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Judge halts Trump's 'unprecedented and illegal' move to disenfranchise voters
www.alternet.org
Judge halts Trump's 'unprecedented and illegal' move to disenfranchise voters
twp.ai
January 16, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Judge halts Trump's 'unprecedented and illegal' move to disenfranchise voters
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I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
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President Trump’s attempts to torpedo offshore wind farms suffered a second blow this week when a federal judge ruled on Thursday that construction for the $5 billion Empire Wind project off Long Island could resume.
Empire Wind Project Can Resume Construction, Judge Rules
A federal judge said the Empire Wind project off Long Island would suffer “irreparable harm” if the Trump administration continued to hold up work.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
President Trump’s attempts to torpedo offshore wind farms suffered a second blow this week when a federal judge ruled on Thursday that construction for the $5 billion Empire Wind project off Long Island could resume.
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The restaurant is known for its hand-made sausages, pork schnitzel and Reuben sandwiches.
New list of America’s best German restaurants praises Portland deli that ‘transports you to Germany’
The restaurant is known for its hand-made sausages, pork schnitzel and Reuben sandwiches.
www.oregonlive.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The restaurant is known for its hand-made sausages, pork schnitzel and Reuben sandwiches.
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Why did he put the money into a Qatari bank account instead of the US Treasury?
January 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Why did he put the money into a Qatari bank account instead of the US Treasury?
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Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Europe having to perform military exercises against their primary threat, the United States.
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Say goodbye to another respected institution about to be destroyed by the Trump propagandists.
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Say goodbye to another respected institution about to be destroyed by the Trump propagandists.
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Denmark/Greenland will let us do anything we want militarily to protect our interests in Greenland with current and abandoned US military bases. We can move any assets we want there. So all the arguments about security are BS. Trump wants to OWN Greenland, not protect it.
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Denmark/Greenland will let us do anything we want militarily to protect our interests in Greenland with current and abandoned US military bases. We can move any assets we want there. So all the arguments about security are BS. Trump wants to OWN Greenland, not protect it.
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Joe Thompson and the 5 other MN prosecutors who resigned are incredible public servants who led major investigations into fraud, sex trafficking, and missing people.
The DOJ’s politicization of our justice system has resulted in a real loss for MN and for public safety.
The DOJ’s politicization of our justice system has resulted in a real loss for MN and for public safety.
January 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Joe Thompson and the 5 other MN prosecutors who resigned are incredible public servants who led major investigations into fraud, sex trafficking, and missing people.
The DOJ’s politicization of our justice system has resulted in a real loss for MN and for public safety.
The DOJ’s politicization of our justice system has resulted in a real loss for MN and for public safety.
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Our local law enforcement, mayors, and community leaders all agree: The best way to restore order and safety in Minnesota is for ICE to leave our streets.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
January 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Our local law enforcement, mayors, and community leaders all agree: The best way to restore order and safety in Minnesota is for ICE to leave our streets.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
This Administration is escalating rather than de-escalating and it needs to stop.
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In Venezuela, armed ‘colectivos’ are said to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries
State department says armed ‘colectivos’ appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
In Venezuela, armed ‘colectivos’ are said to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for Americans
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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More norm busting, or really dynamiting. Any search of reporter’s phone has been exceedingly rare, requiring special signoffs within DOJ. But search of reporter’s home basically unheard of. And this looks to be petty and political, not eg national security.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
F.B.I. Searches Home of Washington Post Journalist for Classified Documents
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
More norm busting, or really dynamiting. Any search of reporter’s phone has been exceedingly rare, requiring special signoffs within DOJ. But search of reporter’s home basically unheard of. And this looks to be petty and political, not eg national security.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
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Renee Good, JD Vance, and the Death of Accountability
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
Renee Good, JD Vance, and the Death of Accountability
My latest podcast episode of the Elephant in the Room
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Renee Good, JD Vance, and the Death of Accountability
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
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Six federal prosecutors have now resigned over DOJ’s directive to investigate the MN victim’s wife instead of the ICE shooter. THIS is weaponization of law enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Six federal prosecutors have now resigned over DOJ’s directive to investigate the MN victim’s wife instead of the ICE shooter. THIS is weaponization of law enforcement.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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My new book, "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government," offers solutions to get us past this dark time in our nation's history. Available now for pre-order. More here:
www.barbaramcquade.com
www.barbaramcquade.com
January 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
My new book, "The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government," offers solutions to get us past this dark time in our nation's history. Available now for pre-order. More here:
www.barbaramcquade.com
www.barbaramcquade.com
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But local and state law enforcement show their faces, display badge numbers, and operate under strict, clearly defined procedures. What we’re seeing now is something very different. Masked officers, vague authority, no transparency, no accountability.
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 AM
But local and state law enforcement show their faces, display badge numbers, and operate under strict, clearly defined procedures. What we’re seeing now is something very different. Masked officers, vague authority, no transparency, no accountability.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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Henry Langrehr, 100, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division that parachuted into France on D-Day, died on April 23, his daughter Karen Winters said. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
A WWII veteran of D-Day dies at 100
www.stripes.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Henry Langrehr, 100, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division that parachuted into France on D-Day, died on April 23, his daughter Karen Winters said. www.stripes.com/veterans/202...
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It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
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Here’s an idea. First track the billionaires and their foreign tax shelters.
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Here’s an idea. First track the billionaires and their foreign tax shelters.
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If any MN politicians want to see what’s really happening, they’re welcome to come ride along on my ICE patrol. They can watch 20 armed goons jump out of a racing convoy and abduct a random pedestrian, tear-gassing a half-dozen onlookers in the process, and then tell me how we need this agency
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
If any MN politicians want to see what’s really happening, they’re welcome to come ride along on my ICE patrol. They can watch 20 armed goons jump out of a racing convoy and abduct a random pedestrian, tear-gassing a half-dozen onlookers in the process, and then tell me how we need this agency