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this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
ICE detained Arlit Maria Martinez on her way to work. 2 days later, her 15 yo son died of cancer. They wouldn't let her out to say goodbye. The family had planned to move back to Mexico prior to the cancer diagnosis but stayed for his treatment. Now, Mr Martinez has lost his wife to ICE & his son.
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.wsaz.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:09 AM
this is all to say that should democrats win the house and senate this november, they should hold similarly dramatic — which is to say televised and highly publicized — hearings on the conduct of ICE and CBP, with testimony from victims. we want as much of *this* as possible in the record. (3/?)
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So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
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 12:02 AM
So much wrong with this but…they sold his phone?!? Like, for profit?? Now ICE can just confiscate and pawn your property???
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Are you turning 18 this year before November 3rd? Do you hate what ICE is doing?
Then register to vote, make a plan to vote, and VOTE by Election Day. You can change how this story ends. #turning18 #registertovote
Then register to vote, make a plan to vote, and VOTE by Election Day. You can change how this story ends. #turning18 #registertovote
a sign that says " register to vote " on it
ALT: a sign that says " register to vote " on it
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Are you turning 18 this year before November 3rd? Do you hate what ICE is doing?
Then register to vote, make a plan to vote, and VOTE by Election Day. You can change how this story ends. #turning18 #registertovote
Then register to vote, make a plan to vote, and VOTE by Election Day. You can change how this story ends. #turning18 #registertovote
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A terrified mother clutches her toddler and runs away as Stephen Miller’s barbaric Nazi terrorists launch a chemical weapons attack on one of Minneapolis’s busiest commercial districts.
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
A terrified mother clutches her toddler and runs away as Stephen Miller’s barbaric Nazi terrorists launch a chemical weapons attack on one of Minneapolis’s busiest commercial districts.
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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This is an important truth and the civil rights movement, and economic justice movements that were peaceful but challenging, matter a lot.
Make this viral--Renee Good & others deserve our support.
Someone smarter than me shared why small protests matter—especially now, with people showing up for Renee Good. This article explains it well.
Please REPOST 🔁
[a8797]
thejenniwren.substack.com/p/to-the-naysayers-youre-wrong-were
Someone smarter than me shared why small protests matter—especially now, with people showing up for Renee Good. This article explains it well.
Please REPOST 🔁
[a8797]
thejenniwren.substack.com/p/to-the-naysayers-youre-wrong-were
To the Naysayers: You’re Wrong. We’re Still Showing Up.
How discipline, small towns, and endurance turn quiet protest into real pressure
thejenniwren.substack.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
This is an important truth and the civil rights movement, and economic justice movements that were peaceful but challenging, matter a lot.
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An ICE convoy just randomly tear-gassed Wrecktangle Pizza and the whole Lynlake intersection. I couldn’t run fast enough to catch up and get video but someone must have
January 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM
An ICE convoy just randomly tear-gassed Wrecktangle Pizza and the whole Lynlake intersection. I couldn’t run fast enough to catch up and get video but someone must have
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The man who shot Renee Good is exactly the sort of person they want throughout DHS
![As Drew Harwell and Joyce Sohyun Lee recently reported for The Washington Post, this has become an explicit tactic within the agency, circulated in what DHS calls its "wartime recruitment" strategy. They note that DHS' plan was to direct recruitment efforts at "people with an interest in 'military and veterans' affairs,
'physical training,' or 'conservative news and politics, and [to] target people whose lifestyles are 'patriotic' or 'conservative-leaning." DHS also aimed to attract conservative radio show listeners and social media users with interests in “conservative thought leaders, gun rights organizations [and] tactical gear brands."
This is an administration built on a fundamentally violent worldview, nourishing violent impulses within the national community and seeking out the most brutish among us to implement its draconian policies.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hafxlnw235qrcil2lpohp2ly/bafkreic37fyagzivmgrkj6fjjsjxbjppbyaq6fr52uit6puwywb54u27qe@jpeg)
January 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The man who shot Renee Good is exactly the sort of person they want throughout DHS
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Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Trump's thugs are going hog wild and tossing gas around in one of the busiest commercial districts in Minneapolis, just a mile or so from where I live. Complete insanity.
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
(vid via Ford Fischer on X)
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🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers.
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
Trump Vineyard Seeks To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages
Records show the Trump Organization has requested over 2,000 foreign workers since 2008. Its latest request seeks a $13.90 hourly wage—the lowest the winery has offered since 2021.
www.forbes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:59 PM
🚨 In Nov., Trump's Labor Dept. lowered the minimum wage for foreign farmworkers.
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
A month later, Trump's winery filed to hire 36 foreign, temporary workers.
The rate? Almost $2/hour less than in 2025.
1/
me, for @forbes.com
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Note, again, ICE is targeting WOMEN. These men illegally burst into her home because they don't think a woman--especially one with children--will fight back.
These men are predators, just like Epstein & Trump. They see women, especially with children, as vulnerable prey & selectively target them.
These men are predators, just like Epstein & Trump. They see women, especially with children, as vulnerable prey & selectively target them.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Note, again, ICE is targeting WOMEN. These men illegally burst into her home because they don't think a woman--especially one with children--will fight back.
These men are predators, just like Epstein & Trump. They see women, especially with children, as vulnerable prey & selectively target them.
These men are predators, just like Epstein & Trump. They see women, especially with children, as vulnerable prey & selectively target them.
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You know what would be a great way to get even more people available to protect their communities from ICE?
A general strike
A general strike
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
You know what would be a great way to get even more people available to protect their communities from ICE?
A general strike
A general strike
In local events, the Great Horned Owl outside our house sounds like he/she is celebrating IU’s win. Seriously. “Hoo Hoo!” It’s been 20 minutes at least.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
In local events, the Great Horned Owl outside our house sounds like he/she is celebrating IU’s win. Seriously. “Hoo Hoo!” It’s been 20 minutes at least.
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“It is not rhetoric to observe that DHS has become a rogue department. There’s a specific meaning: DHS has ceased to operate within the law.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/7-question...
www.thebulwark.com/p/7-question...
7 Questions About the Latest CBP Shooting
Border Patrol agents shot two more people in their vehicle, this time in Portland. And the story they’re telling doesn’t add up.
www.thebulwark.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
“It is not rhetoric to observe that DHS has become a rogue department. There’s a specific meaning: DHS has ceased to operate within the law.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/7-question...
www.thebulwark.com/p/7-question...
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The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 AM
The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking
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They’re targeting and invading Minnesota. Cutting off all of our federal funding and flooding our state with federal agents with no purpose. They’re here to terrorize, cause chaos to justify their unlawful cruelty. Enough.
Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that federal border agents are pulling out of a Louisiana immigration crackdown and heading to Minneapolis.
www.mprnews.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 AM
They’re targeting and invading Minnesota. Cutting off all of our federal funding and flooding our state with federal agents with no purpose. They’re here to terrorize, cause chaos to justify their unlawful cruelty. Enough.
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Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
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Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, remains in total darkness yet another day after a brutal Russian attack. No heat, electricity, or water. Subzero temperatures. The mayor has advised people to leave the city if they can to try to avoid mass deaths. This is Russian genocide of Ukrainians.
January 10, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, remains in total darkness yet another day after a brutal Russian attack. No heat, electricity, or water. Subzero temperatures. The mayor has advised people to leave the city if they can to try to avoid mass deaths. This is Russian genocide of Ukrainians.
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Supreme Court decisions giving you heartburn? Please take a moment and read this outstanding essay for an intense and educational assessment of the last year's work by SCOTUS.
I've posted to @ssrn.bsky.social a revised version of "The Supreme Court's (Self-Defeating Supremacy"—my holistic assessment of #SCOTUS's behavior on Trump-related emergency applications during the October 2024 Term, which is forthcoming in the Supreme Court Review:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Supreme Court's (Self-Defeating) Supremacy
This essay, prepared for the 2025 volume of <i>The Supreme Court Review</i>, seeks to provide a holistic account of the Supreme Court’s behavior on emergency ap
papers.ssrn.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Supreme Court decisions giving you heartburn? Please take a moment and read this outstanding essay for an intense and educational assessment of the last year's work by SCOTUS.
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A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
January 4, 2026 at 10:52 PM
A functional country would shut Grok down permanently. Like, immediately. Right now. Last week. Whatever. Just flip the switch. Obviously.
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Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
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I’m trying to think what would have happened if, during the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal between 2020 and 2023, the Biden administration had halted *all* federal welfare funding to Mississippi.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
HHS freezes all child care funding for Minnesota
HHS freezes all child care funding for Minnesota
The move comes as the Trump administration has accused the state’s leaders of complicity in a wide-ranging fraud scandal.
dlvr.it
December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m trying to think what would have happened if, during the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal between 2020 and 2023, the Biden administration had halted *all* federal welfare funding to Mississippi.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
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Zuckerburg is paying only $190M to settle an $8B lawsuit by FB shareholders for the Cambridge Analytica crime.
$8B would’ve been 3% of his net worth, and $190M is .08%. ~$75 for ordinary working people.
“If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.”
$8B would’ve been 3% of his net worth, and $190M is .08%. ~$75 for ordinary working people.
“If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Zuckerburg is paying only $190M to settle an $8B lawsuit by FB shareholders for the Cambridge Analytica crime.
$8B would’ve been 3% of his net worth, and $190M is .08%. ~$75 for ordinary working people.
“If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.”
$8B would’ve been 3% of his net worth, and $190M is .08%. ~$75 for ordinary working people.
“If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class.”
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
share.google
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)