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It is long past the time for a national general strike. 'This is not a government by consent of the governed. It is oppression.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It is long past the time for a national general strike. 'This is not a government by consent of the governed. It is oppression.
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All this nightmare shit on the timeline being inflicted by the federal government on their own people and the only moment of levity I got today was finding out the Steelers hired Mike McCarthy for some reason
January 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
All this nightmare shit on the timeline being inflicted by the federal government on their own people and the only moment of levity I got today was finding out the Steelers hired Mike McCarthy for some reason
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They managed to radicalize Seth Moulton, of all people. Goddamn.
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
They managed to radicalize Seth Moulton, of all people. Goddamn.
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Masked ICE gestapo agents just murdered an ICU nurse after assaulting him, stealing the firearm he was lawfully carrying, spraying him with chemicals, then restraining him so they could shoot him point-blank.
And the federal government's response is to shield the killers and justify the killing.
And the federal government's response is to shield the killers and justify the killing.
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Masked ICE gestapo agents just murdered an ICU nurse after assaulting him, stealing the firearm he was lawfully carrying, spraying him with chemicals, then restraining him so they could shoot him point-blank.
And the federal government's response is to shield the killers and justify the killing.
And the federal government's response is to shield the killers and justify the killing.
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GOP pollster: "if Trump can knock ten cents off the price of gas, he can kidnap as many brown children as he likes!" www.politico.com/news/magazin...
January 24, 2026 at 8:57 PM
GOP pollster: "if Trump can knock ten cents off the price of gas, he can kidnap as many brown children as he likes!" www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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It's a start.
"AS USUAL, videos of the encounter contradict the federal
government's description..." would be one solid edit.
"AS USUAL, videos of the encounter contradict the federal
government's description..." would be one solid edit.
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 24, 2026 at 9:01 PM
It's a start.
"AS USUAL, videos of the encounter contradict the federal
government's description..." would be one solid edit.
"AS USUAL, videos of the encounter contradict the federal
government's description..." would be one solid edit.
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Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Democrats can and must make it clear there will be trials and anyone even somewhat associated with ICE will face them. Maybe give a quit-your-job deadline on appeasement and give people 72 hours. I don't know. But currently the plan is to let them murder us in the street and get away with it.
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Had limited access to my phone all morning. Came back and reviewed multiple videos of the killing of Alex Pretti.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Had limited access to my phone all morning. Came back and reviewed multiple videos of the killing of Alex Pretti.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
It was an execution. He did not pose a threat. He was on the ground and his gun was taken from its holster by one officer. Then he was shot multiple times and killed by another.
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Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Well worth a watch.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
Another case of normie radicalization. This guy is the former president of a local HOA, a web developer for real estate companies and a self proclaimed "member of the square community" and he's out in the streets.
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Conservatives: We need to bring back civics education
Minneapolis Guy: I'm speaking as an american this is about the 2nd amendment, the fourth amendment, the sixth amendment
Conservatives: Not like that
[but seriously this guy is on it]
Minneapolis Guy: I'm speaking as an american this is about the 2nd amendment, the fourth amendment, the sixth amendment
Conservatives: Not like that
[but seriously this guy is on it]
The whole interview is worth it
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Conservatives: We need to bring back civics education
Minneapolis Guy: I'm speaking as an american this is about the 2nd amendment, the fourth amendment, the sixth amendment
Conservatives: Not like that
[but seriously this guy is on it]
Minneapolis Guy: I'm speaking as an american this is about the 2nd amendment, the fourth amendment, the sixth amendment
Conservatives: Not like that
[but seriously this guy is on it]
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Time for JD Vance to explain the guy was attacking the ICE agents' bullets with his body. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Time for JD Vance to explain the guy was attacking the ICE agents' bullets with his body. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Democrats in the Senate must grind the wheels of this government to a halt. There is no matter more important that the fundamental liberty of citizens to say and think what they want without being murdered by ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Democrats in the Senate must grind the wheels of this government to a halt. There is no matter more important that the fundamental liberty of citizens to say and think what they want without being murdered by ICE.
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Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
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The press corps is so indifferent to religion it can’t recognize a religion story unless it’s rightwing evangelicals screaming about *their* religion story.
Where is our national press? The government has been shooting at and harassing clergy for months. This used to be a red line. The reality is their red line moved, not yours. They’re cowards.
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
The press corps is so indifferent to religion it can’t recognize a religion story unless it’s rightwing evangelicals screaming about *their* religion story.
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It's now very clear that JD Vance is consciously taking on the role of putting a softer face on Stephen Miller's fascism. Vance is becoming chief propagandist for ICE's violent paramilitary warfare against Americans.
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
It's now very clear that JD Vance is consciously taking on the role of putting a softer face on Stephen Miller's fascism. Vance is becoming chief propagandist for ICE's violent paramilitary warfare against Americans.
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
Some thoughts on that in this piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2056...
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When you put everything Trump does under the lens of "impossibly butthurt that not only did he lose in 2020 but was unable to convince enough people that he actually won, and thus will spend his remaining days enacting his revenge" it all makes perfect sense.
January 24, 2026 at 1:28 PM
When you put everything Trump does under the lens of "impossibly butthurt that not only did he lose in 2020 but was unable to convince enough people that he actually won, and thus will spend his remaining days enacting his revenge" it all makes perfect sense.
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The masked paramilitaries abducting folks based on race & ethnicity are not enforcing our immigration laws.
They routinely break the law & violate the rights of those they detain & bystanders
ICE & CBP are not enforcing the law
They are building a white ethnostate of Stephen Miller’s dystopian dream
They routinely break the law & violate the rights of those they detain & bystanders
ICE & CBP are not enforcing the law
They are building a white ethnostate of Stephen Miller’s dystopian dream
Video: Opinion | Is This Who Trump Meant by the ‘Worst of the Worst’?
The columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that the Trump administration’s immigration policy has more in common with ethnic cleansing than actual immigration enforcement.
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:42 AM
The masked paramilitaries abducting folks based on race & ethnicity are not enforcing our immigration laws.
They routinely break the law & violate the rights of those they detain & bystanders
ICE & CBP are not enforcing the law
They are building a white ethnostate of Stephen Miller’s dystopian dream
They routinely break the law & violate the rights of those they detain & bystanders
ICE & CBP are not enforcing the law
They are building a white ethnostate of Stephen Miller’s dystopian dream
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This is so vile it's almost impossible to read/ watch. Important NYT analysis on the INTENTIONAL violence against people in MN by Trump's ICE goons. It shows (again) that everything DHS says is a lie & how documenting these atrocities is so necessary.
GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is so vile it's almost impossible to read/ watch. Important NYT analysis on the INTENTIONAL violence against people in MN by Trump's ICE goons. It shows (again) that everything DHS says is a lie & how documenting these atrocities is so necessary.
GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is an interesting read. Know your enemies.
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
January 24, 2026 at 1:39 PM
This is an interesting read. Know your enemies.
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Crossing the border is the legal equivalent of reckless driving and Americans should be obsessed with punishments that vastly exceed crimes. This isn’t hard morally.
Genuine question: why are Americans obsessed with protecting illegal immigrants? I’m really confused as a Canadian.
January 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Crossing the border is the legal equivalent of reckless driving and Americans should be obsessed with punishments that vastly exceed crimes. This isn’t hard morally.
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Rod Stewart calls out “draft dodger” Trump for denigrating the service of allied combat vets, and says that PM Keir Starmer must insist that Trump publicly apologize.
January 24, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Rod Stewart calls out “draft dodger” Trump for denigrating the service of allied combat vets, and says that PM Keir Starmer must insist that Trump publicly apologize.
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Video of the crowd in MN in a day where the high was -8 are just mind blowing. I’ve lived there. This is a phenomenally huge crowd for a city this size www.tiktok.com/t/ZThDt1bDq/
Minneapolis protest 1/23 -30 degrees out 🥶 #fyp #minnesota #ice #protest
TikTok video by djarabmoney
www.tiktok.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Video of the crowd in MN in a day where the high was -8 are just mind blowing. I’ve lived there. This is a phenomenally huge crowd for a city this size www.tiktok.com/t/ZThDt1bDq/
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Maine has one of the smallest per capita immigrant populations in the country. There are like 6,000 undocumented immigrants in the entire state. There's obviously zero legitimate basis for any kind of enforcement surge there—it's just a naked pretext to punish them for voting for Democrats.
January 23, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Maine has one of the smallest per capita immigrant populations in the country. There are like 6,000 undocumented immigrants in the entire state. There's obviously zero legitimate basis for any kind of enforcement surge there—it's just a naked pretext to punish them for voting for Democrats.
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On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 PM
On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”
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The attempt to detain these defendants without bail is an embarrassment. The AUSAs advancing the argument should face professional and social annihilation appropriate to Gestapo stooges.
"The United States, however, offers no factual or legal support for their assertions. The Court has found none."
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order Re: Appeal/Objection of Magistrate Judge Decision to District Judge – #22 in United States v. SEALED (D. Minnesota, 0:26-mj-00040) – CourtListener.com
ORDER denying 7 APPEAL/OBJECTION OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE DECISION to District Judge as to Nekima Valdez Levy-Armstrong (1), Chauntyll Louisa Allen (2). (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Laura M. Provinzin...
storage.courtlistener.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:35 PM
The attempt to detain these defendants without bail is an embarrassment. The AUSAs advancing the argument should face professional and social annihilation appropriate to Gestapo stooges.