Norene Sandifer
@norenes.bsky.social
An artifact of the universe and a walking reminder of the ultimate mystery. Singer. Writer. Nature lover. Photographer. Former Advertising Pro. Life long Democrat. Please no dm’s.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound up)🧵1
DAY 14 JANUARY 2026
THESE INFURIATING TIMES
ICE FUNDING MUST BE STOPPED
I am disgusted to see this clip
He Brags with his high school diploma he makes $200K a year &it's true
A SCHOOL TEACHER start $40/50K
NURSE $60K+
OUTRAGE PAID & CRUEL INCOMPETENCE
(sound up)🧵1
DAY 14 JANUARY 2026
THESE INFURIATING TIMES
ICE FUNDING MUST BE STOPPED
I am disgusted to see this clip
He Brags with his high school diploma he makes $200K a year &it's true
A SCHOOL TEACHER start $40/50K
NURSE $60K+
OUTRAGE PAID & CRUEL INCOMPETENCE
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound up)🧵1
DAY 14 JANUARY 2026
THESE INFURIATING TIMES
ICE FUNDING MUST BE STOPPED
I am disgusted to see this clip
He Brags with his high school diploma he makes $200K a year &it's true
A SCHOOL TEACHER start $40/50K
NURSE $60K+
OUTRAGE PAID & CRUEL INCOMPETENCE
(sound up)🧵1
DAY 14 JANUARY 2026
THESE INFURIATING TIMES
ICE FUNDING MUST BE STOPPED
I am disgusted to see this clip
He Brags with his high school diploma he makes $200K a year &it's true
A SCHOOL TEACHER start $40/50K
NURSE $60K+
OUTRAGE PAID & CRUEL INCOMPETENCE
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🚨BREAKING: "I'm only 14! I'm only 14!"
ICE agents arrest 2 teenagers in Minneapolis hours after an ICE officer shot a man in the leg. ICE attacks against protesters continue to escalate. LIVE NOW ⬇️
ICE agents arrest 2 teenagers in Minneapolis hours after an ICE officer shot a man in the leg. ICE attacks against protesters continue to escalate. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 4:25 AM
🚨BREAKING: "I'm only 14! I'm only 14!"
ICE agents arrest 2 teenagers in Minneapolis hours after an ICE officer shot a man in the leg. ICE attacks against protesters continue to escalate. LIVE NOW ⬇️
ICE agents arrest 2 teenagers in Minneapolis hours after an ICE officer shot a man in the leg. ICE attacks against protesters continue to escalate. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 AM
“They chased him, he got home and when we closed the door they shot him.”
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
MN orgs/electeds say👇🏽this is the family calling the police with ICE outside, after a man was shot in the leg with a pregnant woman & child inside
Different than DHS’ shovel story: www.instagram.com/reel/DThEdD8...
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Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Craig: "In my district, 2 days ago a special ed teacher pulled into her school parking lot, her windows were smashed, she was taken & detained for 12 hours. I've never seen such an out of control agency. That's why as soon as I leave, I'm joining a group to file articles of impeachment against Noem"
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
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People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.
This isn’t subtle.
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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Boycott CBS and affiliates
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Boycott CBS and affiliates
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Why did he put the money into a Qatari bank account instead of the US Treasury?
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Why did he put the money into a Qatari bank account instead of the US Treasury?
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How much are ICE operations in Minnesota costing taxpayers? Surely someone has those numbers...
January 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
How much are ICE operations in Minnesota costing taxpayers? Surely someone has those numbers...
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
ictnews.org/news/north-c...
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McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
January 14, 2026 at 11:10 PM
McBride: Look, people are clutching their pearls at this guy yelling something at the president. They are more offended by a worker standing up to the president and calling him out for his hypocrisy than they are by the president trying to cover up for a human trafficking ring
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Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
they’re coming for us too.
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Trump admin is rushing to demolish historic buildings before Congress can pass a law to protect them. Puppy killer Noem wants to destroy federal property including St. Elizabeth’s which was established by Congress in 1855.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
Trump admin rushes to demolish 13 more historic DC buildings as preservations fight back
Not long after its demolition of the historic East Wing of the White House, the Trump administration is now looking to expedite the demolition of more than a dozen historic buildings in Washington, D....
www.rawstory.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump admin is rushing to demolish historic buildings before Congress can pass a law to protect them. Puppy killer Noem wants to destroy federal property including St. Elizabeth’s which was established by Congress in 1855.
