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Stef Ebbens
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Midwestern gal, housing justice advocate, rabid feminist, elder Swifty, and dog mom. Y’all means all 🌈 We get through this together 🫶🏽
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Stef Ebbens @stefebbens.bsky.social · Jan 19
This is a marathon. But the goal of the chaos is to overwhelm and wear us down. Be safe out there, and take care of each other.
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jamalgreene.bsky.social
Would be curious from those who know DOJ history better to know how often historically the AG has personally signed an indictment.
kathleenclark.bsky.social Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 1d
Looks like every DOJ lawyer who signed the Don Lemon indictment is a political appointee.
January 30, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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cwebbonline.com
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black.

And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.

Sit with that.
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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thebulwark.com
Sen. Tillis: “Senator Graham mentioned a $10 billion lawsuit from the president. Really? Where’s that money come from, the money fairies or your pocket?…Seems silly.”
January 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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catesby.bsky.social Catesby Holmes @catesby.bsky.social · 2d
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January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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tearsofthefallen.sheshed.rocks
@schumer.senate.gov needs to be replaced. Someone please fucking primary him and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social . Both leaders are fucking worthless trash

This should not be pushed off for 2 weeks. #AbolishIce don't fund them at fucking all.

#SheShed

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Deal struck to keep government funded, Trump and Democrats say
The agreement would allow for passage of full-year funding for most federal agencies while extending DHS for two weeks.
www.politico.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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donlemonofficial.bsky.social
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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tmel1219.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
Over the next nine months, pay attention to what Trump's friends in social media—Musk, Zuckerberg, Ellison—choose to censor.

In the past 48 hours, it's been information about Epstein and ICE: two topics critical to 2026 GOTV efforts for Democrats.

These men work for the regime.
January 28, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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peaceandteachin.bsky.social
Judge blocks deportation of 5 year old Liam Ramos and his father while litigation continues. ICE targeted the boy and his father who have an active asylum case and legally entered the country at an authorized port.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
apple.news/AJ3AbxyZXRfe...
US federal judge blocks deportation of five-year-old boy and his father — Guardian US
Texas judge says Liam Ramos and his father cannot be removed as litigation challenging their detention proceeds
apple.news
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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amandalitman.bsky.social
St. Paul city councilmember (and @runforsomething.net alum) @hwajeongkim.bsky.social is volunteering as a rapid responder tracking ICE across the city. This is what leadership looks like right now. www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
How Minnesota's rapid responders track ICE agents in real time
Observer group activities have become a central point of tension between the Trump administration and the state's elected leaders.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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beingliberal.bsky.social
Disgusting and scary.
January 26, 2026 at 5:52 AM
stefebbens.bsky.social
Here’s where we are in the poem.
When will it be enough for you?
bear-face.bsky.social Bear Faced Fella @bear-face.bsky.social · 6d
Historically, the Nazis repeatedly used food in deception. Starvation in ghettos forced desperation, while promises of bread, soup, or “resettlement with food” were used to draw people out of hiding and calm them during round-ups and deportations. This tactic is well-documented as used by the nazis.
January 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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willgarcia820.bsky.social
www.rawstory.com/exposed-prob...
Exposed: Probe finds ICE wrongly detained staggering 2,300 people in just 6 months
In yet another display of the Trump administration’s disregard for the US Constitution, there have been at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled that immigration officials illegally det...
www.rawstory.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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bah704.bsky.social
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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bluestormcomin1.bsky.social
Make this go viral

Repost for Alex! 💔
amy.wrestlejoy.com Amy Nemmity @amy.wrestlejoy.com · 6d
Nurses are pissed.

This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.
A red and black NURSES' STRIKE flyer with silhouetted people protesting on it. It says NURSES' STRIKE JANUARY 30TH 2026 WE STAND FOR LIFE - NOT STATE VIOLENCE Join Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Nationwide STRIKE FRIDAY JANUARY 30TH 2026 Justice for Alex Pretti, RN On January 24, 2026, Alex K Pretti was SHOT AND KILLED by Federal Immigration Agents in Minneapolis, MN Video and reports raise serious questions about the incident Nurses do NOT stand for violence against our own! We demand TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SAFETY FOR ALL WHO SHOULD STRIKE? Registered nurses Licensed Practical Nurses Nurse Practicioners Nurse Anesthesists Nurse Educators All Nurses and Healthcare Workers STRIKE DATE JANUARY 30TH 2026 Across Hospitals, Clinics, and Healthcare Facilities
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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tizzywoman.bsky.social
Pam Bondi Sends An Extortion Letter to Tim Walz.

There. Fixed the title of the article, @people.com.

people.com/pam-bondi-fu...
Pam Bondi Tells Tim Walz That Handing Over Minnesota's Voter Rolls Can Help Prevent Another 'National Tragedy': Read Her Full Letter
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote a three-point letter of demands to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after American ICU nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot by Border Patrol on Jan. 25
people.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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klasfeldreports.com
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:

"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."

and

"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."

Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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angrystaffer.bsky.social
You’re watching the administration lose control of the narrative in real time.

The more they show their supporters that they don’t give a shit about their gun rights, the worse it gets.

I’ve seen over a dozen right-wing commentators call out the propaganda. That’s progress.
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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rgoodlaw.bsky.social
Second direct witness to Alex Pretti's killing comes forward.

Court declaration:

"I saw him yelling at the ICE agents, but I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind.
Suddenly, an ICE agent shoved him to the ground."
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January 25, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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joshuaeakle.com
🚨 Breaking from the US Senator for Connecticut. 👇

There you have it.

ICE has never been about immigration enforcement.

It's a weapon used to brutalize Americans and stoke enough fear so that Trump can rig the elections and usher in dictatorship.
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
Chief Strategist for Rand Paul.
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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bethbramble.bsky.social
Word
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
stefebbens.bsky.social
Bloods on their hands I guess…
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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maxberger.bsky.social
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.

The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.

We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM