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Fonzie thought he was an Alabamian. He lived for football and his fiancee and a little too much fun. I followed him to Mexico when he was deported to a place he did not know or understand. This is his story. As it is with any deportation, it is not his story alone.

www.al.com/news/2026/01...
'Deported for that?': Football referee forced to leave Alabama for Mexico
Fonzie had to leave behind his fiancée and 18-month-old son in rural Alabama.
www.al.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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In theater. So they think they’re at war.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?

HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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This is normal procedure in a shooting. Until today, DHS had them all still out on duty - which is not normal.
Take these incremental advances.
A very small step. Paid leave.
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.

I don’t let bullies win.

Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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Again.
January 27, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Guys, guys, just... don't watch CBS News.

I don't remember social media blowing up when Mark Harmon left NCIS, which was an altogether more relevant move.
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Amazon Web Services hosts massive surveillance systems for both ICE and DHS.

Citizens Bank provides nearly $1 trillion in credit & bonds to private prison companies.

AT&T has a $147 million contract to provide communications services to DHS.

Know who is profiting from ICE’s cruelty.
January 26, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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R govs seeking answers include Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt who wants to know what Trump's “end game” is:

“And so what is the goal right now? Is it to deport every single non-U.S. citizen? I don’t think that’s what Americans want. "

Gov. Phil Scott (R) of Vermont released a statement today...
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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Drake Maye is heading to the Super Bowl.

Before Josh Allen.
Before Lamar Jackson.
Before Justin Herbert.

Before Dak Prescott.

Before Trevor Lawrence.

Let that sink in, NFL.
January 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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Drake Maye seals it.

On to the Super Bowl.
January 25, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Thank you @velshimsnow.bsky.social , @velshi.com for the opportunity to say this plainly: immigration enforcement has gone from clipboards to combat gear without immigration law ever being updated to allow it. youtu.be/0evQn8PquPg
MS Now 1 25 26 Allen Orr Enforcement Choices
YouTube video by Allen Orr Esq. Immigration News
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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The National Basketball Players Association releases a statement following the Trump regime’s murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, saying that NBA players “can no longer remain silent.”

The NBPA is standing up for free speech, civil liberties, and the people of Minnesota demanding justice.
January 25, 2026 at 9:18 PM
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Christi Noem should testify under oath in Congress and explain why she lied about the facts around the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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The Trump Administration hates the Second Amendment. bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Bessent: I'm sorry he is dead, but he did bring a semiautomatic weapon to what was supposed to be a peaceful protest.

Karl: There's no evidence that he brandished the gun whatsoever

Bessent: But he brought a gun!

Karl: We do have a second amendment in this country.
January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Yesterday we learned that a racist Trump supporter assaulted a nonwhite Democratic congressman.

And it’s not even a big story.

Meanwhile, Republicans drone on about ‘left-wing political violence’.
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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Bernice King has it absolutely right. We are facing a moral crisis in this country. And we must all act together to end it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.

"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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I spent an hour watching today live. I had to disconnect from it for a bit.
Conclusion that's easy to reach is one I reached a long time ago: None of this should be happening, ICE shouldn't in the streets, the military shouldn't be in the streets, and the blame goes right to the White House.
I agree

I remember how I felt after frantically posting right around the time of renee good and - i was a little a little bit afraid to go back and see what the heck I said.

I'm trying to do the opposite.
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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MAGA policy update: The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed unless you are recording ICE agents
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM