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· Feb 18
"Most people stayed with me in the bad times, but I had some people who were disloyal. And those people I'm going to destroy. Just for the sake of destroying them. If I ever have the opportunity."
(Donald Trump, Financial Post, March 20, 1993)
(Donald Trump, Financial Post, March 20, 1993)
One doesn't have to dig too deep with many of these guys to reveal the cruelty and disdain toward women that undergirds much of their behavior, which goes hand-in-hand with their casual dismissiveness of anyone unlike themselves...
This is the second time in three months a DHS agent called a US citizen a "bitch" as he shot her. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
January 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
One doesn't have to dig too deep with many of these guys to reveal the cruelty and disdain toward women that undergirds much of their behavior, which goes hand-in-hand with their casual dismissiveness of anyone unlike themselves...
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They are emboldened.
Minneapolis - Border Patrol stops a protester following them, and tells the car it’s their “first and final warning” to quit.
January 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
They are emboldened.
"Tell me whether you can hereafter love, honour, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land...
If you... still shake hands with the murderers... you have the heart of a coward, and the spirit of a sycophant."
If you... still shake hands with the murderers... you have the heart of a coward, and the spirit of a sycophant."
“The cause of America is in great measure the cause of all mankind. ”.
Thomas Paine, ‘Common Sense’, January 10, 1776,
250 years ago today.
Is that still the case with America?
Thomas Paine, ‘Common Sense’, January 10, 1776,
250 years ago today.
Is that still the case with America?
January 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
"Tell me whether you can hereafter love, honour, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land...
If you... still shake hands with the murderers... you have the heart of a coward, and the spirit of a sycophant."
If you... still shake hands with the murderers... you have the heart of a coward, and the spirit of a sycophant."
Minnesota schools: We will teach your kids the fundamentals of reading, writing and math, feed them a nutritious lunch, help guide them to become fully realized individuals and members of society, and lastly we will protect them from violent assault and detention by agents of the federal government.
I want to tell you about what's happening here in Minnesota.
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Minnesota schools: We will teach your kids the fundamentals of reading, writing and math, feed them a nutritious lunch, help guide them to become fully realized individuals and members of society, and lastly we will protect them from violent assault and detention by agents of the federal government.
"At least five Native American men have been detained and an unknown number questioned by immigration officers across the Minneapolis area...
'They’re just pulling people over at random, if you’re Brown. Some of our Native (American) people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.'"
'They’re just pulling people over at random, if you’re Brown. Some of our Native (American) people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.'"
January 10, 2026 at 6:40 AM
"At least five Native American men have been detained and an unknown number questioned by immigration officers across the Minneapolis area...
'They’re just pulling people over at random, if you’re Brown. Some of our Native (American) people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.'"
'They’re just pulling people over at random, if you’re Brown. Some of our Native (American) people get mistaken for our relatives south of the border.'"
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Protesters are keeping up the noise outside a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents in downtown Minneapolis.
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 10, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Protesters are keeping up the noise outside a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents in downtown Minneapolis.
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Some protesters tried to get inside the building through the main entrance, where they were turned away by security.
📸: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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It appears that protesters have made their way inside of one of the hotels in downtown Minneapolis, where fascist ground forces are being housed.
Minneapolis is going to make it fucking ungovernable for these fascist terrorists.
We will hold the line.
Minneapolis is going to make it fucking ungovernable for these fascist terrorists.
We will hold the line.
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
It appears that protesters have made their way inside of one of the hotels in downtown Minneapolis, where fascist ground forces are being housed.
Minneapolis is going to make it fucking ungovernable for these fascist terrorists.
We will hold the line.
Minneapolis is going to make it fucking ungovernable for these fascist terrorists.
We will hold the line.
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They’re targeting and invading Minnesota. Cutting off all of our federal funding and flooding our state with federal agents with no purpose. They’re here to terrorize, cause chaos to justify their unlawful cruelty. Enough.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
www.mprnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
They’re targeting and invading Minnesota. Cutting off all of our federal funding and flooding our state with federal agents with no purpose. They’re here to terrorize, cause chaos to justify their unlawful cruelty. Enough.
My partner caught another angle of this portrait of Renee Nicole Good as it was coming together earlier today.
January 10, 2026 at 2:44 AM
My partner caught another angle of this portrait of Renee Nicole Good as it was coming together earlier today.
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I have covered one or two governments that have lied about what they are doing. It's easy enough to just say: "The administration claimed x, but this is what witnesses saw." You often have to spend a lot of time in hospitals counting and examining bodies because governments do lie.
"Administration assertions seem to run counter to media evidence and the consensus of the vast majority of reporting on the killing thus far."
January 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I have covered one or two governments that have lied about what they are doing. It's easy enough to just say: "The administration claimed x, but this is what witnesses saw." You often have to spend a lot of time in hospitals counting and examining bodies because governments do lie.
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Following last night’s regime violence, the crowds on Iran’s streets are said to be even larger tonight.
Push hard and people push back.
Push hard and people push back.
January 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Following last night’s regime violence, the crowds on Iran’s streets are said to be even larger tonight.
Push hard and people push back.
Push hard and people push back.
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Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Some important new government policy that Native Americans might be interested in:
Yes, the dino is genuine. (Just ask Jack Posobiec, who posed with it this week.)
This area along Portland is the domain of the Southside Battletrain artist collective, who appear every year in the Minneapolis May Day Parade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufxg...
This area along Portland is the domain of the Southside Battletrain artist collective, who appear every year in the Minneapolis May Day Parade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufxg...
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Yes, the dino is genuine. (Just ask Jack Posobiec, who posed with it this week.)
This area along Portland is the domain of the Southside Battletrain artist collective, who appear every year in the Minneapolis May Day Parade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufxg...
This area along Portland is the domain of the Southside Battletrain artist collective, who appear every year in the Minneapolis May Day Parade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufxg...
In another indication of the extent to which Donald Trump is wreaking havoc on American life, Minneapolis Public Schools have — understandably, justifiably — made the difficult decision to offer a remote learning option for students, at a time in which ICE has been active at or near city schools.
January 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
In another indication of the extent to which Donald Trump is wreaking havoc on American life, Minneapolis Public Schools have — understandably, justifiably — made the difficult decision to offer a remote learning option for students, at a time in which ICE has been active at or near city schools.
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The insecurity of this man is so monumental, we should make it a national park.
The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.
National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face
The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.
n.pr
January 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The insecurity of this man is so monumental, we should make it a national park.
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So many charts today.
All saying the same thing. 🇺🇸
All saying the same thing. 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
So many charts today.
All saying the same thing. 🇺🇸
All saying the same thing. 🇺🇸
A few photos from the vigil for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, January 7, 2026.
(CNN's Laura Coates, a native of Minneapolis, was reporting at the scene for an extended period that night.)
(CNN's Laura Coates, a native of Minneapolis, was reporting at the scene for an extended period that night.)
January 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A few photos from the vigil for Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, January 7, 2026.
(CNN's Laura Coates, a native of Minneapolis, was reporting at the scene for an extended period that night.)
(CNN's Laura Coates, a native of Minneapolis, was reporting at the scene for an extended period that night.)
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CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
“In 2025, Musk’s wealth rose from $421 billion to $726 billion…
With this amount of money, Musk could singlehandedly pay for Republicans’ newly enacted cuts to Medicare for the next decade”… and still have $200 billion to spare.
With this amount of money, Musk could singlehandedly pay for Republicans’ newly enacted cuts to Medicare for the next decade”… and still have $200 billion to spare.
A new analysis finds the 15 richest U.S. billionaires gained nearly $1 trillion in Trump’s first year back in office, as the country’s 935 billionaires amassed $8.1 trillion in wealth and about a dozen took jobs in his administration.
Top 15 US Billionaires Gained Nearly $1 Trillion in Wealth in Trump’s First Year
The US has 935 billionaires, roughly a dozen of whom have jobs within the Trump administration.
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM
“In 2025, Musk’s wealth rose from $421 billion to $726 billion…
With this amount of money, Musk could singlehandedly pay for Republicans’ newly enacted cuts to Medicare for the next decade”… and still have $200 billion to spare.
With this amount of money, Musk could singlehandedly pay for Republicans’ newly enacted cuts to Medicare for the next decade”… and still have $200 billion to spare.
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This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This would be a good moment for top editors in our major news organizations to call a meeting to announce to their staff that Trump has lost his mind and you don’t have to cover him like he’s normal anymore.
This morning's killing by ICE of a local Minneapolis civilian happened just five blocks from the intersection where George Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin in 2020.
(Chauvin was formally arrested for the crime four days later, BTW.)
(Chauvin was formally arrested for the crime four days later, BTW.)
They will murder unarmed citizens and then accuse them of wrongdoing. Zero sense of accountability or shame.
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This morning's killing by ICE of a local Minneapolis civilian happened just five blocks from the intersection where George Floyd was murdered by officer Derek Chauvin in 2020.
(Chauvin was formally arrested for the crime four days later, BTW.)
(Chauvin was formally arrested for the crime four days later, BTW.)
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Last week, we published a story detailing ICE's strategy for recruiting new officers, including targeting "gun rights" supporters and geo-fencing ads around gun shows.
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Last week, we published a story detailing ICE's strategy for recruiting new officers, including targeting "gun rights" supporters and geo-fencing ads around gun shows.
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
Ex-ICE director told me: “That mentality you’re fostering tends to inculcate in people a certain aggressiveness"
wapo.st/3Ngmo9C
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This is the U.S. government lying about murdering a U.S. citizen. Treat these people as the enemies they are, not as an opposition party.
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
This is the U.S. government lying about murdering a U.S. citizen. Treat these people as the enemies they are, not as an opposition party.