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bencollins.bsky.social
In theater. So they think they’re at war.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?

HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
danielsilliman.bsky.social Daniel Silliman @danielsilliman.bsky.social · 3h
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.

ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. This list should give pause to anyone — no matter his or her political beliefs — who cares about the rule of law,” Judge Schiltz added.

@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...
January 29, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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rbreich.bsky.social
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it.

My latest in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/america-tipping-point-fascism-opposition
America has reached a tipping point on fascism – and on opposition to it | Robert Reich
A chance encounter reminded me: there are two ways to look at what’s happened in Minneapolis
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.

Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.

And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.

The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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forbes.com
The president said a large fleet was headed towards Iran.
Trump Tells Iran ‘Massive Armada’ Is Heading Its Way As He Urges Nuclear Deal
The president said a large fleet was headed towards Iran.
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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pbump.com
Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...
ICE’s excuse for wearing masks has never actually manifested
There have been incidents of harassment and threats. But there are no apparent incidents in which identified ICE officers have been assaulted off-duty.
www.pbump.net
January 29, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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northjules.bsky.social
Hard to believe that this is coming up in the news again. Trump wants to disrupt the midterms because he knows he’s going to lose. There was nothing to find then and nothing today. Trump has unraveled. He is unstable. He is unfit. Miller is pulling the strings.
January 29, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: Two top Democrats in Fulton County, Georgia allege that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) lacked the authority for Wednesday’s raid of the county’s central election hub, in which the Feds seized 700 boxes of ballots and other election materials related to the 2020 vote.
Fulton Co. Democrats allege FBI lacked authority for election center raid
“There is a case right now concerning this, trying to get these documents,” Commissioner Mo Ivory said. “They're under seal right now. Judge McBurney has not lifted the seal for them to be taken.”
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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msgrumpybunny.bsky.social
Bravo!🙌🏼 to whoever sent out the distress bat signal in the Bay Area — well done!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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gerrishlisa.bsky.social
I wish all MAGAs would come to this realization. If they did, Trump could be removed from office. 🙏
January 28, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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pbsnews.org
One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." https://to.pbs.org/3LRVzZd
U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us'
One of the country’s highest-ranking Catholic leaders, and a top ally of Pope Leo, is sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, calling ICE a “lawless organization." Card...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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sagansocrates.bsky.social
Every sworn officer retains an independent obligation to uphold the Constitution. That obligation does not disappear under pressure, political influence, urgency, or chair of command. Orders that violate the law, due process, or established use-of-force standards are unlawful.
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
#FLsen
@avindman.bsky.social

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office Wednesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Five alarm fire for democracy’: Dems, voting advocates voice outrage at FBI raid of Georgia elections office
Outrage and grave concern about the midterm elections followed in the wake of the FBI’s court-authorized raid of the Fulton County, Georgia elections office.
www.democracydocket.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
By Shaila Dewan Jan. 27, 2026, 6:50 p.m. ET Nine progressive prosecutors from cities around the country are launching a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate state laws, one of the prosecutors, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, said on Tuesday. The organization, which is called the Project for the Fight Against Federal Overreach, will also include Mary Moriarty, the elected prosecutor in Minneapolis. Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences, and its formation was spurred by “growing concerns about warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, and coercive enforcement tactics by federal agents,” according to a news release.
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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michaeljstern.bsky.social
Trump is using the FBI to manufacture voter fraud from 2020 so he can claim (falsely, again) that he won 2020.

www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/p...
FBI searches Fulton County elections office as it investigates alleged voter fraud | CNN Politics
The FBI served a warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, as it probes alleged voter fraud in the 2020 election.
www.cnn.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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peggystuart.bsky.social
Reporter: 1.4 billion, really closer to 1.5. I studied Donald Trump's finances, and this amount the Trump family made last year is greater than the sum total of everything he ever made in his whole life.
#NoWarrantNoICE #NoMoneyForMurderers
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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altnps.bsky.social
It truly never ends the behavior of a sore loser in real time. FBI agents executed a search warrant at an election center in Fulton County, Georgia, marking a major escalation in the administration’s campaign against a jurisdiction Trump has obsessively targeted since losing the state in 2020.
FBI agents execute search warrant at elections office near Atlanta
The search comes as the FBI under the leadership of Director Kash Patel has moved quickly to pursue the political grievances of Donald Trump.
www.pbs.org
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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muellershewrote.com
They won’t investigate the murders of Good or Pretti, but they’ll investigate fake 2020 election fraud. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...
FBI executing search warrant at Georgia election office related to 2020 vote, law enforcement official says
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is executing a search warrant at a Fulton County election office in Georgia related to the 2020 election, a law enforcement official familiar with the matter said o...
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
An extraordinary document. Read it.

“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
On January 8, 2026, petitioner Juan T.R. filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.' The Court issued an order requiring respondents to file an answer no later than January 12, 2026. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243 (requiring judges to either "forthwith award the writ" or order the respondent to show cause, within three days, why the writ should not be granted). Respondents failed to answer. Accordingly, the Court granted the writ in part and ordered respondents to afford Juan a bond hearing within seven days or, failing that, to immediately release him from detention. ECF No. 4. Respondents neither held a bond hearing within the required time nor released Juan. ECF No. 6. The Court then issued a show-cause order and scheduled a hearing at which it ordered the personal appearance of Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE"). ECF No. 7. The Court noted, however, that if the parties filed a stipulation indicating that Juan had been released, the Court would cancel the hearing and would not require Lyons to appear. Id. The parties have now filed such a stipulation (ECF No. 9), and thus, as promised, the Court will cancel the hearing, and Lyons will not be required to appear. That does not end the Court's concerns, however. Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. The extent of ICE's noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated. This list is confined to orders issued since January 1, 2026, and the list was hurriedly compiled by extraordinarily busy judges. Undoubtedly, mistakes were made, and orders that should have appeared on this list were omitted. This list should give pause to anyone —no matter his or her political beliefs— who cares about the rule of law. ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence. The Court warns ICE that future noncompliance with court orders may result in future show-cause orders requiring the personal appearances of Lyons or other government officials. ICE is not a law unto itself. ICE has every right to challenge the orders of this Court, but, like any litigant, ICE must follow those orders unless and until they are overturned or vacated Juan asks that the Court schedule a hearing at which he may present evidence and argument concerning the hardships that he has suffered as a result of respondents' failure to abide by the January 14 order. See In re Tetracycline Cases, 927 F.2d 411, 413 (8th Cir. 1991) ("Civil contempt sanctions may be imposed for either or both of two distinct purposes, to coerce compliance with a court order, and to compensate the complainant for actual losses sustained by him as a result of the defendants' contumacy." (quoting In re Chase & Sanborn Corp., 872 F.2d 397, 400-01 (11th Cir.1989))). The Court will not schedule a hearing at this time. If Juan wants to seek monetary sanctions, he may file a properly supported motion to that effect. ORDER Based on the foregoing, and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the hearing currently scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026, at 1:00 pm in Courtroom 15 (MPLS) is CANCELED.
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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asylum.bsky.social
We should pay more attention to what people are saying behind the scenes, and Frumpy’s earshot. Especially when they deny it to avoid his demented wrath.
January 28, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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msentropy.bsky.social
So...... this seems real bad.

The FBI executed a sealed search warrant today on a key Atlanta area election office - and wouldn't say what that warrant was for.

"A source told FOX the FBI was there to take custody of Fulton County election ballots from 2020."

www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fbi-exe...
FBI executing sealed search warrant at Fulton County election facility
Federal agents carried out a law enforcement action Wednesday at a Fulton County election facility located in Fairburn.
www.fox5atlanta.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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atrupar.com
SHAHEEN: It's been reported that the oil sold for $500 million and $300 million went to Venezuelan government. What happened to the other $200 million?

RUBIO: It's still sitting in the account is my understanding

SHAHEEN: The account in Qatar?

RUBIO: Yes
January 28, 2026 at 3:39 PM