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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Abolish DHS
January 29, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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tom.medsky.social
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
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dominicervolina.com
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis

ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone

They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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tokenize.bsky.social
What the actual fuck
“ During a town hall with Representative Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis, a man rushed the lectern and appeared to spray her with a strong-smelling liquid before he was tackled by security. The man was handcuffed and removed. Omar, visibly shaken, continued speaking after a brief pause.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
“The shooting of Porter, who leaves behind daughters aged 10 and 20, was not caught on camera”

How convenient for ICE
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
The suppression on TikTok is so blatant now. Nothing about Minnesota or the weather in the FYP. Recycled content and ads. Welcome to the Oracle era.
January 25, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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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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chrisblackton.me
A fucking execution.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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kenjennings.bsky.social
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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majorityreport.bsky.social
FOLKS..
November 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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michaelianblack.bsky.social
If you're sick of terrible stuff, check out my three (3) podcasts:
1. Obscure, in which I read a work of classic literature out loud and comment as I go.
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3. Have I Got News For Your Ears, the HIGNFY pod.
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
The hottest country 🔥
October 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
SOMOS MÁS Y NO TENEMOS MIEDO
cristianfarias.com Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · Oct 5
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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chrislhayes.bsky.social
Doing some historical research for a project and while it's an obvious point that we all "know" in some sense, it's bracing and shocking to be reminded of just how violent a place America has been throughout its history.
October 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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tessowen.bsky.social
What was incredible to me about this press conference is that nowhere did anyone mention that the victims were all detainees. Even if it turns out the suspect intended to target ICE employees, which we still don’t know is true, doesn’t that seem like important information?
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 24
FBI official: "What I can share with you is that early evidence we're seen from rounds that were found near the suspected shooter contain messages that are anti-ICE in nature. Again, this is just the most recently example of this type of attack."
September 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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jaredlholt.bsky.social
Good time to reshare this
michaelehayden.bsky.social Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · Sep 18
New on Posting Through It premium, @jaredlholt.bsky.social and I reported out a bit about Erika Kirk — where she came from and the role she might play going forward.

Plus:

-AI memorials
-who was “David,” the guy who cheered Kirk’s shooting

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September 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
cocotough.bsky.social
Trumps gonna use Kirk the way Christie uses 9/11
September 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
Trump has Lee Greenwood on retainer.
September 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
She said “I confronted Usha Vance” 😬
September 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
Erika Kirk is a gifted and seasoned public speaker.
September 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
They have the reverb turned way up to make it sound like a sermon.
September 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
They are gonna have to come up with a new slogan in they plan on staying in power indefinitely.
September 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
They sacrificed Daddy’s favorite YouTuber to juice the base.
September 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
WOW call & response from Don Jr.
September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
cocotough.bsky.social
They needed to revive the evangelicals in time for the midterms.
September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM