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Fed’l judge tells the administration to stop violating the rights of people in Minnesota www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Fed’l judge tells the administration to stop violating the rights of people in Minnesota www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
Woman Seen Pulled from Car Speaks Out: 'Lucky to be alive'
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Aliya Rahman "said she was driving to an appointment at the Traumatic Brain Injury Center when the incident occurred."
She asked for a doctor and was taken to a detention center where she lost consciousness.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
January 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
They nearly killed this woman. Then they went on national TV and tried to smear her.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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I'm seeing more people use the phrase "American carnage" for Stephen Miller's invasions and I think that's a really great hijacking of his term.
He keeps trying to claim the chaos in MN is designed to prevent MSP from turning into Mogadishu but ... it's beginning to look like Mogadishu.
He keeps trying to claim the chaos in MN is designed to prevent MSP from turning into Mogadishu but ... it's beginning to look like Mogadishu.
January 16, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I'm seeing more people use the phrase "American carnage" for Stephen Miller's invasions and I think that's a really great hijacking of his term.
He keeps trying to claim the chaos in MN is designed to prevent MSP from turning into Mogadishu but ... it's beginning to look like Mogadishu.
He keeps trying to claim the chaos in MN is designed to prevent MSP from turning into Mogadishu but ... it's beginning to look like Mogadishu.
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My daughter was super excited to have her first day of organized basketball tomorrow. Thanks, Trump voters
They are canceling youth sports across the city in Minneapolis this weekend because lawless masked armed federal paramilitaries are targeting the children and families.
Minneapolis Parks and Recreation has canceled youth sports because ICE is terrorizing our community
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
My daughter was super excited to have her first day of organized basketball tomorrow. Thanks, Trump voters
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Not "why was the tear gas in the toddler's neighborhood" but "why was the toddler in the tear gas's neighborhood"
NEWSMAX host Carl Higbie: “This 6 month old who unfortunately got tear gassed by ICE… That sucks 🤷🏼 , but why was a 6 month old near tear gas in the first place?”
The live there Carl, you soulless puppet
The live there Carl, you soulless puppet
January 16, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Not "why was the tear gas in the toddler's neighborhood" but "why was the toddler in the tear gas's neighborhood"
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"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
Simon Rosenberg on Trump’s no good, very bad year
"It’s grotesque. He’s become a grotesque figure."
www.publicnotice.co
January 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"There comes a point where we have to start questioning whether or not he’s actually aware of what’s happening around him & the harm he’s doing. It’s similar to historical figures like Nero or Caligula. Their madness took over & they started doing wildly destructive things. Trump is in that place."
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AG Keith Ellison on Trump's "paid protesters" accusations: "It's just a lie. I think you could put it in the category of Haitians in Ohio eating pets ... people are outside because they're upset. They're outside because their neighbors are being hauled off."
January 16, 2026 at 10:43 PM
AG Keith Ellison on Trump's "paid protesters" accusations: "It's just a lie. I think you could put it in the category of Haitians in Ohio eating pets ... people are outside because they're upset. They're outside because their neighbors are being hauled off."
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NEW: The USDA has terminated its annual Food Insecurity Survey, making it impossible to know just how devastating an impact Trump’s backdoor SNAP cuts.
Trump's USDA is hiding the data on food stamp cuts
The agency's Food Insecurity Survey was pointless "liberal fodder," a spokesperson said.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM
NEW: The USDA has terminated its annual Food Insecurity Survey, making it impossible to know just how devastating an impact Trump’s backdoor SNAP cuts.
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A family from South Carolina brought their measles infections to airports, ferries and various locations in Washington state.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
A family from South Carolina brought their measles infections to airports, ferries and various locations in Washington state.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
The health department says that they didn’t know they had measles.
But this is why unvaccinated people are a danger to communities, not just themselves.
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Many have observed the similarities between Noem's ICE and the Proud Boys.
But folks, I have the receipts. I reviewed tapes from 2016-2017 of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
Everything Noem is doing in Minneapolis is laid out in his vision from then.
www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
But folks, I have the receipts. I reviewed tapes from 2016-2017 of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
Everything Noem is doing in Minneapolis is laid out in his vision from then.
www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
How Kristi Noem turned ICE into the Proud Boys
Footage shows the right-wing group’s founder developing the “recruit giant losers” strategy
www.salon.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Many have observed the similarities between Noem's ICE and the Proud Boys.
But folks, I have the receipts. I reviewed tapes from 2016-2017 of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
Everything Noem is doing in Minneapolis is laid out in his vision from then.
www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
But folks, I have the receipts. I reviewed tapes from 2016-2017 of Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.
Everything Noem is doing in Minneapolis is laid out in his vision from then.
www.salon.com/2026/01/16/h...
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NEW: Trump’s DHS forces have shot 11 people since September. NBC News examined every case, revealing a pattern that policing experts called alarming: officers firing into cars, injuring and killing drivers.
Trump's DHS has shot 11 people during immigration enforcement operations since September
The ICE and Border Patrol shootings show a pattern that policing experts say is alarming: officers firing into cars and injuring and killing drivers.
www.nbcnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
NEW: Trump’s DHS forces have shot 11 people since September. NBC News examined every case, revealing a pattern that policing experts called alarming: officers firing into cars, injuring and killing drivers.
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
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We know when power lies to protect itself. We know when cruelty is dressed up as policy. We’re choosing people over propaganda. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
We know when power lies to protect itself. We know when cruelty is dressed up as policy. We’re choosing people over propaganda. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
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Here's the message:
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Here's the message:
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
Trump is terrorizing our communities with a campaign of inhumane un-American ICE brutality - and he's paying for it by raising health premiums on 20 million Americans.
Effective because it's 💯 true.
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Federal judge William Young ripped Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio apart for their efforts to deport pro-Palestinian students/academics — accusing them of "an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
www.politico.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Federal judge William Young ripped Kristi Noem and Marco Rubio apart for their efforts to deport pro-Palestinian students/academics — accusing them of "an unconstitutional conspiracy to pick off certain people."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
"These Cabinet secretaries have failed in their sworn duty to uphold the Constitution."
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ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 PM
ICE and Border Patrol agents must be reined in. Here is one thing we can do right now. Please read and share. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/americas-gestapo
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"internal bleeding"
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
"internal bleeding"
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In this week’s newsletter, I discuss my own despair at the political fecklessness of the opposition party, but take solace in the fact that the people are leading.
In @thenation.com
In @thenation.com
It’s Official: The People, Not the Politicians, Are Leading
In this week’s Elie V. US, our justice correspondent explores the fecklessness of the Democratic Party, MAGA racism, and fighting despite unwinnable odds.
www.thenation.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
In this week’s newsletter, I discuss my own despair at the political fecklessness of the opposition party, but take solace in the fact that the people are leading.
In @thenation.com
In @thenation.com
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Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war
Right-wing media figures and outlets are using the language of war to characterize protests against the presence of violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.The fatal shooting o...
www.mediamatters.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
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This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 AM
This is chilling and must be heard to believe. And the fact that this is where we are says everything.
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Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
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"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...