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Counterprotesters vastly outnumber Jake Lang's anti-Islam group in downtown Minneapolis. bit.ly/4qlze56
📷️: Alex Kormann
📷️: Alex Kormann
January 17, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Counterprotesters vastly outnumber Jake Lang's anti-Islam group in downtown Minneapolis. bit.ly/4qlze56
📷️: Alex Kormann
📷️: Alex Kormann
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This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
The Founders assumed that Members of Congress would jealously and zealously guard the powers and prerogatives of their branch of government against the grasping of an overweening Executive, and instead we got this supine GOP majority that yearns to lick the boot.
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This is actually the really simple story of the collapse of American democracy. You can explain America’s constitutional collapse in a single coherent sentence:
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Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war
Right-wing media figures and outlets are using the language of war to characterize protests against the presence of violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.The fatal shooting o...
www.mediamatters.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
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Democrats must refuse to vote for any funding bill that increases ICE’s budget and refuse to fund DHS until ICE’s abuses of power are stopped.
The government funding deadline is January 30th. Call your reps today: (202) 224-3121
https://indivisible.org/campaign/how-rein-ice-now
The government funding deadline is January 30th. Call your reps today: (202) 224-3121
https://indivisible.org/campaign/how-rein-ice-now
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Democrats must refuse to vote for any funding bill that increases ICE’s budget and refuse to fund DHS until ICE’s abuses of power are stopped.
The government funding deadline is January 30th. Call your reps today: (202) 224-3121
https://indivisible.org/campaign/how-rein-ice-now
The government funding deadline is January 30th. Call your reps today: (202) 224-3121
https://indivisible.org/campaign/how-rein-ice-now
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Attacking 6 month old babies. The infant was in such respiratory distress CPR had to be administered.
Ellison: "This was a family taking their kids from an athletic event and they ended up getting caught in the middle of the ICE behavior & protesters, & then, inexplicably, they shot tear gas too close to the car & that caused the infant to have some respiratory problems. CPR had to be administered."
January 16, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Attacking 6 month old babies. The infant was in such respiratory distress CPR had to be administered.
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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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More unaccountable thuggery, via the AP Twitter account. After being screamed at not to knee him in the face, the agent...knees him in the face again. See for yourself
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
More unaccountable thuggery, via the AP Twitter account. After being screamed at not to knee him in the face, the agent...knees him in the face again. See for yourself
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
BREAKING: Judge enters TRO blocking feds from interfering with or arresting peaceful protesters in Minnesota. Judge Kate Menendez, Biden appointee. Order: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Gov. Tim Walz said the state is creating a "database of atrocities" by federal agents against Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
January 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Gov. Tim Walz said the state is creating a "database of atrocities" by federal agents against Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has launched a form where residents can share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota: www.ag.state.mn.us/Federal-Acti...
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Trump approval as bad on immigration as on the economy. Maybe he's announcing meager health care plans to distract from his unpopular immigration policies
www.axios.com/2026/01/15/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/15/t...
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Trump approval as bad on immigration as on the economy. Maybe he's announcing meager health care plans to distract from his unpopular immigration policies
www.axios.com/2026/01/15/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/15/t...
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Renee Good was found with gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and head after a federal immigration officer shot her the morning of Jan. 7, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department’s incident report.
Renee Good had four gunshot wounds, fire department report reveals
Newly acquired documents describe Good’s injuries after she was shot by an ICE agent Jan. 7.
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Renee Good was found with gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and head after a federal immigration officer shot her the morning of Jan. 7, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department’s incident report.
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A big part of why the Right is furious at White women right now is because they're increasingly using their Whiteness as shield and a weapon and it's honestly fucking great.
January 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A big part of why the Right is furious at White women right now is because they're increasingly using their Whiteness as shield and a weapon and it's honestly fucking great.
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Ongoing and obvious reminder that firing chemical weapons directly at people's heads like this *is* deadly force.
January 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Ongoing and obvious reminder that firing chemical weapons directly at people's heads like this *is* deadly force.
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
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New: “This is the modern Fugitive Slave Act,” said a judge when describing ICE behavior nationwide.
Judge slams government for conspiring to chill free speech of pro-Palestine students
U.S. District Judge William Young said he’d force the Trump administration to “jump through hoops” if it wants to deport more pro-Palestine protesters.
www.courthousenews.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:34 PM
New: “This is the modern Fugitive Slave Act,” said a judge when describing ICE behavior nationwide.
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Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Some of the stories in here are absolutely chilling. One US citizen of Somali descent was just riding an elevator with ICE agents and then they detained him for almost half an hour in the freezing cold despite him showing agents his passport card. They only let him go once protestors showed up.
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One thing that people don't understand is that the community base opposing ICE is extremely committed to avoiding anything that could trigger rioting, I think largely because of the 2020 experience. Trump thinks he can redo 2020 but shoot the protesters this time, but Minneapolis isn't the same.
Ironically a lot of the base of Minnesota's activitists' response was laid as a result of the riots following Chauvin's murder of George Floyd. That's part of why I feel like this administration doesn't understand who they're messing with. The Twin Cities got organized in 2020 and remains so.
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
One thing that people don't understand is that the community base opposing ICE is extremely committed to avoiding anything that could trigger rioting, I think largely because of the 2020 experience. Trump thinks he can redo 2020 but shoot the protesters this time, but Minneapolis isn't the same.
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At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
January 15, 2026 at 11:48 PM
At one point today, there were 283 Minnesota attorneys doing a training on how to file emergency habeas petitions to keep our neighbors from being shipped out of state and held indefinitely.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
That would be the second largest law firm in the state. And that training was just put together this week.
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One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
January 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
One of the things about people showing up to protest for the first time, that many, many armchair theorists don't grasp, is the effect of seeing what happens with your own eyes, then seeing how media covers it, and what is said ABOUT YOU by media and political personalities/office holders.
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This is incredible, an Army doctor who treated survivors of 9/11, was the doctor who saved Tammy Duckworth’s life in Iraq, then went to Gaza on multiple medical missions & refused to be evacuated amid siege & assault — is now running for Congress in NJ.
He doesn’t even mention the Duckworth...
He doesn’t even mention the Duckworth...
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This is incredible, an Army doctor who treated survivors of 9/11, was the doctor who saved Tammy Duckworth’s life in Iraq, then went to Gaza on multiple medical missions & refused to be evacuated amid siege & assault — is now running for Congress in NJ.
He doesn’t even mention the Duckworth...
He doesn’t even mention the Duckworth...
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Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office sued federal officials in December, alleging the federal government’s demands for Minnesota to verify residents’ SNAP eligibility were “impossible.”
Federal judge sides with Minnesota, lets SNAP benefits continue
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office sued federal officials in December, alleging the federal government’s demands for Minnesota to verify residents’ SNAP eligibility were “impossible.”
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office sued federal officials in December, alleging the federal government’s demands for Minnesota to verify residents’ SNAP eligibility were “impossible.”
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JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
JUST IN: New ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.