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Dominic Gwinn
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Freelance photojournalist. 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Seen in AP, AFP, Getty, WaPo, WSJ, NPR, DW, Der Spiegel, Le Point, etc. No flash, hold fast.

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I feel personally attacked:

"The guy in the oatmeal Henley is taking way longer than usual to make up his mind! And he looks like the kind of guy who usually just wears a black T-shirt. He looks like he’s been wearing black T-shirts for the last twenty-one years, everybody!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Reposted by Dominic Gwinn
Journalism is not a crime. Protect the press.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.

This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Your First Amendment rights are being obliterated: peacefully assemble, bear witness, #PressFreedom

@donlemonofficial.bsky.social
and journalist #GeorgiaFort have been indicted and arrested.

This needs to be a #FrontPage story in any credible news outlet worthy of 1A protections.
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"What better way to invoke the Canadian identity? Hawaiian pizza, a dish with Italian roots and named for an American state, was invented by a Greek-Canadian in southwestern Ontario. It has become one of the most popular pizza varieties in the world."
Politics of pineapple on pizza: A far-too-serious analysis of why Mark Carney ordered a Hawaiian slice
Was ordering a slice of Hawaiian a display of Canada’s soft power? We had to find out.
www.thestar.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 AM
January 30, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Star Trek III: The Sausage of Spock
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 PM
"[The Trump admin] have held meetings with members of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a separatist group...The group is openly seeking a $500-billion US line of credit from the U.S. Treasury to help bankroll the new country if they come out victorious in a referendum."
B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason' | CBC News
British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the Trump administration for financial backing is an act of treason and an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the pr...
www.cbc.ca
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
January 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Reposted by Dominic Gwinn
The U.S. Journalist Assistance Network invites you to join us for a roundtable discussion on best practices for protecting data and devices for journalists in the U.S.

🗓️ 2/10 | 12-1 p.m. ET

Register: cpj.org/USJANPaneldata
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
"CBS News is going to put a huge emphasis on producing scoops, she said. 'Not scoops that expire minutes later. But investigative scoops. And, crucially, scoops of ideas. Scoops of explanation. This is where we can soar — and where we’ll be investing,' she said."
apnews.com/article/cbs-...
January 28, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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I'm working on getting back to Minneapolis to cover stories on the ground again independently. If you can help, I'm trying to cover my flights and place to stay. Please only donate after you have supported local Minn groups working to keep the city safe. gofund.me/a092848a4
Donate to Send Me Back to Minneapolis, organized by Zachary Roberts
I spent a week in Minneapolis after the murder of Renee Good covering the protests at Whip… Zachary Roberts needs your support for Send Me Back to Minneapolis
gofund.me
January 26, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"I’ve covered political and extremist actions for over two decades...But I don’t take shit from Nazis..."
Patriot Front Showed Up In DC To Make Fools Of Themselves. Again.
And Dom was there!
www.wonkette.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Patriot Front resurfaced, and one of them got fined for trying to skip the Metro fare.

www.wonkette.com/p/patriot-fr...
Patriot Front Showed Up In DC To Make Fools Of Themselves. Again.
And Dom was there!
www.wonkette.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I put blended strawberries in the chocolate chip cookie recipe.
a red power ranger is sitting in a chair wearing a red helmet
ALT: a red power ranger is sitting in a chair wearing a red helmet
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“'If FEMA says, ‘Keep off the roads if you see ice,’ it would be easy for the public to meme it,' a source with knowledge of the guidance told CNN...Instead, FEMA staff have been encouraged to use terms like 'freezing rain' in their public messaging, the sources said."

www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes | CNN Politics
Homeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at FEMA to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States. The ...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Obama used a similar analogy in 2015 during a podcast with Marc Maron: "Sometimes the task of govt is to make incremental improvements or try to steer the ocean liner two degrees north or south so that, ten years from now, suddenly we’re in a very different place than we were..." (Around 34min mark)
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
“Customs and Border Patrol recruiters left the career fair about 30 minutes after it started. 'We achieved what we came out here to do...they left in cowardice,' [said senior Jineen Musa]...CBP has attended the Ohio State career fair for several years, said Ohio State Spokesman Ben Johnson."
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Stars and Stripes, by KMFDM
from the album WWIII
kmfdm.bandcamp.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Mayo is disgusting; aioli is just mayo in a bad a disguise.
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"Carney said this more isolationist approach, where there's a 'world of fortresses,' will make countries poorer, fragile & less sustainable. But it's coming...& Canada must work with like-minded allies where possible to push back against domination by larger, wealthier & well-armed countries."
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Nobody wins a Mexican Standoff.
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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I was invited to do some live Decoders at Davos but didn’t go because new baby. But the only tech question worth asking in that forum right now is what American big tech companies are planning to do when the European markets slam shut as NATO collapses
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM