Jeff Nguyen
@jeff-nguyen.bsky.social
Former social worker and special education teacher, current attorney. Just an animal looking for a home and share the same space for a minute or two....
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MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN: Clergy have blocked the road in front of Terminal 1 at MSP while a crowd of thousands sings "before this campaign fails, we'll all go down to jail, everybody has a right to live." Photos are members of UNITE HERE 17 who've been abducted. I'll be updating here throughout the day.
A Huge Group of Faith Leaders Are Blocking a Key Road Outside the Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport
The major act of civil disobedience comes as throngs of residents are braving freezing temperatures to make their voices heard.
inthesetimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:05 PM
MINNESOTA SHUTDOWN: Clergy have blocked the road in front of Terminal 1 at MSP while a crowd of thousands sings "before this campaign fails, we'll all go down to jail, everybody has a right to live." Photos are members of UNITE HERE 17 who've been abducted. I'll be updating here throughout the day.
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Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”
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A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 AM
A hideous, unbelievable insult to our allies, who suffered a full third of the war dead in Afghanistan. And this from a soulless swine who knows everything about using his bone spurs to stay all the way back, entirely off the front lines.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
Every day, he shames the United States as a nation.
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“Tragedy in Minneapolis”: ICE’s killing of Renee Good in the print version of @people.com.
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
January 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
“Tragedy in Minneapolis”: ICE’s killing of Renee Good in the print version of @people.com.
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
“People were incensed ICE kept assistance away from her.”—witness Venus de Mars
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Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Special Counsel Jack Smith in his Opening Remarks:
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
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Chicagoans send 150,000 whistles to cities besieged by federal immigration agents
As thousands of federal agents arrived in #Minnesota, Chicagoans are once again stepping up to assist cities facing the same fight they fought last year.
#TwinCities #Chicago
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As thousands of federal agents arrived in #Minnesota, Chicagoans are once again stepping up to assist cities facing the same fight they fought last year.
#TwinCities #Chicago
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Chicagoans send 150,000 whistles to cities besieged by federal immigration agents
On Friday, Emily Hilleren and Lauren Vega ferried a care package containing whistles and instructional zines to Minneapolis, the focus of the latest federal immigration action.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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This is horrific! It's absolutely inexcusable to arrest a 5 year old child!
🤔I just have a few questions... what if the child is Black though? Is it still cruel?
Is it also cruel to send Black kids as young as 7 to juvenile detention facilities in other states, so that their moms can't even visit?
🤔I just have a few questions... what if the child is Black though? Is it still cruel?
Is it also cruel to send Black kids as young as 7 to juvenile detention facilities in other states, so that their moms can't even visit?
January 22, 2026 at 12:33 AM
This is horrific! It's absolutely inexcusable to arrest a 5 year old child!
🤔I just have a few questions... what if the child is Black though? Is it still cruel?
Is it also cruel to send Black kids as young as 7 to juvenile detention facilities in other states, so that their moms can't even visit?
🤔I just have a few questions... what if the child is Black though? Is it still cruel?
Is it also cruel to send Black kids as young as 7 to juvenile detention facilities in other states, so that their moms can't even visit?
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Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
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Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
www.propublica.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Among the Education Department’s new appointees is Lindsey Burke, the lead author of Project 2025’s education section.
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
She envisions dramatic enrollment declines for public schools: “We’re going to have a lot of empty school buildings.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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January 21, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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In the nearly three months since Category 5 Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, WCK teams have been standing with Jamaicans as they recovered. Our efforts evolved to meet the needs of the communities we supported, but our goal to help families impacted by the storm never wavered. (1/2)
January 21, 2026 at 1:40 AM
In the nearly three months since Category 5 Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, WCK teams have been standing with Jamaicans as they recovered. Our efforts evolved to meet the needs of the communities we supported, but our goal to help families impacted by the storm never wavered. (1/2)
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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MLK’s dream was never this small.
A reflection from outside the Supreme Court on trans youth, civil rights, and the work that never ended.
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A reflection from outside the Supreme Court on trans youth, civil rights, and the work that never ended.
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MLK’s Dream Was Never This Small
Why the Supreme Court’s trans athlete cases belong in the civil rights story
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
MLK’s dream was never this small.
A reflection from outside the Supreme Court on trans youth, civil rights, and the work that never ended.
Subscribe, if you vibe.
A reflection from outside the Supreme Court on trans youth, civil rights, and the work that never ended.
Subscribe, if you vibe.
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Republicans quote MLK’s I Have a Dream because it’s safe. Ignoring the parts about racism, militarism, poverty, and white moderates being an obstacle to civil rights.
Selective memory is driving the anti-DEI panic and the not-so-quiet erasure of Black history.
1/2
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Selective memory is driving the anti-DEI panic and the not-so-quiet erasure of Black history.
1/2
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January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Republicans quote MLK’s I Have a Dream because it’s safe. Ignoring the parts about racism, militarism, poverty, and white moderates being an obstacle to civil rights.
Selective memory is driving the anti-DEI panic and the not-so-quiet erasure of Black history.
1/2
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Selective memory is driving the anti-DEI panic and the not-so-quiet erasure of Black history.
1/2
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Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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January 19, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3
January 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3
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“Abolish ICE” isn’t radical, it doesn’t go far enough.
Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray
It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
“Abolish ICE” isn’t radical, it doesn’t go far enough.
Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Latest in @theguardian.com written with my friend @victorerikray.bsky.social.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...