Rene Millward
@doctrinedominatrix.bsky.social
I am a Severely Normal Albertan with interests in science, history, politics, human rights & especially disability rights. Also public policy in general. I am NOT looking for a relationship & am NOT able to sponsor anyone’s path to citizenship. NO DMs! 🇨🇦
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“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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Omar: I instinctively tried to, like, punch him…, I was raised with three brothers who were older than me. You learn that maybe taking the first punch when somebody is bigger than you yields you better results.
January 29, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Omar: I instinctively tried to, like, punch him…, I was raised with three brothers who were older than me. You learn that maybe taking the first punch when somebody is bigger than you yields you better results.
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The Pleiades star cluster (M45) captured over 25 hours. The blue glow is starlight reflecting off interstellar dust. The surrounding brown structures are the Integrated Flux Nebula, incredibly faint clouds lit by the glow of our entire galaxy.
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #m45
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #m45
January 28, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Pleiades star cluster (M45) captured over 25 hours. The blue glow is starlight reflecting off interstellar dust. The surrounding brown structures are the Integrated Flux Nebula, incredibly faint clouds lit by the glow of our entire galaxy.
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #m45
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #m45
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The US Navy now has ten warships in the CENTCOM area which covers Iran.
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
The US Navy now has ten warships in the CENTCOM area which covers Iran.
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“Top-down protection.” That’s what survivors have described for decades.
So when Epstein coverage gets censored after new Trump-linked ownership, it raises serious questions about who still controls the narrative.
So when Epstein coverage gets censored after new Trump-linked ownership, it raises serious questions about who still controls the narrative.
January 28, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“Top-down protection.” That’s what survivors have described for decades.
So when Epstein coverage gets censored after new Trump-linked ownership, it raises serious questions about who still controls the narrative.
So when Epstein coverage gets censored after new Trump-linked ownership, it raises serious questions about who still controls the narrative.
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The judge said the Trump administration has failed to comply with “dozens” of court orders restricting immigrants from being detained.
Minnesota Judge Threatens ICE Chief With Contempt For Violating Immigration Orders
The judge said the Trump administration has failed to comply with “dozens” of court orders restricting immigrants from being detained.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The judge said the Trump administration has failed to comply with “dozens” of court orders restricting immigrants from being detained.
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NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Brother calls Ilhan Omar suspect ‘right-wing extremist,’ has hated Somalis for years
Exclusive: ‘In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t,’ Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother told The Independent
www.independent.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:43 PM
NEW from @justinrohrlich.bsky.social:
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“I’m not surprised this happened,” Ilhan Omar attacker Anthony Kazmierczak’s brother said. “Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists.”
"In my mind, he’s a piece of s**t," he added.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
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The captain and first officer of a runaway oil tanker are now aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. U.S. forces seized the Iran-linked tanker near Iceland on Jan. 7, capping more than two weeks of dogged pursuit.
Shadow fleet tanker’s captain and first officer taken onto US Coast Guard boat, media reports say
Two Russian crew members had been released and were on their way back to their country, while arrangements are being made to fly five others to the U.S.
www.stripes.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The captain and first officer of a runaway oil tanker are now aboard a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. U.S. forces seized the Iran-linked tanker near Iceland on Jan. 7, capping more than two weeks of dogged pursuit.
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Rand Paul is also chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He’s called on the head of CBP and ICE and USCIS to testify.
Rand Paul: "When people watch that video and the government tells them, 'Well, he was assaulting the police officers,' nobody with any objectivity believes that. No American believes he was assaulting the officers. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. So we have to get some rules of the game."
January 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Rand Paul is also chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He’s called on the head of CBP and ICE and USCIS to testify.
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1. Nursing home executives donated nearly $4.8M to Trump’s super PAC.
2. Then, the biggest donors met privately with Trump, urging a repeal of a rule intended to prevent neglect of patients.
3. Months later, the White House approved a full repeal.
2. Then, the biggest donors met privately with Trump, urging a repeal of a rule intended to prevent neglect of patients.
3. Months later, the White House approved a full repeal.
After Donations, Trump Administration Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:19 PM
1. Nursing home executives donated nearly $4.8M to Trump’s super PAC.
2. Then, the biggest donors met privately with Trump, urging a repeal of a rule intended to prevent neglect of patients.
3. Months later, the White House approved a full repeal.
2. Then, the biggest donors met privately with Trump, urging a repeal of a rule intended to prevent neglect of patients.
3. Months later, the White House approved a full repeal.
Another monster of a “man”.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
French hypnotherapist goes on trial for drug-facilitated rape: 'If I had been believed, he would not have destroyed the lives of other women'
Cyril Z. used a powerful sedative to render his victims semi-conscious before filming himself raping them. Despite complaints filed in 2003, he was only charged in 2021. Fourteen victims have joined t...
www.lemonde.fr
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Another monster of a “man”.
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
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Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Like many Americans, we’re horrified by the unconscionable violence from ICE agents.
We need to know if this is how ICE is training officers.
We sued ICE last April to get it to release its policy and trainings on use of force. We’re still fighting for their release.
We need to know if this is how ICE is training officers.
We sued ICE last April to get it to release its policy and trainings on use of force. We’re still fighting for their release.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Like many Americans, we’re horrified by the unconscionable violence from ICE agents.
We need to know if this is how ICE is training officers.
We sued ICE last April to get it to release its policy and trainings on use of force. We’re still fighting for their release.
We need to know if this is how ICE is training officers.
We sued ICE last April to get it to release its policy and trainings on use of force. We’re still fighting for their release.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Wow— “Cardinal Tobin told hundreds of faithful gathered online that now is the time to say no — no to violence, no to indifference, and no to funding the U.S. government’s own “machinery of death.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Wow— “Cardinal Tobin told hundreds of faithful gathered online that now is the time to say no — no to violence, no to indifference, and no to funding the U.S. government’s own “machinery of death.”
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pope-leos-...
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This is some New Orleans levels.
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
This is some New Orleans levels.
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At this rate, he'll have to release the Epstein files to get people to stop talking about Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 7:13 PM
At this rate, he'll have to release the Epstein files to get people to stop talking about Minnesota.
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The trial of 6 Italian officers for a 2023 shipwreck in which at least 94 people died is set to start this week.
The Cutro shipwreck trial is a crucial opportunity to secure truth and justice for survivors and families of victims.
The Cutro shipwreck trial is a crucial opportunity to secure truth and justice for survivors and families of victims.
Italy: Shipwreck Trial Opportunity For Justice
(Milan, January 27, 2026) – The trial, due to start this week, of 6 Italian officers for a 2023 shipwreck in which at least 94 people died is an important opportunity for justice for deaths of migrant...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The trial of 6 Italian officers for a 2023 shipwreck in which at least 94 people died is set to start this week.
The Cutro shipwreck trial is a crucial opportunity to secure truth and justice for survivors and families of victims.
The Cutro shipwreck trial is a crucial opportunity to secure truth and justice for survivors and families of victims.
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Excellent Tim Miller.
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
Tim Miller: You Don’t Get a Mulligan for Murder
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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January 27, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Excellent Tim Miller.
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...
A reshuffle of the faces in charge, and one guy leaving isn't even the beginning of being enough. We need ICE and CPB out of Minnesota. And we need fundamental changes in the behavior of ICE everywhere.
youtu.be/2bhSngpnSxQ?...