RumerL
@rumerl.bsky.social
Mom of 2, lover of the Constitution, liberty and kindness. Also pets. And gardening.
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A mother in Minneapolis rushed to perform CPR on her 6-month-old baby after federal immigration agents deployed a chemical agent near her car, leading all six of her children to be taken to the hospital.
This isn’t the first time kids have been on the receiving end of ICE's chemical weapons.
This isn’t the first time kids have been on the receiving end of ICE's chemical weapons.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
A mother in Minneapolis rushed to perform CPR on her 6-month-old baby after federal immigration agents deployed a chemical agent near her car, leading all six of her children to be taken to the hospital.
This isn’t the first time kids have been on the receiving end of ICE's chemical weapons.
This isn’t the first time kids have been on the receiving end of ICE's chemical weapons.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
January 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.”
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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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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🧵 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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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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The president talked about the future of Venezuela, potential land strikes in Mexico, and international law in two separate interviews with the New York Times and Fox News.
Trump Says He’ll Target Cartels With Strikes On Mexico And ‘Own Morality’ Is The Only Limit To His Power
The president talked about the future of Venezuela, potential land strikes in Mexico, and international law in two separate interviews with the New York Times and Fox News.
www.forbes.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:05 AM
The president talked about the future of Venezuela, potential land strikes in Mexico, and international law in two separate interviews with the New York Times and Fox News.
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White bear lake high school has walked out in protest. More people are joining the growing protests
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
White bear lake high school has walked out in protest. More people are joining the growing protests
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the Oregon Department of Justice will open a formal investigation into the Border Patrol shooting that left two people injured in Portland.
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the Oregon Department of Justice will open a formal investigation into the Border Patrol shooting that left two people injured in Portland.
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Plus, the latest from Minneapolis.
Trump's 'big stick' approach unnerves U.S. allies: From the Politics Desk
Plus, the latest from Minneapolis.
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January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Plus, the latest from Minneapolis.
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… a police report will significantly improve our ability to hold wrong-doers accountable—criminally and/or civilly.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
… a police report will significantly improve our ability to hold wrong-doers accountable—criminally and/or civilly.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
Every local police department should have a standard operating procedure for responding to calls for assistance related to immigration enforcement.
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persons are taken into custody by ICE, to confirm the location of detention
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
persons are taken into custody by ICE, to confirm the location of detention
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
5) to file a formal police report, and
6) if alleged ICE agents cannot provide proof that they are federal agents, to make an arrest for commission of a crime
Local LE may not be able to stop the detention, but…
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The first thing everyone should do the moment ICE appears is call 911 and ask them to immediately send an officer(s) to the scene to:
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
January 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The first thing everyone should do the moment ICE appears is call 911 and ask them to immediately send an officer(s) to the scene to:
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
1) confirm the identity of the individuals claiming to be ICE agents
2) confirm the legal authority for the stop/seizure
3) to maintain order
4) if any…
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"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
January 9, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
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SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
January 9, 2026 at 6:36 PM
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.”
Via Alpha News
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The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record
The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
www.scientificamerican.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
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Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
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I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
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More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
January 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
More from the party of federalism: "the states are merely an agent for the federal government in counting and tabulating the votes. They must do what the federal government, as represented by the president of the United States, tells them, for the good of the country, to do."
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
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religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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We’re mobilizing across the country this weekend to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 AM
We’re mobilizing across the country this weekend to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror: docs.google.com/document/d/1...