@thebigohhh.bsky.social
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ICE’s tactics have been terrifying and tragic, but Minneapolis is responding in incredible ways. Residents are organizing, feeding and housing their neighbors, and putting real social infrastructure in place. What’s taking shape isn’t just a reaction, it’s a blueprint for resistance.
Minneapolis' Community-Driven Anti-ICE Organizing Is Showing The Way
What Minneapolis activists have to teach us about organizing communities to resist ICE
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
ICE’s tactics have been terrifying and tragic, but Minneapolis is responding in incredible ways. Residents are organizing, feeding and housing their neighbors, and putting real social infrastructure in place. What’s taking shape isn’t just a reaction, it’s a blueprint for resistance.
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The reason Anne Frank's story has resonated with so many people over so many years is not because circumstances have to be exactly the same as her's for anyone to care, but because anything remotely like it is wrong, and societies moving in that direction should oppose it well before they get there.
January 28, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The reason Anne Frank's story has resonated with so many people over so many years is not because circumstances have to be exactly the same as her's for anyone to care, but because anything remotely like it is wrong, and societies moving in that direction should oppose it well before they get there.
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🎵 If you're lackin' control & authority
Come with me & hunt down minorities
Join ICE
I got picked on at school, I never felt that cool
There's a hole in my soul that just a-rages
All the ladies turned me down, & I felt like a clown
But will you look at me now, I'm puttin' folks in cages
Join ICE 🎵
Come with me & hunt down minorities
Join ICE
I got picked on at school, I never felt that cool
There's a hole in my soul that just a-rages
All the ladies turned me down, & I felt like a clown
But will you look at me now, I'm puttin' folks in cages
Join ICE 🎵
January 29, 2026 at 1:30 AM
🎵 If you're lackin' control & authority
Come with me & hunt down minorities
Join ICE
I got picked on at school, I never felt that cool
There's a hole in my soul that just a-rages
All the ladies turned me down, & I felt like a clown
But will you look at me now, I'm puttin' folks in cages
Join ICE 🎵
Come with me & hunt down minorities
Join ICE
I got picked on at school, I never felt that cool
There's a hole in my soul that just a-rages
All the ladies turned me down, & I felt like a clown
But will you look at me now, I'm puttin' folks in cages
Join ICE 🎵
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we need a dashboard tracking how many federal court orders violates a day does anyone have one of those?
The chief federal judge in Minnesota excoriated ICE on Wednesday, saying it had violated nearly 100 court orders stemming from its aggressive crackdown in the state and had disobeyed more judicial directives in January alone than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders
A federal judge said ICE had disobeyed more judicial directives this month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 AM
we need a dashboard tracking how many federal court orders violates a day does anyone have one of those?
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I’ll believe it when I see it in the files.
"Maxwell alleged that 29 friends of the notorious sex trafficker had been “protected” by the Justice Department by way of 'secret settlements.'"
Seriously. What. The. Fuck.🤬🤬🤬
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Seriously. What. The. Fuck.🤬🤬🤬
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Ghislaine Maxwell Drops New Epstein Allegations—and They’re a Doozy
Ghislaine Maxwell accused the Department of Justice of failing to investigate nearly 30 of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates.
www.yahoo.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I’ll believe it when I see it in the files.
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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Page after page of DHS agents too ashamed to be pictured doing their job isn’t actually sending the power signal Pam Bondi thinks it is.
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.
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 8:46 PM
Page after page of DHS agents too ashamed to be pictured doing their job isn’t actually sending the power signal Pam Bondi thinks it is.
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Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
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This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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There are many causes for this attitude (which is present among local cops too), but I think one big one is the supercitizen/baronial class issue.
Police see themselves—and pop culture often reinforces this—as a baronial class ENTITLED to deference.
They take its absence as a personal affront.
Police see themselves—and pop culture often reinforces this—as a baronial class ENTITLED to deference.
They take its absence as a personal affront.
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
There are many causes for this attitude (which is present among local cops too), but I think one big one is the supercitizen/baronial class issue.
Police see themselves—and pop culture often reinforces this—as a baronial class ENTITLED to deference.
They take its absence as a personal affront.
Police see themselves—and pop culture often reinforces this—as a baronial class ENTITLED to deference.
They take its absence as a personal affront.
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Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Liam himself is five goddamned years old and should be at home with an adult he trusts right now no matter who his parents are. It would not matter if they were literal criminal masterminds, Liam Ramos is a baby and babies do not belong in prison.
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The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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I wonder how he's feeling now that Palantir is involved in surveiling the peaceful Minnesotans and everyone across the US.
In response to my concerns, I was linked blog.palantir.com/correcting-t...
This response seems to not deny that Palantir is assisting in surveilling immigrants, only explicitly denying that Palantir is spying on US citizens and denying that Palantir is misusing tax records. 🤷♀️
This response seems to not deny that Palantir is assisting in surveilling immigrants, only explicitly denying that Palantir is spying on US citizens and denying that Palantir is misusing tax records. 🤷♀️
Correcting the Record: Palantir’s Support to the US Government is Not a Political Football
For over two decades and across multiple administrations, Palantir has been helping the US government provide essential services
blog.palantir.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I wonder how he's feeling now that Palantir is involved in surveiling the peaceful Minnesotans and everyone across the US.
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UPDATE: Judge Menendez orders more briefing from DOJ on plaintiffs' argument that the purpose of Operation Metro Surge is to punish plaintiffs for their sanctuary policies, coerce policy changes, compel information sharing. Briefing is due by 6p CT Wednesday, meaning no order expected before then.
January 26, 2026 at 10:26 PM
UPDATE: Judge Menendez orders more briefing from DOJ on plaintiffs' argument that the purpose of Operation Metro Surge is to punish plaintiffs for their sanctuary policies, coerce policy changes, compel information sharing. Briefing is due by 6p CT Wednesday, meaning no order expected before then.
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“Join National Nurses United RN members in a week-long series of actions to honor Pretti and all who have been murdered by ICE, as well as demand that Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent, racist, and lawless agency that poses a dire public health threat to all of our communities.”
National Nurses United, largest nurses' union in US, are holding actions over the coming week in honor of Alex Pretti and all others killed by ICE
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
www.nationalnursesunited.org/week-of-acti...
Week of action in honor of Alex Pretti, RN and all others killed by ice
Join National Nurses United RN members in a week-long series of actions to honor Pretti and all who have been murdered by ICE, as well as demand that Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent,...
www.nationalnursesunited.org
January 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“Join National Nurses United RN members in a week-long series of actions to honor Pretti and all who have been murdered by ICE, as well as demand that Congress vote to immediately abolish this violent, racist, and lawless agency that poses a dire public health threat to all of our communities.”
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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Good. We hate you. Everyone hates you. Even you hate yourselves.
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Good. We hate you. Everyone hates you. Even you hate yourselves.
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DHS said ICE is targeting “the worst of the worst,” including people convicted of aggravated assault, false imprisonment & endangering child welfare. Maine’s governor said many of them appeared to involve people with jobs, kids in local schools & no criminal records.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Portland, Maine, Feels Like a Small Town — And ICE Isn’t Welcome
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
DHS said ICE is targeting “the worst of the worst,” including people convicted of aggravated assault, false imprisonment & endangering child welfare. Maine’s governor said many of them appeared to involve people with jobs, kids in local schools & no criminal records.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
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"The behavior of ICE and CBP agents reminds me of the Fascist blackshirts who arrived in trucks, armed with clubs, knives, guns, and castor oil, to subjugate towns in early 1920s Italy, before Benito Mussolini declared dictatorship."
The latest from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social...
The latest from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social...
The Language of Public Violence; My Conversation with the Anti-Authoritarian Experts of STROIKA
US government agents behave like Fascist blackshirts and state security forces in Turkey, Iran, and other autocracies.
lucid.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"The behavior of ICE and CBP agents reminds me of the Fascist blackshirts who arrived in trucks, armed with clubs, knives, guns, and castor oil, to subjugate towns in early 1920s Italy, before Benito Mussolini declared dictatorship."
The latest from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social...
The latest from @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social...
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MLK was assassinated as he was gearing up the March For The Poor that would've united white working class folk and Black folk (among others).
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 AM
MLK was assassinated as he was gearing up the March For The Poor that would've united white working class folk and Black folk (among others).
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Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
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“He’s killing us in the streets and we still have to pay our taxes in April” is an incredibly compelling point.
Before speaking with two armed men at the Pretti vigil last night, a man approached & asked if I was going to tell the truth. I said yes. He told me how frustrated he was at the media & the harm it’s causing to his community.
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
I asked if he wanted to share words for the media on camera, & he did:
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 AM
“He’s killing us in the streets and we still have to pay our taxes in April” is an incredibly compelling point.
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It was obvious from how Bovino answered this question that his only concern in this situation was that the public not learn the killers' names. He is at best absolutely indifferent to people under his command wantonly executing people in the street, and more likely privately celebrating it
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
It was obvious from how Bovino answered this question that his only concern in this situation was that the public not learn the killers' names. He is at best absolutely indifferent to people under his command wantonly executing people in the street, and more likely privately celebrating it