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Senate Democrats plan to block a sweeping government funding package after U.S. Border Patrol agents killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday — increasing the likelihood of another shutdown at the end of the week.
Senate Democrats to block government funding after second fatal shooting in Minneapolis
The move could force a partial government shutdown next weekend. Lawmakers are set to vote on spending bills this week but may look to split Homeland Security from other agencies.
wapo.st
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Senate Democrats plan to block a sweeping government funding package after U.S. Border Patrol agents killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday — increasing the likelihood of another shutdown at the end of the week.
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I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.
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It’s not just that they are murdering people who are peacefully protesting, it’s that they then stand in front of the cameras and slander the victims by telling us that what we see on the videos didn’t happen.
January 25, 2026 at 1:30 PM
It’s not just that they are murdering people who are peacefully protesting, it’s that they then stand in front of the cameras and slander the victims by telling us that what we see on the videos didn’t happen.
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Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Kudos to the NYT editor who took “Appears to” out of the lead headline (finally)
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This is unbelievable. His gun was never in his hand.
To claim that "video" supports this claim is simply a lie, and millions of people know that.
The editors at the Post (if there are such people) are a disgrace to journalism.
To claim that "video" supports this claim is simply a lie, and millions of people know that.
The editors at the Post (if there are such people) are a disgrace to journalism.
They also said Pretti waved his gun in last nights headline. The @NYPost has long been a laughable lying scandal rag tabloid, but it’s mind-boggling how it’s become a total mouthpiece for Trump and his goon squad.
January 25, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is unbelievable. His gun was never in his hand.
To claim that "video" supports this claim is simply a lie, and millions of people know that.
The editors at the Post (if there are such people) are a disgrace to journalism.
To claim that "video" supports this claim is simply a lie, and millions of people know that.
The editors at the Post (if there are such people) are a disgrace to journalism.
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We're used to seeing images like this of Nazi Germany. This is what an execution looks like. It's an image that will haunt America for years to come. Alex Pretti was a nurse whose life was dedicated to saving lives. In the eyes of the world, America has become the monster it used to fight against.
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
We're used to seeing images like this of Nazi Germany. This is what an execution looks like. It's an image that will haunt America for years to come. Alex Pretti was a nurse whose life was dedicated to saving lives. In the eyes of the world, America has become the monster it used to fight against.
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Sen Amy Klobuchar, "ICE are violating the 1st, 2nd and 4th Amendments"
"Republicans have to stand up and stop this"
"Republicans have to stand up and stop this"
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Sen Amy Klobuchar, "ICE are violating the 1st, 2nd and 4th Amendments"
"Republicans have to stand up and stop this"
"Republicans have to stand up and stop this"
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Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Murphy on Bovino: "That was a bone-chilling interview. I was shaking while I was listening to it, in large part bc it takes just an unbelievable amount of gall to lie to the American public. Everybody saw that video ... it should freak the public out that the Trump administration lies this easily"
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Call a lie a lie
Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Call a lie a lie
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Yesterday we learned that a racist Trump supporter assaulted a nonwhite Democratic congressman.
And it’s not even a big story.
Meanwhile, Republicans drone on about ‘left-wing political violence’.
And it’s not even a big story.
Meanwhile, Republicans drone on about ‘left-wing political violence’.
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Yesterday we learned that a racist Trump supporter assaulted a nonwhite Democratic congressman.
And it’s not even a big story.
Meanwhile, Republicans drone on about ‘left-wing political violence’.
And it’s not even a big story.
Meanwhile, Republicans drone on about ‘left-wing political violence’.
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This lawless administration is now operating under the “what are you gonna do about it” doctrine. A John Roberts creation.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This lawless administration is now operating under the “what are you gonna do about it” doctrine. A John Roberts creation.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats will not put up the necessary votes to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of immigration agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday.
Democrats will not provide votes to advance DHS funding bill in wake of Minneapolis shooting, Schumer says
Sens. Chris Murphy and Alex Padilla have spent the past two days calling colleagues to whip opposition to the DHS funding bill, according to a source familiar with the process.
cbsn.ws
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats will not put up the necessary votes to advance a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security in the wake of immigration agents shooting and killing a man in Minneapolis on Saturday.
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THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
www.404media.co
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
THREAD: 404 Media has been covering ICE and the technology they've been using to surveil and raid "targets", detain people based on a flawed facial recognition app, and lie about violence on the streets.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
They have established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
January 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This woman speaks for the majority of Americans. 🙌🙏🫶👇
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it’s far from the only legit line of argument one could make but “people are dying because these idiots are unqualified and untrained” is absolutely a good and correct line of argument for professional law enforcement officers to be emphasizing right now
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 5:22 PM
it’s far from the only legit line of argument one could make but “people are dying because these idiots are unqualified and untrained” is absolutely a good and correct line of argument for professional law enforcement officers to be emphasizing right now
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This is correct. MN officials are the ones appealing for calm. The White House is demanding obedience.
Pritzker: "An American president should be standing up, calling for calm. That's not what this president ever does. In fact, he wants the temperature to go up. Why? Because what he's looking for is an excuse to invoke the Insurrection Act, to bring actual troops into American cities."
January 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This is correct. MN officials are the ones appealing for calm. The White House is demanding obedience.
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"Somebody call an ambulance"
"Somebody call 911"
"I can't believe you just did that"
"You f*cking killed a guy"
"Why would you do that"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
Come on America don't normalise this - this is not right!
"Somebody call 911"
"I can't believe you just did that"
"You f*cking killed a guy"
"Why would you do that"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
Come on America don't normalise this - this is not right!
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
"Somebody call an ambulance"
"Somebody call 911"
"I can't believe you just did that"
"You f*cking killed a guy"
"Why would you do that"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
Come on America don't normalise this - this is not right!
"Somebody call 911"
"I can't believe you just did that"
"You f*cking killed a guy"
"Why would you do that"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
"I can't believe I'm seeing this"
Come on America don't normalise this - this is not right!
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Shocking! The clearest view of ICE murdering the man in Minnesota
ICE push his friend down
He goes to help them
ICE spray him
ICE pull them apart
ICE jump him
You can see ICE pull out a gun
ICE shoot him multiple times
Witness who filmed it repeatedly shouting,
"What the f*ck did you just do"
ICE push his friend down
He goes to help them
ICE spray him
ICE pull them apart
ICE jump him
You can see ICE pull out a gun
ICE shoot him multiple times
Witness who filmed it repeatedly shouting,
"What the f*ck did you just do"
January 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Shocking! The clearest view of ICE murdering the man in Minnesota
ICE push his friend down
He goes to help them
ICE spray him
ICE pull them apart
ICE jump him
You can see ICE pull out a gun
ICE shoot him multiple times
Witness who filmed it repeatedly shouting,
"What the f*ck did you just do"
ICE push his friend down
He goes to help them
ICE spray him
ICE pull them apart
ICE jump him
You can see ICE pull out a gun
ICE shoot him multiple times
Witness who filmed it repeatedly shouting,
"What the f*ck did you just do"
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Commendable bravery from this eyewitness to speak to the media and give her name.
It shouldn’t take bravery, of course. But those aren’t the times we’re in.
It shouldn’t take bravery, of course. But those aren’t the times we’re in.
"The gentleman I was standing next to was focused on helping people who were coming into Nicollet Avenue understand that they needed to take it slow and helping them get through. ...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
"Next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Commendable bravery from this eyewitness to speak to the media and give her name.
It shouldn’t take bravery, of course. But those aren’t the times we’re in.
It shouldn’t take bravery, of course. But those aren’t the times we’re in.
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Bellingcat is gold standard. Read entire thread
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Bellingcat is gold standard. Read entire thread
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
"A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man BEFORE THE FIRST shot was fired."
"At least 10 shots being heard in total. Most of them are fired after a brief delay, when the man is already lying motionless on the ground."
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The man who was murdered by ICE today was killed for filming them and more importantly protecting a woman from being attacked, he used his body to shield her.
They murdered him for protecting her. He was a hero. #3E #GoodvsEvil
They murdered him for protecting her. He was a hero. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The man who was murdered by ICE today was killed for filming them and more importantly protecting a woman from being attacked, he used his body to shield her.
They murdered him for protecting her. He was a hero. #3E #GoodvsEvil
They murdered him for protecting her. He was a hero. #3E #GoodvsEvil
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People confronted and clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis on Saturday after a U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a man.
The victim was a 37-year-old White male believed to be a U.S. citizen and appeared to lawfully own a gun, the police chief said. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
The victim was a 37-year-old White male believed to be a U.S. citizen and appeared to lawfully own a gun, the police chief said. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
People confronted and clashed with law enforcement in Minneapolis on Saturday after a U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a man.
The victim was a 37-year-old White male believed to be a U.S. citizen and appeared to lawfully own a gun, the police chief said. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
The victim was a 37-year-old White male believed to be a U.S. citizen and appeared to lawfully own a gun, the police chief said. https://wapo.st/3M62eyV
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"Just like the killing of Renée Good, Saturday morning’s shooting once again raises the question of why it is so damned difficult to hold federal officers—and the federal government itself—accountable if and when they violate our rights."
Me on the federal accountability gap—and how to close it:
Me on the federal accountability gap—and how to close it:
204. Accountability After Minneapolis
A short post explaining (1) why it's so hard to hold federal officers and/or the federal government liable for violating our rights; and (2) how a one-sentence statute could (and *SHOULD*) fix it.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
"Just like the killing of Renée Good, Saturday morning’s shooting once again raises the question of why it is so damned difficult to hold federal officers—and the federal government itself—accountable if and when they violate our rights."
Me on the federal accountability gap—and how to close it:
Me on the federal accountability gap—and how to close it:
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this guy just wanted to help defend his community and they murdered him for it and the highest officials in the nation are lying about what multiple camera angles are showing the nation
this cannot stand
this cannot stand
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
this guy just wanted to help defend his community and they murdered him for it and the highest officials in the nation are lying about what multiple camera angles are showing the nation
this cannot stand
this cannot stand
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WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe.
Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF