Melanie
@passifloraresearch.com
Professional genealogist & attorney. Former civil AUSA. She/her. Mom of two humans, 4 cats, 1 dog, and 1 guinea pig. Also, I feed squirrels.
beehiiv: https://integrity-through-time.beehiiv.com/
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Holy hell, what an obituary
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Holy hell, what an obituary
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Gift link - we all need to read this. Shoot this Resistance into my veins!
After 48 hours of torture, Dr. Christie wrote a forced confession — “the best thing I ever wrote,” he later told the BBC
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
After 48 hours of torture, Dr. Christie wrote a forced confession — “the best thing I ever wrote,” he later told the BBC
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Gift link - we all need to read this. Shoot this Resistance into my veins!
After 48 hours of torture, Dr. Christie wrote a forced confession — “the best thing I ever wrote,” he later told the BBC
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
After 48 hours of torture, Dr. Christie wrote a forced confession — “the best thing I ever wrote,” he later told the BBC
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
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This is more felony murder appropriate than most so-called felony murders.
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is more felony murder appropriate than most so-called felony murders.
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“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy
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in other words, the more we demand we abolish ICE, the more other people will tell us that’s unpopular, or unstrategic. that’s why they are saying that: because it is becoming popular, and it is strategic (if your goal is “end ICE violence,” not “protect some Democrats from taking a stand on ICE”)
January 16, 2026 at 1:17 PM
in other words, the more we demand we abolish ICE, the more other people will tell us that’s unpopular, or unstrategic. that’s why they are saying that: because it is becoming popular, and it is strategic (if your goal is “end ICE violence,” not “protect some Democrats from taking a stand on ICE”)
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Correct.
Dems/patriots should be straight-up committed to abolishing ICE.
We must never again have masked, armed, untrained, unscreened, embittered rogue agents patrolling our streets, destroying civil order rather than trying to maintain it.
Empowered by 'Kavanaugh stop' and 'Roberts waiver.'
Dems/patriots should be straight-up committed to abolishing ICE.
We must never again have masked, armed, untrained, unscreened, embittered rogue agents patrolling our streets, destroying civil order rather than trying to maintain it.
Empowered by 'Kavanaugh stop' and 'Roberts waiver.'
ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
January 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Correct.
Dems/patriots should be straight-up committed to abolishing ICE.
We must never again have masked, armed, untrained, unscreened, embittered rogue agents patrolling our streets, destroying civil order rather than trying to maintain it.
Empowered by 'Kavanaugh stop' and 'Roberts waiver.'
Dems/patriots should be straight-up committed to abolishing ICE.
We must never again have masked, armed, untrained, unscreened, embittered rogue agents patrolling our streets, destroying civil order rather than trying to maintain it.
Empowered by 'Kavanaugh stop' and 'Roberts waiver.'
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BREAKING: I will be entering the NFL Hall of Fame by conducting a daring raid on Devin Hester’s house and stealing his gold jacket. Sportswriters of America, please adjust your stats accordingly.
#BREAKING: Venezuela's Machado says she 'presented' her Nobel Prize to Trump
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
BREAKING: I will be entering the NFL Hall of Fame by conducting a daring raid on Devin Hester’s house and stealing his gold jacket. Sportswriters of America, please adjust your stats accordingly.
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The administration needs to be asked directly how many J6ers, and anyone convicted of seditious conspiracy, are now ICE agents with a badge and a gun.
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The administration needs to be asked directly how many J6ers, and anyone convicted of seditious conspiracy, are now ICE agents with a badge and a gun.
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I don’t know who this Minnesota man is, but he absolutely speaks for me.
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I don’t know who this Minnesota man is, but he absolutely speaks for me.
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Your regular reminder that there is no legal path from martial law to suspending elections in this country.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
That doesn't mean there is no path. It just means that we need to reject the framing that the federal government has any legal authority to cease elections.
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You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
January 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
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now is the time of will stancil
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 5:50 PM
now is the time of will stancil
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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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Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from people I know or I am connected with. I cannot vouch for all the in...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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 1:51 AM
BREAKING: Mother Jones is suing the Bureau of Prisons for Ghislaine Maxwell’s records.
Because someone needed to.
Because someone needed to.
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We do not have a functioning federal government, and I see no reason to pay taxes to thieves.
BREAKING: US Senate Republicans voted against a resolution that would have barred President Trump from further military action in Venezuela without Congress' authorization, after the Republican president put pressure on party members who had supported it reut.rs/49U6Ilk
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
We do not have a functioning federal government, and I see no reason to pay taxes to thieves.
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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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I predict that Jonathan Ross's "internal bleeding" will have healed just as quickly and thoroughly as Donald Trump's "gunshot wound" to his ear.
January 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I predict that Jonathan Ross's "internal bleeding" will have healed just as quickly and thoroughly as Donald Trump's "gunshot wound" to his ear.
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Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Trump is selling seized Venezuelan oil and putting the cash in a bank account in Qatar. Nothing to see here. www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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The American Nazi Party.
ICE agents to check documents at MSP Airport, employee says
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will spend three weeks at MSP Airport, checking and verifying documents of both customers and employees, an airport employee said.
www.fox9.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The American Nazi Party.
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This is why *everyone* should be in a union. If you’re not in one, organize. Collective bargaining and action is the ONLY way we secure and keep our rights.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This is why *everyone* should be in a union. If you’re not in one, organize. Collective bargaining and action is the ONLY way we secure and keep our rights.