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For instance, it has been cited multiple times to establishing that Kristi Noem is acting from racial animus in her TPS cancellations. These social media accounts are killing them.
January 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM
For instance, it has been cited multiple times to establishing that Kristi Noem is acting from racial animus in her TPS cancellations. These social media accounts are killing them.
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They were pretty careful during the Trump 1 to separate personal accounts from government accounts. This does hurt their credibility in court.
January 14, 2026 at 5:10 AM
They were pretty careful during the Trump 1 to separate personal accounts from government accounts. This does hurt their credibility in court.
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And of note: federal judges now routinely cite the social media of the Trump Administration because they keep on tweeting this nonsense from official government accounts.
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
And of note: federal judges now routinely cite the social media of the Trump Administration because they keep on tweeting this nonsense from official government accounts.
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Your now weekly reminder that Stephen Miller did not go to law school and has no idea what he is talking about at all. Also of note: if this DHS is now citing Stephen Miller, well, well, well. I have been circumspect on a Miller impeachment b/c has not gone through Senate confirmation.
How is this not inciting violence?
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
January 14, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Your now weekly reminder that Stephen Miller did not go to law school and has no idea what he is talking about at all. Also of note: if this DHS is now citing Stephen Miller, well, well, well. I have been circumspect on a Miller impeachment b/c has not gone through Senate confirmation.
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Legion of Super-Kids: Val Armorr, Karate Kid
(Not an official DC thing, just me having fun!)
#LegionofSuperHeroes
#LongLiveTheLegion
#FromTheSketchbook
(Not an official DC thing, just me having fun!)
#LegionofSuperHeroes
#LongLiveTheLegion
#FromTheSketchbook
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Legion of Super-Kids: Val Armorr, Karate Kid
(Not an official DC thing, just me having fun!)
#LegionofSuperHeroes
#LongLiveTheLegion
#FromTheSketchbook
(Not an official DC thing, just me having fun!)
#LegionofSuperHeroes
#LongLiveTheLegion
#FromTheSketchbook
If Trump issued a classified presidential finding of fact arrogating the treaty, that would explain the assertion and redaction.
(Contrast the discussion of the US/Venezuela *extradition* treaty as part of the discussion of another question on p.21.)
As he framed it, however, the bare assertion that "no treaty" prohibited the rendition is very, very strange (and, of course, mistaken).
Am I overlooking something? [5]
As he framed it, however, the bare assertion that "no treaty" prohibited the rendition is very, very strange (and, of course, mistaken).
Am I overlooking something? [5]
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
If Trump issued a classified presidential finding of fact arrogating the treaty, that would explain the assertion and redaction.
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ICE has escalated from
Arresting undocumented migrants with criminal records to
Arresting undocumented migrants without criminal records to
Arresting legal migrants to
Arresting US citizens who 'look' like migrants to
Arresting US citizens protesting ICE to
Arresting random bystanders.
Who's next?
Arresting undocumented migrants with criminal records to
Arresting undocumented migrants without criminal records to
Arresting legal migrants to
Arresting US citizens who 'look' like migrants to
Arresting US citizens protesting ICE to
Arresting random bystanders.
Who's next?
What is happening in America right now. The arbitrary power of a tyrant deployed against his political enemies.
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
ICE has escalated from
Arresting undocumented migrants with criminal records to
Arresting undocumented migrants without criminal records to
Arresting legal migrants to
Arresting US citizens who 'look' like migrants to
Arresting US citizens protesting ICE to
Arresting random bystanders.
Who's next?
Arresting undocumented migrants with criminal records to
Arresting undocumented migrants without criminal records to
Arresting legal migrants to
Arresting US citizens who 'look' like migrants to
Arresting US citizens protesting ICE to
Arresting random bystanders.
Who's next?
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Just another morning in the Twin Cities, keeping my eyes on the preschool parent signal chat to make sure none of my child’s classmates, their parents, or their teachers were kidnapped by the federal government in front of the school.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Just another morning in the Twin Cities, keeping my eyes on the preschool parent signal chat to make sure none of my child’s classmates, their parents, or their teachers were kidnapped by the federal government in front of the school.
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Daily bunny no.3199 orders his usual
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Daily bunny no.3199 orders his usual
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That's an insane number of absurdly brave people
If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
January 14, 2026 at 5:12 AM
That's an insane number of absurdly brave people
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If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
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🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
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I dont see how any of my fellow Jewish Americans can be more fearful of college students protesting about Palestine than they are of a militarized ICE stacked with avowed Hitler supporters
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 AM
I dont see how any of my fellow Jewish Americans can be more fearful of college students protesting about Palestine than they are of a militarized ICE stacked with avowed Hitler supporters
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This is my friend Will. He is an army veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He was abducted by ICE during this same assault on his neighborhood.
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This is my friend Will. He is an army veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He was abducted by ICE during this same assault on his neighborhood.
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Trump has also revoked TPS status for immigrants from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, and others.
That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.
Shameful.
That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.
Shameful.
The Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for Somali immigrants, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, she said. nbcnews.to/3LscuRW
Somali immigrants in the U.S. with TPS must leave the country by March 17, she said. nbcnews.to/3LscuRW
January 13, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Trump has also revoked TPS status for immigrants from Venezuela, Afghanistan, Haiti, Syria, and others.
That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.
Shameful.
That means thousands of immigrants here legally, who cannot return to their home countries due to unsafe conditions there, now have no protection.
Shameful.
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“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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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...
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January 14, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended
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Incluso si no puedes patrullar, ven a trabajar desde una cafetería en alguno de los corredores culturales para que puedas estar presente y apoyar a nuestros vecinos.
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Incluso si no puedes patrullar, ven a trabajar desde una cafetería en alguno de los corredores culturales para que puedas estar presente y apoyar a nuestros vecinos.
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Español:
Hay informes de que llegarán 1,000 mas agentes de inmigracion a nuestra ciudad. Necesitamos que se produzca un aumento similar en el número de residentes que patrullen nuestras calles.
Hay informes de que llegarán 1,000 mas agentes de inmigracion a nuestra ciudad. Necesitamos que se produzca un aumento similar en el número de residentes que patrullen nuestras calles.
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Español:
Hay informes de que llegarán 1,000 mas agentes de inmigracion a nuestra ciudad. Necesitamos que se produzca un aumento similar en el número de residentes que patrullen nuestras calles.
Hay informes de que llegarán 1,000 mas agentes de inmigracion a nuestra ciudad. Necesitamos que se produzca un aumento similar en el número de residentes que patrullen nuestras calles.
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There’s reports that there will be 1,000 more agents coming to our city. We need that same surge in residents out patrolling our streets. Even if you can’t patrol, come work from a coffee shop on one of cultural corridors so you can be there to show up for our neighbors.
January 13, 2026 at 3:23 AM
There’s reports that there will be 1,000 more agents coming to our city. We need that same surge in residents out patrolling our streets. Even if you can’t patrol, come work from a coffee shop on one of cultural corridors so you can be there to show up for our neighbors.
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Also, you should block agitators.
January 12, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Also, you should block agitators.
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Anyway, I like pancakes I guess
January 11, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Anyway, I like pancakes I guess
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Apparently I’m an insane anti-Mamdani fake-left poster who is anti-technology. God I love the nuclear block.
January 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Apparently I’m an insane anti-Mamdani fake-left poster who is anti-technology. God I love the nuclear block.
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Sorry Comrade Ned Ludd didn’t lead the glorious worker’s revolution against nascent capitalism.
January 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Sorry Comrade Ned Ludd didn’t lead the glorious worker’s revolution against nascent capitalism.
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I detach people who are ahistorical about the Luddites not being good socialists because that’s like saying Jimmie Rodgers wasn’t a true Bakersfield country artist. No shit.
January 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I detach people who are ahistorical about the Luddites not being good socialists because that’s like saying Jimmie Rodgers wasn’t a true Bakersfield country artist. No shit.