🍁Norman Jaffe (he/him/his) 🇨🇦
@opendragon.com
Deadhead/Hawkwind/Lost Planet Airman/LISP/Rust. Terran. Whovian. Canuck.
Wet coast native - born in Vancouver.
Old systems programmer from back when punch cards and paper tape were what you used and disk drives had oil actuators.
Blinking lights rule!
Wet coast native - born in Vancouver.
Old systems programmer from back when punch cards and paper tape were what you used and disk drives had oil actuators.
Blinking lights rule!
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NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 13, 2026 at 4:40 PM
NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
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After screwing over the American worker, Chavez Deremer commits travel fraud, mortgage fraud, jetsets the country at taxpayer expense and day drinks in federal buildings. Now, Trump Swamp throw staffers under the bus. Loathsome Lying Lori is the boss from hell. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
Top DOL Aides Put on Leave During Secretary Misconduct Probe (1)
Two senior aides to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer are on administrative leave after the Labor Department inspector general launched an investigation into claims that Chavez-DeRemer engaged in an...
news.bloomberglaw.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
After screwing over the American worker, Chavez Deremer commits travel fraud, mortgage fraud, jetsets the country at taxpayer expense and day drinks in federal buildings. Now, Trump Swamp throw staffers under the bus. Loathsome Lying Lori is the boss from hell. news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...
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Assistant AG for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon decided not to have the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. A step federal civil rights prosecutors have always taken in officer-involved killings. 
January 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Assistant AG for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon decided not to have the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division open an investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. A step federal civil rights prosecutors have always taken in officer-involved killings. 
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"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"Argentina's done it. Russia's done it. Turkey's done it. Venezuela's done it. And Zimbabwe's done it. It's a thing that tin pot dictators do... right before starting a hyperinflation and destroying their own economies."
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The Justice Department division that regularly handles investigations into police shootings has not been brought into the probe of an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, according to people familiar with the matter.
Justice experts on police shootings left out of Minneapolis probe
The Justice Department division that regularly handles probes into police shootings has not been brought into the case of the ICE officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
wapo.st
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The Justice Department division that regularly handles investigations into police shootings has not been brought into the probe of an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Frey: "You cannot drag pregnant women through the snow. You're not allowed to take teenagers out of their car and detain them when they are in fact American citizens. That is against the law in every state. That is against our US Constitution."
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things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
things off the top of my head that i can think of that conservatives have called tyranny
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
- health care subsidies
- seeing pronouns in an email
- being suspended from a social media platform
- pride month
- baking a cake for a same sex wedding
- legal rulings against donald trump
- EV benchmarks
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This is brutal 🤬
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
January 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
This is brutal 🤬
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
In Minneapolis, an ICE Goon point-blank pepper-sprayed a peaceful protester without any apparent reason. (1/12|26)
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“Make America Healthy Again”
Under President Trump, the EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses. It’s counter to the agency’s mission statement, which says has a core responsibility to protect human health and the environment. nyti.ms/3Loch27
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
“Make America Healthy Again”
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Fascism at its finest.
U.S. Department Of Labor Debuts New Slogan That Is Direct Ripoff Of Famous Nazi Phrase
www.comicsands.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Fascism at its finest.
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Members of Congress have the right to visit ICE facilities unannounced — it's their job and their constitutional responsibility.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
Reps. Omar, Morrison, Craig denied entry at ICE detention facility
The Minnesota congresswomen attempted to tour Whipple Federal Building. DHS says requests to visit are needed seven days in advance.
www.startribune.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Members of Congress have the right to visit ICE facilities unannounced — it's their job and their constitutional responsibility.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
ICE can’t hide their cruelty and mistreatment of immigrants just because they want to.
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I don't give a shit what group she was involved in, or what group you're involved in: NONE of us deserve to be gunned down in the street by angry out of control men who hide behind JD Vance's skirts after.
Breaking NYT:
Federal investigators assigned to the killing of Renee Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups.
It's in line with the admin's strategy of deflecting blame toward opponents they describe as domestic terrorists — without providing evidence.
Federal investigators assigned to the killing of Renee Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups.
It's in line with the admin's strategy of deflecting blame toward opponents they describe as domestic terrorists — without providing evidence.
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 AM
I don't give a shit what group she was involved in, or what group you're involved in: NONE of us deserve to be gunned down in the street by angry out of control men who hide behind JD Vance's skirts after.
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A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
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Of course it is exactly for this scenario--tyrannical government trampling over the rights to life and liberty--that Second Amendment proponents argue gives Americans the right to bear arms.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 13, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Of course it is exactly for this scenario--tyrannical government trampling over the rights to life and liberty--that Second Amendment proponents argue gives Americans the right to bear arms.
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🚨"Get the f*ck out!"-Minneapolis residents scream at SWARM of Border Patrol agents as they launch tear gas, pepper balls, and pepper spray at unarmed residents who came to the aide of...a vehicle Border Patrol rammed into.
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
🚨"Get the f*ck out!"-Minneapolis residents scream at SWARM of Border Patrol agents as they launch tear gas, pepper balls, and pepper spray at unarmed residents who came to the aide of...a vehicle Border Patrol rammed into.
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
FULL VIDEO ⬇️
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Trump, fearing that a Democratic Congress could investigate him, impeach him and stymie his agenda, is using every tool he can find to try to influence the 2026 elections and, if his party loses, sow doubt in their validity. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion, challenging long-established democratic norms.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Trump, fearing that a Democratic Congress could investigate him, impeach him and stymie his agenda, is using every tool he can find to try to influence the 2026 elections and, if his party loses, sow doubt in their validity. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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This is fascism, pure and simple.
Breaking NYT:
Federal investigators assigned to the killing of Renee Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups.
It's in line with the admin's strategy of deflecting blame toward opponents they describe as domestic terrorists — without providing evidence.
Federal investigators assigned to the killing of Renee Good are looking into her possible connections to activist groups.
It's in line with the admin's strategy of deflecting blame toward opponents they describe as domestic terrorists — without providing evidence.
F.B.I. Inquiry Into ICE Shooting Is Examining Victim’s Possible Ties to Activist Groups
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
This is fascism, pure and simple.
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WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a comedian and protest singer known as Robby Roadsteamer, who was wearing a giraffe costume, during a protest outside a federal building in Minneapolis.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a comedian and protest singer known as Robby Roadsteamer, who was wearing a giraffe costume, during a protest outside a federal building in Minneapolis.
January 13, 2026 at 2:50 AM
WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a comedian and protest singer known as Robby Roadsteamer, who was wearing a giraffe costume, during a protest outside a federal building in Minneapolis.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a comedian and protest singer known as Robby Roadsteamer, who was wearing a giraffe costume, during a protest outside a federal building in Minneapolis.
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This isn’t left vs. right.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
This isn’t left vs. right.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
A President deploying his private police force against Americans should terrify anyone who believes in the Constitution.
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Orders do not erase consequences.
No one is above the law.
Not now. Not later.
Authority is not immunity.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
No one is above the law.
Not now. Not later.
Authority is not immunity.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
January 12, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Orders do not erase consequences.
No one is above the law.
Not now. Not later.
Authority is not immunity.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
No one is above the law.
Not now. Not later.
Authority is not immunity.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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Omg
Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.
January 13, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Omg
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They refused to probe a murder. The people with consciences walked out.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
They refused to probe a murder. The people with consciences walked out.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.
🚨 NEW: At least four leaders of the DOJ Civil Rights Division resigned because the section's head, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate shooting of Renee Good.