much ado about muffin
@muffindoin.bsky.social
no relation to the muffin man
this is not true. it's a common fiction. CBP can operate nationwide, they just have heightened powers in the border zone. please do not spread misinformation on the internet
Hey, CBP isn't allowed to do any of the stuff it's doing in Minneapolis even within the confines of its extremely ridiculous "100 miles from any border" jurisdiction. It's 300 miles from Canada and 160 miles to Lake Superior. They're breaking the law standing around, let alone beating up protesters.
Border Patrol typically only has legal authority within 100 mi. of the U.S. border. That raised questions when Cdr. Gregory Bovino was at the scene of the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
MPR News spoke with legal scholar César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández about that agency’s jurisdiction in Minnesota.
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
this is not true. it's a common fiction. CBP can operate nationwide, they just have heightened powers in the border zone. please do not spread misinformation on the internet
privacy is a civil rights issue and don't let anyone tell you otherwise
Here's the sort of thing Webloc can do:
- zoom in on specific phone, see where else that device has been locally or around country
- click a 'route' button to see the specific route
- click a nighttime button to see where at night; their likely home
No warrant www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
- zoom in on specific phone, see where else that device has been locally or around country
- click a 'route' button to see the specific route
- click a nighttime button to see where at night; their likely home
No warrant www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
January 8, 2026 at 4:47 PM
privacy is a civil rights issue and don't let anyone tell you otherwise
there are a lot of factors that play into increased violence from federal agents, but the (justified) feeling that they're untouchable is a huge one
Breaking:
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
there are a lot of factors that play into increased violence from federal agents, but the (justified) feeling that they're untouchable is a huge one
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there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
there is no reason for ICE to exist. immigrants aren’t doing anything wrong by trying to live and work and provide for their loved ones. I don’t care how people got here. if they want to be here that’s good. leave them alone.
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Context: A decade ago, Border Patrol agents had to be ordered not to put themselves in front of moving vehicles as a pretext to use deadly force
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Context: A decade ago, Border Patrol agents had to be ordered not to put themselves in front of moving vehicles as a pretext to use deadly force
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/new-dir...
oatmeal raisin cookies are often better than chocolate chip
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:58 AM
oatmeal raisin cookies are often better than chocolate chip
looking forward to the forthcoming Wurman/Barnett/Blackman article finding that the Constitution has always said federal cops can arrest anyone anywhere on earth if the president says so
January 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
looking forward to the forthcoming Wurman/Barnett/Blackman article finding that the Constitution has always said federal cops can arrest anyone anywhere on earth if the president says so
(as I'm shot in the face) I need to speak to Clarence Thomas
5. I have no respect for Donald Trump. He diminishes everything he touches. But focusing on him right now is like being bitten by your neighbor’s unleashed, unfenced rabid dog and focusing on the dog. If we don’t hold his enablers to account we’re going to keep getting bit.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
(as I'm shot in the face) I need to speak to Clarence Thomas
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"grok says" no it doesn't
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"grok says" no it doesn't
favorite 2025 reads
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
favorite 2025 reads
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When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
December 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?
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when we all collectively lost our minds until the wee hours and by the end even the players didn’t care who won
Favorite sports moment of 2025? 🎉
January 1, 2026 at 2:41 AM
when we all collectively lost our minds until the wee hours and by the end even the players didn’t care who won
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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I don’t fully understand the way people hold the ideas that the media is a fucking mess and social media algorithms are manipulated in their heads simultaneously with the belief that everyone understood and cosigned Trump’s plans
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don’t fully understand the way people hold the ideas that the media is a fucking mess and social media algorithms are manipulated in their heads simultaneously with the belief that everyone understood and cosigned Trump’s plans
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1) Dozens and dozens of stories featuring voters saying “I was misled.”
2) The work I did last year tracking their campaign promises on deportation
3) The collapse in support for his immigration policies once they went into action
4) The major shift in rhetoric from campaign to administration
2) The work I did last year tracking their campaign promises on deportation
3) The collapse in support for his immigration policies once they went into action
4) The major shift in rhetoric from campaign to administration
What makes you think people were misled?
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
1) Dozens and dozens of stories featuring voters saying “I was misled.”
2) The work I did last year tracking their campaign promises on deportation
3) The collapse in support for his immigration policies once they went into action
4) The major shift in rhetoric from campaign to administration
2) The work I did last year tracking their campaign promises on deportation
3) The collapse in support for his immigration policies once they went into action
4) The major shift in rhetoric from campaign to administration
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Found a bookstore that stocks your novels
December 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Found a bookstore that stocks your novels
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oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
oh brother, another bad post from political influencer beltway brian. i am furious at beltway brian all of the time. i share screencaps of beltway brian's posts with people who have no idea who he is. i hate all of beltway brian's posts and i read all of them every single day, including weekends
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christmas on bluesky
December 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
christmas on bluesky
one tip: any attorney, whether representing someone or not, can ask to schedule a legal call with any detainee. facilities are required to "make a good-faith effort" to identify that person even without an A# to set up the call. the attorney can get the A# from the detainee
They are disappearing people. Listen to this. Nightmare. (And the longer they stay the more money core civic makes)
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
one tip: any attorney, whether representing someone or not, can ask to schedule a legal call with any detainee. facilities are required to "make a good-faith effort" to identify that person even without an A# to set up the call. the attorney can get the A# from the detainee
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I asked @aoc.bsky.social about why she posted this tweet, and she said “because JD Vance is a goober, man.”
December 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I asked @aoc.bsky.social about why she posted this tweet, and she said “because JD Vance is a goober, man.”
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What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...