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Denise Baumann
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Sunset in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont #NEK on Monday #goldenhour
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Jenn Budd worked as a Border Patrol agent from 1995 to 2001. Since then, she has become an outspoken immigrants' rights activist.
"The management of the Border Patrol has been corrupt for many generations," says Budd.
"The management of the Border Patrol has been corrupt for many generations," says Budd.
January 28, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Jenn Budd worked as a Border Patrol agent from 1995 to 2001. Since then, she has become an outspoken immigrants' rights activist.
"The management of the Border Patrol has been corrupt for many generations," says Budd.
"The management of the Border Patrol has been corrupt for many generations," says Budd.
…and if you want to better understand the deeper dynamics at work in establishing #Fascism and #authoritarianism let Rebecca Solnit blow your mind and connect the dots, as she does here and @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Feminism taught me all I need to know about men like Trump and Putin | Rebecca Solnit
Like all abusive men, dictators seek to control who can speak and which narratives are believed. The only difference is scale, says the US writer Rebecca Solnit
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM
…and if you want to better understand the deeper dynamics at work in establishing #Fascism and #authoritarianism let Rebecca Solnit blow your mind and connect the dots, as she does here and @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
For those of you trying to understand the mechanics of #fascism and how #authoritarianism is implemented, there is no better teacher than @timothysnyder.bsky.social
"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
Snyder: Trump administration using words like ‘terrorist’ and ‘extremist’ is what tyrants do
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:10 PM
For those of you trying to understand the mechanics of #fascism and how #authoritarianism is implemented, there is no better teacher than @timothysnyder.bsky.social
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"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
Snyder: Trump administration using words like ‘terrorist’ and ‘extremist’ is what tyrants do
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"In order to build tyranny, you have to open zones where the law doesn't apply... one zone like that is the border. The logic of what they've been doing with ICE is to take the border everywhere."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuNB...
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"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"Its acronym, F.A.F.O., references a slang term for negative consequences." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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She’s right
Warren: "I know there are Republicans right now who are seeing what we're seeing in MN, and they know it's wrong. It's time to speak out. Silence is complicity. Grow a spine, show some backbone. Being 'disturbed' doesn't change anything and the ICE agents who are waving around loaded guns know it."
January 28, 2026 at 9:24 PM
She’s right
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SENATOR WARREN: “I am a hell no.”
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
SENATOR WARREN: “I am a hell no.”
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Activists are calling for a “nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping” across the U.S. on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown following the fatal shootings of two people by federal agents in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Activists are calling for a “nationwide day of no school, no work and no shopping” across the U.S. on Friday, Jan. 30, to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown following the fatal shootings of two people by federal agents in Minneapolis.
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You see ICU Nurse Alex Pretti assisting veterans learning to walk again. Donald Trump sees a domestic terrorist and suckers and losers.
January 28, 2026 at 10:31 PM
You see ICU Nurse Alex Pretti assisting veterans learning to walk again. Donald Trump sees a domestic terrorist and suckers and losers.
@daniellemoodie.bsky.social
“When you give the government a green light to engage in cruelty against one group, you give them a green light to do it against any group. #Fascism is an insatiable force; once it finishes with its initial targets, it looks for the next.”
substack.com/@dmoodie/not...
“When you give the government a green light to engage in cruelty against one group, you give them a green light to do it against any group. #Fascism is an insatiable force; once it finishes with its initial targets, it looks for the next.”
substack.com/@dmoodie/not...
The Silence of the Center: Radicalization, Political Violence, and the High Cost of Institutional Apathy
Why the failure to protect progressive leaders and hold extremists accountable is a death knell for American democracy.
substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:20 AM
@daniellemoodie.bsky.social
“When you give the government a green light to engage in cruelty against one group, you give them a green light to do it against any group. #Fascism is an insatiable force; once it finishes with its initial targets, it looks for the next.”
substack.com/@dmoodie/not...
“When you give the government a green light to engage in cruelty against one group, you give them a green light to do it against any group. #Fascism is an insatiable force; once it finishes with its initial targets, it looks for the next.”
substack.com/@dmoodie/not...
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Malinda Russell, Abby Fischer, Rufus Estes, Edna Lewis, Leah Chase. None of them went to cooking school. If you got flavors, you got flavors. Buck up kitchen warriors!
#Blackfoodsky #foodiesky #homemade #homecook #Foodsky #cooksky #Food #Foodie #blackfood #soulfood #blackfoodie 🍽️
#Blackfoodsky #foodiesky #homemade #homecook #Foodsky #cooksky #Food #Foodie #blackfood #soulfood #blackfoodie 🍽️
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Malinda Russell, Abby Fischer, Rufus Estes, Edna Lewis, Leah Chase. None of them went to cooking school. If you got flavors, you got flavors. Buck up kitchen warriors!
