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aclu.org
This is a coercion tactic meant to pressure hardworking state and local election officials into complying with illegal demands from the federal government.

We're defending Minnesota, 13 other states, and DC in court for refusing to participate in the Justice Department's invasion of our privacy.
Why Is the Trump Administration Demanding Minnesota’s Voter Rolls?
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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January 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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aclu.org
BREAKING: We’re suing the Trump administration on behalf of the family members of 2 Trinidadian men killed by a U.S. missile strike while traveling home from Venezuela by boat.

The government must be held accountable.
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Massive Day Of Action Shows A Nation Rejecting Trump, Crockett Introduces Bill To End Secret Deportation Flights, and Veterans Back Mark Kelly
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Scott Dworkin's good news of the day that's not so good for tRump:
Crockett really brings it. Good quick read
#BlueCrew
Massive Day Of Action Shows A Nation Rejecting Trump, Crockett Introduces Bill To End Secret Deportation Flights, and Veterans Back Mark Kelly
The resistance is rising on every front
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
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🚨BREAKING: Hours after holding a hearing about DOJ letter threatening Minnesota, Federal judge in Oregon DISMISSES DOJ lawsuit to access state voter rolls.

Another win for our clients and voters. Another loss for Trump and Bondi. www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon...
🚨 United States of America v. Oregon
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Oregon said Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent letter to Minnesota reinforced unease about how the Justice Department is wielding its authority in its nationwide push for state voter rolls, suggesting the administration’s campaign may be driven by improper motives.
Bondi’s ‘blackmail’ letter to Minnesota deepens concerns over DOJ’s voter roll motives, federal judge says
The judge reiterated the DOJ's case against Oregon will be dismissed entirely.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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meidastouch.com
NEW: The Atlantic reports Greg Bovino has been REMOVED from his role as Border Patrol “Commander at Large” and will return to his former job in El Centro, California, where he is expected to retire soon.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and “adviser” Corey Lewandowski are at risk of losing their jobs.
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Presented without comment. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-79-forgets-word-alzheimer-161754522.html
Trump, 79, Completely Forgets the Word “Alzheimer’s”
But don’t worry, Donald Trump says he doesn’t have it.
www.yahoo.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
He is all of us.
Beaten DC Cop Coughs NSFW Message At MAGA Rep. For Blaming Jan. 6 On Capitol Leadership
www.comicsands.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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mollyjongfast.bsky.social
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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natalkakyiv.bsky.social
Kiddo saw the poor birdies waiting in the snow by the empty feeders and rushed outside to feed them.

Now he’s designing a cozy bird shelter to keep them warm… and I’m trying to gently explain to him that birds don’t really follow instructions when it comes to using shelters.
January 25, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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Secretary Noem has forfeited her right to lead. I’m calling on her to resign.

Gregory Bovino must also be fired.

No one, not an ICE agent, not a federal officer, not a president, is above the law.
January 25, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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meidastouch.com
Scenes from Nuuk, Greenland today, where Meidas contributor Ken Harbaugh is on the ground for exclusive reporting.
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Mood in Nuuk, Greenland today.
January 25, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."

Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Northern Lights over Greenland.
January 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
paulyk37.bsky.social
Go 76ers! F*ck the Knicks! Or their real name, the Knickerbockers
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin.

Here is a photo he used for several accounts.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.

The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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NEW: A federal judge restored voting rights to thousands of formerly incarcerated people in Virginia as a result of a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Virginia.
January 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
January 23, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: Federal court DISMISSES Department of Justice's lawsuit to obtain Georgia's full voter file information for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Essentially, the geniuses at DOJ filed in the wrong court.

Dhillon and DOJ are now 0-3 in these cases.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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This is Boro. He went missing in southern Spain after a train derailment that killed 43 and injured 150. After four long days, he was captured by firefighters and has finally been reunited with his family. 14/10 welcome back buddy
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM