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NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
5-Year-Old in ICE Detention Is Sick, Says Top School Official
The 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents in Minneapolis is being held behind bars with his father in Texas.
www.huffpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
NEW: Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who ICE agents in Minneapolis nabbed last week and shipped off to a Texas detention facility with his dad, is now in poor health, his school superintendent told me today www.huffpost.com/entry/liam-c...
Excellent thread via @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
🚨Want to know which Canadian companies are profiting off of ICE and Trump’s violent mass deportation agenda?
Well I just spent the last few days digging into exactly that.
Here are the companies I found, how much they’re making, and whether they’re getting Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Sneak peek:
Well I just spent the last few days digging into exactly that.
Here are the companies I found, how much they’re making, and whether they’re getting Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Sneak peek:
January 29, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Excellent thread via @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
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Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison’s range of holdings includes a warehouse in Virginia that ICE wants to buy and convert into a detention centre.
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
A Pattison Company’s Possible Deal with ICE Brings Boycott Threats | The Tyee
Trump’s immigration enforcement agency wants to buy a warehouse for a ‘processing centre’ in Virginia.
thetyee.ca
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Vancouver businessman Jim Pattison’s range of holdings includes a warehouse in Virginia that ICE wants to buy and convert into a detention centre.
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
The leader of the BC Green Party is calling for a boycott of Save-On-Foods and other businesses he owns. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #uspoli
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If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
Last edited January 22, 2026 I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That sa…
naomikritzer.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.
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A Canadian-made armoured vehicle was spotted on Minneapolis streets the day ICE murdered Alex Pretti.
The company that sold ICE that monster as part of a $10 million deal? Roshel.
What’s more:
Canada’s government brought Roshel’s CEO on a trade mission SIX DAYS AFTER Renee Good was murdered.
The company that sold ICE that monster as part of a $10 million deal? Roshel.
What’s more:
Canada’s government brought Roshel’s CEO on a trade mission SIX DAYS AFTER Renee Good was murdered.
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 AM
A Canadian-made armoured vehicle was spotted on Minneapolis streets the day ICE murdered Alex Pretti.
The company that sold ICE that monster as part of a $10 million deal? Roshel.
What’s more:
Canada’s government brought Roshel’s CEO on a trade mission SIX DAYS AFTER Renee Good was murdered.
The company that sold ICE that monster as part of a $10 million deal? Roshel.
What’s more:
Canada’s government brought Roshel’s CEO on a trade mission SIX DAYS AFTER Renee Good was murdered.
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When storms and fires disrupt caregiving for months, this volunteer-run network deploys to support parents navigating work, trauma and recovery. The volunteers are typically deployed in pairs to families in need, at no cost. https://bit.ly/4jXWpQw
She offers free child care after disasters. It’s a lifeline as families rebuild their lives.
When storms and fires disrupt caregiving for months, this volunteer-run network deploys to support parents navigating work, trauma and recovery.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
When storms and fires disrupt caregiving for months, this volunteer-run network deploys to support parents navigating work, trauma and recovery. The volunteers are typically deployed in pairs to families in need, at no cost. https://bit.ly/4jXWpQw
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"The food wasn't bad, but it had quickly become joyless. Already eating was becoming just another chore." That was only day one.
@jaredpoland.bsky.social tries the administration's $3 meals, with commentary from nutrition and public welfare professor Colleen Heflin:
@jaredpoland.bsky.social tries the administration's $3 meals, with commentary from nutrition and public welfare professor Colleen Heflin:
No Joy in Cooking
Secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins recently suggested Americans can get the nutrition they need on $3 meals. Here’s what happened when I tried to follow her plan.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:31 PM
"The food wasn't bad, but it had quickly become joyless. Already eating was becoming just another chore." That was only day one.
@jaredpoland.bsky.social tries the administration's $3 meals, with commentary from nutrition and public welfare professor Colleen Heflin:
@jaredpoland.bsky.social tries the administration's $3 meals, with commentary from nutrition and public welfare professor Colleen Heflin:
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Target in Minneapolis has pulled Hispanic employees off of pick-up order duty after ICE arrested two US citizen Hispanic employees while on the job.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Target in Minneapolis has pulled Hispanic employees off of pick-up order duty after ICE arrested two US citizen Hispanic employees while on the job.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
“I’m literally a U.S. citizen!” one shouted as they escorted him into a van.
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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“I’ve been telling them I’ve been having cramps and they told me I have to have a referral to see the doctor,” Cecil Elvir-Quinonez told me. “I’ve been telling them every day, and they just say I have to wait.”
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
A pregnant mother in ICE detention says she’s bleeding — and hasn’t seen a doctor in weeks
Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children.
19thnews.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
“I’ve been telling them I’ve been having cramps and they told me I have to have a referral to see the doctor,” Cecil Elvir-Quinonez told me. “I’ve been telling them every day, and they just say I have to wait.”
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
She hasn’t seen her kids — a 5 year old and an infant — in weeks.
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Some immigrant parents, fearful of their children facing similar uncertainty if they were to be arrested, detained or deported are taking the extreme step of legally transferring parental authority to teachers, co-workers, fellow parishioners and neighbors.
Fearing ICE, parents make plans for their children’s care
Some families give legal authority to others to make key decisions about a child’s life if a parent is detained and deported.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Some immigrant parents, fearful of their children facing similar uncertainty if they were to be arrested, detained or deported are taking the extreme step of legally transferring parental authority to teachers, co-workers, fellow parishioners and neighbors.
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A federal judge has order federal officials to preserve the evidence related to the Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Latest: Federal judge orders federal authorities to preserve evidence in Alex Pretti shooting
Defendants include the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol and their leadership, as well as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A federal judge has order federal officials to preserve the evidence related to the Saturday shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.
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And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#109 in Tincher v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:25-cv-04669) – CourtListener.com
DECLARATION of Witness No. 2 re 108 Declaration in Support by John Biestman, Alan Crenshaw, Janet Lee, Abdikadir Noor, Susan Tincher, Lucia Webb . (Fisher, Caitlinrose) (Entered: 01/24/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
www.documentcloud.org
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 AM
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Music Break:
Artist: Spiritbox
Song: “Black Rainbow” (Live at Graspop 2025)
Watch: youtu.be/aCTWJzSPCu0?...
#metal #metalcore #metalsky #spiritbox
Artist: Spiritbox
Song: “Black Rainbow” (Live at Graspop 2025)
Watch: youtu.be/aCTWJzSPCu0?...
#metal #metalcore #metalsky #spiritbox
Spiritbox - Black Rainbow - Live at Graspop 2025
YouTube video by Spiritbox Official
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January 25, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Music Break:
Artist: Spiritbox
Song: “Black Rainbow” (Live at Graspop 2025)
Watch: youtu.be/aCTWJzSPCu0?...
#metal #metalcore #metalsky #spiritbox
Artist: Spiritbox
Song: “Black Rainbow” (Live at Graspop 2025)
Watch: youtu.be/aCTWJzSPCu0?...
#metal #metalcore #metalsky #spiritbox
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Originally posted on Facebook here @monsterbeard.bsky.social www.facebook.com/reel/1705089...
6.9K views · 3.6K reactions | RIP Alex Pretti,
he was my Dads ICU nurse, he read my dad’s final salut at the VA after he passed away. Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point....
RIP Alex Pretti,
he was my Dads ICU nurse, he read my dad’s final salut at the VA after he passed away. Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point. Also my Fathers final words.....
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January 25, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Originally posted on Facebook here @monsterbeard.bsky.social www.facebook.com/reel/1705089...
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Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer said Democrats will not provide the votes needed to move an appropriations bill forward in the U.S. Senate if funding for the DHS is included.
Schumer called Saturday's fatal shooting of a man by federal agents "appalling — and unacceptable in any American city."
Schumer called Saturday's fatal shooting of a man by federal agents "appalling — and unacceptable in any American city."
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 1:26 AM
Sen. Chuck Schumer said Democrats will not provide the votes needed to move an appropriations bill forward in the U.S. Senate if funding for the DHS is included.
Schumer called Saturday's fatal shooting of a man by federal agents "appalling — and unacceptable in any American city."
Schumer called Saturday's fatal shooting of a man by federal agents "appalling — and unacceptable in any American city."
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A colleague of Alex Pretti at the Minneapolis VA hospital vehemently rejected DHS' narrative that Pretti went to the area seeking to commit violence against federal law enforcement Saturday.
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
Alex Pretti identified as man fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis
Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System, had no criminal record beyond parking tickets.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM
A colleague of Alex Pretti at the Minneapolis VA hospital vehemently rejected DHS' narrative that Pretti went to the area seeking to commit violence against federal law enforcement Saturday.
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
“Bullshit,” said Julia Grigoriev. “I would never believe that Alex would want to harm anybody.”
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Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.