It's Jess Politics
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Moderate. Independent. Older than you think. Smarter than you look.
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Buttigieg: Some say you can’t talk about any of the things that were wrong about America because that must mean you hate America. To me, anytime we talk about something that wrong, it’s because some of the finest moments that brought out the greatest character of this country is how we put it right.
January 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Buttigieg: Some say you can’t talk about any of the things that were wrong about America because that must mean you hate America. To me, anytime we talk about something that wrong, it’s because some of the finest moments that brought out the greatest character of this country is how we put it right.
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The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. https://to.pbs.org/4r1hhcb
Justice Department investigates Minnesota Gov. Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Frey
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, accordin...
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January 17, 2026 at 2:02 AM
The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, according to two people familiar with the matter. https://to.pbs.org/4r1hhcb
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A federal judge bars DHS and ICE agents in Minneapolis from using "pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools" against peaceful protesters. Federal agents there now also cannot stop vehicles that are following them at a safe distance. storage.courtlistener.com/rec...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 AM
A federal judge bars DHS and ICE agents in Minneapolis from using "pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools" against peaceful protesters. Federal agents there now also cannot stop vehicles that are following them at a safe distance. storage.courtlistener.com/rec...
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🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ sues Virginia for access to voter rolls, as courts reject effort in other states
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM
🚨BREAKING: The Justice Department sued Virginia for refusing to hand over unredacted voter registration data Friday, making it the 24th state targeted in a sweeping federal campaign that courts have already begun to shut down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Klein: Were Medicare and Medicaid mistakes?
Ramaswamy: I believe they were. With the benefit of retrospect, particularly Medicaid.
Ramaswamy: I believe they were. With the benefit of retrospect, particularly Medicaid.
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Klein: Were Medicare and Medicaid mistakes?
Ramaswamy: I believe they were. With the benefit of retrospect, particularly Medicaid.
Ramaswamy: I believe they were. With the benefit of retrospect, particularly Medicaid.
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"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
January 17, 2026 at 12:18 AM
"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her."
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NYT has DEI rules for Mamdani that neither he nor the Democrats have. Who'd have thought it?
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
NYT has DEI rules for Mamdani that neither he nor the Democrats have. Who'd have thought it?
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Russia is targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and residential buildings. People are sitting in -20°C without electricity, water, or heating.
Pipes are bursting. Homes are freezing.
Trump: “UKRAINE AND ZELENSKY DON’T WANT PEACE.”
What the actual f*ck.
Pipes are bursting. Homes are freezing.
Trump: “UKRAINE AND ZELENSKY DON’T WANT PEACE.”
What the actual f*ck.
January 15, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Russia is targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and residential buildings. People are sitting in -20°C without electricity, water, or heating.
Pipes are bursting. Homes are freezing.
Trump: “UKRAINE AND ZELENSKY DON’T WANT PEACE.”
What the actual f*ck.
Pipes are bursting. Homes are freezing.
Trump: “UKRAINE AND ZELENSKY DON’T WANT PEACE.”
What the actual f*ck.
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On Rupert Murdoch TV and Newsmax, it's crazy talk about war 24/7. Greenland? Venezuela? Cuba? Mexico? Nigeria? Iran? No. The United States, and more particularly, Minneapolis, MN. These people aren't just nuts. They're trying to foment conflict as best they can.
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
On Rupert Murdoch TV and Newsmax, it's crazy talk about war 24/7. Greenland? Venezuela? Cuba? Mexico? Nigeria? Iran? No. The United States, and more particularly, Minneapolis, MN. These people aren't just nuts. They're trying to foment conflict as best they can.
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Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war
Right-wing media figures and outlets are using the language of war to characterize protests against the presence of violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.The fatal shooting o...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:11 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
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January 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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.
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The double pardon really gives away the game. Adriana Camberos started her second round of fraud just weeks after her first pardon. She was charged, convicted, imprisoned…and pardoned again. Trump supporters are permitted unlimited crimes, while the rest of us can get beaten by the secret police.
President Trump quietly issued clemency grants this week, including to a California woman he had pardoned once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The double pardon really gives away the game. Adriana Camberos started her second round of fraud just weeks after her first pardon. She was charged, convicted, imprisoned…and pardoned again. Trump supporters are permitted unlimited crimes, while the rest of us can get beaten by the secret police.
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More unaccountable thuggery, via the AP Twitter account. After being screamed at not to knee him in the face, the agent...knees him in the face again. See for yourself
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
More unaccountable thuggery, via the AP Twitter account. After being screamed at not to knee him in the face, the agent...knees him in the face again. See for yourself
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Krishnamoorthi: Thanks to the generosity of the American people, we moved into public housing and received food stamps. Eventually, my father got a great job—every night, he’d say, “Think of the greatness of this country, and whatever you do, make sure it’s there for the next families who need it.”
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Krishnamoorthi: Thanks to the generosity of the American people, we moved into public housing and received food stamps. Eventually, my father got a great job—every night, he’d say, “Think of the greatness of this country, and whatever you do, make sure it’s there for the next families who need it.”
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ICE are thug scum
More unaccountable thuggery, via the AP Twitter account. After being screamed at not to knee him in the face, the agent...knees him in the face again. See for yourself
January 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM
ICE are thug scum
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This week, I spoke with a St. Paul woman who told me ICE came to her door and asked her to report on her "Asian neighbors."
The Hmong community, the large majority of whom are in this country legally for decades now, is in hiding.
The Hmong community, the large majority of whom are in this country legally for decades now, is in hiding.
January 16, 2026 at 9:20 PM
This week, I spoke with a St. Paul woman who told me ICE came to her door and asked her to report on her "Asian neighbors."
The Hmong community, the large majority of whom are in this country legally for decades now, is in hiding.
The Hmong community, the large majority of whom are in this country legally for decades now, is in hiding.
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Establishing a law enforcement initiative led by the president personally wasn’t the Trump administration’s first violation of the longstanding firewall between the White House and the DOJ. But it was perhaps the most egregious and clearest yet. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
After Minneapolis, Trump ushers in death of independent federal law enforcement
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Establishing a law enforcement initiative led by the president personally wasn’t the Trump administration’s first violation of the longstanding firewall between the White House and the DOJ. But it was perhaps the most egregious and clearest yet. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/tru...
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Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
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Important work here from the NYT. Ross wasn’t run over. He dropped his cell phone, which he had shifted to his left hand to draw his weapon. And then he shot and killed a person with the gun in his right hand.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
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January 16, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Important work here from the NYT. Ross wasn’t run over. He dropped his cell phone, which he had shifted to his left hand to draw his weapon. And then he shot and killed a person with the gun in his right hand.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
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“Affordability is a Democratic hoax.”
January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
“Affordability is a Democratic hoax.”
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This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
Trump escalates his attack on Minnesota Democrats as Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Gov Walz and Mayor Frey apparently on the theory that their objections to ICE amount to illegal interference, sources tell @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This is a transparent attempt to create a pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
One provision applies when a group of people "opposes or obstructs the execution of the laws of the United States or impedes the course of justice under those laws." And when it's (allegedly) the state itself...
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Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.
January 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.
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Is any Democrat besides Jamie Raskin going to talk about Trump selling pardons for millions of dollars to some of the most disgusting fraudsters and drug dealers in history? Any one of these is an impeachable offense and there are new ones almost every day. He isn’t even hiding the quid-pro-quo.
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Is any Democrat besides Jamie Raskin going to talk about Trump selling pardons for millions of dollars to some of the most disgusting fraudsters and drug dealers in history? Any one of these is an impeachable offense and there are new ones almost every day. He isn’t even hiding the quid-pro-quo.
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Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Any DoJ attorney who participates in this investigation should suffer professional and social shunning that makes it effectively impossible to continue to work as an attorney.
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A clear majority of Americans believe that ICE officer Jonathan Ross must face criminal charges for the death of Renee Nicole Good.
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A clear majority of Americans believe that ICE officer Jonathan Ross must face criminal charges for the death of Renee Nicole Good.