The Taffinator
@thetaffinator.bsky.social
Wife; mama; daughter; sister; feminist; former elem. teacher; constant reader; amateur art director, copywriter, & copy editor; fashion enthusiast; music junkie
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I'm sure the heterodox civility cops will be all over this one
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I'm sure the heterodox civility cops will be all over this one
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Eyewitness says she has not even been contacted by federal investigators
January 28, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Eyewitness says she has not even been contacted by federal investigators
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Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
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Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
FBI investigating Minnesota Signal groups tracking ICE, Patel says
The statement from FBI Director Kash Patel comes after right-wing media figures said they joined the chats and claimed participants were obstructing law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I would like to know how my prior colleagues, who have chosen to pursue leadership positions under this charlatan, justify ordering agents to break their oaths of office and open investigations on people simply for exercising their legal rights.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Good luck gazing in the mirror when this is all over.
Not even close to sufficient.
➡️End ICE
➡️Unmask
➡️No racial/ethnic profiling
➡️Prosecute ICE/DHS murderers, rapists, & violent offenders
➡️Release all detained immigrant non-violent offenders
➡️Reunite families
➡️End ICE
➡️Unmask
➡️No racial/ethnic profiling
➡️Prosecute ICE/DHS murderers, rapists, & violent offenders
➡️Release all detained immigrant non-violent offenders
➡️Reunite families
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Not even close to sufficient.
➡️End ICE
➡️Unmask
➡️No racial/ethnic profiling
➡️Prosecute ICE/DHS murderers, rapists, & violent offenders
➡️Release all detained immigrant non-violent offenders
➡️Reunite families
➡️End ICE
➡️Unmask
➡️No racial/ethnic profiling
➡️Prosecute ICE/DHS murderers, rapists, & violent offenders
➡️Release all detained immigrant non-violent offenders
➡️Reunite families
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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The Trump administration is painting Border Czar Tom Homan as a less extreme and more professional alternative to the leadership of the recently removed Border Patrol head, Greg Bovino, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
But his record tells a much different story.
But his record tells a much different story.
Tom Homan is supposed to fix Trump's Minnesota crisis. His record raises serious questions.
The White House border czar is no moderate.
www.motherjones.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Trump administration is painting Border Czar Tom Homan as a less extreme and more professional alternative to the leadership of the recently removed Border Patrol head, Greg Bovino, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
But his record tells a much different story.
But his record tells a much different story.
Get your MD Nat'l Guard and go into the building. Demand entrance.
January 27, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
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“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
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Send this to every veteran you know.
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Send this to every veteran you know.
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Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
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At the very least, Congress must disarm ICE, prohibit it from using racial or ethnic profiling, end arrest quotas, remove agents’ immunity from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, and slash its funding. The Senate has the chance to rein in ICE this week.
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the very least, Congress must disarm ICE, prohibit it from using racial or ethnic profiling, end arrest quotas, remove agents’ immunity from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, and slash its funding. The Senate has the chance to rein in ICE this week.
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
Keep calling: (202) 224-3121
@vanhollen.senate.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
@elfreth.house.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Defund ICE
Stop ICE from using racial/ethnic profiling
Unmask ICE & DHS
Require arrest warrants
No more quotas
NO ICE IMMUNITY!
Now is the time for bold action
Please do not let us down!
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
@elfreth.house.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Defund ICE
Stop ICE from using racial/ethnic profiling
Unmask ICE & DHS
Require arrest warrants
No more quotas
NO ICE IMMUNITY!
Now is the time for bold action
Please do not let us down!
January 27, 2026 at 6:36 PM
@vanhollen.senate.gov
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
@elfreth.house.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Defund ICE
Stop ICE from using racial/ethnic profiling
Unmask ICE & DHS
Require arrest warrants
No more quotas
NO ICE IMMUNITY!
Now is the time for bold action
Please do not let us down!
@alsobrooks.senate.gov
@elfreth.house.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Defund ICE
Stop ICE from using racial/ethnic profiling
Unmask ICE & DHS
Require arrest warrants
No more quotas
NO ICE IMMUNITY!
Now is the time for bold action
Please do not let us down!
I’m officially over winter.
January 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I’m officially over winter.
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And stole his phone and sold it!
They kidnapped an underage US citizen, beat and stole from him!
ICE is a band of lawless thugs, who we can assume took the job after: being a J6er, unfit for legit LE/military duty due to not passing psych/physical eval, or b/c they’re racists who like hurting ppl.
They kidnapped an underage US citizen, beat and stole from him!
ICE is a band of lawless thugs, who we can assume took the job after: being a J6er, unfit for legit LE/military duty due to not passing psych/physical eval, or b/c they’re racists who like hurting ppl.
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 AM
And stole his phone and sold it!
They kidnapped an underage US citizen, beat and stole from him!
ICE is a band of lawless thugs, who we can assume took the job after: being a J6er, unfit for legit LE/military duty due to not passing psych/physical eval, or b/c they’re racists who like hurting ppl.
They kidnapped an underage US citizen, beat and stole from him!
ICE is a band of lawless thugs, who we can assume took the job after: being a J6er, unfit for legit LE/military duty due to not passing psych/physical eval, or b/c they’re racists who like hurting ppl.
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New: You're not supposed to take guns to a protest, per the Treasury Secretary.
January 26, 2026 at 5:03 AM
New: You're not supposed to take guns to a protest, per the Treasury Secretary.
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Don't look away this is who we are.
🥲😩 #AlexPretti
🥲😩 #AlexPretti
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Don't look away this is who we are.
🥲😩 #AlexPretti
🥲😩 #AlexPretti
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A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...
Arizona, November 2020
Arizona, November 2020
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FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay
FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay
WASHINGTON – Following the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minneapolis, FBI director Kash Patel has advised American citizens participating in anti-ICE demonstrations to leave their firearms at home...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:36 AM
FBI director tells Americans not to bring guns to protests, schools still okay
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absolutely correct. you can’t take a loaded gun to a protest. you gotta save that shit for walmart. or a church. or a school. there are RULES.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have the right to break the law and incite violence."
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
absolutely correct. you can’t take a loaded gun to a protest. you gotta save that shit for walmart. or a church. or a school. there are RULES.
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Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
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Meanwhile — in other news - We are now 37 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files
January 25, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Meanwhile — in other news - We are now 37 days beyond the statutory deadline for the full release of the Epstein files