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In my ongoing thread, here is the start of the DOJ portion of today's Minnesota v. Noem hearing over the 10th Amendment challenge to Operation Metro Surge. —>
We're back, and DOJ is up.
Menendez is asking Brantley Mayers for DOJ whether the purpose of the surge is to get the state and cities to change their policies and follow federal polices.
Mayers tries to say that the goal is to enforce federal law, but Menendez is pointing to admin statements.
Menendez is asking Brantley Mayers for DOJ whether the purpose of the surge is to get the state and cities to change their policies and follow federal polices.
Mayers tries to say that the goal is to enforce federal law, but Menendez is pointing to admin statements.
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
In my ongoing thread, here is the start of the DOJ portion of today's Minnesota v. Noem hearing over the 10th Amendment challenge to Operation Metro Surge. —>
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📰 NEW #AbuseOfPowerWatch newsletter is here!
This weekly newsletter by @yunao08.bsky.social documents ICE abuses, government overreach & the human cost of Trump’s agenda.
"The Trump administration wants these documented abuses of power to fall through the cracks. We are not letting that happen."
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"The Trump administration wants these documented abuses of power to fall through the cracks. We are not letting that happen."
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Introducing a weekly collection of articles and stories of the federal government's abuses of power.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
📰 NEW #AbuseOfPowerWatch newsletter is here!
This weekly newsletter by @yunao08.bsky.social documents ICE abuses, government overreach & the human cost of Trump’s agenda.
"The Trump administration wants these documented abuses of power to fall through the cracks. We are not letting that happen."
This weekly newsletter by @yunao08.bsky.social documents ICE abuses, government overreach & the human cost of Trump’s agenda.
"The Trump administration wants these documented abuses of power to fall through the cracks. We are not letting that happen."
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congratulations everybody
TikTok US venture to collect precise user location data
Details on the expanded access to location information was published in a new privacy policy for the popular social media app.
www.bbc.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:44 PM
congratulations everybody
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an administration that understood it needed at least *some* public opinion on its side would dump bovino immediately
DHS is using explosives on people’s homes???
“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
“Bovino has often used the phrase “turn and burn” to describe Border Patrol operations, a reference to actions like smashing windshields, using explosives to blow down the doors of homes and engaging in car chases.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/u...
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
an administration that understood it needed at least *some* public opinion on its side would dump bovino immediately
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This is clearly Trump's cry for help in getting the fuck out of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
This is clearly Trump's cry for help in getting the fuck out of Minnesota.
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Fox: You remember Kyle Rittenhouse. I am sure there are people on the conservative side who are saying, 'You mean you can't take a firearm to a protest? You were just celebrating the guy for doing it a couple of years ago.' Alex Pretti's firearm was lawfully carried. He didn't point it at the cops.
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Fox: You remember Kyle Rittenhouse. I am sure there are people on the conservative side who are saying, 'You mean you can't take a firearm to a protest? You were just celebrating the guy for doing it a couple of years ago.' Alex Pretti's firearm was lawfully carried. He didn't point it at the cops.
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Take the cameras out and stop the glazing and they will be 10 minutes.
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Take the cameras out and stop the glazing and they will be 10 minutes.
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RNC Chair on ICE actions in Minneapolis:
"We are doing the right thing"
"We are doing the right thing"
January 26, 2026 at 4:53 PM
RNC Chair on ICE actions in Minneapolis:
"We are doing the right thing"
"We are doing the right thing"
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So when you cast a ballot contrary to the most basic moral sense, “polls were lagging the facts” will not be an excuse; it will be evidence of your poor character. Assume the polls will catch up to decency. At least that way if you’re wrong, you were wrong doing the decent thing.
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
So when you cast a ballot contrary to the most basic moral sense, “polls were lagging the facts” will not be an excuse; it will be evidence of your poor character. Assume the polls will catch up to decency. At least that way if you’re wrong, you were wrong doing the decent thing.
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Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
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but deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is the Republican BRAND!
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
but deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is the Republican BRAND!
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Interesting. Stephen Miller is looking increasingly isolated inside the White House as others start realizing that deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is hurting Republicans politically.
Per WSJ:
Per WSJ:
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Interesting. Stephen Miller is looking increasingly isolated inside the White House as others start realizing that deliberate, concerted ethnonationalist brutality and sadism is hurting Republicans politically.
Per WSJ:
Per WSJ:
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January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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CNN’s Daniel Dale Goes After Trump Admin’s ‘Torrent of Incendiary Claims’ in Brutal Fact Check of Alex Pretti Shooting
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CNN’s Daniel Dale Goes After Trump Admin’s ‘Torrent of Incendiary Claims’ in Brutal Fact Check of Alex Pretti Shooting
CNN's Daniel Dale on Sunday published a lengthy takedown of the Trump's administrations numerous inaccurate claims about the killing of Alex Pretti.
www.mediaite.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:05 PM
CNN’s Daniel Dale Goes After Trump Admin’s ‘Torrent of Incendiary Claims’ in Brutal Fact Check of Alex Pretti Shooting
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Tom Suozzi, one of the 7 House Dems who voted for the DHS bill: "I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis... I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that."
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Tom Suozzi, one of the 7 House Dems who voted for the DHS bill: "I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis... I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that."
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As foretold… www.offmessage.net/p/a-failure-...
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
As foretold… www.offmessage.net/p/a-failure-...
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A stark moment in this morning's hearing in Minnesota when an attorney for the state is staying this:
Carter: If this is not stopped, right here, right now, I don't think anyone who is seriously looking at this can have much faith in how our republic is going to go in the future.
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
A stark moment in this morning's hearing in Minnesota when an attorney for the state is staying this:
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Carter: If this is not stopped, right here, right now, I don't think anyone who is seriously looking at this can have much faith in how our republic is going to go in the future.
January 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Carter: If this is not stopped, right here, right now, I don't think anyone who is seriously looking at this can have much faith in how our republic is going to go in the future.
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Menendez asks what she does with the Trump admin's claimed basis for Operation Metro Surge. Does she have to choose between their choice v. the state and cities' choices.
Essentially, Carter says that the facts show the federal government's reasons are pretext, so she doesn't have to choose.
Essentially, Carter says that the facts show the federal government's reasons are pretext, so she doesn't have to choose.
January 26, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Menendez asks what she does with the Trump admin's claimed basis for Operation Metro Surge. Does she have to choose between their choice v. the state and cities' choices.
Essentially, Carter says that the facts show the federal government's reasons are pretext, so she doesn't have to choose.
Essentially, Carter says that the facts show the federal government's reasons are pretext, so she doesn't have to choose.
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Menendez: "I don't know what the line is. Is it the scope? Is it the illegality?"
Carter: "When pressure turns into compulsion."
M: "That's a great phrase," but what does it mean?
C: Ultimately, it's a factual question. Where to draw the line? For this case, the court need not worry about it.
Carter: "When pressure turns into compulsion."
M: "That's a great phrase," but what does it mean?
C: Ultimately, it's a factual question. Where to draw the line? For this case, the court need not worry about it.
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Menendez: "I don't know what the line is. Is it the scope? Is it the illegality?"
Carter: "When pressure turns into compulsion."
M: "That's a great phrase," but what does it mean?
C: Ultimately, it's a factual question. Where to draw the line? For this case, the court need not worry about it.
Carter: "When pressure turns into compulsion."
M: "That's a great phrase," but what does it mean?
C: Ultimately, it's a factual question. Where to draw the line? For this case, the court need not worry about it.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:49 PM
As we begin another week, here is what Democracy Docket is tracking:
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 26
Stay informed and subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Active Voting Rights Cases: 164
Active Redistricting Cases: 46
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 88
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 26
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Pretty stunning to think that the subject of an order to block destruction of evidence is the U.S. government.
It’s TrumpWorld.
It’s TrumpWorld.
In Battle for Evidence, Minnesota Sues Feds Over Fatal Border Patrol Shooting
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is concerned the federal government may “withhold” information about the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Pretty stunning to think that the subject of an order to block destruction of evidence is the U.S. government.
It’s TrumpWorld.
It’s TrumpWorld.
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“I can’t look my daughters in the eye and say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics and Asians because of the color of the skin and what they look like,” he told The Wall Street Journal. “I did not sign up for that.”
The Lawyer for the Agent Who Shot Renee Good Thinks ICE Has Gone Too Far
GOP candidate Chris Madel is dropping out of the Minnesota’s governor’s race, saying national Republicans “have made it nearly impossible.”
www.wsj.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“I can’t look my daughters in the eye and say I’m running as a Republican, when they’re pulling over Hispanics and Asians because of the color of the skin and what they look like,” he told The Wall Street Journal. “I did not sign up for that.”
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January 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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