Griffin Eckstein
@gec.bsky.social
journalist and student @ nyu
🏜️ az 🌃 nyc
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"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
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A Minneapolis driver was shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation.
DHS says it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
Mayor Jacob Frey says it did not appear that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent. nbcnews.to/4qI7AiA
DHS says it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
Mayor Jacob Frey says it did not appear that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent. nbcnews.to/4qI7AiA
January 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
A Minneapolis driver was shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation.
DHS says it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
Mayor Jacob Frey says it did not appear that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent. nbcnews.to/4qI7AiA
DHS says it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
Mayor Jacob Frey says it did not appear that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent. nbcnews.to/4qI7AiA
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An ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis during an immigration-related operation, DHS says.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it did not appear from social media video of the incident that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent.
Read more: nbcnews.to/3Nxtjv8
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it did not appear from social media video of the incident that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent.
Read more: nbcnews.to/3Nxtjv8
January 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
An ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis during an immigration-related operation, DHS says.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it did not appear from social media video of the incident that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent.
Read more: nbcnews.to/3Nxtjv8
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said it did not appear from social media video of the incident that the vehicle was being weaponized against the agent.
Read more: nbcnews.to/3Nxtjv8
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I've gone through this video a number of times now (hi I used to be a video editor at WaPo), and the officer pictured here, the officer who fired his weapon, and the officer walking toward the van at the end of the video all appear to be the same person.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
I've gone through this video a number of times now (hi I used to be a video editor at WaPo), and the officer pictured here, the officer who fired his weapon, and the officer walking toward the van at the end of the video all appear to be the same person.
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Okay, remember in 2024 when RFK Jr. admitted he dumped a dead black bear cub in Central Park in 2014? An event that was a NY mystery for a decade?
if this story has also haunted you...... I got new docs, emails, & pics about it from NYC's Dept of Parks & Rec via FOIA:
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
if this story has also haunted you...... I got new docs, emails, & pics about it from NYC's Dept of Parks & Rec via FOIA:
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
New Records Reveal the Mess RFK Jr. Left When He Dumped a Dead Bear in Central Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a bear cub's corpse in Central Park in 2014 to "be fun." Records newly obtained by WIRED show what he left New York civil servants to clean up.
www.wired.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Okay, remember in 2024 when RFK Jr. admitted he dumped a dead black bear cub in Central Park in 2014? An event that was a NY mystery for a decade?
if this story has also haunted you...... I got new docs, emails, & pics about it from NYC's Dept of Parks & Rec via FOIA:
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
if this story has also haunted you...... I got new docs, emails, & pics about it from NYC's Dept of Parks & Rec via FOIA:
www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...
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In the video in the post, you can see that the officer can clearly get out of the way of the vehicle, at first doesn't, pulls his firearm and continues to shoot as the driver has already driven past him. bsky.app/profile/bnon...
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In the video in the post, you can see that the officer can clearly get out of the way of the vehicle, at first doesn't, pulls his firearm and continues to shoot as the driver has already driven past him. bsky.app/profile/bnon...
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BREAKING: ICE agent fatally shoots a driver after a group of people began blocking agents during an immigration-related operation in Minneapolis, DHS says.
Minneapolis driver shot and killed by ICE officer during immigration-related operation, DHS says
The Department of Homeland Security said it was a "vehicle ramming related" incident.
nbcnews.to
January 7, 2026 at 6:14 PM
BREAKING: ICE agent fatally shoots a driver after a group of people began blocking agents during an immigration-related operation in Minneapolis, DHS says.
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Extremely disturbing. If this is the incident, it is inconsistent with DHS's statement.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Extremely disturbing. If this is the incident, it is inconsistent with DHS's statement.
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Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Absolutely horrific details about an ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
A witness says a woman was trying to drive away from an ICE operation and the ICE agent "reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times."
Bovino was there.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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BREAKING
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 AM
BREAKING
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
Zohran Mamdani has been sworn-in as the 112th Mayor of New York City.
Blank Street’s seasonal drink specials essentially being tea flavored tea and coffee flavored coffee…
November 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Blank Street’s seasonal drink specials essentially being tea flavored tea and coffee flavored coffee…
Hi Shawn, I am with NBC News. Would you give me a follow back so I can DM you about this video? Are you open to sharing it/licensing it? Thanks!
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hi Shawn, I am with NBC News. Would you give me a follow back so I can DM you about this video? Are you open to sharing it/licensing it? Thanks!
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New: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got advance notice from the Trump admin that ICE agents were about to conduct their aggressive Canal St. immigration raid — a revelation that could raise complex questions for Mamdani, who wants to as mayor keep her as PC. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/06/n...
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got Trump admin heads up before ICE raid on Canal Street
The revelation that Tisch had advance knowledge of the Trump administration’s Canal St. raids could raise a number of complicated questions for Zohran Mamdani, the mayoral-elect who has said …
www.nydailynews.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
New: NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch got advance notice from the Trump admin that ICE agents were about to conduct their aggressive Canal St. immigration raid — a revelation that could raise complex questions for Mamdani, who wants to as mayor keep her as PC. www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/06/n...
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
BREAKING: Former FTC chair Lina Khan to serve as co-chair of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.
Hi @shannonhale.bsky.social, I'm with NBC News. Did you take this video yourself, and if so, will you give NBCU permission to share it on all platforms and partners, with credit to you? Thanks
I'm shaking almost too hard to type. I entered SLC airport and heard screams and cries for help. I could see people gathered around, watching. I sped over to discover this woman face down on the floor, four grown men pushing her down, while she cried "HELP ME" and pled for her child.
November 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hi @shannonhale.bsky.social, I'm with NBC News. Did you take this video yourself, and if so, will you give NBCU permission to share it on all platforms and partners, with credit to you? Thanks
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Every year I write the same, slightly grimmer story
1 in 10 five years ago
1 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high.
For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise
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1 in 10 five years ago
1 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high.
For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise
buff.ly/ICwJLj3
October 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Every year I write the same, slightly grimmer story
1 in 10 five years ago
1 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high.
For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise
buff.ly/ICwJLj3
1 in 10 five years ago
1 in 9
1 in 8
1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high.
For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise
buff.ly/ICwJLj3
POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.
A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.
slate.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:
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In a 161-page ruling, Federal District Court Judge William Young finds that noncitizens in the US have the same First Amendment rights as citizens, and the State and DHS secretaries violated the law by arresting and deporting pro-Palestinian protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/rec...
storage.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
In a 161-page ruling, Federal District Court Judge William Young finds that noncitizens in the US have the same First Amendment rights as citizens, and the State and DHS secretaries violated the law by arresting and deporting pro-Palestinian protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/rec...
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👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
September 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
👀 Just Now -- President Trump in the Oval Office said a government shutdown gives his administration the power to cut benefit programs, which include Social Security and Medicare.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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'out of the three mass shootings today'
Iraq War veteran Thomas Sanford has been identified as the gunman who attacked Grand Blanc Mormon church, killing 2 people and setting it ablaze. Out of the three mass shootings today, two of them have been carried out by Iraq war veterans.
September 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
'out of the three mass shootings today'
“ANTI ICE,” I write, before carrying out violence against two immigrants and zero law enforcement officers
Hours after a shooting of ICE detainees, the FBI says “early evidence” of messages on the rounds are “anti-ICE in nature.”
Here is a picture FBI Director Kash Patel just tweeted of “the unspent shell casings recovered…engraved with the phrase ANTI ICE.”
Here is a picture FBI Director Kash Patel just tweeted of “the unspent shell casings recovered…engraved with the phrase ANTI ICE.”
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“ANTI ICE,” I write, before carrying out violence against two immigrants and zero law enforcement officers
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Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
www.vulture.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.
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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.