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“Democrats can now force such a debate. It will be a debate over ICE and the Border Patrol. But it will also be a debate that goes to the heart of what kind of a nation we are, and what kind of a nation we want to be.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...
How Dems Can Tame ICE
Start by forcing Republicans to defend it.
www.thebulwark.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
“Democrats can now force such a debate. It will be a debate over ICE and the Border Patrol. But it will also be a debate that goes to the heart of what kind of a nation we are, and what kind of a nation we want to be.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...
www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...
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(The Atlantic) Excellent piece dealing with the lawlessness of the two recent killings in Minneapolis. The need for REAL law and REAL public decency has never been higher.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
What Should Americans Do Now?
We need a mass movement for basic decency.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 PM
(The Atlantic) Excellent piece dealing with the lawlessness of the two recent killings in Minneapolis. The need for REAL law and REAL public decency has never been higher.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Very brave and by brave I mean they’re all convinced that they can sycophant their way into getting Trump to be not evil.
"President Trump is a very strong leader, and I hope he will rise to this moment and unite the country." Such a courageous statement from Sam Altman to OpenAI employees.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 28, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Very brave and by brave I mean they’re all convinced that they can sycophant their way into getting Trump to be not evil.
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When billionaires and corporations can flood elections with unlimited, and oftentimes undisclosed, amounts of money, life gets more expensive for everyday Americans. #EndCitizensUnited
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 PM
When billionaires and corporations can flood elections with unlimited, and oftentimes undisclosed, amounts of money, life gets more expensive for everyday Americans. #EndCitizensUnited
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He helped build the religious right in America. Now he’s on the streets of Minneapolis protesting ICE.
Evangelical minister Rob Schenck discusses his political 180 on this week’s “More To The Story With Al Letson.”
Listen here: apple.co/4q6FQDB
Evangelical minister Rob Schenck discusses his political 180 on this week’s “More To The Story With Al Letson.”
Listen here: apple.co/4q6FQDB
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
He helped build the religious right in America. Now he’s on the streets of Minneapolis protesting ICE.
Evangelical minister Rob Schenck discusses his political 180 on this week’s “More To The Story With Al Letson.”
Listen here: apple.co/4q6FQDB
Evangelical minister Rob Schenck discusses his political 180 on this week’s “More To The Story With Al Letson.”
Listen here: apple.co/4q6FQDB
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.
January 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
CNN airs compilation of federal agents acting with extreme aggression towards peaceful observers.
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WEMBY: “Every day I wake up and see the news and I’m horrified. It’s crazy that some people make it seem like the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
January 27, 2026 at 11:18 PM
WEMBY: “Every day I wake up and see the news and I’m horrified. It’s crazy that some people make it seem like the murder of civilians is acceptable.”
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Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
January 27, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...
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It's completely insane to me that it's even up for debate among senators that Kristi Noem should resign. Every lawmaker and newspaper editorial board in the country should be calling for her resignation. She has entirely failed in this role. She is incompetent. She is a disaster.
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 PM
It's completely insane to me that it's even up for debate among senators that Kristi Noem should resign. Every lawmaker and newspaper editorial board in the country should be calling for her resignation. She has entirely failed in this role. She is incompetent. She is a disaster.
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For YEARS I've been on the forefront of trying to pass real privacy reforms to stop an agency like Trump's ICE from weaponizing your private data. Now it's happened, but it's not too late to act. If you care about this as much as I do, please let your members of Congress know.
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
For YEARS I've been on the forefront of trying to pass real privacy reforms to stop an agency like Trump's ICE from weaponizing your private data. Now it's happened, but it's not too late to act. If you care about this as much as I do, please let your members of Congress know.
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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3. ICE is using government data from state DMVs and federal agencies and refuses to answer questions about how that data is used. I'm also leading that fight in the Senate to rein them in, and warned states that care about their residents to stop sharing DMV data with ICE.
Dem governors unwittingly share DMV data with ICE, lawmakers warn
40 congressional Democrats are urging blue-state leaders to block ICE access to a database containing residents’ driver license and registration information.
fedscoop.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
3. ICE is using government data from state DMVs and federal agencies and refuses to answer questions about how that data is used. I'm also leading that fight in the Senate to rein them in, and warned states that care about their residents to stop sharing DMV data with ICE.
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When you see what they are doing to public space it’s clear that the real MAGA diehards are people who never leave their house. They lock themselves indoors and want to watch this on the news they stare at for 16 hours a day.
Normal people who go outside sometimes cannot be convinced to like this.
Normal people who go outside sometimes cannot be convinced to like this.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
When you see what they are doing to public space it’s clear that the real MAGA diehards are people who never leave their house. They lock themselves indoors and want to watch this on the news they stare at for 16 hours a day.
Normal people who go outside sometimes cannot be convinced to like this.
Normal people who go outside sometimes cannot be convinced to like this.
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And here in the last sentence you see what these PR moves are all about: A government shutdown is looming on Friday over more DHS funding, and they are maneuvering to blame Democrats.
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
And here in the last sentence you see what these PR moves are all about: A government shutdown is looming on Friday over more DHS funding, and they are maneuvering to blame Democrats.
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Here it is. For the third time.
I'm calling on DHS and DOJ's IGs to heed the public outcry and finally launch a joint task force to investigate the horrific pattern of brutality from Trump's agents, including the public execution of Alex Pretti.
We demand accountability. Now.
I'm calling on DHS and DOJ's IGs to heed the public outcry and finally launch a joint task force to investigate the horrific pattern of brutality from Trump's agents, including the public execution of Alex Pretti.
We demand accountability. Now.
January 27, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Here it is. For the third time.
I'm calling on DHS and DOJ's IGs to heed the public outcry and finally launch a joint task force to investigate the horrific pattern of brutality from Trump's agents, including the public execution of Alex Pretti.
We demand accountability. Now.
I'm calling on DHS and DOJ's IGs to heed the public outcry and finally launch a joint task force to investigate the horrific pattern of brutality from Trump's agents, including the public execution of Alex Pretti.
We demand accountability. Now.
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Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Bovino is just the patsy - a noxious and odious fall guy. Stephen Miller is the architect and prime mover of the whole thing. Everything they do is at his direction - often after his threats. As long as he runs policy in the WH, nothing will change no matter how many Bovinos come and go.
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Red: Alex Pretti's gun was always holstered until removed by an ICE agent.
Blue: Alex Pretti's hands were never close to his gun.
Orange: The ICE agent's gun was not fired until Alex Pretti was disarmed.
Conclusion: This was an execution by ICE of an unarmed man.
Help fight back at www.PAXIS.app
Blue: Alex Pretti's hands were never close to his gun.
Orange: The ICE agent's gun was not fired until Alex Pretti was disarmed.
Conclusion: This was an execution by ICE of an unarmed man.
Help fight back at www.PAXIS.app
January 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Red: Alex Pretti's gun was always holstered until removed by an ICE agent.
Blue: Alex Pretti's hands were never close to his gun.
Orange: The ICE agent's gun was not fired until Alex Pretti was disarmed.
Conclusion: This was an execution by ICE of an unarmed man.
Help fight back at www.PAXIS.app
Blue: Alex Pretti's hands were never close to his gun.
Orange: The ICE agent's gun was not fired until Alex Pretti was disarmed.
Conclusion: This was an execution by ICE of an unarmed man.
Help fight back at www.PAXIS.app
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Wild to type this in response to Greg Abbott, but yes, let’s have a conversation about “recalibrating” ICE. But Congress handing ICE a blank check without that conversation is foolish and irresponsible.
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Wild to type this in response to Greg Abbott, but yes, let’s have a conversation about “recalibrating” ICE. But Congress handing ICE a blank check without that conversation is foolish and irresponsible.
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In other words, there will be no apologies and no "walking back" of anything (despite reporting to that effect). No accountability. Nobody fired or disciplined. And as I said, they will just bs this until it goes away for them with the next outrage.
January 26, 2026 at 8:01 PM
In other words, there will be no apologies and no "walking back" of anything (despite reporting to that effect). No accountability. Nobody fired or disciplined. And as I said, they will just bs this until it goes away for them with the next outrage.
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Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
Bovino: "When politicians, community leaders, & some journalists engage in that heated rhetoric we keep talking about, when they make the choice to vilify law enforcement calling law enforcement 'Gestapo' or using the term 'kidnapping,' that is a choice & there are actions & consequences."
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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Trump makes a BS post on Truth Social about working with MN with empty promises then Karoline Leavitt walks out to a press conference and makes it abundantly clear that not one damn thing is going to change other than minor adjustments to their propaganda.
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Trump makes a BS post on Truth Social about working with MN with empty promises then Karoline Leavitt walks out to a press conference and makes it abundantly clear that not one damn thing is going to change other than minor adjustments to their propaganda.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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"This isn’t about immigration enforcement. This is straight-out fascism. ... They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are beating up and killing citizens to create disruption, so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office."
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"This isn’t about immigration enforcement. This is straight-out fascism. ... They are using the mechanism of armed officers with masks who are beating up and killing citizens to create disruption, so they can use more force to eliminate the possibility they could be removed from office."