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jose1.bsky.social
@jose1.bsky.social
Retired Submarine Chief, trying to be a power lifter, as Anti-Trump as I could possibly be. Tottenham Fan, Yankees, Miami Heat/Dolphins, Hurricanes and Gamecocks. Here to be an ally for all who need and deserve the support!
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Five-year-old Génesis Ester Gutiérrez Castellanos misses her cousins, classmates and kindergarten teachers in Austin, Texas.

Despite being a US citizen, she was deported on 11 January alongside her mother, Karen Guadalupe Gutiérrez Castellanos, to Honduras, a country Génesis had never known.
Girl, 5, deported to Honduras despite being US citizen, becomes latest victim of Trump crackdown
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Data from ICE shows that none of its agents have ever been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s more than two-decade history.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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One of the nation's top Catholic newspapers lambasted Vice President J.D. Vance after he falsely claimed that 37-year-old slain nurse Alex Pretti was an "assassin" who intended to kill law enforcement.
'A moral stain': Top Catholic paper blisters JD Vance for choosing 'MAGA over Jesus'
One of the nation's top Catholic newspapers lambasted Vice President J.D. Vance after he falsely claimed that 37-year-old slain nurse Alex Pretti was an "assassin" who intended to kill law enforcement.In an op-ed this week, The National Catholic Reporter's John Grosso noted that Vance was not "choos...
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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BREAKING: Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS says in a notice to Congress obtained by AP.
ICE chief must appear in court to explain why detainees have been denied due process
The chief federal judge in Minnesota says the Trump administration has failed to comply with orders to hold hearings for detained immigrants and ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appear before him Friday to explain why he shouldn’t be held in contempt.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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NEW: Remember when we reported that a Chicago ICE facility accused of human rights abuses said they "lost" two weeks of surveillance footage? Turns out, they never actually recorded anything.

This is in response to a class action lawsuit where detainees say they were held in subhuman conditions.
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Alexander Vindman, who became a key player along with his twin brother in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, announced that he is running for the US Senate as a Democrat in Florida. https://cnn.it/4ag319M
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
How immigration detainees move around Minnesota and the nation
ICE detained hundreds of thousands of people last year, shuttling them between jails and detention centers around the country, limiting access to legal support.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Disclosures show the Oklahoma Republican sold up to $500,000 in UnitedHealth stock while serving on a committee that oversees payments for health care.
House Health Panel Member Kevin Hern Sold UnitedHealth Amid Stock-Trading Ban Push
Disclosures show the Oklahoma Republican sold up to $500,000 in UnitedHealth stock while serving on a committee that oversees payments for health care.
www.forbes.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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Trump officials have ordered national parks to remove dozens of signs and displays related to climate change, environmental protection and settlers’ mistreatment of Native Americans.
More history exhibits pulled from national parks, including Grand Canyon
A new wave of takedown orders from Trump officials targets signs about climate and Native Americans at several national parks, including Big Bend and Glacier.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees. www.wired.com/story/meta-i...
Meta Is Blocking Users From Sharing Website Listing ICE Agents
Users of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads can no longer share links to ICE List, a website listing what it claims are the names of thousands of DHS employees.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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SCOOP: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
Scoop: Trump aide Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that slain Minn. protester wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Homeland Security officers have fired shots during enforcement arrests or at people protesting their operations 16 times since July.

In each case, the Trump administration has declared their actions justified before investigations are completed.
In 16 shooting incidents since July, no DHS officers have faced charges
The Trump administration’s rush to defend the officers and accuse the victims of attacking them has sparked widespread outrage and demands for accountability.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Alec Karakatsanis says both Fox News and even more "liberal" outlets like The New York Times have disseminated stories that create the illusion of a crime wave, when, in fact, U.S. crime is at a 20-year low.
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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During a bipartisan visit to Denmark, Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lisa Murkowski write in a guest essay, “we heard from Greenlanders who can’t sleep, and who told us that their children are crying amid fear of invasion — not from China or Russia, but from the United States.”
Opinion | Shaheen and Murkowski: Congress Must Defend NATO From Trump
America must defend its greatest asset: Its alliances.
nyti.ms
January 27, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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"I didn’t realize, in the hours before his name was released to the public, that the man millions of people had seen lying facedown on the pavement from multiple angles of eyewitness video was my childhood best friend."

Read more from @kristenradtke.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86856...
January 27, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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BREAKING: Two Republican senators, Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski, call for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign.
Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis are the first GOP members of Congress to call for Noem to step down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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Last October, Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.

“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.

(Published Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis over the weekend.
Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller
A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis over the weekend. The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents more than 820,000...
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 3:01 AM
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon said Pam Bondi’s “blackmail” letter to Minnesota is raising questions about the DOJ’s voter roll campaign — fueling concerns that it’s being used as political leverage rather than election oversight.

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Bondi’s ‘blackmail’ letter to Minnesota deepens concerns over DOJ’s voter roll motives, federal judge says
The judge reiterated the DOJ's case against Oregon will be dismissed entirely.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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A Republican-led Utah audit of over 2 million voter registrations found only one noncitizen, who never voted.

The results undercut the right-wing narrative of widespread noncitizen voting, especially as Republicans renew their push for a proof-of-citizenship requirement in voter registration.
Utah reviewed its voter rolls for noncitizens. It found one. Who never voted
The results sharply undercut the narrative of widespread noncitizen voting Republicans are using to promote new nationwide restrictions on voting.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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“Make no mistake, the terror we are experiencing is being subsidized by our own government. Nurses, know that our vision for a healthy society is possible and we will not stop fighting until it is a reality.”
Nurses union calls ICE agents a “public health threat” after Alex Pretti killing
Colleagues remembered Pretti as a kind and dedicated ICU nurse at the VA.
www.motherjones.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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The Trump administration’s race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti underscores what has become a pattern to justify an increasingly violent crackdown: immediately going on the offensive and demonizing the victim, often distorting the facts in the process.
How the Trump Administration Rushed to Judgment in Minneapolis Shooting
The administration was in a race to control the narrative around the killing of Alex Pretti, even as videos emerged that contradicted the government’s account.
nyti.ms
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I hope that this is really fiction and not the new reality. WTF
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Rest in eternal glory Alex Pretti, alongside Renee Good and all those murdered this fascist regime - seize joy in the days we have, and fight back however you can, in any way your circumstances allow - abolish ICE, lift heavy, and Free Palestine #gymsky
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM