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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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And by the way, I'm starting to really warm to bougie middle class chauvinism.
Because here's the thing about it: it's remarkably porous, but it does set minimum standards of conduct.
The ppl peacefully grinding ICE to a halt in the streets are mostly offended middle-aged, middle-class ppl.
Because here's the thing about it: it's remarkably porous, but it does set minimum standards of conduct.
The ppl peacefully grinding ICE to a halt in the streets are mostly offended middle-aged, middle-class ppl.
February 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
And by the way, I'm starting to really warm to bougie middle class chauvinism.
Because here's the thing about it: it's remarkably porous, but it does set minimum standards of conduct.
The ppl peacefully grinding ICE to a halt in the streets are mostly offended middle-aged, middle-class ppl.
Because here's the thing about it: it's remarkably porous, but it does set minimum standards of conduct.
The ppl peacefully grinding ICE to a halt in the streets are mostly offended middle-aged, middle-class ppl.
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a "fun" fact is that texas' state senate map is so gerrymandered that this swing would flip all but four republican districts
February 1, 2026 at 4:47 AM
a "fun" fact is that texas' state senate map is so gerrymandered that this swing would flip all but four republican districts
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"Liam Ramos, 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed and shipped off to a Texas detention facility, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me"
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“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack,” congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
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“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack,” congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
January 31, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"Liam Ramos, 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed and shipped off to a Texas detention facility, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me"
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“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack,” congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
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“[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack,” congressman said. “I think they took that from him.”
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Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less
‼️‼️ Still a lot TBD, but Rehmet is leading early vote count by **13 POINTS** in a district that Trump won by 17 points. I'll be updating in this thread throughout the night.
ICYMI: This Saturday, progressive Taylor Rehmet squares off against a billionaire-funded Christian nationalist for a +17 Trump state senate seat in Tarrant County, a hub of the far right. Rehmet already over-performed, and is confident he’s on the verge of a stunning upset in a bellwether county.
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less
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We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov
January 31, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We finally know what happened to DOJ's (frivolous) misconduct complaint against Chief Judge Boasberg:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
It was transferred by Chief Justice Roberts from the D.C. Circuit to Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeff Sutton, and Sutton dismissed it in a ... direct ... memorandum and order just two weeks later:
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Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
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BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
ICE Begins Buying ‘Mega’ Warehouse Detention Centers Across US
Plans for such centers and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps.
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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every free state should do this
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
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California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
A model for the next Minneapolis, from Attorney General Rob Bonta.
open.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
every free state should do this
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
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The charges against Don Lemon are ridiculous. He’s a target because he’s black, because he’s media, and because he’s a Trump critic, and because Trump and his minions cannot accept any dissent. It’s deeply pathetic, unamerican, and lawless.
January 30, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The charges against Don Lemon are ridiculous. He’s a target because he’s black, because he’s media, and because he’s a Trump critic, and because Trump and his minions cannot accept any dissent. It’s deeply pathetic, unamerican, and lawless.
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State troopers in Minnesota have arrested and charged a Border Patrol agent with drunk driving after he was found passed out in a car and “covered in vomit.”
Border Patrol Goon Found Passed Out and ‘Covered in Vomit’
The federal employee was discovered by Minnesota state troopers “slumped over in the driver’s seat.”
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January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
State troopers in Minnesota have arrested and charged a Border Patrol agent with drunk driving after he was found passed out in a car and “covered in vomit.”
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When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
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The IRS lost 27.7% of its ENTIRE workforce over the past year, per the annual report to Congress from the National Taxpayer Advocate. This includes complete closure of several offices/departments.
This is an extreme fiscal disaster in the making.
This is an extreme fiscal disaster in the making.
2025 Annual Report to Congress
2025 Annual Report to Congress (ARC). Each year’s ARC identifies the 10 most serious problems facing taxpayers and recommends how to fix them.
www.taxpayeradvocate.irs.gov
January 29, 2026 at 9:31 PM
The IRS lost 27.7% of its ENTIRE workforce over the past year, per the annual report to Congress from the National Taxpayer Advocate. This includes complete closure of several offices/departments.
This is an extreme fiscal disaster in the making.
This is an extreme fiscal disaster in the making.
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New Lonk dropped
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 PM
New Lonk dropped
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I’m not sure I have anything add to this. I’ve spent the better part of a year debunking most of the arguments here. The only new-ish thing is an argument about safe conduct that is flatly contradicted by the very sources which he cites and it is impossible to believe that he doesn’t know it.
Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
January 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I’m not sure I have anything add to this. I’ve spent the better part of a year debunking most of the arguments here. The only new-ish thing is an argument about safe conduct that is flatly contradicted by the very sources which he cites and it is impossible to believe that he doesn’t know it.
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Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Warnock: "You can't ask me to be an accomplice to the killing of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. It's to make a butchery of my conscience."
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
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Ok. This is an actual incremental move towards the good
BREAKING: Agents involved in the Alex Pretti shooting have been placed on paid administrative leave. MS NOW's @marcsantianews.bsky.social has the latest
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Ok. This is an actual incremental move towards the good
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This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This is testimony…
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
📌 Stella Carlson, “Pink coat lady”, speaks on the murder of Alex Pretti.
“After the shooting, they (ICE) decided to just scatter and save themselves.”
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Economist/YouGov poll shows Trump's approval with
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
January 27, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Economist/YouGov poll shows Trump's approval with
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
White people:
47% approve
51% disapprove
Hispanics:
27%
68%
18-29:
32%
63%
Men:
43%
54%
Women:
35%
60%
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Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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if Rosen is calling for Noem to be impeached the Dem caucus is PISSED, the NV Senators are moderate and not big on picking fights with the admin in a purple state that’s getting redder
we’ve had to drag the Dems kicking and screaming at times but they’re moving
we’ve had to drag the Dems kicking and screaming at times but they’re moving
Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Kristi Noem.
"Kristi Noem and her department's latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately."
"Kristi Noem and her department's latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately."
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
if Rosen is calling for Noem to be impeached the Dem caucus is PISSED, the NV Senators are moderate and not big on picking fights with the admin in a purple state that’s getting redder
we’ve had to drag the Dems kicking and screaming at times but they’re moving
we’ve had to drag the Dems kicking and screaming at times but they’re moving
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New YouGov poll: Abolish ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States
46% support
41% oppose
Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well
46% support
41% oppose
Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
New YouGov poll: Abolish ICE is now at a *record high* level of support in the United States
46% support
41% oppose
Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well
46% support
41% oppose
Independents are +12 on abolishing ICE
19% of Republicans now support abolishing ICE as well
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“You got signed judicial warrant to gain access to the scene and we’re still denied access by federal agents?”
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
“You got signed judicial warrant to gain access to the scene and we’re still denied access by federal agents?”
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸
“Yes, that’s accurate.”
We are so cooked 🇺🇸