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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
Eliminate the cost to human health- no problem. Keep cost to industry so pollutants seem less harmful- no problem. Almost like the eoa was created to protect industry rather than people.
Well under this admin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Well under this admin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health
A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Eliminate the cost to human health- no problem. Keep cost to industry so pollutants seem less harmful- no problem. Almost like the eoa was created to protect industry rather than people.
Well under this admin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Well under this admin.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly. n.pr/4a1rrSZ
Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.
n.pr
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly. n.pr/4a1rrSZ
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“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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There's a lot of focus on Tulsi's involvement, which likely means Putin will get these ballots.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 AM
There's a lot of focus on Tulsi's involvement, which likely means Putin will get these ballots.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
But it's also notable DD Andrew Bailey was present. He has done, AFAIK, just one thing since he was installed as a Hunger Game ploy last September, but I have suspected he was doing something like this.
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Guan Heng went to Xinjiang to photograph the detention camps where the Chinese Communist Party imprisons Uyghurs. He fled China via Hong Kong, Ecuador, and the Bahamas, reaching Florida on an inflatable boat. The US was considering his asylum case when ICE arrested him. DHS has not released him.
Opinion | Guan Heng Gets U.S. Asylum
A judge grants refuge to a worthy dissident, no thanks to DHS.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Guan Heng went to Xinjiang to photograph the detention camps where the Chinese Communist Party imprisons Uyghurs. He fled China via Hong Kong, Ecuador, and the Bahamas, reaching Florida on an inflatable boat. The US was considering his asylum case when ICE arrested him. DHS has not released him.
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What lying fucks they all are.
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What lying fucks they all are.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
Yeah, Congress passed laws, Cheeto DOJ, says nope. Equal justice for all.
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
DOJ will no longer pursue criminal charges for diesel 'deletes' and 'tunes'
Federal officials said that they will no longer issue criminal charges for Clean Air Act violations that involve diesel emissions tampering. On January
cdllife.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Yeah, Congress passed laws, Cheeto DOJ, says nope. Equal justice for all.
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
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The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
January 23, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.
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One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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Ukrainian forces detected two valuable Russian air defense systems, Buk-M2 and Buk-M3.
A surveillance drone tracked them to their parking positions and then two strike - probably HIMARS tungsten rain - struck them.
Worth of those targets: around $70 million.
A surveillance drone tracked them to their parking positions and then two strike - probably HIMARS tungsten rain - struck them.
Worth of those targets: around $70 million.
January 21, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Ukrainian forces detected two valuable Russian air defense systems, Buk-M2 and Buk-M3.
A surveillance drone tracked them to their parking positions and then two strike - probably HIMARS tungsten rain - struck them.
Worth of those targets: around $70 million.
A surveillance drone tracked them to their parking positions and then two strike - probably HIMARS tungsten rain - struck them.
Worth of those targets: around $70 million.
Cool. Even though Congress passed a law making this a crime, Trump's DOJ says, "nope, no crime here, thanks for the donation".
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
DOJ will no longer pursue criminal charges for diesel 'deletes' and 'tunes'
Federal officials said that they will no longer issue criminal charges for Clean Air Act violations that involve diesel emissions tampering. On January
cdllife.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Cool. Even though Congress passed a law making this a crime, Trump's DOJ says, "nope, no crime here, thanks for the donation".
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
cdllife.com/2026/doj-wil...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Anyone know if this has been verified?
Anyone surprised? Feeding info to Putin? Today we read he’s invited Putin to serve on his peace team for Gaza?
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Anyone know if this has been verified?
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It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
This is the problem. Aided and abetted by SCOTUS and Citizens United. The 1% control the government and is operating it for their benefit, not for the vast majority of Americans.
Let's get rid of FEMA, as an example.
Let's get rid of FEMA, as an example.
"In 1910, the richest 0.00001 percent of Americans owned wealth equivalent to 4 percent of U.S. national income. Today, that number has risen to 12 percent. The wealth and power of oligarchs far exceed their Gilded Age peak."
Standing up to Trump’s Imperial Blackmail on Greenland
If the European Union wants to stop the imperial ambitions of the man in the White House, it will have to do more than protest. It will have to innovate—and that means targeting America’s oligarchs.
gzucman.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This is the problem. Aided and abetted by SCOTUS and Citizens United. The 1% control the government and is operating it for their benefit, not for the vast majority of Americans.
Let's get rid of FEMA, as an example.
Let's get rid of FEMA, as an example.
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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accurate headline: "Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy: Sowing discord in West is Putin's core idea - Euromaidan Press
Moscow deeply interested in US-EU conflict: Greenland dispute weakens Ukraine's support base, says the expert.
euromaidanpress.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 AM
accurate headline: "Greenlanders in tears, Ukrainians die, Kremlin in joy"
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
euromaidanpress.com/2026/01/19/g...
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"Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned (the “anti-woke” fixation of its progenitor) and operationally embedded in a planetary platform. Its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb."
Grok is an Epistemic Weapon
Elon Musk's Grok claims to be truth-seeking while shaping discourse and amplifying ideology, argues Matthew Kirschenbaum.
www.techpolicy.press
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
"Grok stands as the clearest example of an AI that is both ideologically aligned (the “anti-woke” fixation of its progenitor) and operationally embedded in a planetary platform. Its mechanisms should be taken apart under bright lights, in much the same way people learn how to defuse a bomb."
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This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.
‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is so grim. Science isn’t just something nerds do, but the foundation of the modern world. What the Trump regime has done to US science will harm Americans for generations.