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They don't seem to realize that the video of them abusing a legal observer is probably worse than whatever video the legal observer had already obtained of them.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
They don't seem to realize that the video of them abusing a legal observer is probably worse than whatever video the legal observer had already obtained of them.
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NEW: Mass resignations at the DoJ Civil Rights Division - including the Chief of the Criminal Section - over the administration’s refusal to investigate the murder of Renee Good. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
Mass resignations hit Justice Department's Civil Rights Division amid lack of action in Minneapolis, sources say
At least six prosecutors, most of whom are supervisors in the Civil Rights Division's criminal section, will be leaving their jobs.
www.cbsnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
NEW: Mass resignations at the DoJ Civil Rights Division - including the Chief of the Criminal Section - over the administration’s refusal to investigate the murder of Renee Good. www.cbsnews.com/news/minneap...
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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
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it shouldn’t be surprising, but it still is, when major news outlets, even as they report about MN suing the government for this ICE invasion refuse to mention:
-ICE going into homes without warrants
-Randomly stopping people based on skin color
-Detaining citizens
-Harassing schools and churches
-ICE going into homes without warrants
-Randomly stopping people based on skin color
-Detaining citizens
-Harassing schools and churches
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
it shouldn’t be surprising, but it still is, when major news outlets, even as they report about MN suing the government for this ICE invasion refuse to mention:
-ICE going into homes without warrants
-Randomly stopping people based on skin color
-Detaining citizens
-Harassing schools and churches
-ICE going into homes without warrants
-Randomly stopping people based on skin color
-Detaining citizens
-Harassing schools and churches
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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🥺 Sad eyes, sad face, only 3.5 years old, over 852 days waiting for that right person to adopt her. MELIA is just a playful, sweet, smart, fun, loving dog. Needing a Calm adult only home. No dogs.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
January 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
🥺 Sad eyes, sad face, only 3.5 years old, over 852 days waiting for that right person to adopt her. MELIA is just a playful, sweet, smart, fun, loving dog. Needing a Calm adult only home. No dogs.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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Nationwide cheese recall upgraded to highest-risk level; return ASAP
Nationwide cheese recall upgraded to highest-risk level; return ASAP
Nationwide cheese recall: Cheese sold in 20 states, including Massachusetts, is being recalled for Listeria concerns. Here's the full list of affected products.
www.masslive.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Nationwide cheese recall upgraded to highest-risk level; return ASAP
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HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
January 13, 2026 at 4:28 PM
HAPPENING NOW: In federal court in MN, DOJ is struggling to articulate why a person following an ICE vehicle — so long as they are obeying traffic laws — can be stopped for "reasonable suspicion" of a crime.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
Judge Menendez sharply questioning that contention.
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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Breaking:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota and Twin Cities sue federal government to stop ICE enforcement surge after fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota and Twin Cities sue federal government to stop ICE enforcement surge after fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
January 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Breaking:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota and Twin Cities sue federal government to stop ICE enforcement surge after fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota and Twin Cities sue federal government to stop ICE enforcement surge after fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
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"The right of the people [...] against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause"
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
"The right of the people [...] against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue but upon probable cause"
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Cops say ICE account of shooting conflicts with results of investigation. "The ICE spokesperson said agents fired their weapons in self-defense, hitting the driver. ....the spokesperson said another individual, Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, ‘was in the passenger seat’." wjla.com/news/local/i...
ICE confirms passenger was in ICE-vehicle during Christmas Eve shooting in Glen Burnie
As the investigation into the ICE-involved shooting that happened in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve continues, police released new information.
wjla.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Cops say ICE account of shooting conflicts with results of investigation. "The ICE spokesperson said agents fired their weapons in self-defense, hitting the driver. ....the spokesperson said another individual, Solomon Antonio Serrano-Esquivel, ‘was in the passenger seat’." wjla.com/news/local/i...
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It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
It would take a two-word amendment to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to subject ICE agents and other federal law enforcement officers to the same liability for constitutional violations that local and state officers currently face.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
If Congress actually cared about what it's seeing, it could pass that overnight.
