Tim Dickinson
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The defense attorney for one of the people shot by Border Patrol in East Portland Thursday spoke exclusively to OPB about his client.
Read more here: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/09/defense-attorney-disputes-police-narrative-in-portland-border-patrol-shooting/.
Read more here: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/09/defense-attorney-disputes-police-narrative-in-portland-border-patrol-shooting/.
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 AM
The defense attorney for one of the people shot by Border Patrol in East Portland Thursday spoke exclusively to OPB about his client.
Read more here: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/09/defense-attorney-disputes-police-narrative-in-portland-border-patrol-shooting/.
Read more here: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/09/defense-attorney-disputes-police-narrative-in-portland-border-patrol-shooting/.
The solidarity response is extraordinary
Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 5:34 AM
The solidarity response is extraordinary
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Attorneys representing the man shot by federal officers in Portland Thursday are refuting law enforcement’s narrative.
Defense attorney disputes police narrative in Portland Border Patrol shooting
Two people shot by federal border patrol officers in Portland appear to have “an association” with a Venezuelan criminal gang, Portland police said in a news conference on Friday. But they did not pro...
www.opb.org
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Attorneys representing the man shot by federal officers in Portland Thursday are refuting law enforcement’s narrative.
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: “The message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”
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amy chua has so much to apologize for
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
amy chua has so much to apologize for
Believe it or not, it was once very unusual to see videos of people getting killed. Now we're all going frame by frame. Take care of your brains folks. You can't make this murder right by replaying it.
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Believe it or not, it was once very unusual to see videos of people getting killed. Now we're all going frame by frame. Take care of your brains folks. You can't make this murder right by replaying it.
<<In the infamous Vanity Fair profile, Susie Wiles described Miller as one of her off-leash “junkyard dogs.”
Apparently, Miller has been given a whole new yard to shit in.>>
Apparently, Miller has been given a whole new yard to shit in.>>
Stephen Miller Is Taking His Fascist Horrorshow International
Goodbye border protection, hello border expansion?
contrarian.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
<<In the infamous Vanity Fair profile, Susie Wiles described Miller as one of her off-leash “junkyard dogs.”
Apparently, Miller has been given a whole new yard to shit in.>>
Apparently, Miller has been given a whole new yard to shit in.>>
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In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
January 9, 2026 at 7:24 PM
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
Here's police dispatch audio from the Portland couple shot by Border Patrol:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GRRaB...
www.youtube.com/shorts/GRRaB...
January 9, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Here's police dispatch audio from the Portland couple shot by Border Patrol:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GRRaB...
www.youtube.com/shorts/GRRaB...
So Trump is now running BIG OIL as well as Venezuela?
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 PM
So Trump is now running BIG OIL as well as Venezuela?
Wrote about Stephen Miller's dark foray into foreign policy:
Stephen Miller Is Taking His Fascist Horrorshow International
Goodbye border protection, hello border expansion?
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Wrote about Stephen Miller's dark foray into foreign policy:
When I talk about the NYT as a chronicle of power without any true moral center, this is the kind of shit I mean
This bizarre and dangerous claim violates literally every section of our Constitution, which was built by geniuses explicitly to limit individual power.
Those entrusted with enforcing our Constitution have a duty to every Conservative and Liberal American. A duty to act. Now.
Those entrusted with enforcing our Constitution have a duty to every Conservative and Liberal American. A duty to act. Now.
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
When I talk about the NYT as a chronicle of power without any true moral center, this is the kind of shit I mean
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"law enforcement action"
Just completely fell by the wayside. It's full speed ahead on colonial regime change.
Just completely fell by the wayside. It's full speed ahead on colonial regime change.
Trump on Venezuela: "That was a perfect attack. We've taken over a whole country. We've taken $4 billion of oil in one day. That will increase."
January 9, 2026 at 5:44 AM
"law enforcement action"
Just completely fell by the wayside. It's full speed ahead on colonial regime change.
Just completely fell by the wayside. It's full speed ahead on colonial regime change.
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield announces formal investigation into shooting of a man and a woman in a truck by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol today.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
January 9, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield announces formal investigation into shooting of a man and a woman in a truck by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol today.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
Meanwhile, FBI still processing shooting scene and evidence in lot of Adventist Health Medical Office 3 at 10201 SE Main St.
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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
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.
More questions than answers about today's shooting in Portland
January 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
More questions than answers about today's shooting in Portland
On the scene near the site of the shooting
January 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
On the scene near the site of the shooting
There has apparently been a shooting of Portland residents by federal agents. I'm on the scene here in east Portland
January 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
There has apparently been a shooting of Portland residents by federal agents. I'm on the scene here in east Portland
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Flatly wrong. No, it is not true that ICE only has jurisdiction over immigration issues and can’t arrest citizens. Immigration officers have authority to criminally arrest anyone for any “offense against the United States” (interfering with a federal officer would count) and any felony they witness.
I'm hearing a lot of talk that they did not have legal authority to compel a U.S. citizen to exit her car, what's your take on that?
January 8, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Flatly wrong. No, it is not true that ICE only has jurisdiction over immigration issues and can’t arrest citizens. Immigration officers have authority to criminally arrest anyone for any “offense against the United States” (interfering with a federal officer would count) and any felony they witness.
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ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
Detention Management
www.ice.gov
January 8, 2026 at 9:46 PM
ICE just released new detention statistics.
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
As of January 7, 2026, ICE is detaining 68,990 people across the United States.
www.ice.gov/detain/deten...
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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The paper of record is, thank heaven, fulfilling its responsibility this time. That really matters
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The paper of record is, thank heaven, fulfilling its responsibility this time. That really matters
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I always thought the term "cosplaying" was overused until ICE/CBP started showing up everywhere. Look at this guy, does he think it's Fallujah? (It's a high school in Minneapolis).
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...