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Oh.
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Oh.
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They're like children, pushing and pushing until they find the limits of what they're allowed to do, because nobody ever tells them "no". Eventually they become completely untethered from reality, wanting to remake the world solely for their personal enjoyment and convenience.
I firmly believe that we have an epidemic of affluenza. Our wealthy are off their rockers. Too much money making life too easy leading to incurable boredom and bad ideas. We need to use high taxes at the top and high minimum wage and other structural limits to cure them before they kill us all.
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
They're like children, pushing and pushing until they find the limits of what they're allowed to do, because nobody ever tells them "no". Eventually they become completely untethered from reality, wanting to remake the world solely for their personal enjoyment and convenience.
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We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
February 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
We didn't say body cams on ICE. Their murders are already on video. We said no more ICE.
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Some wonderful organizers and historians at Harvard have been digitizing the archives about when prisoners ran Walpole - you can access them here in the "Walpole Prison 1973 Digital Archive":
walpole1973npradigitalarchive.omeka.fas.harvard.edu
This is radical abolitionist #mapoli history.
walpole1973npradigitalarchive.omeka.fas.harvard.edu
This is radical abolitionist #mapoli history.
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Some wonderful organizers and historians at Harvard have been digitizing the archives about when prisoners ran Walpole - you can access them here in the "Walpole Prison 1973 Digital Archive":
walpole1973npradigitalarchive.omeka.fas.harvard.edu
This is radical abolitionist #mapoli history.
walpole1973npradigitalarchive.omeka.fas.harvard.edu
This is radical abolitionist #mapoli history.
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THREAD. ICE is in the news, and rightly so, but a lot of the commentary fails to see how the underlying surveillance tech, militarization, infrastructure, policies/practices/training, and corporate profiteers are shared by other domestic agencies and repressive bureaucracies in other countries.
February 1, 2026 at 1:24 AM
THREAD. ICE is in the news, and rightly so, but a lot of the commentary fails to see how the underlying surveillance tech, militarization, infrastructure, policies/practices/training, and corporate profiteers are shared by other domestic agencies and repressive bureaucracies in other countries.
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reposting with alt text for accessibility:
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
reposting with alt text for accessibility:
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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“At a certain point of wealth, what is being pursued seems not to be wealth, but the ability to make other people suffer. What's being pursued is immunity from human decency; the ability and even the right to be depraved with impunity.”
Today I wrote about the Epstein files, the abusiveness intrinsic to the billionaire mindset, and our culture's enabling instinct to permit depravity as a privilege of power.
"Where does it all end?" That's what's often asked. Rarely asked is "how do we end it?"
www.the-reframe.com/where-it-ends/
"Where does it all end?" That's what's often asked. Rarely asked is "how do we end it?"
www.the-reframe.com/where-it-ends/
Where It Ends
Answering the enabler's constant question, and contemplating the depraved depths of the billionaire mindset.
www.the-reframe.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
“At a certain point of wealth, what is being pursued seems not to be wealth, but the ability to make other people suffer. What's being pursued is immunity from human decency; the ability and even the right to be depraved with impunity.”
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They have no juice, yes, but actually they literally don't have any people. Just like how the entire Jake Lang march couldn't fill a short bus. Far-right internet are grifters at the top, enough confused Facebook creeps to keep them paid, and then it's bots all down the line.
cannot stress enough that a big time nazi guy posted the links to basically every signal group and….nothing happened. people made new links and some were a little more paranoid for a bit but these amoeba-brained losers had no idea what to actually do with it
it’s so funny that right wing nazis leaked the links to a bunch of the signal chats but like, don’t know how to use that information to mess with anything cause they’re all fucking stupid
January 31, 2026 at 8:15 PM
They have no juice, yes, but actually they literally don't have any people. Just like how the entire Jake Lang march couldn't fill a short bus. Far-right internet are grifters at the top, enough confused Facebook creeps to keep them paid, and then it's bots all down the line.
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ICE is camped out at a free clinic/food shelf on the Northside if you'd like to see how de-escalation and targeted enforcement is going.
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 PM
ICE is camped out at a free clinic/food shelf on the Northside if you'd like to see how de-escalation and targeted enforcement is going.
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Keep it closed forever until everyone in power is gone. Help your neighbors. Get involved locally. Concentrate your efforts there. The federal government only exists in its current form to impede us from having any normal fucking days. Enough already
BREAKING: OMB confirms government shutdown starts at midnight, DHS among agencies affected
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Keep it closed forever until everyone in power is gone. Help your neighbors. Get involved locally. Concentrate your efforts there. The federal government only exists in its current form to impede us from having any normal fucking days. Enough already
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Finally wrote about it.
