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The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
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The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls
Fox News: "I've gotten my hands that AG Bondi said she sent to Gov. Tim Walz. It is strongly worded. The AG calls for the governor to support the men and women of ICE, to repeal the state's sanctuary policies, and to allow the DOJ to access state voter rolls."
January 24, 2026 at 7:44 PM
The killings will continue until you give us the state voter rolls
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Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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My @mprnews.org colleagues today produced a ton of great journalism today around the ICE surge in the Twin Cities. Here's a link to our daily liveblog. It's an easy way to get a quick look at much of what happened Thursday.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
My @mprnews.org colleagues today produced a ton of great journalism today around the ICE surge in the Twin Cities. Here's a link to our daily liveblog. It's an easy way to get a quick look at much of what happened Thursday.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
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the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
Hegseth: "Maximum lethality -- not tepid legality. Violent effect, not politically correct. We're gonna raise up warriors. Not just defenders."
September 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
the real glory of world war two was that it involved a warrior cult being ground down and beaten to a pulp by people who would rather have been doing something else.
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I hate to go there but we need to keep going there.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
During a Cabinet meeting, when President Trump was asked who ordered the pause of missiles and ammunition shipment to Ukraine last week, he said he didn't know.
July 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I hate to go there but we need to keep going there.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
Imagine if Biden mentioned in a press availability that he had no idea who from his admin had ordered pause of missions and ammo to Ukraine.
Alex Thompson would be popping out 4 posts (stories) a day and Tapper/CNN would swarm on it for days.
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Tapper writes this without acknowledging that Milk himself served in the US Navy during the Korean War, or that Milk was assassinated while serving honorably in public office
June 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tapper writes this without acknowledging that Milk himself served in the US Navy during the Korean War, or that Milk was assassinated while serving honorably in public office
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Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."
June 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."
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NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
June 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“
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Every prominent Democrat in the country should jump on this immediately. Enough bullshit cowering on this issue. Get on this! Trump just handed you a massive weapon. Use it!
Trump just admitted that his mass deportations are bad for farmers and the economy, and crucially, also admitted that workers who are getting deported are "almost impossible to replace." That's a massive repudiation of MAGA ideology:
June 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Every prominent Democrat in the country should jump on this immediately. Enough bullshit cowering on this issue. Get on this! Trump just handed you a massive weapon. Use it!
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Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit
June 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit
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And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.
June 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
And there you have it. ICE didn't target migrant workers in Kristi Noem's farms or Sarah Huckabee Sanders' meatpacking plants because they wanted to create a riot in LA as a pretext to declaring martial law. They don't care about undocumented migrants, they only care about controlling US citizens.
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New — On X the Minneapolis PD said they were only present at the ICE raid protest "to ensure the crowd and the surrounding area remained safe," but photos shared directly with me show Police Chief Brian O'Hara personally escorting federal agents off Lake Street where protest took place.
June 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
New — On X the Minneapolis PD said they were only present at the ICE raid protest "to ensure the crowd and the surrounding area remained safe," but photos shared directly with me show Police Chief Brian O'Hara personally escorting federal agents off Lake Street where protest took place.
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In the Heart of The Beast Theater, never truer than today.
New — On X the Minneapolis PD said they were only present at the ICE raid protest "to ensure the crowd and the surrounding area remained safe," but photos shared directly with me show Police Chief Brian O'Hara personally escorting federal agents off Lake Street where protest took place.
June 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
In the Heart of The Beast Theater, never truer than today.
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this is why local news in so many of its forms is so important. people in media who serve a community, not a national audience, who can build up decades of credibility. it's not just that he's speaking up but that there's a possibility people might listen. this is what's lost when you gut local news
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
this is why local news in so many of its forms is so important. people in media who serve a community, not a national audience, who can build up decades of credibility. it's not just that he's speaking up but that there's a possibility people might listen. this is what's lost when you gut local news
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This is a very Andy Kim-esque move. Scholten's been eyeing #IASen for a bit, but he just said "fuck it" to the idea of waiting and making sure everything was perfect and polling endlessly and getting all the consultants lined up etc etc etc.
He just went and did the thing. And that's how you do it.
He just went and did the thing. And that's how you do it.
Always wise to strike while the iron is hottest. Joni Ernst is under maximum scrutiny right now, and Scholten will be able to exploit that to the fullest (and raise a ton of $)
Iowa Democratic state Rep. J.D. Scholten launches run for U.S. Senate
Iowa Rep. J.D. Scholten said he decided to make his candidacy official after U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst drew national criticism for a comment she made at a town hall in Parkersburg last week. "... I've been...
www.thegazette.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
This is a very Andy Kim-esque move. Scholten's been eyeing #IASen for a bit, but he just said "fuck it" to the idea of waiting and making sure everything was perfect and polling endlessly and getting all the consultants lined up etc etc etc.
He just went and did the thing. And that's how you do it.
He just went and did the thing. And that's how you do it.
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headline construction masterclass
June 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
headline construction masterclass
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I was shocked to see a story about RFK Jr. *not* killing animals, but it's because he wants to bring bird flu into the US even more.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
RFK Jr offers to save Canadian ostriches with suspected bird flu and move them to US
Trump officials offer to move 300 birds to Oz’s Florida ranch after Canada imposes kill order over fears flock is infected
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I was shocked to see a story about RFK Jr. *not* killing animals, but it's because he wants to bring bird flu into the US even more.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The US makes its military equipment in the US.
ANY journalist in US who is focusing on Biden's cognitive issues (when he never made factually-moronic statements like this), and not Trump's ....
ANY journalist in US who is focusing on Biden's cognitive issues (when he never made factually-moronic statements like this), and not Trump's ....
Trump: "We're not looking to make sneakers and t-shirts. We want to make military equipment, we want to make big things. We want to do the AI things with the computers. But the textile -- you know, I'm not looking to make t-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks."
May 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The US makes its military equipment in the US.
ANY journalist in US who is focusing on Biden's cognitive issues (when he never made factually-moronic statements like this), and not Trump's ....
ANY journalist in US who is focusing on Biden's cognitive issues (when he never made factually-moronic statements like this), and not Trump's ....
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Steve Madden comes with the receipts on why tariffs do not work.
May 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Steve Madden comes with the receipts on why tariffs do not work.
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I’m on the Senate floor right now urging my colleagues to vote no on the GENIUS Act.
There is no excuse for Congress to pass a crypto bill that will turbocharge Trump’s corruption and undermine national security, consumer protection, and our financial stability.
There is no excuse for Congress to pass a crypto bill that will turbocharge Trump’s corruption and undermine national security, consumer protection, and our financial stability.
Senator Warren remarks on GENIUS Act
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
www.youtube.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I’m on the Senate floor right now urging my colleagues to vote no on the GENIUS Act.
There is no excuse for Congress to pass a crypto bill that will turbocharge Trump’s corruption and undermine national security, consumer protection, and our financial stability.
There is no excuse for Congress to pass a crypto bill that will turbocharge Trump’s corruption and undermine national security, consumer protection, and our financial stability.
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Wait, Senate Dems have a comms strategy? Is it mouthing the world's most boring talking points about eggs and praying the economy is bad in 16 months?
@joshtpm.bsky.social reports today that defenders of science research have proposed that senators visit the NIH (and invite the media) to hear about the research on cures being shut down there. Yet Democratic Senate staff have declined, saying it doesn't fit with their comms strategy. [head desk]
Fight or Don’t Fight and Take the Consequences
It’s become almost commonplace in recent years, and especially in the last...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Wait, Senate Dems have a comms strategy? Is it mouthing the world's most boring talking points about eggs and praying the economy is bad in 16 months?
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it’s not corruption unless its grown in the corruption region of france, anything else is just sparkling bribery
May 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
it’s not corruption unless its grown in the corruption region of france, anything else is just sparkling bribery
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it's so sick that they're going along with a crypto bill in the middle of basically the biggest corruption scandal in presidential history, specifically about crypto
BREAKING: Democrats reached a deal on a stablecoin bill that will give them a fake amendment on Trump crypto corruption that is designed to fail, so collaborators can say they did the best they could.
"Schumer 101," said one source.
prospect.org/politics/202...
"Schumer 101," said one source.
prospect.org/politics/202...
Democrats Cave, Prepare to Rubber-Stamp Trump Crypto Corruption
Pro-crypto senators are poised to pass a stablecoin bill, while failing to crack down on the Trump organization issuing one to collect payments from foreign governments.
prospect.org
May 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
it's so sick that they're going along with a crypto bill in the middle of basically the biggest corruption scandal in presidential history, specifically about crypto