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Sahar Aziz
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Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Law School | Author of “The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom” | Director, Center for Security, Race and Rights (csrr.rutgers.edu) | Host, The Race and Rights Podcast | Views my own .. more

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Sahar F. Aziz is a professor of law and Chancellor’s Social Justice Scholar at Rutgers Law School. She is the founding director of the Center for Security, Race and Rights. Her book The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes Religious Freedom explains why Muslims experience discrimination that mirrors racism against racial minorities rather than religious freedom. .. more

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democracydocket.com
Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 9h
NEW: House Democrats blasted both the MEGA and SAVE Acts — suppressive measures seeking to impose strict voter ID requirements to register to vote and cast a ballot — calling the proposals “the Trump election takeover bills.”

House Republicans are rushing to deliver the measures this week.
House Republicans further voter ID bills that would disenfranchise millions
“All these bills have the same outcome. They are the Trump election takeover bills,” Morelle said.
www.democracydocket.com

Reposted by Norbert Schwarz, Joe R. Feagin, Joshua S. Weitz , and 11 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

Reposted by John R. Hutchinson, Fabián Muniesa, Michael Kevane , and 3 more

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 11h
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.

Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.

Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com

Reposted by Sahar F. Aziz, Timothy D. McBride

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11d
At this point, is it just easier and quicker to publish lists of which powerful people do NOT appear in the Epstein files?

Reposted by Aaron Sojourner, Sahar F. Aziz, David Darmofal

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11d
pasadenanow.com/main/expecti...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 11d
Portland, Maine

www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/l...

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Kim L. Scheppele, Naomi Klein , and 19 more

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 11d
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

Reposted by Shibley Telhami, Joe R. Feagin, David M. Farrell , and 20 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13d
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · 16d
The term “domestic terrorist” has become a political rhetorical tool, not a term based in the facts and a legal definition.
mehdirhasan.bsky.social Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16d
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · 16d
Evidence of Cold blooded murder by government hired thugs. Reminds me of what we saw in the Arab Spring when Middle East dictators repressed nonviolent protests. Trump is our dictator.
mollyjongfast.bsky.social Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16d
They counted the bullet holes instead of performing CPR

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Sahar F. Aziz

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Klobuchar: "When they're killing 2 constituents in my state, and they're taking 2 year olds our of the arms of their mom, and they're taking an elder Hmong man out of his house & putting him out there in his underwear & then figuring out the have the wrong man -- no, I'm not voting for this funding"

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Sahar Aziz @saharazizlaw.bsky.social · 16d
Kash Patel is about to learn more about the power of the @thenrao.bsky.social
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 16d
They counted the bullet holes instead of performing CPR

Reposted by Sahar F. Aziz, Aviel Roshwald

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16d
Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.

The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

Reposted by Steven Heydemann, Stephan Lewandowsky, Steve Peers , and 24 more

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16d
The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Nandita Sharma, Daniel Webster , and 11 more

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17d
Van Hollen: "They really think the American people are stupid. I mean, we can all see the video. We saw the video with Renee Good. We saw the video with Alex Pretti. The real domestic terrorists are in the White House right now."

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 17d
So far in Minnesota

They Shot a 37-year-old mother Renee Good four times, killing her, right after she dropped off her son at school.

Then Ice kidnapped a five year old.

Then ice kidnapped a two year old

Then border patrol murdered Va nurse.

Then Sec Noam went on tv and lied about it

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17d
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 17d
In this video, it appears Alex Pretti is trying to protect another protester from being assaulted by federal agents when he is sprayed in the face with some kind of substance and then shot to death:

www.reddit.com/r/minnesota/...
From the minnesota community on Reddit: Another closer angle showing him trying to protect other protesters
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 17d
It is far beyond time to start charging ICE goon with assault and tossing them in jail for their attacks on peaceful Americans.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters (Gift Article)
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Kim L. Scheppele, Joe R. Feagin , and 12 more

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 18d
they went to an emergency room seeking help for their 7 year old child.

ICE arrested the 7 year old and her parents.

the family is here legally.

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
ICE detains family seeking emergency care for child at Portland hospital
The Venezuelan parents and their 7-year-old daughter entered the U.S. legally.
www.oregonlive.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Sharrow, Joe R. Feagin, Brendan Nyhan , and 31 more

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Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 18d
Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed.

www.startribune.com/detained-by-...
Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure
The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.
www.startribune.com

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Matthew Bunn, Brendan Nyhan , and 16 more

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18d
Breaking NYT:

The FBI agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter, after leadership pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the officer.
F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Timnit Gebru, Cas Mudde, Elizabeth Sharrow , and 30 more

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max nesterak @maxnesterak.bsky.social · 18d
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

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motherjones.com
Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Jan 8
Instead of shooting, law enforcement officers are taught to do something much safer for everybody involved: Get out of the way. But ICE seems not to be following this rule.

Federal agents have shot at least 9 people since September. All of them in cars.
Cops are taught not to shoot into cars. ICE keeps doing it anyway.
Immigration agents have shot at least 9 people since September. All of them have been in cars.
www.motherjones.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · Jan 8
NEW: The vote of 52-47 advanced a bipartisan resolution to block Trump from using military force “within or against Venezuela” unless he gets prior approval from Congress.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Senate advances measure to restrict Trump's power to use military force in Venezuela
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.
www.nbcnews.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Jan 8
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911 "They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.

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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · Jan 7
I am outraged by the horrific killing of a legal observer perpetrated by Donald Trump's ICE agents in South Minneapolis. Video footage shows clearly that this killing was unjustified. I demand a full investigation and this agent must be held accountable. www.npr.org/2026/01/07/n...
ICE agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis amid immigration crackdown
The Department of Homeland Security accused the victim of being a "rioter" and that the ICE officer who pulled the trigger was "fearing for his life." Mayor Jacob Frey rejected claims of self-defense.
www.npr.org