Robert Whitcomb
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Robert Whitcomb
@arbjinx13.bsky.social
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www.laphamsquarterly.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Reposted by Robert Whitcomb
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities

This is exactly the opposite.

Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Reposted by Robert Whitcomb
It will become increasingly important for people to take video and protect and save that video so that when there is finally an accounting for what’s happening, there will be evidence.
January 16, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Reposted by Robert Whitcomb
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.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Reposted by Robert Whitcomb
"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..."

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Reposted by Robert Whitcomb
The court has asked the Trump administration to respond to lawmakers’ request by Friday.
Independent Epstein Files ‘Special Master’ Could Be Named Next Week—And May Speed Up Release
The court has asked the Trump administration to respond to lawmakers’ request by Friday.
www.forbes.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM