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Suddenly an immigration lawyer. Not quite ready to give up on this place.
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One Billion Supreme Court Justices
The three remaining DOJ attorneys are free to investigate all the want
This is bad. Like Reconstruction Era bad. www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The three remaining DOJ attorneys are free to investigate all the want
I don’t think your median ICE agent has the capacity for complex thought but if they did they might consider whether any jury will convict the dad who shoots the agent suffocating his baby
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I don’t think your median ICE agent has the capacity for complex thought but if they did they might consider whether any jury will convict the dad who shoots the agent suffocating his baby
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Tonight at family dinner my 3-year-old asked, “Dad how can we help judges in the penumbra? What can we do to get courts to incorporate morality but still respect the sources thesis? We need to protect America against inclusive legal positivism.”
January 14, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Tonight at family dinner my 3-year-old asked, “Dad how can we help judges in the penumbra? What can we do to get courts to incorporate morality but still respect the sources thesis? We need to protect America against inclusive legal positivism.”
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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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Dred Scott was 1857. Lincoln was elected in 1860, war started immediately after he took office, he ignored DS as invalid, the slave power was militarily crushed, and the Constitution was amended to explicitly overturn it. You could hardly pick a worse "liberals didn't fight hard enough" example.
The reason SCOTUS ruled against abortion rights is because liberalism made this rollback TENABLE, just like Dred Scott, Lochner, Citizens United, and so many other rulings that constrained our rights.
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Dred Scott was 1857. Lincoln was elected in 1860, war started immediately after he took office, he ignored DS as invalid, the slave power was militarily crushed, and the Constitution was amended to explicitly overturn it. You could hardly pick a worse "liberals didn't fight hard enough" example.
It’s a bit of a constitutional hole that that the deterrent we’ve developed for illegal searches (suppression of evidence) doesn’t really apply to immigration proceedings
Credible reports given multiple videos that ICE (or CBP?) in Minneapolis is going door to door, breaching doors when residents will not open, and searching homes with no warrant or even statement of a particularized suspicion, and trying to prevent residents from recording. Flagrantly illegal
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It’s a bit of a constitutional hole that that the deterrent we’ve developed for illegal searches (suppression of evidence) doesn’t really apply to immigration proceedings
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Whatever makes this administration feel pain I guess, but its funny to see Wall Street freak out the most about the thing Trump has the least ability to actually do (unilaterally set cc interest rates via EO)
Credit card and credit card issuer stocks feel the burn of Trump's call for 10% interest rate cap @finviz_com
bank earnings on tap
bank earnings on tap
January 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Whatever makes this administration feel pain I guess, but its funny to see Wall Street freak out the most about the thing Trump has the least ability to actually do (unilaterally set cc interest rates via EO)
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I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
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If a new president unilaterally does a huge DHS reduction in force in Jan 2029, none will collect & it will create a lot of budget capacity for better uses.
I just found out last night that the $50k enrollment bonus only pays out after 5 years of service, and reader, the laugh I let out when I read that woke the dog from across the house. These absolute fucking grapes aren't seeing a dime of that money. No way they can ride out 5 years of this job.
ICE recruitment is going well.
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
If a new president unilaterally does a huge DHS reduction in force in Jan 2029, none will collect & it will create a lot of budget capacity for better uses.
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FYI for folks:
FOP isn’t the union for Minneapolis PD. They aren’t even the primary org that lobbies on behalf of cops in MN. That’s the MPPOA, which Minneapolis also isn’t a part of (or wasn’t, back in the day)
The union that represents most cops in MN is LELS.
FOP isn’t the union for Minneapolis PD. They aren’t even the primary org that lobbies on behalf of cops in MN. That’s the MPPOA, which Minneapolis also isn’t a part of (or wasn’t, back in the day)
The union that represents most cops in MN is LELS.
The MPD union, at least, has made it clear which side they are on.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
This is the cost of DECADES of (everyone, everywhere) refusing to deal with the rising right-wing and white-nationalist involvement in policing.
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
FYI for folks:
FOP isn’t the union for Minneapolis PD. They aren’t even the primary org that lobbies on behalf of cops in MN. That’s the MPPOA, which Minneapolis also isn’t a part of (or wasn’t, back in the day)
The union that represents most cops in MN is LELS.
