Chris McLaren
@chrismclaren.com
I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.
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After ICE agents shot people in Minneapolis tonight, a crowd faced them down and eventually chased them away, despite federal mercenaries and police shooting a tremendous amount of tear gas.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 AM
After ICE agents shot people in Minneapolis tonight, a crowd faced them down and eventually chased them away, despite federal mercenaries and police shooting a tremendous amount of tear gas.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
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I just want it to be really clear, to people from out of the area, if they see pictures of fires in Minneapolis: THEY WERE STARTED BY ICE. NOT BY PROTESTERS. NOT BY RESIDENTS.
So not only are they shooting our citizens they are setting the city on fire. #MFD did respond. Someone get an Air Quality check in #Minneapolis with the volume of Flash Bangs & Chemical Irritants.
🚨BREAKING: Multiple fires have broken after ICE unleashed ANOTHER ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I just want it to be really clear, to people from out of the area, if they see pictures of fires in Minneapolis: THEY WERE STARTED BY ICE. NOT BY PROTESTERS. NOT BY RESIDENTS.
Abolish. PROSECUTE.
Gentleman on the scene who talked to this Dad said that he asked ICE officers if he could vacate his family and they said that's fine. He loaded up the car and as soon as he put it in drive, they lit the car up with flashbangs and tear gas. The 6mo old stopped breathing and EMS had to be sent in
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Abolish. PROSECUTE.
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In earlier years, the United States did more than any country to eliminate the use of offshore bank accounts as shelters -- numbered Swiss accounts ceased to be a thing thanks to Washington's reporting and filing regulations. Now we're watching the president use one.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:41 AM
In earlier years, the United States did more than any country to eliminate the use of offshore bank accounts as shelters -- numbered Swiss accounts ceased to be a thing thanks to Washington's reporting and filing regulations. Now we're watching the president use one.
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This is actually demonic & should strike as corrosive to the souls of anyone who considers themselves American. It’s the most dishonorable act imaginable.
It’s beyond disgusting.
It’s beyond disgusting.
Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The detained tribal members are experiencing homelessness and living under a bridge in Minneapolis.
www.twincities.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
This is actually demonic & should strike as corrosive to the souls of anyone who considers themselves American. It’s the most dishonorable act imaginable.
It’s beyond disgusting.
It’s beyond disgusting.
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They aren't specialists in violence they're just dicks the government gave badges to, don't mythologize being a thug because you're scared of loud noises
It’s worth considering that an overnight dismantling of ICE in 2029 would release into the wild a whole herd of specialists in violence with scant other marketable skills.
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 AM
They aren't specialists in violence they're just dicks the government gave badges to, don't mythologize being a thug because you're scared of loud noises
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my kingdom for a reporter who's had enough and finally responds to trump attacking their women colleagues with a "hey shut the fuck up asshole"
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
my kingdom for a reporter who's had enough and finally responds to trump attacking their women colleagues with a "hey shut the fuck up asshole"
QTP with your favourite Jedi!
(wrong answers only)
(wrong answers only)
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 AM
QTP with your favourite Jedi!
(wrong answers only)
(wrong answers only)
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Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
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A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 11:58 PM
A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country
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Making things that would have made my grandma frown and ask why I can’t just “be normal and nice”.
Artists, I think we're all too comfortable sharing our imposter syndrome.
I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.
No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at
Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
I would love to see you step out of your comfort zone and confidently state what you think you're actually really good at.
No self deprecation, just what you think you're the strongest at
Is anyone brave eniough? 👀
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Making things that would have made my grandma frown and ask why I can’t just “be normal and nice”.
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Ah yes, there were “good Germans” back then too
January 14, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Ah yes, there were “good Germans” back then too
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So many. This made me cry.
Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota
January 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
So many. This made me cry.
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someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
someone asked on insta what “be brave enough to be kind” means and why i say it on my podcast and at screenings
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
being kind is always a vulnerability - it exposes your belly. love puts us in harm’s way always. we gotta find the courage to risk being hurt. or else i don’t know what the point is.
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Bitcoin was invented 16 years ago. If crypto provided any utility beyond buying drugs online, creating a new form of gambling or indulging Libertarian anti-state fantasies, it would have broken into the mainstream by now.
Fed Kashkari still hating on crypto: "It's still basically useless for consumers. I mean, there's, there's nothing you can do with Bitcoin or a stablecoin that you can't already do with Venmo or with your traditional banking products, other than circumventing banking regulation."
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Bitcoin was invented 16 years ago. If crypto provided any utility beyond buying drugs online, creating a new form of gambling or indulging Libertarian anti-state fantasies, it would have broken into the mainstream by now.
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we don't have very much but we can strip anybody who works for ICE of any social niceties whatsoever. you find out somebody is with them? they don't get to be ANYTHING to you anymore. and tell them WHY. it SUCKS to be ostracized and stigmatized. please use it on somebody who's earned it for once
January 14, 2026 at 2:20 AM
we don't have very much but we can strip anybody who works for ICE of any social niceties whatsoever. you find out somebody is with them? they don't get to be ANYTHING to you anymore. and tell them WHY. it SUCKS to be ostracized and stigmatized. please use it on somebody who's earned it for once
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David Bowie's album Low was released 49 years ago today. I won't say that Low is his best album (he went in too many stylistic directions for that), but it's the one I play the most. All these years later, his Berlin period remains haunting.
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
David Bowie's album Low was released 49 years ago today. I won't say that Low is his best album (he went in too many stylistic directions for that), but it's the one I play the most. All these years later, his Berlin period remains haunting.
I fucking love the Rockford Files. This is a true thing.
I really wish studios would make new things. This is also a true thing.
If you're going to adapt a 70s premise enough that it works as a 20s premise, why not just make a new show?
Also, you can't replace Garner.
I really wish studios would make new things. This is also a true thing.
If you're going to adapt a 70s premise enough that it works as a 20s premise, why not just make a new show?
Also, you can't replace Garner.
Jim Rockford is back on the case: NBC has ordered a pilot for a reboot of the classic '70s detective series The Rockford Files.
The Rockford Files Reboot Lands Pilot Order At NBC — Who Would You Cast To Fill James Garner's Shoes? - TVLine
www.tvline.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I fucking love the Rockford Files. This is a true thing.
I really wish studios would make new things. This is also a true thing.
If you're going to adapt a 70s premise enough that it works as a 20s premise, why not just make a new show?
Also, you can't replace Garner.
I really wish studios would make new things. This is also a true thing.
If you're going to adapt a 70s premise enough that it works as a 20s premise, why not just make a new show?
Also, you can't replace Garner.
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For people outside of the Twin Cities, the closest thing I can compare it to is 2020.
Every institution you need for daily life is unsafe. There are a lot of people who need to shelter in place to protect themselves. But instead of a virus, the threat is the government.
Every institution you need for daily life is unsafe. There are a lot of people who need to shelter in place to protect themselves. But instead of a virus, the threat is the government.
These barbarians are destroying everything that makes society work. Kids can't go to school, patients can't go to the hospital. We are, in effect, paying them to wreck the basic infrastructure of the country
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
For people outside of the Twin Cities, the closest thing I can compare it to is 2020.
Every institution you need for daily life is unsafe. There are a lot of people who need to shelter in place to protect themselves. But instead of a virus, the threat is the government.
Every institution you need for daily life is unsafe. There are a lot of people who need to shelter in place to protect themselves. But instead of a virus, the threat is the government.
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As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As it happens though, the framers of the US constitution did say it: in the 4th amendment, the 5th, the 10th, etc.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
What they didn’t provide for is federal immigration enforcement of any kind, only “a uniform rule of naturalization.” Nor did they give the federal government a plenary police power.
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Damn Germany!!!
Careful with those burns. He's American, he has no way to treat them... 🤣
Careful with those burns. He's American, he has no way to treat them... 🤣
January 14, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Damn Germany!!!
Careful with those burns. He's American, he has no way to treat them... 🤣
Careful with those burns. He's American, he has no way to treat them... 🤣
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enough is enough man they are literally kidnapping babies now
ICE abducted and injured (bruised cheek) a 1-year old who is the daughter of a US citizen detained as part of a Kavanaugh Stop.
"Federal agents allegedly drive off with baby in car after father detained in Cypress Park raid."
January 14, 2026 at 3:51 PM
enough is enough man they are literally kidnapping babies now
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On the one hand, Kristi Noem says Members of Congress who by law are permitted to conduct oversight, can't get into Whipple.
On the other hand, Kristi Noem's dumbass crackers are bringing people who've been trained as legal observers into Whipple to observe.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
On the other hand, Kristi Noem's dumbass crackers are bringing people who've been trained as legal observers into Whipple to observe.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
On the one hand, Kristi Noem says Members of Congress who by law are permitted to conduct oversight, can't get into Whipple.
On the other hand, Kristi Noem's dumbass crackers are bringing people who've been trained as legal observers into Whipple to observe.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
On the other hand, Kristi Noem's dumbass crackers are bringing people who've been trained as legal observers into Whipple to observe.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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participants from Benin's Vodun Day Festival, celebrated every January 10th.
January 13, 2026 at 12:48 AM
participants from Benin's Vodun Day Festival, celebrated every January 10th.
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May the wind bite their nose
May the slush freeze their toes
So their skin may blister and rash
So Minnesota may take out the fash
May the slush freeze their toes
So their skin may blister and rash
So Minnesota may take out the fash
January 14, 2026 at 5:47 AM
May the wind bite their nose
May the slush freeze their toes
So their skin may blister and rash
So Minnesota may take out the fash
May the slush freeze their toes
So their skin may blister and rash
So Minnesota may take out the fash