Conrad
@conradswanson.bsky.social
Climate change at The Seattle Times. Man of means by no means.
Unconstitutional as a matter of policy. This is fascism.
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Unconstitutional as a matter of policy. This is fascism.
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An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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“Racism drenched” >>> “racially tinged”
Trump’s Davos speech shows influence of deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s racist worldview
President’s tirade against Somali Americans and insults to European leaders were in line with Miller’s white nationalist politics
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:47 PM
“Racism drenched” >>> “racially tinged”
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As of today we have a new record low snowpack for the Upper Colorado River basin for late January.
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
As of today we have a new record low snowpack for the Upper Colorado River basin for late January.
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hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
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Seattle schools “shelter in place” amid reported ICE activity www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Two Seattle schools shelter in place due to reported ICE activity
Seattle Public Schools warned that ICE agents might be trying to draw out families who intended to bring children home after news of nearby ICE activity.
www.seattletimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Seattle schools “shelter in place” amid reported ICE activity www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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"Battalions of armed federal agents are moving thru neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls & parking lots & staging near churches, mosques & schools. Strangers w/guns have metastasized in spaces where daily life should be routine & safe... like a military occupation."
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 AM
"Battalions of armed federal agents are moving thru neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls & parking lots & staging near churches, mosques & schools. Strangers w/guns have metastasized in spaces where daily life should be routine & safe... like a military occupation."
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
batshit crazy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
batshit crazy www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
After the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis, FBI agents launched a civil rights probe into the shooting. The Justice Department says no such case now exists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:59 PM
An FBI agent conducted an initial review of the Renee Good killing and determined sufficient grounds existed to open a civil rights probe into the actions of the ICE officer who shot her. Justice Department says no inquiry is warranted. @perrystein.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
An important message
Also shout out to the University of Iowa!
Also shout out to the University of Iowa!
This 1943 U.S. Army film warned about fascism in America
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
An important message
Also shout out to the University of Iowa!
Also shout out to the University of Iowa!
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Did you read and enjoyed the piece from my colleague Alex Burness on the prosecution of American Samoans for voting?
If you want more: listen to this podcast where @burness.bsky.social discusses the story. It's the East Anchorage Book Club podcast (love it):
open.spotify.com/episode/2YvV...
If you want more: listen to this podcast where @burness.bsky.social discusses the story. It's the East Anchorage Book Club podcast (love it):
open.spotify.com/episode/2YvV...
January 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Did you read and enjoyed the piece from my colleague Alex Burness on the prosecution of American Samoans for voting?
If you want more: listen to this podcast where @burness.bsky.social discusses the story. It's the East Anchorage Book Club podcast (love it):
open.spotify.com/episode/2YvV...
If you want more: listen to this podcast where @burness.bsky.social discusses the story. It's the East Anchorage Book Club podcast (love it):
open.spotify.com/episode/2YvV...
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The pouting of an emotional toddler could lead us to war and break our most important alliances. This country is cooked. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump ties Greenland takeover bid to Nobel Prize in text to Norway leader
Trump’s push to take over Greenland and unleash a trade war with European nations has sparked the greatest transatlantic crisis in generations.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The pouting of an emotional toddler could lead us to war and break our most important alliances. This country is cooked. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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The DOJ is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a top official said Sunday.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Justice Department says it has no plans to investigate ICE agent who killed Renee Good and confirms Walz, Frey probe
Frey and the governor’s office both said Sunday that the DOJ has not contacted them about the investigation.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
The DOJ is not investigating ICE agent Jonathan Ross for the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a top official said Sunday.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The top DOJ official confirmed that an investigation is underway into Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Thinking today about how Knut Hamsun gifted his Nobel Prize in literature to Joseph Goebbels as a way to curry favor with Adolf Hitler
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Thinking today about how Knut Hamsun gifted his Nobel Prize in literature to Joseph Goebbels as a way to curry favor with Adolf Hitler
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
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She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained
From an Uber driver to a school drop off, MPR News spoke with Minnesotans who were stopped or detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
She says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..."
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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The offshore wind farm Trump paused because of national security concerns can continue after a judge said "I'm not persuaded any emergency exists in this case" to stop work on a project that is 90% complete
Orsted Wins Ruling to Resume US Wind Project Halted by Trump
A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume development of a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest stop-work order, a major win for the Danish energy g...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
The offshore wind farm Trump paused because of national security concerns can continue after a judge said "I'm not persuaded any emergency exists in this case" to stop work on a project that is 90% complete
The Environmental Protection Agency is further abandoning its guiding principals of protecting human health and the environment
People will get sick because of this shift. People will die. Our irreplacable natural resources will be forever scarred and lost. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
People will get sick because of this shift. People will die. Our irreplacable natural resources will be forever scarred and lost. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency is further abandoning its guiding principals of protecting human health and the environment
People will get sick because of this shift. People will die. Our irreplacable natural resources will be forever scarred and lost. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
People will get sick because of this shift. People will die. Our irreplacable natural resources will be forever scarred and lost. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
America is now at the heavily armed secret police doing warrantless door-to-door house raids in search of undesirable ethnicities and/or political dissenters stage. The difference from well known historical cases is down to scale.
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After the EPA found that ethylene oxide is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, it updated regulations to protect the people who are most exposed to it.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
After the EPA found that ethylene oxide is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought, it updated regulations to protect the people who are most exposed to it.
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
Now, the agency’s ability to do that for many air pollutants is under threat.
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
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Broken roads, old ferries and devastation left by December’s storms are top of mind for the Democratic and Republican leaders on the Legislature’s transportation committees.
That’s where the agreement ends.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
That’s where the agreement ends.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Broken roads, old ferries: How will WA pay for it all?
State legislators see a tough session ahead for transportation spending following December's storms and ongoing troubles with the state ferry system.
www.seattletimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Broken roads, old ferries and devastation left by December’s storms are top of mind for the Democratic and Republican leaders on the Legislature’s transportation committees.
That’s where the agreement ends.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
That’s where the agreement ends.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, a Washington Democrat, says she's co-sponsoring a measure to impeach and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from office.
'Enough is enough.' WA congresswoman pushes to impeach Kristi Noem
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, a Washington Democrat, says she's co-sponsoring a measure to impeach and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from office.
www.kuow.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
U.S. Rep. Emily Randall, a Washington Democrat, says she's co-sponsoring a measure to impeach and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from office.
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This is not the law.
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This is not the law.
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Fact checking the shooting and killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer.
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Fact checking the shooting and killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer.