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I keep seeing variations of this. Neither ICE nor DHS are established by the Constitution. The power to control immigration isn't even mentioned in the Constitution.
January 26, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I keep seeing variations of this. Neither ICE nor DHS are established by the Constitution. The power to control immigration isn't even mentioned in the Constitution.
I realize ICE has already shot someone else, but I finally found time to finish my post on the shooting of Renee Good, and I figure I might as well share it:
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On the shooting of Renee Good - Windypundit
Everybody seems to have an opinion on the shooting of Renee Good, and I’m no exception, but I wanted to think about this a bit before posting. Also, I’m out of practice and don’t write as fast as I us...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:19 PM
I realize ICE has already shot someone else, but I finally found time to finish my post on the shooting of Renee Good, and I figure I might as well share it:
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If true (I can’t make out the video), that would explain a lot. Negligent discharge leading to panic fire.
Just because they are terrible people doing a terrible job doesn’t mean they aren’t also poorly trained.
Just because they are terrible people doing a terrible job doesn’t mean they aren’t also poorly trained.
the agent who disarmed Pretti fired Pretti's gun into the ground
@chadloder.bsky.social, note the pavement impact
@chadloder.bsky.social, note the pavement impact
January 24, 2026 at 10:15 PM
If true (I can’t make out the video), that would explain a lot. Negligent discharge leading to panic fire.
Just because they are terrible people doing a terrible job doesn’t mean they aren’t also poorly trained.
Just because they are terrible people doing a terrible job doesn’t mean they aren’t also poorly trained.
Senator, ALL of us can SAY stuff about ICE, but you can do something! Propose a bill! Defund ICE, unmask ICE, disarm ICE, make them wear body cams, strip away their sovereign immunity, make them wear name tags…do something!
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Senator, ALL of us can SAY stuff about ICE, but you can do something! Propose a bill! Defund ICE, unmask ICE, disarm ICE, make them wear body cams, strip away their sovereign immunity, make them wear name tags…do something!
If he approached them with a visible gun in a threatening manner, the ICE officers should have drawn their service weapons immediately. They wouldn’t have been grappling with him first and then shooting.
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
If he approached them with a visible gun in a threatening manner, the ICE officers should have drawn their service weapons immediately. They wouldn’t have been grappling with him first and then shooting.
What incredible scum. This is how you get death squads.
Breaking MS NOW:
Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI agents in Minnesota to shut down the civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability.
Aides to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Attorney's office and FBI agents in Minnesota to shut down the civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability.
DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources
A judge refused an FBI warrant that proposed investigating dead Minnesota mom for suspected assault on an officer.
www.ms.now
January 24, 2026 at 12:54 AM
What incredible scum. This is how you get death squads.
I've been thinking for a while that anti-ICE protesters should carry Gadsden flags. "Don't Tread On Me" is an *excellent* slogan for people opposing ICE's thuggish presence.
they haven't yet figured out whether to fight the tyrannical government, which is the reason they wanted their guns, or take up arms in support of the tyrannical government.
January 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I've been thinking for a while that anti-ICE protesters should carry Gadsden flags. "Don't Tread On Me" is an *excellent* slogan for people opposing ICE's thuggish presence.
They’re going to give him exactly the same deal we already have, aren’t they? Then he’s going to claim victory and strut around while adding it to his list of accomplishments.
Trump: "Based upon a very productive meeting I had with Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region. This solution, if consummated, will be a great one... Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs"
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
They’re going to give him exactly the same deal we already have, aren’t they? Then he’s going to claim victory and strut around while adding it to his list of accomplishments.
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Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Every Stephen Miller tantrum and DHS recruitment ad speaks in these existential terms about "defending your culture" to elide the fact that they need people with the courage to wear a mask while interrogating a sixth grader
I think if you want to defund ICE, this is the most likely path to actually getting a law passed, because it pits law-and-order supporters against ICE. Not my ideal solution, but it would stop some of the insanity.
Public safety means stopping violent crime — not weaponizing ICE against our communities.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
That’s why I'm proposing a bill that redirects nearly $75 billion from ICE to local law enforcement.
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I think if you want to defund ICE, this is the most likely path to actually getting a law passed, because it pits law-and-order supporters against ICE. Not my ideal solution, but it would stop some of the insanity.
The leopards continue to feed…
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 10:03 PM
The leopards continue to feed…
I assume this sort of hype talk works when you’re talking about a hotel or rental properties, but it’s insane to think you can “talk up” the United States this way.
Trump on his message in Davos: "The primary message is how well the United States is doing. And I say it all the time -- a year and half ago we were a dead country, and now we have the hottest country in the world"
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
I assume this sort of hype talk works when you’re talking about a hotel or rental properties, but it’s insane to think you can “talk up” the United States this way.
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Yes
Somebody remind me, was abject impoverishment part of Project 2025?
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Yes
Somebody remind me, was abject impoverishment part of Project 2025?
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Somebody remind me, was abject impoverishment part of Project 2025?
I added a widget to my blog to display orbital information for the Swift space telescope. I explain why and how here:
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January 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I added a widget to my blog to display orbital information for the Swift space telescope. I explain why and how here:
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WTF?!? They’re integrating fuckin’ MECHAHITLER into our military networks?!?
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the integration of Elon Musk's xAI platform, Grok, into military networks as part of a new "AI acceleration strategy" during a visit to SpaceX.
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
WTF?!? They’re integrating fuckin’ MECHAHITLER into our military networks?!?
People aren’t yelling at law enforcement, they’re yelling at ICE.
ICE won’t investigate a burglary, or respond to an armed robbery, or park behind you when you’re changing your tire on the side of the highway. Nobody calls ICE for help. ICE does not deserve the esteem given to police.
ICE won’t investigate a burglary, or respond to an armed robbery, or park behind you when you’re changing your tire on the side of the highway. Nobody calls ICE for help. ICE does not deserve the esteem given to police.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 10, 2026 at 9:17 PM
People aren’t yelling at law enforcement, they’re yelling at ICE.
ICE won’t investigate a burglary, or respond to an armed robbery, or park behind you when you’re changing your tire on the side of the highway. Nobody calls ICE for help. ICE does not deserve the esteem given to police.
ICE won’t investigate a burglary, or respond to an armed robbery, or park behind you when you’re changing your tire on the side of the highway. Nobody calls ICE for help. ICE does not deserve the esteem given to police.
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@kenwhite.bsky.social has provided a lot of information that I:
- didn't know
- probably didn't really want to know
- needed to know
@kenwhite.bsky.social has provided a lot of information that I:
- didn't know
- probably didn't really want to know
- needed to know
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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@kenwhite.bsky.social has provided a lot of information that I:
- didn't know
- probably didn't really want to know
- needed to know
@kenwhite.bsky.social has provided a lot of information that I:
- didn't know
- probably didn't really want to know
- needed to know
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hate it when the trump administration’s killing civilians abroad agenda is temporarily overshadowed by its shooting civilians domestically programs
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
hate it when the trump administration’s killing civilians abroad agenda is temporarily overshadowed by its shooting civilians domestically programs
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Danish guy gets it
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Danish guy gets it
What would you want in return? I think we’d be willing to give you SpaceX and Tesla…
January 4, 2026 at 5:31 AM
What would you want in return? I think we’d be willing to give you SpaceX and Tesla…
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Pretty sure that almost every state has problems with Medicaid fraud.
Nope…..not caused by Somalians.
Caused by rich & greedy companies taking Advantage of the poor, sick & elderly & lying about services that were NOT provided
Nope…..not caused by Somalians.
Caused by rich & greedy companies taking Advantage of the poor, sick & elderly & lying about services that were NOT provided
Among other things, Minnesota has had problems with Medicaid fraud for years. (E.g. this news story from 2015: www.mprnews.org/story/2015/0...) Trump and MAGA only care about it now because they get to do some bigotry.
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Pretty sure that almost every state has problems with Medicaid fraud.
Nope…..not caused by Somalians.
Caused by rich & greedy companies taking Advantage of the poor, sick & elderly & lying about services that were NOT provided
Nope…..not caused by Somalians.
Caused by rich & greedy companies taking Advantage of the poor, sick & elderly & lying about services that were NOT provided
What will Trump do?
(A) Take credit,
(B) Get angry at Antifa-style protesters for opposing their government,
(C) Bomb Iran, thus uniting both sides against U.S., or
(D) Two of the above, somehow.
(A) Take credit,
(B) Get angry at Antifa-style protesters for opposing their government,
(C) Bomb Iran, thus uniting both sides against U.S., or
(D) Two of the above, somehow.
THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street.
Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE...
@geoconfirmed.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What will Trump do?
(A) Take credit,
(B) Get angry at Antifa-style protesters for opposing their government,
(C) Bomb Iran, thus uniting both sides against U.S., or
(D) Two of the above, somehow.
(A) Take credit,
(B) Get angry at Antifa-style protesters for opposing their government,
(C) Bomb Iran, thus uniting both sides against U.S., or
(D) Two of the above, somehow.
Among other things, Minnesota has had problems with Medicaid fraud for years. (E.g. this news story from 2015: www.mprnews.org/story/2015/0...) Trump and MAGA only care about it now because they get to do some bigotry.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Among other things, Minnesota has had problems with Medicaid fraud for years. (E.g. this news story from 2015: www.mprnews.org/story/2015/0...) Trump and MAGA only care about it now because they get to do some bigotry.
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Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
December 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!