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hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 AM
hearing from sources that Amelia Bedelia has been arrested in connection with the water-pouring assault. "but it was ICE headquarters," she said
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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It is, unfortunately, time to re-up my April 2025 post on the Insurrection Act and the broader history of domestic uses of the military for law enforcement purposes:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military
The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
It is, unfortunately, time to re-up my April 2025 post on the Insurrection Act and the broader history of domestic uses of the military for law enforcement purposes:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/142-five-q...
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LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
January 15, 2026 at 6:46 PM
LEAVITT: Why was Renee Good unfortunately and tragically killed?
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
REPORTER: Because an ICE agent acted recklessly and killed her unjustifiably
LEAVITT: Oh, ok. So you're a biased reporters with a biased opinion. You're a left-wing hack.
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All these Reform defections are short term gains which undermine their core selling point - which is change.
Why would the country elect a party full of all the same washed-up, scandal-hit former Tory ministers they just kicked out of office?
Opens the space for both a Labour and Tory recovery
Why would the country elect a party full of all the same washed-up, scandal-hit former Tory ministers they just kicked out of office?
Opens the space for both a Labour and Tory recovery
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM
All these Reform defections are short term gains which undermine their core selling point - which is change.
Why would the country elect a party full of all the same washed-up, scandal-hit former Tory ministers they just kicked out of office?
Opens the space for both a Labour and Tory recovery
Why would the country elect a party full of all the same washed-up, scandal-hit former Tory ministers they just kicked out of office?
Opens the space for both a Labour and Tory recovery
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No doubt the Very Serious People are reassuring the allies a US-NATO war is unthinkable but the thing is the last 27 things we promised them were unthinkable got thought. At some point, our reassurances start to sound a tad hollow.
Most US media is downplaying this by talking about how few soldiers were sent to Greenland yesterday by the Nordic countries, but omits the fact that they’re all planning officers, preparing first for a large exercise followed by long term stay by a larger force.
The Danish foreign minister, coming out of a meeting with the Americans: "It's clear that the president has this wish of conquering Greenland."
I don't think that people have quite measured the severity of what is happening nor the intensity of the required response.
I don't think that people have quite measured the severity of what is happening nor the intensity of the required response.
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
No doubt the Very Serious People are reassuring the allies a US-NATO war is unthinkable but the thing is the last 27 things we promised them were unthinkable got thought. At some point, our reassurances start to sound a tad hollow.
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It is hard to explain institutional collapse to voters; videos where state actors are clearly acting in abusive ways explain themselves.
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 PM
It is hard to explain institutional collapse to voters; videos where state actors are clearly acting in abusive ways explain themselves.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Exclusive: US gets first $500 million Venezuelan oil deal, holding some proceeds in Qatar
The details shared with Semafor mark an initial milestone in the administration’s plan following the ouster of Nicolás Maduro.
www.semafor.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The main bank account holding revenue from the Venezuelan oil sales is located in Qatar.
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
“There is no basis in law for a president to set up an offshore account that he controls so that he can sell assets seized by the American military,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
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why have they been allowed to get away with this "paid protester" lie every single time for the last decade or so? is it just because its a really quick lie and its easier to just move on? is it because everyone is too lazy to just say "prove it"?
"You're seeing a lot of paid protesters" -- Rep. Mike Haridopolos's attempt to defend ICE's tactics in Minneapolis during a CNN panel discussion this morning did not go well. Bad used car salesman vibes.
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
why have they been allowed to get away with this "paid protester" lie every single time for the last decade or so? is it just because its a really quick lie and its easier to just move on? is it because everyone is too lazy to just say "prove it"?
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Periodic reminder that, when you’re the president, the words you say matter.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Periodic reminder that, when you’re the president, the words you say matter.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.
He told the Iranian people help was on the way and to keep protesting.
Now he’s come up with some fantasy that the regime has decided to stop killing people (they haven’t) and backed off.