@choosewisely.bsky.social
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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“He remembers ICE agents pulling him from a friend’s car outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him & striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he was beaten again.”
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“He remembers ICE agents pulling him from a friend’s car outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him & striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he was beaten again.”
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A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
NEW: A federal judge in Oregon issued a sweeping rebuke of the Justice Department’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls, ruling that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warning that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
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Liam made people look. Now don’t look away.
We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive.
#FreeTheChildren
We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive.
#FreeTheChildren
February 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Liam made people look. Now don’t look away.
We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive.
#FreeTheChildren
We still have children in ICE custody eating bad food, drinking questionable water, living in filthy conditions, and carrying a lifetime of trauma they shouldn’t have to survive.
#FreeTheChildren
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Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
"Renee and Alex were killed while seeking justice for their community. We honor their lives by refusing to look away and by calling, together, for accountability from those entrusted with authority."
D.C. area faith leaders issue statement on immigration enforcement share.google/KDNmSl5cv1bH...
D.C. area faith leaders issue statement on immigration enforcement share.google/KDNmSl5cv1bH...
Cardinal McElroy joins D.C. area faith leaders in issuing statement on immigration enforcement actions - Catholic Standard
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February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
"Renee and Alex were killed while seeking justice for their community. We honor their lives by refusing to look away and by calling, together, for accountability from those entrusted with authority."
D.C. area faith leaders issue statement on immigration enforcement share.google/KDNmSl5cv1bH...
D.C. area faith leaders issue statement on immigration enforcement share.google/KDNmSl5cv1bH...
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Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here.
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
(clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
January 31, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society.
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?
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"They continued to threaten us multiple times, pointing guns at my wife and I's face. And we were kind of trapped," the man explained."
"I was scared," the woman admitted. "I've never had two guns pointed at me....
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
"I was scared," the woman admitted. "I've never had two guns pointed at me....
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
Retired couple in shock as ICE points guns at them after church: 'Demeanor of criminals!'
A retired Minnesota couple recalled how Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents held them at gunpoint after church.The couple spoke to Paul Graham about their encounter in a video posted this week."ICE agents who had the audacity to come and try to arrest and kidnap people leaving church on a Sun...
www.rawstory.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:37 PM
"They continued to threaten us multiple times, pointing guns at my wife and I's face. And we were kind of trapped," the man explained."
"I was scared," the woman admitted. "I've never had two guns pointed at me....
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
"I was scared," the woman admitted. "I've never had two guns pointed at me....
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists #fascism"/hashtag/fascism" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascism
👉 Vote 'em Out!
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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BREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
Trump: "You can't have guns...You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that."
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 PM
BREAKING: Supreme Leader Trump has repealed the Second Amendment
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In today's @nytimes.com, @barryfriedman1.bsky.social and I argue that, with no *other* means of pursuing accountability for lawlessness by ICE, local/state prosecutions become not just legally viable, but necessary—both to punish past abuses and to deter future ones:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
Opinion | Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
In today's @nytimes.com, @barryfriedman1.bsky.social and I argue that, with no *other* means of pursuing accountability for lawlessness by ICE, local/state prosecutions become not just legally viable, but necessary—both to punish past abuses and to deter future ones:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Lots of stuff to cover in today's regular issue of "One First," including Justice Jackson's rare dissent from a denial of in forma pauperis status and the two mendacious claims at the heart of DHS's defense of "administrative warrants" to search private homes:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/206-admini...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/206-admini...
206. "Administrative Warrants" and the Percival Op-Ed
ICE is claiming the authority to search private homes without a judicial warrant if it's looking for non-citizens under a "final order of removal." DHS's public defense rests on two incorrect claims.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Lots of stuff to cover in today's regular issue of "One First," including Justice Jackson's rare dissent from a denial of in forma pauperis status and the two mendacious claims at the heart of DHS's defense of "administrative warrants" to search private homes:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/206-admini...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/206-admini...
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This New York Times story is not paywalled, and it shows a second-by-second breakdown of what happened. Please scroll through it.
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 AM
This New York Times story is not paywalled, and it shows a second-by-second breakdown of what happened. Please scroll through it.
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is not what America, or anywhere, should be
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
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This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
January 26, 2026 at 5:22 AM
This can’t be repeated enough. Not only won’t they investigate, they may never even tell us who did this.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
Think about the message that sends to the next ones. Nobody is safe.
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I knew MN DOC had debunking Greg Bovino's false claims abt the target of the snatch CBP was doing when they murdered Alex Pretti. I didn't realize they created an entire website to debunking DHS lies.
mn.gov/doc/about/ne...
mn.gov/doc/about/ne...
Combatting DHS Misinformation / Department of Corrections
mn.gov
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I knew MN DOC had debunking Greg Bovino's false claims abt the target of the snatch CBP was doing when they murdered Alex Pretti. I didn't realize they created an entire website to debunking DHS lies.
mn.gov/doc/about/ne...
mn.gov/doc/about/ne...
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
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NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
NYT EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
“.. When the government kills, it has an obligation to demonstrate that it has acted in the public interest. Instead, the Trump administration is once again engaged in a perversion of justice.”
@nytopinion.nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...
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WAPO EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
January 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM
WAPO EDITORIAL BOARD:
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“.. a turning point in President Donald Trump’s second term. His mass deportation campaign has been a moral and political failure, leaving American citizens feeling outraged and unsafe.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Donald Trump is telling us exactly what he plans to do in the 2026 midterms — and almost no one is paying attention.
Watch, learn and share. youtu.be/DK8A8gTmD1I?...
Watch, learn and share. youtu.be/DK8A8gTmD1I?...
Trump Announces Plot to Cancel the 2026 Elections
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Donald Trump is telling us exactly what he plans to do in the 2026 midterms — and almost no one is paying attention.
Watch, learn and share. youtu.be/DK8A8gTmD1I?...
Watch, learn and share. youtu.be/DK8A8gTmD1I?...