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January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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Note that the fascist is not using the pepper spray for crowd control. He is entering a vehicle unimpeded to depart. He is simply using the pepper spray to physically punish an unarmed citizen he doesn't like.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Note that the fascist is not using the pepper spray for crowd control. He is entering a vehicle unimpeded to depart. He is simply using the pepper spray to physically punish an unarmed citizen he doesn't like.
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that about sums it all up
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
that about sums it all up
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One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant.
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
This was incredible. We fed 40 families today. Thank you to @jchavezmpls.bsky.social for helping fundraise, @elitalksmpls.bsky.social for organizing with me, and the dozen people who helped us pack and shop. And thank you to everyone who donated. I have no words.
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
One of the many, many ways people are fighting ICE in Minneapolis is helping neighbors safely shelter at home during a time when abductions are genuinely rampant.
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
People in Minneapolis are doing *so much* great work
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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For more on "reasonable fear," "cop talk," and the legal paradoxes of life and death that you are party to by merely interacting with a badged armed agent of the state, this piece by @patblanchfield.bsky.social stays current newrepublic.com/article/1568...
Policing and the English Language
The poisonous contradictions of coptalk
newrepublic.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
For more on "reasonable fear," "cop talk," and the legal paradoxes of life and death that you are party to by merely interacting with a badged armed agent of the state, this piece by @patblanchfield.bsky.social stays current newrepublic.com/article/1568...
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People really need to understand that if they are within 21 feet of any armed police in the US they gambling with their life. This is how I was trained by the U.S. government and it's likely how the cop you interact with is trained. youtu.be/6cwhE7sfQtg?...
Tueller drill
YouTube video by Special Tactical and Reality Security Germany
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
People really need to understand that if they are within 21 feet of any armed police in the US they gambling with their life. This is how I was trained by the U.S. government and it's likely how the cop you interact with is trained. youtu.be/6cwhE7sfQtg?...
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
Trump’s claim that a witness to Good’s murder was a paid agitator (based on her screaming a lot) makes him sound like the Platonic ideal of the proverbial mind-broke, crackpot uncle.
Trump repeats baseless claim that Renee Good was part of ‘leftwing network’ of paid agitators
President’s assertion that only a paid agitator would scream at ICE agents contradicted by hundreds of video records
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Trump’s claim that a witness to Good’s murder was a paid agitator (based on her screaming a lot) makes him sound like the Platonic ideal of the proverbial mind-broke, crackpot uncle.
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A woman on IG has been making videos of immigrant lines at the U.S. Mexico borders…full of Americans standing in line to get affordable dental care in Mexico.
It’s sublime counter programming.
It’s sublime counter programming.
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
A woman on IG has been making videos of immigrant lines at the U.S. Mexico borders…full of Americans standing in line to get affordable dental care in Mexico.
It’s sublime counter programming.
It’s sublime counter programming.
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Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
Elon Musk Just Endorsed Blatant White Nationalism And the Silence is Deafening
On Thursday morning Elon Musk retweeted (with a ‘100%’ endorsement) a post declaring that:
If white men become a minority, we will be slaughtered. Remember, if non-Whites openly hate White men while...
religiondispatches.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Yesterday Elon Musk retweeted "white solidarity is the only way to survive". In our numb overwhelmed media environment it barely made headlines that the world's richest man endorsed blood-curdling white nationalism. My brief writeup for @religiondispatches.org
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
religiondispatches.org/elon-musk-ju...
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Border Patrol has shot two people in Oregon close to Portland. The shooting occurred near East Burnside and 141st Avenue. The two who were shot allegedly drove to this location for further help and are now en route or at hospital. Their condition is unknown.
January 8, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Border Patrol has shot two people in Oregon close to Portland. The shooting occurred near East Burnside and 141st Avenue. The two who were shot allegedly drove to this location for further help and are now en route or at hospital. Their condition is unknown.
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UNC Chapel Hill's decision to close six area studies centers is the Carolina Way version of Trump withdrawing the US from 66 global organizations -- narrow-minded, ill-considered, and devastating for both the university and the wider world. @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social
amp.heraldsun.com/news/politic...
amp.heraldsun.com/news/politic...
Hundreds protest planned closure of international study centers at UNC
“Cuts like this are exactly what happens when you appoint a right-wing finance executive with no experience in higher education to run your university,” a student protester said.
amp.heraldsun.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
UNC Chapel Hill's decision to close six area studies centers is the Carolina Way version of Trump withdrawing the US from 66 global organizations -- narrow-minded, ill-considered, and devastating for both the university and the wider world. @unc-ch-aaup.bsky.social
amp.heraldsun.com/news/politic...
amp.heraldsun.com/news/politic...
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
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SOUTHCOM said 3 people were killed in boat strikes on 12/30.
@theintercept.com started asking questions.
Now SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed.
They call them "narco-terrorists," we call them what they are: "civilians."
@theintercept.com started asking questions.
Now SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed.
They call them "narco-terrorists," we call them what they are: "civilians."
SCOOP: After Undercounting Boat Strike Killings, U.S. Military Updates Death Toll
After questions from The Intercept, U.S. Southern Command updated its count of civilians killed in boat strikes to 123.
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/u...
After questions from The Intercept, U.S. Southern Command updated its count of civilians killed in boat strikes to 123.
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/u...
After Undercounting Boat Strike Killings, U.S. Military Updates Death Toll
After questions from The Intercept, U.S. Southern Command updated its count of civilians killed in boat strikes to 123.
theintercept.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
SOUTHCOM said 3 people were killed in boat strikes on 12/30.
@theintercept.com started asking questions.
Now SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed.
They call them "narco-terrorists," we call them what they are: "civilians."
@theintercept.com started asking questions.
Now SOUTHCOM says 11 people were killed.
They call them "narco-terrorists," we call them what they are: "civilians."
These events highlight that the border was always an arbitrary line between “us” and “them,” with no necessary relationship to geographical boundaries or map divisions.
Border Patrol agents continue to make arrests outside the Whipple building near Minneapolis where protesters have gathered. Didn't see the entire event, but I saw this woman yelling at agents after they made an arrest of someone near her before they arrested and dragged her away.
January 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
These events highlight that the border was always an arbitrary line between “us” and “them,” with no necessary relationship to geographical boundaries or map divisions.
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The elephant in the room, of course, is that if Democrats like Frey really do want ICE out of Minneapolis, they’re going to have to support policies that take away their money and power, that defund them, you might say.
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The elephant in the room, of course, is that if Democrats like Frey really do want ICE out of Minneapolis, they’re going to have to support policies that take away their money and power, that defund them, you might say.
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Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
Elon Musk’s X must be banned
Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world
disconnect.blog
January 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
How long until the US government perpetrates a school shooting?
This picture, from Karem Yucel, on instagram. Outside Roosevelt high school, At dismissal.
AFTER Federal agents KILLED A WOMAN EARLIER IN THE DAY
The parents.
AFTER Federal agents KILLED A WOMAN EARLIER IN THE DAY
The parents.
January 8, 2026 at 4:50 AM
How long until the US government perpetrates a school shooting?
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The murder of Renee Nicole Good also demonstrates another obvious and terrible truth that the Movement for Black Lives have tried to tell America about state violence: there's never been a such thing as a perfect victim
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The murder of Renee Nicole Good also demonstrates another obvious and terrible truth that the Movement for Black Lives have tried to tell America about state violence: there's never been a such thing as a perfect victim
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This is excellent coverage: it gives readers context beyond the specific incident, showing a pattern of excessive force, and also documents that DHS keeps using the same and increasingly debunked explanations. Much better than both sidesing the shooting.
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 11:37 PM
This is excellent coverage: it gives readers context beyond the specific incident, showing a pattern of excessive force, and also documents that DHS keeps using the same and increasingly debunked explanations. Much better than both sidesing the shooting.
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Live coverage: Thousands of people are attending a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Live coverage: Thousands of people are attending a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Some Minneapolis protesters throw snowballs at law enforcement officers as demonstrators march after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
January 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Some Minneapolis protesters throw snowballs at law enforcement officers as demonstrators march after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.
Law enforcement earlier deployed pepper spray and tear gas, KARE reports.