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Claudette Colvin was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks, also for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
Person of the Day | Claudette Colvin, Pioneer of Early Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, whose arrestfor refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped spark the modern civil-rights movement, has died.
buff.ly
January 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Claudette Colvin was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks, also for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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When women do it, it’s smugness. If it had been a dude in survivalist cosplay toting an AR-15 it’d be manly patriotism.
Fox News' Will Cain: “There's a weird kind of smugness... in the way that some of these liberal white women interact with authority”
January 14, 2026 at 3:36 AM
When women do it, it’s smugness. If it had been a dude in survivalist cosplay toting an AR-15 it’d be manly patriotism.
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This should be the loud and clear position of the Democrats.
Goldman: Until DHS reins in this rogue and authoritarian ICE secret police force, there should be no more funding provided to DHS.
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
This should be the loud and clear position of the Democrats.
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What about the guy who said “fuck you”? Is he suspended?
UPDATE: TJ Sabula, the worker who shouted "pedophile protector" at Trump, has been suspended - WaPo
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
What about the guy who said “fuck you”? Is he suspended?
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NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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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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On Jan. 14, a U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing framed as an inquiry into the safety of medication abortion. In reality, it will be an opportunity for the committee’s antiabortion majority to showcase junk science and misleading narratives to undermine access to mifepristone.
Junk In, Junk Out: What to Expect From the Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Medication Abortion
What to expect from the Senate HELP Committee hearing on medication abortion: undermining decades of scientific consensus on the safety of mifepristone
msmagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
On Jan. 14, a U.S. Senate committee will hold a hearing framed as an inquiry into the safety of medication abortion. In reality, it will be an opportunity for the committee’s antiabortion majority to showcase junk science and misleading narratives to undermine access to mifepristone.
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
January 13, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Frost: For so long, the right wing has held up patriotism as a vibe, as an aesthetic. But patriotism is more than bald eagles and flags and beer. Patriotism is about loving the people who live in the damn country — every single one of them.
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Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
January 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Van Hollen: We are here to say not one more dime for Donald Trump's ICE operations
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incredible book and i will also recommend elaine parson's work as well. uncpress.org/978146965213...
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
incredible book and i will also recommend elaine parson's work as well. uncpress.org/978146965213...
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If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
January 13, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If the figures we're getting out of Iran are in the right league, this weekend was, I think, one of the bloodiest state crackdowns of all time. People are talking 12,000-20,000 dead; for comparison Hungary in 1956 was about 2,500, Tiananmen - across country, in multiple cities - probably 1000+
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Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, died at 86.
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
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Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Murphy: The United States Congress should not fund a Department of Homeland Security that is not obeying the laws of the United States of America
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Note this: ICE agents are already used to acting with little oversight as their targets are powerless. Now with Trump, Noem, Vance saying Renee Good's killing was okay they'll think they have full impunity.
On the pod, @timdickinson.bsky.social explains this so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
On the pod, @timdickinson.bsky.social explains this so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Trump Shooting Horror Takes Darker Turn as Damning Info on ICE Emerges
As Trump spins the Minneapolis shooting while new reporting indicts ICE’s recklessness, a reporter who attended protests explains how Trumpworld is using the shooting to deliberately antagonize blue A...
newrepublic.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Note this: ICE agents are already used to acting with little oversight as their targets are powerless. Now with Trump, Noem, Vance saying Renee Good's killing was okay they'll think they have full impunity.
On the pod, @timdickinson.bsky.social explains this so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
On the pod, @timdickinson.bsky.social explains this so well:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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🚨 The State of Minnesota is suing the Trump regime over the recent ICE terrorism in Minnesota, arguing the recent surge is unconstitutional. The state is asking a judge to prevent the surge from moving forward.
📺 Live: www.youtube.com/live/pBLUvrM...
🧾 www.fox9.com/news/state-m...
📺 Live: www.youtube.com/live/pBLUvrM...
🧾 www.fox9.com/news/state-m...
State of Minnesota sues Trump admin in attempt to end ICE surge
The State of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the recent ICE surge in the Twin Cities.
www.fox9.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
🚨 The State of Minnesota is suing the Trump regime over the recent ICE terrorism in Minnesota, arguing the recent surge is unconstitutional. The state is asking a judge to prevent the surge from moving forward.
📺 Live: www.youtube.com/live/pBLUvrM...
🧾 www.fox9.com/news/state-m...
📺 Live: www.youtube.com/live/pBLUvrM...
🧾 www.fox9.com/news/state-m...
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NEW: 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 won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
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 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: 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 won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
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Murder on ICE and water.
The invasion of Venezuela and the invasion of Minnesota are one and the same bid for tribute and obeisance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
The invasion of Venezuela and the invasion of Minnesota are one and the same bid for tribute and obeisance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
Murder on ICE and Water
YouTube video by emptywheel
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Murder on ICE and water.
The invasion of Venezuela and the invasion of Minnesota are one and the same bid for tribute and obeisance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
The invasion of Venezuela and the invasion of Minnesota are one and the same bid for tribute and obeisance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIi6...
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This article is wild. The video is wild. The goal is fear and they're mad they're not getting it.
Pastor: ICE Let Me Free Because I’m White and It Wouldn’t Be “Fun”
A Minneapolis pastor made a shocking confession about what an ICE agent told him after detaining him.
newrepublic.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 AM
This article is wild. The video is wild. The goal is fear and they're mad they're not getting it.
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In a court filing, the FBI said it found no body cam footage, social media clips, or any surveillance video of the incident.
Portland Man Shot By Border Patrol Agent Charged With Assault—FBI Tells Court It Has Found No Video
In a court filing, the FBI said it found no body cam footage, social media clips, or any surveillance video of the incident.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
In a court filing, the FBI said it found no body cam footage, social media clips, or any surveillance video of the incident.
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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.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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.