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Robin Budd
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Robin Budd @robinbudd.bsky.social · Nov 5
i couldn't vote for him; i am an LA resident, but i am proud to shlep this tote bag everywhere.
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djamiempls.meatjacker.social
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My husband was kidnapped tonight by ICE. He is a born and raised Willmar, Minnesotan. Officers rushed his car. He gave his ID and complied. Without running his license, he was thrown in a vehicle and taken. They must have finally ran his ID 1/4 mile down the road, because they pulled in a parking lot, uncuffed him, threw him out of the car and threw his ID at him and took off. He then had to walk back to his car to drive back to work. This is wrong. This is terrifying. This is completely unjust. I am full of rage and terror. This must stop. ICE does not care what you look like. They are taking everyone and asking questions after kidnapping. Stay safe people. Protect your loved ones to the best of your abilities.
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
As I have said before, this is the "F you, make me" regime.
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 8h
and that Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie don’t have standing to recommend an independent monitor.

In short, it appears the DOJ’s position is that no court can force them to produce the files. 2/2
January 17, 2026 at 6:07 AM
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cwebbonline.com
Funny how the Fourth Amendment keeps getting treated like a suggestion box.
January 17, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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elienyc.bsky.social
Stick this directly in my veins
January 17, 2026 at 3:04 AM
robinbudd.bsky.social
his & hers.
America 2026
Two brand new, orange safety whistles.
January 17, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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lizshuler.bsky.social
The window for Affordable Care Act health plan enrollment is ending in many states.

Working people don’t need concepts of a plan. We need to end this health care crisis and bring costs down NOW.
Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet
The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country.
apnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
NEW — ICE violence has spread well beyond Minneapolis, with agents landing in small cities like St. Cloud. I spoke with Alice Valentine, a local queer trans woman, who protested ICE on Monday and was pepper sprayed, beaten and jailed as a result, along with her girlfriend.

This is Alice's story:
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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ryanjreilly.com
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
I watched it, that actually makes it much worse. He never should have been in front of the SUV. We are trained do not get in front of a vehicle like that, there’s only bad outcomes. Also, his video clearly shows she was not surreptitiously reaching for any objects within the vehicles drivers compartment, so the only defense for the agent would be that she was trying to run him over, which clearly isn’t the case, as emphasized by the fact that his legs were out of the way. The video also shows the SUV was moving so slowly that even in icy conditions he should’ve just moved out of the way. In the department of justice we are prohibited from using deadly force purely to prevent escape. Bad shoot all around
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
Picking up the phone right now to call you @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov to NOT BE COMPLICIT with the REGIME.
-- signed a constituent.
January 16, 2026 at 8:03 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
Looking at you Shadow Minority Leader @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
cc @warren.senate.gov
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
But you keep voting for this regime's appointments and funding for ICE and such, @lujan.senate.gov @heinrich.senate.gov.

cc @democrats.senate.gov
Shadow Minority Leader @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20h
Trump: They have to clean up their elections in New Mexico because those elections are so corrupt, it's incredible. If they clean it up, we win by a lot but they are really corrupt elections. One of the more corrupt states in terms of that.
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
He doesn't give a sh*t.
Neither do the people in his regime.
Polls do not stop dictators.
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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normcharlatan.bsky.social
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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shawnforcongress.bsky.social
52 days until the special election to fill the seat left by Marjorie Taylor Greene!

Every day until March 10 matters. Northwest Georgia deserves better.

Get involved: volunteer, donate, or sign up → shawnforgeorgia.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
🎯
cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21h
ICE isn’t making rare mistakes. This is the point.

When an agency can grab people first and sort out rights later, if they bother at all, everyone is at risk. Citizen or not.
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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nws.noaa.gov
Snow squalls are likely to develop along and behind an arctic cold front across the Plains this morning and Midwest this evening. Heavy snow rates combined with damaging winds and near-zero visibility will cause extremely dangerous conditions. Stay up to date with the latest at weather.gov.
Key Messages for Plains Into Midwest Snow Squalls. Jan 16, 2026. Widespread snow squalls will create dangerous travel. Key points: 1) Squalls likely behind arctic front in Dakotas/Nebraska. 2) Dangerous driving due to heavy snow, wind, and near-zero visibility. 3) Safety: reduce speed, lights on. 4) Damaging wind >70 mph and sub-zero chills.
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
Polls do not stop a dictator.
aedwardslevy.bsky.social Ariel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 21h
New from us: Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
Few see Trump as making progress on some inaugural pledges Most say Trump has gone too far in using presidential powers, hasn't gone far enough in reducing prices
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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kennedyalexprince.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM
robinbudd.bsky.social
Kinda like Kraft's Super Bowl ring, no?
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a White House meeting. A White House official confirmed that Trump intends to keep the medal reut.rs/4bCPVV3
Trump accepts Nobel medal from Venezuelan opposition leader Machado
Machado, who described their meeting as "excellent," said the gift was in recognition of what she called Trump's commitment to the freedom of the Venezuelan people.
reut.rs
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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womensmarch.com
🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨

The Free America Walkout is now in ALL 50 states. Find one nearest you at freeameri.ca #FreeAmerica
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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anatosaurus.bsky.social
This is government of the people, by the people, for the people. Thank you for your service.
elliottpayne.org Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 1d
Today the Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling on Governor Walz to enact an eviction moratorium to keep Minneapolis families in their homes to protect them from ICE.
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
robinbudd.bsky.social
Somebody, get the hook!!!
cc @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
robinbudd.bsky.social
📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢
PSA brought to you by a DEMOCRAT.
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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edwardnh.bsky.social
ICE in Minnesota is reminiscent of the firehoses used during the Civil Rights era. Images are compelling evidence that words can't compete with
gregsargent.bsky.social Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 2d
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.

Some thoughts on this here:

newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
Democratic Governors need to activate the National Guard to protect their communities. Local cops now realize that they're overwhelmed by the same violent forces they initially supported.

Of course, Trump will respond with escalation, but this is no longer, nor has been, sustainable.
January 15, 2026 at 6:47 AM