Ben
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the young folks search for meaning here
and the old folks know there's none
and the old folks know there's none
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The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians:
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians:
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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Pop: 4,507
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January 25, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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I wrote “Fire Paul Allen” in the memo line, mostly for myself
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I wrote “Fire Paul Allen” in the memo line, mostly for myself
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
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January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
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“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset ...
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January 25, 2026 at 3:29 AM
“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”
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January 25, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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None of this even starts to get better until our news media starts acknowledging, in print and on TV, the simple objective fact, with video evidence to prove it, that the secretary of Homeland security flat out lied about what happened. There isn’t a “dispute” or “controversy.” She just lied.
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
None of this even starts to get better until our news media starts acknowledging, in print and on TV, the simple objective fact, with video evidence to prove it, that the secretary of Homeland security flat out lied about what happened. There isn’t a “dispute” or “controversy.” She just lied.
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Minnesota’s justice system will have the last word.
January 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Minnesota’s justice system will have the last word.
They’re going to have an excuse for every one of us they kill.
January 24, 2026 at 10:19 PM
They’re going to have an excuse for every one of us they kill.
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We’re at ”people openly shouting “FUCK ICE” in the Michaels craft store checkout line” levels of rage if anyone wants an idea of the mood in the Twin Cities suburbs today
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
We’re at ”people openly shouting “FUCK ICE” in the Michaels craft store checkout line” levels of rage if anyone wants an idea of the mood in the Twin Cities suburbs today
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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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Minneapolis has seen only 2 murders this year - both by ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Minneapolis has seen only 2 murders this year - both by ICE.
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“A folk song is whats wrong and how to fix it, or it could be whose hungry and where their mouth is is [sic] or whose out of work and how to fix it or whose broke and where the money is or whose carrying a gun and where the peace is — thats folk lore.” — Woody Guthrie blogs.loc.gov/folklife/201...
Woody Guthrie on Elections, Politics, and the Power of Folksong | Folklife Today
During the 1940s, singer, songwriter, and author Woody Guthrie carried on a lively correspondence with the staff of the Archive of American Folk Song (now the American Folklife Center archive) where m...
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January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
“A folk song is whats wrong and how to fix it, or it could be whose hungry and where their mouth is is [sic] or whose out of work and how to fix it or whose broke and where the money is or whose carrying a gun and where the peace is — thats folk lore.” — Woody Guthrie blogs.loc.gov/folklife/201...
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‘They just tased Ryan‘ is without a doubt the greatest call an announcer has made since do you believe in Miracles
January 24, 2026 at 11:56 AM
‘They just tased Ryan‘ is without a doubt the greatest call an announcer has made since do you believe in Miracles
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Penguins don't even live in Greenland...
January 23, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Penguins don't even live in Greenland...
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.