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1. After weeks of silence, the CEOs of 68 large corporations based in Minnesota released and statement on ICE saying... what exactly?
"There are ways for us to come together to foster progress..."
"State, local and federal officials [should] work together to find real solutions..."
"There are ways for us to come together to foster progress..."
"State, local and federal officials [should] work together to find real solutions..."
The hollow corporate response to the Minnesota killings
At the beginning of December, the Trump administration launched “Operation Metro Surge,” sending thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal officers to the…
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January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
1. After weeks of silence, the CEOs of 68 large corporations based in Minnesota released and statement on ICE saying... what exactly?
"There are ways for us to come together to foster progress..."
"State, local and federal officials [should] work together to find real solutions..."
"There are ways for us to come together to foster progress..."
"State, local and federal officials [should] work together to find real solutions..."
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Axios day after day acts as if there’s no history or context to anything they’re reporting about the Trump administration, as if you can take everything at far value in a normal moment in a normal presidency.
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Axios day after day acts as if there’s no history or context to anything they’re reporting about the Trump administration, as if you can take everything at far value in a normal moment in a normal presidency.
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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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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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“I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say ‘The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the f*ck they want and make sh*t up as they go along.’” — George Conway
January 26, 2026 at 12:37 PM
“I just checked—it turns out that Art. II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the United States does *not* say ‘The executive Power shall be vested in a bunch of sociopaths who think they can do whatever the f*ck they want and make sh*t up as they go along.’” — George Conway
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Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
January 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Seen in Los Angeles
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
(Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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Again…. Just under 48 hours ago….. seven democrats and all the so called “reasonable” (concerned on Twitter and cnn types) voted to fully fund ICE at its bloated, out of control level.
ICE is better funded than most militaries
ICE is better funded than most militaries
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Again…. Just under 48 hours ago….. seven democrats and all the so called “reasonable” (concerned on Twitter and cnn types) voted to fully fund ICE at its bloated, out of control level.
ICE is better funded than most militaries
ICE is better funded than most militaries
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BARKLEY: “It’s sad. It’s scary. Somebody’s gotta step up and be adults. 2 people have died for no reason.”
The Minnesota Timberwolves game was postponed.
The Minnesota Timberwolves game was postponed.
January 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM
BARKLEY: “It’s sad. It’s scary. Somebody’s gotta step up and be adults. 2 people have died for no reason.”
The Minnesota Timberwolves game was postponed.
The Minnesota Timberwolves game was postponed.
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NEW: Amid ICE's rampage, Dems provided votes to fund ICE, Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip votes against the funding, Dem Senate candidates opposed another Dem calling for ICE to be abolished - and a Dem think tank demanded Dems back "an aggressive plan to rebuild ICE."
How Democrats Are Enabling ICE
Trump’s immigration police will not be reined in by a party refusing to mount a real opposition.
www.levernews.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NEW: Amid ICE's rampage, Dems provided votes to fund ICE, Dem leader Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip votes against the funding, Dem Senate candidates opposed another Dem calling for ICE to be abolished - and a Dem think tank demanded Dems back "an aggressive plan to rebuild ICE."
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AOC: If you can keep people divided, then you can continue to loot the economy.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM
AOC: If you can keep people divided, then you can continue to loot the economy.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
They are they are trying to distract from the fact that prices have exploded, that people's health insurance is being stripped, $1 trillion out of health care to fund this violence.
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Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
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AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
AOC: "Early reports are that he was an ICU nurse at the Mpls VA. So we are talking about Donald Trump accusing a VA ICU as being a terrorist against the United States. A man who was treating service members to our country ... his final act on early was helping a woman pushed to the ground."
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again, I don't think "worse" or "better" is a very helpful way to talk about this.
we're seeing tactics long used against BIPOC expanded to target all political opposition, in part because support for BIPOC has expanded greatly. 1
we're seeing tactics long used against BIPOC expanded to target all political opposition, in part because support for BIPOC has expanded greatly. 1
Worse than Kent State, really than any episode I can think of probably dating back to Reconstruc & earlier b/c
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
1. continuing, not 1 off.
2. organized, not individual ofcrs losing it
3. literally at hand of federal government, which is
4. immediately lying & circling the wagons to prevent inves.
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
again, I don't think "worse" or "better" is a very helpful way to talk about this.
we're seeing tactics long used against BIPOC expanded to target all political opposition, in part because support for BIPOC has expanded greatly. 1
we're seeing tactics long used against BIPOC expanded to target all political opposition, in part because support for BIPOC has expanded greatly. 1
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PLEASE WATCH: Video posted so far from today’s killing in Minneapolis shows the victim recording video with his smartphone, coming to the aid of two women and trying to stand between them and an ICE agent. He does not show a gun at all. Then, I count 10 shots.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
PLEASE WATCH: Video posted so far from today’s killing in Minneapolis shows the victim recording video with his smartphone, coming to the aid of two women and trying to stand between them and an ICE agent. He does not show a gun at all. Then, I count 10 shots.
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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The most succinct description of the murder I've seen.
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The most succinct description of the murder I've seen.
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And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 10:36 PM
And he didn’t. He tried to help a woman who’d just been assaulted. There was nothing rash, stupid, or radical about what he did. He showed kindness. And they killed him for it.
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i feel we could use a palate cleanser.
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 PM
i feel we could use a palate cleanser.
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Here comes the video analysis:
- Pretti was shot 10 times after they took his gun
- He never "brandished" the gun, assaulted an agent
- They repeatedly pepper sprayed him at point blank range and beat him when he was down
- He was attempting to help a woman who an agent threw to the ground (battery)
- Pretti was shot 10 times after they took his gun
- He never "brandished" the gun, assaulted an agent
- They repeatedly pepper sprayed him at point blank range and beat him when he was down
- He was attempting to help a woman who an agent threw to the ground (battery)
Here is a gift link to the New York Times’ take: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Here comes the video analysis:
- Pretti was shot 10 times after they took his gun
- He never "brandished" the gun, assaulted an agent
- They repeatedly pepper sprayed him at point blank range and beat him when he was down
- He was attempting to help a woman who an agent threw to the ground (battery)
- Pretti was shot 10 times after they took his gun
- He never "brandished" the gun, assaulted an agent
- They repeatedly pepper sprayed him at point blank range and beat him when he was down
- He was attempting to help a woman who an agent threw to the ground (battery)
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AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
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DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/dhs-shooti...
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/dhs-shooti...
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
zeteo.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
DHS Shooting Victim in Minneapolis Was a ‘Sweet’ and ‘Principled Person’
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/dhs-shooti...
Zeteo spoke with two doctors who worked with Alex Pretti, a nurse who is the latest victim of Trump’s violent invasion of Minnesota.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/dhs-shooti...
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they executed a guy for filming them
Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
they executed a guy for filming them
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DHS is already trying to shape the narrative, making claims about the supposedly violent motivations of the victim.
January 24, 2026 at 5:45 PM
DHS is already trying to shape the narrative, making claims about the supposedly violent motivations of the victim.