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You should read this. It is the type of detail that experts in authoritarian regimes see as telling.
In this case, state agents are offered impunity from higher ups, and the legal system is rendered inoperative as a mode of accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
In this case, state agents are offered impunity from higher ups, and the legal system is rendered inoperative as a mode of accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
You should read this. It is the type of detail that experts in authoritarian regimes see as telling.
In this case, state agents are offered impunity from higher ups, and the legal system is rendered inoperative as a mode of accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
In this case, state agents are offered impunity from higher ups, and the legal system is rendered inoperative as a mode of accountability.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
February 6, 2026 at 9:25 PM
JD Vance loudly booed at the Winter Olympics today.
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Trump and the GOP are so unpopular that Democrats are flipping deep-red seats in Texas.
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Trump and the GOP are so unpopular that Democrats are flipping deep-red seats in Texas.
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Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers and activists.
How ICE agents are using facial recognition technology to bring surveillance to the streets
Witnesses describe an expansion of biometric surveillance as immigration agents use facial scanning and photography to track targets and bystanders.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers and activists.
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Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
February 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Following the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota, "Commander at Large" Gregory Bovino was reassigned away from his leadership role in the operation.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
Journalist Amanda Moore notes the violent culture and widespread fear he helped create won't be so easily removed.
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Just days after his release from a Texas detention center, Liam Ramos, the 5-year-old boy in the bunny hat seen worldwide, now faces renewed efforts to deport him and his father, with the government seeking to dismiss their asylum claims without a full hearing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
U.S. Seeks to Expedite Deportation of 5-Year-Old Liam Conejo Ramos
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Just days after his release from a Texas detention center, Liam Ramos, the 5-year-old boy in the bunny hat seen worldwide, now faces renewed efforts to deport him and his father, with the government seeking to dismiss their asylum claims without a full hearing.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
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ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
ICE is still doing checkpoints in Minneapolis like we are an occupied territory. Life remains really hard here thanks to Trump's thugs.
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Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality.
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats Need to Get Serious About Stopping Trump From Rigging the Midterms
Here’s one idea for a coordinated response to Trump’s coordinated attacks.
www.thenation.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Trump and the Republicans are trying to rig the election. That's not being a "doomer," that's acknowledging reality.
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
Democrats need a coordinated, national response to these coordinated, national attacks. We need an "Elections Czar"
My latest solution in @thenation.com
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Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
…
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Ten countries have launched investigations related to the released Epstein files.
Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
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Norway, UK, France, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Australia, North Macedinia, Turkey, Poland.
Conspicuously absent is the United States, the epicenter of this scandal.
We know why.
…
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Breaking MS NOW:
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family
Kristen Stenvik, superintendent of the district where Liam goes to school, said the ruling provides both “additional time” and “continued uncertainty.”
www.ms.now
February 7, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
The Department of Homeland Security *unsuccessfully* sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, according to a local school official.
At an asylum hearing Friday, the family was granted a continuance.
www.ms.now/news/dhs-rep...
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COONS: Joe, it's same rules NYPD follows. Do you see roving bands of NYPD w/ masks using bear spray on people?
KERNEN: You lost the election! That doesn't give you right to shut down govt
C: I have to fight for the core value of our democracy, including law enforcement that doesn't murder citizens
KERNEN: You lost the election! That doesn't give you right to shut down govt
C: I have to fight for the core value of our democracy, including law enforcement that doesn't murder citizens
February 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
COONS: Joe, it's same rules NYPD follows. Do you see roving bands of NYPD w/ masks using bear spray on people?
KERNEN: You lost the election! That doesn't give you right to shut down govt
C: I have to fight for the core value of our democracy, including law enforcement that doesn't murder citizens
KERNEN: You lost the election! That doesn't give you right to shut down govt
C: I have to fight for the core value of our democracy, including law enforcement that doesn't murder citizens
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "Seeing an American taken to the ground, having his gun removed, being shot in the back 10 times, then having the govt say he was a terrorist all along based on no evidence.. those are kinds of things that as painful as they are, can actually bring together a lot of Americans"
January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "Seeing an American taken to the ground, having his gun removed, being shot in the back 10 times, then having the govt say he was a terrorist all along based on no evidence.. those are kinds of things that as painful as they are, can actually bring together a lot of Americans"
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Sherman Way Market GM: I don’t know what Dr. Oz was talking about. We are just hard workers. We’re just a grocery market and bakery.
SecretServiceSam: Did he even come into your market?
GM: No.
Sam: It’s hurt your business since that came out?
GM: Yes. It’s a family business. It
SecretServiceSam: Did he even come into your market?
GM: No.
Sam: It’s hurt your business since that came out?
GM: Yes. It’s a family business. It
January 31, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Sherman Way Market GM: I don’t know what Dr. Oz was talking about. We are just hard workers. We’re just a grocery market and bakery.
SecretServiceSam: Did he even come into your market?
GM: No.
Sam: It’s hurt your business since that came out?
GM: Yes. It’s a family business. It
SecretServiceSam: Did he even come into your market?
GM: No.
Sam: It’s hurt your business since that came out?
GM: Yes. It’s a family business. It
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
January 31, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.
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This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
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What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents and sending them into the streets? We’re all finding out.
This week, @laurajedeed.bsky.social testified in the Minnesota Senate about getting a job offer from ICE, despite being an anti-ICE journalist. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This week, @laurajedeed.bsky.social testified in the Minnesota Senate about getting a job offer from ICE, despite being an anti-ICE journalist. slate.com/news-and-pol...
January 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents and sending them into the streets? We’re all finding out.
This week, @laurajedeed.bsky.social testified in the Minnesota Senate about getting a job offer from ICE, despite being an anti-ICE journalist. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This week, @laurajedeed.bsky.social testified in the Minnesota Senate about getting a job offer from ICE, despite being an anti-ICE journalist. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Friday Morning History Lesson
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Friday Morning History Lesson
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Hochul: The whole crew has to go. It’s a joke, so they should clean house, kick their asses out of town, say “we’re starting over,” and stop militarizing our streets with people who have literally days or weeks of training
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Hochul: The whole crew has to go. It’s a joke, so they should clean house, kick their asses out of town, say “we’re starting over,” and stop militarizing our streets with people who have literally days or weeks of training
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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:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Atlantic staff writer Robert Kagan: “We are heading into dictatorship if we are not already in dictatorship here in the United States.”
He tells Channel 4 🇺🇸 is in “much deeper trouble” than European leaders understand, and Europe should not expect the world to return to the old order after Trump
He tells Channel 4 🇺🇸 is in “much deeper trouble” than European leaders understand, and Europe should not expect the world to return to the old order after Trump
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Atlantic staff writer Robert Kagan: “We are heading into dictatorship if we are not already in dictatorship here in the United States.”
He tells Channel 4 🇺🇸 is in “much deeper trouble” than European leaders understand, and Europe should not expect the world to return to the old order after Trump
He tells Channel 4 🇺🇸 is in “much deeper trouble” than European leaders understand, and Europe should not expect the world to return to the old order after Trump