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@rootie2shoes.bsky.social
Random lady, activist, caregiver, cat mom, T1D.
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Yeah you cannot "reform" this shit.
January 15, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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Call your reps: 202 224 3121
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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I am just a pollster, standing in front of a bunch of elected Dems, asking them to lead on public opinion rather than hedge and tiptoe and moderate for fear an imaginary future backlash that will probably be manufactured by the right wing ecosystem anyway, regardless of what Dems do or don’t say.
January 15, 2026 at 3:32 AM
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A big thing that was intensely evident while I was reporting this piece:

In parts of Minneapolis, DHS/ICE is everywhere.

And so, too, are the volunteers pushing back against them — standing on virtually every street corner.
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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People need to stop pretending the U.S. government isn’t actively rebranding as a white supremacist movement.

🚨 The Trump administration has rolled out a coordinated campaign across departments, using imagery and messaging straight from right-wing and white nationalist circles.

This isn’t subtle.
January 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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The January 14 edition of @thelatinonewsletter.org is a debut opinion piece by Mauro Morales.

The Rise of the American Gestapo

It’s time to call ICE what it is
The Rise of the American Gestapo
ICE is evolving into a secret police agency and has become our modern-day Gestapo. Even Joe Rogan, who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, thinks so.
thelatinonewsletter.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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These neighborhood signal chats are absolutely crazy right now. You’ve got young activists in there with the most normie folks alive who all just absolutely fucking hate ICE so much. And they are all willing to put their bodies on the line for their communities.
January 15, 2026 at 3:16 AM
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Inclined to talk about ICE the way Bush talked about Al Qaeda.

We gotta smoke em out of their holes and bring em to justice
January 15, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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HI. I am a member of the Senate district 14 DFL which is in Tom Emmer's district.

I'm so fucking tired of the nihilism around flipping my district. It's a long damn game. St. Cloud is now 2/3 blue!

Instead of bitching, look into the guy running to unseat Emmer: www.chapinforcongress.com
Home | Doug Chapin for Congress
Doug Chapin is a Democrat running for Congress in Minnesota's Sixth District to bring common-sense leadership, proven experience, and a commitment to delivering results for our community. Learn about ...
www.chapinforcongress.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:04 AM
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This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars.

ictnews.org/news/north-c...
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
ictnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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RFK Jr loves boasting of his sobriety after a long period of heroin addiction, including when he was a rookie prosecutor in NY. So today he wiped out the support networks for other addicts without any Kennedy money or connections, who will now die as a direct result. www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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this is Minnesotan for "I am mad enough to bite through rebar"
Props to the lady giving an interview in her pink UFFDA hat and saying, "well, gosh, I've never had tear gas and flashbangs shot at me, but I'm happy to take it so my neighbors are safe."
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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It's horrific but also this is pretty much a regular arrest. That's how violent arrests are. I am glad people can see it and be horrified -- that's what police are out there doing every day, legally. Every 3 seconds basically.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.

The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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my kingdom for a reporter who's had enough and finally responds to trump attacking their women colleagues with a "hey shut the fuck up asshole"
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Koh: Trump has now spent $30 billion from the last bill for 10,000 more I.C.E. Agents that are going to be on the streets. That $30 billion would cover all the ACA subsidies for a year. It would eliminate all co-pays for prescription drugs for people from a year, and eliminate all medical debt.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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What's the difference between most of us and Donald Trump?

When someone screams "pedophile protector," most of us know it's not directed at us.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’ 👀🚨

Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Of course.
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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Meet @jacksonfranklin.bsky.social & follow his account to support the campaign!

Jackson is a Courage Candidate running for Congress in IN-05. He's committed to fighting for:
☑️Medicare for all
☑️Reproductive rights
☑️Big money out of politics
☑️Protecting voting rights... 👇
January 14, 2026 at 3:18 AM
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There you have it; the Trump admin allows ICE lawyer James Rodden to stay on the job. His personal social media account praised Hitler, supported white nationalism, and said that America started going downhill the day that Lincoln was elected.
BREAKING: James Rodden, an ICE prosecutor who the Observer identified last year as the operator of an X account that posted “America is a White nation," “‘Migrants’ are all criminals,” and apparent praise of Adolf Hitler, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.

www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
ICE Prosecutor Who Runs Racist X Account Returns to Dallas Immigration Court
James Rodden, who the Observer identified last year as the operator of the account that routinely posted hateful statements, appeared to be back at work Tuesday.
www.texasobserver.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.

A citizen.

Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.

"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.

Agents took and sold his phone

And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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bsky.app/profile/phil...

Like I fucking said.

@gtconway.bsky.social you should consider taking down an image praising the corporation who hosted trump and then suspended the worker bending the knee to a dictator.

Corporations are not our friends, especially those in bed with fascists.
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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This guy writes better than Bari Weiss lmao
The worker, identified as TJ Sabula in the Washington Post, said “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity. And today I think I did that.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
January 14, 2026 at 3:16 AM