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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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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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A federal judge just rejected the Justice Department's attempt to obtain California's voter rolls — delivering a setback to the Trump admin as it seeks to gather private information on millions of voters.
January 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
A federal judge just rejected the Justice Department's attempt to obtain California's voter rolls — delivering a setback to the Trump admin as it seeks to gather private information on millions of voters.
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Last week I asked BOP officials if they had sent tactical teams to Minneapolis. They denied it (left).
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Last week I asked BOP officials if they had sent tactical teams to Minneapolis. They denied it (left).
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
Multiple agency sources told me otherwise, and photos from
reporters on the ground soon confirmed BOP folks were there.
Now BOP is finally admitting it (right):
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"A killing of an innocent civilian is among the gravest acts a government can commit, and it demands the strongest possible response from the legal system." bit.ly/GravesTF
A Prosecutor's Take on the Minnesota Shooting
I worked on the Rodney King case. Here’s how I see the Good Case.
harrylitman.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"A killing of an innocent civilian is among the gravest acts a government can commit, and it demands the strongest possible response from the legal system." bit.ly/GravesTF
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Stephen Miller's invasions are utterly atrocious but they're also renewing civil society in every city he invades.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Stephen Miller's invasions are utterly atrocious but they're also renewing civil society in every city he invades.
So ironic that the Whipple Bldg in Mpls is virtually on sacred Native American ground.
January 16, 2026 at 12:09 PM
So ironic that the Whipple Bldg in Mpls is virtually on sacred Native American ground.
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You know what's going to wreck the economy even more? THE ONGOING INVASION OF OUR CITIES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
It is my, granted, anecdotal impression that entire cities shut down by fear, violence, & the need to form human chains to protect toddlers DON'T CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE ECONOMY.
It is my, granted, anecdotal impression that entire cities shut down by fear, violence, & the need to form human chains to protect toddlers DON'T CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE ECONOMY.
January 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
You know what's going to wreck the economy even more? THE ONGOING INVASION OF OUR CITIES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
It is my, granted, anecdotal impression that entire cities shut down by fear, violence, & the need to form human chains to protect toddlers DON'T CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE ECONOMY.
It is my, granted, anecdotal impression that entire cities shut down by fear, violence, & the need to form human chains to protect toddlers DON'T CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE ECONOMY.
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The Cook Political Report moves 18 House races in Democrats' direction.
Eighteen House Ratings Shift Toward Democrats
Ten months out from Election Day, it’s increasingly clear that Democrats are in a strong position to win control of the House this November.
www.cookpolitical.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The Cook Political Report moves 18 House races in Democrats' direction.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/c...
In a Setback for Trump, Judge Says N.Y. Wind Farm Can Resume Construction
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/c...
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With any luck, he'll convince all his voters to boycott the midterms.
Trump on 2026 midterms: 'We shouldn’t even have an election'
Trump on 2026 midterms: 'We shouldn’t even have an election'
President Donald Trump, rejecting criticism from within his own party, the economic challenges facing the American people, and polling on Greenland, suggested that his second-term accomplishments were so extensive that they should render the 2026 midterm elections unnecessary.In an interview with Re...
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
With any luck, he'll convince all his voters to boycott the midterms.
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Quoting @wyden.senate.gov: "It makes a mockery of the idea that ICE is trying to make our country safer. Rather, agents are reportedly picking people to deport from our country the same way you'd choose a nearby coffee shop."
New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...
‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid
Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...
www.404media.co
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Quoting @wyden.senate.gov: "It makes a mockery of the idea that ICE is trying to make our country safer. Rather, agents are reportedly picking people to deport from our country the same way you'd choose a nearby coffee shop."
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Please enjoy this animation of weekday subway service in NYC
(by u/superandywaffle)
(by u/superandywaffle)
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Please enjoy this animation of weekday subway service in NYC
(by u/superandywaffle)
(by u/superandywaffle)
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/b...
Despite Trump’s Claims, Grocery Prices Are Rising
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/b...
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BREAKING: we won!
By a 2-1 majority, the court rejected the GOP effort to block the Prop 50 CA redistricting--successfully countering Trump's theft of Congressional seats
We @democracydefendersaction.org were so proud to try this case for @lulacorg.bsky.social with Arnold & Porter & others
By a 2-1 majority, the court rejected the GOP effort to block the Prop 50 CA redistricting--successfully countering Trump's theft of Congressional seats
We @democracydefendersaction.org were so proud to try this case for @lulacorg.bsky.social with Arnold & Porter & others
January 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
BREAKING: we won!
By a 2-1 majority, the court rejected the GOP effort to block the Prop 50 CA redistricting--successfully countering Trump's theft of Congressional seats
We @democracydefendersaction.org were so proud to try this case for @lulacorg.bsky.social with Arnold & Porter & others
By a 2-1 majority, the court rejected the GOP effort to block the Prop 50 CA redistricting--successfully countering Trump's theft of Congressional seats
We @democracydefendersaction.org were so proud to try this case for @lulacorg.bsky.social with Arnold & Porter & others
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Here’s an idea. First track the billionaires and their foreign tax shelters.
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Here’s an idea. First track the billionaires and their foreign tax shelters.
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Judge Ellis in Chicago just ordered them to wear a large visible unique number that was permanently linked to the agent, which is infinitely simpler and does not require you to get within an inches of an ice agent. No random doxing, but info able to be subpoenaed.
January 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Judge Ellis in Chicago just ordered them to wear a large visible unique number that was permanently linked to the agent, which is infinitely simpler and does not require you to get within an inches of an ice agent. No random doxing, but info able to be subpoenaed.
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The number of federal agents is "close to the total headcount of sworn officers among the region’s largest 10 law enforcement agencies and equals nearly one agent for every 1,000 of the Twin Cities’ 3.2 million residents."
www.startribune.com/how-ice-numb...
Via @jeffhargarten.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/how-ice-numb...
Via @jeffhargarten.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The number of federal agents is "close to the total headcount of sworn officers among the region’s largest 10 law enforcement agencies and equals nearly one agent for every 1,000 of the Twin Cities’ 3.2 million residents."
www.startribune.com/how-ice-numb...
Via @jeffhargarten.bsky.social
www.startribune.com/how-ice-numb...
Via @jeffhargarten.bsky.social
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Jacob Frey on Fox & Friends: "We are willing to work with people when it's about murder and when it's about crime, but the truth is that this ain't about that ... why is the largest scale immigration enforcement action taking place where we don't even have that many undocumented immigrants?"
January 14, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Jacob Frey on Fox & Friends: "We are willing to work with people when it's about murder and when it's about crime, but the truth is that this ain't about that ... why is the largest scale immigration enforcement action taking place where we don't even have that many undocumented immigrants?"
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
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Standing up to their violent lawlessness. Love it!
Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed legislation that would allow New York residents to sue ICE agents in state court for civil rights violations, an escalation of efforts by Democratic-led states to rein in the agency.
New York governor will push for state lawsuits against ICE agents
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) would allow New York residents to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in state court for civil rights violations.
wapo.st
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Standing up to their violent lawlessness. Love it!
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Perhaps the most newsworthy bit in the NYT "interview" with Trump: He did tell ICE to go easy on his OWN industry and farms. The latter was pretty clear.
[He goes on to discuss the Korean plant.]
[He goes on to discuss the Korean plant.]
January 13, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Perhaps the most newsworthy bit in the NYT "interview" with Trump: He did tell ICE to go easy on his OWN industry and farms. The latter was pretty clear.
[He goes on to discuss the Korean plant.]
[He goes on to discuss the Korean plant.]