Michael Hale
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We CANNOT Let Trump ARREST JOURNALISTS w/ George Conway
YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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Misha GESSEN
State Terror Has Arrived
For this was the secret about the secret police [finally] clear when the K.G.B. archives were opened…: They were ruled by quotas. Local squadrons had to arrest a certain number [to] be designated enemies of the people. …
🦋🐉 archive.md/G46SJ
State Terror Has Arrived
For this was the secret about the secret police [finally] clear when the K.G.B. archives were opened…: They were ruled by quotas. Local squadrons had to arrest a certain number [to] be designated enemies of the people. …
🦋🐉 archive.md/G46SJ
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Misha GESSEN
State Terror Has Arrived
For this was the secret about the secret police [finally] clear when the K.G.B. archives were opened…: They were ruled by quotas. Local squadrons had to arrest a certain number [to] be designated enemies of the people. …
🦋🐉 archive.md/G46SJ
State Terror Has Arrived
For this was the secret about the secret police [finally] clear when the K.G.B. archives were opened…: They were ruled by quotas. Local squadrons had to arrest a certain number [to] be designated enemies of the people. …
🦋🐉 archive.md/G46SJ
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Former U.S. Navy intelligence officer Malcolm Nance, through his "Black Man Spy" YouTube series, has shared critical insights from Greenland about President Donald Trump's threats to acquire Danish territory. Lots of background we didn't know.
#ProudBlue www.patreon.com/posts/149504...
#ProudBlue www.patreon.com/posts/149504...
Urgent Warning from the Black Man Spy: Malcolm Nance Exposes Trump's Greenland Gambit and the Road to Global Catastrophe | The Double V
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January 30, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Former U.S. Navy intelligence officer Malcolm Nance, through his "Black Man Spy" YouTube series, has shared critical insights from Greenland about President Donald Trump's threats to acquire Danish territory. Lots of background we didn't know.
#ProudBlue www.patreon.com/posts/149504...
#ProudBlue www.patreon.com/posts/149504...
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by the way, a defendant of the stature and credibility of Don Lemon--who 100% isn't running away anywhere -would typically be permitted to answer a summons. Arresting him and putting him in jail overnight was a gratuitous indignity--which is to say part of the point of this performative indictment.
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
by the way, a defendant of the stature and credibility of Don Lemon--who 100% isn't running away anywhere -would typically be permitted to answer a summons. Arresting him and putting him in jail overnight was a gratuitous indignity--which is to say part of the point of this performative indictment.
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Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
January 29, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti.
Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret.
Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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Rather than fulfill the responsibilities of the job he was elected to do in 2024, Trump is instead attempting to rewrite history by raiding an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, and fueling long-debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Unbelievable.
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Rather than fulfill the responsibilities of the job he was elected to do in 2024, Trump is instead attempting to rewrite history by raiding an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, and fueling long-debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Unbelievable.
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An active-duty US military officer does an assessment of ICE's operations in Minneapolis and sees rank incompetence at every turn. It's untrained losers being led and commanded by other untrained losers, all in order to furnish entertainment for the MAGA base.
ICE Pretends It’s a Military Force. Its Tactics Would Get Real Soldiers Killed
WIRED asked an active military officer to break down immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
An active-duty US military officer does an assessment of ICE's operations in Minneapolis and sees rank incompetence at every turn. It's untrained losers being led and commanded by other untrained losers, all in order to furnish entertainment for the MAGA base.
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🚨CAUGHT ON TAPE: a clip going viral shows Greg Bovino’s orders to ICE agents in Minnesota, saying “this is OUR fucking city” - and pushing mass arrests. He promises “trailers of that shit,” meaning tear gas.
This is why people are dead. Share this everywhere.
#ICEoffOurStreets
This is why people are dead. Share this everywhere.
#ICEoffOurStreets
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
🚨CAUGHT ON TAPE: a clip going viral shows Greg Bovino’s orders to ICE agents in Minnesota, saying “this is OUR fucking city” - and pushing mass arrests. He promises “trailers of that shit,” meaning tear gas.
This is why people are dead. Share this everywhere.
#ICEoffOurStreets
This is why people are dead. Share this everywhere.
#ICEoffOurStreets
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Trump hasn't just insulted the troops of our allies. He's insulted the Black service members who fought bravely for a country that wasn't even giving them the full measure of equality. Great piece by Pulitzer winner Matt Desmond: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Celebrating Black military service is not “DEI shit.” It’s essential to America’s defense.
The Trump administration has sullied the legacy of soldiers our nation relies on.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Trump hasn't just insulted the troops of our allies. He's insulted the Black service members who fought bravely for a country that wasn't even giving them the full measure of equality. Great piece by Pulitzer winner Matt Desmond: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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ICE Agent: “If you raise your voice, I will erase your voice.”
There is no amount of training or body cams that will rein this lawless regime in.
#ICEoffOurStreets NOW‼️NO more extrajudicial killings, NO more American citizens being arrested, NO more children in cages‼️
There is no amount of training or body cams that will rein this lawless regime in.
#ICEoffOurStreets NOW‼️NO more extrajudicial killings, NO more American citizens being arrested, NO more children in cages‼️
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
ICE Agent: “If you raise your voice, I will erase your voice.”
There is no amount of training or body cams that will rein this lawless regime in.
#ICEoffOurStreets NOW‼️NO more extrajudicial killings, NO more American citizens being arrested, NO more children in cages‼️
There is no amount of training or body cams that will rein this lawless regime in.
#ICEoffOurStreets NOW‼️NO more extrajudicial killings, NO more American citizens being arrested, NO more children in cages‼️
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NEW @ms.now: Pardoned by Trump, anti-abortion activists plan a nationwide revival of mass blockades at clinics & pharmacies that dispense abortion pills — in part, bc they know this DOJ won't prosecute them.
"This is our window," Randall Terry told me.
I caught up w/ him & others in DC last week:
"This is our window," Randall Terry told me.
I caught up w/ him & others in DC last week:
‘We’re going to disrupt this country’: Pardoned anti-abortion activists plot mass clinic protests
A group of longtime abortion opponents, emboldened by Trump's pardons, regrouped in Washington to plan a new wave of demonstrations at abortion clinics.
www.ms.now
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
NEW @ms.now: Pardoned by Trump, anti-abortion activists plan a nationwide revival of mass blockades at clinics & pharmacies that dispense abortion pills — in part, bc they know this DOJ won't prosecute them.
"This is our window," Randall Terry told me.
I caught up w/ him & others in DC last week:
"This is our window," Randall Terry told me.
I caught up w/ him & others in DC last week:
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Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
Kash Patel in 2021: "This is what Fight with Kash is for. We will help Kyle Rittenhouse."
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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DNI Tulsi Gabbard caught slithering around at the Fulton County election office, where the lawless criminal in the Oval Office ordered an FBI raid.
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
DNI Tulsi Gabbard caught slithering around at the Fulton County election office, where the lawless criminal in the Oval Office ordered an FBI raid.
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ICE has an acronym for when they detain US citizens, which, of course, should not be happening.
They call them "USCs" — US citizens in custody.
And after Pretti was shot, they grabbed a bunch of USCs, held them in custody, not for any investigative purpose.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
They call them "USCs" — US citizens in custody.
And after Pretti was shot, they grabbed a bunch of USCs, held them in custody, not for any investigative purpose.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Minneapolis man says he was detained for hours after witnessing Alex Pretti shooting
New affidavits filed in court detail how witnesses were arrested immediately after the shooting of Alex Pretti.
www.cbsnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:22 PM
ICE has an acronym for when they detain US citizens, which, of course, should not be happening.
They call them "USCs" — US citizens in custody.
And after Pretti was shot, they grabbed a bunch of USCs, held them in custody, not for any investigative purpose.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
They call them "USCs" — US citizens in custody.
And after Pretti was shot, they grabbed a bunch of USCs, held them in custody, not for any investigative purpose.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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1/ Trump Administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with Canadian separatists, who are seeking US$500 billion to bankroll their efforts. It suggests that the Administration is interested in breaking up Canada and absorbing the remnants. ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 10:07 AM
1/ Trump Administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with Canadian separatists, who are seeking US$500 billion to bankroll their efforts. It suggests that the Administration is interested in breaking up Canada and absorbing the remnants. ⬇️
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ICE is adapting and changing their tactics.
Listen, learn and pass on.
Stay woke.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Listen, learn and pass on.
Stay woke.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 AM
ICE is adapting and changing their tactics.
Listen, learn and pass on.
Stay woke.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Listen, learn and pass on.
Stay woke.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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Tim Walz tells @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social he fears a Ft. Sumter moment in Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Tim Walz Fears a Fort Sumter Moment in Minneapolis
The Minnesota governor warns of a national unraveling.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Tim Walz tells @isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social he fears a Ft. Sumter moment in Minneapolis. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Very interesting interview, especially the play out of his discussions with Trump.
WATCH-- Tim Walz on his call with Trump officials: "Not once did they ever say Alex or Renee's name. Not once did they ask how the people of Minnesota were doing. So look, I know who I'm dealing with, and I know the reason that he was calling me was he needed something from us."
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Very interesting interview, especially the play out of his discussions with Trump.
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More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
January 28, 2026 at 5:45 PM
More authoritarianism and intimidation. This is not about 2020. That’s the smokescreen. This is about the midterms and 2028. There will be a lot more of this in the coming months.
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Trump tells Iran he is prepared to resume bombing raid unless they "make a deal." Intercepts suggest the deal he has in mind includes real estate deals for himself, Witkoff and Kushner. www.ft.com/content/070b...
Trump warns Iran ‘time is running out’ for deal to avert US military action
Marco Rubio tells Capitol Hill that ‘regime is probably weaker than it has ever been’
www.ft.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Trump tells Iran he is prepared to resume bombing raid unless they "make a deal." Intercepts suggest the deal he has in mind includes real estate deals for himself, Witkoff and Kushner. www.ft.com/content/070b...