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A chapter of Indivisible
Providing tech support to progressive organizations and activists. Reclaiming simple hand-written, accessible, teachable code.
visit us at: https://northernaction.org
Diversify your communication channels.
"[ICE] is buying millions of dollars’ worth of new surveillance tools at the same time President Trump has scaled back protections for use of civilian data — a combination that could lead to a vast expansion of domestic surveillance that goes far beyond immigrants."
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’
The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.
www.politico.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"[ICE] is buying millions of dollars’ worth of new surveillance tools at the same time President Trump has scaled back protections for use of civilian data — a combination that could lead to a vast expansion of domestic surveillance that goes far beyond immigrants."
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
"For years, privacy advocates have warned against companies like Flock."
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement
Amazon's Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE.
arstechnica.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"For years, privacy advocates have warned against companies like Flock."
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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Florida has one of the country’s largest prison populations, with the Florida Department of Corrections incarcerating more than 89,000 individuals.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Florida has one of the country’s largest prison populations, with the Florida Department of Corrections incarcerating more than 89,000 individuals.
"From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
"From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Donald Trump has staged a year of “unrelenting attacks on working people,” according to the head of the largest federation of the labor unions in the US. Now they’re preparing to fight back."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda
AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler says union ready to stand up for struggling Americans: ‘Which side are you on?’
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Donald Trump has staged a year of “unrelenting attacks on working people,” according to the head of the largest federation of the labor unions in the US. Now they’re preparing to fight back."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to reinstate Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into Illinois over the objections of its governor.
Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center characterized the ruling as a major legal blow to Trump's plans for deployments.
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center characterized the ruling as a major legal blow to Trump's plans for deployments.
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
Supreme Court rules against Trump in National Guard case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trump on Tuesday, refusing to reinstate, for now, Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into the state of Illinois over the objections of the gov...
www.npr.org
December 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to reinstate Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into Illinois over the objections of its governor.
Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center characterized the ruling as a major legal blow to Trump's plans for deployments.
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center characterized the ruling as a major legal blow to Trump's plans for deployments.
www.npr.org/2025/12/23/n...
today's press announcement from Walz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP8D...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP8D...
Walz, community leaders blast increasing ICE presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by KARE 11
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
today's press announcement from Walz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP8D...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP8D...
MN: if you’ve experienced harassment, detention, intimidation, or racial profiling by ICE, Border Patrol, or other federal agents, ACLU‑MN is collecting confidential reports. This helps document patterns of misconduct and connect people with legal support.
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
Rights Violated by ICE or Federal Forces? Let us know! - ACLU of Minnesota
www.aclu-mn.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
MN: if you’ve experienced harassment, detention, intimidation, or racial profiling by ICE, Border Patrol, or other federal agents, ACLU‑MN is collecting confidential reports. This helps document patterns of misconduct and connect people with legal support.
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
Share here:
www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
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The operation, which is not approved by Congress, is part of President Trump’s campaign to cut an essential export that accounts for more than half of the Venezuela's revenue.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-has-intercepted-two-oil-tankers-off-venezuela-this-weekend/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-has-intercepted-two-oil-tankers-off-venezuela-this-weekend/
Trump has intercepted two oil tankers this weekend off Venezuela
The blockade, which is not approved by Congress, is considered by some international treaties as an act of war.
www.motherjones.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The operation, which is not approved by Congress, is part of President Trump’s campaign to cut an essential export that accounts for more than half of the Venezuela's revenue.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-has-intercepted-two-oil-tankers-off-venezuela-this-weekend/
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-has-intercepted-two-oil-tankers-off-venezuela-this-weekend/
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The president doesn’t have the authority to murder civilians at sea.
The courts must order President Trump to disclose the Office of Legal Counsel opinion that tries to justify his deadly boat strike campaign, and any other materials relating to these crimes.
The courts must order President Trump to disclose the Office of Legal Counsel opinion that tries to justify his deadly boat strike campaign, and any other materials relating to these crimes.
Trump's Boat Strikes Are Illegal. The Public Needs Answers. | ACLU
The Trump administration must release its legal justification and all other materials related to its illegal lethal strikes on civilian boats at sea.
www.aclu.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The president doesn’t have the authority to murder civilians at sea.
The courts must order President Trump to disclose the Office of Legal Counsel opinion that tries to justify his deadly boat strike campaign, and any other materials relating to these crimes.
The courts must order President Trump to disclose the Office of Legal Counsel opinion that tries to justify his deadly boat strike campaign, and any other materials relating to these crimes.
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“Duluth is a place that welcomes immigrants,” member Sara Cedars said. “Duluth is a place where we all belong, where we are all community.”
www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/t...
www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/t...
Twin Ports volunteers launch immigration 'rapid response' team
After multiple ICE raids in the Northland this year, the group seeks to document enforcement activities and advocate for the rights of immigrants.
www.duluthnewstribune.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“Duluth is a place that welcomes immigrants,” member Sara Cedars said. “Duluth is a place where we all belong, where we are all community.”
www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/t...
www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/t...
(gift article)
"the work of the White House has been delegated to a handful of high-level advisers. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is the de facto shadow president for domestic affairs...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
"the work of the White House has been delegated to a handful of high-level advisers. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is the de facto shadow president for domestic affairs...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
Opinion | The Man Who Rules the Country Presides Over Nothing
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
(gift article)
"the work of the White House has been delegated to a handful of high-level advisers. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is the de facto shadow president for domestic affairs...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
"the work of the White House has been delegated to a handful of high-level advisers. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is the de facto shadow president for domestic affairs...."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/o...
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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He'll start a war to:
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
December 17, 2025 at 2:08 AM
He'll start a war to:
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
1. Distract from the Epstein Files
2. Steal oil
3. Justify emergency powers
4. Justify use of the AEA for deportation/internment
5. Help the drug lord he just pardoned
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Confirmed ICE deportation flight touching down ~11:05am today. It will land at Signature Aviation's private terminal. Detainees will be moved from Whipple and other detention centers, shackled in the cold, then flown off to Louisiana and elsewhere.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Confirmed ICE deportation flight touching down ~11:05am today. It will land at Signature Aviation's private terminal. Detainees will be moved from Whipple and other detention centers, shackled in the cold, then flown off to Louisiana and elsewhere.
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