FOP isn’t the union for Minneapolis PD. They aren’t even the primary org that lobbies on behalf of cops in MN. That’s the MPPOA, which Minneapolis also isn’t a part of (or wasn’t, back in the day)
The union that represents most cops in MN is LELS.
A lot depends on his level of focus but I think one way this ends is that we bulk up the existing military presence to the point where Trump can think we run Greenland (like how we “run” Venezuela) but not so much that Europe feels as if it has actually been invaded
To paraphrase from the article “The Joint Chiefs are trying to distract the President from invading a NATO ally’s territory by suggesting he bomb Iran to regime change it”
What the absolute fuck man
What the absolute fuck man
I think we’re at the Rubicon.
Who knows, of course, but it feels like what happens over the next few weeks will define the rest of our lives.
Who knows, of course, but it feels like what happens over the next few weeks will define the rest of our lives.
January 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
A lot depends on his level of focus but I think one way this ends is that we bulk up the existing military presence to the point where Trump can think we run Greenland (like how we “run” Venezuela) but not so much that Europe feels as if it has actually been invaded
I seem to recall something about how a statue that cut off funds like this was an unconstitutional “gun to the head”
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I seem to recall something about how a statue that cut off funds like this was an unconstitutional “gun to the head”
I kind of feel like another, more subtle sign of Trump's decline is that he actually used to get a bit annoyed when people started getting *too* sycophantic. It was a high bar but even for him there was a point where the flattery become over the top and annoying. Don't think that's true anymore.
I thought Trump would never get the Nobel Peace Prize. He's about to prove me wrong!
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I kind of feel like another, more subtle sign of Trump's decline is that he actually used to get a bit annoyed when people started getting *too* sycophantic. It was a high bar but even for him there was a point where the flattery become over the top and annoying. Don't think that's true anymore.
It’s got to be because they’re trying to play the role of hometown paper who covered him in the 80s but it’s *extremely fucking weird* how basically every NYT Trump story has a real estate reference no matter the situation or context
Ten years in and NYT still can't help but be awestruck by the tyrant and his appetites:
January 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It’s got to be because they’re trying to play the role of hometown paper who covered him in the 80s but it’s *extremely fucking weird* how basically every NYT Trump story has a real estate reference no matter the situation or context
Whipped dogs lol
NEW: House Republicans uphold President Trump’s veto of a clean drinking water project in Colorado. The bill passed Congress unanimously last year. Two-thirds were needed for an override. Trump has promised “harsh measures” against Colorado over false election rigging claims.
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Whipped dogs lol
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The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The murderer’s name is Jonathan Ross. www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.
www.startribune.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
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Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
January 8, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...
Great news although I could have sworn the initial coverage said she had already been removed to Mexico, which I thought was strange. That does not appear to have happened, fortunately.
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
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Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st/44Zs2TH
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Great news although I could have sworn the initial coverage said she had already been removed to Mexico, which I thought was strange. That does not appear to have happened, fortunately.
They will not be in power forever and there's no statute of limitations for murder.
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says they've been informed by the FBI that US DOJ has said FBI will solely lead the investigation into Renee Nicole Good's killing by a federal officer. State investigators no longer have access to "case materials, scene evidence/investigative interviews"
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
They will not be in power forever and there's no statute of limitations for murder.
It's a grotesque answer but amorality aside, I feel like they're making a political miscalculation by assuming Americans have the same level of affinity for immigration officers as they do for local cops.
Thune: "What happened in Minneapolis is an indication of the uptick we're seeing across the country in these protesters starting to attack ICE officers, law enforcement officers who are trying to lawfully enforce immigration law"
January 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It's a grotesque answer but amorality aside, I feel like they're making a political miscalculation by assuming Americans have the same level of affinity for immigration officers as they do for local cops.
I am not sure what the purpose of Senate ratification is if any president can simply withdraw unilaterally from any treaty
Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.
Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I am not sure what the purpose of Senate ratification is if any president can simply withdraw unilaterally from any treaty
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The gasp-laugh I made at this is something I couldn’t reproduce if I tried
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The gasp-laugh I made at this is something I couldn’t reproduce if I tried
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Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
January 3, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Their messaging is so fucking incoherent. Maduro was an illegitimate leader who lost in 2024, which is why we're replacing him with his VP instead of the person who won in 2024. We did this to stop fentanyl, which is why he's indicted for cocaine.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.
We're also occupying Venezuela via Zoom call.