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JUST IN: Rubio tells Judge Boasberg that there’s no way to retrieve the 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act — or even offer them due process — given the delicate negotiations with Venezuela’s new post-Maduro regime. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declaration of Secretary of State Rubio – #229, Att. #1 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Response to Court Order by PAMELA J. BONDI, PETER B. HEGSETH, KRISTI L. NOEM, MARCO A. RUBIO, MADISON SHEAHAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURI...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
JUST IN: Rubio tells Judge Boasberg that there’s no way to retrieve the 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act — or even offer them due process — given the delicate negotiations with Venezuela’s new post-Maduro regime. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Just noticed post-game that the Houston Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair has “STOP THE GENOCIDE” written on his nose tape.
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Just noticed post-game that the Houston Texans LB Azeez Al-Shaair has “STOP THE GENOCIDE” written on his nose tape.
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
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At least 4 DOJ officials have quit after their division refused to investigate ICE's killing of Renee Nicole Good.
This mass resignation is significant.
The DOJ continues to inch closer to being a politicized machine that strictly serves Trump.
This mass resignation is significant.
The DOJ continues to inch closer to being a politicized machine that strictly serves Trump.
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
At least 4 DOJ officials have quit after their division refused to investigate ICE's killing of Renee Nicole Good.
This mass resignation is significant.
The DOJ continues to inch closer to being a politicized machine that strictly serves Trump.
This mass resignation is significant.
The DOJ continues to inch closer to being a politicized machine that strictly serves Trump.
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And these were the ones ProPublica could find. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 PM
And these were the ones ProPublica could find. www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
U.S. citizen detained by ICE:
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
“…they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any…or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.”
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NEW: Mass resignations at the DoJ Civil Rights Division - including the Chief of the Criminal Section - over the administration’s refusal to investigate the murder of Renee Good. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
Mass resignations hit Justice Department's Civil Rights Division amid lack of action in Minneapolis, sources say
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
NEW: Mass resignations at the DoJ Civil Rights Division - including the Chief of the Criminal Section - over the administration’s refusal to investigate the murder of Renee Good. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
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Texas solar beat coal for the first year ever in 2025. Here's why. Houston Chronicle www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
Texas solar power surpassed coal in 2025 for the first year ever. Here's why.
In 2025 — for the first year ever — solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas’ main power grid than coal-fired power plants.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Texas solar beat coal for the first year ever in 2025. Here's why. Houston Chronicle www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...
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One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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In Turkey, the government labeled first the protesters as terrorists, then intellectuals and dissenting media, then the Kurdish opposition, and now the largest mainstream opposition party. This won't stop until they either cow the opposition or put you behind bars.
Authoritarian governments accuse their opponents of terrorism and otherwise try to criminalize protest and justify persecution of those who resist them
WELKER: Noem called it an "act of domestic terrorism." What's the evidence?
HOMAN: If they didn't have sanctuary policies--
W: To be clear, is anyone who protests ICE a domestic terrorist?
HOMAN: It's case by case. If you look at the definition of terrorism, it certainly could fall within it
HOMAN: If they didn't have sanctuary policies--
W: To be clear, is anyone who protests ICE a domestic terrorist?
HOMAN: It's case by case. If you look at the definition of terrorism, it certainly could fall within it
January 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
In Turkey, the government labeled first the protesters as terrorists, then intellectuals and dissenting media, then the Kurdish opposition, and now the largest mainstream opposition party. This won't stop until they either cow the opposition or put you behind bars.
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Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Chris Murphy: "The amount of training that's given to an ICE officer has been cut in half by this administration. The number of days of training they get are 47. You know why they get 47 days? As an homage to the vanity of POTUS. No wonder the number of violent incidents are going through the roof."
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Frey: "We've only had two shootings in Minneapolis this whole year. 50 percent of them have been from ICE."
January 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Frey: "We've only had two shootings in Minneapolis this whole year. 50 percent of them have been from ICE."
