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A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
www.hsgac.senate.gov
January 22, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A memo was released by ICE instructing agents to violate the U.S. Constitution. ICE told officers and agents that they can forcibly enter homes without warrants signed by judges. The memo was from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) by two whistleblowers.
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BREAKING: The European Parliament suspended work on a trade deal between the 27-member bloc and the US following Trump's repeated requests to take control over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory reut.rs/4bbpqGm
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
BREAKING: The European Parliament suspended work on a trade deal between the 27-member bloc and the US following Trump's repeated requests to take control over Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory reut.rs/4bbpqGm
Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall - www.reuters.com/science/digi...
Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall
A love note, a gladiatorial combat scene, a barrage of insults and everyday confessions have emerged on a wall in Pompeii, thanks to new imaging technology that has revealed nearly 80 previously unsee...
www.reuters.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall - www.reuters.com/science/digi...
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“Tensions are high,” the Utah Supreme Court’s Chief Justice speaks bluntly to the state legislature about rulings they may not like: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 AM
“Tensions are high,” the Utah Supreme Court’s Chief Justice speaks bluntly to the state legislature about rulings they may not like: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
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Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Ossoff: "There's a wickedness to the program. I don't know, pastor, where it is in scripture that it says deny care to the sick, take from those with the least to give to those with the most, violate the house of worship to hunt down the refugee. Where in the scripture are those lessons taught?"
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ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature is getting under way, so here’s your guide on “How to Speak Legislature” from some Capitol Hill-types that I encounter regularly: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 PM
ICYMI, the Utah State Legislature is getting under way, so here’s your guide on “How to Speak Legislature” from some Capitol Hill-types that I encounter regularly: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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January 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Guilty until proven innocent
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
January 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Guilty until proven innocent
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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After the tragic shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, ICE tactics have come under increased scrutiny. News reports show a 56% majority opinion that the shooting was inappropriate and 26% saying it was justified. Speaker Mike Johnson said ICE is doing what it was designed to do.
Siccing ICE on Minneapolis is part of Trump’s retribution against all who have opposed him
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, ICE tactics have come under increased scrutiny. News reports show a 56% majority opinion that the shooting was inappropriate and 26% saying it was justified. Speaker Mike Johnson said ICE is doing what it was designed to do.
www.sltrib.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis, ICE tactics have come under increased scrutiny. News reports show a 56% majority opinion that the shooting was inappropriate and 26% saying it was justified. Speaker Mike Johnson said ICE is doing what it was designed to do.
New Livestream Tour Takes Tourists Underneath Rome Into Never-Before-Seen ‘House of Griffins’ - Smithsonian Magazine
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
New Livestream Tour Takes Tourists Underneath Rome Into Never-Before-Seen ‘House of Griffins’ - Smithsonian Magazine
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Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
The judge’s order prevents federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters.
dlvr.it
January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting
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“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” one Harvard neurologist told us. There is no “method of applying pressure on the neck that is foolproof in terms of avoiding neurologic damage.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
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 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” one Harvard neurologist told us. There is no “method of applying pressure on the neck that is foolproof in terms of avoiding neurologic damage.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Someday your citizenship papers might end up in a museum
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January 16, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Someday your citizenship papers might end up in a museum
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nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
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Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Jacob Frey: "We need our officers responding to the basic day to day 911 calls. We don't have the capacity to deal with that and all of this conduct that we are seeing from ICE on a daily basis. Today and yesterday I was out on a couple major commercial corridors in our city. People are scared."
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Frey: "I've seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting & intolerable. If it were your city, it would unacceptable there too. ICE can leave & this massive deployment can come to an end. We have filed litigation to hopefully make it so, but I'm deeply concerned we don't have that kind of time."
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Frey: "I've seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting & intolerable. If it were your city, it would unacceptable there too. ICE can leave & this massive deployment can come to an end. We have filed litigation to hopefully make it so, but I'm deeply concerned we don't have that kind of time."
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after a Venezuelan national was shot during a federal immigration raid, according to authorities.
January 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency after a Venezuelan national was shot during a federal immigration raid, according to authorities.
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Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
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President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act is sparking concern among critics who warn that the law's sweeping powers make it easy to misuse. https://to.pbs.org/49FZCQ2
Explaining the Insurrection Act's powers as Trump threatens to use it
President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act is sparking concern among critics who warn that the law's sweeping powers make it easy to misuse, particularly in moments of domestic unrest. To...
to.pbs.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:40 AM
President Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act is sparking concern among critics who warn that the law's sweeping powers make it easy to misuse. https://to.pbs.org/49FZCQ2
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Given events in Minneapolis, and DJT’s desire for military control, you’re going to want to read up on the Insurrection Act of 1807 (which actually started off in 1792.) The Brennan Center explains:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
The Insurrection Act, Explained
The vague and rarely used law gives the president broad power to deploy the military domestically — but it’s not a blank check.
www.brennancenter.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Given events in Minneapolis, and DJT’s desire for military control, you’re going to want to read up on the Insurrection Act of 1807 (which actually started off in 1792.) The Brennan Center explains:
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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ICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.)
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
‘Madness’: two US citizens violently detained by ICE in Minnesota, officials say
Two Target employees forced to the ground, then into SUV, then dumped in different parking lot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
ICE Agents enter Target with no warrant and violently tackle two American citizen employees, evidently because they didn't "look American" enough. (DHS refused to explain their rationale, so we have to guess.)
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.
The injured Americans were later dumped in parking lots miles away in sub-zero weather.