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Since October, 73% taken into ICE custody had no criminal conviction and only 5% had a violent criminal conviction, according to a Cato Institute review of ICE data. www.wsj.com/opinion/mass...
Opinion | Mass Deportation by the Numbers
ICE arrests are growing but fewer have a criminal history.
www.wsj.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Since October, 73% taken into ICE custody had no criminal conviction and only 5% had a violent criminal conviction, according to a Cato Institute review of ICE data. www.wsj.com/opinion/mass...
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I say again, this does not even approach a scintilla of the accountability that is required. These are PR moves.
January 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I say again, this does not even approach a scintilla of the accountability that is required. These are PR moves.
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Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
January 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Greg Bovino getting pulled out of Minnesota to terrorize another community is not accountability. At all.
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I just want to point out that Bovino's response to Bill gives away the underlying worldview: Sympathizing with (black and brown) immigrants over (white) American citizens makes you a (race) traitor, which makes you a part of the "problem" (and thereby deserving of same treatment as the immigrants)
Honored that in his last days of fame and fortune at CBP the disgraced Gregory Bovino chose to attack, among others, me.
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
I just want to point out that Bovino's response to Bill gives away the underlying worldview: Sympathizing with (black and brown) immigrants over (white) American citizens makes you a (race) traitor, which makes you a part of the "problem" (and thereby deserving of same treatment as the immigrants)
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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Minnesota Sec of State Simon: "We are actively working right now with national partners, with other states, and of course within Minnesota to game out scenarios and our response to those scenarios about what happens if there's direct, or even indirect, interference with the election this November"
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Minnesota Sec of State Simon: "We are actively working right now with national partners, with other states, and of course within Minnesota to game out scenarios and our response to those scenarios about what happens if there's direct, or even indirect, interference with the election this November"
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Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
January 27, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Look, if you had a party scheduled at your house, and the pipes broke and the floor was covered in raw sewage, you’d tell your friends not to come over.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
In that spirit: world, skip the World Cup until we get this sewage worked out. And don’t be too sure about the Olympics.
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I am underwhelmed by “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” The minimum demand should be all ICE and CBP agents off the streets of Minnesota. The minimum.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I am underwhelmed by “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.” The minimum demand should be all ICE and CBP agents off the streets of Minnesota. The minimum.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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"The way to honor Alex Pretti is to end the lawless occupation that took his life. It’s to free his fellow citizens, in Minnesota and beyond, from attacks by masked, trigger-happy government agents. It’s to begin to end the grotesque mass deportation campaign..."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Honor Pretti and Good. End the Occupation.
Now is the time to think big and be bold.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
"The way to honor Alex Pretti is to end the lawless occupation that took his life. It’s to free his fellow citizens, in Minnesota and beyond, from attacks by masked, trigger-happy government agents. It’s to begin to end the grotesque mass deportation campaign..."
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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"We have recently seen ICE agents dressing like soldiers, maneuvering like assault teams, and engaging civilians as if they are hostile forces....this is not policing and it is not military service. It is something dangerously undefined."
Honor Pretti and Good. End the Occupation.
Now is the time to think big and be bold.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"We have recently seen ICE agents dressing like soldiers, maneuvering like assault teams, and engaging civilians as if they are hostile forces....this is not policing and it is not military service. It is something dangerously undefined."
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Homan to MN, Trump speaks with Walz, Leavitt marginally distances Trump from Noem—all show Trump’s feeling a little heat. But these gestures mean as much as Putin suggesting he’s changed and wants peace with Ukraine.
Don’t fall for it.
Insist: ICE and CBP off the streets of Minnesota.
Don’t fall for it.
Insist: ICE and CBP off the streets of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Homan to MN, Trump speaks with Walz, Leavitt marginally distances Trump from Noem—all show Trump’s feeling a little heat. But these gestures mean as much as Putin suggesting he’s changed and wants peace with Ukraine.
Don’t fall for it.
Insist: ICE and CBP off the streets of Minnesota.
Don’t fall for it.
Insist: ICE and CBP off the streets of Minnesota.
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Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
www.status.news/p/washington...
Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Just a reminder that the paper is owned by one of the wealthiest men in the world who recently paid $40 million to distribute a documentary about the first lady.
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Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
January 26, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Bovino pricing flights to Buenos Aires.
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Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
Leavitt: "Nobody in the White House, including President Trump, wants to see people getting hurt or killed in America's streets. This includes Renee Good, Alex Pretti, the brave men and women of law enforcement, and the many Americans who have been victimized by illegal alien criminals"
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Of course he does. Is this a joke? He defended the guy who killed Good. He’s told multiple people that he thinks protesters should be attacked. He told people at a rally to rough someone up. He’s said nothing as ICE has hurt people for months.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
He doesn’t get to walk away from this now.
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Watching this wretched horror squirm is like an hors d’oeuvre before the main course.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Watching this wretched horror squirm is like an hors d’oeuvre before the main course.
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NBC: Why did administration officials jump to conclusions on Pretti before an investigation had even been conducted?
LEAVITT: This has obviously been a very fluid and fast moving situation
LEAVITT: This has obviously been a very fluid and fast moving situation
January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
NBC: Why did administration officials jump to conclusions on Pretti before an investigation had even been conducted?
LEAVITT: This has obviously been a very fluid and fast moving situation
LEAVITT: This has obviously been a very fluid and fast moving situation
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are we certain they aren't going to rob that bank? they've done all the other crimes
reported ICE activities in the Twin Cities this morning
-- terrorizing a daycare
-- drawing weapons outside a bank
-- terrorizing a daycare
-- drawing weapons outside a bank
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
are we certain they aren't going to rob that bank? they've done all the other crimes
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USA TODAY: Is it the White House's position that Americans have the right to show up to these ICE operations and film, document, or protest the law enforcement actions?
LEAVITT: All Americans have 1st Amendment constitutional right, of course, but ...
LEAVITT: All Americans have 1st Amendment constitutional right, of course, but ...
January 26, 2026 at 6:42 PM
USA TODAY: Is it the White House's position that Americans have the right to show up to these ICE operations and film, document, or protest the law enforcement actions?
LEAVITT: All Americans have 1st Amendment constitutional right, of course, but ...
LEAVITT: All Americans have 1st Amendment constitutional right, of course, but ...
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I know it's a small part of this, but the administration is never going to get to the "bottom" of "billions and billions" in fraud because it didn't happen. Please deliver "billions" in fraud charges. We're waiting. They promised $8b in fraud charges. Anything less is failure.
Karoline Leavitt defames Ilhan Omar, baselessly suggesting she's guilty of fraud
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I know it's a small part of this, but the administration is never going to get to the "bottom" of "billions and billions" in fraud because it didn't happen. Please deliver "billions" in fraud charges. We're waiting. They promised $8b in fraud charges. Anything less is failure.
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Trump trying to distance himself from the Trump administration
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Trump trying to distance himself from the Trump administration
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Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
ABC: Noem said Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism. Stephen Miller labeled him a domestic terrorist. Does the president agree?
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
LEAVITT: I have not heard the president characterize Mr Pretti in that way
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Trump backing down to public pressure is a good thing. But let's be clear. Noem, Miller, Bovino, etc. all followed his lead. He called protesters terrorists. He dehumanized Somali immigrants. He lied about Good and Pretti. He owns all of it.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
He'll also probably change his mind tomorrow.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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"Many struggle w/ the pretext that ICE/CBP are in Mpls to enforce immigration law. Bondi’s letter makes vividly clear the real purpose is to compel opposition states — Free States if you will — through violence, to surrender sovereignty to brutal outside rule which treats them as a conquered people"
Remembering the Boston Massacre as Minneapolis Writhes Under Occupation
Opposition to garrisoning soldiers in civilian towns was a cornerstone of the...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:51 PM
"Many struggle w/ the pretext that ICE/CBP are in Mpls to enforce immigration law. Bondi’s letter makes vividly clear the real purpose is to compel opposition states — Free States if you will — through violence, to surrender sovereignty to brutal outside rule which treats them as a conquered people"