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What I mean is that a law prohibiting officers from hiding their faces (with a punishment of?) means almost nothing.
They could say that wearing a mask near you is a cause of action with a guaranteed award of $1,000 or more, to be paid out of the DHS budget. But I'm dubious that they will.
They could say that wearing a mask near you is a cause of action with a guaranteed award of $1,000 or more, to be paid out of the DHS budget. But I'm dubious that they will.
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
What I mean is that a law prohibiting officers from hiding their faces (with a punishment of?) means almost nothing.
They could say that wearing a mask near you is a cause of action with a guaranteed award of $1,000 or more, to be paid out of the DHS budget. But I'm dubious that they will.
They could say that wearing a mask near you is a cause of action with a guaranteed award of $1,000 or more, to be paid out of the DHS budget. But I'm dubious that they will.
I'm not saying that the things they list are bad (though enough of them have the virtue of already being unambiguous legal requirements already to make the point).
And they could be done in ways that mattered. But the details matter, and from the people who aren't rising to the occasion already...
And they could be done in ways that mattered. But the details matter, and from the people who aren't rising to the occasion already...
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I'm not saying that the things they list are bad (though enough of them have the virtue of already being unambiguous legal requirements already to make the point).
And they could be done in ways that mattered. But the details matter, and from the people who aren't rising to the occasion already...
And they could be done in ways that mattered. But the details matter, and from the people who aren't rising to the occasion already...
"We keep us safe" is a good slogan that expresses important values and is a meaningful call to action.
A better slogan would be "We would keep us safe but luckily the institutions and laws set up to keep us safe are doing that right now, so we don't have to separately do it."
A better slogan would be "We would keep us safe but luckily the institutions and laws set up to keep us safe are doing that right now, so we don't have to separately do it."
February 5, 2026 at 2:04 PM
"We keep us safe" is a good slogan that expresses important values and is a meaningful call to action.
A better slogan would be "We would keep us safe but luckily the institutions and laws set up to keep us safe are doing that right now, so we don't have to separately do it."
A better slogan would be "We would keep us safe but luckily the institutions and laws set up to keep us safe are doing that right now, so we don't have to separately do it."
Making it illegal for police to wear masks concealing their identities sounds good! But
1. ICE aren't police, they are just impersonating police (which is illegal)
2. Wearing a mask in public to conceal your identity IS ALREADY ILLEGAL IN MINNESOTA.
1. ICE aren't police, they are just impersonating police (which is illegal)
2. Wearing a mask in public to conceal your identity IS ALREADY ILLEGAL IN MINNESOTA.
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Making it illegal for police to wear masks concealing their identities sounds good! But
1. ICE aren't police, they are just impersonating police (which is illegal)
2. Wearing a mask in public to conceal your identity IS ALREADY ILLEGAL IN MINNESOTA.
1. ICE aren't police, they are just impersonating police (which is illegal)
2. Wearing a mask in public to conceal your identity IS ALREADY ILLEGAL IN MINNESOTA.
One of the painful parts about the ICE surges has been how clear it has been that the legal and institutional structures set up to protect people are unwilling to rise to the occasion and do that. (There are a few other painful parts too.)
SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED ON REINING IN THE ABUSES OF ICE
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country
Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed
We must rein in ICE
Here’s what we're demanding:
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
One of the painful parts about the ICE surges has been how clear it has been that the legal and institutional structures set up to protect people are unwilling to rise to the occasion and do that. (There are a few other painful parts too.)
(Number of Americans who report living paycheck-to-paycheck) - (Number of Americans you've seen at the check out register awkwardly removing things from their purchase) = the answer to how many of them there are.
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
(Number of Americans who report living paycheck-to-paycheck) - (Number of Americans you've seen at the check out register awkwardly removing things from their purchase) = the answer to how many of them there are.
Intellectually I know about how class segregated American life is, but it's still impressive to see it out in the wild like this.
I still remember when I first realized I could make it to the check out without knowing within $0.10 what I was going to be paying (I was 38).
I still remember when I first realized I could make it to the check out without knowing within $0.10 what I was going to be paying (I was 38).
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Intellectually I know about how class segregated American life is, but it's still impressive to see it out in the wild like this.
I still remember when I first realized I could make it to the check out without knowing within $0.10 what I was going to be paying (I was 38).
I still remember when I first realized I could make it to the check out without knowing within $0.10 what I was going to be paying (I was 38).
This also means that shifting public opinion on Trump is likely to look as much like a change in the ratio of independents to republicans as it is to getting different answers from self-identified republicans.
February 5, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This also means that shifting public opinion on Trump is likely to look as much like a change in the ratio of independents to republicans as it is to getting different answers from self-identified republicans.
Well, that and the complicity.
February 5, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Well, that and the complicity.
That's what makes it a punishment!
Some poor drunk Norwegian college student on a study abroad semester misreads May 6, 2026, and has to spend the next 85 years filling out 1040s.
Some poor drunk Norwegian college student on a study abroad semester misreads May 6, 2026, and has to spend the next 85 years filling out 1040s.
February 5, 2026 at 2:46 AM
That's what makes it a punishment!
Some poor drunk Norwegian college student on a study abroad semester misreads May 6, 2026, and has to spend the next 85 years filling out 1040s.
Some poor drunk Norwegian college student on a study abroad semester misreads May 6, 2026, and has to spend the next 85 years filling out 1040s.
I'm imagining a new version of immigration enforcement where if you're caught without legal residency they make you a citizen. ICE is still chasing people around, it's just a different outcome.
"I'm just a tourist! I thought it was for three weeks not two I swear!"
"Sorry man, that's how it is."
"I'm just a tourist! I thought it was for three weeks not two I swear!"
"Sorry man, that's how it is."
Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I'm imagining a new version of immigration enforcement where if you're caught without legal residency they make you a citizen. ICE is still chasing people around, it's just a different outcome.
"I'm just a tourist! I thought it was for three weeks not two I swear!"
"Sorry man, that's how it is."
"I'm just a tourist! I thought it was for three weeks not two I swear!"
"Sorry man, that's how it is."
Her wanting to talk to his supervisor is almost too much.
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Her wanting to talk to his supervisor is almost too much.
But almost four out of five people voted for her, and she's only one of the one people running!
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
But almost four out of five people voted for her, and she's only one of the one people running!
Might be good to check with some natives before saying that ICE tactics have changed...
February 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Might be good to check with some natives before saying that ICE tactics have changed...
I'm in Minneapolis so I'm not sure where the rest of the country is emotionally, but this would be very effective at making it hard to vote here. (Because it would be hard to make it through the crowd of people waiting around in the hopes that they would show up.)
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I'm in Minneapolis so I'm not sure where the rest of the country is emotionally, but this would be very effective at making it hard to vote here. (Because it would be hard to make it through the crowd of people waiting around in the hopes that they would show up.)
(Tim Walz) "Well, other people took care of the whole nazi thing and it wasn't an issue for me, so if this is like that thing..."
February 5, 2026 at 12:54 AM
(Tim Walz) "Well, other people took care of the whole nazi thing and it wasn't an issue for me, so if this is like that thing..."
Birds aren't affected by capsaicin, so there's a possibility of a video where ICE agents try to drive them off with something that affects them about as much as a can of whipped cream.
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Birds aren't affected by capsaicin, so there's a possibility of a video where ICE agents try to drive them off with something that affects them about as much as a can of whipped cream.
Like, imagine this but also the ICE agents aren't allowed to leave for 10 hours.
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Video of federal agents getting run out of Lyn Lake this afternoon. Agents drop a gas can at the end and someone kicks it back at them.
February 5, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Like, imagine this but also the ICE agents aren't allowed to leave for 10 hours.
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"If you're in line to scream abuse at the ICE agent stay in line - the line is between him and his only way out of here!"
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
"If you're in line to scream abuse at the ICE agent stay in line - the line is between him and his only way out of here!"
God I hope they try this in Minneapolis.
They'll need a whole separate "abuse the ICE agents until they start crying" line.
They'll need a whole separate "abuse the ICE agents until they start crying" line.
they don't have enough guys, and if the response in Minnesota shows anything it is that trying something like this is going to drive a much larger backlash than anything they hope to gain out of it
"oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go
"oh well I guess we'll just stay home" is not how this is going to go
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
God I hope they try this in Minneapolis.
They'll need a whole separate "abuse the ICE agents until they start crying" line.
They'll need a whole separate "abuse the ICE agents until they start crying" line.
Making dinner and all I could think about was how wild it is that salt is as cheap as it is. There's loads of it in the ocean, so that seems sensible, but it turns out there's just a really big cave full of it underneath Cleveland and that's where it comes from. No, I'm not high yet.
February 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Making dinner and all I could think about was how wild it is that salt is as cheap as it is. There's loads of it in the ocean, so that seems sensible, but it turns out there's just a really big cave full of it underneath Cleveland and that's where it comes from. No, I'm not high yet.
I guess if the consequences of being terrible happen quickly enough people haven't had time to take on board that you're a piece of shit, and then you seem sympathetic?
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I guess if the consequences of being terrible happen quickly enough people haven't had time to take on board that you're a piece of shit, and then you seem sympathetic?
The thing that email was about?
It was that Lake St raid that happened about 10 years ago, last summer. This email leaked out later on, after people reported that there hadn't been any coordination or anything untoward like that.
It was that Lake St raid that happened about 10 years ago, last summer. This email leaked out later on, after people reported that there hadn't been any coordination or anything untoward like that.
February 4, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The thing that email was about?
It was that Lake St raid that happened about 10 years ago, last summer. This email leaked out later on, after people reported that there hadn't been any coordination or anything untoward like that.
It was that Lake St raid that happened about 10 years ago, last summer. This email leaked out later on, after people reported that there hadn't been any coordination or anything untoward like that.
Given how they're driving I wouldn't be confident saying they haven't done it already.
February 4, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Given how they're driving I wouldn't be confident saying they haven't done it already.
They say they've done a lot of successful work here, so probably they don't even need those 150. Maybe three or four, but mostly to keep their records up to date.
February 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
They say they've done a lot of successful work here, so probably they don't even need those 150. Maybe three or four, but mostly to keep their records up to date.