Jon Owen
@jonahood.bsky.social
Stay-at-home dad, Salt Lake City. 2 sons and one attorney-wife. Ex-game developer, Red Storm. Ex-president, Utah Autism Coalition. Chicken farmer. Bad disc golfer. Tennessean. FAPE supporter. Pork smoker. Rice Owl. TTRPG nut. Border Collie manager.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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Oof
January 24, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Oof
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Judge William Young ends his order protecting noncitizen students targeted for deportation for their activism or speech with this quotation.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
It’s by Ronald Reagan, who appointed him to the bench four decades ago.
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A Colombian man belonging to a protected class of young people was detained by ICE agents minutes after his immigration case was dismissed.
ICE agents detain Colombian man in Utah courthouse after immigration case dismissed
A Colombian man belonging to a protected class was detained by ICE while leaving immigration court. His case had been dismissed minutes before his detention, an
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January 22, 2026 at 11:33 PM
A Colombian man belonging to a protected class of young people was detained by ICE agents minutes after his immigration case was dismissed.
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Donald Trump wants to end freedom of speech and make it illegal to criticize him or his regime.
Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Donald Trump wants to end freedom of speech and make it illegal to criticize him or his regime.
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MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM
MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota
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Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Insane — a French judge says Trump’s goons tried to pressure her over Le Pen’s prosecution and she was so “taken aback” she told the French foreign office
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
“There’s a political project behind all this and we must be vigilant”
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#UtPol
Utah State Senator @nateforutah.bsky.social is introducing SB 136 “ICE OUT” that would ban masks for ICE agents and prevent them from entering churches, hospitals, and other locations. Please, Utahns, contact GOP leadership to get it assigned a hearing!
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Utah State Senator @nateforutah.bsky.social is introducing SB 136 “ICE OUT” that would ban masks for ICE agents and prevent them from entering churches, hospitals, and other locations. Please, Utahns, contact GOP leadership to get it assigned a hearing!
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January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Utah State Senator @nateforutah.bsky.social is introducing SB 136 “ICE OUT” that would ban masks for ICE agents and prevent them from entering churches, hospitals, and other locations. Please, Utahns, contact GOP leadership to get it assigned a hearing!
bsky.app/profile/nate...
Utah State Senator @nateforutah.bsky.social is introducing SB 136 “ICE OUT” that would ban masks for ICE agents and prevent them from entering churches, hospitals, and other locations. Please, Utahns, contact GOP leadership to get it assigned a hearing!
bsky.app/profile/nate...
I wish my congress critters were more like the Prime Minister of Belgium.
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I wish my congress critters were more like the Prime Minister of Belgium.
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Bruce Springsteen: “If you stand against heavily armed federal troops using Gestapo tactics in an American city and believe you shouldn’t be killed for exercising your right to protest, send a message to this president — ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
January 19, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Bruce Springsteen: “If you stand against heavily armed federal troops using Gestapo tactics in an American city and believe you shouldn’t be killed for exercising your right to protest, send a message to this president — ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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I have had to remove a few FB comments from people who demanded to know why Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman who was pulled from her car by ICE in Minneapolis, didn’t “just follow instructions.” These comments, unfortunately, reveal lack of understanding about being autistic. Here is why. 1/
January 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I have had to remove a few FB comments from people who demanded to know why Aliya Rahman, the autistic woman who was pulled from her car by ICE in Minneapolis, didn’t “just follow instructions.” These comments, unfortunately, reveal lack of understanding about being autistic. Here is why. 1/
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It’s easy to watch the news and feel overwhelmed or even helpless at everything going on. I need you to fight that feeling.
I’m an optimist. You have to be when you strap yourself to a rocket for a living. But there’s real reason to be hopeful this year and l’ll tell you why.
I’m an optimist. You have to be when you strap yourself to a rocket for a living. But there’s real reason to be hopeful this year and l’ll tell you why.
January 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It’s easy to watch the news and feel overwhelmed or even helpless at everything going on. I need you to fight that feeling.
I’m an optimist. You have to be when you strap yourself to a rocket for a living. But there’s real reason to be hopeful this year and l’ll tell you why.
I’m an optimist. You have to be when you strap yourself to a rocket for a living. But there’s real reason to be hopeful this year and l’ll tell you why.
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Hey, Congress —
It would be better if you stopped Trump, doncha think?
It would be better if you stopped Trump, doncha think?
Macron: At the request of Denmark, I have decided that France will participate in the joint exercises organized by Denmark in Greenland, Operation Arctic Endurance. The first French military elements are already on their way. Others will follow.
January 15, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Hey, Congress —
It would be better if you stopped Trump, doncha think?
It would be better if you stopped Trump, doncha think?
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over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
over the course of 1871, congress held seven months of hearings on ku klux klan and other white vigilante violence in the south, they took detailed testimony from hundreds of black men and women attesting to klan terror. (1/?)
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And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
January 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
And here we are: the entire transatlantic alliance is now talking about Greenland, instead of talking about ending the war in Ukraine.
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In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
January 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
In my fifty years in politics, I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
I haven't always agreed with Jerome Powell, but what Donald Trump is doing is out of the dictator’s playbook.
Kudos to Powell for speaking out.
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During a time of out of control inflation it’s nice to see the Utah GOP endorsing attacking a judge rather than repealing the grocery tax, or preventing the closure of daycares
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
During a time of out of control inflation it’s nice to see the Utah GOP endorsing attacking a judge rather than repealing the grocery tax, or preventing the closure of daycares
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January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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That's highly illegal. The government cannot go to someone's house without a warrant or probable cause.
JD Vance: "It was a legitimate law enforcement operation. We were going door to door to try to find criminal illegal aliens and deport them from the United States ... say a prayer for that agent ... he deserves a debt of gratitude."
January 8, 2026 at 7:44 PM
That's highly illegal. The government cannot go to someone's house without a warrant or probable cause.
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Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.”
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?
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Trump told oil execs if they gave a billion to his campaign he’d give them what they wanted
They gave him a billion
He gave them eviscerated EPA rules
Cut solar and wind projects off at the knees
Eliminated credits for EVs
He gave them Venezuela
They gave him a billion
He gave them eviscerated EPA rules
Cut solar and wind projects off at the knees
Eliminated credits for EVs
He gave them Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Trump told oil execs if they gave a billion to his campaign he’d give them what they wanted
They gave him a billion
He gave them eviscerated EPA rules
Cut solar and wind projects off at the knees
Eliminated credits for EVs
He gave them Venezuela
They gave him a billion
He gave them eviscerated EPA rules
Cut solar and wind projects off at the knees
Eliminated credits for EVs
He gave them Venezuela
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.