E.A.R.
@primateyell.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, future lawyer, resident of Los Animals.
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Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant. That's according to ChongLy “Scott” Thao, who says agents forced open his door, entered with guns drawn and led him outside in his underwear in freezing conditions.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
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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 5:31 PM
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"
the 5-year-old decided we needed "decorations"
January 20, 2026 at 3:23 AM
the 5-year-old decided we needed "decorations"
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
if you are on the fence about having kids, please be advised that my youngest walked into the room, asked to give me a hug and kiss, then whispered in my ear "you are the feo-est mami in the world"
(feo is "ugly" en español)
I'm not telling you to have kids or not, just that this is standard
(feo is "ugly" en español)
I'm not telling you to have kids or not, just that this is standard
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 AM
if you are on the fence about having kids, please be advised that my youngest walked into the room, asked to give me a hug and kiss, then whispered in my ear "you are the feo-est mami in the world"
(feo is "ugly" en español)
I'm not telling you to have kids or not, just that this is standard
(feo is "ugly" en español)
I'm not telling you to have kids or not, just that this is standard
If you saw the video of a woman being pulled out of her car and arrested in Minneapolis, this statement provides helpful context on autistic people and policing: ausm.org/news/stateme...
Statement on Immigration and Customs Enforcement Activity in Minnesota – AuSM
On Tuesday, January 13, Minnesota Public Radio shared a story on its social media page showing video of a woman in visible distress as she was pulled from her car, cut from her seatbelt, tackled force...
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January 19, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If you saw the video of a woman being pulled out of her car and arrested in Minneapolis, this statement provides helpful context on autistic people and policing: ausm.org/news/stateme...
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Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
Minneapolis man says ICE agents took 'trophy' photos, locked him in overcrowded cell
Garrison Gibson, a Minneapolis man from Liberia, shared details of his experience with federal immigration enforcement this week at a press conference Saturday.
www.mprnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
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when a DHS assistant secretary said that if he wants to stand with the vulnerable he should support ICE (lol), the bishop replied thus:
"It's definitely our Christian responsibility to extend love even to our enemies."
"It's definitely our Christian responsibility to extend love even to our enemies."
January 18, 2026 at 1:26 PM
when a DHS assistant secretary said that if he wants to stand with the vulnerable he should support ICE (lol), the bishop replied thus:
"It's definitely our Christian responsibility to extend love even to our enemies."
"It's definitely our Christian responsibility to extend love even to our enemies."
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Positively shocked that the house magazine of the Manhattan Institute is upset that my book refuses to attribute America's record-high homelessness to "personal choices"—rather than, say, rents outpacing income gains by 325 percent since 1985.
“There Is No Place for Us”: A Sympathetic, but Skewed, Portrait of the Working Homeless
Brian Goldstone’s new book downplays the role of personal choices.
www.city-journal.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Positively shocked that the house magazine of the Manhattan Institute is upset that my book refuses to attribute America's record-high homelessness to "personal choices"—rather than, say, rents outpacing income gains by 325 percent since 1985.
5 year old: why is the bear named Bear Bear?
me: because that's what you decided to call him
5 year old: oh, so that's why?
KID THIS WAS YOUR DECISION ENTIRELY
me: because that's what you decided to call him
5 year old: oh, so that's why?
KID THIS WAS YOUR DECISION ENTIRELY
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
5 year old: why is the bear named Bear Bear?
me: because that's what you decided to call him
5 year old: oh, so that's why?
KID THIS WAS YOUR DECISION ENTIRELY
me: because that's what you decided to call him
5 year old: oh, so that's why?
KID THIS WAS YOUR DECISION ENTIRELY
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Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
you tell your kids stuff all the time and they don't listen
then you tell them *once* not to drink bathwater because it'll make them sick and now they think every form of illness results from drinking bathwater
then you tell them *once* not to drink bathwater because it'll make them sick and now they think every form of illness results from drinking bathwater
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
you tell your kids stuff all the time and they don't listen
then you tell them *once* not to drink bathwater because it'll make them sick and now they think every form of illness results from drinking bathwater
then you tell them *once* not to drink bathwater because it'll make them sick and now they think every form of illness results from drinking bathwater
A woman whose husband was taken by ICE this week in my neighborhood is seeking help. She's selling tamales, but there's also a QR code to just donate:
January 16, 2026 at 4:32 AM
A woman whose husband was taken by ICE this week in my neighborhood is seeking help. She's selling tamales, but there's also a QR code to just donate:
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JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
January 15, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I’m one of the ProPublica reporters who has been documenting the aggressive tactics federal agents are using against immigrants & U.S. citizens
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
All eyes are on Minnesota right now, but I want to tell you about Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-YO citizen in Houston who was choked by immigration agents in October
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These camps are killing disabled people first through abuse and neglect.
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
These camps are killing disabled people first through abuse and neglect.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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The Trump administration is cutting nearly $2 billion in funding to more than 2,000 mental health and addiction programs.
Trump Cuts $2 Billion in Federal Funding for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Notices went out late Tuesday to more than 2,000 programs nationwide that will be affected by budget slashing at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
nyti.ms
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
The Trump administration is cutting nearly $2 billion in funding to more than 2,000 mental health and addiction programs.
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Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has demanded the Department of Homeland Security release tribally enrolled citizens held by ICE, according to a statement released by the tribe.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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SNF capacity is the bottleneck that keeps people waiting in ER hallways and make-shift hospital rooms. SNF beds are crucial to our health system. Since 2020, capacity is down 5%, with less slack, due to staffing shortages.
@jamainternalmed.com @mlbarnett.bsky.social: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@jamainternalmed.com @mlbarnett.bsky.social: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 AM
SNF capacity is the bottleneck that keeps people waiting in ER hallways and make-shift hospital rooms. SNF beds are crucial to our health system. Since 2020, capacity is down 5%, with less slack, due to staffing shortages.
@jamainternalmed.com @mlbarnett.bsky.social: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
@jamainternalmed.com @mlbarnett.bsky.social: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:50 AM
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/health/2026/...
our caregiver (who is a naturalized citizen and a nursing student) avoided going out to a cafe to study yesterday because ICE had been rounding up people all day in our L.A. neighborhood
real free country we got here
real free country we got here
January 14, 2026 at 2:02 AM
our caregiver (who is a naturalized citizen and a nursing student) avoided going out to a cafe to study yesterday because ICE had been rounding up people all day in our L.A. neighborhood
real free country we got here
real free country we got here