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This is true. Someone at work said to me, "George Soros is paying these people to show up, they obviously dont really give a shit about any of those other people."
February 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
This is true. Someone at work said to me, "George Soros is paying these people to show up, they obviously dont really give a shit about any of those other people."
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Thank you Maine! 💙
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Thank you Maine! 💙
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This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
Mornings like this make me question my career choices, but at least I'm lucky enough to have a roof over my head. 🥶⛺
January 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Mornings like this make me question my career choices, but at least I'm lucky enough to have a roof over my head. 🥶⛺
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abolition is not enough
"Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms who require amputations—some with cracked skulls." (1/29/26)"
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms ...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:10 AM
abolition is not enough
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers * Free to access
Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers
Immigrant workers at American Roots in Westbrook remain fearful of federal immigration enforcement, despite reports that ICE has scaled down its operations in Maine.
www.pressherald.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers * Free to access
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A bill in the State House would limit the amount 'competitive electricity providers' can charge low-income customers using public aid:
Watchdog says Mainers overcharged $156 million by unregulated electric companies
A bill in the State House would limit the amount 'competitive electricity providers' can charge low-income customers using public aid.
www.mainepublic.org
January 30, 2026 at 12:11 AM
A bill in the State House would limit the amount 'competitive electricity providers' can charge low-income customers using public aid:
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ICE observers in South Portland say agents shot paintballs at their cars * Free to access
ICE observers in South Portland say agents shot paintballs at their cars
After the incident in the parking lot of Home Depot, a man who followed the agents into traffic said a gun was pointed at him through the window of their vehicle.
www.pressherald.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
ICE observers in South Portland say agents shot paintballs at their cars * Free to access
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Seems like a good video for his trial
January 29, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Seems like a good video for his trial
Sticks and stones will hurt your bones but "rhetoric" will get you murdered.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Sticks and stones will hurt your bones but "rhetoric" will get you murdered.
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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.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
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ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest * Free to access
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:18 PM
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest * Free to access
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🚨 I've obtained a list of secret watchlists the Department of Homeland Security uses to keep tabs on American citizens
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
Exclusive: ICE's Secret Watchlists of Americans
Sparta, Reaper and Grapevine track protesters, their friends (+ others)
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 PM
🚨 I've obtained a list of secret watchlists the Department of Homeland Security uses to keep tabs on American citizens
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secre...
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Residents make the case that ICE is not welcome in Portland Maine
January 26, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Residents make the case that ICE is not welcome in Portland Maine
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As our "Immigrants Welcome" sticker says,
"the border doesn’t keep out predators; it gives them badges and guns."
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"the border doesn’t keep out predators; it gives them badges and guns."
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Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 AM
As our "Immigrants Welcome" sticker says,
"the border doesn’t keep out predators; it gives them badges and guns."
store.crimethinc.com/collections/...
"the border doesn’t keep out predators; it gives them badges and guns."
store.crimethinc.com/collections/...
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look at them. murderers itching to murder again but these people chose to stay, to film, to witness, to risk being next, to risk having their families targeted, their names dragged through the mud before their bodies are even cold. i wish they did not have to be brave but i'm grateful that they are.
From Whittier a few hrs ago—after shooting & killing an ICE responder in Minneapolis, 37 yr old Alex Pretti, DHS agents brutalized a crowd that gathered & flooded the area w/ tear gas.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
January 25, 2026 at 4:25 PM
look at them. murderers itching to murder again but these people chose to stay, to film, to witness, to risk being next, to risk having their families targeted, their names dragged through the mud before their bodies are even cold. i wish they did not have to be brave but i'm grateful that they are.
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spotted on Reddit, a little bit of history repeating
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 AM
spotted on Reddit, a little bit of history repeating
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Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents
TW ⚠️
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
This is the pink jacket lady’s angle. (From Drop Site News)
Horrific. Bovino is a stone cold liar.
Pretti wasn’t attacking officers, he had just helped a lady they assaulted and had gotten pepper sprayed.
January 24, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Alex Pretti was murdered while trying to protect a woman from being assaulted by federal agents
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We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
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There is video circulating on social media of a group of ICE agents beating a man near 26th and Nicollet in south Minneapolis, then one of the ICE agents shoots the man while he's on the ground numerous times. A witness can be heard yelling that the victim is dead.
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 PM
There is video circulating on social media of a group of ICE agents beating a man near 26th and Nicollet in south Minneapolis, then one of the ICE agents shoots the man while he's on the ground numerous times. A witness can be heard yelling that the victim is dead.
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ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring ICE activity in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
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Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window
The man is in the country on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree at UMaine, his colleagues said.
www.pressherald.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland, leave his car running in the street with a smashed window * This story has been made free to access as a public service to our Maine communities.