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“The $65 billion should be placed in an unmarked federal appropriations bill—if it isn’t, that will be the end of your precious Minnesota,” read the note, a handmade letter assembled from magazine clippings and sent with what ICE claimed was the severed finger of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
ICE Issues Ransom Note Demanding $65 Billion If U.S. Wants To See Minnesota Again
WASHINGTON—Claiming the nation’s beloved North Star State was in peril, Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued a ransom note Tuesday that told the United States to pay $65 billion if it ever wante...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:45 AM
“The $65 billion should be placed in an unmarked federal appropriations bill—if it isn’t, that will be the end of your precious Minnesota,” read the note, a handmade letter assembled from magazine clippings and sent with what ICE claimed was the severed finger of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
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I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
8 weeks under siege in Minnesota • Minnesota Reformer
Frank has a hard time explaining to his 8-year-old daughter why they rarely leave their home in the Twin Cities. Why she can’t go to school, and why he can’t work. “The only thing we tell her is that ...
minnesotareformer.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
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Shabbat shalom! Stay safe. Stay warm. Fuck ICE!
"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'
- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 24, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Shabbat shalom! Stay safe. Stay warm. Fuck ICE!
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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I think it's worth pointing out that part of why the twin cities has a large Hmong population is because of refugee resettlement after the Vietnam war.
They sided with the US.
They sided with the US.
ICE kidnapped an elderly Hmong man in St. Paul, Minnesota. The temperature was sub-zero, and he was taken only wearing shorts and Crocs, and no shirt. (1/18/26)
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 AM
I think it's worth pointing out that part of why the twin cities has a large Hmong population is because of refugee resettlement after the Vietnam war.
They sided with the US.
They sided with the US.
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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“I will be filing for full custody today, given that every American parent supports the transition of infants,” Musk wrote in a post on X https://theonion.com/elon-musk-files-for-full-custody-of-all-u-s-children/
Elon Musk Files For Full Custody Of All U.S. Children
STARBASE, TX—Claiming that his relationship with the nation’s adults had been ‘irreparably’ damaged by their recent comments in support of the trans community, Elon Musk announced Thursday that he had...
theonion.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
“I will be filing for full custody today, given that every American parent supports the transition of infants,” Musk wrote in a post on X https://theonion.com/elon-musk-files-for-full-custody-of-all-u-s-children/
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The Greenland slogan is funny, but the hats definitely made us do a double take at first we thought they were MAGA gear. It actually stands for Make America Go Away.
January 18, 2026 at 10:14 PM
The Greenland slogan is funny, but the hats definitely made us do a double take at first we thought they were MAGA gear. It actually stands for Make America Go Away.
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Let’s keep this in mind🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤓
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Let’s keep this in mind🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🤓
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In a new interview, Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro, discusses the political situation in Venezuela, his relationship with Donald Trump, and the climate crisis. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AUA5vG
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In a new interview, Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro, discusses the political situation in Venezuela, his relationship with Donald Trump, and the climate crisis. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AUA5vG
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Black Panthers know their rights. Do you?
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Black Panther party members making their presence known in Philadelphia
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January 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Black Panthers know their rights. Do you?
www.reddit.com/r/suppressed...
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Requiring people to show their papers when the US doesn't issue citizenship documents is interesting.
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Requiring people to show their papers when the US doesn't issue citizenship documents is interesting.
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This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This has the votes to pass with bipartisan support, but Johnson is going to adjourn the House again to delay it as long as possible just like he did with Epstein.
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"In Netanyahu’s words, Trump’s action will “change history” – as though making the world safe for more war is anything new."
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
By bombing Iran, the US continues to make the world safe for war
Netanyahu is thrilled by Trump’s attacks on Iran, as will be the arms manufacturers who used to love the shah of Iran.
aje.io
June 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"In Netanyahu’s words, Trump’s action will “change history” – as though making the world safe for more war is anything new."
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
— #AJOpinion by Belén Fernández ⤵️
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The crowd at the US senator's speech in Oklahoma could be heard chanting 'no more war', before Mr Sanders labelled Donald Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities 'alarming' and 'grossly unconstitutional'
June 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The crowd at the US senator's speech in Oklahoma could be heard chanting 'no more war', before Mr Sanders labelled Donald Trump's strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities 'alarming' and 'grossly unconstitutional'
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A Lynden man, 44-year-old Vidal Palomar Perez, was detained on Tuesday morning by immigration enforcement in what his family says was a violent interaction.
Family, advocate criticize ‘brutality’ of Lynden man’s recent detainment | Cascadia Daily News
Vidal Palomar Perez is being held in the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma
www.cascadiadaily.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A Lynden man, 44-year-old Vidal Palomar Perez, was detained on Tuesday morning by immigration enforcement in what his family says was a violent interaction.
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Aurora Mayor John Laesch is looking to replace the city’s chief legal officer and hire for a newly-created role focused on sustainability.
Aurora Mayor John Laesch proposes hiring new chief legal officer, sustainability director
Aurora Mayor John Laesch is looking to replace the city’s chief legal officer and hire for a newly-created role focused on sustainability.
www.chicagotribune.com
June 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Aurora Mayor John Laesch is looking to replace the city’s chief legal officer and hire for a newly-created role focused on sustainability.
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She has short bowel syndrome, and only the U.S. offers the treatment that keeps her alive. But her family’s humanitarian parole was suddenly revoked.
Now, two months later, DHS has reversed course.
Now, two months later, DHS has reversed course.
After outcry, 4-year-old girl can stay in U.S. for lifesaving care
After a medically fragile child’s parole was abruptly revoked, her family was left undocumented and terrified. Two months later, DHS reversed course.
wapo.st
June 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
She has short bowel syndrome, and only the U.S. offers the treatment that keeps her alive. But her family’s humanitarian parole was suddenly revoked.
Now, two months later, DHS has reversed course.
Now, two months later, DHS has reversed course.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said on social media that California National Guard was being taken over by the federal government “not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.”
June 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Gov. Gavin Newsom said on social media that California National Guard was being taken over by the federal government “not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.”
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The deployment of federalized National Guard troops to California, without consent from local or state officials, is deeply troubling. These are tactics seen in authoritarian regimes, not in America. We want to be clear, the military should not be used to police civilians.
June 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The deployment of federalized National Guard troops to California, without consent from local or state officials, is deeply troubling. These are tactics seen in authoritarian regimes, not in America. We want to be clear, the military should not be used to police civilians.
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Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's book about President Biden, "Original Sin," is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. They should have some decency and postpone it.
Now is not the time.
Now is not the time.
May 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's book about President Biden, "Original Sin," is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. They should have some decency and postpone it.
Now is not the time.
Now is not the time.
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Not even 100 years ago. Middle of last century. I have a buddy in his early 80s who grew up in Iowa and he said that as a kid, "sometimes kids just died" from now preventable illnesses. His childhood was marked with the deaths of classmates.
i don't think most people today have any real idea what things like child mortality pre-vaccines really meant.
i have friends who have lost two children. they have been permanently altered by that experience.
that was basically everyone until 100 years ago.
i have friends who have lost two children. they have been permanently altered by that experience.
that was basically everyone until 100 years ago.
April 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not even 100 years ago. Middle of last century. I have a buddy in his early 80s who grew up in Iowa and he said that as a kid, "sometimes kids just died" from now preventable illnesses. His childhood was marked with the deaths of classmates.