Alexandra_Duess
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This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
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Good crowd for a suburban area on one day notice. And so many honks! Hardly anyone yelling negative stuff or giving us the finger
January 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Good crowd for a suburban area on one day notice. And so many honks! Hardly anyone yelling negative stuff or giving us the finger
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It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
It's incredibly demoralizing to constantly see the highest institutions of government and academia and the most important and widely seen news outlets knuckle under one after another, but then to see the gulf between that and the bravery of communities and neighbors and teachers - that's something
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Ist das jetzt Gesundheitsimperialismus?
Ein Verschwörungsideologe und Impfskeptiker, der für Rekord-Masernfälle und politische Sabotage wissenschaftlicher Arbeit verantwortlich ist, lügt und versucht, sich bei uns einzumischen. Ich hoffe, dass Nina Warken entschlossen reagiert.
Ein Verschwörungsideologe und Impfskeptiker, der für Rekord-Masernfälle und politische Sabotage wissenschaftlicher Arbeit verantwortlich ist, lügt und versucht, sich bei uns einzumischen. Ich hoffe, dass Nina Warken entschlossen reagiert.
January 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Ist das jetzt Gesundheitsimperialismus?
Ein Verschwörungsideologe und Impfskeptiker, der für Rekord-Masernfälle und politische Sabotage wissenschaftlicher Arbeit verantwortlich ist, lügt und versucht, sich bei uns einzumischen. Ich hoffe, dass Nina Warken entschlossen reagiert.
Ein Verschwörungsideologe und Impfskeptiker, der für Rekord-Masernfälle und politische Sabotage wissenschaftlicher Arbeit verantwortlich ist, lügt und versucht, sich bei uns einzumischen. Ich hoffe, dass Nina Warken entschlossen reagiert.
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/12 crowd goes quiet as they read the names of people killed by ICE or dead in ICE facilities
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
/12 crowd goes quiet as they read the names of people killed by ICE or dead in ICE facilities
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There’s a legal backstory that helps explain why DHS is able to operate with the brutality and impunity we've seen many times now, most recently in Minnesota. We cover the loophole that helps make it so and how Minnesota elected officials — and all other states — can close it.
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There’s a legal backstory that helps explain why DHS is able to operate with the brutality and impunity we've seen many times now, most recently in Minnesota. We cover the loophole that helps make it so and how Minnesota elected officials — and all other states — can close it.
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The Department of Justice's effort to gain access to you sensitive personal information continues. DOJ wants this data to be able to suppress the vote and subvert election results next Fall. They are suing 24 states to gain access. My law firm and I are fighting them in court in every one of them.
January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The Department of Justice's effort to gain access to you sensitive personal information continues. DOJ wants this data to be able to suppress the vote and subvert election results next Fall. They are suing 24 states to gain access. My law firm and I are fighting them in court in every one of them.
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The Guardian gets the headline right:
January 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The Guardian gets the headline right:
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“That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
Nine days into 2026 and we have the most tragic quote of the year. This short sentence will echo through the USA for a long, long time to come.
RIP you lady of peace.
Nine days into 2026 and we have the most tragic quote of the year. This short sentence will echo through the USA for a long, long time to come.
RIP you lady of peace.
January 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
“That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.”
Nine days into 2026 and we have the most tragic quote of the year. This short sentence will echo through the USA for a long, long time to come.
RIP you lady of peace.
Nine days into 2026 and we have the most tragic quote of the year. This short sentence will echo through the USA for a long, long time to come.
RIP you lady of peace.
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#Minnesota: I am a Guardian reporter, based here in the Minneapolis area. I want to hear about what you're seeing, hearing, feeling and want you think needs to be covered. You can find me on Signal: rachelleingang.241 or by email at rachel.leingang@theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
#Minnesota: I am a Guardian reporter, based here in the Minneapolis area. I want to hear about what you're seeing, hearing, feeling and want you think needs to be covered. You can find me on Signal: rachelleingang.241 or by email at rachel.leingang@theguardian.com
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His name was Serhii. He was 56. A medic. Killed overnight in Kyiv by a Russian double strike.
He came to save civilians. Russia struck again. He was killed on the spot. This is how Russia fights: hitting homes — then those who come to save lives.
He came to save civilians. Russia struck again. He was killed on the spot. This is how Russia fights: hitting homes — then those who come to save lives.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
His name was Serhii. He was 56. A medic. Killed overnight in Kyiv by a Russian double strike.
He came to save civilians. Russia struck again. He was killed on the spot. This is how Russia fights: hitting homes — then those who come to save lives.
He came to save civilians. Russia struck again. He was killed on the spot. This is how Russia fights: hitting homes — then those who come to save lives.
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Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Why Greenland?
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
"Peter Thiel, who wants to set up crypto-empowered 'network states' on undeveloped territory, has invested in Praxis, a start-up that aims to do just that and which has scouted Greenland. Trump’s ambassador to Denmark, Ken Howery, was a co-founder with Thiel and Elon Musk of PayPal."
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Macklin Good, 37, had moved to Minneapolis last year from Missouri, loved to sing and won an award for her poetry
‘Poet, writer, wife, mom’: who was Renee Nicole Macklin Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent?
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Macklin Good, 37, had moved to Minneapolis last year from Missouri, loved to sing and won an award for her poetry
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Authoritarians use performative lying to mark who is for, and more importantly, against their regimes.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Authoritarians use performative lying to mark who is for, and more importantly, against their regimes.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
The point isn’t determining truth. The point is creating an ingroup whose loyalty is assured through ritually denying reality and an easily recognizable outgroup that refuses the delusion.
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Defaming a murdered woman and shrugging off her death with a lie is about as evil as it gets and no journalist who gets within shouting distance of this vicious troll should let him have a moment's peace about it.
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Defaming a murdered woman and shrugging off her death with a lie is about as evil as it gets and no journalist who gets within shouting distance of this vicious troll should let him have a moment's peace about it.
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Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
January 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Swalwell: You better believe that accountability is coming. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, Greg Bovino—your asses are going to be in these witness chairs.
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WIRED has updated this guide in light of the protests happening in Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond.
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
WIRED has updated this guide in light of the protests happening in Minneapolis, NYC, and beyond.
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
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Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
January 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show what’s right.
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Swalwell: "Here's what we can do, bc we're not helpless. We can strip them of their immunity. I'm working on doing that in Congress. We can make sure we don't fund masks and them being unidentified. We also can make sur local prosecutors and attorneys general use their law enforcement authorities."
January 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Swalwell: "Here's what we can do, bc we're not helpless. We can strip them of their immunity. I'm working on doing that in Congress. We can make sure we don't fund masks and them being unidentified. We also can make sur local prosecutors and attorneys general use their law enforcement authorities."
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Tim Walz: "What we're seeing is the consequences of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It's governing by reality today and today that recklessness cost someone their life. I've reached out to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and I'm waiting to hear back ... I'm angry."
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Tim Walz: "What we're seeing is the consequences of governance designed to generate fear, headlines, and conflict. It's governing by reality today and today that recklessness cost someone their life. I've reached out to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and I'm waiting to hear back ... I'm angry."
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Governments could ban X until grok is removed. It doesn't need to be a feature anyway. That gets around the free speech issue. Grok output is not human speech.
Just seen Grok putting the body of the victim of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis into a bikini. Digital corpse desecration now available to the public.
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Governments could ban X until grok is removed. It doesn't need to be a feature anyway. That gets around the free speech issue. Grok output is not human speech.
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The GOP ratcheted up their criticism of — and pressure on — the federal judiciary Wednesday, arguing at a Senate Judiciary Committee panel that some of the judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump’s administration deserve to be impeached. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP senators threaten to impeach judges who rule against Trump
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The GOP ratcheted up their criticism of — and pressure on — the federal judiciary Wednesday, arguing at a Senate Judiciary Committee panel that some of the judges who have ruled against President Donald Trump’s administration deserve to be impeached. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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You will be executed if you “get in the way” of ICE. This is the Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Rep. Randy Fine: "It's time for Americans to say 'enough,' and if you get in the way of the government repelling a foreign invasion, you're gonna end up just like that lady did yesterday."
January 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM
You will be executed if you “get in the way” of ICE. This is the Republican Party. bsky.app/profile/atru...