James North
@jamesnorth7.bsky.social
Covering the Global South for 50 years. Wrote “Freedom Rising,” about apartheid South Africa. Bylines @thenation.com, @newrepublic.com, @truthdig.com. Editor @Mondoweiss.net. Reporting about Trump's assault on #immigrants.
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Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
The country is rapidly tipping into a dire food emergency caused in part by the U.S. blockade.
newrepublic.com
As #Venezuela skids deeper into a "food emergency," Trump's de facto new alliance with the repressive, corrupt regime there makes the crisis even more deadly. My article @newrepublic.com. @deanbaker13.bsky.social @dceiver.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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Trump and Marco #Rubio are smug right now, boasting that they will "run #Venezuela." But can they handle the growing "food emergency" -- allied with a corrupt regime? My doubts @newrepublic.com. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
The country is rapidly tipping into a dire food emergency caused in part by the U.S. blockade.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Trump and Marco #Rubio are smug right now, boasting that they will "run #Venezuela." But can they handle the growing "food emergency" -- allied with a corrupt regime? My doubts @newrepublic.com. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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sounds like the "president of Venezuela" (Donald Trump) is doing a really terrible job
As #Venezuela skids deeper into a "food emergency," Trump's de facto new alliance with the repressive, corrupt regime there makes the crisis even more deadly. My article @newrepublic.com. @deanbaker13.bsky.social @dceiver.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
The country is rapidly tipping into a dire food emergency caused in part by the U.S. blockade.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
sounds like the "president of Venezuela" (Donald Trump) is doing a really terrible job
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
Trump and Marco #Rubio are smug right now, boasting that they will "run #Venezuela." But can they handle the growing "food emergency" -- allied with a corrupt regime? My doubts @newrepublic.com. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
The country is rapidly tipping into a dire food emergency caused in part by the U.S. blockade.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Trump and Marco #Rubio are smug right now, boasting that they will "run #Venezuela." But can they handle the growing "food emergency" -- allied with a corrupt regime? My doubts @newrepublic.com. @jfallows.bsky.social @garrettepps.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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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.
As #Venezuela skids deeper into a "food emergency," Trump's de facto new alliance with the repressive, corrupt regime there makes the crisis even more deadly. My article @newrepublic.com. @deanbaker13.bsky.social @dceiver.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
The country is rapidly tipping into a dire food emergency caused in part by the U.S. blockade.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM
As #Venezuela skids deeper into a "food emergency," Trump's de facto new alliance with the repressive, corrupt regime there makes the crisis even more deadly. My article @newrepublic.com. @deanbaker13.bsky.social @dceiver.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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ICE is being used to implement what scholars call a “dual state” — one legal, one lawless.
ICE and the Dual-State Regime - Truthdig
The Nazi political theory behind ICE lawlessness creates two systems: one that follows rules and one that ignores traditional restraints.
www.truthdig.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
ICE is being used to implement what scholars call a “dual state” — one legal, one lawless.
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NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social)
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
nationalnurses.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
#Venezuela has disappeared from the U.S. media -- but the danger of a "food emergency" is rising, and Trump's de facto alliance with the repressive regime will make it worse. My article @newrepublic.com. @murosinvisibles.bsky.social @jakobjohnston.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#Venezuela has disappeared from the U.S. media -- but the danger of a "food emergency" is rising, and Trump's de facto alliance with the repressive regime will make it worse. My article @newrepublic.com. @murosinvisibles.bsky.social @jakobjohnston.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
As #Venezuela skids deeper into a "food emergency," Trump's de facto new alliance with the repressive, corrupt regime there makes the crisis even more deadly. My article @newrepublic.com.
@frrodriguezc.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social @philgunson.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
@frrodriguezc.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social @philgunson.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Is Trump Going to Let Venezuela Starve?
The country is rapidly tipping into a dire food emergency caused in part by the U.S. blockade.
newrepublic.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 AM
As #Venezuela skids deeper into a "food emergency," Trump's de facto new alliance with the repressive, corrupt regime there makes the crisis even more deadly. My article @newrepublic.com.
@frrodriguezc.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social @philgunson.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
@frrodriguezc.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social @philgunson.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Minnesota has a long history of defending American freedom. At a decisive stage in the battle of Gettysburg, the 1st Minnesota regiment held off a Confederate attack -- and 215 of 262 men were killed or wounded. #Minneapolis #AlexPretti @jfallows.bsky.social www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesot...
"Not a man wavered"--The 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg
The 1st Minnesota played a critical role in the battle of Gettysburg.
www.civilwarmed.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Minnesota has a long history of defending American freedom. At a decisive stage in the battle of Gettysburg, the 1st Minnesota regiment held off a Confederate attack -- and 215 of 262 men were killed or wounded. #Minneapolis #AlexPretti @jfallows.bsky.social www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesot...
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
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'ICU nurse who takes care of critically ill veterans" fits the profile of someone who saves lives, even at great risk -- DHS's lies are not gonna fly
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 8:18 PM
'ICU nurse who takes care of critically ill veterans" fits the profile of someone who saves lives, even at great risk -- DHS's lies are not gonna fly
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
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Any news organization that quotes Bovino saying the victim intended to “massacre” agents and doesn’t say that is a damnable lie disproved by the videos is not a serious news organization.
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Any news organization that quotes Bovino saying the victim intended to “massacre” agents and doesn’t say that is a damnable lie disproved by the videos is not a serious news organization.
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Never pulled his gun. Bovino just lied.
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Never pulled his gun. Bovino just lied.
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I wrote about the very stupid idea that ICE can be “reformed” or “retrained.” This was written before ICE demonstrated how correct I am by swarming and executing another Minnesotan.
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
This Year’s First Big Stupid Idea: “Retrain ICE”
Some things get so evil that they forfeit their right to exist. Trump’s rogue paramilitary gangs are one of them.
newrepublic.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I wrote about the very stupid idea that ICE can be “reformed” or “retrained.” This was written before ICE demonstrated how correct I am by swarming and executing another Minnesotan.
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
newrepublic.com/post/205582/...
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
It's time to stop calling ICE "federal law enforcement." #ICE has clearly been ordered by Stephen Miller to provoke violence and conflict, which will justify invoking the Insurrection Act. Find a more accurate description. How about "federal violent provocateurs?" #Minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It's time to stop calling ICE "federal law enforcement." #ICE has clearly been ordered by Stephen Miller to provoke violence and conflict, which will justify invoking the Insurrection Act. Find a more accurate description. How about "federal violent provocateurs?" #Minneapolis
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I just watched the shooting video. It's a horrific beating and execution in the middle of the street.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I just watched the shooting video. It's a horrific beating and execution in the middle of the street.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
If local and state officials don't move to arrest everyone involved for murder, they need to resign. Making arrests will de-escalate the situation. Do nothing and this is going to explode.
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“Do justice. Love kindness. Abolish ICE.”
NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week.
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE
(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t...
religionnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“Do justice. Love kindness. Abolish ICE.”
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a smart evil person would have thrown that ICE agent under the bus so fast it made us dizzy, just absolutely One Bad Appled him across the country to soothe the anxious white folks. instead they got on TV and pointed to a video of him not getting run over and said "omg look at him getting run over"
Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are.
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
And MAGA knows it.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...
Trump privately frustrated that he risks losing control of immigration message amid Minnesota chaos | CNN Politics
The ongoing protests and images coming out of Minnesota have prompted concerns from some Trump administration officials over the optics of the immigration crackdown as Americans grow alarmed by the ch...
www.cnn.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 AM
a smart evil person would have thrown that ICE agent under the bus so fast it made us dizzy, just absolutely One Bad Appled him across the country to soothe the anxious white folks. instead they got on TV and pointed to a video of him not getting run over and said "omg look at him getting run over"