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“Workers are the ones who will drive out ICE, not elected officials,” a Twin Cities labor leader told Whitney Wimbish. After the killing of Alex Pretti, union members are planning to do just that. Wimbish has the story on labor’s plan for resistance:
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Organized Labor Escalates Against ICE Summary Executions - The American Prospect
Unions in Minnesota and across the country have spent the days after an immigration officer murdered Alex Pretti discussing how to escalate, including toward a national general strike.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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ICE Issues Ransom Note Demanding $65 Billion If U.S. Wants To See Minnesota Again https://theonion.com/ice-issues-ransom-note-demanding-65-billion-if-u-s-wants-to-see-minnesota-again/
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned
Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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These videos aren’t rage bait. They’re receipts. And that’s why they’re so desperate to discredit them.

Keep sharing the videos and check out my Substack for more.
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We Must Bear Witness
The Videos Matter
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January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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No member of Congress should allow the Trump administration and this lawless paramilitary squad to continue stomping on our rights and terrorizing our communities.

They have endangered everyone in America.

Call your Senators to DEFUND ICE.
Info, numbers, and scripts @ 5calls.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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This is a mob shakedown note disguised as a legal document from Pam Bondi.

Two plausible but equally alarming explanations for demanding voter records: they intend to tamper with the 2026 midterm elections, and this is a tool, or they want a list of Kamala Harris voters for intimidation purposes.
January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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“The idea that Camp East Montana is in an abstract place devoid of context and history—is, in a sense, nowhere—has been of great service to those wishing to evade accountability for what they do there.”

Honora Spicer on the El Paso ICE detention center where three detainees have died:
Profiting in Nowhereland
The sordid histories behind Texas's industrial-scale immigration detention center.
www.bostonreview.net
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Minneapolis Discovered Its Own Strength Fighting ICE Tyranny prospect.org/2026/01/23/m...
Minneapolis Discovered Its Own Strength Fighting ICE Tyranny - The American Prospect
Trump’s goons thought they could push around a blue city. They came in for a nasty shock.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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A Phone in One Hand, Power in the Other
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A Phone in One Hand, Power in the Other
What the killing of Alex Pretti reveals about fear, force, and the future of American law
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January 26, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to "mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.
Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
Moderate Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that her “attempt to mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis is “deeply shameful.”
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January 26, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A.A. Milne
🌱📷
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.

That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.

Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
I’m listening to Deportations are set to explode — a huge worry for farmers already facing a labor shortage from on my WPR app!
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds - The Guardian
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Today we honor all who served. Veterans Day reminds us that courage, duty, and love of country unite us all. Thank you to our veterans and their families for your sacrifice and strength.
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The guy's a mob boss. That's his ethic, that's his personality, that's his value system.
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Dan Snyder Walking Around Commanders Stadium Knocking Food Out Of People’s Hands
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Source: PBS
November 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission just scrapped a table saw safety rule that could have prevented amputation injuries and saved over $2B in healthcare costs a year.

This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.

"Make America Safe Again."
The GOP Is Fine With You Getting Your Fingers Chopped Off
Donald Trump’s yes-men at the Consumer Product Safety Commission are withdrawing a series of proposed safety rules, incl
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October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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"I would say there’s a pretty heated debate going on" within the psychiatry community about SSRI withdrawal, says psychiatrist Awais Aftab. The reason lies in the data—or in the absence of it.
What Do We Know About SSRI Antidepressant Withdrawal?
Without robust long-term data, physicians and patients continue debating the severity and significance of SSRI withdrawal symptoms.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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A new report finds corporations like Kroger and McDonald's are using digital loyalty programs to track your data and potentially charge you more.

It's a tactic known as surveillance pricing.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GPRt5_WnLehnjgWR
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
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October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM