Brett Tam
@bretttam.bsky.social
Author. Book reader. Music fan. Owner of this corner and not much more.
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Our @henry-redman.bsky.social has been in Minnesota this week, spelling the hard-working @minnesotareformer.com staffers who have been covering nonstop the state's occupation by federal agents. He visited Ground Zero for the ICE operations and the community's response.
Every day, day after day, protesters gather at the Whipple Building • Wisconsin Examiner
It’s become a safe place for new people to come to and express their frustration with the federal presence, demonstrators say.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Our @henry-redman.bsky.social has been in Minnesota this week, spelling the hard-working @minnesotareformer.com staffers who have been covering nonstop the state's occupation by federal agents. He visited Ground Zero for the ICE operations and the community's response.
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RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
Venerable magazine Harper's Bazaar is running its short story contest again, with the winner receiving "the chance" of publication in the magazine. Just one catch: per the wording of the guidelines, _just by entering_ you transfer copyright ownership of your story to Harper's parent, Hearst. 1/3
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 PM
RUN. RUN FAR AWAY FROM THIS CONTEST.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 12:15 p.m., visual journalists Amanda Anderson, Jake Steinberg and Anna Boone discuss how the Strib analyzed video to help viewers understand what took place in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
Live Q&A: How Minnesota Star Tribune journalists deconstructed video of the Good, Pretti shootings
Visual journalists Amanda Anderson, Jake Steinberg and Anna Boone discuss how the Strib analyzed video to help viewers understand what took place in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
bit.ly
February 5, 2026 at 10:24 PM
On Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 12:15 p.m., visual journalists Amanda Anderson, Jake Steinberg and Anna Boone discuss how the Strib analyzed video to help viewers understand what took place in the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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While Tom Homan was trying to grab headlines this morning ICE was again circling our schools. They’ve been out all morning and no “drawdown” is enough until every single one of these agents is out of our state and DHS is abolished.
February 4, 2026 at 6:29 PM
While Tom Homan was trying to grab headlines this morning ICE was again circling our schools. They’ve been out all morning and no “drawdown” is enough until every single one of these agents is out of our state and DHS is abolished.
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According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
"a mix of Tang Dynasty elegance and IKEA convenience" love this 😍😂
Omg i never felt this desire before to decorate a room in period cdrama style before, but I am sold 😂
youtube.com/shorts/zXkNo...
youtube.com/shorts/zXkNo...
Gen Z Girls’ Palace-Style Bedrooms #chineseculture #cdrama #bedroom #furniture #art #chinesegirl
YouTube video by ItsPhoenix
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 AM
"a mix of Tang Dynasty elegance and IKEA convenience" love this 😍😂
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..”
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
@newrepublic.com
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February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..”
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
@newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/post/206100/...
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Don’t miss South Dakota Searchlight’s series, The Data Center Divide, examining the impact, barriers and concerns regarding efforts to build #DataCenters in the state.
Read all four stories here:
Read all four stories here:
The Data Center Divide Archives • South Dakota Searchlight
A South Dakota Searchlight series examining the impact, barriers and concerns regarding efforts to build data centers in the state.
buff.ly
February 4, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Don’t miss South Dakota Searchlight’s series, The Data Center Divide, examining the impact, barriers and concerns regarding efforts to build #DataCenters in the state.
Read all four stories here:
Read all four stories here:
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ICE is demanding the employment records at a Maine jail after a sheriff openly criticized immigration agents for arresting one of his guards
ICE demanded Maine sheriff’s employment records following his criticism of arrest
The subpoena came a day after Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards.
www.bangordailynews.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 PM
ICE is demanding the employment records at a Maine jail after a sheriff openly criticized immigration agents for arresting one of his guards
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NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
New York Attorney General to Deploy Observers to Document ICE Raids
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Letitia James, the New York attorney general, announced that her office will deploy "legal observers" to document ICE activity in NY.
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
Her office says the effort is the first of its kind by an AG.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/n...
“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 5:43 AM
“It’s just weird to see a toddler in a pink onesie getting their eyes washed out from tear gas, you know?”
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wow, it's almost as if all of those other universities that poured hundreds of millions of dollars into god knows what could have just told them to shove it instead
The Trump administration is no longer trying to get cash from Harvard as it seeks a settlement. At this point, the White House seems happy to get a signature on anything they can call a compact.
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 AM
wow, it's almost as if all of those other universities that poured hundreds of millions of dollars into god knows what could have just told them to shove it instead
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Apparently Latino agents murdered Alex Pretti. It’s not a shock. Many Latinos support Trump and MAGA (I say this as a Vietnamese American whose community has many such supporters).
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Apparently Latino agents murdered Alex Pretti. It’s not a shock. Many Latinos support Trump and MAGA (I say this as a Vietnamese American whose community has many such supporters).
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Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thousands of union members staged a nonviolent march today. iCE gassed the crowd of nurses and teaches. The neighborhood is in a cloud. Flash bangs are being fired.
really late to the game but i finally tried ferrero rocher and i now understand what the fuss is all about, wow
(my obligatory "normal" post for the day)
(my obligatory "normal" post for the day)
February 1, 2026 at 8:15 AM
really late to the game but i finally tried ferrero rocher and i now understand what the fuss is all about, wow
(my obligatory "normal" post for the day)
(my obligatory "normal" post for the day)
uh-huh
An ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into a wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital.
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM
uh-huh
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BREAKING: A judge orders the U.S. to release a 5-year-old boy and his father taken into custody during the Minnesota immigration crackdown.
Judge orders US to release 5-year-old and dad taken into custody in Minnesota crackdown
A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
bit.ly
January 31, 2026 at 8:39 PM
BREAKING: A judge orders the U.S. to release a 5-year-old boy and his father taken into custody during the Minnesota immigration crackdown.
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About 50 members of a community outside Chile's capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll and water usage of artificial intelligence data center
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
About 50 members of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll and water usage of artificial intelligence data center
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 5:30 AM
About 50 members of a community outside Chile's capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll and water usage of artificial intelligence data center
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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I left the protest at least two hours after the big march got gassed, and when I took my mask off three blocks away from the ICE building the gas was still heavy in the air. The disproportionate size of the attack is as big a story as the peaceful, vulnerable crowd. You didn't have to get close.
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I left the protest at least two hours after the big march got gassed, and when I took my mask off three blocks away from the ICE building the gas was still heavy in the air. The disproportionate size of the attack is as big a story as the peaceful, vulnerable crowd. You didn't have to get close.
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@meidastouch.com
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
February 1, 2026 at 5:03 AM
@meidastouch.com
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
At a peaceful protest organized by Unions in Portland, OR that marched past an Ice facility. Without warning or provocation launches tear gas and flash banks into the crowd. I had just observed a family with an infant and ~ 3 year old near where gas was deployed
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Video shared with me by attendee at the ICE protest in Portland, OR earlier this evening where federal agents tear gassed peaceful protestors—including children, disabled and elderly:
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Video shared with me by attendee at the ICE protest in Portland, OR earlier this evening where federal agents tear gassed peaceful protestors—including children, disabled and elderly:
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This was the kind of treatment the union activists got today from Oregon’s largest unions alongside coalitions like @jwjpdx.bsky.social. They fired projectiles and injured many demonstrators and broke out neighbors windows. Gas for a half dozen miles in each direction. #iceout
February 1, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This was the kind of treatment the union activists got today from Oregon’s largest unions alongside coalitions like @jwjpdx.bsky.social. They fired projectiles and injured many demonstrators and broke out neighbors windows. Gas for a half dozen miles in each direction. #iceout
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for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:18 PM
for over 3 weeks, I've spoken to ICE watchers and organizers across the country: first right after Renee Good's killing — then 2 weeks into my reporting, Alex Pretti was killed.
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them
ICE watchers are being detained and harassed — but they're also stopping ICE abductions and inspiring others to join them