Searingly Aaron
@searinglyaaron.bsky.social
Emphatic generalist. Politics, Cyclones, Sci-fi are today’s top 3. Don’t mistake humor for naïveté
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Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
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BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked an extension of the ACA tax credits. AGAIN.
This legislation passed the House with BIPARTISAN support. Republicans are playing games while your health care premiums more than double.
This legislation passed the House with BIPARTISAN support. Republicans are playing games while your health care premiums more than double.
January 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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The question "are you a US citizen or naturalized" implies the latter is not a citizen (or is a second-class citizen).
This is unconstitutional. A citizen, naturalized or born here, does not have to provide their papers to ICE.
This is unconstitutional. A citizen, naturalized or born here, does not have to provide their papers to ICE.
Several people confronted Border Patrol personnel at a gas station in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after agents stopped a man pumping gas and demanded proof of citizenship.
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The question "are you a US citizen or naturalized" implies the latter is not a citizen (or is a second-class citizen).
This is unconstitutional. A citizen, naturalized or born here, does not have to provide their papers to ICE.
This is unconstitutional. A citizen, naturalized or born here, does not have to provide their papers to ICE.
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Breaking News: Republicans in the Senate blocked a resolution that sought to check President Trump’s war powers in Venezuela.
Republicans Block Effort to Check Trump’s Power in Venezuela
G.O.P. leaders succeeded in pressuring fellow senators who initially supported the measure that would have limited President Trump’s military authority in Venezuela.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Breaking News: Republicans in the Senate blocked a resolution that sought to check President Trump’s war powers in Venezuela.
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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At a time when multiple federal departments run by Donald Trump have posted Nazi slogans or imagery or songs in the last week—with the total number of incidents being impossible to count just on one hand—Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
At a time when multiple federal departments run by Donald Trump have posted Nazi slogans or imagery or songs in the last week—with the total number of incidents being impossible to count just on one hand—Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
Time to wake the fuck up, all.
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The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have cre… Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
gofund.me
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
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I know a lot is happening around the world , but this post is your little reminder, that , ~400 apartment buildings in Kyiv still have no heating after Russian attack. And it’s gonna be -15 soon. Some people have already shared how ice forming on the inside of their windows.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 PM
I know a lot is happening around the world , but this post is your little reminder, that , ~400 apartment buildings in Kyiv still have no heating after Russian attack. And it’s gonna be -15 soon. Some people have already shared how ice forming on the inside of their windows.
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Trump is ordering his untrained goon army to go into states that did not vote for him to kill and maim people. That is the story.
If this is about "border protection," from "drug fueled" countries in South and Latin America: why isn't ICE in Texas or Arizona or fucking FLORIDA.
Oh wait, I know!
If this is about "border protection," from "drug fueled" countries in South and Latin America: why isn't ICE in Texas or Arizona or fucking FLORIDA.
Oh wait, I know!
A 21-year old anti-ICE protester has been left permanently blinded in California after a Department of Homeland Security agent shot him in the face with a nonlethal round at point-blank range on Friday. trib.al/V6hRQpr
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Trump is ordering his untrained goon army to go into states that did not vote for him to kill and maim people. That is the story.
If this is about "border protection," from "drug fueled" countries in South and Latin America: why isn't ICE in Texas or Arizona or fucking FLORIDA.
Oh wait, I know!
If this is about "border protection," from "drug fueled" countries in South and Latin America: why isn't ICE in Texas or Arizona or fucking FLORIDA.
Oh wait, I know!
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ICE Shoots Projectile and Takes Out Kid’s Eye
Surgeons spent six hours removing shards of glass, plastic, and metal from his face. Unfortunately, the damage to his left eye was irreversible.
Second kid in the video, shot point-blank in the face.
Surgeons spent six hours removing shards of glass, plastic, and metal from his face. Unfortunately, the damage to his left eye was irreversible.
Second kid in the video, shot point-blank in the face.
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 AM
ICE Shoots Projectile and Takes Out Kid’s Eye
Surgeons spent six hours removing shards of glass, plastic, and metal from his face. Unfortunately, the damage to his left eye was irreversible.
Second kid in the video, shot point-blank in the face.
Surgeons spent six hours removing shards of glass, plastic, and metal from his face. Unfortunately, the damage to his left eye was irreversible.
Second kid in the video, shot point-blank in the face.
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As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
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the constitution has many flaws but addressing our current circumstances is not among them; the framers were in fact quite concerned about this kind of thing and were clear that it should not happen here
what they did not and could not guard against is the people in charge ignoring their plain text
what they did not and could not guard against is the people in charge ignoring their plain text
As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
January 14, 2026 at 5:20 PM
the constitution has many flaws but addressing our current circumstances is not among them; the framers were in fact quite concerned about this kind of thing and were clear that it should not happen here
what they did not and could not guard against is the people in charge ignoring their plain text
what they did not and could not guard against is the people in charge ignoring their plain text
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Officials tweeting about national horrors as if they're passive cable news watchers instead of the people tasked with stopping them is a deliberate form of demoralization. A smug shrug of contempt for the citizenry.
A Senator makes a truthful statement, protected by First Amendment and Speech/Debate Clause, and gets investigated by DOJ.
An ICE agent shoots and kills an unarmed mom, and they won’t even cooperate with local law enforcement.
An ICE agent shoots and kills an unarmed mom, and they won’t even cooperate with local law enforcement.
Breaking News: Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she urged service members to resist illegal orders.
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Officials tweeting about national horrors as if they're passive cable news watchers instead of the people tasked with stopping them is a deliberate form of demoralization. A smug shrug of contempt for the citizenry.
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ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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🚨"They're pulling it from the fascist playbook...Governor Walz, if you are listening, if you are watching, activate the national guard. I was in the National Guard. This is what we are for. WE NEED HELP. Defend your citizens. We need help. We can not do this alone. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
🚨"They're pulling it from the fascist playbook...Governor Walz, if you are listening, if you are watching, activate the national guard. I was in the National Guard. This is what we are for. WE NEED HELP. Defend your citizens. We need help. We can not do this alone. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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In ST. PAUL, Trump’s racist ICE goons are literally asking neighbors to point out which houses are Hmong & Asian
A racial terror campaign. Ethnic cleansing. Echoes of very dark history.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/12/s...
A racial terror campaign. Ethnic cleansing. Echoes of very dark history.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/12/s...
January 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
In ST. PAUL, Trump’s racist ICE goons are literally asking neighbors to point out which houses are Hmong & Asian
A racial terror campaign. Ethnic cleansing. Echoes of very dark history.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/12/s...
A racial terror campaign. Ethnic cleansing. Echoes of very dark history.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/12/s...
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On Jan 7, 2026 six Minneapolis moms subdued an ICE agent, took his gun, dragged him down the stairs, tased and beat him till unconscious. He suffered a heart attack and traumatic head injury.
Oops, my mistake, that’s what pardoned peaceful protesters did to me Officer Mike Fanone on Jan 6, 2021.
Oops, my mistake, that’s what pardoned peaceful protesters did to me Officer Mike Fanone on Jan 6, 2021.
January 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM
On Jan 7, 2026 six Minneapolis moms subdued an ICE agent, took his gun, dragged him down the stairs, tased and beat him till unconscious. He suffered a heart attack and traumatic head injury.
Oops, my mistake, that’s what pardoned peaceful protesters did to me Officer Mike Fanone on Jan 6, 2021.
Oops, my mistake, that’s what pardoned peaceful protesters did to me Officer Mike Fanone on Jan 6, 2021.
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They want to make people scared to protest, scared to resist ICE terrorism, scared to fight fascism. That’s why the charges are so horrific.
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
They want to make people scared to protest, scared to resist ICE terrorism, scared to fight fascism. That’s why the charges are so horrific.
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We are outraged & heartbroken that the government's manufactured search for a nonexistent North Texas Antifa cell has ensnared a 19th person. Lucy's January 5 arrest further demonstrates the state is hellbent on cobbling together an Antifa bogeyman narrative out of the mundane.
January 14, 2026 at 1:58 AM
We are outraged & heartbroken that the government's manufactured search for a nonexistent North Texas Antifa cell has ensnared a 19th person. Lucy's January 5 arrest further demonstrates the state is hellbent on cobbling together an Antifa bogeyman narrative out of the mundane.
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NEW: Last night, the Trump administration made huge DOGE-like cuts to the grants from the federal agency that works on substance abuse and mental health issues. (Mind you, this is an agency for which the administration already cut the staff in half last year.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Potentially $2b was just cut from a key HHS agency with bipartisan support.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
NEW: Last night, the Trump administration made huge DOGE-like cuts to the grants from the federal agency that works on substance abuse and mental health issues. (Mind you, this is an agency for which the administration already cut the staff in half last year.)
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
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This is Minneapolis elementary school pick up:
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
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The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
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January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is Minneapolis elementary school pick up:
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
2/2
The alert also recommends: "Bring your whistle & wear your hat. If you have a respirator or goggles bring them in a small backpack. We don't want to show up looking alarming for the kids but chemical weapons are being used widely in the area."
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"Trump is a wartime president. The war is on the American people."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USNT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USNT...
Trump: Anyone Is A Target, Sarah Kendzior
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Trump is a wartime president. The war is on the American people."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USNT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USNT...
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An occupation. The Siege of Minneapolis.
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
An occupation. The Siege of Minneapolis.
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“The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock...”
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
“The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock...”
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
Via @jcollins.bsky.social's report buff.ly/6kapH0C
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Jan 13, 2026
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"We choose Denmark. 🇬🇱🇩🇰
One thing must be clear to everyone.
Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be part of the United States."
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"We choose Denmark. 🇬🇱🇩🇰
One thing must be clear to everyone.
Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be part of the United States."
January 13, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Jan 13, 2026
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"We choose Denmark. 🇬🇱🇩🇰
One thing must be clear to everyone.
Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be part of the United States."
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"We choose Denmark. 🇬🇱🇩🇰
One thing must be clear to everyone.
Greenland does not want to be owned by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be governed by the United States.
Greenland does not want to be part of the United States."