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.
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.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
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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)"
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This is what I heard checking in on friends yesterday. People are in hiding, or aren’t but are agonizing over whether they should be, or are trying to reassure terrified parents who want them to be
The scale of this doesn’t seem to be known to even newshound NYC friends w/o Minneapolis connections
The scale of this doesn’t seem to be known to even newshound NYC friends w/o Minneapolis connections
"The logical outcome of ICE’s siege is the fear that now grips Minneapolis immigrants, even those with U.S. citizenship, about sending their kids to school, going to work, buying groceries, or seeing a doctor when they’re sick." www.liberalcurrents.com/return-of-th...
Return of the Silver Shirts
In ICE's invasion of Minneapolis, an echo of a dark past.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
This is what I heard checking in on friends yesterday. People are in hiding, or aren’t but are agonizing over whether they should be, or are trying to reassure terrified parents who want them to be
The scale of this doesn’t seem to be known to even newshound NYC friends w/o Minneapolis connections
The scale of this doesn’t seem to be known to even newshound NYC friends w/o Minneapolis connections
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Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
www.federalreserve.gov
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Change a few words and this could have been the statement every university president had the opportunity to make last year.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
The reactionary centrist approach to journalism: if you're "criticizing both sides" you're above reproach
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The reactionary centrist approach to journalism: if you're "criticizing both sides" you're above reproach
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Wait but also that “paper beats rock” avatar is uhhhh
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Wait but also that “paper beats rock” avatar is uhhhh
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We're going to see a gobsmackingly low murder rate for 2025, possibly the lowest on record. This of course is great news.
But Trump is going to try to take credit for it. So keep this graph in mind. The steep drop began in 2022.
jasher.substack.com/p/the-cities...
But Trump is going to try to take credit for it. So keep this graph in mind. The steep drop began in 2022.
jasher.substack.com/p/the-cities...
January 12, 2026 at 2:26 PM
We're going to see a gobsmackingly low murder rate for 2025, possibly the lowest on record. This of course is great news.
But Trump is going to try to take credit for it. So keep this graph in mind. The steep drop began in 2022.
jasher.substack.com/p/the-cities...
But Trump is going to try to take credit for it. So keep this graph in mind. The steep drop began in 2022.
jasher.substack.com/p/the-cities...
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All the talk of "balance" in journalism produced a culture where constant sane-washing of the right isn't just allowed, it's expected and required.
The news outlets that have so far covered this have omitted the description of the GoFundMe from the creator himself: "The stupid cunts wanna make a go fund me for the stupod bitch that got what she deserved i made one for the ice officer that did his job lets get this man some money." /
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
All the talk of "balance" in journalism produced a culture where constant sane-washing of the right isn't just allowed, it's expected and required.
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The yawning canyon between the bravery of ordinary people trying to protect their neighbors and exercising their First Amendment rights versus the cowardice, silence, and capitulation by elites is something to behold.
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The yawning canyon between the bravery of ordinary people trying to protect their neighbors and exercising their First Amendment rights versus the cowardice, silence, and capitulation by elites is something to behold.
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The news outlets that have so far covered this have omitted the description of the GoFundMe from the creator himself: "The stupid cunts wanna make a go fund me for the stupod bitch that got what she deserved i made one for the ice officer that did his job lets get this man some money." /
January 12, 2026 at 12:48 PM
The news outlets that have so far covered this have omitted the description of the GoFundMe from the creator himself: "The stupid cunts wanna make a go fund me for the stupod bitch that got what she deserved i made one for the ice officer that did his job lets get this man some money." /
Wildlife track knowers, what do we think this is? Rural upstate NY early this AM near a swamp
January 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Wildlife track knowers, what do we think this is? Rural upstate NY early this AM near a swamp
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i believe the photographer who is taking the photo is Christopher Katsarov of the Canadian Press, and here is his photo
January 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Would pay actual money to see the camera roll of the guy on the right
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Would pay actual money to see the camera roll of the guy on the right
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#Fairbanks #Alaska at -30F protests against ICE. We remember Renee Good and the many, many hurt and stolen.
Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
#Fairbanks #Alaska at -30F protests against ICE. We remember Renee Good and the many, many hurt and stolen.
Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
Standing here loving cold, not murder, not abductions, and not vice.
"wine moms are antifa" is the actual thesis of this piece
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
"wine moms are antifa" is the actual thesis of this piece