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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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The Timberwolves-Warriors game in Minneapolis has been postponed by the NBA, sources tell ESPN, in wake of a man shot and killed Saturday in a confrontation with federal agents in the city. It's the second shooting there in a week, third this month, involving a federal officer.
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Timberwolves-Warriors game in Minneapolis has been postponed by the NBA, sources tell ESPN, in wake of a man shot and killed Saturday in a confrontation with federal agents in the city. It's the second shooting there in a week, third this month, involving a federal officer.
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Walz: "I'm rejecting the rust to judgment within 15 minutes of this, which they did last time. That's why you need to have a fair investigation ... they already slandered this individual ... they're telling you not to trust your eyes and ears ... there will be justice ... we can't live like this."
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Walz: "I'm rejecting the rust to judgment within 15 minutes of this, which they did last time. That's why you need to have a fair investigation ... they already slandered this individual ... they're telling you not to trust your eyes and ears ... there will be justice ... we can't live like this."
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It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.
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Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Just staggered by the complete moral void of not even *pretending* to wait for more information before pivoting to “the opponent of the state deserved it.” It is so insanely depraved. Soulless.
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NEW: Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms
Top Dem appropriators signed off on the 1,000+ page bill.
But it does NOT contain ICE restraints that many Democrats call essential to win their votes. Some are firm NOs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Top Dem appropriators signed off on the 1,000+ page bill.
But it does NOT contain ICE restraints that many Democrats call essential to win their votes. Some are firm NOs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms
The legislation funds key agencies before a Jan. 30 deadline to avert a shutdown, but it excludes the restraints on ICE that many Democrats have said are essential for their votes.
www.nbcnews.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 PM
NEW: Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms
Top Dem appropriators signed off on the 1,000+ page bill.
But it does NOT contain ICE restraints that many Democrats call essential to win their votes. Some are firm NOs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Top Dem appropriators signed off on the 1,000+ page bill.
But it does NOT contain ICE restraints that many Democrats call essential to win their votes. Some are firm NOs.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 1:42 PM
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:53 PM
He goes on to describe one of his officers being stopped when she was off-duty solely because she's non-white, harassed by ICE goons who slapped her phone out of her hand as she tried to record, only to be let go when she finally revealed she was a cop.
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🚨BREAKING: Federal officials acknowledged that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees coordinated with a political advocacy group on a “voter data agreement” aimed at analyzing voter rolls in an effort to challenge election outcomes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOGE worked with political group to probe voter rolls, Trump admin admits
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:25 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal officials acknowledged that Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees coordinated with a political advocacy group on a “voter data agreement” aimed at analyzing voter rolls in an effort to challenge election outcomes. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Seriously. I have issues with how the press handles statements from law enforcement—but this is something else. This admin, this agency, these same officials have constantly lied the whole time, including lying about events on video. It is dishonest for journalists to simply repeat their claims.
WHY are news stations reading DHS statements out loud as if they have ANY credibility at all? They literally murdered a woman in cold blood LAST WEEK and are still lying about what happened, even though we can see what happened. That any credibility would be given to their statement is insane
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Seriously. I have issues with how the press handles statements from law enforcement—but this is something else. This admin, this agency, these same officials have constantly lied the whole time, including lying about events on video. It is dishonest for journalists to simply repeat their claims.
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looks like donald trump used the military to do a smash and grab for his personal benefit
Seizure ... by whom? If we're asserting that the money is safer in Qatar than the US, that suggests that it is being protected because Qatar has something the US lacks — presumably a lack of accountability to American courts and Congress. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 AM
looks like donald trump used the military to do a smash and grab for his personal benefit
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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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“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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It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
January 14, 2026 at 11:18 PM
It whips that not only is this guy absolutely going to get reinstated with back pay thanks to UNIONS but he’s already made nearly $1mil in a GFM which means many, many people are now incentivized to scream at Trump that he’s a pedophile
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ICE agents only do this because they are extremely well-trained and experienced with the situations they are creating
ICE agents fled from the crowd and left behind their CONOPS battle plan for Minneapolis, including agent's names, hotel rooms, phone numbers, boxes of license plates, and tac radio frequencies.
January 15, 2026 at 7:48 AM
ICE agents only do this because they are extremely well-trained and experienced with the situations they are creating
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Sure seems like ICE is gping into a violence spiral in MN. They act out, people monitor and protest, they get madder and more agitated, people monitor and protest more.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
January 15, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Sure seems like ICE is gping into a violence spiral in MN. They act out, people monitor and protest, they get madder and more agitated, people monitor and protest more.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
They‘re going to kill more people, administration’s going to congratulate and encourage more, they’re gonna kill MORE people.
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Fox is reporting that ICE sent six kids to the hospital, including a baby, just throwing a flashbang at a random car
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Fox is reporting that ICE sent six kids to the hospital, including a baby, just throwing a flashbang at a random car
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fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 AM
fellow journalists’ reports from minneapolis are hitting like dispatches from the frontlines of a civil war
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NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
Mother Jones sues the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell records
Why was Jeffrey Epstein's procurer transferred to a cushy prison?
www.motherjones.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:46 AM
NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).
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“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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Trump makes obscene gesture, mouths expletive at Detroit factory heckler
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing “f--- you” and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
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January 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” said TJ Sabula, the UAW worker who heckled President Trump and who Trump flipped off and cursed at. “And today I think I did that.”
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When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When Renee Good said "I'm not mad at you" what the ICE goon heard was "I'm not scared of you."
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
That's what enraged him. The populace wasn't fully terrorized and cowed into submission yet, so he acted to make that happen.
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i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
ah. they all got the memo
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January 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
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Never mind that this isn’t the definition of doxing in the first place, but you can’t dox a federal employee. If you’re a public servant, your identity isn’t “hidden.” It’s on public records. People can access those public records.
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Never mind that this isn’t the definition of doxing in the first place, but you can’t dox a federal employee. If you’re a public servant, your identity isn’t “hidden.” It’s on public records. People can access those public records.