Mark Trushkowsky
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of course they knew. IT WAS THEIR POLICY.
EXCLUSIVE: ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before the Minneapolis shootings.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership didn't see it as a concern to be addressed.
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership didn't see it as a concern to be addressed.
ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings
Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed.
www.politico.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
of course they knew. IT WAS THEIR POLICY.
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The SAVE Act is bad. While lots of people are talking about the ID portion, It creates a criminal cause of action to put election workers in prison for (even accidentally) registering someone to vote without ID.
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
What You Need to Know About the SAVE Act
campaignlegal.org
February 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The SAVE Act is bad. While lots of people are talking about the ID portion, It creates a criminal cause of action to put election workers in prison for (even accidentally) registering someone to vote without ID.
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
campaignlegal.org/update/what-...
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"I'm too old for this imperial shit" - Black Skin, White Masks
February 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"I'm too old for this imperial shit" - Black Skin, White Masks
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February 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Some friends and I were wondering if these dystopian days will bring about the end of asking each other, “how are you doing?” and it brought me back to these nurturing & sustaining questions, gifted by @teachnexttmb.bsky.social as a better way.
February 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Some friends and I were wondering if these dystopian days will bring about the end of asking each other, “how are you doing?” and it brought me back to these nurturing & sustaining questions, gifted by @teachnexttmb.bsky.social as a better way.
For all my non-Minnesota people, do not think for a second that Frey has anything to do with getting ICE the fuck out of Minneapolis.
Mayor Frey on east coast victory tour answering questions about the time he said "get the f out of Minneapolis." Remember that? That was the moment we knew the feds were in trouble.
February 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
For all my non-Minnesota people, do not think for a second that Frey has anything to do with getting ICE the fuck out of Minneapolis.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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I pulled together a small list of body camera-related resources, just in case anybody is curious about how abolitionists think about them.
- Mariame Kaba wrote a blog post in 2014 about police reforms to oppose: www.usprisonculture.com/2014/12/01/p...
- Mariame Kaba wrote a blog post in 2014 about police reforms to oppose: www.usprisonculture.com/2014/12/01/p...
Prison Culture » Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose…
www.usprisonculture.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
I pulled together a small list of body camera-related resources, just in case anybody is curious about how abolitionists think about them.
- Mariame Kaba wrote a blog post in 2014 about police reforms to oppose: www.usprisonculture.com/2014/12/01/p...
- Mariame Kaba wrote a blog post in 2014 about police reforms to oppose: www.usprisonculture.com/2014/12/01/p...
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First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
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There is also the Bad Bunny Syllabus
www.badbunnysyllabus.com
I am here for all of it!! Want to read that dissertation 😍
www.badbunnysyllabus.com
I am here for all of it!! Want to read that dissertation 😍
Home
www.badbunnysyllabus.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:42 AM
There is also the Bad Bunny Syllabus
www.badbunnysyllabus.com
I am here for all of it!! Want to read that dissertation 😍
www.badbunnysyllabus.com
I am here for all of it!! Want to read that dissertation 😍
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Thinking about the fact that the writing on the football was in English.
The audience for THAT message - significant.
Truly going to be thinking of the incredible brilliance & beauty of that show for a long time! 💛
The audience for THAT message - significant.
Truly going to be thinking of the incredible brilliance & beauty of that show for a long time! 💛
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Thinking about the fact that the writing on the football was in English.
The audience for THAT message - significant.
Truly going to be thinking of the incredible brilliance & beauty of that show for a long time! 💛
The audience for THAT message - significant.
Truly going to be thinking of the incredible brilliance & beauty of that show for a long time! 💛
GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW EVER!
February 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW EVER!
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Put this family up in the Governor’s Mansion and dare this administration to come get him, @governorwalz.mn.gov
Fuck this shit.
Fuck this shit.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Put this family up in the Governor’s Mansion and dare this administration to come get him, @governorwalz.mn.gov
Fuck this shit.
Fuck this shit.
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SCORPION: take me across the river
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
SCORPION: take me across the river
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
The testimony of Aliya Rahman, Bangladeshi American & U.S. citizen, before Congress about her violent ICE arrest and detention.
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The testimony of Aliya Rahman, Bangladeshi American & U.S. citizen, before Congress about her violent ICE arrest and detention.
Communal singing led by a Justice Choir tonight at the site of Alex Pretti’s final moments. In case you need a good cry, like I did.
“Only through heartbreak
did I learn to shake,
And the strength
And the depth
Of my heart.”
“Only through heartbreak
did I learn to shake,
And the strength
And the depth
Of my heart.”
February 3, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Communal singing led by a Justice Choir tonight at the site of Alex Pretti’s final moments. In case you need a good cry, like I did.
“Only through heartbreak
did I learn to shake,
And the strength
And the depth
Of my heart.”
“Only through heartbreak
did I learn to shake,
And the strength
And the depth
Of my heart.”
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BREAKING: A federal judge has EXTENDED Haiti TPS!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
February 3, 2026 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge has EXTENDED Haiti TPS!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’ order read it was “substantially likely” that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem preordained her termination decision because of “hostility to nonwhite immigrants.”
HERE TO STAY!
WI NOU KAPAB!
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Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
After ICE release St. Paul woman, she says agents keep returning to her home
Thi Dua Vang legally came to the U.S. two years ago. So when ICE showed up, she thought it must have been a mistake.
www.kare11.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
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convergence of Trump policies is exponential escalation of the catastrophes he has unleashed
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:10 AM
convergence of Trump policies is exponential escalation of the catastrophes he has unleashed
