Tom Ruffen
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Retired writer loves travel, movies, spectator sports, comedy, history & democracy. Raised in Massachusetts. Married to a Canadian.
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Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
Imagine how much they’d be lying about what happened without all the videos showing it from multiple angles.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Imagine what’s happening in the camps.
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Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."
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We are in a total free fall into American Nazism.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We are in a total free fall into American Nazism.
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In a civilised society the military would turn on their despotic leader and remove him from power.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
In a civilised society the military would turn on their despotic leader and remove him from power.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
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Once again with feeling, America. The "president" is evil.
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Once again with feeling, America. The "president" is evil.
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Abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who stays in it from this day forward as members of a criminal conspiracy to commit murder.
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Abolish ICE and prosecute everyone who stays in it from this day forward as members of a criminal conspiracy to commit murder.
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Eric Swalwell's says he won't allow ICE agents to have public sector jobs in CA if elected governor. Under the next administration, CA should get the registry of everyone employed by ICE from 25-28 and expose every company that hires them, if they don't want expose names of these agents.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Eric Swalwell's says he won't allow ICE agents to have public sector jobs in CA if elected governor. Under the next administration, CA should get the registry of everyone employed by ICE from 25-28 and expose every company that hires them, if they don't want expose names of these agents.
Anyone who disagrees with Trump is a domestic terrorist.
200 million of us need to show up in November to vote out every Republican.
Make the GOP extinct.
200 million of us need to show up in November to vote out every Republican.
Make the GOP extinct.
As the economy collapses and not even a bailout can save the American people. Republicans are setting up ICE as a federal police force that will enforce laws and beat the people into submission.
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Anyone who disagrees with Trump is a domestic terrorist.
200 million of us need to show up in November to vote out every Republican.
Make the GOP extinct.
200 million of us need to show up in November to vote out every Republican.
Make the GOP extinct.
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Diabetics rationing insulin. Jaundiced babies missing appointments. Appendicitis festering untreated for days. Expectant mothers laboring in hiding.
Minnesota doctors say the immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/20/m...
Minnesota doctors say the immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/20/m...
Minnesota doctors say immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives • Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota doctors say the immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives. Diabetics rationing insulin. Jaundiced babies missing appointments. Appendicitis festering untreated fo...
minnesotareformer.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Diabetics rationing insulin. Jaundiced babies missing appointments. Appendicitis festering untreated for days. Expectant mothers laboring in hiding.
Minnesota doctors say the immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/20/m...
Minnesota doctors say the immigration crackdown is forcing patients to hide, endangering lives. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/20/m...
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First they came for Minnesota but I did nothing, because I was delusional.
I told myself ICE was going after the worst of the worst. We had some really bad toddlers in Minneapolis.
I told myself ICE was going after the worst of the worst. We had some really bad toddlers in Minneapolis.
an hour ago. what the hell
ICE letting off tear gas at 29th and Blaisdell in Whittier (Minneapolis), convoy of agents, several people appear hurt by gas. Car left abandoned in the street
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
First they came for Minnesota but I did nothing, because I was delusional.
I told myself ICE was going after the worst of the worst. We had some really bad toddlers in Minneapolis.
I told myself ICE was going after the worst of the worst. We had some really bad toddlers in Minneapolis.
Totalitarianism. A little trick Trump learned from his idol, Vladimir Putin.
If this happened in another country, what would you call it?
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Totalitarianism. A little trick Trump learned from his idol, Vladimir Putin.
All the GOP is saying, "Give Nazism a chance."
Never Vote Republican Again.
Never Vote Republican Again.
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
All the GOP is saying, "Give Nazism a chance."
Never Vote Republican Again.
Never Vote Republican Again.
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"Nowhere seems safe, you can't go to work without seeing [ICE], you can't go to school without seeing it—we're scared, we're tired, I don't know anyone who hasn't had a friend getting detained or neighbor taken," -Minneapolis ICE protester in -1 degree wind chill. WATCH ⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Nowhere seems safe, you can't go to work without seeing [ICE], you can't go to school without seeing it—we're scared, we're tired, I don't know anyone who hasn't had a friend getting detained or neighbor taken," -Minneapolis ICE protester in -1 degree wind chill. WATCH ⬇️
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I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I got in late last night. First thing this morning, I saw cars following an ice vehicle down the street, honking at it.
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
Later, we didn't drive more than three blocks before we found people defending a childcare facility. (The idea that people have to defend a childcare facility... let that sink in)
The corrupt Supreme Court says Trump can murder you with impunity.
Trump can kidnap your children if they don't look White enough.
Trump can kidnap your children if they don't look White enough.
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 24, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The corrupt Supreme Court says Trump can murder you with impunity.
Trump can kidnap your children if they don't look White enough.
Trump can kidnap your children if they don't look White enough.
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“the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
www.mprnews.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
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From my hometown of Forest Lake: "Ice is working with Forest Lake police. Police are asking apartment complexes for access to buildings for 'possible medical emergencies' shortly after they requested that ice was in my building knocking on doors."
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
From my hometown of Forest Lake: "Ice is working with Forest Lake police. Police are asking apartment complexes for access to buildings for 'possible medical emergencies' shortly after they requested that ice was in my building knocking on doors."
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"After he gave them his ID, they became visibly irritated & insinuated that it was fake. A veteran, he shared his name, rank, branch of service, but officers were unfazed. They demanded that he step out of the car & as he did so, they threw him to the ground." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘It’s like they’re hunting’: US citizens and legal residents report increase in racial profiling by ICE
Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has led some people to take drastic measures to ensure their safety
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"After he gave them his ID, they became visibly irritated & insinuated that it was fake. A veteran, he shared his name, rank, branch of service, but officers were unfazed. They demanded that he step out of the car & as he did so, they threw him to the ground." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The DOJ investigated Renee Good for being murdered in broad daylight while her killer roams free.
Under Trump, the DOJ does not believe in justice.
Never Vote Republican Again.
They're all Nazis now.
Under Trump, the DOJ does not believe in justice.
Never Vote Republican Again.
They're all Nazis now.
TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The DOJ investigated Renee Good for being murdered in broad daylight while her killer roams free.
Under Trump, the DOJ does not believe in justice.
Never Vote Republican Again.
They're all Nazis now.
Under Trump, the DOJ does not believe in justice.
Never Vote Republican Again.
They're all Nazis now.
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The doctored photo of Nekima's arrest is really upsetting, and so indicative of how they believe certain types of people to be subhuman and unworthy of basic dignity.
January 23, 2026 at 11:52 AM
The doctored photo of Nekima's arrest is really upsetting, and so indicative of how they believe certain types of people to be subhuman and unworthy of basic dignity.
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Yeah, they're releasing people from whipple with no charges without their phones and without their ID. Passport stays home.
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Yeah, they're releasing people from whipple with no charges without their phones and without their ID. Passport stays home.
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Virtually every time there is a vote in congress now, there are a handful of Democrats voting with Republicans. Our lack of leadership is telling and obvious. Congressional Dems must demand new leadership. We all must demand it.
January 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Virtually every time there is a vote in congress now, there are a handful of Democrats voting with Republicans. Our lack of leadership is telling and obvious. Congressional Dems must demand new leadership. We all must demand it.