour.
This is how you treat Nazis! Good job!

Vid credit: mercomedia on Threads
January 17, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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Live updates: Police tell remaining protesters in downtown Minneapolis to clear street or "forces may be used against you"

bit.ly/3MMvefi

📹️ Kim Hyatt/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 17, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis Saturday as police tried to keep them separated.

Live updates: bit.ly/3LMyoiR
January 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Bovino is not Nazi inspired. He's Nazi.
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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UK statement
January 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
January 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Macron says Trump tariff threat over Greenland unacceptable reut.rs/4qofePh
Macron says Trump tariff threat over Greenland unacceptable
France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the threat of tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland was unacceptable and that if they were confirmed Europe would respond in a coordinated manner.
reut.rs
January 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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A simple point: Trump’s tariff threats (against Greenland's allies!) rest on a power before SCOTUS and likely to be ruled unconstitutional. That’s not leverage; it’s probabilistic impotence. (Stormy Daniels agrees.)
January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Trump just announced new tariffs on Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland—over Greenland. Yet he claims to have struck "comprehensive" trade deals covering 7 of these 8 nations.

If "deals" don't bind, why negotiate?

Extra credit: What has he done to U.S. leverage?
January 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Quick estimate: Trump just launched a (renewed) trade war against countries that collectively account for around 11% of U.S. imports of goods. If they retaliate, 22% of U.S. goods exports are at risk (that's 15% for the 8 countries affected, plus 7% for the rest of the EU).

All for Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Gov. Spanberger: Everything keeps getting a bit more expensive—groceries, medicine, daycare, the electricity bill, rent, and the mortgage. When faced with something unacceptable, you must take action. Your perspective may differ from mine, but that does not preclude us from working together.
January 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's 75th governor www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...
Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's 75th governor
The Democrat from Henrico County is the first woman elected to lead the commonwealth.
www.vpm.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Gov. Spanberger: The gravity of this moment is not lost on me. I stand before those who made it possible for a woman to participate in that peaceful transfer of power and take that oath. It is with a profound sense of duty that I pledge myself to work tirelessly on behalf of our Commonwealth.
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
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“You are worried about policies that are hurting our communities...an administration that is gilding buildings while schools crumble, breaking the social safety net & sowing fear across our communities, betraying the values of who we are as Americans” - Spanberger bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as Governor of Virginia.
January 17, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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The peaceful transfer of power in the Commonwealth of Virginia
January 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Virginia’s first governor: Patrick Henry, 1776-79. Second governor: Thomas Jefferson, 1779-81. Spanberger is the 75th governor and first woman. www.nga.org/former-gover...
Virginia
www.nga.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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The peaceful transfer of power as Abigail Spanberger is sworn in as the next governor of Virginia. After 1/6/21, it's not something we can take for granted anymore in America, sad to say. bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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New tariff just dropped.

Americans set to pay an additional 10% tax on all goods from Germany, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

It starts in two weeks, rising to 25% by June.

(Aside: A trade war with one EU country is a trade war with the entire EU).
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Ghazala Hashmi and her husband; Abigail Spanberger and her husband; Speaker Don Scott bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Gov.-elect @SpanbergerForVA introduced; will be sworn in shortly! bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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LIVE: At noon, I will take the Oath of Office to serve the people of our Commonwealth as the 75th Governor of Virginia. Together, we will stand united for Virginia’s future.

www.youtube.com/live/j_oG0it...
Inauguration of the 75th Governor of Virginia, Abigail Spanberger
YouTube video by Abigail Spanberger for Governor
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Governors Wilder, Allen, Gilmore, Warner, Kaine... bluevirginia.us/2026/01/vide...
January 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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For 250 years, Virginia has stood as a self-governing Commonwealth. Today, history unfolds as we turn the page to a new chapter in the Virginia story. We are here to celebrate the inauguration of Abigail Spanberger, the first woman Governor in the history of our Commonwealth.
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 PM