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A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Kidney recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities told his attorney Friday morning he needed ...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
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Thrilled to have received the first copies of my new book (co-authored with the wonderful John Adenitire). Very grateful to the team at #OxfordUniversityPress and the editors of the Oxford Constitutional Theory series for their support.
April 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Thrilled to have received the first copies of my new book (co-authored with the wonderful John Adenitire). Very grateful to the team at #OxfordUniversityPress and the editors of the Oxford Constitutional Theory series for their support.
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February 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
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Alright, friends, it’s time! Make plans now to join us on March 26 in the Montante Cultural Center at Canisius University for this year’s installment of the Fitzpatrick Lecture Series when Tom Nichols joins us for an important and timely conversation.
I look forward to seeing you there.
I look forward to seeing you there.
February 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Alright, friends, it’s time! Make plans now to join us on March 26 in the Montante Cultural Center at Canisius University for this year’s installment of the Fitzpatrick Lecture Series when Tom Nichols joins us for an important and timely conversation.
I look forward to seeing you there.
I look forward to seeing you there.
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From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT:
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
From HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT:
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
"Trump covers up crime with scandal. That is his main propaganda tactic, the one few seem to be able to discern...The crimes are much worse than the scandals, but the media will always take the scandal bait."
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Countries now launching investigations into the Epstein files
France
Turkey
UK
Lithuania
Norway
Latvia Australia
North Macedonia.
Sweden
Poland
Slovakia
This is no longer isolated. It's gone global. The world will know the kind of deviant Republicans have kept in office.
France
Turkey
UK
Lithuania
Norway
Latvia Australia
North Macedonia.
Sweden
Poland
Slovakia
This is no longer isolated. It's gone global. The world will know the kind of deviant Republicans have kept in office.
February 6, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Countries now launching investigations into the Epstein files
France
Turkey
UK
Lithuania
Norway
Latvia Australia
North Macedonia.
Sweden
Poland
Slovakia
This is no longer isolated. It's gone global. The world will know the kind of deviant Republicans have kept in office.
France
Turkey
UK
Lithuania
Norway
Latvia Australia
North Macedonia.
Sweden
Poland
Slovakia
This is no longer isolated. It's gone global. The world will know the kind of deviant Republicans have kept in office.
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🚫🧊 “The scale is unimaginable,” Torres Desantiago said. “We have rapid response around the clock, seven days a week. We are actively responding to a case every six minutes across the state of Minnesota.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
🚫🧊 “The scale is unimaginable,” Torres Desantiago said. “We have rapid response around the clock, seven days a week. We are actively responding to a case every six minutes across the state of Minnesota.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The no-bid contract for the weapons known for high civilian death tolls is the largest of its kind in available government records.
Pentagon Inks Massive $200 Million Deal to Buy Controversial Cluster Weapons From Israel
The contract for the controversial weapons known for high civilian death tolls is the largest of its kind in available government records.
interc.pt
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The no-bid contract for the weapons known for high civilian death tolls is the largest of its kind in available government records.
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(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Understanding Epstein's Crimes
Sex trafficking isn't widely understood. Here is what Epstein did.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
(gift substack) Jeffrey Epstein didn't want prostitutes. He wanted scared, vulnerable girls and young women he could control. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Important thread on the Republicans latest attempt to rig the midterms.
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Important thread on the Republicans latest attempt to rig the midterms.
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A friend who runs a blog had the nerve to tell me that he uses ChatGPT art because he respects artists so much and can't afford to pay them what they deserve. I told him to pretend it's 2010. There was a time recently when we didn't have this technology. Do the work yourself or don't do it at all!
It's been heartbreaking seeing so many people I know use ChatGPT to generate "caricatures" when I am married to a living, breathing caricaturist. This technology was built off theft. It's soulless & bland. Here's caricatures by @tealcartoons.bsky.social to remind people what human art looks like.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A friend who runs a blog had the nerve to tell me that he uses ChatGPT art because he respects artists so much and can't afford to pay them what they deserve. I told him to pretend it's 2010. There was a time recently when we didn't have this technology. Do the work yourself or don't do it at all!
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For Andrew Tate, raping children is the ultimate metric for success. Very revealing.
February 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
For Andrew Tate, raping children is the ultimate metric for success. Very revealing.
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There is a particularly strong strain of American authoritarianism that runs through Rust Belt areas like Rep. Meuser's district.
Rep. Dan Meuser: "They're asking for no masks. Why? We can identify them. Officials can identify them, their bosses can. They only people who perhaps can't are the general public -- the mob."
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
There is a particularly strong strain of American authoritarianism that runs through Rust Belt areas like Rep. Meuser's district.
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Marimar Martinez is a United States citizen and a school teacher who was shot 5 times by a CBP agent. The agent then bragged in text messages about shooting her.
February 5, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Marimar Martinez is a United States citizen and a school teacher who was shot 5 times by a CBP agent. The agent then bragged in text messages about shooting her.
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Nothing says a long and expensive renovation is legit like slapping your name on the building just before you close it down… 🤦🏻♂️
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Nothing says a long and expensive renovation is legit like slapping your name on the building just before you close it down… 🤦🏻♂️
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This is Remi. She feels so powerful in her snowsuit. Loves the satisfying swishy sound it makes when she walks. 12/10 diva material (TT: ferikitz)
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This is Remi. She feels so powerful in her snowsuit. Loves the satisfying swishy sound it makes when she walks. 12/10 diva material (TT: ferikitz)
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🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of January!
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of January!
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These are all the dogs we sponsored in January ❤️🩹
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
These are all the dogs we sponsored in January ❤️🩹
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The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
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Just finished a blue bunny hat for my bearded blue collar hubby!
#crochet 🧶 🐰💙
Justice for Liam and all the other kiddos, family members and neighbors who have been, and still are being detained and terrorized!
Here is the pattern link by Richard Crosby: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#crochet 🧶 🐰💙
Justice for Liam and all the other kiddos, family members and neighbors who have been, and still are being detained and terrorized!
Here is the pattern link by Richard Crosby: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
February 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Just finished a blue bunny hat for my bearded blue collar hubby!
#crochet 🧶 🐰💙
Justice for Liam and all the other kiddos, family members and neighbors who have been, and still are being detained and terrorized!
Here is the pattern link by Richard Crosby: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#crochet 🧶 🐰💙
Justice for Liam and all the other kiddos, family members and neighbors who have been, and still are being detained and terrorized!
Here is the pattern link by Richard Crosby: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
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GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from?
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
February 5, 2026 at 4:53 PM
GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from?
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
BESSENT: It would come from Treasury
GALLEGO: So, taxpayers?
BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked
GALLEGO: They're not suing
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Nothing like stumbling across the Cliff’s Notes version of your own book…
February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Nothing like stumbling across the Cliff’s Notes version of your own book…