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You should be vaccinating your children because Oz and the rest certainly did and continue to do.
"Take the vaccine, please," said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator whose boss has raised suspicion about the safety and importance of vaccines. "We have a solution for our problem."
https://to.pbs.org/4rYdvkn
Dr. Mehmet Oz urges public to take the measles vaccine as U.S. cases rise
“Take the vaccine, please,” said Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator. “We have a solution for our problem.”
www.pbs.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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genocide
At least 556 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since a U.S.-brokered truce came into effect in October, including 24 on Wednesday and 30 on Saturday, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists.
Since the U.S.-brokered truce came into effect, four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza, with more injured.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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As President Trump’s immigration crackdown continues in Minnesota, many immigrants who are detained in the Twin Cities are ending up in a desolate detention camp in the desert of West Texas, only to be released later in El Paso with no money and no obvious way to get home. trib.al/jyi6Rca
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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BREAKING: The White House says it “can’t guarantee” that ICE won’t be at voting locations this November.

After far-right extremist Steve Bannon called for immigration agents to “surround the polls,” the Trump administration refused to rule it out.
White House ‘can’t guarantee’ ICE won’t be at polls
The federal government has historically recognized polling places as off-limits for immigration enforcement precisely to avoid deterring lawful voters.
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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A young prosecutor tells a judge what’s really going on joycevance.substack.com/p/today-in-c...
Today In Court
What a prosecutor in Minnesota said
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February 4, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Minnesota is demonstrating what peaceful community resistance looks like and it is glorious! Considering the circumstances, it is also courageous. Target could learn a thing or two...

Thanks to Isaiah.org and Faith in MN for organizing these actions and posting the vids!
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Boston!
January 31, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Trump Is Making America Stupider
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump Is Making America Stupider
How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Outlawing what is… already illegal? What the fuck is wrong with this party.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Is there any way in which this extreme of a move could finally cause the tide to turn? Or is that just wishful thinking?

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.
www.democracydocket.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Why a Scared 5-Year-Old Boy Shook Our National Conscience
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Why a Scared 5-Year-Old Boy Shook Our National Conscience
What the image of Liam Ramos, grabbed in Minnesota and thrown in detention in Texas, means for our democracy.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Violent settlers in the West Bank are burning Palestinian villages & beating residents with impunity.

These attacks have been met w/ silence from the Trump Admin & Netanyahu govt.

US taxpayers shouldn't be giving the Netanyahu govt an annual $3 billion blank check for weapons.

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January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Lady Gaga has put out a gorgeous anthem for Minneapolis.
youtu.be/e3o5FIXoK84?...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga Original
YouTube video by Rocket
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January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Read HCR today about the murder of Alex Pretti. yet another tragedy of this lawless administration.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

The quote from his parents at the end sums it all up.
January 24, 2026
This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I don’t know anything about this YouTuber, but this piece is right on and increasingly salient by the minute.

youtube.com/shorts/0mcdj...
I Blame You
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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January 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | The Public Face of ICE Is Bad Enough
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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He was a nurse.
The Strib has identified him. Alex Pretti. Another 37-year-old executed for standing up for our immigrant neighbors. For shame.

www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I found this deliciously encouraging. Will take it.
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It's all here. The insanity is all here.

January 19, 2026
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
January 19, 2026
Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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"As thousands of federal agents have flooded streets in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to round up and deport undocumented immigrants, Mr. Amezcua, 46, has mobilized his church and organized free grocery deliveries to help people stay safely inside their homes."

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Volunteers in Minnesota Deliver Groceries So Immigrants Can Hide at Home
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM