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San Franciscan, writer, analyst. Interests: democracy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, cognitive science, art, flowers, pastry.
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They are now employing LRADs on protestors in Minneapolis. Ear protection is essential!
January 27, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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1/ The order of events on statements by DHS, Bovino, and Noem on Saturday following the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis is definitely worth looking at it. And on my reading, while both officials read from the same official statement, Noem's response was even worse, for two reasons.
With Greg Bovino being shown the door

A reminder of how he and Kristi Noem have been in lockstep in responding to Alex Pretti's murder⬇️ (and what lead up to it).
Wow. Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem literally saying the exact same thing.
January 27, 2026 at 3:51 AM
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The last line of WSJ piece describing that mostly Trump is looking for a change of optics, probably has no fucking clue that ICE/CBP aren't doing what he claims he wants.

It doesn't note, btw, that even Leavitt was calling for ICE to go door to door.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
January 27, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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CNN summarizes the lies DHS has told, including Bovino, Noem, and Tricia McLaughlin (but not Stephen Miller, who must be included in any thorough review of the lies).

edition.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...
Analysis: The Department of Homeland Security’s botched PR response to Alex Pretti’s death is par for its course | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has signaled a new approach to its controversial immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, including the elevation of border czar Tom Homan and the sidelining of Border Patrol chi...
edition.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Tim Walz did a WSJ op-ed yesterday that I missed.
It debunks key lies:
>ICE said it was too busy invading to pick up child predator in Cottonwood
>MN has 207 non-citizens in jails, not 1360
>"Worst of worst" arrested by MN and turned over before invasion

www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-...
Opinion | Tim Walz: The Un-American Assault on Minnesota
Federal officials are lying. My state’s Corrections Department honors all immigration detainers.
www.wsj.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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STEPH CURRY ON THE PROTESTS: “In negative ten degree weather — It was beautiful to that turnout in those elements.”
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Yes, absolutely, but that would require a legislative majority in at least one house of Congress. There is VERY recent precedent; remember the billions in IRS funding that the GOP freaked out about? Billions were clawed back in the FY24 bill, and the bill currently being considered cuts even more.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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The warnings highlight just how bad of an operational security screwup Flock's info sharing design was. It also shows how cops see themselves as being consistently under threat from the people it is supposed to protect. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports.

www.404media.co/police-told-...
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Trump said ICE would go after the "worst of the worst."

Liam Ramos is five-years-old.

He's a child, not a criminal.

He should be in school, not arrested by ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Eleanor Holmes Norton, the 18-term delegate for the District of Columbia in Congress, announces her retirement
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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The leadership of ICE, Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security has failed to protect civil liberties & maintain the public’s trust.

Kristi Noem must resign and there must be an immediate stand down of ICE and CBP interior operations. Accountability now.
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Scoop: Police have recently been ordered to be "as vague as permissible" in the Flock system about the searches they do in a message shared with several major police departments around the country by the FBI. Actively avoiding transparency is now the strategy:

www.404media.co/police-told-...
Police Told to Be ‘as Vague as Permissible’ About Why They Use Flock
The documents show law enforcement sees themselves as being consistently and universally under threat from the people it is supposed to protect.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Just in time for a new funding fight, WaPo reports that DHS has not really investigated ANY of 16 shooting incidents.

Dems should demand real investigations for all of these (maybe get Robert Storch, fired DOD IG to do it) AND ALSO LaMonica McIver event.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Reuters: PM Starmer will fly to China on January 27 on the first visit by a British leader in 8 years, in a bid “to mend ties with the world's second-largest economy and reduce its dependence on an increasingly unpredictable United States”.
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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On Monday morning, Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade floated a novel idea on air: solve the collapsing environment in Minnesota by introducing border czar Tom Homan into the situation.

Just 20 minutes after Kilmeade’s third suggestion, Trump announced Homan’s imminent arrival. trib.al/q8VwUXD
Did Trump Send Tom Homan to Minnesota Because Fox News Begged Him?
Donald Trump announced Homan was heading out only 20 minutes after a Fox News segment urging the move.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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I wrote this piece in The Nation because what’s being framed as a “peace plan” for Gaza right now is being marketed as a development and investment opportunity—almost like a real‑estate project—while the reality on the ground is still a crime scene. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity
The Trump administration’s plan for a ‘New Gaza’ has nothing to do with peace and rebuilding, and everything to do with erasure.
www.thenation.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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PR machine go brrrrr, dragging Access Journalists into the same tired song and dance
Trump is not doing this and the media is lying to you because they want to take him to the dance and kiss
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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I’m done with this shit. This isn’t a game. And if you don’t realize that the work of Judges Xinis and Boasberg and Ellis has been an essential part of forcing this administration to account for its actions, you’re not a serious person.
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans grow increasingly concerned about their financial prospects.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Good morning friends! Some things to remember when you call your senators today:
1. Renee Good's killer is still at large and has not faced justice
2. Alex Pretti's murderers are still at large, unnamed and still working on our dime.
3. 35 people died in ICE custody last year. 35 shattered families
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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The office of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says it has identified more than 1,000 credible reports of human rights abuses inside the U.S. immigration detention system over the course of President Trump’s first year back in the White House.

www.ajc.com/news/2026/01...
More than 1,000 alleged rights abuses in immigration detention, Ossoff finds
The Georgia Democrat’s office has produced a report that describes “an undeniable pattern of human rights abuses in immigration detention.”
www.ajc.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Yeah, let’s put CBP back on the border, where they can continue terrorizing and murdering migrants whose names we’ll never know, and whose pictures we’ll never see.

Problem solved.
January 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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UPDATED ETA for Seattle — 9:55am PST
January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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🧊✈️ HEADS UP SEATTLE‼️

⚠️ ICE Air inbound to Boeing Field

Creepy White Avelo Jet 😬

Tail: N802XT – ETA 10:25am 👀
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM