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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Target in Minneapolis has pulled Hispanic employees off of pick-up order duty after ICE arrested two US citizen Hispanic employees while on the job.

“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Trump and his thugs can do a great deal of damage if not stopped.

We must not succumb to fear or despair.

What can we do now? A few action items occur to me: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/mourning-in-america
January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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realtuckfrumper.bsky.social
Doctor Who Tried to Help Pretti Says Feds Counted Wounds Instead of Doing CPR
truthout.org
Doctor Who Tried to Help Pretti Says Feds Counted Wounds Instead of Doing CPR
twp.ai
January 26, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
When Donald Trump says who he really is, believe him.

He's raising your grocery prices.
He's violating your civil rights.
He's rolling back your health care.
He's taking away your education.

It's past time to stand up, push back, and be loud for America.
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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mattgertz.bsky.social
Tacit acknowledgement they've lost control of the narrative plus saving face via lawfare
January 26, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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atrupar.com
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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cwebbonline.com
Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”
January 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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atrupar.com
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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af68.bsky.social
Dems who Both officially THANKED ICE 4 their work & voted Against tRump impeachment proceeding😡😈 7

Stevens, Haley (MI-11)
Subramanyam, Suhas (VA-10)
Suozzi, Thomas (NY-3)
Sykes, Emilia (OH-13)
Torres, Ritchie (NY-15)
Tran, Derek (CA-45)
Vasquez, Gabe (NM-2)
Vindman, Eugene (VA-7)
July 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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af68.bsky.social
Dems who Both officially THANKED ICE 4 their work & voted Against tRump impeachment proceeding😡😈 6

Pettersen, Brittany (CO-7)
Riley, Josh (NY-19)
Ryan, Patrick (NY-18)
Schneider, Brad (IL-10)
Schrier, Kim (WA-8)
Sewell, Terri (AL-7)
Sorensen, Eric (IL-17)
Soto, Darren (FL-9)
Stanton, Greg (AZ-4)
July 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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af68.bsky.social
www.newsweek.com/75-democrats...
75 Democrats express "gratitude" to ICE in antisemitism vote amid LA riots
Seventy-five House Democrats backed a resolution condemning antisemitism and expressing "gratitude" for ICE.
www.newsweek.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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saltoearth.bsky.social
So these are Dems with blood on their hands. DINOs.

Cuellar, Henry (TX-28)
Davids, Sharice (KS-3)
Davis, Donald (NC-1)
Elfreth, Sarah (MD-3)
Frankel, Lois (FL-22)
Gillen, Laura (NY-4)
Golden, Jared (ME-2)
Gonzalez, Vicente (TX-34)
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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cwebbonline.com
“OUR HUMANITY” is under assault by our own government.
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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pauleric70.bsky.social
Terry Moran 👏👏👏👏👏

Minneapolis is now the crucible of our democracy.
January 24, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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atrupar.com
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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malena.bsky.social
I had to go grocery shopping today & as I walked around doing my shopping, I blasted this video on loop & anytime I saw someone that had a MAGA look, I followed them around for a while playing it & pretending to look at items nearby.

Some walked away quickly, which made me follow them even more.💥
January 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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atrupar.com
Crockett: "You only love enforcement when they're going after Black, brown, immigrants, that kind of folk. But on January 6, you didn't care about law enforcement."
January 21, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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drjackbrown.bsky.social
Fourth Amendment
United States Constitution

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, ...
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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pauleric70.bsky.social
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte confronts Trump to his face about the lies he’s told about NATO. Rutte reminds Trump that soldiers from NATO nations fought and died alongside U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. This confrontation was long overdue.
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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kylec.bsky.social
Colorado's Court of Appeals suggested last week that Tina Peters was incorrectly sentenced for a felony rather than a misdemeanor, adding 15 months to her sentence. A closer look reveals that misdemeanor charge didn't exist at the time of her crime. @marshallglasses.bsky.social reports:
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal court in Virginia—noting DOJ's filing "falls far beneath the level of advocacy expected from litigants in this Court, particularly the Department of Justice"—rules that Lindsey Halligan cannot hold herself out as "United States Attorney," striking that language from case filings.
Ms. Halligan's response, in which she was joined by both the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General, contains a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show and falls far beneath the level of advocacy expected from litigants in this Court, particularly the Department of Justice. The Court will not engage in a similar tit-for-tat and will instead analyze the few points that Ms. Halligan offers to justify her continued identification of her position as United States Attorney before the Court. Ultimately, the Court concludes for the reasons that follow that Ms. Halligan's continued identification of herself as the United States Attorney for this District ignores a binding court order and may not continue; otherwise, Ms. Halligan and anyone who joins her on a pleading containing the improper moniker subjects themselves to potential disciplinary action in this Court pursuant to the Court's Local Rules. Ill. Conclusion The Eastern District of Virginia has long enjoyed the service of experienced prosecutors with unquestioned integrity from both political parties serving as the United States Attorney. Despite coming from different political backgrounds and holding very different ideological views, they all shared an unwavering commitment to the Rule of Law, putting the interests of the citizens of the District before their own personal ambitions, as true public servants do. Unfortunately, it appears that this ethos has come to an end. A district judge acting at the direction of the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit has ruled on behalf of the district judges of this District that Ms. Halligan was invalidly appointed as the United States Attorney. No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders. In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end. For all of these reasons, the Court hereby STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from the signature block on the Indictment (ECF No. 1), as well as all other Government filings in this case. (ECF Nos. 13, 18, 22.) The Court further BARS Ms. Halligan from representing herself as the United States Attorney in any pleading or otherwise before this Court until such time as she may lawfully hold the office either by Senate confirmation or appointment by this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d), should either occur. That bar shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on January 21, 2026, and shall apply to any filings submitted thereafter. The Court recognizes that Ms. Halligan lacks the prosecutorial experience that has long been the norm for those nominated to the position of United States Attorney in this District. Consequently, and in light of her inexperience, the Court grants Ms. Halligan the benefit of the doubt and refrains from referring her for further investigation and disciplinary action regarding her misrepresentations to this Court at this time. However, this Memorandum Order provides notice that, should Ms. Halligan persist in ignoring Judge Currie's Orders and this Memorandum Order in any matter before the undersigned, the Court will initiate disciplinary proceedings against Ms. Halligan and any other signatory to an offending pleading pursuant to Federal Rule of Disciplinary Enforcement V(A). Let the Clerk file a copy of this Order electronically and notify all counsel of record, the Chief Judge and all United States District Judges, Magistrate Judges and Bankruptcy Judges of this Court, Judge Currie, and all members of the Richmond Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia with current CM/ECF registrations. The Court further ORDERS that Ms. Halligan shall provide a copy of this Memorandum Order to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General, since they appear as signatories on her Response. It is so ORDERED. /s/ David J. Novak United States District Judge Richmond, Virginia Dated: January 20. 2026
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Mamdani: I am in support of abolishing ICE… I'm tired of waking up every day and seeing a new image of someone being dragged out of a car, dragged out of their home, dragged out of their life.
January 20, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM