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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
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using AI images!!!!! jfc
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
using AI images!!!!! jfc
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Stupifying stupidity in the #NYTimes.
"Nazi officials said Jews were conspiring to betray Germany to foreign enemies. The Chief Rabbi of Berlin described that account as propaganda." #Minnesota #ICE
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"Nazi officials said Jews were conspiring to betray Germany to foreign enemies. The Chief Rabbi of Berlin described that account as propaganda." #Minnesota #ICE
@froomkin.bsky.social @fairmediawatch.bsky.social @protecttruth.bsky.social @eric-reinhart.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Stupifying stupidity in the #NYTimes.
"Nazi officials said Jews were conspiring to betray Germany to foreign enemies. The Chief Rabbi of Berlin described that account as propaganda." #Minnesota #ICE
@froomkin.bsky.social @fairmediawatch.bsky.social @protecttruth.bsky.social @eric-reinhart.com
"Nazi officials said Jews were conspiring to betray Germany to foreign enemies. The Chief Rabbi of Berlin described that account as propaganda." #Minnesota #ICE
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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They will murder unarmed citizens and then accuse them of wrongdoing. Zero sense of accountability or shame.
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 PM
They will murder unarmed citizens and then accuse them of wrongdoing. Zero sense of accountability or shame.
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If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events
January 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
If the headline is "disputed shooting" rather than straightforwardly telling the public what happened this rewards the DHS for lying about these events
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losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
January 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?
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Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
January 7, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Fuck Bari Weiss, fuck bootlicking regime propaganda
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An ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis is not the first time federal agents involved in immigration have shot a person this year. Here are two shootings, including another fatal one, during the recent Chicago blitz.
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
An ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis is not the first time federal agents involved in immigration have shot a person this year. Here are two shootings, including another fatal one, during the recent Chicago blitz.
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This is what happens when untrained ICE agents who meet the lowest possible standards are sent to play action hero.
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
January 7, 2026 at 6:47 PM
This is what happens when untrained ICE agents who meet the lowest possible standards are sent to play action hero.
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
A U.S. citizen was shot & killed by ICE in Minneapolis.
📌 Eyewitnesses, including a city councilman, say police shot the person in the head. That person is now dead.
Read that again
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The third video included in KSTP's story also makes it completely clear that the agent was not in danger. Shot for driving away when told to drive away.
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ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
There is a large law enforcement presence near Portland Avenue and 33rd Street after reports of a shooting involving federal agents.
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January 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The third video included in KSTP's story also makes it completely clear that the agent was not in danger. Shot for driving away when told to drive away.
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Personally, I’d like to see less focus on Trump’s “desires” and more about the legal and moral constraints on his actions and proposals.
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Personally, I’d like to see less focus on Trump’s “desires” and more about the legal and moral constraints on his actions and proposals.
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This is the agent that murdered the woman in Minneapolis on 1/7/2026.
January 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
This is the agent that murdered the woman in Minneapolis on 1/7/2026.
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Every second the murderer is not arrested is another second for feds to hide him in a place that would create a jurisdictional fight. He's on video killing a person. You have to arrest this guy an hour ago, but you might still have time now.
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Every second the murderer is not arrested is another second for feds to hide him in a place that would create a jurisdictional fight. He's on video killing a person. You have to arrest this guy an hour ago, but you might still have time now.
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A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
A 23 year old larping as a journalist made a misleading and inaccurate YouTube video that the administration full of chronically online shitposters used to justify the “largest immigration operation ever” and now someone is dead
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Local news has now posted video from a neighbor's surveillance cam. It does appear like the officer may have been pushed aside slightly by the bumper as the victim turned to leave.
Again, seems clear from the video that there was no deliberate attempt to run anyone down.
Again, seems clear from the video that there was no deliberate attempt to run anyone down.
January 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Local news has now posted video from a neighbor's surveillance cam. It does appear like the officer may have been pushed aside slightly by the bumper as the victim turned to leave.
Again, seems clear from the video that there was no deliberate attempt to run anyone down.
Again, seems clear from the video that there was no deliberate attempt to run anyone down.
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I have seen three videos now, all of them contradict Tricia's statement. And every single journalist who interacts with her knows that she lies all the time in ways that can be proven, which should also be stated in the piece.
the nyt says that no version of events in minneapolis can be "verified independently." but that's not true! there are multiple videos proving that the ICE version of events is a total lie. maybe the nyt can, y'know, watch one of them? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I have seen three videos now, all of them contradict Tricia's statement. And every single journalist who interacts with her knows that she lies all the time in ways that can be proven, which should also be stated in the piece.
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What a pathetic lie by Noem
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
January 7, 2026 at 7:15 PM
What a pathetic lie by Noem
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ICE murdered a US citizen today and lied about it to blame the victim. Period.
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
ICE murdered a US citizen today and lied about it to blame the victim. Period.
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So much of the media environment from November 2024 until April 2025 made me feel like I was going insane. Stuff was written that had no bearing on reality as if it was a universal truth
January 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
So much of the media environment from November 2024 until April 2025 made me feel like I was going insane. Stuff was written that had no bearing on reality as if it was a universal truth
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The early months of Trump II were genuinely some of the worst media moments:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
January 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The early months of Trump II were genuinely some of the worst media moments:
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/u...
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If the ICE agent was concerned about his safety, he wouldn't have moved to be in that position.
The ICE agent was standing there with his weapon out because he knew he wasn't in real danger and was looking for a pretext to start shooting the person in the vehicle.
Which he did, killing her.
The ICE agent was standing there with his weapon out because he knew he wasn't in real danger and was looking for a pretext to start shooting the person in the vehicle.
Which he did, killing her.
Context: A decade ago, Border Patrol agents had to be ordered not to put themselves in front of moving vehicles as a pretext to use deadly force
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NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 7:16 PM
If the ICE agent was concerned about his safety, he wouldn't have moved to be in that position.
The ICE agent was standing there with his weapon out because he knew he wasn't in real danger and was looking for a pretext to start shooting the person in the vehicle.
Which he did, killing her.
The ICE agent was standing there with his weapon out because he knew he wasn't in real danger and was looking for a pretext to start shooting the person in the vehicle.
Which he did, killing her.