Kevin Reuning
@reuning.bsky.social
politics, protests, quant methods, bad takes, labor, etc
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All opinions, views, thoughts, and takes are strictly my own.
https://kevinreuning.com/
https://unionelections.org/
https://voterperceptions.org/
All opinions, views, thoughts, and takes are strictly my own.
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BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
Trump Warned of a Tren de Aragua ‘Invasion.’ US Intel Told a Different Story
Hundreds of records obtained by WIRED show thin intelligence on the Venezuelan gang in the United States, describing fragmented, low-level crime rather than a coordinated terrorist threat.
www.wired.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:02 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds of sensitive U.S. records obtained by WIRED undercut the Trump administration’s claims portraying Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua as a unified terrorist force invading the country. Intelligence agencies spent much of 2025 unsure TdA even functioned as an organization on U.S. soil.
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Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
January 15, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.
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Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
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MN labor fundraiser to help union & worker center members who need immigration-related legal services: workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
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workingpartnerships.betterworld.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
MN labor fundraiser to help union & worker center members who need immigration-related legal services: workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
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We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
We are aware of reports of a shooting involving federal law enforcement in North Minneapolis. We are working to confirm additional details.
Sigh
Witnesses in north Minneapolis reported a series of gunshots that followed a car chase involving federal agents Wednesday night.
Reports of a shooting involving federal agents in north Minneapolis
During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Sigh
I'm skeptical that they put any effort into these safeguards.
Musk caves.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
He’s going to really, really hate this.
A victory for the EU and the UK.
Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people
Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people, a statement posted on X reads.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I'm skeptical that they put any effort into these safeguards.
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BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
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Trump said Iran had stopped killing antiregime protesters and wouldn’t execute those it accused of trying to topple the government.
He said that he hoped what officials had been told was true.
He said that he hoped what officials had been told was true.
Russia issues a warning to the U.S.: Any U.S. attack on Iran would be categorically unacceptable and would be the gravest mistake, with disastrous consequences.
January 14, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Trump said Iran had stopped killing antiregime protesters and wouldn’t execute those it accused of trying to topple the government.
He said that he hoped what officials had been told was true.
He said that he hoped what officials had been told was true.
Why are they simulating this?
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Why are they simulating this?
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Germany to send reconnaissance troops to Greenland, government says www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Germany to send reconnaissance troops to Greenland, government says
Germany will send its first soldiers to Greenland on Thursday, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, after Sweden and Norway announced similar moves following demands by President Donald Trump ...
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Germany to send reconnaissance troops to Greenland, government says www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Oh nothing going on here. ICE simply arrested 4 Oglala Sioux Tribe members and are holding 3 of them in an ICE facility at Fort Snelling. Unrelated fact, Fort Snelling served as a internment camp during the Dakota war where it held over 1,500 Dakotans and hundreds died prior to being removed from MN
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota said three of the four tribal members detained by ICE agents in Minneapolis last week have been transferred to an ICE facility and called for th...
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Oh nothing going on here. ICE simply arrested 4 Oglala Sioux Tribe members and are holding 3 of them in an ICE facility at Fort Snelling. Unrelated fact, Fort Snelling served as a internment camp during the Dakota war where it held over 1,500 Dakotans and hundreds died prior to being removed from MN
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
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US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says
US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says
The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
US to suspend visa processing for 75 nations, State Department says
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BREAKING
The Trump administration just terminated funding for as many as 2,000 substance abuse programs across the country
As much as $2B worth of cuts, bc programs supposedly don't align w/priorities -- though not clear why www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
The Trump administration just terminated funding for as many as 2,000 substance abuse programs across the country
As much as $2B worth of cuts, bc programs supposedly don't align w/priorities -- though not clear why www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
Trump Takes Another Blowtorch to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Potentially $2b was just cut from a key HHS agency with bipartisan support.
www.thebulwark.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
BREAKING
The Trump administration just terminated funding for as many as 2,000 substance abuse programs across the country
As much as $2B worth of cuts, bc programs supposedly don't align w/priorities -- though not clear why www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
The Trump administration just terminated funding for as many as 2,000 substance abuse programs across the country
As much as $2B worth of cuts, bc programs supposedly don't align w/priorities -- though not clear why www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-take...
I'm not sure what an air strike on Iran is expected to do.
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I'm not sure what an air strike on Iran is expected to do.
I was reminded yesterday of that weird week in 2020 when places like Panera sold jugs of milk and other things in order to get rid of stock.
What a weird time.
What a weird time.
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I was reminded yesterday of that weird week in 2020 when places like Panera sold jugs of milk and other things in order to get rid of stock.
What a weird time.
What a weird time.
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Marco Rubio, 2016
January 14, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Marco Rubio, 2016
I have to resist the urge in revision memos to constantly explain why I made the original mistake I made (yes I know the fact I think of the comments as pointing out "mistakes" is unhelpful but it is how my broke brain works)
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I have to resist the urge in revision memos to constantly explain why I made the original mistake I made (yes I know the fact I think of the comments as pointing out "mistakes" is unhelpful but it is how my broke brain works)
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Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59
> In a one-on-one interview, he discusses his goals, platform and prior comments made about the Holocaust.
Classic
Classic
Who is Casey Putsch? Meet the GOP candidate challenging Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor • Ohio Capital Journal
Defying the state GOP establishment, Northwest Ohio business owner Casey Putsch is going head-to-head with Vivek Ramaswamy to become the Republican nominee for governor. In a one-on-one interview, he ...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
> In a one-on-one interview, he discusses his goals, platform and prior comments made about the Holocaust.
Classic
Classic
Read this ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/t...
The Ohio grandma racing to help Haitian parents protect children as more deportations near • Ohio Capital Journal
Casey Rollings runs a Catholic charity in Springfield, Ohio, that helps children of immigrants who've been separated from their parents. As the Trump administration takes protected status from Haitian...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read this ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/14/t...
Imagining if Obama had flipped off a union autoworker. Dude would have a 3 hour Fox News show and a failed run for Senate.
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesday ahead of his address to the Detroit Economic Club. The vi...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Imagining if Obama had flipped off a union autoworker. Dude would have a 3 hour Fox News show and a failed run for Senate.