Bellarusque
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"They drag people out of their houses at any hour of the day and night…families are torn apart. Men, women, & children separated…children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
- Anne Frank, 1942
- Anne Frank, 1942
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Trump's praise comes after UK prime minister called the US leader's remarks 'insulting' and suggested he apologise.
Trump lavishes praise on UK troops amid anger over his Afghanistan claims
Trump's praise comes after UK prime minister called the US leader's remarks 'insulting' and suggested he apologise.
www.aljazeera.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Trump's praise comes after UK prime minister called the US leader's remarks 'insulting' and suggested he apologise.
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The flimsy politics of citizenship might seem like the detail that distinguishes Liam’s story from the stories of our own kids.
But his innocence, like the innocence of all children, is unimpeachable.
But his innocence, like the innocence of all children, is unimpeachable.
They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil
Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.
www.motherjones.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The flimsy politics of citizenship might seem like the detail that distinguishes Liam’s story from the stories of our own kids.
But his innocence, like the innocence of all children, is unimpeachable.
But his innocence, like the innocence of all children, is unimpeachable.
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After another person is shot dead by federal agents, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pleads with Trump to pull ICE forces out of his city. @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on the response to the killing of Alex Pretti. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Minneapolis’s Mayor Rips “Mass Militarized Force” After a Second Minnesotan Is Gunned Down
A powerful statement from Jacob Frey pleads with Trump to pull ICE forces out of Minneapolis before more people are killed.
www.thenation.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:04 PM
After another person is shot dead by federal agents, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pleads with Trump to pull ICE forces out of his city. @nicholsuprising.bsky.social on the response to the killing of Alex Pretti. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city will be asking a federal judge to order an end to Trump's immigration crackdown immediately.
January 24, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says the city will be asking a federal judge to order an end to Trump's immigration crackdown immediately.
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With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
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January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
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Kristi Noem says ICU nurse Alex Pretti was committing "domestic terrorism" when he was shot and killed. She did not provide evidence to support that.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Kristi Noem says ICU nurse Alex Pretti was committing "domestic terrorism" when he was shot and killed. She did not provide evidence to support that.
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🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
🚨BREAKING: Hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, Pam Bondi seized upon the incident to demand access to voter rolls, directly tying the Trump administration’s quest for voters’ unredacted personal data to its aggressive immigration raids across the state.
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a civil engineer
valid work visa
master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in May 2023
in June 2023, started work at GEI Consultants in Portland
no criminal record
themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...
valid work visa
master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in May 2023
in June 2023, started work at GEI Consultants in Portland
no criminal record
themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland
The man is in the U.S. on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree. Agents left his car running in the street with a smashed window.
themainemonitor.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
a civil engineer
valid work visa
master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in May 2023
in June 2023, started work at GEI Consultants in Portland
no criminal record
themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...
valid work visa
master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in May 2023
in June 2023, started work at GEI Consultants in Portland
no criminal record
themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...
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“If Minnesota falls, everything falls. We’re done as a nation.”
Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.
Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
“If Minnesota falls, everything falls. We’re done as a nation.”
Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.
Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.
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“Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
Breaking: Video shows another shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis
Agents shot the man several times after wrestling him to the ground.
www.motherjones.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.”
"These people are NOT Law Enforcement
They are NOT POLICE
They are NOT TRAINED in anything but Escalation.
They Lie
They KILL
They are Nothing but FERAL Animals"
😞
They are NOT POLICE
They are NOT TRAINED in anything but Escalation.
They Lie
They KILL
They are Nothing but FERAL Animals"
😞
I am a retired Mpls cop. I retired in 2022 after 30 years. These people are not law enforcement. They are not police. They are not trained in anything but escalation. They lie, they kill.
They are nothing but feral animals.
I am so ashamed and embarrassed. I worry for the MPD cops.
They are nothing but feral animals.
I am so ashamed and embarrassed. I worry for the MPD cops.
January 25, 2026 at 8:19 AM
"These people are NOT Law Enforcement
They are NOT POLICE
They are NOT TRAINED in anything but Escalation.
They Lie
They KILL
They are Nothing but FERAL Animals"
😞
They are NOT POLICE
They are NOT TRAINED in anything but Escalation.
They Lie
They KILL
They are Nothing but FERAL Animals"
😞
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Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
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This is really something. Mark Warner, one of the more moderate and cautious senators in the Dem caucus, says he'll vote No on ICE funding:
January 25, 2026 at 12:30 AM
This is really something. Mark Warner, one of the more moderate and cautious senators in the Dem caucus, says he'll vote No on ICE funding:
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Senator Elissa Slotkin is also a No on DHS funding. New statement, just in:
January 25, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Senator Elissa Slotkin is also a No on DHS funding. New statement, just in:
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Breaking: Sen. Chuck Schumer says Senate Democrats will vote to block the bipartisan spending package that would fund DHS and other parts of the government.
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."
January 25, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Breaking: Sen. Chuck Schumer says Senate Democrats will vote to block the bipartisan spending package that would fund DHS and other parts of the government.
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."
"Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included."
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The paradox of the current moment is that while none of this is normal, it is also not extraordinary. It is the country in which we live, and we are not going back to a previous era. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
We cannot be nostalgic for the United States
The United States is no longer a steady ally and a trusted global power — but an unstable volcano ready to erupt.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The paradox of the current moment is that while none of this is normal, it is also not extraordinary. It is the country in which we live, and we are not going back to a previous era. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-c...
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Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaging the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
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The Instant Smear Campaign Against Border Patrol Shooting Victim Alex Pretti
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaged the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
wrd.cm
January 25, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Within minutes of the shooting, the Trump administration and right-wing influencers began disparaging the man shot by a federal immigration officer on Saturday in Minneapolis.
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We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We can all see with our own eyes what ICE is doing to our neighbors.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
It’s time for the Senate to step up and do the right thing. Stop this violence.
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I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
AG Bondi demands access to Minnesota voter rolls after fatal Border Patrol shooting
Her demand came as Minneapolis was reeling from a second fatal shooting by a federal agent this month.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I have been warning for weeks the administration will do anything to get these records. They want to rig the midterms
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
🚨“The letter adds the state’s unwillingness to share voting data to a litany of grievances the Trump administration has leveled against Minnesota.”🚨
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Masked government agents are conducting “show me your papers” stops, detaining 5-year-olds to use them as bait, and brutally murdering U.S. citizens.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Masked government agents are conducting “show me your papers” stops, detaining 5-year-olds to use them as bait, and brutally murdering U.S. citizens.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
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Chuck Schumer says Senate Dems won't support DHS funding. This thing is really moving now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Chuck Schumer says Senate Dems won't support DHS funding. This thing is really moving now.
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JUST IN: ICE agents in Minnesota arrested an employee at the St. Louis Park Homewood Suites — where they were staying to help carry out Operation Metro Surge.
A federal judge just ordered the man's release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A federal judge just ordered the man's release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 AM
JUST IN: ICE agents in Minnesota arrested an employee at the St. Louis Park Homewood Suites — where they were staying to help carry out Operation Metro Surge.
A federal judge just ordered the man's release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A federal judge just ordered the man's release.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Meanwhile in Russia: state TV's experts explained that Moscow is trying to trick Trump into unfreezing Russia's assets, to be used for reconstruction on the territories they want to take from Ukraine. They've admitted there is no chance of a peace deal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOx_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOx_...
State TV pundits explain what Russia hopes to get out of the negotiations
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: state TV's experts explained that Moscow is trying to trick Trump into unfreezing Russia's assets, to be used for reconstruction on the territories they want to take from Ukraine. They've admitted there is no chance of a peace deal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOx_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOx_...
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Lots of people are asking me why DOJ is leveraging the ICE deployment in Minnesota to obtain unreacted copies of the state's sensitive voter file data. I recently explained why this is the biggest legal story and may be the biggest political story of the year.
Watch and share.
Watch and share.
WARNING: Trump’s 2026 Plan to Weaponize Your Voter Data
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Lots of people are asking me why DOJ is leveraging the ICE deployment in Minnesota to obtain unreacted copies of the state's sensitive voter file data. I recently explained why this is the biggest legal story and may be the biggest political story of the year.
Watch and share.
Watch and share.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,431 https://aje.news/orf6cj
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,431 https://aje.news/orf6cj