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
#ProudBlue#Voices4Victory
#OneV1
www.rawstory.com/white-house-...
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Pam Bondi is the most inept US Attorney Generals in the history of US Attorney Generals.
She makes Jefferson Beauregard Sessons seem like a brilliant legal mind!
She makes Jefferson Beauregard Sessons seem like a brilliant legal mind!
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Pam Bondi is the most inept US Attorney Generals in the history of US Attorney Generals.
She makes Jefferson Beauregard Sessons seem like a brilliant legal mind!
She makes Jefferson Beauregard Sessons seem like a brilliant legal mind!
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Stay vigilant Utahns. Know where your drop boxes are located.
If you use mail, get your ballot date-stamped by your post office. Prior to Election Day. Yes, go inside to do it.
Register
Vote
Donate
Get/stay educated
Know the issues
#utpol
If you use mail, get your ballot date-stamped by your post office. Prior to Election Day. Yes, go inside to do it.
Register
Vote
Donate
Get/stay educated
Know the issues
#utpol
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) quietly changed what it means for mail to be “postmarked,” a move that could make letters, ballots, and time-sensitive paperwork appear late, even if they were dropped off on time.
"Of all the dirty tricks": USPS quietly changed what a postmark means. Voting advocates are alarmed
"Seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting."
www.dailydot.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Stay vigilant Utahns. Know where your drop boxes are located.
If you use mail, get your ballot date-stamped by your post office. Prior to Election Day. Yes, go inside to do it.
Register
Vote
Donate
Get/stay educated
Know the issues
#utpol
If you use mail, get your ballot date-stamped by your post office. Prior to Election Day. Yes, go inside to do it.
Register
Vote
Donate
Get/stay educated
Know the issues
#utpol
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On Tuesday, the Israeli government announced that it would suspend the aid work of several humanitarian organizations that provide lifesaving aid to Palestinians in Gaza living through what Amnesty International and other groups labeled as a genocide.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Doctors Without Borders among dozens of aid groups Israel moves to shut down in Gaza
Allied nations condemned the decision, warning it could halt relief operations within weeks.
www.motherjones.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
On Tuesday, the Israeli government announced that it would suspend the aid work of several humanitarian organizations that provide lifesaving aid to Palestinians in Gaza living through what Amnesty International and other groups labeled as a genocide.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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This is what #corruption looks like.
He was supposed to serve 10 years and pay $36 million in restitution for defrauding investors. Never served a day. Not Somali.
December 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is what #corruption looks like.
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A bill with bipartisan support to bring safe drinking water to people in Colorado is vetoed by Trump.
Why?
It appears he’s pressuring Colorado to free his crooked ally who is imprisoned for tampering with voting systems.
Trump doesn’t give a crap about anything but his own money and power.
Why?
It appears he’s pressuring Colorado to free his crooked ally who is imprisoned for tampering with voting systems.
Trump doesn’t give a crap about anything but his own money and power.
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley Conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:13 AM
A bill with bipartisan support to bring safe drinking water to people in Colorado is vetoed by Trump.
Why?
It appears he’s pressuring Colorado to free his crooked ally who is imprisoned for tampering with voting systems.
Trump doesn’t give a crap about anything but his own money and power.
Why?
It appears he’s pressuring Colorado to free his crooked ally who is imprisoned for tampering with voting systems.
Trump doesn’t give a crap about anything but his own money and power.
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60%of people arrested by ICE in at large arrests since June DID NOT have criminal convictions or pending charges.. So much. For getting the worse of the worse
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
60%of people arrested by ICE in at large arrests since June DID NOT have criminal convictions or pending charges.. So much. For getting the worse of the worse
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a miracle. This man has spent years doing the diplomatic equivalent of somersaults on a tightrope while his country remains under siege. I don't believe in the Great Man Theory, but he's about as close as it gets.
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a miracle. This man has spent years doing the diplomatic equivalent of somersaults on a tightrope while his country remains under siege. I don't believe in the Great Man Theory, but he's about as close as it gets.
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35 million Americans live in poverty, and yet, this is what our president is focused on.
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
35 million Americans live in poverty, and yet, this is what our president is focused on.