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“At least six children from the Columbia Heights school district have been taken into ICE custody this month.
“We need to get our stories out there, because this is real. It’s not about Republicans, it's not about Democrats. It's about treating people like humans,” Kuhlman said.”
“We need to get our stories out there, because this is real. It’s not about Republicans, it's not about Democrats. It's about treating people like humans,” Kuhlman said.”
Two more students from Liam Ramos' school are now in ICE detention, joining their mother who was detained first.
The school principal "said the boys cried when he told them what was happening and were frightened and asked to hold a school nurse’s hand when they walked into the Whipple Building."
The school principal "said the boys cried when he told them what was happening and were frightened and asked to hold a school nurse’s hand when they walked into the Whipple Building."
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
January 30, 2026 at 6:11 AM
“At least six children from the Columbia Heights school district have been taken into ICE custody this month.
“We need to get our stories out there, because this is real. It’s not about Republicans, it's not about Democrats. It's about treating people like humans,” Kuhlman said.”
“We need to get our stories out there, because this is real. It’s not about Republicans, it's not about Democrats. It's about treating people like humans,” Kuhlman said.”
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Trump announced today that he was going to keep housing prices up, sued the US taxpayers for $10B, threatened Canada, made a few dozen posts about how he won in 2020, posted about prosecuting Obama for treason, then went to a movie about his wife that Bezos spent $75 million on.
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Trump announced today that he was going to keep housing prices up, sued the US taxpayers for $10B, threatened Canada, made a few dozen posts about how he won in 2020, posted about prosecuting Obama for treason, then went to a movie about his wife that Bezos spent $75 million on.
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If you watch nothing else, this interview is really good. Stella Carlson could not have been a better witness to history.
This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 12:46 PM
If you watch nothing else, this interview is really good. Stella Carlson could not have been a better witness to history.
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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands….
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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This whole thing is amazing but this part really sings.
January 25, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This whole thing is amazing but this part really sings.
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Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
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strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
PRACTICAL TIPS ON FILMING IMMIGRATION AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - Library
This slide deck is from a training session on “Practical Tips on Filming Immigration and Law Enforcement”, created in collaboration between WITNESS and the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). The s...
library.witness.org
January 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
strongly recommend involving witness. their work is invaluable. check out/share this training. cc @samgregory.bsky.social
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BREAKING:
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
January 15, 2026 at 1:39 AM
BREAKING:
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
TIM WALZ: "If you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record."
"Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution."
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Jesus this is good.
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Jesus this is good.
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Everything I want to say feels unhelpful. The government is at war with its people. And no, this is not new, but the more people can understand and accept it, and then actively join together, the better equipped we are to fight back.
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Everything I want to say feels unhelpful. The government is at war with its people. And no, this is not new, but the more people can understand and accept it, and then actively join together, the better equipped we are to fight back.
Yes to all that.
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Yes to all that.
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The federal government sent 2K armed masked ICE agents to Minneapolis to terrorize neighborhoods.
Today, they murdered a 37 yr old American mother in cold blood. I'm sick. 😭
ICE is part of immigration not law enforcement, they need to get the fuck out of our cities now!
Today, they murdered a 37 yr old American mother in cold blood. I'm sick. 😭
ICE is part of immigration not law enforcement, they need to get the fuck out of our cities now!
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 AM
The federal government sent 2K armed masked ICE agents to Minneapolis to terrorize neighborhoods.
Today, they murdered a 37 yr old American mother in cold blood. I'm sick. 😭
ICE is part of immigration not law enforcement, they need to get the fuck out of our cities now!
Today, they murdered a 37 yr old American mother in cold blood. I'm sick. 😭
ICE is part of immigration not law enforcement, they need to get the fuck out of our cities now!
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AOC has the unnerving habit of saying exactly what happened.
Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
AOC has the unnerving habit of saying exactly what happened.
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they’re going to want to kill him for this but he’s so right, individualism as an ideology needs to end
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
they’re going to want to kill him for this but he’s so right, individualism as an ideology needs to end
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A new visual breakdown shows just how concentrated wealth has become at the very top. A tiny group of the world’s wealthiest people now control an outsized share of global resources. https://seiu.co/4pSdXQn
‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest people
About 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that
seiu.co
December 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A new visual breakdown shows just how concentrated wealth has become at the very top. A tiny group of the world’s wealthiest people now control an outsized share of global resources. https://seiu.co/4pSdXQn
Well said.
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Well said.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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@samsteindc.bsky.social: “What is your take on how this is playing out and why he’s acting in an incredibly guilty fashion?”
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: “He wouldn’t be acting this way if he wasn’t so deeply worried...Clearly, Donald Trump was at the center of a child sex ring.”
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: “He wouldn’t be acting this way if he wasn’t so deeply worried...Clearly, Donald Trump was at the center of a child sex ring.”
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
@samsteindc.bsky.social: “What is your take on how this is playing out and why he’s acting in an incredibly guilty fashion?”
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: “He wouldn’t be acting this way if he wasn’t so deeply worried...Clearly, Donald Trump was at the center of a child sex ring.”
@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: “He wouldn’t be acting this way if he wasn’t so deeply worried...Clearly, Donald Trump was at the center of a child sex ring.”
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The answer Sen, Shaheen is that since America elected the Black man to be president, the official position of the Republican Party is “not to work together with Democrats to address the problems that are facing this country.”
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The answer Sen, Shaheen is that since America elected the Black man to be president, the official position of the Republican Party is “not to work together with Democrats to address the problems that are facing this country.”
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Here’s WHY she did it. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Here’s WHY she did it. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...