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if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.

everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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The thing about the Boston Massacre— the fruits of arbitrary power— was not that the colonists were universally in the right. Things were thrown at the soldiers. But, the presence of a standing army escalated conditions. The use of force that night was not proportional. Citizens died needlessly.
January 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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The past couple days have made it clear that arresting and prosecuting Johnathan Ross isn’t just the right thing to do, it is necessary to prevent future violence by ICE who have interpreted the situation as “we can do that to whoever we want”
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."

The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"

"Learned what?" she asks

Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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In Minneapolis this afternoon—

Hundreds are streaming across the snow and ice into Powderhorn Park for a rally and march demanding ICE leave Minnesota.

It is bitterly cold. There are hardcore Midwesterners out here making their way in with trekking poles.
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.

Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
January 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Minneapolis, after the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Hundreds of people have packed into Chicago's Thalia Hall tonight for a community listening session on CPD collaboration with ICE/CBP.

Police district councillors who gathered petition signatures required to hold tonight's hearing are opening by thanking the community for showing out.
January 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
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This is about the Border Patrol shooting of two individuals near Portland. It's the exact same statement every time, and so far, each time it's been proven false within 24 hours or less. It's a license to kill with impunity.
katu.com/news/local/i...
January 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Philadelphia in candlelight.
A city paused.
Love showed up for Renee Nicole Good.
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil closing the broadcast from MN last night.
January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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2025 is now, officially, the worst year for job creation outside of recession since 2003.

@byheatherlong.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.

This should not be a difficult concept.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
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My roommate is a teacher and has reported that ICE has been hanging around Septa stops and depots in the interest of abducting kids on their way home because they aren’t allowed to enter schools. They claimed to be part of a “Septa Strike Force” which does not exist. Boost if you can.
ICE is in Philly posing as Septa workers
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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1. Texas A&M has banned a philosophy teacher from teaching Plato because it has "gender ideology" in it.

The banning stems from excerpts from Plato’s Aristophanes’ Myth of the Split Humans and Diotima’s Ladder of Love.

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Texas A&M Bans Philosophy Prof. From Teaching Plato Because of "Gender Ideology"
“Silencing 2,500-year-old ideas from one of the world’s most influential thinkers betrays the mission of higher education.”
www.erininthemorning.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.
January 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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“Fuck ICE!” chants & a brass band performing “Which side are you on?” as hundreds march in Manhattan, NYC against ICE and in solidarity with Minneapolis.
January 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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Clear-eyed, fact-based, and written to explain to normies. No “both sidesing.” No “Trump officials disagree.”
No gaslighting that what we can see with our own eyes might not be true.

This is journalism. Well done, @people.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson demands ICE “end all operations in Portland until a full investigation can be completed," hours after two people were shot and injured by federal agents.
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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These fucking politicians need to STOP CONSTANTLY admonishing protestors to be "peaceful" while they are being brutalized regularly by the gatekeepers of the state. You should be up there telling ICE and Border Patrol to be fucking peaceful.
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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This is not the law.
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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good for you @pbump.com. i know it wasn’t your intention but this was an act of bravery and profound decency. cable news is relentlessly dehumanizing and soul-corroding; we need as many examples as we can to remind ourselves that we are still human beings.
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM