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emptywheel.bsky.social
To explain: When you come in from out of state to represent someone, you have to get a local counsel to sponsor you in "Pro Hac Vice." That's what Abbe Lowell et al are doing for Don Lemon.

The guy who is sponsoring them in is the lead prosecutor who quit bc Pam Bondi is so corrupt.
emptywheel.bsky.social emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d
Look at who is PHVing Abbe Lowell and team into MN to represent Don Lemon.
Document Number Date Filed Description Download PDF 106 Feb 10, 2026 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Isabella M. Oishi. Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AMNDC-12663387 by Don Renaldo Lemon. (Thompson, Joseph) (Entered: 02/10/2026) From RECAP with PACER fallback 105 Feb 10, 2026 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney David A. Kolansky. Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AMNDC-12663357 by Don Renaldo Lemon. (Thompson, Joseph) (Entered: 02/10/2026) From RECAP with PACER fallback 104 Feb 10, 2026 MOTION for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Abbe David Lowell. Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AMNDC-12663338 by Don Renaldo Lemon. (Thompson, Joseph) (Entered: 02/10/2026) From RECAP with PACER fallback 103 Feb 10, 2026 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for Don Renaldo Lemon. (Thompson, Joseph) (Entered: 02/10/2026) From RECAP with PACER fallback A NYT story. Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to activist groups. A picture shows Joe Thompson.
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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sheologian.bsky.social
I may have a stroke.

Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”

A PROTESTant.

I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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blackhartstp.com
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15d
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.

Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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lollardfish.bsky.social
They wore yellow stars to complain about vaccine mandates
robinmarty.com Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 15d
"Don't say forcing children into hiding to avoid being taken and sent to detention camps is like the Holocaust, that's degrading it," says party who historically calls letting pregnant people deciding whether or not they want to give birth a Holocaust.
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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usefulnoise.bsky.social
WE HAVE MOUNTAINS OF ICE TO MELT
frankhudson.bsky.social Frank Hudson @frankhudson.bsky.social · 18d
And Minneapolis' Phillips neighborhood is named for Wendell Phillips, a fervent abolitionist. He was once asked why he couldn't turn down the heat in his rhetoric: why are do you always have to be so firery? Phillips' reply: "Yes, I'm on fire--becuase I have mountains of ice to melt!"
Mountains of Ice
When you listen to the song you can hear below you might doubt me – but it is not a topical song written about recent events. It was written by Parlando alternative voice Dave Moore in 2014. Dave’s…
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January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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adamkinzinger.substack.com
This is ok tho
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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briankaylor.bsky.social
Baptists split over slavery in 1845 & theological divide still exists. American (Northern) Baptist pastor @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social has been on front line of protests against ICE in IL (publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/baptist-pa...) while a Southern Baptist pastor is an ICE leader in MN:
January 19, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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wesburdine.bsky.social
NYT writers referring to moms outside of their schools watching for ICE as "activists" is stupid and makes their reporters look like Cletuses. Local reporters know because their friends & loved ones are out there doing the same.
January 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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thehousered.bsky.social
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO

this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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taylordahlin.com
minneapolis city council vice president jamal osman, who represents cedar riverside, has shared a statement on the hateful anti muslim march tomorrow planned from downtown to that neighborhood calling for no protests there

@ward6.minneapolismn.gov
This is a statement about this weekend issued by a group of Cedar Riverside community leaders including elected officials, rapid responders, community organizations and residents: A group of racist and anti-Muslim agitators may be coming to Cedar Riverside on Saturday Jan 17th. Their goal is to create chaos and cause violence in our community. There will also be community patrollers in yellow vests, religious leaders in orange vests, the sheriff and MPD monitoring and responding to potential threats. What You Should Do: If you are a member of the Cedar Riverside Community • Do not be afraid. • Live your life as usual. • If you see the protest or offensive behavior, do not engage, argue, confront or respond. • Do not engage in conversations with strangers, people videorecording, or the media. • If you have any concerns, approach any patroller or call 911. If you are not a Cedar Riverside Community Member • No protest inside of Cedar Riverside is needed, wanted, or should happen. • If you would like to aid or volunteer, contact your local neighborhood Rapid Response.
January 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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cthomasjamh.bsky.social
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
joshuajfriedman.com Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Jan 12
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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wired.com
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Jan 8
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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jeffsharlet.bsky.social
Took fascism five years to assemble the full curriculum of lies it released as its fully polished false history of J6 yesterday. This—nearly every word a lie—took hours.
January 7, 2026 at 7:05 PM