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At city-owned but privately operated Target Center, a fan with an ICE OUT shirt was not only asked to remove it, but allow it to be confiscated. The fan, a lawyer, refused to let it be taken. Arena operator later apologized. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... (No gift link available, sorry)
Target Center security apologizes after telling Timberwolves fan to remove ‘ICE OUT’ T-shirt
Tim Phillips, a civil rights attorney, said that he wore the shirt in response to the increased presence of ICE agents in the Twin Cities.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
At city-owned but privately operated Target Center, a fan with an ICE OUT shirt was not only asked to remove it, but allow it to be confiscated. The fan, a lawyer, refused to let it be taken. Arena operator later apologized. www.nytimes.com/athletic/696... (No gift link available, sorry)
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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A small town in Georgia is coming together to push back against the Trump administration’s plans to convert warehouses into ICE detention camps.
People don't belong in camps, and ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
People don't belong in camps, and ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
Georgia town of 5,000 vows to fight ICE plan to warehouse 9,000 detainees
Some small cities and towns say they don't have the sewer systems or other infrastructure needed to absorb thousands of detainees.
wapo.st
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A small town in Georgia is coming together to push back against the Trump administration’s plans to convert warehouses into ICE detention camps.
People don't belong in camps, and ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
People don't belong in camps, and ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
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Seems like time to re-up:
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
January 12, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Seems like time to re-up:
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not only describe but shape reality....
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"Report: U.S. Border Agents Stepped in Front of Cars to Justify Shootings
HeadlineMar 04, 2014"
www.democracynow.org/2014/3/4/hea...
HeadlineMar 04, 2014"
www.democracynow.org/2014/3/4/hea...
January 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
"Report: U.S. Border Agents Stepped in Front of Cars to Justify Shootings
HeadlineMar 04, 2014"
www.democracynow.org/2014/3/4/hea...
HeadlineMar 04, 2014"
www.democracynow.org/2014/3/4/hea...
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Prosecutor: *Accurately summarizes the law*
Washington Post Editorial Board: That’s a bold claim by the prosecutor!
Washington Post Editorial Board: That’s a bold claim by the prosecutor!
Who is doing the legal analysis for the Washington Post editorial board and why are they so bad at it?
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Prosecutor: *Accurately summarizes the law*
Washington Post Editorial Board: That’s a bold claim by the prosecutor!
Washington Post Editorial Board: That’s a bold claim by the prosecutor!
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This is an "administrative warrant". It's not signed by a judge and is therefore unlawful. ICE agents carry stacks of these around in their cars and just fill them out on the fly.
Make sure everyone knows what this looks like, as they have already started going door-to-door in some neighborhoods.
Make sure everyone knows what this looks like, as they have already started going door-to-door in some neighborhoods.
January 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is an "administrative warrant". It's not signed by a judge and is therefore unlawful. ICE agents carry stacks of these around in their cars and just fill them out on the fly.
Make sure everyone knows what this looks like, as they have already started going door-to-door in some neighborhoods.
Make sure everyone knows what this looks like, as they have already started going door-to-door in some neighborhoods.
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this is really just the tip of the iceberg.
if you are in minneapolis please continue to spread the word about Defend612.com ans the Monarcha line
if you are in minneapolis please continue to spread the word about Defend612.com ans the Monarcha line
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 PM
this is really just the tip of the iceberg.
if you are in minneapolis please continue to spread the word about Defend612.com ans the Monarcha line
if you are in minneapolis please continue to spread the word about Defend612.com ans the Monarcha line
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This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM
This is a HUGE win…and one that happened because we ~collectively~ said “NO!”
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
But AAAS coming in and saying on record to the NYT “Science is doing ok. Things are not bad at all…” is baffling.
If things are hard for you as a scientist, please share in the comments.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
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Sorry, did i say "almost certainly using LLM's" to evaluate the syllabi and readings of disciplines they don't actually understand? I meant literally exactly that:
Cf, the @texastribune.org's article "Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender"
Cf, the @texastribune.org's article "Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender"
January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Sorry, did i say "almost certainly using LLM's" to evaluate the syllabi and readings of disciplines they don't actually understand? I meant literally exactly that:
Cf, the @texastribune.org's article "Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender"
Cf, the @texastribune.org's article "Texas universities deploy AI tools to review and rewrite how some courses discuss race and gender"
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Who is this guy? He just threatened to murder a woman on camera. He should be arrested by local authorities for menacing.
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Who is this guy? He just threatened to murder a woman on camera. He should be arrested by local authorities for menacing.