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Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/20/minneapolis_minnesota_ice
ICE vs. People of Minnesota: A Special Report on Community Resistance to Trump’s Militarized Crackdown
Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members as part of the Trump administration’s crack...
www.democracynow.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Democracy Now! producer John Hamilton reports from Minneapolis, where residents say ICE agents are violently targeting legal observers and community members. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/20/minneapolis_minnesota_ice
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Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
January 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Call your representatives today and demand they stop ICE’s abuses of power: (202) 224-3121
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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The President has created a crisis in MN and using violence against people. There is no basis for invoking the Insurrection Act.
@skyeperryman.bsky.social joined Alex Presha on ABC News Live tonight to discuss.
@skyeperryman.bsky.social joined Alex Presha on ABC News Live tonight to discuss.
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The President has created a crisis in MN and using violence against people. There is no basis for invoking the Insurrection Act.
@skyeperryman.bsky.social joined Alex Presha on ABC News Live tonight to discuss.
@skyeperryman.bsky.social joined Alex Presha on ABC News Live tonight to discuss.
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Republicans think it's too expensive to protect Americans' health care but they'll shovel money at Pete Hegseth for a $125 million vanity rebrand????
Trump's "Department of War" rebrand could cost $125 million
The CBO cautioned its estimate is "uncertain," however, because the Pentagon declined to share info.
www.axios.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Republicans think it's too expensive to protect Americans' health care but they'll shovel money at Pete Hegseth for a $125 million vanity rebrand????
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ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
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Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Legal expert Baher Azmy of @ccrjustice.org explains what that means.
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Trump wants to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Legal expert Baher Azmy of @ccrjustice.org explains what that means.
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ICE agents arrested dozens of U.S. citizens, accusing them of immigration violations, in 2025.
ICE Arresting U.S. Citizens, Using Banned Chokeholds: Explosive ProPublica Report
A new investigation by ProPublica finds over 40 cases of immigration agents using potentially fatal chokeholds and other moves that can cut off breathing. “These arrests are playing out around the cou...
www.democracynow.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
ICE agents arrested dozens of U.S. citizens, accusing them of immigration violations, in 2025.
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Senator Mark Kelly has filed a lawsuit against Pete Hegseth, asking a federal court to stop the Trump administration from downgrading his retirement rank and reducing his military pension.
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Senator Mark Kelly has filed a lawsuit against Pete Hegseth, asking a federal court to stop the Trump administration from downgrading his retirement rank and reducing his military pension.
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Trump has made it clear he regards himself as president only of the people who voted for him. But that’s not how the Constitution works. Nor is it how American democracy works.
The Constitution Prohibits Trump’s War on Blue States
This will be one of the major legal fights to come in the Trump regime.
robertreich.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Trump has made it clear he regards himself as president only of the people who voted for him. But that’s not how the Constitution works. Nor is it how American democracy works.
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The rhetoric of a monster.
JD Vance Slammed After Baselessly Claiming Woman Killed By ICE In Minneapolis Was A 'Deranged Leftist'
www.comicsands.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The rhetoric of a monster.
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Operation Midway Blitz turned ordinary life into a risk for thousands of Illinois residents — tearing communities apart, hurting our economy, and violating Illinoisans' basic rights.
We will continue to stand up and fight against these abuses of power.
We will continue to stand up and fight against these abuses of power.
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Operation Midway Blitz turned ordinary life into a risk for thousands of Illinois residents — tearing communities apart, hurting our economy, and violating Illinoisans' basic rights.
We will continue to stand up and fight against these abuses of power.
We will continue to stand up and fight against these abuses of power.
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MAGA is trying to justify the Portland shooting by arguing that the people drove off after being shot, and that this somehow explains why the agents fled the scene. At the same time, federal agents are claiming the victims were “gang members” who attempted to run them over with a car.
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
MAGA is trying to justify the Portland shooting by arguing that the people drove off after being shot, and that this somehow explains why the agents fled the scene. At the same time, federal agents are claiming the victims were “gang members” who attempted to run them over with a car.
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BREAKING: Common Cause and partners intervened in the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against Wisconsin after the state refused to hand over voters’ confidential data.
Your data is YOURS—not the president’s. We’ll keep fighting to protect voters’ data nationwide. www.commoncause.org/wisconsin/pr...
Your data is YOURS—not the president’s. We’ll keep fighting to protect voters’ data nationwide. www.commoncause.org/wisconsin/pr...
Voting Rights Groups, Wisconsin Voters Challenge Trump Administration’s Unwarranted Grab For Private Data
Groups File Motion to Intervene in U.S. Department of Justice Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Elections Commission
www.commoncause.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:38 PM
BREAKING: Common Cause and partners intervened in the Trump Administration’s lawsuit against Wisconsin after the state refused to hand over voters’ confidential data.
Your data is YOURS—not the president’s. We’ll keep fighting to protect voters’ data nationwide. www.commoncause.org/wisconsin/pr...
Your data is YOURS—not the president’s. We’ll keep fighting to protect voters’ data nationwide. www.commoncause.org/wisconsin/pr...
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Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes district-wide for the remainder of the week, citing “safety concerns,” following the murder committed by an ICE agent. The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal.
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes district-wide for the remainder of the week, citing “safety concerns,” following the murder committed by an ICE agent. The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal.
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After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol
ProPublica sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
projects.propublica.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there.
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
Revisit our full archive, five years later:
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warns that a U.S. attempt to take over Greenland would spell the end of NATO.
"If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops," Frederiksen told the Danish state broadcaster TV 2.
"If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops," Frederiksen told the Danish state broadcaster TV 2.
January 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warns that a U.S. attempt to take over Greenland would spell the end of NATO.
"If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops," Frederiksen told the Danish state broadcaster TV 2.
"If the United States chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, then everything stops," Frederiksen told the Danish state broadcaster TV 2.
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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is a retired Navy captain.
Sen. Kelly Vows To Fight Hegseth’s Attempt At Downgrading His Military Rank Over ‘Seditious’ Video
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is a retired Navy captain.
www.forbes.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., is a retired Navy captain.
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Resistance members are being targeted this week. It appears to be the return of Stalinism. What’s happening right now looks uncomfortably familiar. It feels like the return of Stalinism, not in the old, Cold
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Resistance members are being targeted this week. It appears to be the return of Stalinism. What’s happening right now looks uncomfortably familiar. It feels like the return of Stalinism, not in the old, Cold
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“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
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“This is utterly divorced from reality."
“Divorced from Reality”: Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech on the Economy
President Trump praised the state of the U.S. economy in a primetime address Wednesday evening, even though new government statistics show the nation’s unemployment rate is at a new four-year high of ...
www.democracynow.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“This is utterly divorced from reality."
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The most powerful tools in the fight against authoritarianism are courage and community.
We're proud to be a part of the most effective legal resistance effort in modern U.S. history and are committed to continuing the fight in 2026.
We're proud to be a part of the most effective legal resistance effort in modern U.S. history and are committed to continuing the fight in 2026.
The Public Health Heroes of 2025
The Trump administration wants to destroy our health infrastructure. These warriors aren't letting that happen without a fight.
www.thenation.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The most powerful tools in the fight against authoritarianism are courage and community.
We're proud to be a part of the most effective legal resistance effort in modern U.S. history and are committed to continuing the fight in 2026.
We're proud to be a part of the most effective legal resistance effort in modern U.S. history and are committed to continuing the fight in 2026.
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed a law that that allows people to sue ICE agents for unlawful detentions & BANS immigration arrests around Illinois courthouses.
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov has signed a law that that allows people to sue ICE agents for unlawful detentions & BANS immigration arrests around Illinois courthouses.
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
This is a #CupOfJoe that EVERY Democratic governor should be serving!
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NEW: Utah Republicans have been skeptical of solar for years, criticizing its footprint on the landscape and viewing it as an unreliable energy source.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
NEW: Utah Republicans have been skeptical of solar for years, criticizing its footprint on the landscape and viewing it as an unreliable energy source.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.
But that skepticism hadn’t yielded successful anti-solar legislation — until now.