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Border Patrol officers arrived at a Minneapolis high school while students were leaving and tackled, sprayed chemical irritants, and handcuffed parents and teachers.
Public high schools in Minneapolis have canceled classes for the rest of the week following the incident.
Public high schools in Minneapolis have canceled classes for the rest of the week following the incident.
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 PM
what even
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Republican Party utopia involves a lot of violence.
January 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Republican Party utopia involves a lot of violence.
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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On what planet can a "officer of the law" (in this case a cosplay cop) shoot a fuckin American citizen amd then get in their car and just drive off like nothing happened?
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
On what planet can a "officer of the law" (in this case a cosplay cop) shoot a fuckin American citizen amd then get in their car and just drive off like nothing happened?
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Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
The Department of Homeland Security released a Maryland woman who was held for 25 days despite evidence that her lawyers say proves she was born in the United States and is a citizen.
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
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Texas is now the first state in the U.S. to eliminate American Bar Association oversight of its law schools, ending the state's 42-year-long reliance on the national organization.
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The power to approve those law schools now rests with the state's highest civil court.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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Morrison: "The president & Noem are asking us to not believe what we're all seeing with our own eyes. It's incredibly irregular for the secretary to come out making pronouncements before victim had even been identified. We didn't even have her name & she was already calling her a domestic terrorist"
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Morrison: "The president & Noem are asking us to not believe what we're all seeing with our own eyes. It's incredibly irregular for the secretary to come out making pronouncements before victim had even been identified. We didn't even have her name & she was already calling her a domestic terrorist"
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BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
Just called again, you can use this number for any congressperson. Put it on speed dial.
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
January 8, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Just called again, you can use this number for any congressperson. Put it on speed dial.
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We need to get it lodged more firmly in the discourse that Trump and Stephen Miller are prioritizing removing nonviolent immigrants over public safety. They are sinking so many resources into their ethnic purification project that they're putting us in more danger.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
We need to get it lodged more firmly in the discourse that Trump and Stephen Miller are prioritizing removing nonviolent immigrants over public safety. They are sinking so many resources into their ethnic purification project that they're putting us in more danger.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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Literally yesterday Trump and MAGA were celebrating Jan. 6 rioters who maimed cops and said Ashli Babbitt was "murdered in cold blood."
Today they're saying it's good and righteous for a federal office to shoot an unarmed woman in a car driving away.
Today they're saying it's good and righteous for a federal office to shoot an unarmed woman in a car driving away.
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Literally yesterday Trump and MAGA were celebrating Jan. 6 rioters who maimed cops and said Ashli Babbitt was "murdered in cold blood."
Today they're saying it's good and righteous for a federal office to shoot an unarmed woman in a car driving away.
Today they're saying it's good and righteous for a federal office to shoot an unarmed woman in a car driving away.
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NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
“SAY HER NAME!”
“RENEE GOOD!”
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Congress hardly made a peep after Trump bypassed it in his Venezuela raid—the latest instance of the branch’s diminishment, Russell Berman and Elaine Godfrey report. “This is the weakest Congress in American history,” one Democratic member told them.
What Is the Point of Congress?
The fast fade of a co-equal branch of government
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Congress hardly made a peep after Trump bypassed it in his Venezuela raid—the latest instance of the branch’s diminishment, Russell Berman and Elaine Godfrey report. “This is the weakest Congress in American history,” one Democratic member told them.
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sounds like something that would happen in a shithole country
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
sounds like something that would happen in a shithole country
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When cops kill, police agencies often mislead, exonerate too quickly, smear the deceased, use the exonerative tense, etc.
But there's at least usually some solemnity -- acknowledgement that the loss of life is regrettable.
It's the absolute glee in these responses that I can't shake.
But there's at least usually some solemnity -- acknowledgement that the loss of life is regrettable.
It's the absolute glee in these responses that I can't shake.
Reporting about response to Minneapolis shooting at 6 PM EST in the Guardian
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
When cops kill, police agencies often mislead, exonerate too quickly, smear the deceased, use the exonerative tense, etc.
But there's at least usually some solemnity -- acknowledgement that the loss of life is regrettable.
It's the absolute glee in these responses that I can't shake.
But there's at least usually some solemnity -- acknowledgement that the loss of life is regrettable.
It's the absolute glee in these responses that I can't shake.
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Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed:
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz
The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed:
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
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We’re setting up a national call to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We’ll be joined by leaders who will provide concrete next steps for a national response. We hope you can join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
January 8, 2026 at 12:02 AM
We’re setting up a national call to discuss the killing and lawlessness by ICE in Minneapolis. We’ll be joined by leaders who will provide concrete next steps for a national response. We hope you can join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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That's what's happening. We're a nation at the mercy of our president's rogue private police force..
I hate to break it to you, but heavily-armed government militias are roaming unchecked through US cities and shooting human rights observers dead in the streets. That's happening in our country.
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
That's what's happening. We're a nation at the mercy of our president's rogue private police force..
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Trump just issued threats to attack Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Venezuela (again), and Greenland (which would be an attack on all of NATO).
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Trump just issued threats to attack Mexico, Cuba, Colombia, Iran, Venezuela (again), and Greenland (which would be an attack on all of NATO).
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This is resonating so much at the moment. It’s informative and horrifying but also an inspiration.
Democratic coalition building is the only way forward.
Democratic coalition building is the only way forward.
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 AM
This is resonating so much at the moment. It’s informative and horrifying but also an inspiration.
Democratic coalition building is the only way forward.
Democratic coalition building is the only way forward.
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They need to put the onus for impeachment squarely on the Republicans: this was a dangerous, illegal, unconstitutional act, and only the Republicans can do something about it. If they won’t fulfill their Constitutional obligations, we need Democratic majorities that will.
January 3, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They need to put the onus for impeachment squarely on the Republicans: this was a dangerous, illegal, unconstitutional act, and only the Republicans can do something about it. If they won’t fulfill their Constitutional obligations, we need Democratic majorities that will.
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"I've always thought that the best comparison for Trump's behavior was not Hitler or Mussolini, but the early English monarchs whose fame rested on their success in war and whose thirst for riches and for vengeance over their enemies foreign and domestic could not be slaked," writes John B. Judis.
Trump Ushers in a New Era of Imperial Rivalry
Let me take an initial crack at assessing what the United States...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"I've always thought that the best comparison for Trump's behavior was not Hitler or Mussolini, but the early English monarchs whose fame rested on their success in war and whose thirst for riches and for vengeance over their enemies foreign and domestic could not be slaked," writes John B. Judis.
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Read my full statement on President Trump’s illegal military actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Read my full statement on President Trump’s illegal military actions in Venezuela.
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CNN: We have major breaking news. CNN just learning of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela… We have now have CNN's own teams that have personally witnessed explosions.
January 3, 2026 at 6:46 AM
CNN: We have major breaking news. CNN just learning of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela… We have now have CNN's own teams that have personally witnessed explosions.