Thorpe Langton
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Heading back to Houston because DHS thinks It’s fine to rip people from their homes, fly them 1800 miles away, and then refuse to fly them back.
They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Heading back to Houston because DHS thinks It’s fine to rip people from their homes, fly them 1800 miles away, and then refuse to fly them back.
Happy update: One of these folks just received approval of their permanent resident status.
Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
January 27, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Happy update: One of these folks just received approval of their permanent resident status.
For those curious how the habeas cases progress:
- DOJ files the stock response to habeas petition.
- Court rejects argument & orders detainee returned. In bond cases, orders bond hearing.
- DHS slow plays and doesn't release or, in some cases, lets them out of jail in TX instead of returning to MN.
- DOJ files the stock response to habeas petition.
- Court rejects argument & orders detainee returned. In bond cases, orders bond hearing.
- DHS slow plays and doesn't release or, in some cases, lets them out of jail in TX instead of returning to MN.
JUDGE SCHLITZ: “This Court has been extremely patient with respondents, even though respondents decided to send thousands of agents to Minnesota to detain aliens without making any provision for dealing with the hundreds of habeas petitions .. that were sure to result”
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
For those curious how the habeas cases progress:
- DOJ files the stock response to habeas petition.
- Court rejects argument & orders detainee returned. In bond cases, orders bond hearing.
- DHS slow plays and doesn't release or, in some cases, lets them out of jail in TX instead of returning to MN.
- DOJ files the stock response to habeas petition.
- Court rejects argument & orders detainee returned. In bond cases, orders bond hearing.
- DHS slow plays and doesn't release or, in some cases, lets them out of jail in TX instead of returning to MN.
Having gotten my hands on an advance copy, I surely felt many different emotions: anger, disgust, dismay, confusion as to why anyone thought this was a good idea, and bemusement about how this is what Brett Ratner's life has been reduced to.
Melania Trump: "It was wonderful to have so many world leaders with me on Saturday from all different fields, and we were celebrating it and the reception of the movie, of the film, was very warm ... the audience will experience many different emotions"
January 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Having gotten my hands on an advance copy, I surely felt many different emotions: anger, disgust, dismay, confusion as to why anyone thought this was a good idea, and bemusement about how this is what Brett Ratner's life has been reduced to.
I think we all need a Kirby halftime speech:
“It’s zero to fuckin zero and you make ‘em never want to play again... Our asses are gonna kick the fuckin shit out of ‘em, physically! Physically, I want to break ‘em, I’m talkin’ bout fuckin break these bitches on defense and offense.”
“It’s zero to fuckin zero and you make ‘em never want to play again... Our asses are gonna kick the fuckin shit out of ‘em, physically! Physically, I want to break ‘em, I’m talkin’ bout fuckin break these bitches on defense and offense.”
Leaked Audio: Kirby Smart's halftime speech at Florida
YouTube video by Georgia Bulldogs Football
m.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I think we all need a Kirby halftime speech:
“It’s zero to fuckin zero and you make ‘em never want to play again... Our asses are gonna kick the fuckin shit out of ‘em, physically! Physically, I want to break ‘em, I’m talkin’ bout fuckin break these bitches on defense and offense.”
“It’s zero to fuckin zero and you make ‘em never want to play again... Our asses are gonna kick the fuckin shit out of ‘em, physically! Physically, I want to break ‘em, I’m talkin’ bout fuckin break these bitches on defense and offense.”
Dawg I would not mess with folks so secretly depraved Stephen King built a career off of them.
ICE is changing tactics in Maine: "Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them." www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Dawg I would not mess with folks so secretly depraved Stephen King built a career off of them.
This is the same thing ADs say about 3 weeks before canning a football coach
January 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM
This is the same thing ADs say about 3 weeks before canning a football coach
Blanche: *taps forehead* You can’t be “destroying“ evidence if you’ve already “destroyed” evidence.
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Blanche: *taps forehead* You can’t be “destroying“ evidence if you’ve already “destroyed” evidence.
Gotta send them to other jurisdictions so they can’t be arrested here in Minnesota
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Gotta send them to other jurisdictions so they can’t be arrested here in Minnesota
This ain’t it, dawg
Chief executives of multiple large Minnesota companies issued a public letter on Sunday calling for an “immediate de-escalation of tensions” in the state. The statement came one day after federal agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti during a protest in Minneapolis.
Minnesota’s Biggest Companies Call for ‘De-escalation’ of Tensions
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
This ain’t it, dawg
My wife is currently on calls with detainees to help them communicate with their loved ones.
If you need an outlet for whatever emotions you’re feeling, there’s work to be done.
If you need an outlet for whatever emotions you’re feeling, there’s work to be done.
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
My wife is currently on calls with detainees to help them communicate with their loved ones.
If you need an outlet for whatever emotions you’re feeling, there’s work to be done.
If you need an outlet for whatever emotions you’re feeling, there’s work to be done.
Currently rocking the baby through his morning nap and it might be the only thing keeping me from melting into a puddle of rage and sadness
January 24, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Currently rocking the baby through his morning nap and it might be the only thing keeping me from melting into a puddle of rage and sadness
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers:
- Lera Lynn
- Waxahatchee
- Brandi Carlisle
- Julien Baker
- Lucy Dacus
- Lera Lynn
- Waxahatchee
- Brandi Carlisle
- Julien Baker
- Lucy Dacus
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Indigo Girls
The Chicks
Lisa Loeb
Joan Jett & the Black Hearts
B-52s
Indigo Girls
The Chicks
Lisa Loeb
Joan Jett & the Black Hearts
B-52s
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Rilo Kiley
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
Tegan and Sara
Garbage
Rilo Kiley
Heart
Fleetwood Mac
Tegan and Sara
Garbage
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers:
- Lera Lynn
- Waxahatchee
- Brandi Carlisle
- Julien Baker
- Lucy Dacus
- Lera Lynn
- Waxahatchee
- Brandi Carlisle
- Julien Baker
- Lucy Dacus
Reposted by Thorpe Langton
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Reposted by Thorpe Langton
In addition to the better-known Hmong, St. Paul is home to the largest Karen refugee community in the US.
Trump terminated their TPS in Nov. Many could be deported to Burma (Myanmar), where they're subject to ethnic cleansing by a military dictatorship.
Including kids who have never lived there.
Trump terminated their TPS in Nov. Many could be deported to Burma (Myanmar), where they're subject to ethnic cleansing by a military dictatorship.
Including kids who have never lived there.
January 21, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In addition to the better-known Hmong, St. Paul is home to the largest Karen refugee community in the US.
Trump terminated their TPS in Nov. Many could be deported to Burma (Myanmar), where they're subject to ethnic cleansing by a military dictatorship.
Including kids who have never lived there.
Trump terminated their TPS in Nov. Many could be deported to Burma (Myanmar), where they're subject to ethnic cleansing by a military dictatorship.
Including kids who have never lived there.
The combined populations of Mpls and St. Paul is about 740,000 (thats not even counting the metro area). If just 0.8% of us show up that’s easily more than double the goons ICE has sent.
They can kidnap us, they can brutalize us, they can threaten us, they can harass us, they can even kill us but THERE ARE SO MANY MORE OF US and WE ARE UNITED AGAINST THEM MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD and so THEY CANNOT WIN
All the time the kidnappers waste in vain intimidation attempts against the good people of Minnesota is time they do not spend kidnapping. The kidnappers are swamped, trudging through an infinite slog of resolute solidarity… They do not have the numbers, their productivity decreases, they can't win.
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The combined populations of Mpls and St. Paul is about 740,000 (thats not even counting the metro area). If just 0.8% of us show up that’s easily more than double the goons ICE has sent.
Reposted by Thorpe Langton
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
Just learned that the ICE director for Minnesota is a pastor at a church here in St. Paul and given the vibes of that place it makes a a lot of sense.
January 18, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Just learned that the ICE director for Minnesota is a pastor at a church here in St. Paul and given the vibes of that place it makes a a lot of sense.
Pretty sure this is only pedophile I‘ve heard about being taken off the streets:
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
January 18, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Pretty sure this is only pedophile I‘ve heard about being taken off the streets:
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Something that should give my fellow Minnesotans heart… DOJ is losing nearly all of the habeas cases that have been filed so far. Folks are coming home and they’re gonna keep coming home.
January 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Something that should give my fellow Minnesotans heart… DOJ is losing nearly all of the habeas cases that have been filed so far. Folks are coming home and they’re gonna keep coming home.
So two of the refugees we’ve been working on getting released were just randomly released from DHS detention.
No notice. No heads up. No clue how to get them back from Texas. But they’re out they’re safe, and they’re (eventually) coming home!
No notice. No heads up. No clue how to get them back from Texas. But they’re out they’re safe, and they’re (eventually) coming home!
January 17, 2026 at 11:36 PM
So two of the refugees we’ve been working on getting released were just randomly released from DHS detention.
No notice. No heads up. No clue how to get them back from Texas. But they’re out they’re safe, and they’re (eventually) coming home!
No notice. No heads up. No clue how to get them back from Texas. But they’re out they’re safe, and they’re (eventually) coming home!
Look, I don't know anything about this dude, but he just looks like a dude who makes suits out of people's flesh. Good on daycares for not letting him anywhere near the door.
Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill says on Fox that he personally went to Minnesota to investigate fraud but makes clear he found nothing, instead complaining that "a woman in a fancy car spotted us, gave us an unfriendly gesture and actually followed us for about 10 minutes."
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Look, I don't know anything about this dude, but he just looks like a dude who makes suits out of people's flesh. Good on daycares for not letting him anywhere near the door.
McLAUGHLIN: "There are plenty of poems, plenty of songs, plenty of books with the same title."
Well, yeah, dipshit. The phrase literally comes from a song used by white nationalists. That's kinda the whole point.
Well, yeah, dipshit. The phrase literally comes from a song used by white nationalists. That's kinda the whole point.
CNN: There's an ICE recruiting poster that says 'we'll have our home again.' That phrase has ties to white nationalist groups. Even if that's not intentional, do you denounce it?
McLAUGHLIN: 'We'll have our home again' is a white nationalist dogwhistle? There's no reason to manufacture outrage
McLAUGHLIN: 'We'll have our home again' is a white nationalist dogwhistle? There's no reason to manufacture outrage
January 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
McLAUGHLIN: "There are plenty of poems, plenty of songs, plenty of books with the same title."
Well, yeah, dipshit. The phrase literally comes from a song used by white nationalists. That's kinda the whole point.
Well, yeah, dipshit. The phrase literally comes from a song used by white nationalists. That's kinda the whole point.
The energy I'm bringing into MLK weekend
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The energy I'm bringing into MLK weekend