MadraUisce
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"Separate analyses by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, CBS News and other organizations all concluded that the videos contradict the Trump administration’s description of the killing."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"Separate analyses by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, CBS News and other organizations all concluded that the videos contradict the Trump administration’s description of the killing."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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This seems like a Pretti Good time for Congress to do their f+cking job
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
This seems like a Pretti Good time for Congress to do their f+cking job
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Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
January 24, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse serving veterans. He died trying to protect protestors being assaulted. A group of anonymous & masked men fired chemicals into his face, beat him, disarmed him, and shot him in broad daylight in front of witnesses. Then his government smeared him & defended his murder.
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One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
January 23, 2026 at 1:30 AM
One day, if we are lucky, the erasure of American history will itself be remembered as a shameful chapter in American history
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This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
January 23, 2026 at 1:54 AM
This is authoritarianism, plain and simple.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
The Trump administration is targeting states that didn’t vote for him — including my home state of Vermont.
Using federal power to punish political opponents is anti-democratic and blatantly illegal.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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16 years ago today, SCOTUS sided with big corporations over the American people in their infamous Citizens United ruling.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
January 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
16 years ago today, SCOTUS sided with big corporations over the American people in their infamous Citizens United ruling.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
That decision paved the way for unchecked & secret money in our politics & helped billionaires & special interests buy more elections.
We must reverse it.
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The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for an ICE agent to do this to a 21-year-old kid, who was only protesting because another ICE agent killed a mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
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The more I see those videos of #ICE in the US, the more I find myself thinking of the Black and Tans and B-Specials back in 1920-21 in Ireland; men with no police training given weapons and token uniforms, who took that authority as a license to terrorise local populations. Not a model to follow.
July 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The more I see those videos of #ICE in the US, the more I find myself thinking of the Black and Tans and B-Specials back in 1920-21 in Ireland; men with no police training given weapons and token uniforms, who took that authority as a license to terrorise local populations. Not a model to follow.
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Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 14, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center.
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
Read the full story here:
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie.
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
This breakdown confirms what anyone who looked at the video could see: that the DHS account was an obvious lie.
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
*The agent put was not in her path, was not in danger.
*He also fires *after* the car is moving away from him.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Exactly.
Good analysis from the BBC:
Good analysis from the BBC:
January 9, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Exactly.
Good analysis from the BBC:
Good analysis from the BBC:
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Yes, this is better, since it conveys not just a dispute, but that one side is supported by evidence.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Yes, this is better, since it conveys not just a dispute, but that one side is supported by evidence.
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1/6/21, ~8 pm: Capitol Police announce that the Capitol building is secure. Shortly after the Senate reconvene and VP Pence returns to the dais and states that “to those who wreaked havoc in our capitol today, you did not win.” Sen. Mitch McConnell called the day's events a “failed insurrection.”
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 AM
1/6/21, ~8 pm: Capitol Police announce that the Capitol building is secure. Shortly after the Senate reconvene and VP Pence returns to the dais and states that “to those who wreaked havoc in our capitol today, you did not win.” Sen. Mitch McConnell called the day's events a “failed insurrection.”
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it is just so 🥴🥴🥴 to me that governments and law enforcement bodies across the world have to be begged and pleaded with to even consider investigating what is quite literally sexual crime on an unbelievable scale, taking place openly on one of the most popular digital platforms in the world.
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
it is just so 🥴🥴🥴 to me that governments and law enforcement bodies across the world have to be begged and pleaded with to even consider investigating what is quite literally sexual crime on an unbelievable scale, taking place openly on one of the most popular digital platforms in the world.
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Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Next time you look at your greatly increased monthly bill for healthcare, remember that Republicans chose to use the money set aside for supplements to defray your costs to, instead, invade Venezuela to make ExxonMobil even richer.
Thank them with your votes.
Thank them with your votes.
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Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
January 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Republicans rushed tax cuts for the wealthy but delayed their cuts to Medicaid and food assistance. Why?
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
So they don't kick in until after the midterms.
Help spread the word.
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We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We now learn that Fifa had a very specific "ask" in exchange for its "Peace Award" to Trump, with loads of gold trinkets, and that was dismissal of a criminal corruption case against senior Fifa officials. And Trump granted it. Another corrupt bargain, barely noticed (and ignored by US media).
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An environmental group files a lawsuit in Washington, D.C, with the aim of removing President Trump’s image from next year's national park passes.
The Interior and Agriculture departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Read more: nbcnews.to/4s8z4zB
The Interior and Agriculture departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Read more: nbcnews.to/4s8z4zB
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
An environmental group files a lawsuit in Washington, D.C, with the aim of removing President Trump’s image from next year's national park passes.
The Interior and Agriculture departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Read more: nbcnews.to/4s8z4zB
The Interior and Agriculture departments did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Read more: nbcnews.to/4s8z4zB
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Farmers are celebrating the bailout as “Christmas coming early.” Meanwhile, many of the same voices insisted students didn’t deserve loan relief because they should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Farmers are celebrating the bailout as “Christmas coming early.” Meanwhile, many of the same voices insisted students didn’t deserve loan relief because they should “pull themselves up by their bootstraps.”
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FIFA Everyone Gets Their Piece Prize
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
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December 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
FIFA Everyone Gets Their Piece Prize