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I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I can't say this loudly enough: THEY ARE TRYING TO NORMALIZE THE KILLING OF CIVILIANS FOR PARTICIPATING IN FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTED PROTEST ACTIVITIES.
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They can't even do that. It is illegal in all 50 states to fire at or into a vehicle fleeing the scene of a crime , any crime, unless the vehicle itself is posing a danger to others, and even then only in very specific circumstances. This was litigated in the Supreme Court in the 1980s.
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
They can't even do that. It is illegal in all 50 states to fire at or into a vehicle fleeing the scene of a crime , any crime, unless the vehicle itself is posing a danger to others, and even then only in very specific circumstances. This was litigated in the Supreme Court in the 1980s.
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Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Auchincloss: "When you have a badge & gun and you are interacting with a citizen who has committed no crime, the onus of responsibility is on you to exercise good judgment. Nobody watching that video will buy the argument that he had no other resort other than to shoot her in the face 3 times."
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WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Tom Homan has been saying the exact same thing for a year: If people continue to exercise free speech against state power, they will be responsible for the subsequent violence visited against them by the state
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Tom Homan has been saying the exact same thing for a year: If people continue to exercise free speech against state power, they will be responsible for the subsequent violence visited against them by the state
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This interview is absolutely brutal to watch, to the point where honestly surprised Noem agreed to do it.
Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
January 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This interview is absolutely brutal to watch, to the point where honestly surprised Noem agreed to do it.
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"clearly so isolated in their own authoritarian bubble they cannot see how regular Americans would react to the video of a woman smiling at a masked agent & saying: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you,” only to have him shoot her in the face & then spit out “F*cking bitch” after he killed her."
January 11, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"clearly so isolated in their own authoritarian bubble they cannot see how regular Americans would react to the video of a woman smiling at a masked agent & saying: “That’s fine, dude. I’m not mad at you,” only to have him shoot her in the face & then spit out “F*cking bitch” after he killed her."
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I was told that the US is running Venezuela now and it would be easy and there'd be lots of money... and now the US govt is telling Americans to get the hell out.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I was told that the US is running Venezuela now and it would be easy and there'd be lots of money... and now the US govt is telling Americans to get the hell out.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
These guys don't even know what a plan is. It's all just wish casting. It's incredible that they currently run the world.
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Across the country, people are taking to the streets to honor—and demand justice for—Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old US citizen who a federal immigration agent shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
“ICE KILLED GOOD”: Protesters decry Minneapolis shooting
Images from across the country show how people are honoring a 37-year-old woman killed by federal agents.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Across the country, people are taking to the streets to honor—and demand justice for—Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old US citizen who a federal immigration agent shot and killed in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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A cold-blooded murder was committed inside the United States by an agent of the United States federal government acting under the authority of Donald Trump.
That is cause for deep concern by us all — right and left, Democrat and Republican. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-cold-blooded-murder
That is cause for deep concern by us all — right and left, Democrat and Republican. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-cold-blooded-murder
A cold-blooded murder
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A cold-blooded murder was committed inside the United States by an agent of the United States federal government acting under the authority of Donald Trump.
That is cause for deep concern by us all — right and left, Democrat and Republican. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-cold-blooded-murder
That is cause for deep concern by us all — right and left, Democrat and Republican. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/a-cold-blooded-murder
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The difference between the Mexican cartels and the country of Venezuela is that the Mexican cartels have a far greater ability to hit back at the United States.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
Trump, in a sit down interview on Fox News aired just now, said the US will be conducting land strikes against the cartels.
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
"We are gonna start now hitting land, with regard to the cartels. The cartels are running Mexico."
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The difference between the Mexican cartels and the country of Venezuela is that the Mexican cartels have a far greater ability to hit back at the United States.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
For example, they could grab a random American family in Acapulco and murder them brutally just to send a message.
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Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley
January 9, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Political cartoonists are not fuckin’ around this week. (thread)
1. Pat Bagley
1. Pat Bagley