Rae Loren
@aspwriter85.bsky.social
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Rae Loren
@aspwriter85.bsky.social
· Oct 9
I'm heading to the burbs today and refreshing myself on SALUTE. ICE hasn't been spotted as much in the city but has been very present in the suburbs.
ICE has been verified in Rogers Park today - sharing this again.
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I would beseech the national media to stop writing sentences like one I just read that said basically "ICE's time in Minnesota is almost up." That is NOT an established fact. Please do not turn away. Please check the readily available information from people on the ground and local journalists.
From everything I’m hearing and reading, nothing in the ground in the Twin Cities has meaningfully changed.
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I would beseech the national media to stop writing sentences like one I just read that said basically "ICE's time in Minnesota is almost up." That is NOT an established fact. Please do not turn away. Please check the readily available information from people on the ground and local journalists.
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It worked this way with elected officials too. They started with Black politicians.
Arresting Black journalists is also vice signaling. Their base is racist and hates journalists and they want to get them excited again. The mainstream media industry has never protected Black journalists or journalists of color the way it should.
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It worked this way with elected officials too. They started with Black politicians.
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Don Lemon was arrested for covering a peaceful protest as a journalist, in direct violation of the First amendment.
This is a national emergency. Without the freedom of press to hold our government accountable, we lose even more power.
This is a national emergency. Without the freedom of press to hold our government accountable, we lose even more power.
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Don Lemon was arrested for covering a peaceful protest as a journalist, in direct violation of the First amendment.
This is a national emergency. Without the freedom of press to hold our government accountable, we lose even more power.
This is a national emergency. Without the freedom of press to hold our government accountable, we lose even more power.
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
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The only acceptable number of children for any government to kidnap and traffic and cage is zero, every year
The number of children in ICE detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration. We analyzed data obtained by the Deportation Data Project and found that ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump.
Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
The only acceptable number of children for any government to kidnap and traffic and cage is zero, every year
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I keep coming back to this clip as a symbol of the Democratic Party’s challenges. Murphy correctly says ICE “is not about safety or immigration, but a pretext for Trump to take over.”
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I keep coming back to this clip as a symbol of the Democratic Party’s challenges. Murphy correctly says ICE “is not about safety or immigration, but a pretext for Trump to take over.”
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
Given this fact, Democratic leadership’s reform and fund plan makes no sense.
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i have never felt less inclined to donate to political campaigns in my entire adult life
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
i have never felt less inclined to donate to political campaigns in my entire adult life
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Liam Ramos when ICE kidnapped him / Liam after 5 days in the concentration camp.
FREE HIM NOW. FREE THEM ALL.
FREE HIM NOW. FREE THEM ALL.
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Liam Ramos when ICE kidnapped him / Liam after 5 days in the concentration camp.
FREE HIM NOW. FREE THEM ALL.
FREE HIM NOW. FREE THEM ALL.
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This is so unhinged
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
This is so unhinged
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Many will describe this as a win for Senate Democrats.
But it is a squander. They have so much leverage, and what they got is very little. ICE and DHS will continue to operate unchanged. How many more will be killed, how many kids kidnapped?
It is a betrayal of the brave people of Minneapolis.
But it is a squander. They have so much leverage, and what they got is very little. ICE and DHS will continue to operate unchanged. How many more will be killed, how many kids kidnapped?
It is a betrayal of the brave people of Minneapolis.
🚨 The Senate has agreed to a deal to vote on 5/6 full appropriations bills and replace the DHS funding measure with a 2-week stopgap bill, per multiple sources. That gives time to negotiate on the Dem demands for ICE and CBP restraints.
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Many will describe this as a win for Senate Democrats.
But it is a squander. They have so much leverage, and what they got is very little. ICE and DHS will continue to operate unchanged. How many more will be killed, how many kids kidnapped?
It is a betrayal of the brave people of Minneapolis.
But it is a squander. They have so much leverage, and what they got is very little. ICE and DHS will continue to operate unchanged. How many more will be killed, how many kids kidnapped?
It is a betrayal of the brave people of Minneapolis.
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This, together with Homan's "in theater" comment today, shows that the federal government believes they are at war.
With the American people. They are levying war on the American people.
That is treason.
Impeachment is what's required by the Constitution. It's the beginning of accountability.
With the American people. They are levying war on the American people.
That is treason.
Impeachment is what's required by the Constitution. It's the beginning of accountability.
This is so unhinged
January 29, 2026 at 10:12 PM
This, together with Homan's "in theater" comment today, shows that the federal government believes they are at war.
With the American people. They are levying war on the American people.
That is treason.
Impeachment is what's required by the Constitution. It's the beginning of accountability.
With the American people. They are levying war on the American people.
That is treason.
Impeachment is what's required by the Constitution. It's the beginning of accountability.
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🔥YOUR VOICE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
It's easy to feel like no one is listening. But check out this response sent by Congresswoman Maxine Dexter @repdexteror.bsky.social to a constituent reaching out to advocate for Noem's impeachment.
Sign up with us to take action every week. (link in bio)
It's easy to feel like no one is listening. But check out this response sent by Congresswoman Maxine Dexter @repdexteror.bsky.social to a constituent reaching out to advocate for Noem's impeachment.
