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New: ICE is making several arrests outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in MN. Stay alert, stay safe. Video by BGonthescene.
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
New: ICE is making several arrests outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in MN. Stay alert, stay safe. Video by BGonthescene.
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Democrats and pro-voting advocates reacted with outrage and unwavering opposition after House Republicans unveiled the Make Elections Great Again Act — a sweeping proposal that would dramatically restrict voting access and remake federal elections in ways designed to suppress turnout.
Top Dems: GOP’s monster voter suppression bill is ‘dead on arrival’
Voting rights experts warned that the proposal would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
www.democracydocket.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Democrats and pro-voting advocates reacted with outrage and unwavering opposition after House Republicans unveiled the Make Elections Great Again Act — a sweeping proposal that would dramatically restrict voting access and remake federal elections in ways designed to suppress turnout.
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NEW: It's not just Minnesota, judges across the country are calling out ICE for violating court orders with regularity.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 30, 2026 at 9:08 PM
NEW: It's not just Minnesota, judges across the country are calling out ICE for violating court orders with regularity.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
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This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
January 30, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.
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Q: Where the guns? Are they in the FBI's possession? And who has the phone that Pretti used to film?
BLANCHE: I don't know. I don't have answers to those questions
Q: Wouldn't that be something the FBI would need to conduct a thorough investigation?
BLANCHE: I was simply saying I don't know
BLANCHE: I don't know. I don't have answers to those questions
Q: Wouldn't that be something the FBI would need to conduct a thorough investigation?
BLANCHE: I was simply saying I don't know
January 30, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Q: Where the guns? Are they in the FBI's possession? And who has the phone that Pretti used to film?
BLANCHE: I don't know. I don't have answers to those questions
Q: Wouldn't that be something the FBI would need to conduct a thorough investigation?
BLANCHE: I was simply saying I don't know
BLANCHE: I don't know. I don't have answers to those questions
Q: Wouldn't that be something the FBI would need to conduct a thorough investigation?
BLANCHE: I was simply saying I don't know
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A woman who says she is an Epstein victim has claimed there are TAPES of Donald Trump that will FORCIBLY end his presidency. She alleges these recordings, if released, contain PROOF of misconduct so serious that Trump would have no choice but to RESIGN. FIRESTORM IN WASHINGTON 👇
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A woman who says she is an Epstein victim has claimed there are TAPES of Donald Trump that will FORCIBLY end his presidency. She alleges these recordings, if released, contain PROOF of misconduct so serious that Trump would have no choice but to RESIGN. FIRESTORM IN WASHINGTON 👇
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Holds Briefing On Bill To Ban ICE From Deputizing Local Police
Forbes Breaking News 1/30/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhlC...
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Forbes Breaking News 1/30/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhlC...
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JUST IN: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Holds Briefing On Bill To Ban ICE From Deputizing Local Police
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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January 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Holds Briefing On Bill To Ban ICE From Deputizing Local Police
Forbes Breaking News 1/30/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhlC...
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Forbes Breaking News 1/30/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhlC...
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January 31, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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The people of Los Angeles have had enough of the ICE-hole’s shit.
(1/30/26)
(1/30/26)
January 31, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The people of Los Angeles have had enough of the ICE-hole’s shit.
(1/30/26)
(1/30/26)
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Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 Haitians live in Springfield, Ohio, a community that President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance targeted during the 2024 campaign, falsely accusing the community ...
www.ms.now
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Breaking MS NOW:
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
The Trump admin is now eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week.
The operation is expected to target Haitian immigrants — with temporary protected status for Haiti expiring on Feb. 3.
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Don Lemon was in Minneapolis interviewing folks as an independent journalist. Now he's been arrested by the regime, on false allegations manufactured by the regime. It won't stop here.
A reminder from September 2024:
A reminder from September 2024:
January 30, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Don Lemon was in Minneapolis interviewing folks as an independent journalist. Now he's been arrested by the regime, on false allegations manufactured by the regime. It won't stop here.
A reminder from September 2024:
A reminder from September 2024:
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RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
RFK Jr. Demonstrates How To Remove Tapeworm By Scooting Ass Across Carpet https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-demonstrates-how-to-remove-tapeworm-by-scooting-ass-across-carpet/
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On this day in 1897, an Austrian Jewish woman was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is probable that she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Frieda Ecksteinová
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January 31, 2026 at 9:32 AM
On this day in 1897, an Austrian Jewish woman was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is probable that she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Frieda Ecksteinová
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"That should be a hand up, not a hand out. So we ended all the hand outs."
"... And replaced them with some kind of hand up?"
"Oh, hell no. These poor bastards are on their own."
"... And replaced them with some kind of hand up?"
"Oh, hell no. These poor bastards are on their own."
Brooke Rollins: "The American dream is not being on a food stamp program. The American dream is not being on all these programs. That should be a hand up, not a handout. As of yesterday, we have moved 1.75 million people off of SNAP."
January 30, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"That should be a hand up, not a hand out. So we ended all the hand outs."
"... And replaced them with some kind of hand up?"
"Oh, hell no. These poor bastards are on their own."
"... And replaced them with some kind of hand up?"
"Oh, hell no. These poor bastards are on their own."
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A free press is not a crime. Authoritarianism always starts by pretending it is.
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A free press is not a crime. Authoritarianism always starts by pretending it is.
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Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."
January 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Jeffries: "We cannot trust the Department of Justice. They're an illegitimate organization right now under the leadership of Pam Bondi and the direction of Donald Trump."
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Cartoon by Matt Reuter @newyorker.com.
January 30, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Cartoon by Matt Reuter @newyorker.com.