Kris
@kris.ramirez.zone
Husband & Father | Navy Veteran | Pop Culture Nerd | Humanist | Opinion Haver | Purveyor of fine Sarcasm
They should be ashamed. When there are trials for everyone who aided and abetted this fascist takeover of America, every single one of these people needs to be on the defendant list, including whoever voted to end the shutdown with literally zero concessions from the fascist party in charge.
The seven Democrats who voted in favor of renewing ICE funding are: Rep. Tom Suozzi (New York), Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Rep. Don Davis (North Carolina), Rep. Laura Gillen (New York), Rep. Jared Golden (Maine), Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), and Rep. Marie Glusenkamp Perez (Washington).
January 22, 2026 at 11:50 PM
They should be ashamed. When there are trials for everyone who aided and abetted this fascist takeover of America, every single one of these people needs to be on the defendant list, including whoever voted to end the shutdown with literally zero concessions from the fascist party in charge.
Reposted by Kris
Pernicious wordplay by Vance.
Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant."
Truth 1:
DHS is doing immigration enforcement IN PEOPLE's HOMES without a JUDICIAL warrant.
Truth 2:
Our system - the Fourth Amendment - requires a judicial warrant.
Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant."
Truth 1:
DHS is doing immigration enforcement IN PEOPLE's HOMES without a JUDICIAL warrant.
Truth 2:
Our system - the Fourth Amendment - requires a judicial warrant.
JD Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant. We're talking about different types of warrants that exist in our system. Typically in the immigration system, those are handled by administrative law judges. So we're talking about getting warrants from them."
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Pernicious wordplay by Vance.
Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant."
Truth 1:
DHS is doing immigration enforcement IN PEOPLE's HOMES without a JUDICIAL warrant.
Truth 2:
Our system - the Fourth Amendment - requires a judicial warrant.
Vance: "Nobody is talking about doing immigration enforcement without a warrant."
Truth 1:
DHS is doing immigration enforcement IN PEOPLE's HOMES without a JUDICIAL warrant.
Truth 2:
Our system - the Fourth Amendment - requires a judicial warrant.
Reposted by Kris
Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.
January 22, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.
Reposted by Kris
This country is run by petulant children who have never spent a single second being introspective.
These are people with fragile identities who can't fathom the thought of teaching our actual history.
I'm sick of it.
These are people with fragile identities who can't fathom the thought of teaching our actual history.
I'm sick of it.
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This country is run by petulant children who have never spent a single second being introspective.
These are people with fragile identities who can't fathom the thought of teaching our actual history.
I'm sick of it.
These are people with fragile identities who can't fathom the thought of teaching our actual history.
I'm sick of it.
This isn’t leadership. Him and any democrat that voted to end the shutdown with a funding bill that ballooned ICE’s budget, and who votes to pass this funding bill have been and will continue to be complicit in the siege of Minneapolis, and any other atrocities they commit going forward.
NEWS: While Hakeem Jeffries has announced he's opposing the DHS/ICE funding bill tomorrow, his team is not whipping the vote. Several frontliners are expected to vote yes. There's a difference in leadership between personal vote decisions & unifying the caucus.
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
From me:
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:36 AM
This isn’t leadership. Him and any democrat that voted to end the shutdown with a funding bill that ballooned ICE’s budget, and who votes to pass this funding bill have been and will continue to be complicit in the siege of Minneapolis, and any other atrocities they commit going forward.
Reposted by Kris
Excellent reporting and another reason why I subscribe to @theverge.com
Thanks so much to everyone who has checked in about what it’s like in Minneapolis right now. This should answer most of your questions:
It’s worse than it looks in Minneapolis
But locals are organizing to keep each other safe from ICE agents.
www.theverge.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Excellent reporting and another reason why I subscribe to @theverge.com
Reposted by Kris
A report from occupied Minneapolis: So, How’s the Occupation Going for You? “The physical machinations of the occupation are nearly impossible to avoid. ICE stops people randomly on the street. ICE rams cars, sometimes through intersections…” [liberalcurrents.com]
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:52 PM
A report from occupied Minneapolis: So, How’s the Occupation Going for You? “The physical machinations of the occupation are nearly impossible to avoid. ICE stops people randomly on the street. ICE rams cars, sometimes through intersections…” [liberalcurrents.com]
Reposted by Kris
this crystallizes why, despite truly heroic solidarity and activism, i can’t quite get in the “we’re going to win” mindset right now. the harm is so active and there’s so much violence we don’t even know about. people are being turned into ghosts.
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
this crystallizes why, despite truly heroic solidarity and activism, i can’t quite get in the “we’re going to win” mindset right now. the harm is so active and there’s so much violence we don’t even know about. people are being turned into ghosts.
Reposted by Kris
This is a Trump+8 county led by a Republican county executive.
"Regardless of where you stand on … immigration, we all know that what is happening in the Midwest is a disaster."
Orange County will formally oppose a proposal to build an ICE facility in NY's Hudson Valley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
Orange County will formally oppose a proposal to build an ICE facility in NY's Hudson Valley
www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley...
‘Catastrophic for the local community’: Orange County exec will oppose Hudson Valley ICE facility
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said he would oppose a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Chester that has drawn criticism.
www.timesunion.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
This is a Trump+8 county led by a Republican county executive.
Reposted by Kris
They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
BREAM: Is the FBI investigating the ICE agent who shot Renee Good?
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
BLANCHE: What happened has been reviewed by millions of Americans bc it was recorded. We investigate when it's appropriate. That is not the case here. We are not going to bow to pressure. So no, we are not investigating.
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
They're investigating the victim's wife, the victim's friends, the mayor and the governor too, but no, they're not even going to glance in the direction of the murderer.
It’s been 63 years since MLK Jr. wrote this & it’s still true. We like to think we’ve made much progress, but it’s been surface progress, fragile progress, because only the symptoms, the low hanging fruit, has been changed, camouflaging the true rot, the systems built up over generations to oppress
I never understand why people who tout their moderate and centrist credentials aren't directly asked about this.
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
It’s been 63 years since MLK Jr. wrote this & it’s still true. We like to think we’ve made much progress, but it’s been surface progress, fragile progress, because only the symptoms, the low hanging fruit, has been changed, camouflaging the true rot, the systems built up over generations to oppress
That was as stressful as the Niners in ‘22
January 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
That was as stressful as the Niners in ‘22
I love that thicc boi! GO RAMS!!
January 19, 2026 at 3:07 AM
I love that thicc boi! GO RAMS!!
Reposted by Kris
My fellow Americans…. the Bears still suck
January 19, 2026 at 3:06 AM
My fellow Americans…. the Bears still suck
I’m not gonna lie, I thought that kick was a miss before it curved over.
January 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I’m not gonna lie, I thought that kick was a miss before it curved over.
What are we throwing it into double coverage against the bears bro, what are we doing… that was a heart stopper
January 19, 2026 at 12:19 AM
What are we throwing it into double coverage against the bears bro, what are we doing… that was a heart stopper
Reposted by Kris
🎯🎯🎯
January 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
🎯🎯🎯
Reposted by Kris
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Reposted by Kris
That judge just bought herself a criminal investigation from the kind of chud scum that staffs DOJ now.
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 1:37 AM
That judge just bought herself a criminal investigation from the kind of chud scum that staffs DOJ now.
Reposted by Kris
Some decent percentage of Americans will naturally view ICE’s behavior with revulsion. Another decent percentage can be persuaded eventually of ICE’s indecency. The remainder is irredeemable but hopefully can be curb-stomped electorally.
these are some pretty catastrophic approval numbers for ICE mom-murderers
they will not improve
they will not improve
January 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Some decent percentage of Americans will naturally view ICE’s behavior with revulsion. Another decent percentage can be persuaded eventually of ICE’s indecency. The remainder is irredeemable but hopefully can be curb-stomped electorally.
Reposted by Kris
The double pardon really gives away the game. Adriana Camberos started her second round of fraud just weeks after her first pardon. She was charged, convicted, imprisoned…and pardoned again. Trump supporters are permitted unlimited crimes, while the rest of us can get beaten by the secret police.
President Trump quietly issued clemency grants this week, including to a California woman he had pardoned once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The double pardon really gives away the game. Adriana Camberos started her second round of fraud just weeks after her first pardon. She was charged, convicted, imprisoned…and pardoned again. Trump supporters are permitted unlimited crimes, while the rest of us can get beaten by the secret police.
Reposted by Kris
nonviolence kinda fuckin vindicated here cause these mfs are going "mods.... MODDS... MODS I spiL My JICE"
Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
nonviolence kinda fuckin vindicated here cause these mfs are going "mods.... MODDS... MODS I spiL My JICE"
Reposted by Kris
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.