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This will be a test not just of the legal system, but of the resolve of the medical community, state governments, and ordinary citizens to protect transgender youth in an era of escalating attacks." @bostonchildrens.bsky.social PLEASE do not comply in advance. We need you!
"Its true effectiveness will depend not just on court challenges, but on the willingness of blue states to resist, ensuring their hospitals continue providing care and standing firm against federal pressure.
A Line By Line Analysis Of Trump's Youth Care Ban Executive Order
A week after a flurry of executive orders, Trump is still signing orders to target the trans community. The latest, released Tuesday, tries to ban trans youth care nationwide.
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FB: The Other 98%
Federal "agents" do not double as judges.
And these three did not commit any "crimes" punishable by death in our country.
Abolish ICE in MN and countrywide.
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Perhaps the ultimate deal should be that after any "reforms" are *permanently* codified, ICE funding would be appropriated from now on a *biweekly* (or at most monthly) basis so that Congress will hold a fiscal Sword of Damocles over the agency ....
January 30, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Steyer: If you can’t stand up for the rule of law, and instead stand by for cold-blooded murder of American citizens—you forfeit your right to be a leader. You forfeit your right to talk about things that are not about money.

All you get to talk about is money, because that’s all you care about.
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Terrorism is the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to induce fear, intending to coerce governments or societies to achieve political, religious, or ideological goals. It often targets civilians and critical infrastructure to disrupt safety and advance specific agendas.
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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We are now in a full-blown constitutional crisis.

That’s why following the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, I sent three separate letters demanding the dismissal of all charges, a congressional hearing, and a DOJ Inspector General investigation.
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Also, they are going after Black journalists because they know the white journos won't fight for them the way they fought for Kimmel.
January 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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They’re targeting independent journalist because it’s easier for them since they’re not protected by big institutions
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Manhattan Boro President Brad Hoylman is the first politician I have seen try and do something about the fact far right propaganda outlet Newsmax is streaming in NYC cabs. www.instagram.com/reel/DUJvtcY...
Brad Hoylman-Sigal on Instagram: "Newsmax has absolutely no place on New York City streets. I’m calling on the TLC to suspend their partnership with Curb until Newsmax is no longer being broadcast i...
445 likes, 54 comments - bradhoylman on January 30, 2026: "Newsmax has absolutely no place on New York City streets. I’m calling on the TLC to suspend their partnership with Curb until Newsmax is no...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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A pair of Boston-area immigration groups have sued ICE over a policy that authorizes federal agents to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judicial warrant, saying the practice undermines the Fourth Amendment's protections against illegal searches and seizures.
Boston lawsuit aims to stop 'warrantless home invasions' by ICE
Lawyers say the Lyons memo undermines rights that legal advocacy groups try to help immigrants protect; they typically advise people to request a judicial warrant if ICE appears at their home.
www.wbur.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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If you believe in American democracy, this is a very good time to stand up for the free press
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.

Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
January 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Amazon has cut a combined 28,000 jobs since October. Its CEO made $40M+ in 2024

UPS has announced 78,000 job cuts since last year. Its CEO made $24M.

HP announced up to 6,000 layoffs in November. Its CEO made $21M.

This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
January 31, 2026 at 1:32 AM
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Warnock on the arrest of Don Lemon: It’s chilling, and I think that is the intent. They intend to send chills down the backs of journalists. The authoritarian march is happening in real time, and it’s way past the time to wake up.
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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This is terrible. It is also an opportunity for certain journalists to finally speak up with a *fraction* of the courage the people of Minneapolis have shown. It is also instructive that Lemon is Black. Woe/pox etc upon white journalists who don’t freak out about this.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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January 24, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Stay focused. Stay connected. We save us.
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.

There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.

This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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a civil engineer

valid work visa

master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Maine in May 2023

in June 2023, started work at GEI Consultants in Portland

no criminal record

themainemonitor.org/masked-agent...
Masked agents detain civil engineer in Portland
The man is in the U.S. on a work visa after receiving a master’s degree. Agents left his car running in the street with a smashed window.
themainemonitor.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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The family of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis man shot and killed by federal immigration agents Saturday morning, released a statement to several media outlets. It begins: "We are heartbroken but also very angry."
Live: Minnesota reels after latest fatal shooting by federal agents
Protesters gathered at a park near where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Federal officials say the man was armed.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the city has only had three homicides so far this year. “Two of them were ICE," he added.

“The relief we are asking for is stopping this Operation Metro Surge” immediately, he said.
Live: State officials decry fatal shooting. ‘We can’t live like this,’ Walz says
Protesters have swarmed the street where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Republican Tom Emmer said Walz’s response was “dangerous.”
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Some details of federal government’s account of the shooting aren’t supported by footage captured by bystanders.
Videos show federal agents killing Minneapolis man
Some details of federal government’s account of the shooting aren’t supported by footage captured by bystanders.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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@ms.now I'm listening right now to your guest's speculation about a weapon brandished, so maybe take a peek at this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Can't emphasize enough, particularly as media is not yet, that this is exactly the ICE behavior a federal trial judge enjoined ie blocked just last week, only for the reviewing federal appellate court - the 8th Circuit to summarily stay ie block the order. The 8th Circuit allowed this wo explanation
January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM