Zach D Roberts
@zdroberts.bsky.social
writer/photojournalist/loves movies
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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 ⬇️
My first live broadcast reporting starts with a bang.
Thank you so much everyone for your support this last week. My freelance time with Status Coup is up tomorrow and I'd like to stick around covering things in Minneapolis. If you can please support my work and donate what you can at Venmo/Cashapp: at @/$ZDRoberts
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January 19, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Thank you so much everyone for your support this last week. My freelance time with Status Coup is up tomorrow and I'd like to stick around covering things in Minneapolis. If you can please support my work and donate what you can at Venmo/Cashapp: at @/$ZDRoberts
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🚨"Our nation is falling. The Republic has already fallen. No one is coming to save us. I’m seeing the exact parallels of 1939 Nazi Germany,” -Dawoke Farmer tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social from Minneapolis ICE protests in -10 degree wind chill.
January 19, 2026 at 12:02 AM
🚨"Our nation is falling. The Republic has already fallen. No one is coming to save us. I’m seeing the exact parallels of 1939 Nazi Germany,” -Dawoke Farmer tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social from Minneapolis ICE protests in -10 degree wind chill.
I guess we’re doing this bullshit again. Going back to the ole “no-go zone” fear shit. It was fake when Tim Pool tried to push it a decade ago and it’s bullshit today.
January 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I guess we’re doing this bullshit again. Going back to the ole “no-go zone” fear shit. It was fake when Tim Pool tried to push it a decade ago and it’s bullshit today.
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Update:
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Update:
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The admin is moving to quickly deport witnesses who saw ICE detainee die.
They say the man was just trying to get his meds.
ICE guards shackled him
Then they choked him.
The admin moved to deport the witnesses — right after they spoke to WaPo.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Why do we need right wing media when we have Raw Story parroting the lies of Jake Lang. There’s no evidence he was stabbed.
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Why do we need right wing media when we have Raw Story parroting the lies of Jake Lang. There’s no evidence he was stabbed.
In this administration anytime you’re asking “can xxx do this” the answer is a question… “Who is going to stop them.”
January 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
In this administration anytime you’re asking “can xxx do this” the answer is a question… “Who is going to stop them.”
Jake Lang and his bigot friends had a very bad day in Minneapolis.
January 18, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Jake Lang and his bigot friends had a very bad day in Minneapolis.
A right winger attending Jake Lang’s bigot pro-ICE protest IN Minneapolis hit a protester with his car. Were the only one with the video.
youtu.be/Dd4ui_10mt0?...
youtu.be/Dd4ui_10mt0?...
BREAKING: Pro-ICE Right Winger HITS Someone With Car, DRIVES AWAY
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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January 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
A right winger attending Jake Lang’s bigot pro-ICE protest IN Minneapolis hit a protester with his car. Were the only one with the video.
youtu.be/Dd4ui_10mt0?...
youtu.be/Dd4ui_10mt0?...
Just reposting this for no reason at all!
Hey I had some people ask me to restart the buymecoffee thing. If you're so inclined to support my work in Minneapolis and elsewhere...
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buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
Zach D Roberts is Artist
Hey 👋 I just created a page here. You can now buy me a coffee!
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January 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Just reposting this for no reason at all!
My signal is zdroberts.81 if you have any info.
If you are or know the person who got hit in a Minneapolis parking garage by a right winger today, I just wanna know that you’re OK. And if you are willing to talk to me on background or with your name, I would love to. I hope you’re safe. Zach from @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 9:13 PM
My signal is zdroberts.81 if you have any info.
If you are or know the person who got hit in a Minneapolis parking garage by a right winger today, I just wanna know that you’re OK. And if you are willing to talk to me on background or with your name, I would love to. I hope you’re safe. Zach from @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
If you are or know the person who got hit in a Minneapolis parking garage by a right winger today, I just wanna know that you’re OK. And if you are willing to talk to me on background or with your name, I would love to. I hope you’re safe. Zach from @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
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i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
i think gavin newsom fucking sucks and if you ever try to guilt me into voting for him i’ll scream
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Today, ICE beat up Mark, an observer in Minneapolis, pepper sprayed him, interrogated him and kept him all day. After being released @zdroberts.bsky.social of @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewed him.
Mark's black eye is visible. Vid is cued to 01.04:30
www.youtube.com/live/B2zmoAN...
Mark's black eye is visible. Vid is cued to 01.04:30
www.youtube.com/live/B2zmoAN...
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Today, ICE beat up Mark, an observer in Minneapolis, pepper sprayed him, interrogated him and kept him all day. After being released @zdroberts.bsky.social of @statuscoupnews.bsky.social interviewed him.
Mark's black eye is visible. Vid is cued to 01.04:30
www.youtube.com/live/B2zmoAN...
Mark's black eye is visible. Vid is cued to 01.04:30
www.youtube.com/live/B2zmoAN...
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"We're protesting fascists even when it's cold as hell; they had about 17 police officers show up—not to protect us from the Nazis 30 feet away but to put out our fires," -ICE protester tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social as police put out their fire in -9 degree wind chill. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
"We're protesting fascists even when it's cold as hell; they had about 17 police officers show up—not to protect us from the Nazis 30 feet away but to put out our fires," -ICE protester tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social as police put out their fire in -9 degree wind chill. LIVE NOW⬇️
I spoke with Chase Iron Eyes of the Oglala Sioux Nation after he asked the DHS to find several members who were taken by ICE.
The link below this one is the full live stream.
The link below this one is the full live stream.
"There is nobody more American than American Indians! We are America, how can you possibly target Native Americans? It's legally impossible!" -Chase Iron Eyes tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social about four Oglala Sioux Tribal members being taken by ICE...
Three are now missing . LIVE NOW ⬇️
Three are now missing . LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I spoke with Chase Iron Eyes of the Oglala Sioux Nation after he asked the DHS to find several members who were taken by ICE.
The link below this one is the full live stream.
The link below this one is the full live stream.
Hey if I met you the other night whilst getting tear gassed in Minneapolis and you tried to send me a video - please dm me. I never got it.
My signal is zdroberts.81
My signal is zdroberts.81
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hey if I met you the other night whilst getting tear gassed in Minneapolis and you tried to send me a video - please dm me. I never got it.
My signal is zdroberts.81
My signal is zdroberts.81
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Hey I had some people ask me to restart the buymecoffee thing. If you're so inclined to support my work in Minneapolis and elsewhere...
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
Zach D Roberts is Artist
Hey 👋 I just created a page here. You can now buy me a coffee!
buymeacoffee.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Hey I had some people ask me to restart the buymecoffee thing. If you're so inclined to support my work in Minneapolis and elsewhere...
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Today at Whipple Federal Building Greg Bovino made a brief appearance to over see his goons shooting flash bangs and pepper pellets at us. But the protesters were great to talk to. Please check out my work at @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and support them! StatusCoup.com/join
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Today at Whipple Federal Building Greg Bovino made a brief appearance to over see his goons shooting flash bangs and pepper pellets at us. But the protesters were great to talk to. Please check out my work at @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and support them! StatusCoup.com/join
Hey I had some people ask me to restart the buymecoffee thing. If you're so inclined to support my work in Minneapolis and elsewhere...
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
Zach D Roberts is Artist
Hey 👋 I just created a page here. You can now buy me a coffee!
buymeacoffee.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Hey I had some people ask me to restart the buymecoffee thing. If you're so inclined to support my work in Minneapolis and elsewhere...
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
buymeacoffee.com/zdroberts
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BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
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not a bug, a feature.
An AI tool used to help ICE identify potential new recruits with law enforcement experience wrongly categorized some potential new officers, sources say. nbcnews.to/49IOKRB
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
not a bug, a feature.
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🚨BREAKING: Multiple fires have broken after ICE unleashed ANOTHER ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
🚨BREAKING: Multiple fires have broken after ICE unleashed ANOTHER ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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🚨BREAKING: "Watch out, watch out!!"
ICE again launches barrage of flash bang grenades and chemical gas as unarmed Minneapolis protesters duck and run for cover. THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA. LIVE NOW ⬇️
ICE again launches barrage of flash bang grenades and chemical gas as unarmed Minneapolis protesters duck and run for cover. THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM
🚨BREAKING: "Watch out, watch out!!"
ICE again launches barrage of flash bang grenades and chemical gas as unarmed Minneapolis protesters duck and run for cover. THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA. LIVE NOW ⬇️
ICE again launches barrage of flash bang grenades and chemical gas as unarmed Minneapolis protesters duck and run for cover. THIS IS HAPPENING IN AMERICA. LIVE NOW ⬇️