@lamurphy.bsky.social
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I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
Birchbark Books & Native Arts / Minneapolis, Minnesota
Owned by author Louise Erdrich, Birchbark Books is a full range bookstore specializing in Indigenous American books, arts & gifts. Our books are lovingly chosen. Our store is tended with care. We are ...
birchbarkbooks.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM
I hope people support birchbark books in the twin cities which is run by Ojibwe writer Louise Erdrich. birchbarkbooks.com
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Story with new reporting publishing soon on The Handbasket. Subscribe here: www.thehandbasket.co/subscribe
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
Is ordering standby for domestic deployment the illegal order? Will the illegal order be the order to deploy to an American city? Who will issue the illegal orders: the commanding officer of the Corps, the Division, the Brigade? Who will stop the army if the officers don't?
A defiant Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he will not be "intimidated" as the federal government has 1,500 paratroopers on standby to deploy to Minnesota.
1,500 paratroopers put on alert for possible Minnesota deployment, ABC News reports
No final decision made on use of Alaska-based paratroopers. Report comes after day of tense protests in Minnesota.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Is ordering standby for domestic deployment the illegal order? Will the illegal order be the order to deploy to an American city? Who will issue the illegal orders: the commanding officer of the Corps, the Division, the Brigade? Who will stop the army if the officers don't?
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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🔴 One dead and nine wounded after Russian forces drop guided bombs on a civilian community in Ukraine’s Sumy region.
Russia Drops Guided Bombs on Ukraine’s Sumy Region, Killing One and Wounding Nine
Russian airstrikes in Ukraine's Sumy region on January 15 resulted in one fatality and nine injuries, damaging civilian infrastructure in Bilopillia.
united24media.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:48 PM
🔴 One dead and nine wounded after Russian forces drop guided bombs on a civilian community in Ukraine’s Sumy region.
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You guys get that this whole ‘post yourself in 2016’ thing is just an opportunity to train AI to recognize aging…. Right?
January 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
You guys get that this whole ‘post yourself in 2016’ thing is just an opportunity to train AI to recognize aging…. Right?
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I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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ICE is holding Native Americans hostage as a bargaining chip to raid reservations, saying they won't release them until the tribes give up sovereignty.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is trying to locate four members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
ICE is holding Native Americans hostage as a bargaining chip to raid reservations, saying they won't release them until the tribes give up sovereignty.
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
www.startribune.com/ice-detainin...
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.@PabloReports: Do you stand with the autoworker who called Trump a pedophile protector?
Subramanyam: It’s very important that people speak their minds. If Trump has a problem with that, he’s in the wrong country.
Subramanyam: It’s very important that people speak their minds. If Trump has a problem with that, he’s in the wrong country.
January 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
.@PabloReports: Do you stand with the autoworker who called Trump a pedophile protector?
Subramanyam: It’s very important that people speak their minds. If Trump has a problem with that, he’s in the wrong country.
Subramanyam: It’s very important that people speak their minds. If Trump has a problem with that, he’s in the wrong country.
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This video from @propublica.org provides a robust summary of the Trump admin's work to reshape and dismantle public education in year one.
For readers of "They Came for the Schools," this picks up where the book left off.
Be sure to follow @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @megomatz.bsky.social
For readers of "They Came for the Schools," this picks up where the book left off.
Be sure to follow @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @megomatz.bsky.social
Inside the Trump Administration’s Plan to Change Public Education
YouTube video by ProPublica
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This video from @propublica.org provides a robust summary of the Trump admin's work to reshape and dismantle public education in year one.
For readers of "They Came for the Schools," this picks up where the book left off.
Be sure to follow @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @megomatz.bsky.social
For readers of "They Came for the Schools," this picks up where the book left off.
Be sure to follow @jsmithrichards.bsky.social and @megomatz.bsky.social
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Arlit Maria Martinez’s only request was to visit her son, Kevin, who was dying of cancer. ICE refused and he died later that day.
This Administration has no decency nor sense of humanity.
We are in contact with Arlit's family and ICE must allow her to attend her son’s service.
This Administration has no decency nor sense of humanity.
We are in contact with Arlit's family and ICE must allow her to attend her son’s service.
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Arlit Maria Martinez’s only request was to visit her son, Kevin, who was dying of cancer. ICE refused and he died later that day.
This Administration has no decency nor sense of humanity.
We are in contact with Arlit's family and ICE must allow her to attend her son’s service.
This Administration has no decency nor sense of humanity.
We are in contact with Arlit's family and ICE must allow her to attend her son’s service.
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In presenting the bill, he specifically offered Nazi and Confederate flags as examples of what would be acceptable.
In a phone call with The Tribune Thursday night, Rep. Trevor Lee denied ever saying Nazi flags could be displayed in schools.
Here is video of Lee saying Nazi flags could be displayed in schools.
