Todd Graham
@metrogram.bsky.social
Economic demographer & govt stats. Living my best life in Mpls St Paul.
Disclaimers: Views found here are my own & NOT representing my employer.
Same handle on other apps.
Disclaimers: Views found here are my own & NOT representing my employer.
Same handle on other apps.
@windowseat.bsky.social #iceout: mid- to late March, in most years
January 23, 2026 at 10:31 PM
@windowseat.bsky.social #iceout: mid- to late March, in most years
blizzard of FR Notices from Commerce / Census. All premised on unnecessary rules or processes. Most of the 7 notices are minor stuff. OK sure.
The 2nd notice has ugly energy, but moot if USAID already dead.
It's the 4th notice you'll want to look at... www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-01244 (1/3)
The 2nd notice has ugly energy, but moot if USAID already dead.
It's the 4th notice you'll want to look at... www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-01244 (1/3)
Eliminating Unnecessary and Overly-Restrictive Regulations Related to the Release of Decennial Census Population Information
The Census Bureau (Bureau) is removing its regulations related to the release of decennial census population information. Such regulations are obsolete and have not applied to the determination of met...
www.federalregister.gov
January 23, 2026 at 6:47 PM
blizzard of FR Notices from Commerce / Census. All premised on unnecessary rules or processes. Most of the 7 notices are minor stuff. OK sure.
The 2nd notice has ugly energy, but moot if USAID already dead.
It's the 4th notice you'll want to look at... www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-01244 (1/3)
The 2nd notice has ugly energy, but moot if USAID already dead.
It's the 4th notice you'll want to look at... www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-01244 (1/3)
Worst display at the h.s. science fair
January 23, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Worst display at the h.s. science fair
Wowwwww. (Does he know?) 🌊
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Wowwwww. (Does he know?) 🌊
#minneapolis friends,
Meaning of the inverted flag: dire distress 🚨
"The flag should not be displayed with the union down [the field of stars], except as a sign of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." (4 U.S.Code 1 s8) 🙏
Hang in there, neighbors.
Meaning of the inverted flag: dire distress 🚨
"The flag should not be displayed with the union down [the field of stars], except as a sign of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." (4 U.S.Code 1 s8) 🙏
Hang in there, neighbors.
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#minneapolis friends,
Meaning of the inverted flag: dire distress 🚨
"The flag should not be displayed with the union down [the field of stars], except as a sign of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." (4 U.S.Code 1 s8) 🙏
Hang in there, neighbors.
Meaning of the inverted flag: dire distress 🚨
"The flag should not be displayed with the union down [the field of stars], except as a sign of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property." (4 U.S.Code 1 s8) 🙏
Hang in there, neighbors.
Got an email from my local saying "We're NOT recommending or taking any union action on this, BUT you COULD just put in a PTO request to take the day off Friday. It's your PTO."
So I did.
So I did.
January 21, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Got an email from my local saying "We're NOT recommending or taking any union action on this, BUT you COULD just put in a PTO request to take the day off Friday. It's your PTO."
So I did.
So I did.
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"mostly widely accepted"
No. Not accepted.
No. Not accepted.
a man with a beard is talking into a microphone while wearing a red jersey that says clippers
ALT: a man with a beard is talking into a microphone while wearing a red jersey that says clippers
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
"mostly widely accepted"
No. Not accepted.
No. Not accepted.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
This is a photo of someone being tortured, not someone being restrained
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ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
![May 12, 2025
MEMORANDUM FOR: All ICE Personnel
FROM: Todd Lyons Acting Director
SUBJECT: Utilizing Form I-205, Warrant of Removal
On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to "ensur[e] the successful enforcement of final orders of removal." 90 Fed. Reg. 8443, 8444 (Jan. 20, 2025) (E.O. 14159). Essential to the removal of aliens subject to final orders of removal is the ability to locate and arrest them. To this end, certain supervisory immigration officers within both Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) are authorized to issue an administrative warrant, Form I-205, Warrant of Removal (Form 1-205), for the arrest of an alien with a final order of removal. 8 C.F.R. § 241.2(a)(1). All U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and deportation officers are authorized to execute Forms 1-205. 8 C.F.R. § 287.5(e)(3)(iii) - (y)
Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not historically relied on administrative warrants alone to arrest aliens subject to final orders of removal in their place of residence, the DHS Office of the General Counsel has recently determined that the U.S. Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, and the immigration regulations do not prohibit relying on administrative warrants for this purpose. Accordingly, in light of this legal determination, ICE immigration officers may arrest and detain aliens subject to a final under of removal issued by an immigration judge, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), or a U.S.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifrzrvaszfhj4bzhgtyvx3fm6ht4kc2zrwtvozijyxl3zxgp7vx6a@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE secretly told its officers that any time someone has been ordered removed, ICE can break down their door.
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
It has been accepted for generations that the only thing which can authorize agents to break into your home is a warrant signed by a judge. No wonder ICE hid this memo!
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"The govt cannot rely on reasonable suspicion to justify taking an individual into custody. But the six conservative justices have sufficiently muddied the waters that most people won’t know DHS is lying when it claims that 'SCOTUS has already vindicated us on this position.'" — @lizdye.bsky.social
Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment
Thanks, Brett Kavanaugh.
www.publicnotice.co
January 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"The govt cannot rely on reasonable suspicion to justify taking an individual into custody. But the six conservative justices have sufficiently muddied the waters that most people won’t know DHS is lying when it claims that 'SCOTUS has already vindicated us on this position.'" — @lizdye.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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If you’re a sitting member of Congress and not reacting to this speech by calling for immediate impeachment, removal and conviction, why are we paying you?
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
If you’re a sitting member of Congress and not reacting to this speech by calling for immediate impeachment, removal and conviction, why are we paying you?
Ai 'suicide'...
I (mis)read this HL as inferring the business model is money-loser, a total loss. 🤕
But no, the article is actually about ai becoming a suicide hotline that encourages killing yourself. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
I (mis)read this HL as inferring the business model is money-loser, a total loss. 🤕
But no, the article is actually about ai becoming a suicide hotline that encourages killing yourself. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
Salesforce's Benioff calls for AI regulation, says models have become 'suicide coaches'
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff described AI models as "suicide coaches" at the World Economic Forum's flagship conference Tuesday.
www.cnbc.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Ai 'suicide'...
I (mis)read this HL as inferring the business model is money-loser, a total loss. 🤕
But no, the article is actually about ai becoming a suicide hotline that encourages killing yourself. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
I (mis)read this HL as inferring the business model is money-loser, a total loss. 🤕
But no, the article is actually about ai becoming a suicide hotline that encourages killing yourself. www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/s...
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The inability to empathize is actually a defining psychological characteristic of being politically conservative. She had no ability to even conceptualize that something bad would happen to her until it did.
January 20, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The inability to empathize is actually a defining psychological characteristic of being politically conservative. She had no ability to even conceptualize that something bad would happen to her until it did.
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What if he really is a Russian asset?
fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face
ALT: fry from futurama is shown with a very serious look on his face
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
What if he really is a Russian asset?
RIP?? 😵
Nice merch @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
Nice merch @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
RIP?? 😵
Nice merch @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
Nice merch @smithsonianmag.bsky.social
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Reports of violence, retaliation & threats by federal agents against peaceful protesters & legal observers are multiplying in the Twin Cities.
Free speech lawyers say what’s happening in Minnesota matches a pattern of tactics used across the country, documented in a series of federal lawsuits.
Free speech lawyers say what’s happening in Minnesota matches a pattern of tactics used across the country, documented in a series of federal lawsuits.
As ICE protesters face violence, free speech advocates see pattern
Minnesota is the latest state where lawsuits allege federal officials are intentionally using force to suppress free speech.
www.minnpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Reports of violence, retaliation & threats by federal agents against peaceful protesters & legal observers are multiplying in the Twin Cities.
Free speech lawyers say what’s happening in Minnesota matches a pattern of tactics used across the country, documented in a series of federal lawsuits.
Free speech lawyers say what’s happening in Minnesota matches a pattern of tactics used across the country, documented in a series of federal lawsuits.
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These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
“He refused to stop it." Jack Smith on Jan. 6 attack on democracy
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#TrumpPeons #insurrection
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#TrumpPeons #insurrection
“He refused to stop it." Jack Smith on Jan. 6 attack ahead of public testimony
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January 19, 2026 at 1:52 AM
“He refused to stop it." Jack Smith on Jan. 6 attack on democracy
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#TrumpPeons #insurrection
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#TrumpPeons #insurrection
This meme is brutal. Just. Brutal....
Welp, good luck in the #SuperbOwl, #Patriots! #PatriotsNation 😉
Welp, good luck in the #SuperbOwl, #Patriots! #PatriotsNation 😉
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
This meme is brutal. Just. Brutal....
Welp, good luck in the #SuperbOwl, #Patriots! #PatriotsNation 😉
Welp, good luck in the #SuperbOwl, #Patriots! #PatriotsNation 😉
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For ICE to have designated cells for Americans in immigration detention means that the unlawful arrest of Americans by ICE is a systematic issue.
Missed this a few days ago:
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Two U.S. citizens grabbed by ICE say there were cells reserved for Americans.
Also, they weren’t given medical attention or allowed to go to the bathroom.
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
For ICE to have designated cells for Americans in immigration detention means that the unlawful arrest of Americans by ICE is a systematic issue.