RumerL
@rumerl.bsky.social
Mom of 2, lover of the Constitution, liberty and kindness. Also pets. And gardening.
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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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The president talked about the future of Venezuela, potential land strikes in Mexico, and international law in two separate interviews with the New York Times and Fox News.
Trump Says He’ll Target Cartels With Strikes On Mexico And ‘Own Morality’ Is The Only Limit To His Power
The president talked about the future of Venezuela, potential land strikes in Mexico, and international law in two separate interviews with the New York Times and Fox News.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The president talked about the future of Venezuela, potential land strikes in Mexico, and international law in two separate interviews with the New York Times and Fox News.
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White bear lake high school has walked out in protest. More people are joining the growing protests
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
White bear lake high school has walked out in protest. More people are joining the growing protests
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the Oregon Department of Justice will open a formal investigation into the Border Patrol shooting that left two people injured in Portland.
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the Oregon Department of Justice will open a formal investigation into the Border Patrol shooting that left two people injured in Portland.
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Plus, the latest from Minneapolis.
Trump's 'big stick' approach unnerves U.S. allies: From the Politics Desk
Plus, the latest from Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Plus, the latest from Minneapolis.
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… a police report will significantly improve our ability to hold wrong-doers accountable—criminally and/or civilly.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
… a police report will significantly improve our ability to hold wrong-doers accountable—criminally and/or civilly.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
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persons are taken into custody by ICE, to confirm the location of detention
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
persons are taken into custody by ICE, to confirm the location of detention
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
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The first thing everyone should do the moment ICE appears is call 911 and ask them to immediately send an officer(s) to the scene to:
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The first thing everyone should do the moment ICE appears is call 911 and ask them to immediately send an officer(s) to the scene to:
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
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"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
January 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
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SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
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The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record
The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
www.scientificamerican.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
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Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
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More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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BREAKING: Indivisible and a broad coalition of groups across the country are calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action this Saturday and Sunday to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.
January 9, 2026 at 1:56 AM
BREAKING: Indivisible and a broad coalition of groups across the country are calling for a coordinated ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action this Saturday and Sunday to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.
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We’re mobilizing across the country this weekend to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
We’re mobilizing across the country this weekend to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
Why Donald Trump Wants Greenland (and Everything Else)
There’s no Trump Doctrine, just a map of the world that the President wants to write his name on in big gold letters.
www.newyorker.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Donald Trump’s approach to the world is not the isolationism that many of his supporters celebrated when he returned to office—it’s “a narcissistic form of unilateralism that says, loudly, I can do whatever I want, whenever and however I want to do it,” @sbg1.bsky.social writes.
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Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship
This is it
This is it
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship
This is it
This is it
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The most enlightening and disappointing thing to come out of this ICE shooting is that the right legitimately does not give a fuck about human life if it harms their political narrative.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The most enlightening and disappointing thing to come out of this ICE shooting is that the right legitimately does not give a fuck about human life if it harms their political narrative.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
Watching people malign a 37 year old mother for being murdered by her country is insane.
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Not a single U. S. cable news station mentioned Trump lifting sanctions on Russian military suppliers last week.
I don't think ANY of the corporate media did.
tass.com/world/2061255
I don't think ANY of the corporate media did.
tass.com/world/2061255
US Treasury removes six entities, two individuals from anti-Russian sanctions
The sanctions will no longer apply to Russian citizen Dmitry Bugayenko and Finnish citizen Evgenia Dremova
tass.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
January 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"Iron laws of the world"? Some of America's most important national accomplishments are about leading humanity away from this kind of bullshit.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
If we let ideologues like Stephen Miller drag us back into a world where brute force is all that matters, all of us will be less safe.
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Traveling? Be aware that US Customs might demand to see what’s on your phone upon entry. Here’s some advice on how to handle the problem. GIFT ARTICLE
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up: How to Protect Your Privacy
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Traveling? Be aware that US Customs might demand to see what’s on your phone upon entry. Here’s some advice on how to handle the problem. GIFT ARTICLE