Jordan Cole
@jordanluvs4paws.bsky.social
Be Kind. It's that simple.
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There we go:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
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“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Gift link:
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
There we go:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Gift link:
“It should no longer be possible to say that the Trump administration seeks merely to govern this nation. It seeks to reduce us all to a state of constant fear… That is our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Gift link:
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The son of a veteran who died in 2024 says Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was his dad's ICU nurse and read out a final salute after his father's death.
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The son of a veteran who died in 2024 says Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was his dad's ICU nurse and read out a final salute after his father's death.
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Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Imagine this in a trial.
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
Devastating first-hand witness to Alex Pretti's killing
Declaration filed in federal court:
"I don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him."
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"The leader of the US military is telling the agents of another govt dept—one of whom is on video pumping at least 5 bullets into a man who’d already been shot and was lying on his face—that 'we have your back'...Worse, the secretary seems to be implying that the govt of MN is an enemy of the US."
"Pete Hegseth might consider adding another task to his many duties, one that would be of immense help to the nation and to the armed forces: He should shut up."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Pete Hegseth Should Sit This One Out
By inserting himself into the situation in Minnesota, the secretary of defense is only making things worse.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
"The leader of the US military is telling the agents of another govt dept—one of whom is on video pumping at least 5 bullets into a man who’d already been shot and was lying on his face—that 'we have your back'...Worse, the secretary seems to be implying that the govt of MN is an enemy of the US."
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Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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"Hegseth’s apparent desire to get involved in the Minnesota debacle is dangerous not only to the lives of innocent Americans, but to American democracy itself," argues @radiofreetom.bsky.social: theatln.tc/EcRpz1b2
January 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
"Hegseth’s apparent desire to get involved in the Minnesota debacle is dangerous not only to the lives of innocent Americans, but to American democracy itself," argues @radiofreetom.bsky.social: theatln.tc/EcRpz1b2
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Remember almost 10 yrs ago, in 2016 when Trump won his 1st election?
Days later, many of us shared @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's newest column "We're headed into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump."
Did you do what she suggested? Read it now, do it again, or start.
Days later, many of us shared @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's newest column "We're headed into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump."
Did you do what she suggested? Read it now, do it again, or start.
We’re heading into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump
Having studied authoritarian states for over a decade, I would never exaggerate the severity of the threat we now face. But an American kleptocracy is exactly where president-elect Trump and his backe...
thecorrespondent.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Remember almost 10 yrs ago, in 2016 when Trump won his 1st election?
Days later, many of us shared @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's newest column "We're headed into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump."
Did you do what she suggested? Read it now, do it again, or start.
Days later, many of us shared @sarahkendzior.bsky.social's newest column "We're headed into dark times. This is how to be your own light in the Age of Trump."
Did you do what she suggested? Read it now, do it again, or start.
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"It does not matter, in practical terms, whether ICE's actions are legal. In mafia states, legal is a malleable notion. What matters is that they are wrong. What matters is how they can be stopped."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill
Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"It does not matter, in practical terms, whether ICE's actions are legal. In mafia states, legal is a malleable notion. What matters is that they are wrong. What matters is how they can be stopped."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
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Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Left hand on the ground trying not to hit the pavement; right hand still holding a cell phone. ICE person standing with a one handed grip pointing his gun right at the man’s head.
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
There is nothing about this that we should accept. We all must reject this. This is our government, & they want this
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The answers to the new Q & A are up! I answer subscriber questions on Minnesota and ICE, Trump and Greenland, Canada and the Carney speech, and what really happened to Jeffrey Epstein. No paywall!
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-nation-o...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-nation-o...
A Nation on Thin Ice
Your questions answered on Greenland, ICE, Canada, Minnesota, Epstein, more.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The answers to the new Q & A are up! I answer subscriber questions on Minnesota and ICE, Trump and Greenland, Canada and the Carney speech, and what really happened to Jeffrey Epstein. No paywall!
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-nation-o...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-nation-o...
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ICE has detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis, despite a judge ordering the baby’s release.
January 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
ICE has detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis, despite a judge ordering the baby’s release.
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More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
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Amount of time network evening newscasts devoted to reporting on today’s protests and general strike in MN (not including coverage ICE actions or their attempts to spin)
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Amount of time network evening newscasts devoted to reporting on today’s protests and general strike in MN (not including coverage ICE actions or their attempts to spin)
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
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Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Woman tells Minnesota Public Radio that the man killed today was helping vehicle traffic get around the area where ICE agents and observers had started to gather and "next thing I knew, they shot him." www.mprnews.org/live-updates....
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Leaving the Ace of Spades on the dead bodies of enemies is a psyop tactic that was used in the Vietnam War.
