Jacob Knutson
@jaknutson.bsky.social
Reporter at @democracydocket.com
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At the Powderhorn Art Sled Rally in Minneapolis, bowling pins with the names of politicians (Erdogan, Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, etc.) sledded down then were demolished by a big, slow-moving ball.
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
At the Powderhorn Art Sled Rally in Minneapolis, bowling pins with the names of politicians (Erdogan, Trump, Netanyahu, Putin, etc.) sledded down then were demolished by a big, slow-moving ball.
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Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
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Nick Miroff: After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. Now DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets for the purpose of terrorizing American citizens.
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
Two decades after its founding, the department has become what its critics feared.
www.theatlantic.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Nick Miroff: After 9/11, George W. Bush created the Department of Homeland Security to prevent future terror strikes. Now DHS shifted from defending the country against foreign terrorists to deploying agents on American streets for the purpose of terrorizing American citizens.
Within the past few days — not even a full week — Trump’s DOJ has:
- Subpoenaed the Fed chair
- Subpoenaed a sitting Democratic governor and mayor
- Sought investigatory interviews with at least five members of Congress
- Argued protesters do not have 1st Amendment protections to observe police
- Subpoenaed the Fed chair
- Subpoenaed a sitting Democratic governor and mayor
- Sought investigatory interviews with at least five members of Congress
- Argued protesters do not have 1st Amendment protections to observe police
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Within the past few days — not even a full week — Trump’s DOJ has:
- Subpoenaed the Fed chair
- Subpoenaed a sitting Democratic governor and mayor
- Sought investigatory interviews with at least five members of Congress
- Argued protesters do not have 1st Amendment protections to observe police
- Subpoenaed the Fed chair
- Subpoenaed a sitting Democratic governor and mayor
- Sought investigatory interviews with at least five members of Congress
- Argued protesters do not have 1st Amendment protections to observe police
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About the ICE agent who fatally shot a man on New Year’s Eve while off-duty:
A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
ICE agent believed responsible for L.A. killing accused of child abuse, racism in court filings
A court filing made public this week claims that a federal immigration agent thought to have shot and killed a Los Angeles man on New Year's Eve was previously accused of child abuse and making racist...
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
About the ICE agent who fatally shot a man on New Year’s Eve while off-duty:
A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
A court document "says the ICE agent allegedly whipped his sons with a belt, made homophobic slurs and racist remarks about Black and Latino people and brought a gun to a youth sports game."
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Infinite Jest ass timeline
January 6, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Infinite Jest ass timeline
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Citing the Insurrection Act doesn’t prove legitimacy. It’s an extraordinary power meant for true emergencies, not a shield for unconstitutional policing. Using it to silence dissent or justify unlawful paramilitary activity at the hand of ICE undermines the rule of law.
#holdfast
#holdfast
🚨ALARM: Karoline Leavitt lays groundwork for Trump invoking the INSURRECTION ACT ahead of the midterms.
“The Insurrection Act is a tool at the president’s disposal. Democrats are deranged in their hatred for President Trump.”
This is the exact scenario people warned about.
“The Insurrection Act is a tool at the president’s disposal. Democrats are deranged in their hatred for President Trump.”
This is the exact scenario people warned about.
January 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Citing the Insurrection Act doesn’t prove legitimacy. It’s an extraordinary power meant for true emergencies, not a shield for unconstitutional policing. Using it to silence dissent or justify unlawful paramilitary activity at the hand of ICE undermines the rule of law.
#holdfast
#holdfast
Is RFK Jr. attempting to tell us something in Morse code?
Dr Oz: "One of the areas we use most favored nation drug prices is fertility drugs. That's why we're going to have so many Trump babies."
January 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Is RFK Jr. attempting to tell us something in Morse code?
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If Trump invokes the so-called “Insurrection Act,” it won’t be on the basis of any finding that there’s an insurrection. After all, Trump himself argued that even the January 6 uprising did not qualify as an interaction.
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 PM
If Trump invokes the so-called “Insurrection Act,” it won’t be on the basis of any finding that there’s an insurrection. After all, Trump himself argued that even the January 6 uprising did not qualify as an interaction.
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A homicide in a camp where members of politically disfavored ethnic groups are concentrated.
"a colossal makeshift tent encampment on the Mexican border"
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 16, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A homicide in a camp where members of politically disfavored ethnic groups are concentrated.
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BFD here! The DOJ has been trying to get access to state voter rolls in an effort to create a national voter list, suing 23 states+DC. This is the first ruling in one of those cases, with Oregon handing DOJ a big loss
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Court rejects bid for Oregon voter rolls in first ruling on DOJ data grab
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
BFD here! The DOJ has been trying to get access to state voter rolls in an effort to create a national voter list, suing 23 states+DC. This is the first ruling in one of those cases, with Oregon handing DOJ a big loss
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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“If you’re mad about what the government is doing, the appropriate thing to do is something we can completely ignore”
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
“If you’re mad about what the government is doing, the appropriate thing to do is something we can completely ignore”
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The resistance I see in every video from Minnesota is inspiring. Regular people are standing up to heavily armed fucks who have no regard for human life; no moral compass; no true desire beyond harming other people.
January 15, 2026 at 4:11 AM
The resistance I see in every video from Minnesota is inspiring. Regular people are standing up to heavily armed fucks who have no regard for human life; no moral compass; no true desire beyond harming other people.
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They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.
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It seems as though ICE has been instructed to escalate the violence to justify more violence, and to create propaganda to make us forget we outnumber them 10,000 to 1.
🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM
It seems as though ICE has been instructed to escalate the violence to justify more violence, and to create propaganda to make us forget we outnumber them 10,000 to 1.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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NEW: Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) vowed to fight after the DOJ sought to interview him for reminding troops in a video of their obligation to refuse illegal orders.
The announcement comes after Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Tuesday the department is also investigating her for the video.
The announcement comes after Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Tuesday the department is also investigating her for the video.
‘I won’t be intimidated’: Dem lawmaker vows to fight after DOJ expands probe of ‘illegal orders’ video
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
NEW: Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) vowed to fight after the DOJ sought to interview him for reminding troops in a video of their obligation to refuse illegal orders.
The announcement comes after Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Tuesday the department is also investigating her for the video.
The announcement comes after Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said Tuesday the department is also investigating her for the video.
Months after a judge ruled Linsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed "interim" U.S. attorney for the EDVA, the DOJ still hasn't clearly explained how and when she supposedly became a full-blown U.S. attorney.
She hasn't been confirmed by the Senate or appointed by judges in the federal district.
She hasn't been confirmed by the Senate or appointed by judges in the federal district.
Disqualified Trump appointee Halligan accuses judge of 'gross abuse of power' for questioning her authority
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Months after a judge ruled Linsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed "interim" U.S. attorney for the EDVA, the DOJ still hasn't clearly explained how and when she supposedly became a full-blown U.S. attorney.
She hasn't been confirmed by the Senate or appointed by judges in the federal district.
She hasn't been confirmed by the Senate or appointed by judges in the federal district.
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Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just guessing here, but I suspect the White House is pushing so hard for wars of conquest on multiple fronts because they see their support collapsing ahead of the midterms and worry they won't get another shot. An example of how tyrants become more dangerous as they get weaker, not less.
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🚨Border Patrol whistleblower outraged by ICE's conduct exposes over a dozen secret ICE programs in documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
21 Secret ICE Programs Revealed
Leaked documents detail the dizzying scope of ICE operations
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:40 PM
🚨Border Patrol whistleblower outraged by ICE's conduct exposes over a dozen secret ICE programs in documents leaked to me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/21-secret-...
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Being on the board of a school (which had a website) is now justification for execution by this regime?
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Being on the board of a school (which had a website) is now justification for execution by this regime?
How dare she be an active member of her community.
January 14, 2026 at 12:05 AM
How dare she be an active member of her community.
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
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“.. Federal agents grab a woman to drag her away from her car, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
“.. Federal agents grab a woman to drag her away from her car, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
The president flipping off blue-collar workers is great optics.
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The president flipping off blue-collar workers is great optics.