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HUGE: After we fought back, Trump is delaying his cruel plans to seize the wages & tax refunds of folks behind on their student loans.
This would've been devastating for borrowers & our economy—& it should never happen.
Congress must pass our bill to end garnishment permanently.
This would've been devastating for borrowers & our economy—& it should never happen.
Congress must pass our bill to end garnishment permanently.
Education Sec. Linda McMahon told reporters that wage garnishment for defaulted student-loan borrowers has "been put on pause for a bit."
Student-loan borrowers behind on payments are getting a major break, the US education secretary says
Education Sec. Linda McMahon told reporters that wage garnishment for defaulted student-loan borrowers has "been put on pause for a bit."
www.businessinsider.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 PM
HUGE: After we fought back, Trump is delaying his cruel plans to seize the wages & tax refunds of folks behind on their student loans.
This would've been devastating for borrowers & our economy—& it should never happen.
Congress must pass our bill to end garnishment permanently.
This would've been devastating for borrowers & our economy—& it should never happen.
Congress must pass our bill to end garnishment permanently.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The double pardon really gives away the game. Adriana Camberos started her second round of fraud just weeks after her first pardon. She was charged, convicted, imprisoned…and pardoned again. Trump supporters are permitted unlimited crimes, while the rest of us can get beaten by the secret police.
President Trump quietly issued clemency grants this week, including to a California woman he had pardoned once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The double pardon really gives away the game. Adriana Camberos started her second round of fraud just weeks after her first pardon. She was charged, convicted, imprisoned…and pardoned again. Trump supporters are permitted unlimited crimes, while the rest of us can get beaten by the secret police.
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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NY Times: “Trump pardons a convicted fraudster for the second time.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
NY Times: “Trump pardons a convicted fraudster for the second time.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
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“When we look back on this in 20 years, it will be hard to convey just how scary and widespread the federal show of force actually is,” Kelly McBride, Poynter’s Senior Vice President and Chair of Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership, told senior media writer Tom Jones.
Perilous times call for the participation of all - Poynter
As federal immigration enforcement expands, journalists and citizens share a responsibility to document ICE actions.
www.poynter.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“When we look back on this in 20 years, it will be hard to convey just how scary and widespread the federal show of force actually is,” Kelly McBride, Poynter’s Senior Vice President and Chair of Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership, told senior media writer Tom Jones.
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"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
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New Bellingcat investigation: Five Shots in Five Minutes. We analyse video evidence showing a federal agent firing a 40mm “less-lethal” launcher at protesters in Minneapolis repeatedly, including apparent head-level shots, following the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
New Bellingcat investigation: Five Shots in Five Minutes. We analyse video evidence showing a federal agent firing a 40mm “less-lethal” launcher at protesters in Minneapolis repeatedly, including apparent head-level shots, following the killing of Renee Nicole Good
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday.
It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
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It’ll be dangerously cold this weekend in the Twin Cities. Windchills will reach -20°. With how violently ICE is grabbing people, they might not be dressed for the weather, especially if ICE keeps dumping people miles from their home or car without their phone. Frostbite hits quickly at these temps.
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
It’ll be dangerously cold this weekend in the Twin Cities. Windchills will reach -20°. With how violently ICE is grabbing people, they might not be dressed for the weather, especially if ICE keeps dumping people miles from their home or car without their phone. Frostbite hits quickly at these temps.
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Small peeve: Punditry (or GOP boosterism) that pretends Greenland would be the 51st state.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Small peeve: Punditry (or GOP boosterism) that pretends Greenland would be the 51st state.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
Of course it wouldn't. We bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark a century ago. More than 2x the population of Greenland. It's a territory, and its citizens don't have voting DC reps. Neither would Greenland.
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It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
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That makes that depraved indifference murder for everyone involved unless she had no chance of survival even with care
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 1:00 PM
That makes that depraved indifference murder for everyone involved unless she had no chance of survival even with care
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In the early republic through 1875, the control of international and interstate migration was at the state level. One big reason was slavery. Enslavers balked at the possibility of the fed govt being able to deport their slaves. Article un-gated here & in my forthcoming book (see bio link).
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
In the early republic through 1875, the control of international and interstate migration was at the state level. One big reason was slavery. Enslavers balked at the possibility of the fed govt being able to deport their slaves. Article un-gated here & in my forthcoming book (see bio link).
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Southpaw is right. Before federalization of immigration controls beginning in 1875, international + interstate migration was controlled by states. Article is gated, email me at my Brooklyn College email if you want a copy. Also in Chapt 3 of my forthcoming book, see link in my bio.
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Southpaw is right. Before federalization of immigration controls beginning in 1875, international + interstate migration was controlled by states. Article is gated, email me at my Brooklyn College email if you want a copy. Also in Chapt 3 of my forthcoming book, see link in my bio.
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Remember when Trump demanded the petroleum industry give $1B to his campaign fund?
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
January 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Remember when Trump demanded the petroleum industry give $1B to his campaign fund?
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
You'll never guess how that worked out.
www.ft.com/content/da74...
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Update: A judge has ruled that ICE must release Gibson by noon on Friday.
Good example of the kind of people ICE is extrajudicially targeting. www.minnpost.com/public-safet...
Attorney: No proper warrant for Minneapolis man's arrest in home
The arrest of Garrison Gibson came in a city increasingly on edge after an immigration agent shot and killed Renee Good last week.
www.minnpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Update: A judge has ruled that ICE must release Gibson by noon on Friday.
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The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by Trump in space and other areas.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by Trump in space and other areas.
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JUST IN: CA GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's Dem-favoring redistricting plan to take effect for 2026. Appeal goes directly to #SCOTUS.
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Notice (Other) – #217 in David Tangipa v. Gavin Newsom (C.D. Cal., 2:25-cv-10616) – CourtListener.com
Notice of Appeal filed by Plaintiffs Saul Ayon, Doug Buchanan, California Republican Party, Joel Guiterrez Campos, Eric Ching, Vernon Costa, Alex Galicia, Rachel Gunther, Kristi Hays, Peter Hernandez,...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
JUST IN: CA GOP appeals ruling allowing Gov. Gavin Newsom's Dem-favoring redistricting plan to take effect for 2026. Appeal goes directly to #SCOTUS.
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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This is important and, also, not not new. There were reports of this in LA, Portland, and Chicago, at least, as well.
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is important and, also, not not new. There were reports of this in LA, Portland, and Chicago, at least, as well.
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Reagan-appointee Judge Young on Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio:
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Reagan-appointee Judge Young on Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio:
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
“These cabinet secretaries have failed in their duties to protect the Constitution.”
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.