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Murder. And not just the one who pulled the trigger.
Holy shit.

Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Absolutely definitive video analysis of Renee Good killing here. Look at the image framed in red.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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I think it’s basically time to retire the peace prize because it really is meaningless at this point. Another 100+ year-old tradition cheapened, wrecked, and discredited by the gauche garish gangster.
January 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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January 15, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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After ICE agents shot people in Minneapolis tonight, a crowd faced them down and eventually chased them away, despite federal mercenaries and police shooting a tremendous amount of tear gas.

ICE agents abandoned vehicles in the area, containing IDs, paperwork, license plates, and operational plans.
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.

Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.

BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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Frey: "This is not sustainable. This is an impossible situation our city is being put in. We cannot be at a place in America where we have 2 governmental agencies literally fighting one another. We are put in this position b/c we have approximately 600 police officers & there are 3,000 ICE agents."
January 15, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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🚨BREAKING: ICE unleashes ONSLAUGHT of flash bang grenades and chemical ammunition at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in WAR-LIKE attack. Several protesters struck. Our reporter @zdroberts.bsky.social struck in the head.

"I got hit in the head really bad." LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 AM
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Kristi Noem has been a complete and total failure at her job. She has violated her oath and has allowed ICE agents to terrorize our communities.

That’s why I’m joining @robinkelly.house.gov in calling for her impeachment.

We deserve better, she’s gotta go.
January 14, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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COMMENTARY: The U.S.'s capture of Nicolás Maduro was embarrassing for Vladimir Putin, who hasn't been able to oust Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy for almost four years.

But overall, Russia has reason to be satisfied with recent events in Venezuela.

🔗 politi.co/4bvtyRo
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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Sound 🆙

The court is ready for the NBA Berlin Game 2026 presented by Tissot 🇩🇪🤩
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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…do they mean a bruise? (Renee Good was killed)
January 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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A bloated, soaking sweaty Trump told a completely silent crowd today that he won the popular vote three times. (This is not true)
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
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Attention #ICE Agents, Trump cannot Pardon State Crimes. Prepare for Prison.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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How bad are the Epstein files that the US government is willing to invade the whole world?
January 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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the most important thing in 2028 is electing someone who is a true believer in the project of dismantling right-wing power. if you don't get that, then nothing else will matter very much.
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“Trump’s attack on the Fed is a breathtaking departure from precedent,” writes Jason Furman, “a dangerous and scary power grab, but it’s already backfiring. If anything, this latest episode has weakened his ability to bend the institution to his will.”
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on the Federal Reserve Is Already Backfiring
And the market is gently shrugging.
nyti.ms
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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In a court filing, the FBI said it found no body cam footage, social media clips, or any surveillance video of the incident.
Portland Man Shot By Border Patrol Agent Charged With Assault—FBI Tells Court It Has Found No Video
In a court filing, the FBI said it found no body cam footage, social media clips, or any surveillance video of the incident.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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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."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM