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BREAKING: Federal judge slams the door on Trump’s voter suppression scheme: “The president gets no say.”
“Put simply,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote, “our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.”
“Put simply,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote, “our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.”
January 31, 2026 at 8:18 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge slams the door on Trump’s voter suppression scheme: “The president gets no say.”
“Put simply,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote, “our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.”
“Put simply,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote, “our Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures.”
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Maria Santay, a U.S. citizen and community observer, live-streamed masked ICE agents detaining her after they boxed in her car from all sides and smashed her window. Local police showed up and did nothing.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
January 31, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Maria Santay, a U.S. citizen and community observer, live-streamed masked ICE agents detaining her after they boxed in her car from all sides and smashed her window. Local police showed up and did nothing.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
She was denied access to a restroom, and forced to pee in the parking lot while handcuffed.
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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from yesterday’s Epstein files release.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admits that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from yesterday’s Epstein files release.
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
WHAT ELSE ARE THEY HIDING???
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ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "Seeing an American taken to the ground, having his gun removed, being shot in the back 10 times, then having the govt say he was a terrorist all along based on no evidence.. those are kinds of things that as painful as they are, can actually bring together a lot of Americans"
January 31, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "Seeing an American taken to the ground, having his gun removed, being shot in the back 10 times, then having the govt say he was a terrorist all along based on no evidence.. those are kinds of things that as painful as they are, can actually bring together a lot of Americans"
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Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
January 31, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Buttigieg on Fox News: "When you see an American woman opening the door to her home and on her doorstep finds half a dozen federal agents in tactical gear that is more tricked out than what I would take outside the wire in Afghanistan -- I think most people get that that is wrong."
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Justice Department pulling down pages that mention Trump...
January 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Justice Department pulling down pages that mention Trump...
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ROLLING STONE: “The damage from Miller’s grand designs are plain for all to see. Americans’ mistrust and hyper-partisanship has grown only more poisonous. The country feels like a tinder box and Miller, and ICE are running around with lit matches.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
January 31, 2026 at 4:49 PM
ROLLING STONE: “The damage from Miller’s grand designs are plain for all to see. Americans’ mistrust and hyper-partisanship has grown only more poisonous. The country feels like a tinder box and Miller, and ICE are running around with lit matches.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Yes, we need ALL the Epstein files.
January 31, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Yes, we need ALL the Epstein files.
Turns out #Elon was begging for a trip to #Epstein island.
Elon Musk goes on frantic posting spree after being named in latest Epstein files drop
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Elon Musk goes on frantic posting spree after being named in latest Epstein files drop
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Elon Musk goes on frantic posting spree after being named in latest Epstein files drop
Tesla CEO Elon Musk went on a frantic online posting spree Saturday to insist his innocence after being named in the Justice Department’s latest release of files on Jeffrey Epstein, files that in some...
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January 31, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Turns out #Elon was begging for a trip to #Epstein island.
Elon Musk goes on frantic posting spree after being named in latest Epstein files drop
flip.it/Df7A3I
Elon Musk goes on frantic posting spree after being named in latest Epstein files drop
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ICE confirms that criminals HATE being recorded.
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
ICE confirms that criminals HATE being recorded.
#energysky #renewables #solar ##electricvehicles
What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern – it wasn’t wind or solar
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What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern – it wasn’t wind or solar
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What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern – it wasn’t wind or solar
After Storm Fern cut power to millions, GoodPower CEO Leah Qusba explains what really failed on the grid, and why wind and solar weren’t to blame.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:53 AM
#energysky #renewables #solar ##electricvehicles
What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern – it wasn’t wind or solar
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What really broke on the grid during Storm Fern – it wasn’t wind or solar
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I’m a NO — not one more penny for ICE without stopping this violence. Two American citizens were killed by federal agents.
No more roving patrols. No more secret masked police. No more warrantless raids. Investigate and prosecute ICE crimes.
Get ICE out of Minnesota.
No more roving patrols. No more secret masked police. No more warrantless raids. Investigate and prosecute ICE crimes.
Get ICE out of Minnesota.
January 30, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I’m a NO — not one more penny for ICE without stopping this violence. Two American citizens were killed by federal agents.
No more roving patrols. No more secret masked police. No more warrantless raids. Investigate and prosecute ICE crimes.
Get ICE out of Minnesota.
No more roving patrols. No more secret masked police. No more warrantless raids. Investigate and prosecute ICE crimes.
Get ICE out of Minnesota.
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CNN Breaking news: "Another independent MN journalist, Georgia Fort, arrested. We have video of her inside her home saying that FBI agents outside her door demand she come out. So, now there are two journalist who have been arrested." She went with them after consulting with her attorney.
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
CNN Breaking news: "Another independent MN journalist, Georgia Fort, arrested. We have video of her inside her home saying that FBI agents outside her door demand she come out. So, now there are two journalist who have been arrested." She went with them after consulting with her attorney.
Isn't this what police are for?
“It’s Another American!” Man Shot by Border Patrol Identified
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“It’s Another American!” Man Shot by Border Patrol Identified
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“It’s Another American!” Man Shot by Border Patrol Identified
Border Patrol returns to the center of the debate after a border shooting involving a US citizen, intensifying scrutiny.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Isn't this what police are for?
“It’s Another American!” Man Shot by Border Patrol Identified
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“It’s Another American!” Man Shot by Border Patrol Identified
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Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
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This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
January 29, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is the CDC map for homicide rates by state for the most recent year on their website.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
Gov. Landry, who leads one of the states in the nation with the highest murder rate, is on television chiding Minnesota, one of the states with the lowest murder rates.
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When racists killed Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964, they burned their station wagon but left it just off a road where it was easily found.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 6:09 PM
When racists killed Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman in 1964, they burned their station wagon but left it just off a road where it was easily found.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
When racists killed Viola Liuzzo, they advertised her shot-up car for sale, promoting it as a possible tourist attraction.
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Republicans gave ICE more money than Canada spends on its entire military in a year—over $29 BILLION.
This inflated budget under Kristi Noem isn’t about safety.
It’s about forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for a mass deportation quota, no matter who gets hurt.
This inflated budget under Kristi Noem isn’t about safety.
It’s about forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for a mass deportation quota, no matter who gets hurt.
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Republicans gave ICE more money than Canada spends on its entire military in a year—over $29 BILLION.
This inflated budget under Kristi Noem isn’t about safety.
It’s about forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for a mass deportation quota, no matter who gets hurt.
This inflated budget under Kristi Noem isn’t about safety.
It’s about forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for a mass deportation quota, no matter who gets hurt.
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“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.
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We won’t forget that the people who want us to forget history are the same people who intend to repeat it.
#NoMoneyForMurderers
#NoWarrantNoICE
#NoMoneyForMurderers
#NoWarrantNoICE
January 29, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Host: New jobless claim numbers are out. They are higher than expected. About 209,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week.
January 29, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Host: New jobless claim numbers are out. They are higher than expected. About 209,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week.