Katelyn Oldham *Do not obey in advance.*
@katelynstarrpdx.bsky.social
labor lawyer and movement idealist in Oregon dreaming of a worker’s party, social safety net & Medicaid for all; against the genocide of Palestinians and all violence against civilians; the rule of law and human rights matter; big fan of education
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"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers
There is power and protection in collective action. All solidarity for these abuse survivors. May they receive the justice and peace they deserve.
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Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Ben Luhmann, who filmed this, is one of the two high schoolers from a conservative Christian family I rode along with in Chicago when they were searching for ICE agents there.
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
When I asked him how his faith informed his efforts to document ICE/DHS, he told me this. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
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The minute Kushner proposed the insane idea of paving over Gaza’s problems in order to build a little Las Vegas in its place we should have known the idea was so corrupt and vile that Trump would try to make it a reality.
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The minute Kushner proposed the insane idea of paving over Gaza’s problems in order to build a little Las Vegas in its place we should have known the idea was so corrupt and vile that Trump would try to make it a reality.
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Reported "suicide" at ICE facility in El Paso was actually homicide, per medical examiner. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
Cuban Detainee in El Paso ICE Facility Died by Homicide, Autopsy Shows
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Reported "suicide" at ICE facility in El Paso was actually homicide, per medical examiner. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...
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Masked agents are kicking in doors, snatching people from cars, pointing guns at anyone who dares to film. How will the lawyers show up to defend and work with movement?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is what ICE descending on Minneapolis looks like
Photos show the terror and resistance taking over Minnesota's largest city.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Masked agents are kicking in doors, snatching people from cars, pointing guns at anyone who dares to film. How will the lawyers show up to defend and work with movement?
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Good morning Minneapolis! Excellent, hopeful thread.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Good morning Minneapolis! Excellent, hopeful thread.
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1. After months of denials, the Trump administration has admitted that DOGE staff misused Social Security data.
A DOGE staffer signed a deal to share the data with a “political advocacy group” seeking to “overturn election results"
The identity of the staffer is not disclosed but there are clues
A DOGE staffer signed a deal to share the data with a “political advocacy group” seeking to “overturn election results"
The identity of the staffer is not disclosed but there are clues
DOGE staffer signed deal to share Social Security data with election deniers
After months of denials, the Trump administration has admitted that staffers affiliated with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) misused Social Security Administration (SSA) data.
popular.info
January 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM
1. After months of denials, the Trump administration has admitted that DOGE staff misused Social Security data.
A DOGE staffer signed a deal to share the data with a “political advocacy group” seeking to “overturn election results"
The identity of the staffer is not disclosed but there are clues
A DOGE staffer signed a deal to share the data with a “political advocacy group” seeking to “overturn election results"
The identity of the staffer is not disclosed but there are clues
Yep.
Kavanaugh home invasions
Kavanaugh kiddie detentions
Kavanaugh pepper spray torture
Kavanaugh kiddie detentions
Kavanaugh pepper spray torture
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Yep.
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
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My take on the Jan 23 action in Minneapolis is that I don’t really care whether it’s a “true” general strike (we could argue about that all day).
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
My take on the Jan 23 action in Minneapolis is that I don’t really care whether it’s a “true” general strike (we could argue about that all day).
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
What DOES matter is that it’s a bold and necessary escalation, and local labor leaders are publicly encouraging workers to join in anti-ICE resistance
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New in PN: Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment
"The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."
"The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."
Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment
Thanks, Brett Kavanaugh.
www.publicnotice.co
January 21, 2026 at 12:27 PM
New in PN: Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment
"The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."
"The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."
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They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
They are targeting children because they are trying incite violence. I have talked to many journalists today, and they all made the same observation: Border Patrol and ICE have been rolling around with maximum aggression, lingering for ages as crowds, gather, seemingly trying to cause a riot.
Impeach, Remove, Charge, Convict, Imprison. Congress must act. Republicans in Congress must act. Americans must demand that the Fourth Amendment be honored and the right to be secure in our homes be protected.
This is the Trump administration trashing the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution in pursuit of its mass deportation agenda.
Worse, a footnote to this memo suggest they won't even rule out authorizing home invasions with no judicial warrant for people not even ordered removed!
Worse, a footnote to this memo suggest they won't even rule out authorizing home invasions with no judicial warrant for people not even ordered removed!
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Impeach, Remove, Charge, Convict, Imprison. Congress must act. Republicans in Congress must act. Americans must demand that the Fourth Amendment be honored and the right to be secure in our homes be protected.
This administration flagrantly violates our constitution, state & federal laws with impunity. We must demand that prosecutors & state police charge, try & convict them; we must hold them civilly accountable for the damages they cause by these grotesque violations. No more ICE funding. Abolish ICE.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 PM
This administration flagrantly violates our constitution, state & federal laws with impunity. We must demand that prosecutors & state police charge, try & convict them; we must hold them civilly accountable for the damages they cause by these grotesque violations. No more ICE funding. Abolish ICE.
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literally what the bill of rights was written to prevent but okay
“A sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches” is such mealy mouthed weasel worded bullshit. It is an open and shut violation of the fourth amendment.
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 PM
literally what the bill of rights was written to prevent but okay
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Devastating.
Today Dallas County declared Tommy Lee Walker innocent of a 1953 murder for which he was wrongfully executed 70 years ago. Arrested at 19, executed within 3 years. A life stolen. Justice much delayed. Awed by the Walker family's persistence. So proud of this @innocenceproject team.
BREAKING: 70 years after his wrongful execution, Tommy Lee Walker is declared innocent.
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
“The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Devastating.
This lawless, warrantless terrorizing of families and kidnapping and endangerment of children must be stopped. Where are the state prosecutors to charge and convict these scum? Appalling and unacceptable.
January 21, 2026 at 8:03 PM
This lawless, warrantless terrorizing of families and kidnapping and endangerment of children must be stopped. Where are the state prosecutors to charge and convict these scum? Appalling and unacceptable.
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this Greenland shit is fucking insane. it’s fucking insane. the fact that anyone is humoring him is fucking insane. the biggest problem in the world today is that nobody is taking the president seriously for the fucking psychopath he is. this isn’t all some fucking joke
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 AM
this Greenland shit is fucking insane. it’s fucking insane. the fact that anyone is humoring him is fucking insane. the biggest problem in the world today is that nobody is taking the president seriously for the fucking psychopath he is. this isn’t all some fucking joke
My kind of mayor!
Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Sanders join striking NYC nurses on picket line gothamist.com/news/mayor-m...
Mayor Mamdani, Sen. Sanders join striking NYC nurses on picket line
But no progress was reported in contract talks between the nurses and three major hospital centers.
gothamist.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
My kind of mayor!
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Immediate punishment for speaking out against the 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 12:27 PM
Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.
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TODAY: We’re making sure key senators hear from their constituents about using the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good. Congress must answer the people’s call to stop the lawlessness of the regime’s secret police.
ICE OUT For Good Phone Bank · Indivisible
Masked federal agents are terrorizing our communities. They're teargassing babies, kidnapping our neighbors, shooting clergy in the face with chemical projectiles, and killing innocent people.
**But...
www.mobilize.us
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
TODAY: We’re making sure key senators hear from their constituents about using the upcoming Homeland Security funding bill to get ICE Out For Good. Congress must answer the people’s call to stop the lawlessness of the regime’s secret police.
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
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ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…
naomikritzer.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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For the first time in history, the archbishop responsible for U.S. service members said officers may be morally obligated to disobey a sitting president’s orders.
Broglio said a Trump-ordered invasion of Greenland would violate Catholic teaching and that Catholic troops could refuse to comply.
Broglio said a Trump-ordered invasion of Greenland would violate Catholic teaching and that Catholic troops could refuse to comply.
Conservative Military Archbishop Says Catholic Troops Can Defy Trump Orders on Greenland
The archbishop responsible for pastoral care of U.S. service members says an unjust attack on a friendly nation justifies troops’ conscientious refusal under Catholic moral teaching.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
For the first time in history, the archbishop responsible for U.S. service members said officers may be morally obligated to disobey a sitting president’s orders.
Broglio said a Trump-ordered invasion of Greenland would violate Catholic teaching and that Catholic troops could refuse to comply.
Broglio said a Trump-ordered invasion of Greenland would violate Catholic teaching and that Catholic troops could refuse to comply.
Fuck this madness. This administration is depraved. Impeach, remove, charge, convict, imprison.
January 21, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Fuck this madness. This administration is depraved. Impeach, remove, charge, convict, imprison.
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Reps. Khanna and Massie:
The judges presiding over the Epstein and Maxwell dockets have "inherent authority" to appoint a special master to release the files, and Trump DOJ's actions show why.
Doc buff.ly/FMAEr5t
Background buff.ly/ZFi3a36
Key passage and quick thread
The judges presiding over the Epstein and Maxwell dockets have "inherent authority" to appoint a special master to release the files, and Trump DOJ's actions show why.
Doc buff.ly/FMAEr5t
Background buff.ly/ZFi3a36
Key passage and quick thread
January 21, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Reps. Khanna and Massie:
The judges presiding over the Epstein and Maxwell dockets have "inherent authority" to appoint a special master to release the files, and Trump DOJ's actions show why.
Doc buff.ly/FMAEr5t
Background buff.ly/ZFi3a36
Key passage and quick thread
The judges presiding over the Epstein and Maxwell dockets have "inherent authority" to appoint a special master to release the files, and Trump DOJ's actions show why.
Doc buff.ly/FMAEr5t
Background buff.ly/ZFi3a36
Key passage and quick thread