Touring The Valley
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A blog about whatever it's about at the moment.
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
Imagine if they used this money to provide health care instead of violence.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...
7 House Democrats Vote With GOP to Give ICE More Money Despite Deadly Invasions of US Cities | Common Dreams
Seven Democrats in the House sided with Republicans to pass a DHS funding bill, despite calls to rein in Trump's deadly immigration operations.
www.commondreams.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Imagine if they used this money to provide health care instead of violence.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
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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
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."
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When you’re defending detaining a two-year-old, you’re losing…
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 AM
When you’re defending detaining a two-year-old, you’re losing…
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Jack Smith testified yesterday and stood by every charge against Trump: "He willfully broke the very laws that he took an oath to uphold."
House Republicans were furious. Smith didn't budge.
See what happened: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
House Republicans were furious. Smith didn't budge.
See what happened: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Jack Smith testified yesterday and stood by every charge against Trump: "He willfully broke the very laws that he took an oath to uphold."
House Republicans were furious. Smith didn't budge.
See what happened: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
House Republicans were furious. Smith didn't budge.
See what happened: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/aoc-and-ne...
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Really though? How can they call themselves Democrats but continue to vote for authoritarianism?
January 23, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Really though? How can they call themselves Democrats but continue to vote for authoritarianism?
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The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment.
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
January 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The party of law and order literally just wrote themselves a memo that says they don't have to follow the 4th Amendment.
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
That's right, ICE intends to perform illegal search and seizures without a warrant.
Add that to the list with "we had to beat up the police on Jan 6 to defend our democracy".
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As Trump withdraws the US from the World Health Organization, Newsom is enrolling California.
This is leadership. Other states not ruled by science deniers need to follow suit.
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/23/g...
This is leadership. Other states not ruled by science deniers need to follow suit.
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/23/g...
Governor Newsom meets with World Health Organization Director-General, announces California becomes first state to join WHO-coordinated international network | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
January 23, 2026 at 8:19 PM
As Trump withdraws the US from the World Health Organization, Newsom is enrolling California.
This is leadership. Other states not ruled by science deniers need to follow suit.
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/23/g...
This is leadership. Other states not ruled by science deniers need to follow suit.
www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/23/g...
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Meanwhile Trump pardoned an actual cocaine trafficking former president of Honduras.
January 23, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Meanwhile Trump pardoned an actual cocaine trafficking former president of Honduras.
Little Mikey lies again. (And again and again....)
Johnson: I was the product of an unplanned teen pregnancy and a lot of people tried to convince my young parents that they should take care of that problem
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Little Mikey lies again. (And again and again....)
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ICE is detaining a 5 year old boy.
If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.
If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.
January 22, 2026 at 11:18 PM
ICE is detaining a 5 year old boy.
If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.
If you get off on this, you’re a monster and don’t you dare pretend to worship God.
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I'm 52 years old and I'm STILL recovering from childhood trauma
they are doing this on purpose because they know they can hamstring an entire generation
they are doing this on purpose because they know they can hamstring an entire generation
We have to talk about the trauma that ICE is inflicting upon minors by kidnapping their parents in front of them.
January 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I'm 52 years old and I'm STILL recovering from childhood trauma
they are doing this on purpose because they know they can hamstring an entire generation
they are doing this on purpose because they know they can hamstring an entire generation
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ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
January 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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ICE is now operating on public school property in Minnesota. ICE agents were just caught attempting to sneak into Columbia Heights High School. (1/22/26)
Luckily he was forced to leave by administration.
Luckily he was forced to leave by administration.
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM
ICE is now operating on public school property in Minnesota. ICE agents were just caught attempting to sneak into Columbia Heights High School. (1/22/26)
Luckily he was forced to leave by administration.
Luckily he was forced to leave by administration.
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Both parties now own ICE's brutality. Democrats see us getting killed, tortured, and disappeared and they couldn't even mount a coordinated rebuke.
It's time for new leadership. Flush all these turds and start over.
apnews.com/article/home...
It's time for new leadership. Flush all these turds and start over.
apnews.com/article/home...
House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding
The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills. Lawmakers still smarting from last fall’s record 43-day shutdown worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal ...
apnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Both parties now own ICE's brutality. Democrats see us getting killed, tortured, and disappeared and they couldn't even mount a coordinated rebuke.
It's time for new leadership. Flush all these turds and start over.
apnews.com/article/home...
It's time for new leadership. Flush all these turds and start over.
apnews.com/article/home...
