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Cheering for you!!!
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Cheering for you!!!
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From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
January 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
From a good friend in Minneapolis: "Target is allowing ICE to stage in their parking lots, use their restrooms, and abduct people from inside their stores - so if you weren’t boycotting already, now is the time." They were staging in Chicago as well.
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depressing but this increasingly just the lesson for every single servant and every aspect of american life
January 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
depressing but this increasingly just the lesson for every single servant and every aspect of american life
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Good time to ask all those supposedly unpolitical people who posted weepy eulogies for Charlie Kirk if they’re going to post one for Renee Good or not.
January 12, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Good time to ask all those supposedly unpolitical people who posted weepy eulogies for Charlie Kirk if they’re going to post one for Renee Good or not.
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It is similar to the Abrego Garcia case; they cannot let it go because it is the test case for far worse / is too revealing of their entire pack of lies.
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
It is similar to the Abrego Garcia case; they cannot let it go because it is the test case for far worse / is too revealing of their entire pack of lies.
They just live in a fantasy world. They have no idea what reality is at all.
January 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
They just live in a fantasy world. They have no idea what reality is at all.
One of the lines I see repeated from conservatives is that the Somali community in MN doesn’t care about the people protesting on their behalf and I think about that every time I see this video on my feed.
Somali aunties were giving out samosas to the anti ICE protesters in Minneapolis.
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
One of the lines I see repeated from conservatives is that the Somali community in MN doesn’t care about the people protesting on their behalf and I think about that every time I see this video on my feed.
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i’m sorry but the people who think literally everything is a distraction from the epstein files are sincerely not grasping how normalized the abuse of
teen girls actually is and it’s the same abuse that leads to ice agents shooting a woman in the face and calling her corpse a fucking bitch
teen girls actually is and it’s the same abuse that leads to ice agents shooting a woman in the face and calling her corpse a fucking bitch
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
i’m sorry but the people who think literally everything is a distraction from the epstein files are sincerely not grasping how normalized the abuse of
teen girls actually is and it’s the same abuse that leads to ice agents shooting a woman in the face and calling her corpse a fucking bitch
teen girls actually is and it’s the same abuse that leads to ice agents shooting a woman in the face and calling her corpse a fucking bitch
Well, y’know how we got Teddy Roosevelt…
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Well, y’know how we got Teddy Roosevelt…
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Your daily reminder that being in the USA illegally is a misdemeanor, NOT a felony.
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 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Your daily reminder that being in the USA illegally is a misdemeanor, NOT a felony.
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They assume we must all be getting paid to rise up cos:
A) they can't imagine a scenario where they would stand up for a stranger without financial incentive
B) they received financial incentives or free passes to cause trouble
C) there is insane funding behind them, and they draw small crowds
A) they can't imagine a scenario where they would stand up for a stranger without financial incentive
B) they received financial incentives or free passes to cause trouble
C) there is insane funding behind them, and they draw small crowds
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
They assume we must all be getting paid to rise up cos:
A) they can't imagine a scenario where they would stand up for a stranger without financial incentive
B) they received financial incentives or free passes to cause trouble
C) there is insane funding behind them, and they draw small crowds
A) they can't imagine a scenario where they would stand up for a stranger without financial incentive
B) they received financial incentives or free passes to cause trouble
C) there is insane funding behind them, and they draw small crowds
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Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
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I realize that every word that comes out of his mouth is outrageous in one way or another but unambiguously framing execution as a legitimate response to disrespect is still noteworthy
Q: "Do you believe that deadly force was necessary?"
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
Trump: "It was highly disrespectful of law enforcement. The woman and her friend were highly disrespectful of law enforcement…Law enforcement should not be in a position where they have to put up with this stuff."
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I realize that every word that comes out of his mouth is outrageous in one way or another but unambiguously framing execution as a legitimate response to disrespect is still noteworthy
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“i feel like i have been condescended to by a woman who looks exactly like this thousands of times” is incredible. mediocre white men burning down the world because women had the freedom to not have to lie to them and were able to call them mediocre for a few years.
The animating force at the heart of US conservatism currently is incandescent rage at the mere idea of women's autonomy and independence. An image of a smiling woman who looks insufficiently deferential for their tastes riles them up enough to tear up the social contract.
this is all it’s really about for them. Not domestic policy, not “economic anxiety”, just an endless desire to punish stand-ins for the Mommy who forced them take a bath, even if it tanks their own quality of life.
January 12, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“i feel like i have been condescended to by a woman who looks exactly like this thousands of times” is incredible. mediocre white men burning down the world because women had the freedom to not have to lie to them and were able to call them mediocre for a few years.
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this is not a party gearing up to even pare back funding, let alone abolish ICE. I cannot stress enough that it'd be cleaner and easier to just get rid of every last one of them via primary than try to figure out which is worth saving
Democrats officially going all in on the mealy mouthed “ICE needs training” narrative.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
No. ABOLISH ICE.
WARNER: It used to take 5 to 6 months to get trained. They've now lowered the training period to 47 days. Why 47 days? Because Donald Trump's the 47th president. Tell me that's a rational approach
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
KERNEN: I'm not taking that bait
WARNER: Joe! You can't pick your facts
January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
this is not a party gearing up to even pare back funding, let alone abolish ICE. I cannot stress enough that it'd be cleaner and easier to just get rid of every last one of them via primary than try to figure out which is worth saving
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“probabilities on polymarket”
polymarket and online gamblification of every aspect of our lives is the worst new development of the world in 2025
polymarket and online gamblification of every aspect of our lives is the worst new development of the world in 2025
January 12, 2026 at 3:23 AM
“probabilities on polymarket”
polymarket and online gamblification of every aspect of our lives is the worst new development of the world in 2025
polymarket and online gamblification of every aspect of our lives is the worst new development of the world in 2025
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This is your regular reminder that authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large.
ICE agent screaming a threat: "Did you not learn from what just happened?"
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...
January 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is your regular reminder that authoritarianism is just domestic abuse writ large.
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hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 AM
hey, quick question: what’s it gonna take
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Wise insight, and excellent advice. Power is not the property of any individual actor; it's a relation and dynamic among actors.
One of the most useful things a community organizer ever told me was "if someone wants to play tug of war with you, let go of the rope." The power in any conflict lies not w/ the person who initiates, but w/the person who responds. "Thanks for sharing your perspective, you may be right." And move on
January 11, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Wise insight, and excellent advice. Power is not the property of any individual actor; it's a relation and dynamic among actors.
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www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYcyWSp/ sharing from TikTok because I found this to be motivating
January 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYcyWSp/ sharing from TikTok because I found this to be motivating
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She spent the day taking photographs of a protest in Nashville about how in Minneapolis a lady got shot in the face.
One understands she is more than a little pissed off.
One understands she is more than a little pissed off.
She settled with the city after it promised to reform how it uses less-lethal munitions. But those reforms never came and Tirado (@killermartinis.bsky.social) has spent the years since struggling to hold law enforcement accountable.
January 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
She spent the day taking photographs of a protest in Nashville about how in Minneapolis a lady got shot in the face.
One understands she is more than a little pissed off.
One understands she is more than a little pissed off.
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It is pretty cool that he's actually following through on this strategy.
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
It is pretty cool that he's actually following through on this strategy.
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Hey Minnesota: DON’T TAKE THE BAIT! of believing that any local politician gives a shit about you if the only action they *ever* take is to lecture, arrest, and assault people protesting the murderers running wild in their communities.
If you sit on any major street in the Twin Cities, within 5 minutes you'll see black SUVs racing around, doubling the speed limit. Passing on narrow two lane roads. It's absolutely insane right now.
i’m at plymouth church for their sunday forum with edwin of the immigrant defense network speaking now. there are samosas in the lobby
edwin says we have about 3k ICE agents here and more coming. largest deployment of ICE agents in the country’s history
edwin says we have about 3k ICE agents here and more coming. largest deployment of ICE agents in the country’s history
January 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Hey Minnesota: DON’T TAKE THE BAIT! of believing that any local politician gives a shit about you if the only action they *ever* take is to lecture, arrest, and assault people protesting the murderers running wild in their communities.
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We literally don’t need ICE for anything
January 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
We literally don’t need ICE for anything