Here is video of Lee saying Nazi flags could be displayed in schools.
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
In presenting the bill, he specifically offered Nazi and Confederate flags as examples of what would be acceptable.
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Markey: President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Noem have all peddled lies about Renee and about the shooting in blatant contradiction of what Americans have seen with their own eyes. It is disgusting
January 13, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Markey: President Trump, Vice President Vance, Secretary Noem have all peddled lies about Renee and about the shooting in blatant contradiction of what Americans have seen with their own eyes. It is disgusting
Thank you, @AOC.bsky.social.
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Thank you, @AOC.bsky.social.
Come get your guy, #ND.
Sen. Kevin Cramer: "Maybe the point should be if you're the attorney for Jay Powell and you want to avoid an indictment, how about you go to Jeanine Pirro and say, 'I'll make a deal. I'll step down today if you drop the investigation today.' To me, that would be a win win for everybody."
January 14, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Come get your guy, #ND.
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Markey: This administration has proved time and time again that it is only interested in vengeance, that it lies and lacks all humanity. Today, six federal prosecutors resigned because the DOJ wants to investigate Renee's widow rather than Renee's killer
January 13, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Markey: This administration has proved time and time again that it is only interested in vengeance, that it lies and lacks all humanity. Today, six federal prosecutors resigned because the DOJ wants to investigate Renee's widow rather than Renee's killer
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EXCLUSIVE:
We vetted RFK Jr.'s latest picks for a federal vaccine advisory panel. One explicitly called herself an anti-vaxxer, the other compared vaccine makers to cigarette manufacturers.
“My grandchildren will not get any shots if I can help it"
@lenasun.bsky.social reports
wapo.st/4pFHsEe
We vetted RFK Jr.'s latest picks for a federal vaccine advisory panel. One explicitly called herself an anti-vaxxer, the other compared vaccine makers to cigarette manufacturers.
“My grandchildren will not get any shots if I can help it"
@lenasun.bsky.social reports
wapo.st/4pFHsEe
New RFK Jr. pick for vaccine panel: ‘I was not anti-vaccine. I am now.’
Two OB/GYNs appointed to an influential federal vaccine advisory panel have criticized vaccination during pregnancy and more broadly. One called the vaccine industry “disgusting.”
wapo.st
January 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
EXCLUSIVE:
We vetted RFK Jr.'s latest picks for a federal vaccine advisory panel. One explicitly called herself an anti-vaxxer, the other compared vaccine makers to cigarette manufacturers.
“My grandchildren will not get any shots if I can help it"
@lenasun.bsky.social reports
wapo.st/4pFHsEe
We vetted RFK Jr.'s latest picks for a federal vaccine advisory panel. One explicitly called herself an anti-vaxxer, the other compared vaccine makers to cigarette manufacturers.
“My grandchildren will not get any shots if I can help it"
@lenasun.bsky.social reports
wapo.st/4pFHsEe
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It was crystal clear what MASS DEPORTATION NOW meant, if only one cared to look.
All this stuff is happening now.
All this stuff is happening now.
January 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM
It was crystal clear what MASS DEPORTATION NOW meant, if only one cared to look.
All this stuff is happening now.
All this stuff is happening now.
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Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Thiel Fellowship co-founder Michael Gibson & American Moment co-founder Nick Solheim presented a talk at Peter Thiel’s 2024 “Hereticon”
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
event titled, “Manifest Destiny: Greenland, Cuba, & the New American Colony.” Gibson & his colleagues have also been eyeing Venezuela, Honduras, & Nigeria. 1/
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Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) isn’t new to the fight for democracy. As Maricopa County Recorder, he faced death threats and violent protests during the turbulent election audit in 2021. Now, as his state’s chief elections official, he’s willing to go to jail to protect democracy.
ICYMI: Fontes: Republicans are ‘tired of democracy’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes (D) isn’t new to the fight for democracy. As Maricopa County Recorder, he faced death threats and violent protests during the turbulent election audit in 2021. Now, as his state’s chief elections official, he’s willing to go to jail to protect democracy.
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ICE denied me entry into their detention facility at 26 Fed for my weekly, unannounced oversight visit, citing Sec. Noem’s "new" policy requiring 7 days’ notice.
A court has already ruled that members have a statutory right to conduct oversight, but DHS has concocted a bogus reason to keep us out.
A court has already ruled that members have a statutory right to conduct oversight, but DHS has concocted a bogus reason to keep us out.
January 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
ICE denied me entry into their detention facility at 26 Fed for my weekly, unannounced oversight visit, citing Sec. Noem’s "new" policy requiring 7 days’ notice.
A court has already ruled that members have a statutory right to conduct oversight, but DHS has concocted a bogus reason to keep us out.
A court has already ruled that members have a statutory right to conduct oversight, but DHS has concocted a bogus reason to keep us out.
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"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"