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The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
January 18, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The first thing Virginia Spanberger did after being sworn in as Governor of Virginia was repeal Youngkin’s executive order requiring state and local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
This is the kind of leadership Democratic governors nationwide should be emulating.
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Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
January 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Wow, sure would be pretty crazy if a ton of experts in the artificial intelligence field relentlessly warned everyone about this state of affairs being inevitable over and over for years.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
January 15, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Just so people outside of MN know - a lot of the US citizens getting “arrested” by ICE never get processed at Whipple. They are roughed up during the arrest and then often dropped off miles from where they were picked up. It means we don’t know the true scale of what ICE is doing based on ICE stats
These people are so disgusting. I hope they never know peace after inflicting such violence on others.
One of the stories that makes me the saddest out of this ICE invasion is one out of the Minnesota Star Tribune today about ICE agents eating at a little Mexican restaurant in the small town of Willmar, Minn, —and then, when they were done, arresting some of the workers.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 AM
These people are so disgusting. I hope they never know peace after inflicting such violence on others.
This is just cruelty for the sake of cruelty.
A ban on sending books and magazines to prisoners in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcerated
Arkansas set to impose nation’s strictest ban on sending books, magazines to prisons | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
A ban on sending books and magazines to inmates in Arkansas prisons goes into effect Feb. 1, putting into place the strictest regulations in the country on sending outside publications to the incarcer...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This is just cruelty for the sake of cruelty.
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Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
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I have yet to see any confirmed reports of actual violence against ICE in Minnesota (or even any major property damage).
I hope everyone whose been saying "play nice or he'll invoke the Insurrection Act" now understand that the facts on the ground have nothing to do with that eventuality.
I hope everyone whose been saying "play nice or he'll invoke the Insurrection Act" now understand that the facts on the ground have nothing to do with that eventuality.
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I have yet to see any confirmed reports of actual violence against ICE in Minnesota (or even any major property damage).
I hope everyone whose been saying "play nice or he'll invoke the Insurrection Act" now understand that the facts on the ground have nothing to do with that eventuality.
I hope everyone whose been saying "play nice or he'll invoke the Insurrection Act" now understand that the facts on the ground have nothing to do with that eventuality.
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There are strategic reasons why nonviolent opposition may be the best play here, but when folks like Walz chide folks preemptively about respectable protest... all they are really doing is make people wonder if these really ARE protesters on the edge of violence.
January 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM
There are strategic reasons why nonviolent opposition may be the best play here, but when folks like Walz chide folks preemptively about respectable protest... all they are really doing is make people wonder if these really ARE protesters on the edge of violence.
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Don't cede ground to their narrative.
Highlight how disciplined resistance have been if you'd like but don't offer instruction.
It will be correctly seen by the right as ceding the narrative, and they will take full advantage.
Highlight how disciplined resistance have been if you'd like but don't offer instruction.
It will be correctly seen by the right as ceding the narrative, and they will take full advantage.
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Don't cede ground to their narrative.
Highlight how disciplined resistance have been if you'd like but don't offer instruction.
It will be correctly seen by the right as ceding the narrative, and they will take full advantage.
Highlight how disciplined resistance have been if you'd like but don't offer instruction.
It will be correctly seen by the right as ceding the narrative, and they will take full advantage.
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Renee Nicole Good was murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Renee Nicole Good was murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just American democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
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Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Last week, we announced a plan to make child care universal. Today, applications are open for pre-K & 3-K. If your child is turning 3 or 4, apply now for the fall at: myschools.nyc
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The murder of Renee Nicole Good didn’t stop in Minnesota, though. Conservatives have been killing her every day since—smearing this wife and mother’s name in an attempt to prove that she was, in fact, a total fucking bitch.
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From One Fucking Bitch to Another
These two words made Renee Nicole Good’s murder undeniable
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January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The murder of Renee Nicole Good didn’t stop in Minnesota, though. Conservatives have been killing her every day since—smearing this wife and mother’s name in an attempt to prove that she was, in fact, a total fucking bitch.
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Men don’t call a woman a fucking bitch when they’re afraid for their lives—they say it when they hate us. They say it when they’re punishing us.
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From One Fucking Bitch to Another
These two words made Renee Nicole Good’s murder undeniable
jessica.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Men don’t call a woman a fucking bitch when they’re afraid for their lives—they say it when they hate us. They say it when they’re punishing us.
jessica.substack.com/p/ice-shooti...
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The reason this government, these banks, and just this world in general refuses to give every day people any kind of break is because they need your money. They’ve already spent money they didn’t have and now they need yours to keep up the facade.
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The reason this government, these banks, and just this world in general refuses to give every day people any kind of break is because they need your money. They’ve already spent money they didn’t have and now they need yours to keep up the facade.
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There are countless examples like this just stacking up with absolutely no accountability from any case, just operating with absolute impunity to commit overt crimes and trample any semblance of rights to US citizens and immigrants alike
A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:15 AM
There are countless examples like this just stacking up with absolutely no accountability from any case, just operating with absolute impunity to commit overt crimes and trample any semblance of rights to US citizens and immigrants alike
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
one of the most effective weapons we have against fascism is mockery, especially when its really funny
It occurs to me all the yelling at ICE in MPLS isn't merely funny. Getting made fun of like this is awful for morale. ICE is losing field officers faster than it can wave them through training, and a big part of it is how little of this these little weasels can take.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.
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Nurses show up in our darkest moments. 9/11. The pandemic. Every illness and emergency. Their worth is not negotiable. Fair pay, safe conditions, dignity now. NYC stands with nurses and demands good faith bargaining for justice and care for all.
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Nurses show up in our darkest moments. 9/11. The pandemic. Every illness and emergency. Their worth is not negotiable. Fair pay, safe conditions, dignity now. NYC stands with nurses and demands good faith bargaining for justice and care for all.
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America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
When will companies realize that the problem isn’t showing us what we might want to buy but that we simply don’t have the funds to keep engaging in casual shopping.
Instead of these invasive measures to give us the perfect ad for what we’re most susceptible to buy just give fucking living wages
Instead of these invasive measures to give us the perfect ad for what we’re most susceptible to buy just give fucking living wages
Big/bad news for consumers. Google is out today with an announcement of how they plan to integrate shopping into their AI offerings including search and Gemini. The plan includes “personalized upselling.” I.e. Analyzing your chat data and using it to overcharge you. 1/2
January 12, 2026 at 7:05 PM
When will companies realize that the problem isn’t showing us what we might want to buy but that we simply don’t have the funds to keep engaging in casual shopping.
Instead of these invasive measures to give us the perfect ad for what we’re most susceptible to buy just give fucking living wages
Instead of these invasive measures to give us the perfect ad for what we’re most susceptible to buy just give fucking living wages
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The NYT has run a thousand of these pieces over the last decade: The brave Republican pushing back against Trump and leading the party back to normalcy.
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The NYT has run a thousand of these pieces over the last decade: The brave Republican pushing back against Trump and leading the party back to normalcy.
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
The shift never comes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/o...
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We can lift up Renee Good without "say her name." It's not *just* about not coopting Black women's space, it's understanding the PURPOSE of language. Say her name recognizes the ongoing erasure of Black women's stories from conversations about police violence. Recommend www.ted.com/talks/kimber...
The urgency of intersectionality
Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersecti...
www.ted.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
We can lift up Renee Good without "say her name." It's not *just* about not coopting Black women's space, it's understanding the PURPOSE of language. Say her name recognizes the ongoing erasure of Black women's stories from conversations about police violence. Recommend www.ted.com/talks/kimber...
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I also send my kid to a school that values social justice and teaches students about current events.
Do I deserve to get shot in the face, too?
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Do I deserve to get shot in the face, too?
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Renee Good’s 6-year-old attends ‘social justice’ school that teaches about George Floyd, warned staffers to report ICE
Renee Good’s 6-year-old attends ‘social justice’ school that teaches about George Floyd, warned staffers to report ICE
Good, 37 — who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday — has a 6-year-old at the Southside Family Charter School, which believes in "involving children in political and social activism" to fight "racism, sexism, classism and homophobia."
nypost.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
I also send my kid to a school that values social justice and teaches students about current events.
Do I deserve to get shot in the face, too?
bsky.app/profile/nypo...
Do I deserve to get shot in the face, too?
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