Laura Cence
@lcence.bsky.social
Progressive, bookworm, swimmer, mom. Radical left scum.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is planning to fly to Minneapolis tomorrow. Ro Khanna flew in today.
We've been telling Dems to do this last week. You have to be in Minnesota. You have to be with the people. You have to stand next to Walz and Frey.
Coordinated effort, leadership, and pushback.
We've been telling Dems to do this last week. You have to be in Minnesota. You have to be with the people. You have to stand next to Walz and Frey.
Coordinated effort, leadership, and pushback.
January 27, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is planning to fly to Minneapolis tomorrow. Ro Khanna flew in today.
We've been telling Dems to do this last week. You have to be in Minnesota. You have to be with the people. You have to stand next to Walz and Frey.
Coordinated effort, leadership, and pushback.
We've been telling Dems to do this last week. You have to be in Minnesota. You have to be with the people. You have to stand next to Walz and Frey.
Coordinated effort, leadership, and pushback.
January 26, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
We need everyone we can get in this fight against a fascist takeover.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
If your first instinct to someone being politically mobilized by all this is to give them a sneering "well, what took you so long?" you don't actually care about our winning this; you just want to be able to say you were right.
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"CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is 5 TIMES higher than other federal law enforcement agencies — and, in fact, if you look over the last decade, the arrest rate of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (.4%)."
Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 AM
"CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is 5 TIMES higher than other federal law enforcement agencies — and, in fact, if you look over the last decade, the arrest rate of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (.4%)."
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ICE Agents Removed Pretti's Gun Before He Was Shot And Killed: Report
ICE Agents Removed Pretti's Gun Before He Was Shot And Killed: Report
ICE Agents Removed Pretti's Gun Before He Was Shot And Killed: Report
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January 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
ICE Agents Removed Pretti's Gun Before He Was Shot And Killed: Report
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Ted Cruz bashes Vance and Trump in secret recordings
www.ms.now/news/ted-cru...
www.ms.now/news/ted-cru...
Ted Cruz bashes Vance and Trump in secret recordings
In recordings obtained by Axios, the Republican senator from Texas is heard criticizing the policies and alliances of the president and vice president.
www.ms.now
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Ted Cruz bashes Vance and Trump in secret recordings
www.ms.now/news/ted-cru...
www.ms.now/news/ted-cru...
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If Trump is willing to remove ICE from Minnesota if they hand over their voter rolls, then there really isn't an "emergency" need for them to be there. www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings
Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to let the federal government access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and killed ...
www.cbsnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If Trump is willing to remove ICE from Minnesota if they hand over their voter rolls, then there really isn't an "emergency" need for them to be there. www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
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Trump is throwing 2A activists under the bus. May the betrayal wake many of them up that by supporting MAGA, they ARE the government tyranny they’ve sworn to resist.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Gun Activists Bridle at Suggestion That Pistol Justified Killing
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Trump is throwing 2A activists under the bus. May the betrayal wake many of them up that by supporting MAGA, they ARE the government tyranny they’ve sworn to resist.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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This is a breakdown of video footage of the shooting, showing agents removing and handling Pretti's gun before any of them open fire. Link to the original video in the article.
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
This is a breakdown of video footage of the shooting, showing agents removing and handling Pretti's gun before any of them open fire. Link to the original video in the article.
What does the NRA have to say about this?
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January 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What does the NRA have to say about this?
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This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
This moment in history provides us with incontrovertible evidence that all the conservatives who claim to be extremely devoted to freedom of speech and the right to bear arms, and opposed to the encroachment of tyranny, are completely and totally full of shit.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
It's all white supremacy and greed.
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We are seeing ordinary citizens — a children’s face painter and a doctor — come forth with sworn affidavits to describe the killing of the Minneapolis nurse.
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
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In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:17 AM
We are seeing ordinary citizens — a children’s face painter and a doctor — come forth with sworn affidavits to describe the killing of the Minneapolis nurse.
In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
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In case you were wondering what courage looks like.
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Someone please tell me why the MN state national guard isn’t out in full force protecting their fellow citizens from federal thugs?!?!?
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Someone please tell me why the MN state national guard isn’t out in full force protecting their fellow citizens from federal thugs?!?!?
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Holy shit.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Holy shit.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
He was filming. He went over to help a lady that ICE shoved down. Agents engaged him.
His hands were on the pavement when he was shot.
He never had his hand on a weapon.
Cold blooded murder.
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NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
Fucking Stephen Miller and Greg Bovino are saying this guy is a violent domestic terorist who resisted arrest. Bullshit.
This is MURDER.
This is MURDER.
NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Fucking Stephen Miller and Greg Bovino are saying this guy is a violent domestic terorist who resisted arrest. Bullshit.
This is MURDER.
This is MURDER.
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And if our governors won’t do this, we as citizens need to withhold our taxes.
And if our governors won’t do this, we as citizens need to withhold our taxes.
Today is the day for Governors of blue states, who actually fund the federal government, to get together and come up with a plan to withhold all funds from the federal government and to deprive red states who take the money from the ability to do do.
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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And if our governors won’t do this, we as citizens need to withhold our taxes.
And if our governors won’t do this, we as citizens need to withhold our taxes.
Jfc
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GRAPHIC. Minneapolis. Witness video shows multiple CBP officers pinning a man on Nicollet Ave. While he is on the ground, one officer draws his weapon and fires multiple shots at point-blank range. No warning. No visible threat. Federal force, deployed in public.
GRAPHIC. Minneapolis. Witness video shows multiple CBP officers pinning a man on Nicollet Ave. While he is on the ground, one officer draws his weapon and fires multiple shots at point-blank range. No warning. No visible threat. Federal force, deployed in public.
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Jfc
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The current Occupant of the White House will be remembered as the deranged and demented lunatic who blew up the world order to avoid releasing the EPSTEIN files.
The elected Republican enablers in Congress will be remembered for letting it happen.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The elected Republican enablers in Congress will be remembered for letting it happen.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs over its new trade deal with China
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its trade deal with China. Trump said in a social me...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The current Occupant of the White House will be remembered as the deranged and demented lunatic who blew up the world order to avoid releasing the EPSTEIN files.
The elected Republican enablers in Congress will be remembered for letting it happen.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The elected Republican enablers in Congress will be remembered for letting it happen.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Nothing complicated or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening:
-"forcibly entered homes without a judge’s warrant"
-"interrogated people because of their ethnicity or accents"
-"broke windows and dragged occupants from their cars"
-"used force on people who were already restrained"
-"forcibly entered homes without a judge’s warrant"
-"interrogated people because of their ethnicity or accents"
-"broke windows and dragged occupants from their cars"
-"used force on people who were already restrained"
Videos From Minnesota Show How Aggressive ICE Has Gotten During Arrests and Encounters With Protesters
For weeks, residents have documented the impact of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign and captured many violent confrontations on camera.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Nothing complicated or subtle or hard to understand about what is happening:
-"forcibly entered homes without a judge’s warrant"
-"interrogated people because of their ethnicity or accents"
-"broke windows and dragged occupants from their cars"
-"used force on people who were already restrained"
-"forcibly entered homes without a judge’s warrant"
-"interrogated people because of their ethnicity or accents"
-"broke windows and dragged occupants from their cars"
-"used force on people who were already restrained"
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
@colorado.gov Please follow suit for Colorado!
Gavin Newsom just announced that California will be the first state to join the World Health Organization.
This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.
This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.
January 23, 2026 at 7:46 PM
@colorado.gov Please follow suit for Colorado!
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School district leaders tell MPR News that they have verified incidents in which children, parents and school staff members have been pulled into vehicles by masked agents or detained in other ways.
Kids, staff, parents detained: How federal activity in Minnesota is affecting schools and students
The recent surge in federal law enforcement activity is increasingly affecting school children across the state. Some schools are offering online learning to students to afraid to go to school, while ...
www.mprnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 4:02 PM
School district leaders tell MPR News that they have verified incidents in which children, parents and school staff members have been pulled into vehicles by masked agents or detained in other ways.
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FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
FYI: Dems in the senate can't defund ICE. ICE is funded by the Big Ugly Bill. Shutting down DHS on this vote wouldn't touch ICE, but it would shut down FEMA, TSA, Coast Guard, etc. Shutting down ICE requires taking back Congress in the midterms. Dismantling DHS requires the White House in 2028.