@lkwriter.bsky.social
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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Trump claims he has the authority to impose tariffs to respond to an economic “emergency.” Is getting his feelings hurt an emergency? This shows how absurd is tariff crusade is.
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Trump claims he has the authority to impose tariffs to respond to an economic “emergency.” Is getting his feelings hurt an emergency? This shows how absurd is tariff crusade is.
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The Only Thing Stronger Than Hate Is Love: Minneapolis version.
This is Minneapolis:
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM
The Only Thing Stronger Than Hate Is Love: Minneapolis version.
Do you think you’re going to hell Me Lyons?
screaming at a kidnapped five year old to tell you his favorite song already
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 11, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Do you think you’re going to hell Me Lyons?
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When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
When people are afraid to go to work, afraid to shop, or afraid to gather in their community, it hurts families, neighborhoods, and our entire economy.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
If you can, show up for a small business and let’s continue to show the nation what it means to respond with care and decency.
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Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
House Republicans revolt over GOP’s attempt to hand Trump Congress’ tariff authority
In a rare defeat, three House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress’ ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
www.ms.now
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
In a major defeat for Mike Johnson, 3 House Republicans bucked their leaders to block legislation that would have restricted Congress' ability to strike down Trump’s tariffs.
The final tally was 214-217, with 3 Republicans joining Democrats in opposition.
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This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
GOLDMAN: Do you know what other regimes in the 20th century required similar proof of citizenship?
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
LYONS: Various nefarious regimes did that
GOLDMAN: Is Nazi Germany one?
LYONS: This is the wrong type of question
February 10, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is why primarying people matters. Suddenly everybody involved in this race is in a firm spine contest.
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Thank you for showing and reading from these letters. We must get to every tendril of the crimes against humanity underway by this regime. ICE out of everywhere is a floor. Perpetrators of these crimes must be put on trial. Close all the camps. Bring people home.
"This is Mia, 7 years old -- 'I don't want to be in this place. I want to be in my school'" -- Walkinshaw confronts Lyons with letters written by kids being detained by ICE
February 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Thank you for showing and reading from these letters. We must get to every tendril of the crimes against humanity underway by this regime. ICE out of everywhere is a floor. Perpetrators of these crimes must be put on trial. Close all the camps. Bring people home.
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No way will I attend the White House dinner with this President.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner
More than a half dozen Democrats said Donald Trump disinviting two of their colleagues is the latest example of administration's 'chaos and division.'
www.usatoday.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
No way will I attend the White House dinner with this President.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
I’m standing with @govwesmoore.bsky.social and @colorado.gov — and standing against Trump’s corruption and hatred.
And I’m calling on my Republican colleagues to do the same.
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A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
A stunning detail the ICE chief shared in this hearing that was supposed to be a brag, except it isn't: ICE has arrested 379,000 people between Jan. 2025-Jan. 2026 -- but only 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists.
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
That's 2%! www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
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Rep. Nellie Pou (D-N.J.) with one of the grimmest questions of this hearing, to ICE chief Lyons:
"Will you provide us with a list of people ICE has transferred from New Jersey to other states, so I can inform their families where they are?"
Lyons says yes.
"Will you provide us with a list of people ICE has transferred from New Jersey to other states, so I can inform their families where they are?"
Lyons says yes.
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Rep. Nellie Pou (D-N.J.) with one of the grimmest questions of this hearing, to ICE chief Lyons:
"Will you provide us with a list of people ICE has transferred from New Jersey to other states, so I can inform their families where they are?"
Lyons says yes.
"Will you provide us with a list of people ICE has transferred from New Jersey to other states, so I can inform their families where they are?"
Lyons says yes.
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Ro Khanna Reads Out Redacted Names in Epstein Files on House Floor newrepublic.com/post/206411/... via @newrepublic.com
Ro Khanna Reads Out Redacted Names in Epstein Files on House Floor
Democratic Representative Ro Khanna and Republican Representative Thomas Massie forced the Justice Department to reveal the names of six “powerful men” in the Epstein files.
newrepublic.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Ro Khanna Reads Out Redacted Names in Epstein Files on House Floor newrepublic.com/post/206411/... via @newrepublic.com
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Also, Ossoff is completely right. The danger in the midterms isn't just the prospect of ICE at polls; it's a lag of anywhere from a few days to two weeks after election night before control of the House is called--a stretch during which MAGA will cry fraud every day. Only a blowout stops that.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Also, Ossoff is completely right. The danger in the midterms isn't just the prospect of ICE at polls; it's a lag of anywhere from a few days to two weeks after election night before control of the House is called--a stretch during which MAGA will cry fraud every day. Only a blowout stops that.
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I think more people fell for culture war bullshit before the party peddling it started sending death squads to round people up for concentration camps.
February 10, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I think more people fell for culture war bullshit before the party peddling it started sending death squads to round people up for concentration camps.
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This.
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This.
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@icegov.bsky.social - Where in that mission does executing law abiding Americans fit in exactly?
February 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
@icegov.bsky.social - Where in that mission does executing law abiding Americans fit in exactly?
Supreme court denied Biden's student loan forgiveness but allows Trump immunity from prosecution, and ICE to arrest American citizens.
this was a deliberate policy choice by a party that wants to reserve higher education to their own sons
New all-time high for share of student loans in serious delinquency.
(via NY Fed / Schwab)
(via NY Fed / Schwab)
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Supreme court denied Biden's student loan forgiveness but allows Trump immunity from prosecution, and ICE to arrest American citizens.
Great. That and high prices will keep the world (and US residents) away.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons says that ICE will be a key part of World Cup security.
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Great. That and high prices will keep the world (and US residents) away.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.
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HOOOOOO boy.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
HOOOOOO boy.
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"
Lyons: "Yes ma'am."
McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"
"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"
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This is an entirely appropriate line of questioning given Project 2025 and the Republican Party's emphasis on religion.
McIVER: Do you consider yourself a religious man?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
LYONS: Yes mam
McIVER: How do you think judgment day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?
LYONS: I'm not going to entertain that question
McIVER: Do you think you're going to hell, Mr Lyons?
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This is an entirely appropriate line of questioning given Project 2025 and the Republican Party's emphasis on religion.
Surprising: Health care helps people live longer.
Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds missouriindependent.com/2026/02/10/r...
Breast cancer survival rates higher in Medicaid expansion states, study finds • Missouri Independent
Women with breast cancer living in states that expanded Medicaid eligibility were less likely to die from the disease — but not everyone benefited equally, according to a recent study published in the...
missouriindependent.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Surprising: Health care helps people live longer.
With revelations so far--and the number of extremely wealthy people involved--it is hard not to find that someone had the motive and means to secure the "suicide" of Epstein, including guards and cameras surprisingly inactive.
Lawmakers Begin Review of Unredacted Epstein Files ad find many errors and coverups www.today.com/video/lawmak...
Lawmakers Begin Review of Unredacted Epstein Files
Members of Congress are sifting through millions of unredacted files from the Epstein investigation. Republican Tom Massie said, “What I saw that bothered me were the names of at least six men that ha...
www.today.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:44 PM
With revelations so far--and the number of extremely wealthy people involved--it is hard not to find that someone had the motive and means to secure the "suicide" of Epstein, including guards and cameras surprisingly inactive.
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Someday I hope we get an insider leaking about how NYT headlines, which are often more right-leaning than the reporting, and often misrepresent it, come into being. They're the unsigned editorials of the paper.
February 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Someday I hope we get an insider leaking about how NYT headlines, which are often more right-leaning than the reporting, and often misrepresent it, come into being. They're the unsigned editorials of the paper.