Grier
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Grier
@grier1900.bsky.social
Retired educator and dog parent
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This is the president pro tem of Virginia’s state Senate calling out the state’s U.S. senators for not being aggressive enough in countering Republican gerrymandering 😵

(She also turns 82 years old next week!)
I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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I’m asked all the time if our voices matter. They do. Keep being loud. We are all Minnesota.
Trump Backs Down on Insurrection Act as Democrats Take the Offensive
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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34-time convicted fraudster Donald Trump launches an invasion of Minneapolis on the pretext of stopping fraud, and then fires all the fraud prosecutors and grants his sixtieth pardon to a large-scale fraudster. If you believe his pretexts, you're extremely gullible.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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"Talking straight here, the big problem in this case is that the cabinet secretaries and, ostensibly, the president of the United States are not honoring the First Amendment,” Judge William G. Young said.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Judge Proposes Restricting Deportation of Scores of Noncitizen Academics
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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ICE isn’t making rare mistakes. This is the point.

When an agency can grab people first and sort out rights later, if they bother at all, everyone is at risk. Citizen or not.
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.

Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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The law is pretty clear that though the ICE officer could make whatever demands he wished, Renee Nicole Good was under no legal obligation to comply with them. This flows from several considerations, most prominently that US citizens are beyond the jurisdiction of ICE agents.
Was Renee Good Obligated to Comply With an ICE Agent’s Orders?
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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Sen. Murkowski: “When you ask the American people whether or not they think it is a good idea for the United States to acquire Greenland, the vast majority, some 75%, will say, we do not think that that is a good idea. This senator from Alaska does not think it is a good idea.”
January 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities

This is exactly the opposite.

Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Any one of us could be detained for hours by ICE despite being a U.S. citizen.

Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be the next to be brutalized by ICE for speaking out.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
January 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Simply horrifying. The whole of DHS has got to be disbanded. We did just fine without them before.
January 15, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Renee Good's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and have now hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.
Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good’s family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother’s killing by a federal immigration agent
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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1. It's been more than a day since 2 of America's most storied newsrooms, CBS and ABC, reported that killer ICE agent Jon Ross suffered "internal bleeding" based on unnamed sources

Since then

- No other news org has confirmed the story

- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Brett, how you doin?
“Noem: U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared To Show Proof.”

Did you vote for a “Show Me Your Papers” society?
January 16, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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Are you prepared to defend this constitutional republic? Our founders would be revolting against these armed thugs. We are prepared to fight fire with fire to save this thing. #Freedom #Defend
January 16, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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It wasn’t long ago that saying we’re becoming “papers, please” society would get you accused of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Here we are.

www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-...
Kristi Noem says people should be prepared to prove US citizenship
Tensions in Minnesota have continued to sharply escalate following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
www.newsweek.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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What’s happening on our streets right now should never happen in America. To stop it, elected Democrats need to go way beyond their comfort level. And I got so pissed off about this on today’s show, I walked off the set after just 10 minutes. Have a listen.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Congressional Democrats: Shut Government Down Until These Masked Thugs Are Off Our Streets
Podcast Episode · The Social Contract with Joe Walsh · 01/15/2026 · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.

He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM