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Sara Foss
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Journalist in upstate NY.
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It's not just the St. Paul Doubletree.
The Intercontinental in downtown St Paul is also shutting for now.
According to the Pioneer Press, they're both operated by an indigenous tribe, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

FYI, ICE has been arresting Native Americans.

www.twincities.com/2026/01/18/h...
An employee who answered the phone at the Minnesota Street hotel confirmed the hotel was closing Sunday and said it was undetermined when it would reopen. The IHG InterContinental was also closing, the Associated Press reported. Over the phone, a front desk employee at the Kellogg Boulevard hotel said it was closing for the safety of the staff, but declined to comment on the safety concerns. The DoubleTree and InterContinental hotels had empty lobbies with signs out front saying they were “temporarily closed for business until further notice.”
January 19, 2026 at 12:58 AM
sarafoss.bsky.social
One of the ugliest football games ever?

My kingdom for a first down, no fumbles
January 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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St. Paul woman, U.S. citizen, released from ICE detention after two days
www.twincities.com/2026/01/17/s...
St. Paul woman, U.S. citizen, released from ICE detention after two days
Nasra Ahmed, 23, was released around 7:45 p.m. Friday without charges.
www.twincities.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
Bill Melugin v @BillMelugin_•1h NEW: I'm told multiple ICE agents with rooms booked at the St. Paul Downtown Doubletree by Hilton received this notice today that their rooms are being cancelled & the hotel will temporarily close "due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul." I called the hotel & checked online & they are indeed not taking any bookings right now. They referred me to other hotels. I'm told this also happened today at the Intercontinental St. Paul, with ICE agents with bookings there notified the hotel will be temporarily closing today due to the ongoing unrest in Minnesota. An agent who talked to the front desk manager there says he was told it was done to protect staff because they have been getting threats from unknown individuals for lodging DHS agents. DOUBLETREE by Hilton" ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN Deat Room # * Please know that your safety and well-being will always be our top priority. Due to heightened public safety concerns in St. Paul, we have made the difficult decision to temporarily close our hotel, and your reservation will be canceled effective Sunday, January 18, 2026 by 12PM. We are taking this step out of care for you, our team members, and the surrounding community. Due to your unexpected departure, our team can assist you with alternate accommodations if needed. To support you during this difficult transition and as a gesture of goodwill, we can either refund your last night's stay or pay your first night's stay at your new hotel at the same rate as your canceled reservation with us. Thank you for understanding during this challenging time. With warmest regards, DoubleTree St. Paul Team
January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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No one is surprised that Vance fell in line. He's a toady. But let's stop repeating this myth that Vance was ever a credible antiwar figure. He has backed every illegal attack that Trump has ordered from Yemen to Iran to Venezuela.
johnphudson.bsky.social John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: JD Vance supported US strikes on Iran this week and reasoned that Trump had to enforce his own red line, per sources. It was a surprise role reversal for a politician who built his identity on opposing Middle East wars with a loose connection to core US interests
January 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
sarafoss.bsky.social
#NowListening
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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kendrawrites.com
From an optics perspective... the protesters being the ones waving the US flag while Bovino et al looks like every awful nazi inspired movie we've ever seen... hats off to Minnesotans.
victinibcn.bsky.social Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
Skiing on the rail trail
January 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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It would be funny, if it wasn’t so infuriating, that this is the second time people have elected Donald Trump and then almost immediately been like “wait what the fuck we hate this guy”
gelliottmorris.com G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 2d
Trump’s net job approval rating right now is actually lower than it was at this point in his first term
January 17, 2026 at 1:05 AM
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Cat observing the snow
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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The Hmong community in America is here predominantly because they were our allies in the Vietnam War, and we lost so they had to leave their homes and move here.
tom.medsky.social Thomas [redacted] DO @tom.medsky.social · 2d
Seeing reports that ICE agents in Minnesota are targeting Hmong. As a Viet we know the Hmong as allies and also a culture that promotes rugged individualism loyalty. I sincerely hope that the ICE agents going after them eat shit.
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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“If the person is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

Justice Brett Kavanaugh

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d
Peter Yazzie, a Navajo man, was asked by ICE agents to prove he was a US citizen. He produced both US and Navajo IDs. They didn't care. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
January 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
Went to the Crandell Theatre for a special screening of the new Avatar, followed by a Q&A with Stephen Lang - Col. Quaritch himself.

I enjoyed the film, with some quibbles - James Cameron has directed another incredible spectacle that immerses viewers in a beautiful alien world.

The Q&A with
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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ryanjreilly.com
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
I watched it, that actually makes it much worse. He never should have been in front of the SUV. We are trained do not get in front of a vehicle like that, there’s only bad outcomes. Also, his video clearly shows she was not surreptitiously reaching for any objects within the vehicles drivers compartment, so the only defense for the agent would be that she was trying to run him over, which clearly isn’t the case, as emphasized by the fact that his legs were out of the way. The video also shows the SUV was moving so slowly that even in icy conditions he should’ve just moved out of the way. In the department of justice we are prohibited from using deadly force purely to prevent escape. Bad shoot all around
January 16, 2026 at 8:16 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
Courthouse weddings are becoming more popular.

I look into why in my latest for Saratoga Living.

saratogaliving.com/the-case-for...
The Case for Courthouse Weddings
At a time when big weddings can cost a not-so-small fortune, more and more local couples are exploring the alternative.
saratogaliving.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Searched 2016 on my phone and the first thing that came up was an etch a sketch I did, for some reason, of Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick in his customary garb
January 16, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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madar.bsky.social
What % of Americans want to live like this?
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
"We're doing it by the grace of God and by the help of thousands of volunteers we have in our network."

www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
Watched the 1970 film "Diary of a Mad Housewife," starring Carrie Snodgress as a woman stuck in an unpleasant marriage to a huge jerk. This is an abrasive, uncomfortable, frustrating film - but also something of a masterpiece about a woman who is insulted and condescended to by everyone.
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
#NowListening
January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Murder. And not just the one who pulled the trigger.
arminsamii.bsky.social Armin Samii @arminsamii.bsky.social · 2d
Holy shit.

Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
sarafoss.bsky.social
"Regardless of where you stand on … immigration, we all know that what is happening in the Midwest is a disaster."

Orange County will formally oppose a proposal to build an ICE facility in NY's Hudson Valley

www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
‘Catastrophic for the local community’: Orange County exec will oppose Hudson Valley ICE facility
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said he would oppose a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chester that has drawn criticism.
www.timesunion.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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Lewiston, Maine: “One property manager whose tenants are almost exclusively African immigrants showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.”
Immigrants prepare for their arrests and leave Lewiston ahead of ICE action
One property manager showed a reporter a form being passed around so undocumented parents could designate temporary guardians for their children in the event of their arrest.
www.bangordailynews.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Thursday evening cat
January 16, 2026 at 1:57 AM
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willbunch.bsky.social
1. It's been more than a day since 2 of America's most storied newsrooms, CBS and ABC, reported that killer ICE agent Jon Ross suffered "internal bleeding" based on unnamed sources

Since then

- No other news org has confirmed the story

- No evidence (photos, medical records) has been produced
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM