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Support frontline organizers demanding justice and shutting down ICE in Minnesota chuffed.org/project/supp...
Support frontline organizers demanding justice and shutting down ICE in Minnesota
On January 7, 2026 ICE agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good amid a sweeping immigration crackdown. On January 24, ICU Nurse and legal observer Alex Jeffrey Pretti was also shot and killed by ICE a...
chuffed.org
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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ucs.org
US corn–soybean farmers use far more nitrogen fertilizer than crops can absorb,  wasting them money, polluting drinking water, and producing climate emissions comparable to as many as 14 million gasoline-powered cars a year. Read our new report to learn more:
Less Fertilizer, Better Outcomes
Every year, US farmers apply between 30 and 50 percent more synthetic nitrogen fertilizer than their crops can actually absorb, and the excess that runs off farm fields does harm to people, ecosystems, and the climate.
www.ucs.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
When you agree to pass 5 of 6 appropriations bills, then you later agree to pass funding for everything that is in the 6th bill except for one agency (ICE) that has already been prefunded in a previous bill, you are giving up every bit of leverage you have and selling out.
February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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floridamuseum.bsky.social
Frogs, beer & science! 🐸 Leap into the fascinating world of frogs with herpetologist Dave Blackburn!

Feb 12 🍺 Science on Tap: Ribbit & Sip It
Join us and UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute for a ribbiting edition of Science on Tap @ Cypress & Grove. Event: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/scienc...
a person is standing in a storage facility of some kind with shelves of large jars behind him and he is holding a large jar and leaning a shoulder on a doorframe a hand is holding a small frog while other hands are holding flashlights and pointing in a dusky dark light a large, bumpy green and brown frog is at rest on a spray of long green leaves
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.

This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.

Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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irlagainstfascism.bsky.social
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/epst...
From Epstein to Gaza: The depravity of the western elite is now fully exposed
Gaza was not a deviation from the morality of the financial and political class that oversaw its annihilation. It was their culmination
www.middleeasteye.net
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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dcminx.bsky.social
🚨 Ukrainians warned for years that Europe’s human rights chief was a Kremlin conduit. The Epstein files just proved them right.

Thorbjørn Jagland offered to connect Jeffrey Epstein to Lavrov. KGB defectors had named him “Yuri” decades earlier
euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/04/u...
Ukrainians warned for years that Europe's human rights chief was a Kremlin conduit. The Epstein files just proved them right. - Euromaidan Press
Epstein files reveal how Council of Europe chief Jagland offered to connect the convicted sex offender to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.
euromaidanpress.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.

Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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revdebra.bsky.social
200+ UU colleagues are in #Minneapolis protesting ICE www.uuworld.org/articles/min...
The Day of Truth and Freedom: UU Clergy and Laypeople Join Multifaith March in Minneapolis Against ICE
Developing story: Follow UU World’s live updates, including dispatches from Minneapolis.
www.uuworld.org
January 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM
patiencejane.bsky.social
Great video from MN: youtu.be/cXhVWMKQPjQ?...
How Minnesotans deal with federal agents
YouTube video by Frost Simula
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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chrismurphyct.bsky.social
I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.

Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.

I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.

I need to share with you what I saw.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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atrupar.com
here's the number for the ICE tip line, folks
January 20, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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spbmckenna.bsky.social
🇺🇸 BETRAYAL from all fronts!

And the BETRAYAL that cuts the deepest 👇
January 19, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social
🚨 ⬇️ 🚨 ⬇️ 🚨
Please share this attorney's info
January 18, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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drhaup.bsky.social
In Minneapolis, many national journalists have remained to cover the regime's continued invasion. Here are some of those dedicated reporters:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How local and national news outlets are covering the aftermath of ICE shooting: ‘Get there, bear witness, ask questions’
Strong media presence in Minneapolis has ensured Renee Good’s shooting, and its fallout, has received wide coverage
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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muellershewrote.com
Please watch.
cohen489.bsky.social Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social · 27d
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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indivisiblebangor.org
#StopICE #MEPolitics #TogetherWeVan #TogetherWeWill #HoldTheLine

actionnetwork.org/events/ice-o...
January 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Excellent instructional video pass it on
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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peggystuart.bsky.social
Visit this site to see which organizations to boycott due to their support of #ICE or to help identify #ICEAgents or provide information on activity or upload photos or videos.

#ICEOutForGood

wiki.icelist.is/index.php?ti...
ICE List Wiki
wiki.icelist.is
January 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
INBOX: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith launches his own law firm alongside former Jan. 6 Committee counsel Tim Heaphy and DOJ alum David Harbach and Thomas Windom.
Tim Heaphy, Jack Smith, David Harbach, and Thomas Windom have spent much of their careers in public service, committed to protecting and defending the rule of law. Their new full-service firm-Heaphy, Smith, Harbach & Windom LLP (HSHW)-remains faithful to that core value. The firm's advice to clients will be guided by the same principles that have characterized the partners' government service: clear-eyed assessment of the facts and honest application of the relevant law. That foundation will underpin their comprehensive client service, which will include thorough investigations, zealous advocacy in litigation, and candid strategic advice and counsel, resulting in improved policy and process for clients. "I am both privileged and excited to open the doors of our firm with my fellow partners," Smith said. "Our goal is to practice law at the highest level, and to do so consistent with our values and longstanding commitment to public service."
January 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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justinwolfers.bsky.social
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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federalreserve.gov
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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ilhanmn.bsky.social
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.

Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.

The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jan 10
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.

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January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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cwebbonline.com
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.

I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM