Ari Timbs
@rogueofnotes.bsky.social
She, Her
Amateur composer, artist, and poet. I gravitate toward folks who are better humans than I am, in hopes of deepening my own humanity!
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Amateur composer, artist, and poet. I gravitate toward folks who are better humans than I am, in hopes of deepening my own humanity!
Bandcamp page Link:
aritimbs.bandcamp.com
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The arrest of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Brazilian-native honors student, thrust the town of Milford into the national spotlight, making it a flashpoint for Trump’s immigration enforcement.
It also served as a catalyst for resistance in a town where dynamics around immigration have created fissures.
It also served as a catalyst for resistance in a town where dynamics around immigration have created fissures.
How ICE’s arrest of a high school student activated a Massachusetts town
“We’re trying to find ways the community can defend itself.”
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The arrest of Marcelo Gomes da Silva, a Brazilian-native honors student, thrust the town of Milford into the national spotlight, making it a flashpoint for Trump’s immigration enforcement.
It also served as a catalyst for resistance in a town where dynamics around immigration have created fissures.
It also served as a catalyst for resistance in a town where dynamics around immigration have created fissures.
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After an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis this week, firing his weapon as she attempted to drive away, many are wondering: Can that officer be taken to court? According to lawyers, absolutely.
"It is essentially a garden-variety, unjustified use of deadly force case."
"It is essentially a garden-variety, unjustified use of deadly force case."
Misconduct expert says state has the right to charge ICE officer who killed Renee Good
Alas, the FBI's takeover of the investigation could make it difficult.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
After an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis this week, firing his weapon as she attempted to drive away, many are wondering: Can that officer be taken to court? According to lawyers, absolutely.
"It is essentially a garden-variety, unjustified use of deadly force case."
"It is essentially a garden-variety, unjustified use of deadly force case."
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This was more than a hint: Mess with ICE, and this could happen to you.
The Trump doctrine: Violence is us
The message is clear—be afraid.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
This was more than a hint: Mess with ICE, and this could happen to you.
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When Vance insists, contra the videos, that Good threatened the ICE agent and "had it coming", what he means is that he, like Ross, feels threatened by any woman who has the audacity to use her voice in the public sphere.
This deeply misogynist worldview is core to MAGA.
This deeply misogynist worldview is core to MAGA.
January 9, 2026 at 8:06 PM
When Vance insists, contra the videos, that Good threatened the ICE agent and "had it coming", what he means is that he, like Ross, feels threatened by any woman who has the audacity to use her voice in the public sphere.
This deeply misogynist worldview is core to MAGA.
This deeply misogynist worldview is core to MAGA.
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They really killed that woman for disagreeing with them.
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
They really killed that woman for disagreeing with them.
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Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."
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Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
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This is the heart of it.
Any press coverage that gullibly paints this partisan punitive campaign of retribution as "fighting crime" or "enforcing immigration laws" is actively complicit in a government campaign to punish dissent.
Any press coverage that gullibly paints this partisan punitive campaign of retribution as "fighting crime" or "enforcing immigration laws" is actively complicit in a government campaign to punish dissent.
whats missing from all the coverage is that the president is using the military to harass, brutalize and punish areas of the country that didnt vote for him
January 10, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This is the heart of it.
Any press coverage that gullibly paints this partisan punitive campaign of retribution as "fighting crime" or "enforcing immigration laws" is actively complicit in a government campaign to punish dissent.
Any press coverage that gullibly paints this partisan punitive campaign of retribution as "fighting crime" or "enforcing immigration laws" is actively complicit in a government campaign to punish dissent.
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There's a reason Jonathan Ross's first priority was his cell phone and his second was the handgun he used to murder a woman. The social media sizzle reel is all that matters to them.
ICYMI: WaPo, on why ICE always has phones in their hands: to feed the social media beast.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:56 PM
There's a reason Jonathan Ross's first priority was his cell phone and his second was the handgun he used to murder a woman. The social media sizzle reel is all that matters to them.
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Someone just argued to me that an ICE agent in ICE uniform who is part of an ICE operation and invokes ICE‘s authority may not be acting under color of federal law and I just blocked rather than responding. It’s strictly one day at a time around here.
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Someone just argued to me that an ICE agent in ICE uniform who is part of an ICE operation and invokes ICE‘s authority may not be acting under color of federal law and I just blocked rather than responding. It’s strictly one day at a time around here.
