Roland Klose
@rwklose.bsky.social
editor/writer | ex-P-D CA IT RFT etc. | St. Louis | https://rwklose.com
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained and traumatized by federal agents, and his father are back home in Minnesota. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
February 1, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained and traumatized by federal agents, and his father are back home in Minnesota. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
“Tonight’s results prove that no Republican seat is safe.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Democratic Upset in Deep Red Texas District Rattles Republicans
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February 1, 2026 at 10:48 AM
“Tonight’s results prove that no Republican seat is safe.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
From ruling: “Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
From ruling: “Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“Minneapolis, for much of the online right, has become a symbolic kind of fight. Many commentators, who are not generally known for exercising measured political dialogues, have attempted to whip up a frenzy over the smallest signs of political capitulation.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/s...
Is the ‘Influencer Right’ at Odds With Trump Over Minnesota?
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January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
“Minneapolis, for much of the online right, has become a symbolic kind of fight. Many commentators, who are not generally known for exercising measured political dialogues, have attempted to whip up a frenzy over the smallest signs of political capitulation.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/s...
Hospitals in Gaza said Israel killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. The dead include a father, his three children and three grandchildren. apnews.com/article/mide... #gaza #palestine
January 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Hospitals in Gaza said Israel killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. The dead include a father, his three children and three grandchildren. apnews.com/article/mide... #gaza #palestine
“Drop the deal. Eat the embarrassment. Find another buyer. Make a clean break and say, plainly, that you don’t want your legacy tied to masked men hauling people out of their homes and into warehouses on the edge of town.” www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
The brothers behind Platform Ventures could choose not to sell out Kansas City to ICE | Opinion
It’s not too late for Terry and Ryan Anderson to do the right thing. One way or the other, KC will remember. | Opinion
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January 31, 2026 at 12:56 PM
“Drop the deal. Eat the embarrassment. Find another buyer. Make a clean break and say, plainly, that you don’t want your legacy tied to masked men hauling people out of their homes and into warehouses on the edge of town.” www.kansascity.com/opinion/arti...
Police officials are complaining about federal agents, saying they are endangering residents and violating civil rights. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
‘It’s All Just Going Down the Toilet’: Police Chiefs Fume at ICE Tactics
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January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Police officials are complaining about federal agents, saying they are endangering residents and violating civil rights. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Mayor Cara Spencer said shortly after the tornado that she wanted to be judged on how well her administration kept storm victims in St. Louis. Now, some wonder whether it’s already too late. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g... by @ahuguelet.bsky.social
St. Louis promised apartments for tornado victims by winter. It didn't make it.
It's a rough start for one of the city’s first programs aimed at housing tornado survivors as they wait for broader rebuilding.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Mayor Cara Spencer said shortly after the tornado that she wanted to be judged on how well her administration kept storm victims in St. Louis. Now, some wonder whether it’s already too late. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g... by @ahuguelet.bsky.social
Award-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda has said she has been permanently banned from TikTok, days after the social media platform was acquired by new investors in the United States. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban
Emmy-winning Owda points to changes in TikTok's US ownership, remarks from Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to explain ban.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Award-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda has said she has been permanently banned from TikTok, days after the social media platform was acquired by new investors in the United States. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
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Here's the full video, btw: state and local police violating first amendment rights in the bitter cold while ICE quite literally shows their whole ass
January 27, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Here's the full video, btw: state and local police violating first amendment rights in the bitter cold while ICE quite literally shows their whole ass
“The new bills are a bit of an acknowledgement that complex legislation probably shouldn’t be rushed.” www.stltoday.com/news/local/c... by @tonymess.bsky.social
Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police created a legal 'mess.' Can it be fixed?
“It blows my mind that nobody considered this. It’s a mess.”
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January 28, 2026 at 1:21 PM
“The new bills are a bit of an acknowledgement that complex legislation probably shouldn’t be rushed.” www.stltoday.com/news/local/c... by @tonymess.bsky.social
Chesterfield firm sues Catherine Hanaway, now the Missouri attorney general, for “disastrous” legal advice www.stltoday.com/news/local/c... by @katiekull1.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Chesterfield firm sues Catherine Hanaway, now the Missouri attorney general, for “disastrous” legal advice www.stltoday.com/news/local/c... by @katiekull1.bsky.social
AI systems are unpredictable and difficult to control — we’ve seen behaviors as varied as obsessions, sycophancy, laziness, deception, blackmail, scheming, “cheating” by hacking software environments, and much more. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...
Dario Amodei — The Adolescence of Technology
Confronting and Overcoming the Risks of Powerful AI
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January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
AI systems are unpredictable and difficult to control — we’ve seen behaviors as varied as obsessions, sycophancy, laziness, deception, blackmail, scheming, “cheating” by hacking software environments, and much more. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-ad...
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
To some people, the Trump administration’s posts sound patriotic. Others might sense at most a faint dog whistle to extremists. Some posts may just look odd. But those well-versed in the abstruse codes of right-wing extremism hear klaxons. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
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January 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM
To some people, the Trump administration’s posts sound patriotic. Others might sense at most a faint dog whistle to extremists. Some posts may just look odd. But those well-versed in the abstruse codes of right-wing extremism hear klaxons. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gleiten gerade rasant in den Faschismus ab. www.fr.de/meinung/komm...
Die USA gleiten rasant in den Faschismus ab
ICE setzt in Minneapolis sogar Kinder fest. Was aus der Mischung von Dummheit, Brutalität und dem Gefühl, der angeblichen Herrenrasse anzugehören, werden kann, weiß man.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gleiten gerade rasant in den Faschismus ab. www.fr.de/meinung/komm...
“Americans who support liberal democracy need to recognize what we’re dealing with in order to cope with it, and to recognize something, one must name it. Trump has revealed himself, and we must name what we see.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
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January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
“Americans who support liberal democracy need to recognize what we’re dealing with in order to cope with it, and to recognize something, one must name it. Trump has revealed himself, and we must name what we see.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
“Arrest me already.”
January 25, 2026 at 11:01 AM
“Arrest me already.”
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JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
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January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Too obvious a point even to make, perhaps. But there was no “unrest” in Minneapolis before ICE and CBP showed up. ICE and CBP are the cause of the chaos…and the killings.
Get them out of there.
Get them out of there.
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Too obvious a point even to make, perhaps. But there was no “unrest” in Minneapolis before ICE and CBP showed up. ICE and CBP are the cause of the chaos…and the killings.
Get them out of there.
Get them out of there.
“He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.” (Proverbs 17:15)
January 24, 2026 at 11:27 PM
“He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.” (Proverbs 17:15)
Videos contradict the accounts of DHS officials, who said that the man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them. Footage shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents took him to the ground and shot him. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
Live Updates: Federal Agents Kill a 37-Year-Old Minneapolis Man
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January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Videos contradict the accounts of DHS officials, who said that the man approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them. Footage shows the man was holding a phone in his hand, not a gun, when agents took him to the ground and shot him. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/us...
A bereaved father in Gaza tries to will his son back from the dead apnews.com/article/gaza... #gaza #palestine
A bereaved father in Gaza tries to will his son back from the dead
The father of a teenage boy killed in Gaza implored him to “Get up” after a hospital said the boy died in an Israeli strike.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:50 PM
A bereaved father in Gaza tries to will his son back from the dead apnews.com/article/gaza... #gaza #palestine