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We talked to another expert about the hurdles of suing federal officers like the ICE bro who shot Renée Good dead. It's not easy, but not impossible either.
An expert weighs in on hurdles to suing the ICE officer who fatally shot Renée Good
The paths to civil court are "narrow, and...complicated."
www.motherjones.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We talked to another expert about the hurdles of suing federal officers like the ICE bro who shot Renée Good dead. It's not easy, but not impossible either.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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“I’ve deposed thousands of police officers. ICE agents do not have absolute immunity.”
Misconduct expert says state has the right to charge ICE officer who killed Renee Good
Alas, the FBI's takeover of the investigation could make it difficult.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
“I’ve deposed thousands of police officers. ICE agents do not have absolute immunity.”
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“Everything is so precarious that it feels like ICE could enter into any building, a home or a school, at any time. So families are choosing to stick together, and that means kids staying home from school."
Minneapolis area councilwoman decries Trump's reign of terror
Canceled classes, fearful parents, police everywhere, and an unwarranted killing.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“Everything is so precarious that it feels like ICE could enter into any building, a home or a school, at any time. So families are choosing to stick together, and that means kids staying home from school."
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In a rebuke to the GOP party line, the House of Representatives voted to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium subsidies.
17 Republicans defected to join all Democrats in voting for the legislation, after the end of the subsidies sparked the longest-ever federal government shutdown.
17 Republicans defected to join all Democrats in voting for the legislation, after the end of the subsidies sparked the longest-ever federal government shutdown.
House passes three-year ACA extension
17 GOP defectors broke with their party to protect health subsidies—a sharp rebuke to Speaker Mike Johnson.
www.motherjones.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
In a rebuke to the GOP party line, the House of Representatives voted to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium subsidies.
17 Republicans defected to join all Democrats in voting for the legislation, after the end of the subsidies sparked the longest-ever federal government shutdown.
17 Republicans defected to join all Democrats in voting for the legislation, after the end of the subsidies sparked the longest-ever federal government shutdown.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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AI is good for some things.
January 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
AI is good for some things.
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“God damn them all.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“God damn them all.”
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The message is clear—be afraid.
The Trump doctrine: Violence is us
The message is clear—be afraid.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The message is clear—be afraid.
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The President of the United States of America - who's a deranged child rapist & insurrectionist - would like to go to war with *checks notes* NATO.
The #GOP -led Congress has forgotten that *checks notes again* they ARE Congress.
PLEASE CALL YOUR 🟥 Rep/Senators to say #RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
The #GOP -led Congress has forgotten that *checks notes again* they ARE Congress.
PLEASE CALL YOUR 🟥 Rep/Senators to say #RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The President of the United States of America - who's a deranged child rapist & insurrectionist - would like to go to war with *checks notes* NATO.
The #GOP -led Congress has forgotten that *checks notes again* they ARE Congress.
PLEASE CALL YOUR 🟥 Rep/Senators to say #RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
The #GOP -led Congress has forgotten that *checks notes again* they ARE Congress.
PLEASE CALL YOUR 🟥 Rep/Senators to say #RemoveTrump
202-224-3121
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“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"
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The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state
American Gulag
The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.
www.motherjones.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state
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No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
January 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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At least 33 January 6 defendants who were pardoned by President Trump have since been charged, arrested or convicted of new crimes, according to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who released two new reports Tuesday on the fifth anniversary of the insurrection.
January 6, 2026 at 8:03 PM
At least 33 January 6 defendants who were pardoned by President Trump have since been charged, arrested or convicted of new crimes, according to Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who released two new reports Tuesday on the fifth anniversary of the insurrection.
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Arctic analyst Pavel Devyatkin says Trump's plans to seize control of Greenland and its mineral resources amount to "pure imperialism."
January 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Arctic analyst Pavel Devyatkin says Trump's plans to seize control of Greenland and its mineral resources amount to "pure imperialism."
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The Trump administration is renewing its campaign to take over Greenland, where the largely Indigenous Inuit population has been ruled by Denmark for more than 300 years.
Trump’s Plan to Seize Greenland Would “Militarize the Arctic,” Trample Indigenous Rights
Following the U.S. attack on Venezuela, the Trump administration has renewed its campaign to take over Greenland, which has been controlled by Denmark for more than 300 years. The White House says it’...
www.democracynow.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The Trump administration is renewing its campaign to take over Greenland, where the largely Indigenous Inuit population has been ruled by Denmark for more than 300 years.
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Jacob Soboroff's childhood home in Los Angeles burned down in 2025's record-breaking wildfires.
His new book looks into how the climate crisis and federal budget cuts are super-charging environmental disasters.
His new book looks into how the climate crisis and federal budget cuts are super-charging environmental disasters.
“Firestorm”: MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff on Anniversary of L.A. Fires & “America’s New Age of Disaster”
We speak with journalist Jacob Soboroff about his new book and ongoing reporting about the Los Angeles fires one year ago, when destructive infernos razed entire neighborhoods, killing 30 people and d...
www.democracynow.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Jacob Soboroff's childhood home in Los Angeles burned down in 2025's record-breaking wildfires.
His new book looks into how the climate crisis and federal budget cuts are super-charging environmental disasters.
His new book looks into how the climate crisis and federal budget cuts are super-charging environmental disasters.
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When violence expert Bandy Lee publicly warned that Donald Trump likely presented a danger to the nation’s health, she was ostracized by the psychiatric community.
It turns out she was right.
It turns out she was right.
The psychiatrist who warned us that Donald Trump would unleash violence was absolutely right
The vindication of Bandy Lee.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
When violence expert Bandy Lee publicly warned that Donald Trump likely presented a danger to the nation’s health, she was ostracized by the psychiatric community.
It turns out she was right.
It turns out she was right.
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On Tuesday, European leaders pushed back against Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland. How did the president hear about this idea anyway?
Allegedly, he got the idea from Ronald Lauder of Estée Lauder, the $29 billion makeup brand.
Allegedly, he got the idea from Ronald Lauder of Estée Lauder, the $29 billion makeup brand.
Meet the guy who reportedly told Trump to buy Greenland
Manifest Destiny met luxury cosmetics when makeup billionaire and Republican donor Ronald Lauder mentioned buying Greenland to the president.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
On Tuesday, European leaders pushed back against Trump's interest in acquiring Greenland. How did the president hear about this idea anyway?
Allegedly, he got the idea from Ronald Lauder of Estée Lauder, the $29 billion makeup brand.
Allegedly, he got the idea from Ronald Lauder of Estée Lauder, the $29 billion makeup brand.
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Trump’s attack on Venezuela is for himself and even his own party is beginning to realize it.
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Trump’s attack on Venezuela is for himself and even his own party is beginning to realize it.
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What is perhaps the gravest transgression ever committed by a US president has been airbrushed out of the picture and the perp allowed (by a majority of voters) to return to the scene of the crime.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
What is perhaps the gravest transgression ever committed by a US president has been airbrushed out of the picture and the perp allowed (by a majority of voters) to return to the scene of the crime.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
This is one of the most worrisome turns in American history.
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Trump's efforts to “erase” the insurrection could embolden violent extremists and do other harm, national security and law enforcement sources warn.
From 2024:
From 2024:
The looming danger of Trump’s January 6 pardons
His efforts to "erase" the insurrection will embolden violent extremists, national security sources warn.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Trump's efforts to “erase” the insurrection could embolden violent extremists and do other harm, national security and law enforcement sources warn.
From 2024:
From 2024:
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It’s been five years since a mob of thousands of Donald Trump supporters assaulted the US Capitol to try to halt the peaceful transfer of power from an outgoing president to an incoming president. The basic facts are well established.
Yet Trump and his cult refuse to accept it.
Yet Trump and his cult refuse to accept it.
The erasure of January 6
Five years later, MAGA World is still engaging in its Orwellian rewriting of history.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:52 PM
It’s been five years since a mob of thousands of Donald Trump supporters assaulted the US Capitol to try to halt the peaceful transfer of power from an outgoing president to an incoming president. The basic facts are well established.
Yet Trump and his cult refuse to accept it.
Yet Trump and his cult refuse to accept it.
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An extensive thread of Jan. 6 stories from @markfollman.bsky.social, just in time for the fifth anniversary of the attack 🧵
For five years, Trump has whitewashed the Jan. 6 insurrection, culminating with him freeing roughly 1,500 criminals. But make no mistake: it was a devastating extremist attack on our republic—and it was led by him. The deep evidence, plus a thread on his lies 👉 www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1x
How Trump unleashed a domestic terrorism movement—and how to defeat it
"We've hit a frightening apex," says one security expert.
www.motherjones.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
An extensive thread of Jan. 6 stories from @markfollman.bsky.social, just in time for the fifth anniversary of the attack 🧵