Cathi Harris
@cathiharris.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and opinionated human.
I write a blog and weekly email newsletter, Alte Frau - New Life, about life in Berlin. You can find it at www.diealtefrau.com.
And I natter on about everything else at cathiharris.com.
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I write a blog and weekly email newsletter, Alte Frau - New Life, about life in Berlin. You can find it at www.diealtefrau.com.
And I natter on about everything else at cathiharris.com.
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"Through all this, Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kaohly Her, the BCA and the MN correctional and prison system are continuing to follow the law, even when the feds break the first, second, fourth, tenth, and fourteenth amendments on a daily basis."
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Teri Leigh 💜 (@terileigh)
Part 2
I’m writing this from Minnesota.
These are just a few things that may not be making the national or international news.
When detainees are released from custody at the Whipple Building, ...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:48 AM
"Through all this, Tim Walz, Jacob Frey, Kaohly Her, the BCA and the MN correctional and prison system are continuing to follow the law, even when the feds break the first, second, fourth, tenth, and fourteenth amendments on a daily basis."
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"The warrant served on the Fulton County election center sought ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls, which it alleged might constitute “evidence of the commission of a criminal offense.”
FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald ...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:19 AM
"The warrant served on the Fulton County election center sought ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls, which it alleged might constitute “evidence of the commission of a criminal offense.”
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one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
one of the agents said “okay we know” when we were whistling so i leaned in and whistled louder and he threatened to pepper spray me. i then said “are you scared of a fucking whistle dawg” and he very meekly said “no i’m not scared of a whistle”
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One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
"But Fedlandia could be the site of a vibrant new neighborhood with walkable living, two Metrorail stations and unbeatable access to the Mall. Some of the federal buildings slated for disposal are in fact strong candidates for residential conversion."
Inside the Plan to Demolish and Rebuild Trump’s Washington
When President Donald Trump demolished the East Wing in October, it came as a public shock. But the White House likely won’t be the last historic DC building to face a wrecking ball.
www.bloomberg.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:12 AM
"But Fedlandia could be the site of a vibrant new neighborhood with walkable living, two Metrorail stations and unbeatable access to the Mall. Some of the federal buildings slated for disposal are in fact strong candidates for residential conversion."
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For those that are not aware, two Democratic and one independent senator voted for the slush fund.
-Mastro (NV-D)
-Fetterman (PA-D)
-King (ME-I)
May their name be stained for all time and be primaried next election.
-Mastro (NV-D)
-Fetterman (PA-D)
-King (ME-I)
May their name be stained for all time and be primaried next election.
How did they get the massive slush fund? It wasn’t it that some Democrats caved, was it? (Said with all due sarcasm)
Time to put forth legislation to stop this madness.
Time to put forth legislation to stop this madness.
Americans must be eyes wide open that blocking the DHS funding bill will not shut down ICE.
ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
January 26, 2026 at 10:06 AM
For those that are not aware, two Democratic and one independent senator voted for the slush fund.
-Mastro (NV-D)
-Fetterman (PA-D)
-King (ME-I)
May their name be stained for all time and be primaried next election.
-Mastro (NV-D)
-Fetterman (PA-D)
-King (ME-I)
May their name be stained for all time and be primaried next election.
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Also part of the global diversification push by the EU - the Security and Defence Partnership that will be signed with India this week. Quite remarkable to see the EU flag flown at an Indian parade.
The display of the flags of the EU, the EU Military Staff, and our maritime missions ATALANTA and ASPIDES at India’s Republic Day is a powerful symbol of our deepening security cooperation.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
It will culminate tomorrow in the signature of our Security and Defence Partnership.
January 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Also part of the global diversification push by the EU - the Security and Defence Partnership that will be signed with India this week. Quite remarkable to see the EU flag flown at an Indian parade.
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On the cover of Spain’s @elpais.com: The violent spiral of Trump’s immigration police kill another person in Minneapolis. Harassment campaign against activists that support migrants.
And on Germany’s Tagesspiegel: Trump’s Stormtroopers.
And on Germany’s Tagesspiegel: Trump’s Stormtroopers.
January 25, 2026 at 9:02 AM
On the cover of Spain’s @elpais.com: The violent spiral of Trump’s immigration police kill another person in Minneapolis. Harassment campaign against activists that support migrants.
And on Germany’s Tagesspiegel: Trump’s Stormtroopers.
And on Germany’s Tagesspiegel: Trump’s Stormtroopers.
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“We’re rallying in solidarity with the people in Minnesota, because we don’t know who’s next,” Badger-Aguilar, a public employee and chapter president for Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, told HuffPost. “It’s really all of us that are at risk here." #ICEOUT
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
Why Friday’s 'ICE Out' Shutdown In Minnesota May Be A Turning Point Nationwide
Experts on boycott tactics explain what sets Minnesota’s “ICE Out” movement apart — and practical steps to show support.
seiu.co
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“We’re rallying in solidarity with the people in Minnesota, because we don’t know who’s next,” Badger-Aguilar, a public employee and chapter president for Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, told HuffPost. “It’s really all of us that are at risk here." #ICEOUT
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
Read more: seiu.co/3M5bZxj
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Ein Deutscher hat einen 30-jährigen Algerier getötet. Die Polizei sieht keine Anhaltspunkte für ein rechtsextremes Motiv. Nun gibt es neue Hinweise.
Tödliche Messerattacke in Uelzen: Rechtsextreme Motivation wird immer wahrscheinlicher
Ein Deutscher hat einen 30-jährigen Algerier getötet. Die Polizei sieht keine Anhaltspunkte für ein rechtsextremes Motiv. Nun gibt es neue Hinweise.
taz.de
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Ein Deutscher hat einen 30-jährigen Algerier getötet. Die Polizei sieht keine Anhaltspunkte für ein rechtsextremes Motiv. Nun gibt es neue Hinweise.
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"They have roughed up local lawmakers, detained and jailed legal observers without charges, tear-gassed high school students, smashed in car windows of bewildered drivers unlucky enough to cross their path." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 AM
"They have roughed up local lawmakers, detained and jailed legal observers without charges, tear-gassed high school students, smashed in car windows of bewildered drivers unlucky enough to cross their path." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
“Historically, interferences by the US government in gas markets to exert pressure on Europe were considered unthinkable. In the current geopolitical context, this assumption is questionable.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Trump has growing stranglehold over EU and UK energy supply, study shows
European countries now reliant on US liquified natural gas shipments, creating risk of higher bills amid recent tensions
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:30 AM
“Historically, interferences by the US government in gas markets to exert pressure on Europe were considered unthinkable. In the current geopolitical context, this assumption is questionable.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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What people know about publicly is only a fraction of the work actually going on, much of which is being done very quietly for the safety/security of our vulnerable neighbors.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
What people know about publicly is only a fraction of the work actually going on, much of which is being done very quietly for the safety/security of our vulnerable neighbors.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
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“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white” Fee told me. “But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.”
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“ICE might not break into my house and try to take one of my family members, because we’re all white” Fee told me. “But I’m not gonna not care, just because it’s not gonna happen to me. That’s irresponsible, that’s disrespectful, and it’s sinful, honestly.”
I think this is a great article, everyone who wants to understand the core issues with the AI bubble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I think this is a great article, everyone who wants to understand the core issues with the AI bubble.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Berlin parents: How difficult was it for you to find a pediatrician? Working on an article about finding a doctor. I remember it was difficult for us to find a Kinderarzt who would see my teenagers, ones in the area only had open spots for babies. What was it like for you? Any tips to share?
January 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Berlin parents: How difficult was it for you to find a pediatrician? Working on an article about finding a doctor. I remember it was difficult for us to find a Kinderarzt who would see my teenagers, ones in the area only had open spots for babies. What was it like for you? Any tips to share?
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Whether it’s Donald Trump tanking the economy, shredding the Constitution, and executing civilians or Joe Biden having a raspy voice at a debate, both men have defiled all that is sacred about about our nation.
January 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Whether it’s Donald Trump tanking the economy, shredding the Constitution, and executing civilians or Joe Biden having a raspy voice at a debate, both men have defiled all that is sacred about about our nation.
"If you believe that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, then the lessons we should have learned over the vast expanse of human history - from cataclysms both natural and man-made - is that human nature favors cooperation."
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Now for the Antidote
That last post was more depressing than I meant it to be
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January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
"If you believe that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, then the lessons we should have learned over the vast expanse of human history - from cataclysms both natural and man-made - is that human nature favors cooperation."
www.cathiharris.com/now-for-the-...
www.cathiharris.com/now-for-the-...
The whole world is watching.
In Minneapolis zerren ICE-Beamte eine Frau aus ihrem Auto, während sie verzweifelt um Geduld bittet. Nach dem Tod von Renee Good und landesweiten Protesten kommt es weiterhin zu gewaltsamen Übergriffen der US-Einwanderungsbehörde.
Minneapolis: ICE-Beamte zerren Frau aus Auto - »Ich habe nur versucht, zum Arzt zu gehen«
In Minneapolis zerren ICE-Beamte eine Frau aus ihrem Auto, während sie verzweifelt um Geduld bittet. Nach dem Tod von Renee Good und landesweiten Protesten kommt es weiterhin zu gewaltsamen Übergriffen der US-Einwanderungsbehörde.
www.spiegel.de
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The whole world is watching.
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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“The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.” - Rosa Luxemburg, brutally murdered in Berlin on this day in 1919.
Her words still ring true.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/rosa-luxembu...
Her words still ring true.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
“The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.” - Rosa Luxemburg, brutally murdered in Berlin on this day in 1919.
Her words still ring true.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/rosa-luxembu...
Her words still ring true.
www.slowtravelberlin.com/rosa-luxembu...
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
Revenue from the initial oil sales - valued around $500 million - is being held in bank accounts controlled by the U.S. government, according to an administration official, citing an order issued on Friday.
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US completes first Venezuelan oil sales valued at $500 million, US official says
The U.S. has completed the first sales of Venezuelan oil that are part of a $2 billion deal reached earlier this month between Caracas and Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Revenue from the initial oil sales - valued around $500 million - is being held in bank accounts controlled by the U.S. government, according to an administration official, citing an order issued on Friday.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...