#Blackfoodsky #foodiesky #homemade #homecook #Foodsky #cooksky #Food #Foodie #blackfood #soulfood #blackfoodie 🍽️
#Blackfoodsky #foodiesky #homemade #homecook #Foodsky #cooksky #Food #Foodie #blackfood #soulfood #blackfoodie 🍽️
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DHS’s terror did not start nor will end with Noem. We must ensure every fascist in power is held accountable, including Stephen Miller.
Miller has been the architect of Trump’s authoritarian agenda that has caused so much pain. 1/2
Miller has been the architect of Trump’s authoritarian agenda that has caused so much pain. 1/2
Trump Advisers Quietly Turn on Stephen Miller as Brutal ICE Poll Hits
As the schism in Trumpworld worsens over ICE’s atrocities, a journalist who spent time in Minneapolis explains how recent events reveal that the Trump-Miller-MAGA ideology miscalculated at a very prof...
newrepublic.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
DHS’s terror did not start nor will end with Noem. We must ensure every fascist in power is held accountable, including Stephen Miller.
Miller has been the architect of Trump’s authoritarian agenda that has caused so much pain. 1/2
Miller has been the architect of Trump’s authoritarian agenda that has caused so much pain. 1/2
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Warnock: "If you look at the sheer scale of the Trump/Vance regime's operation in Mpls, it's clear they're trying to overwhelm people, weaponize despair, convince citizens you don't have a voice. But the people in Mpls even in this dark moment, are showing that's among the lies they are telling"
January 28, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Warnock: "If you look at the sheer scale of the Trump/Vance regime's operation in Mpls, it's clear they're trying to overwhelm people, weaponize despair, convince citizens you don't have a voice. But the people in Mpls even in this dark moment, are showing that's among the lies they are telling"
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Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."
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Illinois is taking a step forward for health care access and reproductive rights with the launch of the Prairie State Access Fund — an example of true public and private sector partnership.
We're sending a clear message: Illinois trusts women to make their own medical decisions.
We're sending a clear message: Illinois trusts women to make their own medical decisions.
January 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Illinois is taking a step forward for health care access and reproductive rights with the launch of the Prairie State Access Fund — an example of true public and private sector partnership.
We're sending a clear message: Illinois trusts women to make their own medical decisions.
We're sending a clear message: Illinois trusts women to make their own medical decisions.
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ICE/CBP swarms into Minnesota after reports of massive government fraud.
Somehow they sidestepped the orders-of-magnitude higher government fraud from Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, who leads a Medicare Advantage fraud that MedPac (a government analyst) estimates as costing America $76 billion/year
Somehow they sidestepped the orders-of-magnitude higher government fraud from Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, who leads a Medicare Advantage fraud that MedPac (a government analyst) estimates as costing America $76 billion/year
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 PM
ICE/CBP swarms into Minnesota after reports of massive government fraud.
Somehow they sidestepped the orders-of-magnitude higher government fraud from Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, who leads a Medicare Advantage fraud that MedPac (a government analyst) estimates as costing America $76 billion/year
Somehow they sidestepped the orders-of-magnitude higher government fraud from Minnesota-based UnitedHealth, who leads a Medicare Advantage fraud that MedPac (a government analyst) estimates as costing America $76 billion/year
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You can’t reform this.
Throw the whole department away.
Throw the whole department away.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
You can’t reform this.
Throw the whole department away.
Throw the whole department away.
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After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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Congresswoman @ayannapressley.bsky.social has been trying to get qualified immunity eliminated her ENTIRE career.
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Congresswoman @ayannapressley.bsky.social has been trying to get qualified immunity eliminated her ENTIRE career.
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
What the fuck is it going to take to get people to listen to her?
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Will bring schadenfreudian joy.....
January 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Will bring schadenfreudian joy.....
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Where we explain our investigation process and why we don't post on X anyone - In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”
Partnerships with local news outlets help "bring our stories to the audiences who need to see them most."
www.niemanlab.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Where we explain our investigation process and why we don't post on X anyone - In Minneapolis and other U.S. cities, Bellingcat supplements local news by “zooming in with a forensic lens”
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/in-m...
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Trump always chickens out, as long as we keep the public pressure up joycevance.substack.com/p/alex-pretti
January 27, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Trump always chickens out, as long as we keep the public pressure up joycevance.substack.com/p/alex-pretti