Alex Baumhardt
@alexbaumhardt.bsky.social
Journalist covering environment and education @oregoncapitalchronicle.com, part of @statesnewsroom.com
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🚨 Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
71-29.
Now to the House—expected to vote Monday.
This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
71-29.
Now to the House—expected to vote Monday.
This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
The House is not in Washington and plans to vote when it returns Monday. That means a government shutdown this weekend, which will have little impact if it remains brief.
www.nbcnews.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:42 PM
🚨 Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
71-29.
Now to the House—expected to vote Monday.
This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
71-29.
Now to the House—expected to vote Monday.
This deal funds most of the government through Sept and gives DHS a new deadline of Friday, Feb. 13 as Democrats push to restrain ICE/CBP.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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They’ve expired. Won’t be revived in this bill
So what happened to the health subsidies?
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
They’ve expired. Won’t be revived in this bill
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👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
January 30, 2026 at 11:05 PM
👀 Every Senate Democrat + Collins and Murkowski just voted for the Bernie Sanders amendment to repeal the $75 billion in additional ICE funding under Trump’s “big beautiful bill.” The measure failed 49-51.
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
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A massive, blocks-long march protesting immigration enforcement and broader anti-immigrant policies heads away from its start at the Federal Building in Tucson, Arizona.
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 PM
A massive, blocks-long march protesting immigration enforcement and broader anti-immigrant policies heads away from its start at the Federal Building in Tucson, Arizona.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000/month for 2 years. Most found housing after. Direct cash assistance from the state to 120 young Oregonians for housing worked, according to results of pilot program that concluded last year, @miamaldonado.bsky.social reports oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/30/h...
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after. • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000/month for 2 years. Most found housing after. Direct cash assistance from the state to 120 young Oregonians for housing worked, according to results of pilot program that concluded last year, @miamaldonado.bsky.social reports oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/01/30/h...
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Dear fellow reporters: it is OK to publicly condemn the arrest of your colleagues. In fact, I'd say it's a very basic professional obligation to do so! How would you want your colleagues to respond if you were arrested for doing your job? If silence isn't your answer, speak up.
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Dear fellow reporters: it is OK to publicly condemn the arrest of your colleagues. In fact, I'd say it's a very basic professional obligation to do so! How would you want your colleagues to respond if you were arrested for doing your job? If silence isn't your answer, speak up.
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Several dozen clergy members led a protest and vigil for those killed in encounters with immigration agents outside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security field office in Nashville in frigid temperatures Friday. Video from photojournalist John Partipilo.
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Several dozen clergy members led a protest and vigil for those killed in encounters with immigration agents outside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security field office in Nashville in frigid temperatures Friday. Video from photojournalist John Partipilo.
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ICE used facial recognition software on a MN resident who was trailing agents in her car. Three days later she received an email from DHS saying her Global Entry and TSA travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
ICE used facial recognition software on a MN resident who was trailing agents in her car. Three days later she received an email from DHS saying her Global Entry and TSA travel privileges had been revoked. No explanation was provided.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...
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Two powerful Oregon Democrats are cautioning against lawsuits the state could run into as lawmakers attempt to regulate the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, pitting them against activists eager to fight in court to prevent federal agents from covering their faces. buff.ly/7ILZ7vV
Should Oregon water down a bill to ban officers from wearing masks? Democrats are divided • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Even a floated approach allowing agents to wear their masks with identification on top could face challenges, some legal experts say.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Two powerful Oregon Democrats are cautioning against lawsuits the state could run into as lawmakers attempt to regulate the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, pitting them against activists eager to fight in court to prevent federal agents from covering their faces. buff.ly/7ILZ7vV
About 50 lawmakers — from states including Utah, Georgia, Oregon and North Carolina — stood beside about a dozen Minnesota lawmakers in St. Paul. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/29/l...
Lawmakers visit Minnesota for inspiration — and to warn the nation • Minnesota Reformer
Democratic lawmakers from 13 states visited Minnesota Thursday to show solidarity for the Midwestern state that has seen 3,000 federal agents flood its city streets and the deaths of two U.S. citizens...
minnesotareformer.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:31 PM
About 50 lawmakers — from states including Utah, Georgia, Oregon and North Carolina — stood beside about a dozen Minnesota lawmakers in St. Paul. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/29/l...
Imagine how powerful it would be if the Capitol Press Corps in D.C. came together to do anything like this for their colleagues….
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Imagine how powerful it would be if the Capitol Press Corps in D.C. came together to do anything like this for their colleagues….
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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation after federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis man Alex Pretti. The Trump administration briefly said the DHS would an investigation.
Live: U.S. opens civil rights investigation in Alex Pretti’s death
President Trump labeled Pretti an “agitator” after new video showed the Minneapolis man clashing with federal agents.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation after federal agents fatally shot Minneapolis man Alex Pretti. The Trump administration briefly said the DHS would an investigation.
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The two children taken to the detention center go to the same school as 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained with his father earlier this month.
Detained asylum-seeking mother asks principal to bring her two young children to Whipple
The children go to the same school as 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained with his father earlier this month.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The two children taken to the detention center go to the same school as 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained with his father earlier this month.
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Wow. The county is charging the Ilhan Omar attacker even though the feds are also doing that, because they don't trust Trump to not pardon the guy.
This was a disturbing assault on @repilhan.bsky.social, who is frequently the target of vilifying language by fellow elected officials and members of the public.
Mr. Kazmierczak has been charged with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault.
Mr. Kazmierczak has been charged with one felony count of terroristic threats and one count of fifth-degree assault.
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Wow. The county is charging the Ilhan Omar attacker even though the feds are also doing that, because they don't trust Trump to not pardon the guy.
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meanwhile, ICE is still out in force terrorizing the children of Minnesota - just got this from my kid's school
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 PM
meanwhile, ICE is still out in force terrorizing the children of Minnesota - just got this from my kid's school
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NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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US Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE Detention
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 PM
NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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"A Minnesota State Patrol trooper found Alfredo Mancillas Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, slumped over in a car at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood."
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Border Patrol employee found ‘covered in vomit’ in St. Paul, charged with drunk driving
Border Patrol employee Alfredo Mancillas Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, was charged with drunk driving in St. Paul.
sahanjournal.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
"A Minnesota State Patrol trooper found Alfredo Mancillas Jr. of Corpus Christi, Texas, slumped over in a car at 3:25 a.m. Tuesday in the Hamline-Midway neighborhood."
sahanjournal.com/public-safet...
sahanjournal.com/public-safet...
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A federal appeals court in California has ruled that Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, exceeded her authority when she sought to end TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians, saying people have lost jobs, homes, and their ability to provide for their families. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Protections for Venezuelans
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 PM
A federal appeals court in California has ruled that Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, exceeded her authority when she sought to end TPS for Venezuelans and Haitians, saying people have lost jobs, homes, and their ability to provide for their families. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
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was that not already banned
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
was that not already banned
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I was talking to some other locals today about this disconnect between what we see on the ground and national politics. What’s clear here is that ICE is acting lawlessly. So it’s unclear why laws reminding them to follow the laws they’re breaking would work.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I was talking to some other locals today about this disconnect between what we see on the ground and national politics. What’s clear here is that ICE is acting lawlessly. So it’s unclear why laws reminding them to follow the laws they’re breaking would work.
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"Shirley and his ilk are not just content creators with a right-wing twist — they’re algo hounds. And he was not just making plain old propaganda; he was making internet slop." @miasato.bsky.social @theverge.com
When “independent journalists” aren’t really journalists
The rise of slop producers like Nick Shirley
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:11 PM
"Shirley and his ilk are not just content creators with a right-wing twist — they’re algo hounds. And he was not just making plain old propaganda; he was making internet slop." @miasato.bsky.social @theverge.com
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It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
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“Given that training for ICE officers has dropped down to about 6.5 weeks, TV/movies might be their biggest source of knowledge. It demonstrates that agents aren’t moving with tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photos.”
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
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 6:56 PM
“Given that training for ICE officers has dropped down to about 6.5 weeks, TV/movies might be their biggest source of knowledge. It demonstrates that agents aren’t moving with tactical focus; they’re doing what they think will look cool and intimidating in photos.”
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
www.wired.com/story/ice-pr...
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Washington is the only solidly Democratic state with no income tax, and despite the efforts of both Democrats and Republicans, Washingtonians have rejected income taxes 10 times in the last 90 years.
Washington state voters have rejected income taxes 10 times. Is this year different?
Washingtonians have rejected income taxes 10 times in the last 90 years. Democrats and even Republicans have tried and failed. So why is the vibe among tax reform advocates so optimistic in 2026?
n.pr
January 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Washington is the only solidly Democratic state with no income tax, and despite the efforts of both Democrats and Republicans, Washingtonians have rejected income taxes 10 times in the last 90 years.