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33 former federal prosecutors in Minnesota are asking the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to exclude the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent
www.startribune.com/33-ex-federa...
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33 ex-federal prosecutors ask Trump to reconsider excluding state from Renee Good investigation
Former prosecutors said recent departures from the U.S. Attorney’s office will hamper future fraud investigations.
www.startribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
33 former federal prosecutors in Minnesota are asking the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to exclude the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent
www.startribune.com/33-ex-federa...
www.startribune.com/33-ex-federa...
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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Viagra claims more lives than abortion pills, Sen. Murray points out—yet Republican men seem somehow less worried.
Sen. Patty Murray: GOP abortion pill hearing is "really about" a nationwide ban
"It's pretty stunning to watch these Republicans talk about this with a straight face,” Murray said in an interview.
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Viagra claims more lives than abortion pills, Sen. Murray points out—yet Republican men seem somehow less worried.
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Renée Nicole Good is one of at least nine people across the country who have been shot by immigration agents since September.
There is something every case has in common: Everyone was in a vehicle at the time of the shooting.
There is something every case has in common: Everyone was in a vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Cops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.
Immigration agents have shot at least nine people since September. All of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Renée Nicole Good is one of at least nine people across the country who have been shot by immigration agents since September.
There is something every case has in common: Everyone was in a vehicle at the time of the shooting.
There is something every case has in common: Everyone was in a vehicle at the time of the shooting.
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relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
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They aren’t spending your money well.
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
They aren’t spending your money well.
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"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
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"We are definitely looking at severe loss of front-line capacity," said Andrew Kessler, head of Slingshot Solutions, a consultancy firm that works with mental health and addiction groups nationwide. "[Programs] may have to shut their doors tomorrow."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"We are definitely looking at severe loss of front-line capacity," said Andrew Kessler, head of Slingshot Solutions, a consultancy firm that works with mental health and addiction groups nationwide. "[Programs] may have to shut their doors tomorrow."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has canceled over 2,000 grants related to substance abuse and mental health services, totaling upwards of $2 billion.
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has canceled over 2,000 grants related to substance abuse and mental health services, totaling upwards of $2 billion.
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Trump’s goal is to force the resistance into obedience. He has stated that beginning February 1, his administration will deny federal funding to any state that is home to local governments resisting his immigration crackdown carried out by ICE.
Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities but also their states
President Donald Trump says that his administration is planning to halt federal payments to "sanctuary cities" and the states where they're located starting Feb. 1.
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Trump’s goal is to force the resistance into obedience. He has stated that beginning February 1, his administration will deny federal funding to any state that is home to local governments resisting his immigration crackdown carried out by ICE.
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This is what ICE descending on Minneapolis looks like
This is what ICE descending on Minneapolis looks like
Photos show the terror and resistance taking over Minnesota's largest city.
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This is what ICE descending on Minneapolis looks like
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Even former members of ICE are horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Even former members of ICE are horrified by the killing of Renee Nicole Good. “They murdered her, plain and simple. That is all there is to it."
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
“You’ve got these officers that are pouring out of vehicles, pointing guns at US citizens—people who’ve done absolutely nothing wrong—and causing chaos.”
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Brett Kavanaugh bsky.app/profile/ajco...
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
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Look, really look. It not only can happen here, it is and has been for a very long time.
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Look, really look. It not only can happen here, it is and has been for a very long time.
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Knowing they can’t easily deliver on mass deportation, Trump will want to make the public believe—especially those who could be potentially impacted—they can remove anyone and everyone.
That terror will have real consequences.
That terror will have real consequences.
Fear is the goal
Trump's anti-immigration push is backed by intense propaganda for a reason.
www.motherjones.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Knowing they can’t easily deliver on mass deportation, Trump will want to make the public believe—especially those who could be potentially impacted—they can remove anyone and everyone.
That terror will have real consequences.
That terror will have real consequences.
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The Trump administration is psychologically incapable of backing down, which means that I would give it even odds that they attempt this.
The biggest obstacle would be that it will be very hard to find a grand jury in Minneapolis to approve it.
The biggest obstacle would be that it will be very hard to find a grand jury in Minneapolis to approve it.
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The Trump administration is psychologically incapable of backing down, which means that I would give it even odds that they attempt this.
The biggest obstacle would be that it will be very hard to find a grand jury in Minneapolis to approve it.
The biggest obstacle would be that it will be very hard to find a grand jury in Minneapolis to approve it.
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People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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The ACLU dropped its lawsuit against the Trump admin today after HHS quietly restored tens of millions in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other health clinics at the end of December.
Lawsuit dismissed after Trump admin quietly restored tens of millions to Planned Parenthood
Progressive groups dropped their case against HHS over the withheld family planning funds, but other challenges continue.
www.politico.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The ACLU dropped its lawsuit against the Trump admin today after HHS quietly restored tens of millions in family planning funds to Planned Parenthood and other health clinics at the end of December.
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Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Will never not be jarring to see armed goons demanding people’s papers on the street in the United States of America like it’s Nazi Germany. Fuckin nightmare scenes.
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January 12, 2026
January 12, 2026
Today, Democratic senator Mark Kelly of Arizona sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Defense Department, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and the Navy Department for violating his First Amendment right...
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January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
January 12, 2026
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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This is very serious. We are committing war crimes.
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 AM
This is very serious. We are committing war crimes.