Virginia D. Hinkle
@vhinkle.bsky.social
Retired history teacher, grandmother, 1960’s marcher, daughter of an Irish revolutionary. Refugee from Twitter and Post.
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As an important reminder, even if the federal government shuts down due to Democrats fighting back:
ICE would still be operational as they are now.
A shutdown would not take ice off the streets
ICE would still be operational as they are now.
A shutdown would not take ice off the streets
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
As an important reminder, even if the federal government shuts down due to Democrats fighting back:
ICE would still be operational as they are now.
A shutdown would not take ice off the streets
ICE would still be operational as they are now.
A shutdown would not take ice off the streets
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Complete insanity and they shot a restrained man for no reason 😡! My God our country is unrecognizable! Evil everywhere.
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Complete insanity and they shot a restrained man for no reason 😡! My God our country is unrecognizable! Evil everywhere.
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This should be cause for a class action lawsuit against the NIH and the racist charlatans who misled families
The New York Times reports that a group of “scientific” racists misused National Institute of Health data (that families were assured would be protected) to write bogus papers on supposed to biological racial differences. Gift link.
Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This should be cause for a class action lawsuit against the NIH and the racist charlatans who misled families
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'Absolutely Vile': ICE Snatches Young Kids From Minnesota Schools, Sends Them to Texas www.commondreams.org/news/ice-det...
'Absolutely Vile': ICE Snatches Young Kids From Minnesota Schools, Sends Them to Texas | Common Dreams
"Targeting children—our babies—is beyond the pale. ICE is completely out of control and beyond fixing," said Minnesota's lieutenant governor.
www.commondreams.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
'Absolutely Vile': ICE Snatches Young Kids From Minnesota Schools, Sends Them to Texas www.commondreams.org/news/ice-det...
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Looks very likely that the man killed by ICE was disarmed by an ICE agent prior to being shot several times.
An agent walks away with a handgun that matches the handgun the man was carrying.
An agent walks away with a handgun that matches the handgun the man was carrying.
January 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Looks very likely that the man killed by ICE was disarmed by an ICE agent prior to being shot several times.
An agent walks away with a handgun that matches the handgun the man was carrying.
An agent walks away with a handgun that matches the handgun the man was carrying.
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No. And any group of trained police officers would have been able to disarm someone they already have on the ground. But these aren't trained police officers, they are half trained savages, temperamentaly unfit for training as police officers and given guns and immunity.
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
No. And any group of trained police officers would have been able to disarm someone they already have on the ground. But these aren't trained police officers, they are half trained savages, temperamentaly unfit for training as police officers and given guns and immunity.
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Abolishing ICE is not nearly sufficient. State and local officials need to start arresting and prosecuting these kidnappers and murderers.
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 4:54 PM
Abolishing ICE is not nearly sufficient. State and local officials need to start arresting and prosecuting these kidnappers and murderers.
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This is what America has become with a criminal gang running the White House.
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This is what America has become with a criminal gang running the White House.
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We never thought we'd need to break out our neocon talking points about not appeasing authoritarians in reference to *a president of the United States.*
Trump Sounds a Lot Like You-Know-Who
He’s no Hitler. But his speech in Davos about Greenland eerily echoes 1938.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We never thought we'd need to break out our neocon talking points about not appeasing authoritarians in reference to *a president of the United States.*
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All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
January 24, 2026 at 4:55 PM
All of this is fucking senseless. Minnesota did not have an immigration problem. Trump sent his Nazi thugs here because he's racist against Somali people and to own libs like Tim Walz. Now two Minnesotans are dead and Minneapolis is on the verge of going up in flames. None. Of. This. Was. Necessary.
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FWIW this is close to my long held belief about the reddest lines in terms of the Rubicon
We have just witnessed state security services execute a protestor in cold blood.
If they can get away with it, we have entered a new, exceptionally dangerous stage in America’s authoritarian slide.
If they can get away with it, we have entered a new, exceptionally dangerous stage in America’s authoritarian slide.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
FWIW this is close to my long held belief about the reddest lines in terms of the Rubicon
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President Trump pulls the US out of the World Health Organization.
MSNOW
Extremely bad idea. First Trump has RFK Jr destroying American health, especially on vaccines, and now this.
MSNOW
Extremely bad idea. First Trump has RFK Jr destroying American health, especially on vaccines, and now this.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 AM
President Trump pulls the US out of the World Health Organization.
MSNOW
Extremely bad idea. First Trump has RFK Jr destroying American health, especially on vaccines, and now this.
MSNOW
Extremely bad idea. First Trump has RFK Jr destroying American health, especially on vaccines, and now this.
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
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It’s not enough to say Abolish ICE. It’s not enough to vote no on ICE funding. It’s not enough to confront Kristi Noem or Greg Bovino with Stern Words.
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It’s not enough to say Abolish ICE. It’s not enough to vote no on ICE funding. It’s not enough to confront Kristi Noem or Greg Bovino with Stern Words.
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
If you are a leader, what are you doing to protect your community? How are you using your power, privilege, and position to confront this threat?
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I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I will be another voice to say, I have watched the video and you do not need to watch it unless you doubt what is being said.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
There is no ambiguity.
Agents dogpile a person, he is on the ground, one of them starts clubbing with a pistol and then fires repeatedly. Even after the body is still.
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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 4:04 PM
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.
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we will stop them ❤️
What we are watching is a paramilitary force learning that they can kill with impunity, that the regime will smear the victim and defend them. Unless politicians and the legal system exerts accountability, it will not stop. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
we will stop them ❤️
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Tens of thousands gather in Minneapolis for Ice Out of Minnesota.
This is gonna cost George Soros a pile of money.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”
• M. K. Gandhi
This is gonna cost George Soros a pile of money.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”
• M. K. Gandhi
Demonstrators as far as the eye can see. Current status of the march in Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota for Ice Out of Minnesota. They are turning onto 3rd Street from 5th Avenue.
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Tens of thousands gather in Minneapolis for Ice Out of Minnesota.
This is gonna cost George Soros a pile of money.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”
• M. K. Gandhi
This is gonna cost George Soros a pile of money.
“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”
• M. K. Gandhi
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ICE is too busy harassing children to pick up the criminals our sheriffs are asking them to take.
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
MN sheriff says ICE was too busy in Twin Cities to pick man accused of sex crime
"Wholly inaccurate." The Cottonwood County Sheriff is firing back after ICE accused them of ignoring a detainer. The sheriff says they called ICE, but agents said they were too busy in the Twin Cities...
www.fox9.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:55 PM
ICE is too busy harassing children to pick up the criminals our sheriffs are asking them to take.
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
www.fox9.com/news/mn-sher...
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We are seeing incredible acts of solidarity today in Minnesota and across the country.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
January 23, 2026 at 9:32 PM
We are seeing incredible acts of solidarity today in Minnesota and across the country.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
The next days and months and years will require this from us — and demand our courage. Be prepared.
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They record everyone at protests. It is clear. They intend to use this against us. Our govt is not protecting us, and is actually endangering us intentionally by feeding our images into their database. Nazi stuff with modern tech right here in the USA
January 23, 2026 at 7:55 PM
They record everyone at protests. It is clear. They intend to use this against us. Our govt is not protecting us, and is actually endangering us intentionally by feeding our images into their database. Nazi stuff with modern tech right here in the USA
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ICE is continuing to murder, assault, disappear residents, and steal their belongings. We are paying a hefty salary for these domestic terrorists. They are not accountable, and there are no repercussions for the terror that they're inflicting. "Making America Great Again." When is enough, enough?
January 23, 2026 at 10:09 PM
ICE is continuing to murder, assault, disappear residents, and steal their belongings. We are paying a hefty salary for these domestic terrorists. They are not accountable, and there are no repercussions for the terror that they're inflicting. "Making America Great Again." When is enough, enough?
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Watching this development closely. When voting early, please post mail-in ballots far in advance of deadlines or use in person early voting where available.
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Watching this development closely. When voting early, please post mail-in ballots far in advance of deadlines or use in person early voting where available.