There is no reforming a culture like this. Abolish ICE.
There is no reforming a culture like this. Abolish ICE.
ICE is investigating - and issued a rare condemnation - after a Colorado nonprofit said agents left behind branded “death cards” in vehicles abandoned after their owners were arrested in the state’s high country: www.denverpost.com/2026/01/23/c...
ICE investigates after Colorado group says agents left ‘death cards’ in arrested immigrants’ abandoned cars
Immigration agents operating near Vail left branded playing cards — similar to those used by U.S. forces in Vietnam — in cars abandoned by arrested immigrants earlier this week, an advo…
www.denverpost.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Leaving the Ace of Spades on the dead bodies of enemies is a psyop tactic that was used in the Vietnam War.
There is no reforming a culture like this. Abolish ICE.
There is no reforming a culture like this. Abolish ICE.
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Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Our initial analysis is up.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot.
He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.
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The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis is the 5th person to be shot and killed by federal immigration agents since President Trump began his crackdown last year.
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
The victim of today's ICE shooting in Minneapolis is the 5th person to be shot and killed by federal immigration agents since President Trump began his crackdown last year.
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
This is the 19th time they've opened fire.
We're tracking incidents here:
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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
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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.
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DHS funding bill passes:
220 yes / 207 no
Seven Democrats voted yes.
Do the math, and you’ll see why it matters that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social chose not to whip the vote.
220 yes / 207 no
Seven Democrats voted yes.
Do the math, and you’ll see why it matters that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social chose not to whip the vote.
January 22, 2026 at 9:51 PM
DHS funding bill passes:
220 yes / 207 no
Seven Democrats voted yes.
Do the math, and you’ll see why it matters that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social chose not to whip the vote.
220 yes / 207 no
Seven Democrats voted yes.
Do the math, and you’ll see why it matters that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social chose not to whip the vote.
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I wrote about how fucked up the past year has been as a person who's covered the far right for over a decade and who lives in DC. The guardrails are gone, and everyone knows it.
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
the not-so "golden age," one year on
Expo, a Swedish antiracist magazine that I contribute to, asked me to write a personal reflection how researching and reporting on the far right has felt during the first year of Donald Trump's return...
postsfromunderground.ghost.io
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I wrote about how fucked up the past year has been as a person who's covered the far right for over a decade and who lives in DC. The guardrails are gone, and everyone knows it.
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
Everything those of us on this beat warned about happened, and then some. postsfromunderground.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...
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In case you missed it: One of the ICE observers was pulled out of her car by CBP, who used facial recognition on her.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
This ICE observer had her TSA-Pre-check revoked.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047...
"Three days after the interaction, on January 13th, I received an email notice that my Global Entry/TSA-Pre Check privilege for passing through airport security had been revoked."
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72047...
"Three days after the interaction, on January 13th, I received an email notice that my Global Entry/TSA-Pre Check privilege for passing through airport security had been revoked."
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
In case you missed it: One of the ICE observers was pulled out of her car by CBP, who used facial recognition on her.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
Three days later, she learned her TSA-Pre clearance had been revoked.
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AI now allows propaganda campaigns to reach unprecedented scale and precision.
Our new paper in Science explains how a disruptive threat is emerging: swarms of collaborative, malicious AI agents.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @daniel-thilo.bsky.social & @kunstjonas.bsky.social
Our new paper in Science explains how a disruptive threat is emerging: swarms of collaborative, malicious AI agents.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @daniel-thilo.bsky.social & @kunstjonas.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
AI now allows propaganda campaigns to reach unprecedented scale and precision.
Our new paper in Science explains how a disruptive threat is emerging: swarms of collaborative, malicious AI agents.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @daniel-thilo.bsky.social & @kunstjonas.bsky.social
Our new paper in Science explains how a disruptive threat is emerging: swarms of collaborative, malicious AI agents.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Led by @daniel-thilo.bsky.social & @kunstjonas.bsky.social
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In fact, it is ICE who are state domestic terrorists.
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:51 PM
In fact, it is ICE who are state domestic terrorists.
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As angry as we might be at Democratic leaders, we are still not angry enough.
If you want to know what people mean when they say Democrats are "controlled opposition," rather than whipping votes against ICE funding, Hakeem Jeffries struck a deal with Republicans to allow Democrats to feign outrage at ICE while still funding the spending package.
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As angry as we might be at Democratic leaders, we are still not angry enough.
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And to be perfectly clear, had these seven Dems voted no (and Massie stayed no), it would have gone down 213-214.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 11:09 PM
And to be perfectly clear, had these seven Dems voted no (and Massie stayed no), it would have gone down 213-214.