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A former colleague of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis, remembers him as someone filled with “kindness, compassion and a strong sense of civic duty to help his fellow citizens.”
RIP Alex Pretti: ICU Nurse Killed By Feds Known for His “Compassion” & “Deep Empathy”
Democracy Now! speaks with a former colleague of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday. Dr. Aasma Shaukat, who hired Pretti for a research job o...
www.democracynow.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:36 PM
A former colleague of Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis, remembers him as someone filled with “kindness, compassion and a strong sense of civic duty to help his fellow citizens.”
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The families of 26-year-old Chad Joseph and 41-year-old Rishi Samaroo say the two men were returning home from fishing and farming in Venezuela.
“Cold-Blooded Murder”: Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in U.S. Boat Strike Sue Trump Admin
The families of two men from Trinidad killed in an October U.S. missile strike in the Caribbean are suing the Trump administration for wrongful death and extrajudicial killing. The families of 26-year...
www.democracynow.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The families of 26-year-old Chad Joseph and 41-year-old Rishi Samaroo say the two men were returning home from fishing and farming in Venezuela.
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“’Force’ is a nice way of saying, ‘Ending someone’s life.’ A nice way of saying, ‘Shooting someone in the face and maiming them, breaking people’s bones, kicking people’s teeth out.'”
He lost an eye in the George Floyd protests. Now he represents the ward where Renée Good was killed.
Meet Minneapolis city council member Soren Stevenson.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
“’Force’ is a nice way of saying, ‘Ending someone’s life.’ A nice way of saying, ‘Shooting someone in the face and maiming them, breaking people’s bones, kicking people’s teeth out.'”
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“Half a million Haitians living in the United States are at risk of losing everything."
350,000 Haitians in U.S. “at Risk of Losing Everything” After Trump Revokes Legal TPS Status
An estimated 350,000 Haitian immigrants are set to lose their temporary protected status, or TPS, on February 3, 2026, after President Trump signed an executive order to revoke their TPS shortly after...
www.democracynow.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
“Half a million Haitians living in the United States are at risk of losing everything."
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The latest reliable estimates of the death toll in Iran’s recent nationwide protests are growing, potentially reaching the tens of thousands.
“Prevent the Bloodshed”: Filmmaker Sepideh Farsi on Iran Protests & U.S. Threats of Military Strikes
The latest reliable estimates of the death toll in Iran’s recent nationwide protests are growing, potentially reaching the tens of thousands. Some estimates place the number of civilians killed by gov...
www.democracynow.org
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The latest reliable estimates of the death toll in Iran’s recent nationwide protests are growing, potentially reaching the tens of thousands.
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Took a look at the new Epstein release and first thing I opened was a routine news roundup buried in redactions. What a joke
January 30, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Took a look at the new Epstein release and first thing I opened was a routine news roundup buried in redactions. What a joke
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US judge rules Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in CEO killing case https://aje.news/disu7p
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
US judge rules Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty in CEO killing case https://aje.news/disu7p
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Nursing is a calling, but it shouldn't be a sacrifice of one's own future.
To keep more nurses in this state, the solution is simple: Pay them what they deserve and protect the pensions that allow them to retire with dignity after a career of keeping us healthy.
To keep more nurses in this state, the solution is simple: Pay them what they deserve and protect the pensions that allow them to retire with dignity after a career of keeping us healthy.
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Nursing is a calling, but it shouldn't be a sacrifice of one's own future.
To keep more nurses in this state, the solution is simple: Pay them what they deserve and protect the pensions that allow them to retire with dignity after a career of keeping us healthy.
To keep more nurses in this state, the solution is simple: Pay them what they deserve and protect the pensions that allow them to retire with dignity after a career of keeping us healthy.
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As a part of the nationwide mobilization, students around the country are walking out of school to stand against President Donald Trump and DHS’s violent operations targeting American towns and cities.
Students walk out across the country to protest ICE
From Georgia to Arizona, young people are standing up to federal agents' violent operations in American towns and cities.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 PM
As a part of the nationwide mobilization, students around the country are walking out of school to stand against President Donald Trump and DHS’s violent operations targeting American towns and cities.
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If you want to learn more about the TheoBros, you can read @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's 2024 feature:
To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros”
These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:40 PM
If you want to learn more about the TheoBros, you can read @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's 2024 feature:
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Hatred cannot govern a country effectively. Prior to this morning's arrest of journalists for doing their jobs, I wrote about this government using fear as policy in the Twin Cities, and why racist governance is bad governance. My first column for @us.theguardian.com.
Minneapolis is in a state of chaos. Racist immigration policies are to blame | Jamil Smith
What is happening in Minnesota is proof that racist ideas lead to racist policies – and it produces bad, dangerous governance
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Hatred cannot govern a country effectively. Prior to this morning's arrest of journalists for doing their jobs, I wrote about this government using fear as policy in the Twin Cities, and why racist governance is bad governance. My first column for @us.theguardian.com.
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Students at the University of Minnesota, united with hundreds of groups across the country, are imploring people, young and old, to join a general strike on Friday.
No school, no work, no economic participation, all toward the goal of ceasing funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
No school, no work, no economic participation, all toward the goal of ceasing funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
January 30, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Students at the University of Minnesota, united with hundreds of groups across the country, are imploring people, young and old, to join a general strike on Friday.
No school, no work, no economic participation, all toward the goal of ceasing funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
No school, no work, no economic participation, all toward the goal of ceasing funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Protesters call for 'no work, no school, no shopping' in response to Trump's deadly immigration enforcement crackdown https://aje.news/2py6wa
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Protesters call for 'no work, no school, no shopping' in response to Trump's deadly immigration enforcement crackdown https://aje.news/2py6wa
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Uline employee says she can no longer work for people who helped ‘America descend into fascism’
A resignation and call to conscience at company owned by Maga billionaires
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Uline employee says she can no longer work for people who helped ‘America descend into fascism’
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Noah Lanard spoke to Mamdani about ensuring New York’s largely immigrant delivery workers are protected from another potential threat: ICE.
“We have to inform every single New Yorker—and that includes delivery workers—of their rights,” the mayor said.
Read more: https://bit.ly/45GsoyT
“We have to inform every single New Yorker—and that includes delivery workers—of their rights,” the mayor said.
Read more: https://bit.ly/45GsoyT
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Noah Lanard spoke to Mamdani about ensuring New York’s largely immigrant delivery workers are protected from another potential threat: ICE.
“We have to inform every single New Yorker—and that includes delivery workers—of their rights,” the mayor said.
Read more: https://bit.ly/45GsoyT
“We have to inform every single New Yorker—and that includes delivery workers—of their rights,” the mayor said.
Read more: https://bit.ly/45GsoyT
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Alberta separatists seek funding from the Trump administration after three reported meetings.
Are Trump officials driving Alberta's separatist movement in Canada?
Alberta separatists seek funding from the Trump administration after three reported meetings.
www.aljazeera.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Alberta separatists seek funding from the Trump administration after three reported meetings.
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Police, coastguard officials accused of involuntary manslaughter; case shines light on policies of far-right government.
Italian court opens trial over deadly migrant shipwreck
Police, coastguard officials accused of involuntary manslaughter; case shines light on policies of far-right government.
www.aljazeera.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Police, coastguard officials accused of involuntary manslaughter; case shines light on policies of far-right government.
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Activists call for Friday ‘blackout’ in protest against administration’s violent immigration crackdown
Anti-ICE protests to be held across US as organizers urge national strike
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Activists call for Friday ‘blackout’ in protest against administration’s violent immigration crackdown
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He lost an eye in the George Floyd protests. Now he represents the ward where Renée Good was killed.
He lost an eye in the George Floyd protests. Now he represents the ward where Renée Good was killed.
Meet Minneapolis city council member Soren Stevenson.
www.motherjones.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
He lost an eye in the George Floyd protests. Now he represents the ward where Renée Good was killed.
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Israel accepts Gaza’s 70,000 death toll: A record of denialism, lies https://aje.news/bxek9f
January 30, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Israel accepts Gaza’s 70,000 death toll: A record of denialism, lies https://aje.news/bxek9f
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Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, his lawyer said Friday, days after a magistrate judge refused to approve charges against him for documenting a protest at a church in Minnesota earlier this month.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after protest at Minnesota church – US politics live
Lemon taken into custody by federal agents in Los Angeles where he was covering the Grammy awards on Thursday night, his lawyer says
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Don Lemon, a former CNN anchor, was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, his lawyer said Friday, days after a magistrate judge refused to approve charges against him for documenting a protest at a church in Minnesota earlier this month.
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Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Activists unveiled a giant portrait of five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Barcelona on the second anniversary of her killing.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
Hind was trapped in a car and targeted at close range by Israeli forces in Gaza after they had killed her relatives.
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The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
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"We want to bring it to the national stage and see it happen all over the country. We want everyone to feel that solidarity that we felt last week."
We went to the University of Minnesota to speak to the students behind today's National General Strike campaign.
We went to the University of Minnesota to speak to the students behind today's National General Strike campaign.
January 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"We want to bring it to the national stage and see it happen all over the country. We want everyone to feel that solidarity that we felt last week."
We went to the University of Minnesota to speak to the students behind today's National General Strike campaign.
We went to the University of Minnesota to speak to the students behind today's National General Strike campaign.