TheLifeofJakey
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Fear not the those without papers, but those without conscience - Amanda Gorman
Habitual voter. Democracy lover.
Habitual voter. Democracy lover.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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Whoever gets us to mirror in unison and duration what MN did will be the next American leaders.
We hunger for a national, sustained peaceful forceful #GeneralStrike
If you can sway your members, community, fans or co-workers... this is the time.
We have the masses.
The high ground.
We need a plan.
We hunger for a national, sustained peaceful forceful #GeneralStrike
If you can sway your members, community, fans or co-workers... this is the time.
We have the masses.
The high ground.
We need a plan.
We Can Fight This: Minnesota’s General Strike Shows How
A day before Alex Pretti’s brutal killing by federal agents in the Minneapolis steets, Minnesota showed us a way forward: the general strike.
theintercept.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Whoever gets us to mirror in unison and duration what MN did will be the next American leaders.
We hunger for a national, sustained peaceful forceful #GeneralStrike
If you can sway your members, community, fans or co-workers... this is the time.
We have the masses.
The high ground.
We need a plan.
We hunger for a national, sustained peaceful forceful #GeneralStrike
If you can sway your members, community, fans or co-workers... this is the time.
We have the masses.
The high ground.
We need a plan.
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if we ever lose hope, may we never lose our
humanity
humanity
January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
if we ever lose hope, may we never lose our
humanity
humanity
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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A witness to the Alex Pretti murder by regime forces reports fearing for her life and potential retaliation by the Trump regime, and says she is afraid to return home. #3E #GoodvsEvil
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 AM
A witness to the Alex Pretti murder by regime forces reports fearing for her life and potential retaliation by the Trump regime, and says she is afraid to return home. #3E #GoodvsEvil
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there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:01 AM
there are so many gutting stories, but this one is hitting me extra hard. just imagining wael tarabishi slowly dying without his dad there to care for him because he was jailed by ICE makes me…i don’t have words. this country is disgusting.
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A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA!
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Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
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A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
www.kare11.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM
A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.
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We have plenty of precedent for the government trying to shut down dissent. But in the end, the goons and guns did not prevail.
Hell no, it's not over
We still have rights. Time to use them.
www.motherjones.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
We have plenty of precedent for the government trying to shut down dissent. But in the end, the goons and guns did not prevail.
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Heres tonight's #TimelineCleanse:
I can't imagine MAGA doing anything like this.
It is so whimsical, creative & silly — an awesome way to protest.
Doesn't that look like fun?
I would have loved to have been there!
I hope we can think of something fun like that here in sunny California. 🌞 ☀️ 😎
I can't imagine MAGA doing anything like this.
It is so whimsical, creative & silly — an awesome way to protest.
Doesn't that look like fun?
I would have loved to have been there!
I hope we can think of something fun like that here in sunny California. 🌞 ☀️ 😎
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Heres tonight's #TimelineCleanse:
I can't imagine MAGA doing anything like this.
It is so whimsical, creative & silly — an awesome way to protest.
Doesn't that look like fun?
I would have loved to have been there!
I hope we can think of something fun like that here in sunny California. 🌞 ☀️ 😎
I can't imagine MAGA doing anything like this.
It is so whimsical, creative & silly — an awesome way to protest.
Doesn't that look like fun?
I would have loved to have been there!
I hope we can think of something fun like that here in sunny California. 🌞 ☀️ 😎
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
January 17, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Looks like the EU-US trade deal is now dead, with all three major groups in the EU Parliament calling at least for suspension. The downward spiral has already begun.
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DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
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This was reported two days ago. Making sure it doesn't get flushed down the Great American Memory Hole.
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
January 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
This was reported two days ago. Making sure it doesn't get flushed down the Great American Memory Hole.
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
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Devastating new CNN poll on the anniversary of Trump’s first year in office: voters think he’s made everything worse — crime, free speech, health, global security. Literally every promise.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
January 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Devastating new CNN poll on the anniversary of Trump’s first year in office: voters think he’s made everything worse — crime, free speech, health, global security. Literally every promise.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
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This is what criminals & soon-to-be-sanctioned dictators do: set up a cozy personal nest egg in a country that won't extradite them & has no agreements that would compel them to enforce other countries' sanctions.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
This is what criminals & soon-to-be-sanctioned dictators do: set up a cozy personal nest egg in a country that won't extradite them & has no agreements that would compel them to enforce other countries' sanctions.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
That's why sanctioned Russian oligarchs made a beeline for the UAE in 2022.
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This is a critical point. What we're really witnessing is the *collapse* of law and order, brought about by Trump's lawless thugs. I think a lot of ordinary people intuitively understand that this is what's happening.
It is hard to explain institutional collapse to voters; videos where state actors are clearly acting in abusive ways explain themselves.
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
This is a critical point. What we're really witnessing is the *collapse* of law and order, brought about by Trump's lawless thugs. I think a lot of ordinary people intuitively understand that this is what's happening.
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...