Scott Phillips
@rsphillips.bsky.social
Recovering attorney and homeless services advocate. Progressive curmudgeon fighting oppression.
Archivist of Jurisdictional Absurdity @meritbureau
Archivist of Jurisdictional Absurdity @meritbureau
DHS accounts for 2 out of 3 murders in Minneapolis this year
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 PM
DHS accounts for 2 out of 3 murders in Minneapolis this year
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Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
www.mprnews.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Minneapolis has seen a stunning 1,646% spike in calls from families who can't pay rent because they're afraid to leave their homes to work.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
This is state violence manufacturing housing precarity in real time.
People should not be facing eviction when their city is under occupation.
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I interviewed two of the mods of r/Minneapolis about their tireless work this month: “I just wanted a local subreddit to know what was happening in my city, and now all of a sudden, we’ve turned into this de facto hub of information for basically how to fight fascism.”
www.wired.com/story/reddit...
www.wired.com/story/reddit...
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and embroidery have all rallied against ICE...
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I interviewed two of the mods of r/Minneapolis about their tireless work this month: “I just wanted a local subreddit to know what was happening in my city, and now all of a sudden, we’ve turned into this de facto hub of information for basically how to fight fascism.”
www.wired.com/story/reddit...
www.wired.com/story/reddit...
The closest we’ll get is Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Greg Bovino won’t be allowed on TV for a few weeks. Then they’ll pretend this never happened.
In other words, there will be no apologies and no "walking back" of anything (despite reporting to that effect). No accountability. Nobody fired or disciplined. And as I said, they will just bs this until it goes away for them with the next outrage.
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
The closest we’ll get is Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Greg Bovino won’t be allowed on TV for a few weeks. Then they’ll pretend this never happened.
You have the right to remain terminally silent.
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
You have the right to remain terminally silent.
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The Second Amendment has been reinterpreted as a liability waiver.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
Leavitt: Any gun owner knows when you are carrying a weapon and are confronted by law enforcement, you are raising the assumption of risk and the risk of force being used against you.
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Second Amendment has been reinterpreted as a liability waiver.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
Risk assumed. Rights conditional.
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We have received 0 assistance from occupied Poland.
Blanche: "Remember, what we all saw in that 10 or second video is not the full story. Every American should know that. The story goes way beyond that. It starts with the fact that literally for months we have received 0 assistance from the state of Minnesota."
January 26, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We have received 0 assistance from occupied Poland.
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Disorder was reclassified as a cooperation failure.
Over the last 48 hours, the talking point on the right has solidified; the only reason that we are seeing violent clashes against ICE is because of sanctuary policies and failure to cooperate from city officials who are fanning the flames.
Take a look; it's wild how quickly they're all adopting it.
Take a look; it's wild how quickly they're all adopting it.
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Disorder was reclassified as a cooperation failure.
I wonder if JD Vance wants to come back to Minneapolis and talk about current events
January 24, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I wonder if JD Vance wants to come back to Minneapolis and talk about current events
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I am watching protestors disarm smoke bombs by deploying a lead person to place a neon cone over the gas, another person to run over and pour in a liquid, and a last person to cap the hole in the cone, which diffuses the gas immediately.
The chemists are on it. 🩷
The chemists are on it. 🩷
January 24, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I am watching protestors disarm smoke bombs by deploying a lead person to place a neon cone over the gas, another person to run over and pour in a liquid, and a last person to cap the hole in the cone, which diffuses the gas immediately.
The chemists are on it. 🩷
The chemists are on it. 🩷
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The actions of the U.S. federal government are going to stir up an insurgency in American cities. Part of me thinks that was their game plan all along.
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 PM
The actions of the U.S. federal government are going to stir up an insurgency in American cities. Part of me thinks that was their game plan all along.
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The video below has just been linked to an article by the Minnesota @StarTribune and it shows at least six masked agents wrestling a man to the ground before shooting him multiple times in Minneapolis this morning. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The video below has just been linked to an article by the Minnesota @StarTribune and it shows at least six masked agents wrestling a man to the ground before shooting him multiple times in Minneapolis this morning. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
This looks like another execution.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This looks like another execution.
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
Soon it will only be Kash Patel and an empty windbreaker
Breaking NYT:
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Soon it will only be Kash Patel and an empty windbreaker
Easily thousands roaring "ICE out!"
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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The Bureau has conferred the Benedict Arnold Medal for Acts of Moral Surrender on seven Democratic members whose votes ensured DHS funding.
The group is entered into the record as the DHS-7.
The group is entered into the record as the DHS-7.
January 23, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The Bureau has conferred the Benedict Arnold Medal for Acts of Moral Surrender on seven Democratic members whose votes ensured DHS funding.
The group is entered into the record as the DHS-7.
The group is entered into the record as the DHS-7.
TikTok may have been safer under Chinese ownership
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
TikTok may have been safer under Chinese ownership
Is Mexico paying for the Greenland acquisition? Asking for a friend.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Is Mexico paying for the Greenland acquisition? Asking for a friend.
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The charitable interpretation of this is that Tony Gonzales wrongfully believes ICE only arrests people who have already been ordered removed, which is not true (and in many cases when people have been removed, they don't know about it and thus are unaware of any such "process" having occurred).
When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The charitable interpretation of this is that Tony Gonzales wrongfully believes ICE only arrests people who have already been ordered removed, which is not true (and in many cases when people have been removed, they don't know about it and thus are unaware of any such "process" having occurred).
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The US is no longer a member of the World Health Organization. What could possibly go wrong?
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The US is no longer a member of the World Health Organization. What could possibly go wrong?
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Invitation withdrawn from a fictional board,
to a club with a billion-dollar cover charge,
whose sole member appears to be the issuer.
Commendation for Self-Curated Prestige under review.
to a club with a billion-dollar cover charge,
whose sole member appears to be the issuer.
Commendation for Self-Curated Prestige under review.
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Invitation withdrawn from a fictional board,
to a club with a billion-dollar cover charge,
whose sole member appears to be the issuer.
Commendation for Self-Curated Prestige under review.
to a club with a billion-dollar cover charge,
whose sole member appears to be the issuer.
Commendation for Self-Curated Prestige under review.
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Portland police were called in to clear the building after protesters left chambers and began banging on council office doors.
ICE protesters shut down Portland City Council, force meeting to go virtual
Portland police were called in to clear the building after protesters left chambers and began banging on council office doors.
www.oregonlive.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Portland police were called in to clear the building after protesters left chambers and began banging on council office doors.
We have reached peak white fragility
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
We have reached peak white fragility