Sign up with us to take action every week. (link in bio)
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
🔥YOUR VOICE MAKES THE DIFFERENCE.
It's easy to feel like no one is listening. But check out this response sent by Congresswoman Maxine Dexter @repdexteror.bsky.social to a constituent reaching out to advocate for Noem's impeachment.
Sign up with us to take action every week. (link in bio)
It's easy to feel like no one is listening. But check out this response sent by Congresswoman Maxine Dexter @repdexteror.bsky.social to a constituent reaching out to advocate for Noem's impeachment.
Sign up with us to take action every week. (link in bio)
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Their only housing plan really was mass deportation.
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Their only housing plan really was mass deportation.
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It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
January 29, 2026 at 8:31 PM
It appears several clergy were just arrested as they staged an anti-ICE protest in the Russell Rotunda in the U.S. Senate office building.
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
A number of faith leaders, who were in town urging Senators to vote against additional ICE funding, were led away by police: www.facebook.com/FIAnational/...
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This... is not the role of ODNI. This is so fucked up in all sorts of ways that will have lasting implications.
I recognize it's not going to happen, but this is something that Congress should freak the fuck out about.
I recognize it's not going to happen, but this is something that Congress should freak the fuck out about.
New: Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is leading an administration-wide effort to probe the 2020 election for fraud and regularly briefing Trump and top White House officials on her progress. Officials are discussing EOs on voting ahead of midterms.
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Spy Chief Tulsi Gabbard Is Hunting for 2020 Election Fraud
The director of national intelligence earlier this week joined the FBI search of an election center in Georgia.
www.wsj.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This... is not the role of ODNI. This is so fucked up in all sorts of ways that will have lasting implications.
I recognize it's not going to happen, but this is something that Congress should freak the fuck out about.
I recognize it's not going to happen, but this is something that Congress should freak the fuck out about.
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I’ve been getting a lot of messages thanking me for talking about policy and legislation.
That is the bare minimum.
The sole reason a Member of Congress exists is to introduce legislation, write policy, and make it law. That’s it. That’s the job.
If you aren’t doing that, get out of office.
That is the bare minimum.
The sole reason a Member of Congress exists is to introduce legislation, write policy, and make it law. That’s it. That’s the job.
If you aren’t doing that, get out of office.
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I’ve been getting a lot of messages thanking me for talking about policy and legislation.
That is the bare minimum.
The sole reason a Member of Congress exists is to introduce legislation, write policy, and make it law. That’s it. That’s the job.
If you aren’t doing that, get out of office.
That is the bare minimum.
The sole reason a Member of Congress exists is to introduce legislation, write policy, and make it law. That’s it. That’s the job.
If you aren’t doing that, get out of office.
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Their leadership also refers to that restaurant as existing in a theater of war they’ve been deployed to
ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Their leadership also refers to that restaurant as existing in a theater of war they’ve been deployed to
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ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 4:58 PM
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
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Facial recognition "being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
ICE Agents Film Protesters & Immigrants as Part of Facial Recognition Push
ICE and CBP are using facial recognition technology to facilitate President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. With a smartphone app, immigration officers can scan faces of people they encounter and q...
www.democracynow.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Facial recognition "being used on the street in ways that are dangerous, that are totally unprecedented in this country, and that are, frankly, blatantly illegal."
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Between Pam Bondi's ransom note to Tim Walz and the FBI raid in Fulton County yesterday, we are watching the entire federal law enforcement apparatus reorganize itself around the work of legitimizing Trump's demented stolen election conspiracy theories. Nasty, nasty work.
Pam Bondi Tries to Use Alex Pretti’s Murder to Push Trump’s Stolen Election Lies
Her demand that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz turn over the state’s voter rolls is effectively a ransom note printed on Justice Department letterhead.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Between Pam Bondi's ransom note to Tim Walz and the FBI raid in Fulton County yesterday, we are watching the entire federal law enforcement apparatus reorganize itself around the work of legitimizing Trump's demented stolen election conspiracy theories. Nasty, nasty work.
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The Kansas bathroom bill applies to state government buildings. State Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat who is trans, was selected to fill a vacant seat earlier this month and it's believed this bill was specifically targeted at her. Disgusting and hateful.
Details here:
Details here:
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The Kansas bathroom bill applies to state government buildings. State Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat who is trans, was selected to fill a vacant seat earlier this month and it's believed this bill was specifically targeted at her. Disgusting and hateful.
Details here:
Details here:
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I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
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ashley has made the Stand with Minnesota website and is accepting support if you can offer it.
my boss is very supportive thankfully
after encouragement to do so, the help i feel comfortable accepting is costco/heb/door dash/uber eats gift cards because my poor family is basically missing me as a parent right now and eating way too many burgers
my email is ashley.fairbanks@gmail.com
after encouragement to do so, the help i feel comfortable accepting is costco/heb/door dash/uber eats gift cards because my poor family is basically missing me as a parent right now and eating way too many burgers
my email is ashley.fairbanks@gmail.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:29 PM
ashley has made the Stand with Minnesota website and is accepting support if you can offer it.