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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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See Gene Sharp and Erica Chenoweth on #CivilResistsnce and #GeneralStrikes.
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/s...
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/s...
We Can Fight This: Minnesota’s General Strike Shows How
A day before Alex Pretti’s brutal killing by federal agents in the Minneapolis steets, Minnesota showed us a way forward: the general strike.
theintercept.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 AM
See Gene Sharp and Erica Chenoweth on #CivilResistsnce and #GeneralStrikes.
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/s...
theintercept.com/2026/01/24/s...
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
Feels like? No, America is on the brink of an authoritarian takeover. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose
This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distraction
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Feels like? No, America is on the brink of an authoritarian takeover. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This is the truth.
Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you okay?" said to the women whom the US Border Patrol had just pushed to the pavement.
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Alex Pretti's last words: "Are you okay?" said to the women whom the US Border Patrol had just pushed to the pavement.
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Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump.
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings
Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and kille...
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump.
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
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"The government killed him. Then it smeared him."
Read @jvl.bsky.social's full emergency Triad on the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Read @jvl.bsky.social's full emergency Triad on the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
January 25, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"The government killed him. Then it smeared him."
Read @jvl.bsky.social's full emergency Triad on the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
Read @jvl.bsky.social's full emergency Triad on the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti
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Protests held across U.S. after fatal shooting of anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti. “Large protests spread across US cities on Saturday – including Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, [Los Angeles], Boston, [Washington, D.C.] and Providence, Rhode Island..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Large protests spread across US after Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal agents
Wave of demonstrations comes a day after thousands marched through Minneapolis streets to protest ICE
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Protests held across U.S. after fatal shooting of anti-ICE protester Alex Pretti. “Large protests spread across US cities on Saturday – including Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, [Los Angeles], Boston, [Washington, D.C.] and Providence, Rhode Island..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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🗽Robert Reich
A Wealth That Tax Works
Massachusetts passed a “millionaires tax” in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't and Massachusetts has collected $5.7 billion for infrastructure and public education.
robertreich.substack.com/p/a-wealth-t...
A Wealth That Tax Works
Massachusetts passed a “millionaires tax” in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't and Massachusetts has collected $5.7 billion for infrastructure and public education.
robertreich.substack.com/p/a-wealth-t...
A Wealth Tax That Will Work!
Two likely contenders for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination have taken opposite sides on California’s proposed wealth tax. One of them is dead wrong.
robertreich.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
🗽Robert Reich
A Wealth That Tax Works
Massachusetts passed a “millionaires tax” in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't and Massachusetts has collected $5.7 billion for infrastructure and public education.
robertreich.substack.com/p/a-wealth-t...
A Wealth That Tax Works
Massachusetts passed a “millionaires tax” in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee. But two years later, they haven't and Massachusetts has collected $5.7 billion for infrastructure and public education.
robertreich.substack.com/p/a-wealth-t...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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I am looking forward to the day trump and all his associates are tried for war crimes and murder.
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I am looking forward to the day trump and all his associates are tried for war crimes and murder.
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Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
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Trump has removed less people from the U.S. this last year than he averaged per year in his first term.
Between Jan 25—Jan 26, the Trump administration has removed 230,000. In his first term he averaged 275,725.
But that is nothing compared to Barack Obama who averaged
Between Jan 25—Jan 26, the Trump administration has removed 230,000. In his first term he averaged 275,725.
But that is nothing compared to Barack Obama who averaged
January 25, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Trump has removed less people from the U.S. this last year than he averaged per year in his first term.
Between Jan 25—Jan 26, the Trump administration has removed 230,000. In his first term he averaged 275,725.
But that is nothing compared to Barack Obama who averaged
Between Jan 25—Jan 26, the Trump administration has removed 230,000. In his first term he averaged 275,725.
But that is nothing compared to Barack Obama who averaged
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Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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The Timberwolves may have signed that insipid CEO statement, but their chaplain is spitting fire
January 25, 2026 at 11:07 PM
The Timberwolves may have signed that insipid CEO statement, but their chaplain is spitting fire
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Multiple bystander videos, verified by the Times, and new sworn affidavits from a nearby physician and another witness say Pretti approached agents with his phone and tried to help a woman they’d pushed down, and did not brandish a weapon when agents took him to the ground and opened fire.
Minneapolis Live Updates: Demands for Investigation Grow as Trump Officials Blame Victim
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Multiple bystander videos, verified by the Times, and new sworn affidavits from a nearby physician and another witness say Pretti approached agents with his phone and tried to help a woman they’d pushed down, and did not brandish a weapon when agents took him to the ground and opened fire.
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AP MORNING WIRE
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
Videos of deadly Minneapolis shooting contradict government statements
Videos quickly emerged showing the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis protester by a Border Patrol agent that has been widely denounced as a case of excessive force carried out by untrained federal offic...
apnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:10 PM
AP MORNING WIRE
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
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Feels like Deputy Stowers goes through a lot of pepper spray
January 26, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Feels like Deputy Stowers goes through a lot of pepper spray
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Anyone thinking of going to the Olympics or World Cup, don't
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
January 25, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Anyone thinking of going to the Olympics or World Cup, don't
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH
Every country should be having a very serious think about the safety of athletes, players, officials and fans.
It's morally wrong to go and give affirmation to the regime in the US
Every day gets more disgusting, ENOUGH