Chris Ingraham
@cingraham.bsky.social
Writer in upstate New York. Hiring or looking for freelance? Let's talk! Formerly: Minnesota Reformer, Washington Post, Brookings, Pew. Orange cat evangelist. Ask me about my swamp.
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
January 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Update — Here is what the new apparent CBS News segment "Whiskey Fridays with Tony Dokoupil" may look like:
Also check out the mix of active and passive voice in the second paragraph.
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Also check out the mix of active and passive voice in the second paragraph.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
46-year-old woman held in a Clinton County jail on a misdemeanor drug charge died after spending days "incoherent and covered in her own feces and urine."
"Guards did nothing but watch," fellow inmate says, and refused to send her to a hospital. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
"Guards did nothing but watch," fellow inmate says, and refused to send her to a hospital. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
Witness describes a 'cold-hearted' death in a North Country jail
A 46-year-old woman who was being held in Clinton County jail on a misdemeanor drug charge was allegedly incoherent and covered in her own feces and urine for days before she died on Jan. 2.
www.timesunion.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
46-year-old woman held in a Clinton County jail on a misdemeanor drug charge died after spending days "incoherent and covered in her own feces and urine."
"Guards did nothing but watch," fellow inmate says, and refused to send her to a hospital. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
"Guards did nothing but watch," fellow inmate says, and refused to send her to a hospital. www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...
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The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
It's 10am in Minneapolis and rapid response is underwater, reports of chemicals deployed already.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
As others have pointed out, the ratio of feds (with more arriving) to residents and square mileage here is extreme compared to what we experienced in Chicago.
We are in freefall.
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Daily had an interview with the MPD chief. They’re getting regular 911 calls because federal agents are leaving cars in the street after detaining people. Local officers are overwhelmed, feel ICE/BP are putting them at risk with dangerous tactics, unraveling progress made since George Floyd.
Interesting -- this is the guy who lately has been going to the news and giving increasingly bigger and bigger estimates of the scope of Medicaid fraud in the state.
Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor has resigned, along with other experienced attorneys at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office.
Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor resigns
Joe Thompson, the U.S. Justice Department attorney best known for prosecuting social services fraud in Minnesota, has resigned along with other experienced attorneys at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's O...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Interesting -- this is the guy who lately has been going to the news and giving increasingly bigger and bigger estimates of the scope of Medicaid fraud in the state.
That's the good stuff right there.
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
That's the good stuff right there.
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Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll:
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
46% support abolishing ICE
43% oppose abolishing ICE
This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support
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New story from @jcollins.bsky.social on ICE attempts to intimidate ICE Watch observers in Minneapolis, including ICE letting them know they know where they live—by leading them to their homes www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
New story from @jcollins.bsky.social on ICE attempts to intimidate ICE Watch observers in Minneapolis, including ICE letting them know they know where they live—by leading them to their homes www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
"FEAR NOT, GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING." He's ranting like an anime villain.
You can tell Trump is extremely nervous about losing the propaganda war in Minnesota, which is all that really matters to him.
He opens with a rhetorical question about “the people of Minnesota,” not just the communist scum or whatever. He knows regular people hate what’s happening in the state.
He opens with a rhetorical question about “the people of Minnesota,” not just the communist scum or whatever. He knows regular people hate what’s happening in the state.
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
"FEAR NOT, GREAT PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA, THE DAY OF RECKONING & RETRIBUTION IS COMING." He's ranting like an anime villain.
The Reformer did a ride-along -- not with ICE, but with the community members protesting them
As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The Reformer did a ride-along -- not with ICE, but with the community members protesting them
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Plugging again for @minnesotareformer.com, which is free to read with no paywalls or ads. You don't even have to "make an account."
It's still a small team, but worth adding to your list of media.
It's still a small team, but worth adding to your list of media.
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Plugging again for @minnesotareformer.com, which is free to read with no paywalls or ads. You don't even have to "make an account."
It's still a small team, but worth adding to your list of media.
It's still a small team, but worth adding to your list of media.
I did a whole series of stories for the Washington post late 2020/early 2021 about coup attempts, democratic backsliding and authoritarianism, and got a lot of grief from reactionary centrists about how that was "just the opinion of some elite academics"
Sure. But but it was way better for your career, and the esteem of many of your highly placed professional peers, to be wrong about this and so many people were. They’re doing great btw www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
Opinion | The Resistance Libs Were Right
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I did a whole series of stories for the Washington post late 2020/early 2021 about coup attempts, democratic backsliding and authoritarianism, and got a lot of grief from reactionary centrists about how that was "just the opinion of some elite academics"
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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE:
At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the Trump administration's handling of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer, according to three people briefed on the departures.
At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the Trump administration's handling of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer, according to three people briefed on the departures.
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE:
At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the Trump administration's handling of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer, according to three people briefed on the departures.
At least four leaders of a Justice Department unit that investigates police killings have resigned in protest over the Trump administration's handling of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer, according to three people briefed on the departures.
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Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
January 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Government accounts just post like this now and that’s how policy is made
"A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witnesses who shared videos with the Reformer." minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Border Patrol agent knees man in face in Minneapolis as other agents hold him down • Minnesota Reformer
A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witness...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
"A U.S. Border Patrol agent kneed a man at least five times in the face while several other agents held him pinned facedown on the pavement in south Minneapolis on Friday, according to multiple witnesses who shared videos with the Reformer." minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/12/u...
"show us the chart again, chris"
January 13, 2026 at 12:55 AM
"show us the chart again, chris"
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Someone more expert than I am should do a piece compiling and explaining all the ways that Trump/Hegseth have put future US troops and civilians at risk in future conflicts because they don't give a damn about the consequences of their actions.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Someone more expert than I am should do a piece compiling and explaining all the ways that Trump/Hegseth have put future US troops and civilians at risk in future conflicts because they don't give a damn about the consequences of their actions.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
From what I understand it would be a lengthy item.
For those unfamiliar Bring Me The News is very much a legit local news site in MN, despite the odd name
There is a longer version of the video of a kidnapping of this kid - there really is no other word for it - here. As he is being shoved into the DHS vehicle he breaks down. At about the 2 minute mark you hear a DHS agent say "wow - fucking child" sarcastically.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
For those unfamiliar Bring Me The News is very much a legit local news site in MN, despite the odd name
Great work here, underscoring how federal ag policy is a massive taxpayer-funded handout to some of the country's wealthiest people
NEW: The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands
The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands
Livestock grazing is allowed across 240 million acres of federal land. Our investigation revealed the subsidies propping up ranching, its impact on the environment and the politics underpinning the sy...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Great work here, underscoring how federal ag policy is a massive taxpayer-funded handout to some of the country's wealthiest people
they're gonna omit the costs from the cost-benefit analyses?
"the Trump administration...said the E.P.A. would no longer take health effects into account in the cost-benefit analyses necessary for clean-air regulations...Instead, the agency would estimate only the costs to businesses of complying with the rules." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
they're gonna omit the costs from the cost-benefit analyses?
Conservative media are promoting a GiveSendGo fundraiser for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good. The page includes the following statement from the organizer: "But this didn't happen in a vacuum—it's the direct result of anti-American traitors like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (who is Jewish)"
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Conservative media are promoting a GiveSendGo fundraiser for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good. The page includes the following statement from the organizer: "But this didn't happen in a vacuum—it's the direct result of anti-American traitors like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (who is Jewish)"