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
The Cookie Theory of Collective Action
Build community, bring snacks, and other tips from an occupied city
snackstack.net
January 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Finally wrote about it.
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
"I’m calling it the Cookie Theory of Collective Action: Everyone has a role, anyone can start small, and joy is an essential part of the broader fight for your community."
snackstack.net/2026/01/30/t...
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BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
linktr.ee
January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
linktr.ee/twincitieste...
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Something I've been trying to impart on people is that the ICE occupation in Minnesota is both an ethnic cleansing and an ideological terror campaign. It's clear that the second part has utterly failed; the community is not terrified. But ICE is now desperately trying to salvage the first part.
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Something I've been trying to impart on people is that the ICE occupation in Minnesota is both an ethnic cleansing and an ideological terror campaign. It's clear that the second part has utterly failed; the community is not terrified. But ICE is now desperately trying to salvage the first part.
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Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
Rural Minnesotans Stand Up to ICE
As federal agents descend on small towns in Minnesota, residents are uniting to protect their immigrant neighbors.
inthesetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Rural Minnesota isn’t staying silent.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
As ICE expands raids into small towns, neighbors, faith leaders, and students are stepping up to protect Somali communities and each other.
Betsy Froiland reporting on the residents uniting to protect immigrant neighbors.
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there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
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Press conferences and social media posts have not changed conditions on the ground. Another person taken today off of Central Ave and Northeast middle school had to delay letting kids leave because of ICE presence in the area. The federal government continues to make our community less safe.
January 29, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Press conferences and social media posts have not changed conditions on the ground. Another person taken today off of Central Ave and Northeast middle school had to delay letting kids leave because of ICE presence in the area. The federal government continues to make our community less safe.
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Jesus fucking holy hell.
This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing.
This is a nightmare.
This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing.
This is a nightmare.
January 29, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Jesus fucking holy hell.
This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing.
This is a nightmare.
This is what you should get loud about. If you have any Republican representatives, call them now -and repeatedly. Do what you can to stop this from passing.
This is a nightmare.
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And this is why Dems aren't talking about clearing out the concentration camps. They fuckin' love their prisons, they invented the family separation policy and gave that particular thumb (Tom Homan, he might be still relevant) a medal for doing a heckuva job at deporting people.
In June of 2015, this family detention center held 1,735 people, 1,000 of which were children.
Before Trump ever walked down that escalator, this place has been full of children.
Before Trump ever walked down that escalator, this place has been full of children.
January 29, 2026 at 6:39 AM
And this is why Dems aren't talking about clearing out the concentration camps. They fuckin' love their prisons, they invented the family separation policy and gave that particular thumb (Tom Homan, he might be still relevant) a medal for doing a heckuva job at deporting people.
you can't fucking reform this.
It seems that Tom Homan’s shift to a more humane approach is just ICE agents targeting local schools. Reports of parents getting abducted outside of schools, agents entering schools, hanging out around children’s bus stops.
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
you can't fucking reform this.
minnesotans are the funniest people in the world
"When one fed attempted to blow off the crowd by visibly watching basketball highlights on his phone, a protester shouted “You’re watching ads, you broke bitch! Kill yourself!” The federal agent returned to his room shortly thereafter."
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
The Noise Demonstrations Keeping ICE Agents Awake at Their Hotels
Participants in the noise demonstrations targeting hotels that house federal agents in the Twin Cities recount their experiences and explain how this tactic might be employed elsewhere.
crimethinc.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:43 AM
minnesotans are the funniest people in the world
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
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Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
The intense fallout from the killing of Alex Pretti has forced President Trump to publicly change course in Minneapolis.
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Listen to our White House reporters discuss the changes on today's episode of "The Daily."
Trump Changes Course in Minneapolis
The White House has been met with broad outcry over the killing of Alex Pretti, as well as pushback from Congress.
nyti.ms
January 28, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Very little if anything seems to have changed on the ground. ICE is still out there terrorizing neighborhoods and trying to disappear neighbors. None of us on the ground are buying this bullshit. We will keep organizing and fighting.
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The aggregation of 22 separate federal agencies, most of which had nothing to do with each other, into DHS was the second most corrosive post-9/11 action taken (after the passing of the PATRIOT Act) and I will die on that hill
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:21 AM
The aggregation of 22 separate federal agencies, most of which had nothing to do with each other, into DHS was the second most corrosive post-9/11 action taken (after the passing of the PATRIOT Act) and I will die on that hill
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I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
January 27, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it:
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted
Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted