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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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White settlers taking native Americans hostage in order to force an immigration agreement with the tribe, in the literal year 2026
The Department of Homeland Security is refusing to release information on 3 detained Oglala Lakota tribal members who are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp for Native people, unless the tribe enters into an immigration agreement with ICE.
Oglala Sioux Tribe accuses federal authorities of treaty violation after four members detained by ICE
“Members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are United States citizens. We are the first Americans.”
www.wjtv.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
White settlers taking native Americans hostage in order to force an immigration agreement with the tribe, in the literal year 2026
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Did they send ice into Minnesota to terrorize people because of that Nick Shirley ticktock?
January 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Did they send ice into Minnesota to terrorize people because of that Nick Shirley ticktock?
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Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
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BREAKING: Epstein survivors are calling for the DOJ acting inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of the release of the Epstein Files. The survivors say, “there has been a troubling pattern of selective redactions.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: Epstein survivors are calling for the DOJ acting inspector general to investigate the department’s handling of the release of the Epstein Files. The survivors say, “there has been a troubling pattern of selective redactions.”
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Our nation is in a housing crisis.
Instead of working to bring down housing costs, the Trump Administration is dismantling civil rights protections and abandoning Americans facing housing discrimination.
Democrats are fighting back.
Instead of working to bring down housing costs, the Trump Administration is dismantling civil rights protections and abandoning Americans facing housing discrimination.
Democrats are fighting back.
Our nation is in a housing crisis.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Our nation is in a housing crisis.
Instead of working to bring down housing costs, the Trump Administration is dismantling civil rights protections and abandoning Americans facing housing discrimination.
Democrats are fighting back.
Instead of working to bring down housing costs, the Trump Administration is dismantling civil rights protections and abandoning Americans facing housing discrimination.
Democrats are fighting back.
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Please watch this clip, and share as widely as you can.
Laura Jedeed on applying for a job with ICE: "I expected them to Google me, and they didn't ... they sent me a final job offer ... what's disturbing is we don't know who is wearing these masks with guns in our city. We don't know if they have domestic violence convictions."
January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Please watch this clip, and share as widely as you can.
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One of the smartest political podcasts in the game. @ragingmoderates.bsky.social youtu.be/w5qCjtK5CLQ?...
Is This a TURNING POINT for America? (ft. Sarah Longwell)
YouTube video by Raging Moderates
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January 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
One of the smartest political podcasts in the game. @ragingmoderates.bsky.social youtu.be/w5qCjtK5CLQ?...
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You would think a network that paid out $787.5 million in a defamation suit would do a better job of training its personalities in defamation law.
WILL CAIN: I'd be careful if I were you. I believe you're liable for defamation
MAXWELL FROST: I am not going to be careful in terms of calling out what so many people saw. Renee Nicole Good did not get the due process she deserves.
MAXWELL FROST: I am not going to be careful in terms of calling out what so many people saw. Renee Nicole Good did not get the due process she deserves.
January 14, 2026 at 6:54 PM
You would think a network that paid out $787.5 million in a defamation suit would do a better job of training its personalities in defamation law.
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The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid
January 14, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid
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Mary Peltola raked in $1.5 million in the first 24 hours of her bid to unseat GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska.
Her sizeable day-one haul was fueled by small-dollar donors from across Alaska, including fisherman, silversmiths and train conductors, per information her campaign shared first with us.
Her sizeable day-one haul was fueled by small-dollar donors from across Alaska, including fisherman, silversmiths and train conductors, per information her campaign shared first with us.
Peltola raises $1.5M in first 24 hours of Alaska Senate bid
Democrats are hoping the former member of Congress can flip GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan’s seat.
www.politico.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Mary Peltola raked in $1.5 million in the first 24 hours of her bid to unseat GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska.
Her sizeable day-one haul was fueled by small-dollar donors from across Alaska, including fisherman, silversmiths and train conductors, per information her campaign shared first with us.
Her sizeable day-one haul was fueled by small-dollar donors from across Alaska, including fisherman, silversmiths and train conductors, per information her campaign shared first with us.
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WILL CAIN: I'd be careful if I were you. I believe you're liable for defamation
MAXWELL FROST: I am not going to be careful in terms of calling out what so many people saw. Renee Nicole Good did not get the due process she deserves.
MAXWELL FROST: I am not going to be careful in terms of calling out what so many people saw. Renee Nicole Good did not get the due process she deserves.
January 13, 2026 at 9:34 PM
WILL CAIN: I'd be careful if I were you. I believe you're liable for defamation
MAXWELL FROST: I am not going to be careful in terms of calling out what so many people saw. Renee Nicole Good did not get the due process she deserves.
MAXWELL FROST: I am not going to be careful in terms of calling out what so many people saw. Renee Nicole Good did not get the due process she deserves.
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Tonight, we prepare. Millions marched for Good to reject MAGA’s lawless violence and say enough. At 8pm ET / 5pm PT, join the Free America Walkout Mass Call to get grounded and ready for next week's walkout. If you’re walking out or unsure of how to walk out, this is for you. Link in bio
January 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Tonight, we prepare. Millions marched for Good to reject MAGA’s lawless violence and say enough. At 8pm ET / 5pm PT, join the Free America Walkout Mass Call to get grounded and ready for next week's walkout. If you’re walking out or unsure of how to walk out, this is for you. Link in bio
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Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
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The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
January 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Minnesota shooting case is now metastasizing unlike any i've ever seen. The successive resignations of heads of the crim section at CRD and 3 top career prosecutors in Minn -- who had hung in all this year n/w/stg multiple outrages-- means the Department is in open revolt in DC and the field.
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An extremely rare moment: Fox Business runs a segment criticizing Trump for attacking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and publicly urges him to “quietly drop” the investigation.
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
An extremely rare moment: Fox Business runs a segment criticizing Trump for attacking Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and publicly urges him to “quietly drop” the investigation.
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A friend who doesn't know who her Congressperson is, is now walking children home from school to the apartment that their mother doesn't dare leave.
I’ve never seen mostly apolitical nice aunties get so radicalized so fast in my life.
Not that these are Trump voters. They aren’t. But they went from soft disapprovers to people who would crawl over broken glass to get rid of all these people.
Not that these are Trump voters. They aren’t. But they went from soft disapprovers to people who would crawl over broken glass to get rid of all these people.
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A friend who doesn't know who her Congressperson is, is now walking children home from school to the apartment that their mother doesn't dare leave.
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Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein ft.trib.al/lZtPKz1
Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein
Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender
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January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Clintons refuse to testify to oversight committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein ft.trib.al/lZtPKz1
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Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
www.rawstory.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
www.rawstory.com/ice-agents-d...
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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
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The Trump regime's ICE shot and killed a woman protester in the face right next to her wife, and then tried to force prosecutors to investigate...not the killer, but her widow, now the sole surviving parent of a small grieving child.
This is a level of ghoulishness that is hard to reckon with
This is a level of ghoulishness that is hard to reckon with
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The Trump regime's ICE shot and killed a woman protester in the face right next to her wife, and then tried to force prosecutors to investigate...not the killer, but her widow, now the sole surviving parent of a small grieving child.
This is a level of ghoulishness that is hard to reckon with
This is a level of ghoulishness that is hard to reckon with
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As we've had another influx of new subscribers the last couple of weeks, thought I would recirculate this list of some of the TV and pop culture accounts I like to follow on here: go.bsky.app/QGgkZaB
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
As we've had another influx of new subscribers the last couple of weeks, thought I would recirculate this list of some of the TV and pop culture accounts I like to follow on here: go.bsky.app/QGgkZaB
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This is an astounding story, including Flock's typical reaction of blaming everyone else and refusing to take responsibility.
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This is an astounding story, including Flock's typical reaction of blaming everyone else and refusing to take responsibility.