Michael Anderson
@michaelander45.bsky.social
Attorney, Views are my own and not intended as legal advice 😁
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U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
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here's what happens after house elections, which are conducted by each state and locality:
the state certifies the winner
the winners go to washington
they convene a new house
they choose a speaker
notice who isn't involved here? the president or the current speaker or the senate.
the state certifies the winner
the winners go to washington
they convene a new house
they choose a speaker
notice who isn't involved here? the president or the current speaker or the senate.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
here's what happens after house elections, which are conducted by each state and locality:
the state certifies the winner
the winners go to washington
they convene a new house
they choose a speaker
notice who isn't involved here? the president or the current speaker or the senate.
the state certifies the winner
the winners go to washington
they convene a new house
they choose a speaker
notice who isn't involved here? the president or the current speaker or the senate.
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why is it that Trump could not get Indiana Republicans to redistrict their states?
January 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
why is it that Trump could not get Indiana Republicans to redistrict their states?
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What if he invades Minnesota
Rep Don Bacon (R-NE) says he anticipates that Trump will be impeached if he invades Greenland. omaha.com/news/local/g...
Rep. Don Bacon says House could impeach Trump if U.S. invades Greenland
Rep. Don Bacon tells The World-Herald that there would be GOP support for an impeachment of Donald Trump if the U.S. invaded Greenland.
omaha.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
What if he invades Minnesota
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You assholes put Rümeysa Öztürk in an unmarked van for writing a milquetoast op-ed
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM
You assholes put Rümeysa Öztürk in an unmarked van for writing a milquetoast op-ed
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the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms.
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?
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They did it again.
BREAKING: 1 person shot by ICE in North Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to FOX 9.
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
They did it again.
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There is already an explicit statute prohibiting use of any funds “to support, directly or indirectly, any decision on the part of any United States Government official to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty….”
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM
There is already an explicit statute prohibiting use of any funds “to support, directly or indirectly, any decision on the part of any United States Government official to suspend, terminate, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty….”
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Is Greenland (or really Denmark) attacking the United States? Do Greenland and Denmark pose an imminent threat to the United States? No?
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), to Bloomberg TV:
“If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
“If there is military action against #Greenland, I will be one of the first people to file and co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution. It will pass.”
January 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Is Greenland (or really Denmark) attacking the United States? Do Greenland and Denmark pose an imminent threat to the United States? No?
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
Then the President needs to go Congress first.
This is stupid. The answer, if this happens, isn’t the WPR. It’s impeachment and immediate removal from office.
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I think Democrats in Congress should begin to make the argument that any attack against Greenland, and Denmark as a NATO ally, absent congressional authorization is an illegal order that must be disobeyed.
January 15, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I think Democrats in Congress should begin to make the argument that any attack against Greenland, and Denmark as a NATO ally, absent congressional authorization is an illegal order that must be disobeyed.
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AP-NORC poll has shown a drop in support on immigration from -1% in late March to -23% nine months later.
Trump Net-Approval On:
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
Immigration: -23%
Venezuela: -24%
Foreign Policy: -24%
Economy: -25%
AP-NORC / Jan 11, 2026
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
AP-NORC poll has shown a drop in support on immigration from -1% in late March to -23% nine months later.
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Checking in on CBS News(max)
January 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Checking in on CBS News(max)
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Let Tester cook
University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is expected to run for U.S. Senate as an Independent, part of an elaborate plan apparently backed by former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in a move that has angered Democrats.
Bodnar plans Senate run as an Independent, and Tester’s apparent support angers Democrats in Montana
University of Montana President Seth Bodnar is expected to run for U.S. Senate as an Independent, part of an elaborate plan apparently backed by former Sen. Jon Tester in a move that has angered Democ...
montanafreepress.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Let Tester cook
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If this is what ICE is designed to do we should probably get rid of ICE
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
If this is what ICE is designed to do we should probably get rid of ICE
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When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch. Here's how one guy crowdsourced 500+ dashcams for Minneapolis to film ICE www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
www.404media.co
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch. Here's how one guy crowdsourced 500+ dashcams for Minneapolis to film ICE www.404media.co/how-one-guy-...
Dont print lies in the newspaper
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Dont print lies in the newspaper
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I know some have been a little unnerved at the aggressive following and noisemaking tactics of the observers. What they don’t realize is that it’s necessitated by what ICE is doing. You have seconds and you need as many eyes on them as possible, and as many people trying to get key info as possible.
January 14, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I know some have been a little unnerved at the aggressive following and noisemaking tactics of the observers. What they don’t realize is that it’s necessitated by what ICE is doing. You have seconds and you need as many eyes on them as possible, and as many people trying to get key info as possible.
Federal Democrats please take notes for 2029
VA House Committee on Privileges & Elections agenda for tomorrow: four constitutional amendments (abortion rights, marriage equality, ex-felons voting rights, redistricting) bluevirginia.us/2026/01/tues...
January 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Federal Democrats please take notes for 2029
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS???
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS???
Do not use polymarket or other similar sources to set campaigning priorities
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Do not use polymarket or other similar sources to set campaigning priorities
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
What loser shit
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
What loser shit
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coming around to this "primary everyone" perspective
Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
coming around to this "primary everyone" perspective
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joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 PM
joe rogan is a very dumb guy, that very dumb guys are realizing that ICE is evil is good.
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I'm sorry, but if you're a Bluesky lib, you HAVE to be gracious about this. You HAVE to practice the principle of charity. You HAVE to give people off-ramps, especially when they're massively influential media figures.
You don't have to be *happy* about that, but you've gotta suck it up anyway.
You don't have to be *happy* about that, but you've gotta suck it up anyway.
“.. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I'm sorry, but if you're a Bluesky lib, you HAVE to be gracious about this. You HAVE to practice the principle of charity. You HAVE to give people off-ramps, especially when they're massively influential media figures.
You don't have to be *happy* about that, but you've gotta suck it up anyway.
You don't have to be *happy* about that, but you've gotta suck it up anyway.