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NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
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We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
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Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest
One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...
unraveledpress.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
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ICE needs to be ripped down to the studs. We need to start over and hold this Administration accountable for this mess.
Nothing has changed. Minnesota is still suffering and sending in a new guy to run ICE won’t change that – but Congress can.
Nothing has changed. Minnesota is still suffering and sending in a new guy to run ICE won’t change that – but Congress can.
"We need to rip ICE down to the studs and start over," Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota writes. "In the wake of this catastrophe, there is no reason we can’t come up with a way of enforcing our laws that doesn’t trample on our values and our Constitution."
Opinion | Senator Tina Smith: I Won’t Vote to Fund ICE Until It Gets Out of My State
Minnesotans have stood up for common decency and our founding principles.
nyti.ms
January 30, 2026 at 11:56 PM
ICE needs to be ripped down to the studs. We need to start over and hold this Administration accountable for this mess.
Nothing has changed. Minnesota is still suffering and sending in a new guy to run ICE won’t change that – but Congress can.
Nothing has changed. Minnesota is still suffering and sending in a new guy to run ICE won’t change that – but Congress can.
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Actions speak louder than words.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Actions speak louder than words.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
Tom Homan says he wants to do things differently, but we have yet to see meaningful change.
The only way to ensure the safety of the people of Minnesota is for the federal government to draw down their forces and end this campaign of brutality.
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
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Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
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ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
The driver then slowly backs up and appears to be leaving, when another officer fires three shots.
minnesotareformer.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...
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BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein
The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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These are calls for mass political violence, against all Democrats. They openly call for the bombing of "Democrat" cities and for the jailing or killing of Democratic politicians. They are from some of the most influential voices in right-wing politics. Will anyone say anything?
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
These are calls for mass political violence, against all Democrats. They openly call for the bombing of "Democrat" cities and for the jailing or killing of Democratic politicians. They are from some of the most influential voices in right-wing politics. Will anyone say anything?
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Guns are the number 1 cause of death in children and we don’t talk about it. The only logical conclusion is that GOP hates children and families.
#FireRFK
#FireRFK
Weeks after a gunman opened fire on the CDC, House GOP 2026 budget proposes a ban on federally-funded research aimed at developing policies to prevent gun violence. The research resumed in 2020 after a two-decade freeze.
September 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Guns are the number 1 cause of death in children and we don’t talk about it. The only logical conclusion is that GOP hates children and families.
#FireRFK
#FireRFK
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If you're unsure about masking on planes, the medication I'm on for Graves' disease can decrease white blood cell count and ability to fight infection. My seat-mate sat down, also masked, and said she was getting over a virus (and has coughed a lot). You help people you don't even know by masking!
Lookout DC, we’re on the way!!! #HWO25
July 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you're unsure about masking on planes, the medication I'm on for Graves' disease can decrease white blood cell count and ability to fight infection. My seat-mate sat down, also masked, and said she was getting over a virus (and has coughed a lot). You help people you don't even know by masking!
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this is the guiltiest anyone has ever been in the history of the world
Welker: Should all of the Epstein files be released?
Speaker Johnson: All credible evidence. The word credible is important because you have to protect innocent people’s names and reputations whose names might be intertwined in these files
Speaker Johnson: All credible evidence. The word credible is important because you have to protect innocent people’s names and reputations whose names might be intertwined in these files
July 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
this is the guiltiest anyone has ever been in the history of the world
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99% of the time I see a story in the news about a man being convicted of child molestation it’s a Republican.
July 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
99% of the time I see a story in the news about a man being convicted of child molestation it’s a Republican.
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POV: You see right through the BS and know Abbott is too scared to stand up to Trump—so instead, he’s trying to hand Texas over on a silver platter by rigging the maps to keep his party in power.
July 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
POV: You see right through the BS and know Abbott is too scared to stand up to Trump—so instead, he’s trying to hand Texas over on a silver platter by rigging the maps to keep his party in power.
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Every reporter’s follow-up question to every Republican’s statement should be “Why are you lying about this?”
July 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Every reporter’s follow-up question to every Republican’s statement should be “Why are you lying about this?”
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It's adorable that Elon "Sieg Heil" Musk thinks he can still palm himself off as being in the "middle" politically. People in the middle don't endorse the Neo-Nazis in Germany or give over $250 million to a fascist like Donald Trump.
July 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It's adorable that Elon "Sieg Heil" Musk thinks he can still palm himself off as being in the "middle" politically. People in the middle don't endorse the Neo-Nazis in Germany or give over $250 million to a fascist like Donald Trump.
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Amid this day of horrific political violence, we are grateful that 80,000 Minnesotans chose to come to our State Capitol, gathering together in peace. 1/2
June 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Amid this day of horrific political violence, we are grateful that 80,000 Minnesotans chose to come to our State Capitol, gathering together in peace. 1/2
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Minnesotans turned up in force along with millions across the country: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/millions-o...
Millions of Americans from all 50 states just "Punched" Trump in the Face!
In my past articles celebrating people who “punched Trump in the face,” the focus has always been on a few who powerfully stood up to Donald Trump that week.
deanobeidallah.substack.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Minnesotans turned up in force along with millions across the country: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/millions-o...
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Couple things I learned today:
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
June 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Couple things I learned today:
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
- Seniors are extremely fired up about this
- "Fuck ICE" is a normie position now
- People are MASSIVELY pissed off about Sen. Padilla being wrestled to the ground in LA
- We all we got, we all we need
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At least 12 DOGE staffers remain legal employees or advisers of the companies they worked at before DOGE.
And at least nine continue to receive corporate benefits from their private-sector employers, including stock vesting plans.
And at least nine continue to receive corporate benefits from their private-sector employers, including stock vesting plans.
The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint
At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…
www.propublica.org
June 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
At least 12 DOGE staffers remain legal employees or advisers of the companies they worked at before DOGE.
And at least nine continue to receive corporate benefits from their private-sector employers, including stock vesting plans.
And at least nine continue to receive corporate benefits from their private-sector employers, including stock vesting plans.
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Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
May 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.
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Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
June 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
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Russell Vought, now a key figure in the DOGE, is openly challenging the constitutionality of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. He claims the executive branch has the authority to withhold funds even after Congress has appropriated them, essentially saying the president, not Congress,
June 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Russell Vought, now a key figure in the DOGE, is openly challenging the constitutionality of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. He claims the executive branch has the authority to withhold funds even after Congress has appropriated them, essentially saying the president, not Congress,
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba:
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
May 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Federal judge dresses down Alina Habba:
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."
"Your role is not to secure convictions at all costs, nor to satisfy public clamor, nor to advance political agendas. Your allegiance is to the impartial application of the law, to the pursuit of truth and to the upholding of due process for all."