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Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Kelly Morrison on a Twin Cities ICE facility she & other members of Congress tried to visit: "We were told to leave. We met with 2 of the commanding officers & they told us the reason we were not able to stay & meet with detainees is because the funding for ICE came from the 'Big Beautiful Bill.'"
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Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Trump told NYT that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his "own morality" — brushing aside international law and other legitimate checks on his abilities.
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
"My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me."
"I don't need international law."
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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "There was a time that we could take [the federal government] at their word. That time has long passed. That is why we are calling on ICE to halt all operations in Portland until a full and independent investigation can take place."
January 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson: "There was a time that we could take [the federal government] at their word. That time has long passed. That is why we are calling on ICE to halt all operations in Portland until a full and independent investigation can take place."
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House Oversight Democrats are demanding Oversight Republicans hold a hearing with Pam Bondi to examine the DOJ's "botched release" of the Epstein files.
"Let's be clear: Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice are breaking the law every single day the Epstein files are kept from the public."
"Let's be clear: Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice are breaking the law every single day the Epstein files are kept from the public."
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
House Oversight Democrats are demanding Oversight Republicans hold a hearing with Pam Bondi to examine the DOJ's "botched release" of the Epstein files.
"Let's be clear: Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice are breaking the law every single day the Epstein files are kept from the public."
"Let's be clear: Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice are breaking the law every single day the Epstein files are kept from the public."
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Jacob Frey: I'm the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Jacob Frey: I'm the Mayor of Minneapolis. Trump Is Lying to You.
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
"The Trump administration … wants the American public to believe that ICE's heavily militarized crackdown across this country is an effort to keep cities like Minneapolis safe. It is not."
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It's three weeks after the deadline to release the Epstein files.
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have now formally asked a federal judge to appoint a special master or independent monitor to ensure that all materials are released in compliance with the law.
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have now formally asked a federal judge to appoint a special master or independent monitor to ensure that all materials are released in compliance with the law.
Lawmakers ask for a judge to step in on Epstein document release
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., want a special master to ensure that all Epstein documents are released in accordance with the law.
www.ms.now
January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It's three weeks after the deadline to release the Epstein files.
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have now formally asked a federal judge to appoint a special master or independent monitor to ensure that all materials are released in compliance with the law.
Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna have now formally asked a federal judge to appoint a special master or independent monitor to ensure that all materials are released in compliance with the law.
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Breaking Politico:
The char of the House Judiciary Committee says he'll invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify in an open hearing as soon as this month.
The char of the House Judiciary Committee says he'll invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify in an open hearing as soon as this month.
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaking Politico:
The char of the House Judiciary Committee says he'll invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify in an open hearing as soon as this month.
The char of the House Judiciary Committee says he'll invite former special counsel Jack Smith to testify in an open hearing as soon as this month.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis school system says it will offer families remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement in the city.
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis school system says it will offer families remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement in the city.
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2025 the worst year for hiring since 2020, when the pandemic all but froze the U.S. economy.
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 PM
2025 the worst year for hiring since 2020, when the pandemic all but froze the U.S. economy.
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the Oregon Department of Justice will open a formal investigation into the Border Patrol shooting that left two people injured in Portland.
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the Oregon Department of Justice will open a formal investigation into the Border Patrol shooting that left two people injured in Portland.
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Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Breaking:
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
NEW YORK (AP) — Judge stops the Trump administration's freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now.
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NEW: The Washington National Opera is moving its performances out of the Kennedy Center — abandoning the hall where it has played since 1971.
The opera was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during Trump's second term.
The opera was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during Trump's second term.
January 10, 2026 at 2:05 AM
NEW: The Washington National Opera is moving its performances out of the Kennedy Center — abandoning the hall where it has played since 1971.
The opera was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during Trump's second term.
The opera was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during Trump's second term.
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Reps. Khanna & Massie to ask judges for official to oversee release of Epstein files. "'...we’re now going to be intervening with the Southern District of New York to ask those judges to appoint a special master and ensure that all the documents are released.’" www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-...
'DOJ Cannot Be Trusted,' Say Khanna and Massie, Seeking Special Master for Epstein Files | Common Dreams
Congressmen Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie asked a federal judge to appoint
a "special master and/or independent monitor" to ensure that the US
Department of Justice actually releases its Jeffrey Epste...
www.commondreams.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Reps. Khanna & Massie to ask judges for official to oversee release of Epstein files. "'...we’re now going to be intervening with the Southern District of New York to ask those judges to appoint a special master and ensure that all the documents are released.’" www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-...
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at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.