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Sarah Renner
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Researcher for the City of Minneapolis. Views are my own.
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atrupar.com
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara to US citizen detained by ICE: "I apologize that this happened to you in my city with people wearing vests that say 'police.' That's embarrassing."
December 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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aaronsojourner.org
"Reductions in child care and maternal employment intensified after President Trump took office, suggesting that ICE’s impact on the labor market has grown in recent months."
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The Impact of Increased ICE Activity on the Child Care Workforce and Mothers’ Employment A new report from the Better Life Lab at New America examines how the recent escalation in immigration enforcement—defined as the number of ICE arrests—has impacted employment among child care workers and mothers with young children. Since President Trump took office in January 2025, the sharp increase in ICE activity has reduced employment among both immigrant and U.S.-born child care workers, while also reducing mothers’ labor force participation. The report estimates there are roughly 39,000 fewer foreign-born child care workers and 77,000 fewer U.S.-born working mothers since January 2025. ICE Activity Ramps Up Between December 2024 and June 2025, ICE arrests rose more than threefold, from 8,320 to 29,147. These arrests increasingly occur in public settings—as opposed to prisons and jails—thereby raising the visibility of recent enforcement efforts. Child care centers are no longer afforded “sensitive location” status, and recent press reports have documented ICE raids occurring near and inside these facilities.
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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thebulwark.com
"Maybe Trump’s Authoritarian Shift will fail. I don’t know. But the regime is trading popularity for institutional power. Sometimes these trades work." lnk.thebulwark.com/4oIF0MJ
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Elon Musk is furious that people who were not born in America are able to cast a vote in American elections.

I wonder what his attitude is about people who were not born in America but spend billions of dollars influencing American elections.
slavaukraini033.bsky.social SlavaUkraini033 @slavaukraini033.bsky.social · 1d
WATCH: Elon Musk is upset that Somalian Americans in Minnesota get to vote.
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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governorwalz.mn.gov
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.

This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
I would like the phrase and concept of "common decency" to make a comeback
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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annakbailey.bsky.social
As I said to @NYTimes, HUD’s latest move to temporarily withdraw its #homelessness funding notice is just more chaos. Meanwhile, people’s housing hangs in the balance.
December 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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taniel.bsky.social
A huge night for Democrats:

—They flip Miami's mayorship.
—They flip a state House district in Georgia that had voted Trump by 13%.
—They keep Albuquerque's mayorship, while the liberal faction flips city council.
—And they get big overperformances (+18 & +22) in 2 Florida specials.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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maddow.bsky.social
"When asked if he would do DOGE again, Musk said he doesn't think so..."

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December 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
What the ever-loving hell is this.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best. I’ve stopped Eight Wars, saving many millions of lives in the process, created the Greatest Economy in the History of our Country, brought Business back into the United States at levels never seen before, rebuilt our Military, created the Largest Tax Cuts and Regulation Cuts, EVER, closed our open and very dangerous Southern Border, when previous Administrations were unable to do so, and created an “aura” around the United States of America that has led every Country in the World to respect us more than ever before. In addition to all of that, I go out of my way to do long, thorough, and very boring Medical Examinations at the Great Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, seen and supervised by top doctors, all of whom have given me PERFECT Marks — Some have even said they have never seen such Strong Results. I do these Tests because I owe it to our Country. In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people would be able to do very well, including those working at The New York Times, and I ACED all three of them in front of large numbers of doctors and experts, most of whom I do not know. I have been told that few people have been able to “ace” this Examination and, in fact, most do very poorly, which is why many other Presidents have decided not to take it at all. Despite all of this, the time and work involved, The New York Times, and some others, like to pretend that I am “slowing up,” am maybe not as sharp as I once was, or am in poor physical health, knowing that it is not true, and knowing that I work very hard, probably harder than I have ever worked before. I will know when I am “slowing up,” but it’s not now! After all of the work I have done with Medical Exams, Cognitive Exams, and everything else, I actually believe it’s seditious, perhaps even treasonous, for The New York Times, and others, to consistently do FAKE reports in order to libel and demean “THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.” They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it. They have inaccurately reported on all of my Election Results and, in fact, were forced to apologize on much of what they wrote. The best thing that could happen to this Country would be if The New York Times would cease publication because they are a horrible, biased, and untruthful “source” of information. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
December 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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socio-steve.bsky.social
My biggest disappointment of the year was failure to get media attention on this. Everyone was too busy with the crisis of the day. Understandable but there will be long run impacts here that more people should understand.
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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edwardluce.bsky.social
"When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners." Me on Trump's love of the broligarchy and what that means for Europe and Maga's future. as.ft.com/r/55519a35-2...
Trump is choosing the broligarchs over his base
[FREE TO READ] When historians assess this age of American populism, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats will surely be judged its winners
as.ft.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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maxboot.bsky.social
The 2022 Biden strategy had a condemnation of “Russia’s brutal and unprovoked war on its neighbor Ukraine,” while the Trump strategy has no words of censure at all. None. While silent about Russian transgressions, it has plenty of nasty things to say about America’s European allies. wapo.st/4prmqK9
Opinion | Trump’s national security strategy slams Europe, not Russia
The White House lays out an approach making clear America no longer leads the free world.
wapo.st
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
One theme here is the speed of American institutional collapse.
“It took Erdoğan 15 years to do what Trump did in 100 days. If [Americans] do not accept the fact that this is a long game, and it will be brutal, I think you won’t have the patience and stamina to bear it.”
December 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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kare11.bsky.social
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
Ring camera captures Burnsville ICE raid that leaves 7-year-old without parents, according to family
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
www.kare11.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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darinself.com
The President of the United States unilaterally levied a tax on all of us and is redistributing our taxes to a core segment of his supporters.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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sbagen.bsky.social
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
"She said she repeatedly told the agents she’s a U.S. citizen.

“I just kept repeating it — I’m a U.S.-born citizen. I was born and raised here. This is my home. My baby’s waiting for me...”

She screamed “Leave me alone...”

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Video shows masked Border Patrol agent chasing woman back to her Louisiana home
Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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amityf.bsky.social
@katiecashman.bsky.social coming through with an excellent proposal for public bathrooms along Nicollet. It's a known issue; here's how we fix it: www.axios.com/local/twin-c...
Downtown Minneapolis' public bathroom problem
For years, downtown boosters have acknowledged a lack of loos makes the area less welcoming.
www.axios.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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charlesornstein.bsky.social
Trump hung up on a ProPublica reporter after being asked whether his Florida mortgages were similar to those of others he had accused of fraud. 🤔
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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rooseveltinstitute.org
Corporations now own 1 in 11 residential parcels in urban areas—and more than 20% in some communities. That consolidation is leaving lower-income families at the mercy of absentee landlords with little stake in local well-being.

New from @annielowrey.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
How Private Equity Is Changing Housing
In some communities, corporations control more than 20 percent of properties.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Any one of us could be in the next apartment building that ICE raids in the middle of the night.

Any one of us could be on the next boat that Trump bombs on a whim.

Any one of us could be detained for hours despite being a U.S. citizen.

Authoritarianism hurts all of us.
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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maxboot.bsky.social
Footage of the two men’s desperate final moments made some viewers nauseated, leading one to nearly vomit. “It was worse than we had been led to believe,” one person told us. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Pete Hegseth Is Seriously Testing Trump’s ‘No Scalps’ Rule
Lawmakers are finally waking up to the problems the defense secretary has created.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM