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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James North
@jamesnorth7.bsky.social
· Dec 23
Venezuela Is on the Verge of a Major Humanitarian Tragedy
While the media sleeps, the beginning salvos of Trump’s regime change war is already pushing the nation into crisis.
newrepublic.com
The distinguished #Venezuelan economist Francisco Rodríguez is warning that Trump's oil export blockade could cause "the first famine in the modern history of the western Hemisphere." My article @newrepublic.com #Venezuela @frrodriguezc.bsky.social @ceprdc.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2047...
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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"
Here's what the mainstream media has failed to offer -- a comprehensive, documented rebuttal of the vicious campaign of lies about the #Somali-American community. @currentaffairs.bsky.social @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/demolis...
Demolishing Lies About Somali Americans
Right-wing ideologues like Christopher Rufo are pushing a narrative that paints Somali immigrants as welfare-dependent criminals. It’s nonsense, and the data prove it.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 24, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Here's what the mainstream media has failed to offer -- a comprehensive, documented rebuttal of the vicious campaign of lies about the #Somali-American community. @currentaffairs.bsky.social @nathanjrobinson.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/demolis...
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" is the result of the world bowing before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis. Once again, the Palestinian people are being offered as sacrifices, and along with them, the entire global system of international law.
Cartoon by @LatuffCartoons
Cartoon by @LatuffCartoons
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" is the result of the world bowing before the global rampage of the US-Israel Axis. Once again, the Palestinian people are being offered as sacrifices, and along with them, the entire global system of international law.
Cartoon by @LatuffCartoons
Cartoon by @LatuffCartoons
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Stephen Miller might be the most powerful man in America right now. This indispensable biography traces his long-standing hatred of Latinos and immigrants back to his teen-age years. Thanks to star reporter Jean Guerrero for doing the legwork. @jeanguerre.bsky.social @jennbudd.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Stephen Miller might be the most powerful man in America right now. This indispensable biography traces his long-standing hatred of Latinos and immigrants back to his teen-age years. Thanks to star reporter Jean Guerrero for doing the legwork. @jeanguerre.bsky.social @jennbudd.bsky.social
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I asked Ted Cruz's office if this post was accurate, because come on, Cancun Cruz and all.
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I asked Ted Cruz's office if this post was accurate, because come on, Cancun Cruz and all.
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
His spokesperson: “Senator Cruz is currently on pre-planned work travel that was scheduled weeks in advance. He will be back in Texas before the storm is projected to hit."
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Dear Greenland,
We hate him, too.
Sincerely,
Sane Americans
We hate him, too.
Sincerely,
Sane Americans
January 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Dear Greenland,
We hate him, too.
Sincerely,
Sane Americans
We hate him, too.
Sincerely,
Sane Americans
Stephen Miller might be the most powerful man in America right now. This indispensable biography traces his long-standing hatred of Latinos and immigrants back to his teen-age years. Thanks to star reporter Jean Guerrero for doing the legwork. @jeanguerre.bsky.social @jennbudd.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Stephen Miller might be the most powerful man in America right now. This indispensable biography traces his long-standing hatred of Latinos and immigrants back to his teen-age years. Thanks to star reporter Jean Guerrero for doing the legwork. @jeanguerre.bsky.social @jennbudd.bsky.social
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
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If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, “the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and “such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OtxpMxan
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
If senior officers carry out what Trump is threatening against NATO, “the officers and enlisted people below them will likely obey the chain of command”—and “such an outcome would be a tragedy, and potentially a global catastrophe,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. theatln.tc/OtxpMxan