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UPDATE: The pipe bomber is a 2x Trump voter and will argue Trump’s insurrection pardons apply to him also

www.fox5dc.com/news/dc-pipe...
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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NEW: Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting - At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now/news/doj-civ...
A new spate of Justice Department officials quit because their section didn't want to probe Renee Good's shooting
At least four leaders of the Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
www.ms.now
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 AM
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kathleenclark.bsky.social
What ICE & CBP are doing in Minnesota is not law enforcement.
It is a paramilitary operation.
They are acting as lawless thugs, terrorizing the community.
ziibiing.com ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15h
just a reminder that we aren’t even seeing the worst of what is happening in Minneapolis from someone detailed at the Whipple Federal Building yesterday
Eyewitness account: Good morning, My name is Brandon Siguenza, and l am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction. I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said "I'll be taking this, I might need it later." My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn't mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver's license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it. We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn't figure out how to use the building phones, or complai…
January 13, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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elliottpayne.org
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Trump clearly pictures America in 2025 as being like East Texas in the early 20th century — a place where all you have to do is drill a hole in the ground, and oil gushes out...But it doesn't work that way anymore. via @pkrugman.bsky.social paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-ignomi...
The Ignominious Death of Drill, Baby, Drill
U.S. economic and foreign policy is now based on Trump’s crude delusions
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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simonwdc.bsky.social
This YouGov poll on ICE is really eye-opening. Public opinion has really swung against DHS/ICE and their terror regime.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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nycsouthpaw.bsky.social
Capital controls already
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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kjephd.bsky.social
Just fyi; unmoored inflation expectations would eradicate the value of all your savings—yes, YOU
justinwolfers.bsky.social Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 1d
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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bubbaprog.xyz
"The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state."

—William J. Brennan Jr., joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens, & Marshall, Houston v. Hill, 1987
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"

Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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paulwaldman.bsky.social
The details here are less than clear, but it looks like two guys were shot by ICE, the Trump administration made up a story (they tried to ram us! of course), but got caught lying by local police

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Department of Homeland Security changes account of ICE shooting in Maryland
The federal agency changed some details of the Dec. 24 shooting that left two men injured after a local police department contradicted its initial version.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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jakemgrumbach.bsky.social
I see this take around from time to time and totally disagree. ICE just murdered a woman standing up to them. No Kings is among the largest protests in history.

The complacency is coming from elites in media, business, universities, and the Democratic leadership
Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof X.com I'm struck by the contrast between the passion for democracy shown by Iranians willing to die for it and the complacency with which many Americans have accepted an authoritarian slide. Americans should cheer for Iran's democrats--and also learn from their determination.
January 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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capitolhunters.bsky.social
Ignore the rationales and focus on the actors. Peter Thiel, who says he doesn't believe in democracy, has employees salted throughout our government now. His protege JD Vance is our VP. His proteges Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley were the two main Senators who tried to overturn US democracy on Jan 6. 4/
capitolhunters.bsky.social capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · Feb 14
Before Jan 6, Cruz and Hawley were seen as a unit, and as leading. Peter Thiel groomed and launched all three men into politics: first Cruz, then Hawley, then Vance, deepening his involvement each time. He paid Vance for years. Now ask: what is Peter's tie to Russia? 2/
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January 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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colsonwhitehead.com
Today’s march took the same Fifth Ave route as the 1917 anti-lynching Silent Parade, one of the first American civil rights protests. Both started at 59th, by General Sherman’s statue, and headed downtown. For more on the Silent Parade: hyperallergic.com/naacp-silent...
Black protest marchers proceed down Fifth Avenue in 1917, dressed in white, led by drummers. A flag reading “Love” flies next to a golden statue of General Sherman People chanted “Shame” when we got to the Trump abomination on Fifth Ave. Colorful signs abounded, like this one that says, “We wanted Huddled Masses, not Hooded Assses"
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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darinself.com
I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.
adamjschwarz.bsky.social Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · Aug 24
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:

"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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crampell.bsky.social
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
The U.S.-Born Unemployment Rate Rose After Trump Reduced Immigration
Government data show the Trump administration’s policies reducing the number of foreign-born workers did not help U.S.-born workers in 2025.
www.forbes.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
An arsonist hit a Mississippi synagogue Saturday. Seven Torahs were damaged or destroyed in the fire.

One Torah, from the Holocaust, was in a glass case and wasn't touched.

The same synagogue was bombed by the KKK in 1967.

mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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propublica.org
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.

(Published April 2025)
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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jsweetli.bsky.social
Jonathan Ross worked for Border Patrol before ICE
January 10, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 10, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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chadloder.bsky.social
It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.

Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing
Masked federal agents removing crates of belongings from the ICE shooter's home
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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resnikoff.bsky.social
This is a fascinating document. Not so much because it provides any new detail, but because the tension between carrying water for the administration and squeamishness about gunning down random civilians is palpable, on the part of both the reporter and her sources. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘Highly problematic’: Trump admin faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response
Even supporters of the president fear that the administration’s approach risks undermining public confidence in the ongoing investigation.
www.politico.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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coreyryung.bsky.social
JD links to a shortened version of the video that doesn't include the 3rd shot fired (when the vehicle is driving away) and the shooter calling her a "fucking bitch." Here is the longer video: bsky.app/profile/meid...
January 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM