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he/him. Forever a work in progress. Aspiring helper, leftist.
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This spurs me into sharing my [growing] collection of satisfied dogs
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the second you establish that ICE can murder citizens on camera with no consequences, you guarantee (1) more murders and, eventually (2) retaliatory violence.
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Holy fuck they actually did it
January 8, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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They saw the Minnesota lawmakers throw their hands up and say oh well and figured it's open season. This doesn't happen if Walz says we're gonna hunt this guy down on TV last night
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors.

katu.com/news/local/i...
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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American conservatives will look you right in the eye with a straight face and tell you that complete and utter subservience to masked federal police is patriotism, anything else deserves being executed in the street, and tax dollars for healthcare is tyranny.
January 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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new race to see which state will be the first to charge federal agents with murder or attempted murder of their residents. Solidarity works better when all try it rather than none.
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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The White House tonight, where an extra row of barricades is separating the north fence from the rest of Lafayette Square.

Chants as the protest arrives: “ICE out now!”
January 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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KATU reporting says that Portland Police responded to a report about the shooting and found the two victims. Which suggests the CBP agent who fired was not still on scene, either bc he fled or bc the victims somehow got away while injured.

Replaced previous message w more measured one
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Police and federal agents have ignored court orders and instigated violence to legitimize arrests. As one Chicago district court judge noted in Nov., while people are continuing to protest, there is nonetheless a broader chilling effect on activism seeking to hold the administration accountable.
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Govt behavior violates protesters’ basic 1st Amendment rights & rights of reporters to cover events as they unfold. As these violent crackdowns occur, Trump’s lies and exaggerations about protesters have emboldened police to crack down on dissent & cover up their own escalating violence with lies.
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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I have been bereft about Renee Good's murder by ICE, far outside the bounds of the law. I have no comforting words. Things are very bad. And two people have been shot in Portland today -- by border agents. A thread on Trump supercharging the militarized police state & why resistance is essential:
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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“It should be crystal clear to everyone that the real threat to community safety is the ICE agents harassing, targeting, detaining — and in some tragic cases — killing our neighbors. This violence is unacceptable, it is criminal, and it is against the constitution of the United States.”
East Portland Councilors Avalos, Dunphy, Smith Respond to the ICE Shooting of Two People in Hazelwood
www.portland.gov
January 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Perhaps if he hadn't smashed out the window of the guy's car, he wouldn't have put himself (his arm) in that situation.
The ICE officer, now identified as Jonathan Ross, who fatally shot a Minneapolis woman in her SUV, had been seriously injured in June when he hooked his arm into the car window of an alleged fugitive who sped off and dragged him down the street.
ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting was dragged by a driver months earlier
Jonathan Ross received stitches and suffered abrasions after a June dragging incident, court records show. Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in her SUV.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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What a joke.
January 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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Legal falsity aside, I think “our masked, anonymous paramilitary thugs have an absolute right to kill you and your job is simply to trust that they won’t” isn’t so much a defense as a confession
January 8, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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“It should be crystal clear to everyone that the real threat to community safety is the ICE agents harassing, targeting, detaining — and in some tragic cases — killing our neighbors. This violence is unacceptable, it is criminal, and it is against the constitution of the United States.”
East Portland Councilors Avalos, Dunphy, Smith Respond to the ICE Shooting of Two People in Hazelwood
www.portland.gov
January 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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there needs to be a sex offender registry but for ice guys. you should have to go door to door when you move to a new area and inform your neighbors that you used to be an ice guy. they shouldn't be allowed with 500 feet of a school
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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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
Abolish ICE, regardless of its popularity. Fucking ghouls
The latest from YouGov (n ~ 2.7k). A majority of Americans say ICE tactics are "too forceful." Only 27 percent say they are appropriate as-is.

ICE approval: -13
Approval of recent protests against ICE: +2

today.yougov.com/topics/overv...
January 9, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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My anger at having to stand outside my kid’s school for two hours to ensure none of their classmates, parents, or teachers get kidnapped by my own government is only slightly tempered by the amazing outpouring of support from other parents and especially neighbors who stand against this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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We seem to have confirmation they were a married couple. At least outlets are reporting it.

FBI Portland deleted their post for some reason.
January 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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The source that informed me of this said the Border Patrol officer in question claimed the victims were trying to run him over in their car, which is why he shot.
KATU has confirmed CBP agents shot two people in Portland

katu.com/news/local/i...
January 8, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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THEY SHOT THEM IN A FUCKING HOSPITAL FUCKING PARKING LOT
Federal agents shoot 2 people in East Portland, police confirm
In a statement, Mayor Keith Wilson called for a halt on ICE operations in Portland, asking Portlanders to show up with "calm and purpose" after the shooting.
www.kgw.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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conservatives are more angry about the coverage of the murder than the murder itself because JD and all these nazis think killing people who oppose them is good and they want to do it more without the pushback
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM