Annala
@annala2.bsky.social
Democrat. Pro justice and democracy. Retired teacher. Sarcasm devotee.
I rarely post, but often respond.
I rarely post, but often respond.
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ICE just conducted a big operation near a major commercial intersection in south Minneapolis (Lake & Emerson), and reportedly was running red lights along a busy street (Hennepin Ave) on the way there.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 AM
ICE just conducted a big operation near a major commercial intersection in south Minneapolis (Lake & Emerson), and reportedly was running red lights along a busy street (Hennepin Ave) on the way there.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
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That’s because he’s burning it to the ground.
January 20, 2026 at 5:16 AM
That’s because he’s burning it to the ground.
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"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
"US Archbishop of the Military Services Timothy Broglio: US military personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland"
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
www.thetablet.co.uk/news/broglio...
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Originalism something something
Heckuva a logic your got there Scott.
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the national emergency that justified the announcement of new tariffs on eight European nations is that there would be a national emergency if tariffs were not implemented.“ www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
“Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the national emergency that justified the announcement of new tariffs on eight European nations is that there would be a national emergency if tariffs were not implemented.“ www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Bessent: 'The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency'
He was explaining the president's imposition of new tariffs on eight European countries.
www.politico.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Originalism something something
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⚡️ Russia welcomes Trump's tariffs on NATO allies over Greenland as 'collapse' of alliance.
"The transatlantic alliance is over," Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said.
"The transatlantic alliance is over," Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said.
Russia welcomes Trump's tariffs on NATO allies over Greenland as 'collapse' of alliance
"The transatlantic alliance is over," Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said.
kyivindependent.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
⚡️ Russia welcomes Trump's tariffs on NATO allies over Greenland as 'collapse' of alliance.
"The transatlantic alliance is over," Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said.
"The transatlantic alliance is over," Kremlin economic negotiator Kirill Dmitriev said.
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👂 LISTEN — Authoritarianism is here — the White House tells CBS News(max) they have to air his whole interview or “we’ll sue your ass off”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
👂 LISTEN — Authoritarianism is here — the White House tells CBS News(max) they have to air his whole interview or “we’ll sue your ass off”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
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Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
Kitchen countertop workers are dying. Some lawmakers want to ban their lawsuits
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Some safety experts want California to stop the cutting of quartz countertops saying it can't be done safely. Lawmakers, meanwhile, contemplate a ban on workers' lawsuits against quartz manufacturers.
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“Santos Jesus Flores and Antonio Ascon Frometa, two detainees at Camp East Montana, said in phone interviews with WaPo this week that they witnessed Lunas Campos engaged in a struggle with guards before his death. Flores claimed he saw guards choking Lunas Campos to death.”
They say they witnessed guards kill an ICE detainee. DHS wants them gone: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:35 PM
“Santos Jesus Flores and Antonio Ascon Frometa, two detainees at Camp East Montana, said in phone interviews with WaPo this week that they witnessed Lunas Campos engaged in a struggle with guards before his death. Flores claimed he saw guards choking Lunas Campos to death.”
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Political consultant: “Inflation and affordability are the issues that matter most to voters in the midterms.”
Donald Trump: “What if we raise the price of everything with tariffs so I can buy Greenland?”
Donald Trump: “What if we raise the price of everything with tariffs so I can buy Greenland?”
January 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Political consultant: “Inflation and affordability are the issues that matter most to voters in the midterms.”
Donald Trump: “What if we raise the price of everything with tariffs so I can buy Greenland?”
Donald Trump: “What if we raise the price of everything with tariffs so I can buy Greenland?”
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This is blatant corruption by an obvious criminal. The longer we tolerate it, the greedier the dictator gets.
Trump buys $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros bonds days after saying he’ll ‘be involved’ in merger
Warner Bros is also being pursued by Paramount Skydance, helmed by David Ellison, son of president’s ally
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is blatant corruption by an obvious criminal. The longer we tolerate it, the greedier the dictator gets.
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Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
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I no longer recognize this country.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I no longer recognize this country.
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Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Everyone with authority must speak out now against Trump's depravity and lawlessness.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
Every Democratic leader.
Every university, professional association, charity, and foundation head.
Every CEO.
Every religious leader.
If they don't, history will condemn their cowardice and complicity.
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Trump should be dogged forever by these two words. In my experience, protectors protect their own kind, too.
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trump should be dogged forever by these two words. In my experience, protectors protect their own kind, too.
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A federal judge issued a nationwide (technically a national class) “declaratory” judgment that the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy is unlawful. The Trump administration’s response has been to say that it is not bound by the ruling and the judge can go pound sand.
New: The nation's chief immigration judge told her colleagues this week that they are not bound by a federal court ruling that declared the Trump administration cannot place thousands of people in mandatory detention without an opportunity to be released on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Top US immigration judge says bond hearings should be denied despite court rulings, documents show
The top U.S. immigration judge has told her colleagues that they are not bound by a federal court ruling that declared the Trump administration cannot place thousands of people in mandatory detention ...
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM
A federal judge issued a nationwide (technically a national class) “declaratory” judgment that the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy is unlawful. The Trump administration’s response has been to say that it is not bound by the ruling and the judge can go pound sand.
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President Trump (as usual) is trying to flood the news cycle to distract from the fact that his Administration is defying Congress and the law by not releasing the full Epstein files.
We need to hold the rich and powerful accountable, provide transparency, and deliver justice.
We need to hold the rich and powerful accountable, provide transparency, and deliver justice.
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 PM
President Trump (as usual) is trying to flood the news cycle to distract from the fact that his Administration is defying Congress and the law by not releasing the full Epstein files.
We need to hold the rich and powerful accountable, provide transparency, and deliver justice.
We need to hold the rich and powerful accountable, provide transparency, and deliver justice.
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The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 AM
The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.
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Guards may have choked a man to death inside an ICE tent encampment on the Mexican border. Had three children, been in the U.S. for 30 years. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... @douglasmac.bsky.social
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Guards may have choked a man to death inside an ICE tent encampment on the Mexican border. Had three children, been in the U.S. for 30 years. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/... @douglasmac.bsky.social
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"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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Horrible violence against a protester in California: www.latimes.com/california/s...
January 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Horrible violence against a protester in California: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Kavanaugh victims
“.. I can’t believe in the year 2026 in our country, we have two workers — they’re U.S. citizens — violently arrested and hauled away. It’s madness.”
@startribune.com $TGT
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@startribune.com $TGT
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January 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Kavanaugh victims
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Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over efforts to reduce his military retirement rank
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over efforts to reduce his military retirement rank
Hegseth said last week that the Pentagon was taking steps to downgrade Kelly’s military retirement rank and pay after the senator urged service members not to follow illegal orders.
www.nbcnews.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly sues Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over efforts to reduce his military retirement rank
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...