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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas governor threatens state takeover of Houston elections
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www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened Houston with a state takeover of its elections on Thursday — an escalation of long-simmering GOP threats to gain control of voting in the fourth-largest city in the United States. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Walz: "I saw an individual at the scene identify themselves as medical personnel and ask to provide aid, and an ICE agent said 'I do not care.' That lack of humanity was chilling to me."
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“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
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Always read the footnotes
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
January 8, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Always read the footnotes
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
In court filing, defense attorney for Capitol pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole notes that the statute of limitations for one of the federal charges *expired* before Justice Dept finally secured its federal indictment
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All the air just left my lungs.
One of the top replies under an image on X of Renee Good's body slumped over in her car after an ICE agent shot her is another user asking Grok to put her body in a bikini. Grok then generated the image.
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
All the air just left my lungs.
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This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
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Universal child care is coming to New York.
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Universal child care is coming to New York.
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this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
this is your mission. roll up to this daycare in full tactical gear to harass some kids and teachers. when you get spooked by your own shadow like a panicked horse and start shooting your gun, our pedophile president will call the person you shot a terrorist. good luck soldier
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They will move the officer across state lines. They take all the evidence before you can investigate. They don’t cooperate with local authorities. We saw the same thing in Illinois.. As much as we want to hold people accountable the feds actively work to make it impossible.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
They will move the officer across state lines. They take all the evidence before you can investigate. They don’t cooperate with local authorities. We saw the same thing in Illinois.. As much as we want to hold people accountable the feds actively work to make it impossible.
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this is where all the words Walz & Frey brought yesterday need to meet actual action, because people have pretty much hit the breaking point of leaders thinking saying mean things to the bad guy is sufficient
"The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have 'reversed course,' and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA."
Live: FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
Demonstrators gathered near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes...
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
this is where all the words Walz & Frey brought yesterday need to meet actual action, because people have pretty much hit the breaking point of leaders thinking saying mean things to the bad guy is sufficient
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The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
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Creating chaos and fear.
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Creating chaos and fear.
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This is Border Chief Gregory Bovino, moments after one of his fellow jackboots murdered an American in cold blood. These are not normal people with empathy, these are not normal people who believe in human rights or dignity, and we should not dilute ourselves about these facts.
January 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This is Border Chief Gregory Bovino, moments after one of his fellow jackboots murdered an American in cold blood. These are not normal people with empathy, these are not normal people who believe in human rights or dignity, and we should not dilute ourselves about these facts.
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ICE is not legitimate federal law enforcement, they do not target criminals. They are the paramilitary wing of a fascist movement that seeks to intimidate minorities and anybody who doesn’t fit into their image of “American”. They are Nazi-adjacent and should be regarded as such.
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
ICE is not legitimate federal law enforcement, they do not target criminals. They are the paramilitary wing of a fascist movement that seeks to intimidate minorities and anybody who doesn’t fit into their image of “American”. They are Nazi-adjacent and should be regarded as such.
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AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
AOC: This has now become what we feared most about ICE for a long time—that it would be used as an anti-civilian force with no accountability. At the end of the day, what we saw today was a murder, and murders in cold blood need to be prosecuted.
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This comes from the NYT's analysis of all the available video. Put aside whatever you think of NYT; this is extremely valuable, careful, and absolutely damning analysis that literally step by step debunks every lie fascism may manufacture about this murder. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This comes from the NYT's analysis of all the available video. Put aside whatever you think of NYT; this is extremely valuable, careful, and absolutely damning analysis that literally step by step debunks every lie fascism may manufacture about this murder. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Nicely done
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Nicely done
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New in PN: Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted
Doing nothing is not an option.
www.publicnotice.co
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
New in PN: Renee Good's killer can and must be prosecuted
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
"There’s no path to justice that runs through this administration or the federal courts. Hell, Trump will probably give the shooter a medal, and would certainly give him a pardon. But there is a path to justice that runs through Minnesota."
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it’s a wicked world in all meridians
January 8, 2026 at 11:47 AM
it’s a wicked world in all meridians
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Watch as ICE refuses to let a doctor render aid to Renee Nicole Good.
New footage provided to HuffPost of ICE Agents LITERALLY DENYING A PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO RENEE NICOLE GOOD, the woman they just shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Watch as ICE refuses to let a doctor render aid to Renee Nicole Good.
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BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
BBC is reporting that the same ICE officer who murdered Renee Good was involved in another violent incident in June.
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O, falsely, falsely murder’d!
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
O, falsely, falsely murder’d!
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“It was clear that Texas A&M’s new policies were going to lead to conflicts with the 1st Amendment. That the first such conflict involves telling a professor to remove from his syllabus the writings of who created what was arguably the west’s first institution of higher ed is too perfect an irony.”
Texas A&M Bans Plato (updated) - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
“It was clear that Texas A&M’s new policies were going to lead to conflicts with the 1st Amendment. That the first such conflict involves telling a professor to remove from his syllabus the writings of who created what was arguably the west’s first institution of higher ed is too perfect an irony.”
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Trump/Russia? Greenland gambit attacks NATO, as Putin wants. Venezuela gambit emboldens Putin on Ukraine, may be a de facto swap. Support for EU far right aligns with Putin. Please let’s not pretend there’s no Trump/Russia happening.
Europe’s top leaders rally to defend Greenland against Trump’s threats
8 European leaders say only Denmark and Greenland can determine the future of the giant Arctic island.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trump/Russia? Greenland gambit attacks NATO, as Putin wants. Venezuela gambit emboldens Putin on Ukraine, may be a de facto swap. Support for EU far right aligns with Putin. Please let’s not pretend there’s no Trump/Russia happening.
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NEW: Republican senators argued federal judges who ruled against Trump deserve to be impeached. The sentiment comes despite increasing threats of violence against the judiciary. https://bit.ly/4pEHmg8
GOP senators threaten to impeach judges who rule against Trump
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:32 PM
NEW: Republican senators argued federal judges who ruled against Trump deserve to be impeached. The sentiment comes despite increasing threats of violence against the judiciary. https://bit.ly/4pEHmg8