Carol Fenton
@cfpdx.bsky.social
Can be found walking Ruzo & Leo and showing up at the St Johns Food Share.
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“These are the domestic weaknesses that helped to make the country susceptible to becoming a concentration camp regime.” degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“These are the domestic weaknesses that helped to make the country susceptible to becoming a concentration camp regime.” degenerateart.beehiiv.com/p/into-the-a...
Multiple labor unions are endorsing a “Day of Truth and Freedom” on Friday in Minnesota. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
The latest on ICE in Minnesota: Labor unions call for day of no work, school or shopping as protest
Here’s the latest news on Tuesday around the increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Multiple labor unions are endorsing a “Day of Truth and Freedom” on Friday in Minnesota. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
🧵
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The US announced its withdrawal from WHO last January. the divorce is messy.
"In this divorce analogy, it would be like: She locks her door and [says], 'You can't come and get your clothes.' " Except in this case it'd be viral specimens and disease outbreak data."
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
"In this divorce analogy, it would be like: She locks her door and [says], 'You can't come and get your clothes.' " Except in this case it'd be viral specimens and disease outbreak data."
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it?
The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.
www.npr.org
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The US announced its withdrawal from WHO last January. the divorce is messy.
"In this divorce analogy, it would be like: She locks her door and [says], 'You can't come and get your clothes.' " Except in this case it'd be viral specimens and disease outbreak data."
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
"In this divorce analogy, it would be like: She locks her door and [says], 'You can't come and get your clothes.' " Except in this case it'd be viral specimens and disease outbreak data."
www.npr.org/2026/01/20/g...
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A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
nbcnews.to
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says.
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The allegations in this story are incredibly disturbing. Blocking kids from bedside, lying to their pastor, pushing a patient — Why are hospital staff so involved in ICE’s attempts to detain a woman in their care?
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
ICE agents detain Mounds View couple en route to ER
An early-morning trip to the ER turned into a nightmare for a Mounds View couple with Liborio Parral Ortiz shipped to Texas and the family blocked from access to the bedside of his wife by ICE agents ...
sahanjournal.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The allegations in this story are incredibly disturbing. Blocking kids from bedside, lying to their pastor, pushing a patient — Why are hospital staff so involved in ICE’s attempts to detain a woman in their care?
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
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I started reporting this article weeks before the recent crackdowns on Minneapolis. It's important to remember that the nationwide organizing context of the uprising in Minneapolis right now is not just about protesting but mobilizing whole communities to protect the most vulnerable. #stopice
When ICE comes to the neighborhood, communities fight back. @meeshellchen.bsky.social takes inside the grassroots defense against deportation raids. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The People vs. ICE
Across the country, neighbors are working together to protect one another from Trump’s immigration crackdowns.
www.thenation.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I started reporting this article weeks before the recent crackdowns on Minneapolis. It's important to remember that the nationwide organizing context of the uprising in Minneapolis right now is not just about protesting but mobilizing whole communities to protect the most vulnerable. #stopice
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all the fiber arts girlies are on it
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
all the fiber arts girlies are on it
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"... A small number of Canadian soldiers could be on their way to Greenland this week... the officials were unsure when the Prime Minister would make the decision but they believe it is imminent."
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada weighs sending soldiers to Greenland as show of NATO solidarity with Denmark
Move would likely anger U.S. President Trump, who has threatened new tariffs on European countries that sent miliary personnel to Greenland
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"... A small number of Canadian soldiers could be on their way to Greenland this week... the officials were unsure when the Prime Minister would make the decision but they believe it is imminent."
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
“They had a full circle moment where they had to smash their own windshield to get their key out of the car.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Tense ICE encounter in Oregon city caught on video
About 60 people gathered in a Woodburn parking lot to confront two agents, including one who said he didn’t vote for Trump.
www.oregonlive.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“They had a full circle moment where they had to smash their own windshield to get their key out of the car.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
Must read for the day! 👇
"Strangest of all is the liberal pipe dream that local police will stand up against ICE and CBP, when police have collaborated with ICE and been deployed to protect agents from protesters, even in so-called sanctuary cities."
An interview with Robin D.G. Kelley
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren...
An interview with Robin D.G. Kelley
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren...
Renee Good's Murder and Other Acts of Terror
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net
January 17, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Must read for the day! 👇
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Australia has blocked 80% of under 18s from social media. Youtube, TikTok, Reddit, X. A nation of teens now cut off from the world's most important source of information and communication.
Listen, I think teens on X is scary. But being barring them from online society is scarier.
Listen, I think teens on X is scary. But being barring them from online society is scarier.
Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban
Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users under 16 took effect.
www.foxnews.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Australia has blocked 80% of under 18s from social media. Youtube, TikTok, Reddit, X. A nation of teens now cut off from the world's most important source of information and communication.
Listen, I think teens on X is scary. But being barring them from online society is scarier.
Listen, I think teens on X is scary. But being barring them from online society is scarier.
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Please! They’re finding that even though subclade K evades many immune defenses, hospitalizations among children especially are still mostly kids who weren’t vaccinated. theyre finding vaccination still slows community spread and is reducing illness severity. GET VACCINATED.
according to a thing I read this morning, only 1/4 of eligible people in my state got the flu vaccine so far, and now a 4-year-old died of the flu. Please get vaccinated if you can!
