Andy Kopsa
@andykopsa.bsky.social
Tired most of the time. May or may not be notable. Jsem farmářské dítě z Iowa nyní NYer slova: NYTimes, FP, Atlantic, Cosmo, Al Jazeera, Guardian, Playboy, etc. Iowa on the Hudson. http://linktr.ee/andykopsa
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Pretermiting is happening in IC courts everywhere. It is a quasi-"legal" rule allowing ICE lawyers to "pretermit" asylum seekers following the legal process to - legally - stay in the US. Think of it this way: the feds are kettling immigrants to a courtroom to have them removed without cause.
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The Republican regime is murdering its citizens.
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The Republican regime is murdering its citizens.
@governorwalz.mn.gov DO SOMETHING FOR CRISSAKES
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov DO SOMETHING FOR CRISSAKES
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We don’t have to look to historical examples for everything - we can instead imagine a version of the future where post-violence social cohesion doesn’t come at the cost of ignoring/forgetting about something until the people who did it are in their 80s
January 24, 2026 at 2:35 PM
We don’t have to look to historical examples for everything - we can instead imagine a version of the future where post-violence social cohesion doesn’t come at the cost of ignoring/forgetting about something until the people who did it are in their 80s
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I’m sorry but as someone who has a book and a PhD on this exact thing, this is just straight up not true. The majority of Nazis discovered living abroad (particularly in the US, Australia, and UK) faced almost no legal consequences beyond the occasional loss of citizenship.
This is essentially what governments did in the late 1900s and early 2000s with respect to Nazis. Whether you were a lowly concentration camp guard or in Hitler's inner circle, if there was evidence you were a Nazi, it was straight to jail with your walker.
It worked.
It worked.
Maybe instead of identifying specific ICE agents who do particularly heinous things, we could just penalize everyone who was on payroll at the agency starting by a certain date.
January 24, 2026 at 2:02 PM
I’m sorry but as someone who has a book and a PhD on this exact thing, this is just straight up not true. The majority of Nazis discovered living abroad (particularly in the US, Australia, and UK) faced almost no legal consequences beyond the occasional loss of citizenship.
People figuring out pretermition is a thing, it's been a thing. New third party states popping up all over the place (like Uganda) TPS revocation for Somalians predicated the idea Somaliland is a part of Somalia (1960 borders) yet Israel - backed by the US - declared at the UN Somaliland statehood?
January 24, 2026 at 3:14 PM
People figuring out pretermition is a thing, it's been a thing. New third party states popping up all over the place (like Uganda) TPS revocation for Somalians predicated the idea Somaliland is a part of Somalia (1960 borders) yet Israel - backed by the US - declared at the UN Somaliland statehood?
Note: IC court observers, Friends of the Court (like me) have been sounding this alarm for a while. Welcome newcomers to this pretermitting nightmare. We live it every day in IC courts everywhere.
People are missing a big thing about the saga of the detained 5-year-old. When Vance calls the father an "illegal alien" it seems to reflect a little-known Trump admin move that attempts to nullify asylum claims before they are even heard.
This policy is a horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
This policy is a horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 24, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Note: IC court observers, Friends of the Court (like me) have been sounding this alarm for a while. Welcome newcomers to this pretermitting nightmare. We live it every day in IC courts everywhere.
Seeking information: Noem's revocation of Somali TPS (effective date March 2026), the conflation of Somaliland/Somalian sovereignty and Israel declaring Somaliland a state supported by US at the UN - in Dec. 2025.
Dear Law please read: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Dear Law please read: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Termination of the Designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status
Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) is terminating the designation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status. T...
www.federalregister.gov
January 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Seeking information: Noem's revocation of Somali TPS (effective date March 2026), the conflation of Somaliland/Somalian sovereignty and Israel declaring Somaliland a state supported by US at the UN - in Dec. 2025.
Dear Law please read: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Dear Law please read: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Voices of the MN Occupation - racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Voices of the MN Occupation - racketmn.com/voices-of-th...
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The Trump Administration’s ongoing occupations of peaceful American cities are unconstitutional and illegal.
Boston is leading a coalition of cities supporting the lawsuit by the State of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul to end their occupation by more than two thousand federal agents.
Boston is leading a coalition of cities supporting the lawsuit by the State of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul to end their occupation by more than two thousand federal agents.
January 23, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The Trump Administration’s ongoing occupations of peaceful American cities are unconstitutional and illegal.
Boston is leading a coalition of cities supporting the lawsuit by the State of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul to end their occupation by more than two thousand federal agents.
Boston is leading a coalition of cities supporting the lawsuit by the State of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul to end their occupation by more than two thousand federal agents.
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The family of Victor Manuel Diaz, a Nicaraguan man who died at a federal immigration facility in Texas after being detained in Minnesota, say they doubt ICE's claim that he committed suicide.
Written by Shubhanjana Das
Written by Shubhanjana Das
Family questions ICE suicide ruling in death of Nicaraguan man
The family of Victor Manuel Diaz, a Nicaraguan man who died at a federal immigration facility in Texas after being detained in Minnesota, say they doubt ICE's claim that he committed suicide.
sahanjournal.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
The family of Victor Manuel Diaz, a Nicaraguan man who died at a federal immigration facility in Texas after being detained in Minnesota, say they doubt ICE's claim that he committed suicide.
Written by Shubhanjana Das
Written by Shubhanjana Das
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The Mississippi Free Press is seeking a full-time East Central Bureau Reporter. Read more at mfp.ms/jobs.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
The Mississippi Free Press is seeking a full-time East Central Bureau Reporter. Read more at mfp.ms/jobs.
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Listen Slingblade McEyeliner - they are already in prison. But you liars know that. Also CNN there is no debate about busting down doors without a judical warrant. Stop it with that bullshit framing. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
January 22, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Listen Slingblade McEyeliner - they are already in prison. But you liars know that. Also CNN there is no debate about busting down doors without a judical warrant. Stop it with that bullshit framing. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
So it seems DHS's game is they lie about dangerous criminals to bust down doors in Minnesota (and all over). In Minneapolis it seems blatant AF - DHS/ICE are alerted by DOC when this happens. It's a MN policy. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Man ICE sought in humiliating arrest of US citizen has been in prison since 2024
Minnesota Department of Corrections records show Lue Moua has been at the Faribault prison since 2024.
kstp.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So it seems DHS's game is they lie about dangerous criminals to bust down doors in Minnesota (and all over). In Minneapolis it seems blatant AF - DHS/ICE are alerted by DOC when this happens. It's a MN policy. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
#Maine Seems like this Sheriff is cheesed off at the ICE
Keep it coming. ICE picked up a corrections officer. Uh oh.
Keep it coming. ICE picked up a corrections officer. Uh oh.
Sheriff addresses ICE operations in Cumberland County
YouTube video by CBS 13 News
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January 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
#Maine Seems like this Sheriff is cheesed off at the ICE
Keep it coming. ICE picked up a corrections officer. Uh oh.
Keep it coming. ICE picked up a corrections officer. Uh oh.
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Far-right extremist Ivan Raiklin, sits in the audience and verbally attacks Michael Fanone:
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Far-right extremist Ivan Raiklin, sits in the audience and verbally attacks Michael Fanone:
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January 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
January 22, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Here in Minneapolis, hundreds of clergy from all over the country have been deployed into the streets to participate in ICE/DHS watch.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
The hail from a range of religious traditions, and have come from all over.
This particular group is in a heavily immigrant neighborhood.
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If Dems don’t impeach Noem they really are pathetic
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If Dems don’t impeach Noem they really are pathetic
This is the tidbit I found from NYTimes: re the 8th circuit administrative stay re: go ahead and pepper spray people, ICE. Plaintiffs are responding.
Thanks! found this - it's an administrative stay that is going to be answered by plaintiffs soon. Not sure how this works on the ground as ICE doesn't listen to anyone.
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is the tidbit I found from NYTimes: re the 8th circuit administrative stay re: go ahead and pepper spray people, ICE. Plaintiffs are responding.
Okay - so the 8th Circuit issued an administrative stay re: ICE bullshit in Minnesota - not a ruling (yes it still sucks). But this isn't a done deal - Plaintiff/ACLU will submit a response, hopefully get ruling in favor on merits.
January 21, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Okay - so the 8th Circuit issued an administrative stay re: ICE bullshit in Minnesota - not a ruling (yes it still sucks). But this isn't a done deal - Plaintiff/ACLU will submit a response, hopefully get ruling in favor on merits.
Can someone tell me where to find the ruling that the 8th circuit ruled on the Gov't appeal to start pepper spraying protestors? I only find that the appeal was allowed and no ruling on motion....? At least not in the 10 - 11 window? I'm missing something?
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Can someone tell me where to find the ruling that the 8th circuit ruled on the Gov't appeal to start pepper spraying protestors? I only find that the appeal was allowed and no ruling on motion....? At least not in the 10 - 11 window? I'm missing something?
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public perception says mainstream media is sensationalist, lusts for scandal, will make anything up to sell papers and get clicks etc.,
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM
public perception says mainstream media is sensationalist, lusts for scandal, will make anything up to sell papers and get clicks etc.,
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
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January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Hey everyone - don't forget who runs Semafor! www.semaforworldeconomy.com