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Please! They’re finding that even though subclade K evades many immune defenses, hospitalizations among children especially are still mostly kids who weren’t vaccinated. theyre finding vaccination still slows community spread and is reducing illness severity. GET VACCINATED.
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Whew, this new CNN poll is brutal....
58% say first year was a failure. Net approval on key issues:
- Venezuela: -16
- Immigration: -16 (was +3 in Mar)
- Economy: -21
- Foreign affairs: -21
- Job approval: -22 (39-61)
- Tariffs: -25 (new low)
- Healthcare: -27 (new low)
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
58% say first year was a failure. Net approval on key issues:
- Venezuela: -16
- Immigration: -16 (was +3 in Mar)
- Economy: -21
- Foreign affairs: -21
- Job approval: -22 (39-61)
- Tariffs: -25 (new low)
- Healthcare: -27 (new low)
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
January 16, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Whew, this new CNN poll is brutal....
58% say first year was a failure. Net approval on key issues:
- Venezuela: -16
- Immigration: -16 (was +3 in Mar)
- Economy: -21
- Foreign affairs: -21
- Job approval: -22 (39-61)
- Tariffs: -25 (new low)
- Healthcare: -27 (new low)
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
58% say first year was a failure. Net approval on key issues:
- Venezuela: -16
- Immigration: -16 (was +3 in Mar)
- Economy: -21
- Foreign affairs: -21
- Job approval: -22 (39-61)
- Tariffs: -25 (new low)
- Healthcare: -27 (new low)
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
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As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
‘Buying countries is Stone Age mentality:’ Inuit speak up on Greenland
Indigenous Greenlanders, who endured centuries of colonialism from Denmark, now face a new threat from Donald Trump’s United States
canadiangeographic.ca
January 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
As you talk about Greenland, please make sure you are talking about the >56,000 Inuit who have called the Island their home for thousands of years. Here are 2 stories that include their voices, concerns, and hopes.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/buy...
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The problem, of course, is that one of our two political parties has organized itself around a world of “alternative facts” in which the meaning of words and independently-verifiable evidence are irrelevant. If J6 can be a “day of love,” then lots of swearing at Bovino can be an Insurrection.
The Insurrection Act does require an actual insurrection. The violence in Minneapolis is almost exclusively one-sided. People yelling at you, calling you names, and recording you on a cell phone isn’t violence. And if the courts let Trump say it is, we’re in a lot of trouble.
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The problem, of course, is that one of our two political parties has organized itself around a world of “alternative facts” in which the meaning of words and independently-verifiable evidence are irrelevant. If J6 can be a “day of love,” then lots of swearing at Bovino can be an Insurrection.
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Pierce County, are you guys okay? This is absolutely insane. Video from @hannahkrieg.bsky.social.
Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
January 16, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Pierce County, are you guys okay? This is absolutely insane. Video from @hannahkrieg.bsky.social.
Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
Neo Nazi Sheriff Swank basically threatened elected officials with violent retribution. Also, he sounds exactly like Steven Miller.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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Evil.
Lewiston, Maine: “One property manager whose tenants are almost exclusively African immigrants showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.”
Immigrants prepare for their arrests and leave Lewiston ahead of ICE action
One property manager showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Evil.
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relatedly please send funds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. ICE might suffer in this weather but our unhoused neighbors definitely will without support!!!!
It’ll be dangerously cold this weekend in the Twin Cities. Windchills will reach -20°. With how violently ICE is grabbing people, they might not be dressed for the weather, especially if ICE keeps dumping people miles from their home or car without their phone. Frostbite hits quickly at these temps.
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
relatedly please send funds to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social. ICE might suffer in this weather but our unhoused neighbors definitely will without support!!!!
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NEW: The incarcerated woman whose daughter raised money for her sick prison cat, Orange Julius, has been put in solitary confinement while officials investigate the fundraiser — despite the fact that she did not organize it or receive any of the money.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
After a Prison Cat Fundraiser Went Viral, Texas Officials Put His Caretaker in Solitary Confinement
“She was crying when she called me,” her daughter told The Barbed Wire. “This is not a place my medically challenged mother should be.”
thebarbedwire.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
NEW: The incarcerated woman whose daughter raised money for her sick prison cat, Orange Julius, has been put in solitary confinement while officials investigate the fundraiser — despite the fact that she did not organize it or receive any of the money.
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
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The more info we get about this raid, the worse it becomes. ICE had NO valid warrant (administrative warrants do not authorize forceful entry into a home), the guy's sole prior conviction was a since-dismissed drug charge from 2008, AND he had checked in with ICE just days earlier.
Immigration attorney: The arrest "during a Minnesota immigration crackdown that the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement operation ever, was a “blatant constitutional violation,” since the agents did not have a proper warrant..." www.minnpost.com/public-safet...
Attorney: No proper warrant for Minneapolis man's arrest in home
The arrest of Garrison Gibson came in a city increasingly on edge after an immigration agent shot and killed Renee Good last week.
www.minnpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The more info we get about this raid, the worse it becomes. ICE had NO valid warrant (administrative warrants do not authorize forceful entry into a home), the guy's sole prior conviction was a since-dismissed drug charge from 2008, AND he had checked in with ICE just days earlier.
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SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
SCOOP from Douglas Macmillan
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...