Michael
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NEW: Holy cow—remember the man dragged half-naked out of his home by ICE into the snowy Minneapolis cold? And did you catch how DHS then said that raid was conducted in search of two sex offenders? Well guess where one of those two sex offenders already was:
www.thebulwark.com/p/target-of-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/target-of-...
Target of Viral Botched ICE Raid Was Already in Prison
When ICE agents dragged out ChongLy Thao half-naked in the snow, they were looking for a man named Lue Moua. They should have known exactly where to find him.
www.thebulwark.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:07 PM
NEW: Holy cow—remember the man dragged half-naked out of his home by ICE into the snowy Minneapolis cold? And did you catch how DHS then said that raid was conducted in search of two sex offenders? Well guess where one of those two sex offenders already was:
www.thebulwark.com/p/target-of-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/target-of-...
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Most of the moral messaging in children's television programming when I was a kid was utterly uncontroversial at the time, and would be attacked as woke indoctrination today.
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Most of the moral messaging in children's television programming when I was a kid was utterly uncontroversial at the time, and would be attacked as woke indoctrination today.
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Trump has removed signs at George Washington’s house in Philadelphia that inform the public about the history of slavery and signs at Fort Sumter that inform the public that the fort is at risk due to climate change.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
January 22, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Trump has removed signs at George Washington’s house in Philadelphia that inform the public about the history of slavery and signs at Fort Sumter that inform the public that the fort is at risk due to climate change.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
Because history and science are like COVID: If you ignore them, they go away.
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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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Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Israel killed three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, the latest attacks in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire that began in October.
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
Israel has killed about 220 journalists in Gaza since October 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders. https://wapo.st/4r5ZmRr
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A number of people from out-of-state have been opening tabs at small businesses—coffee shops where people on patrol can grab a drink and warm up, bars where people can be in community, etc. It’s been a deeply appreciated form of solidarity and helps the businesses closing tomorrow.
how (if at all) can we support the minnesota general strike on friday from afar?
January 23, 2026 at 4:27 AM
A number of people from out-of-state have been opening tabs at small businesses—coffee shops where people on patrol can grab a drink and warm up, bars where people can be in community, etc. It’s been a deeply appreciated form of solidarity and helps the businesses closing tomorrow.
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This is why it’s important to check your facts and sources!
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 AM
This is why it’s important to check your facts and sources!
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Hawaii's public libraries are keeping an eye on federal funding for this year.
The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services gives about $1.5 million to Hawaiʻi's library system annually.
But an executive order slashed IMLS funding, ending grants to state library systems.
The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services gives about $1.5 million to Hawaiʻi's library system annually.
But an executive order slashed IMLS funding, ending grants to state library systems.
Hawaiʻi library system hopes to secure funding amid federal uncertainty
Hawaiʻi's library system is asking the state for $5 million to refurbish four Oʻahu libraries. It is also asking for an extra $1.5 million for security.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Hawaii's public libraries are keeping an eye on federal funding for this year.
The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services gives about $1.5 million to Hawaiʻi's library system annually.
But an executive order slashed IMLS funding, ending grants to state library systems.
The federal Institute of Museum and Library Services gives about $1.5 million to Hawaiʻi's library system annually.
But an executive order slashed IMLS funding, ending grants to state library systems.
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I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.
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The entire fucking point, supposedly, was the app spying on US citizens and they make it even MORE invasive. Get the fuck off TikTok.
The entire fucking point, supposedly, was the app spying on US citizens and they make it even MORE invasive. Get the fuck off TikTok.
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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The entire fucking point, supposedly, was the app spying on US citizens and they make it even MORE invasive. Get the fuck off TikTok.
The entire fucking point, supposedly, was the app spying on US citizens and they make it even MORE invasive. Get the fuck off TikTok.
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Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries.
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries.
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late!
action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social
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The Oseola McCarty Youth Development Center has delivered toys and clothes to needy families during the winter. The center has a culture of selflessness based on its founder, Janet Baldwin.
“If angels are real, and if they exist on Earth, that woman is one of them,” Sara Watts said.
“If angels are real, and if they exist on Earth, that woman is one of them,” Sara Watts said.
Hattiesburg Social-Work Student Leads Effort to Feed 68 Families After SNAP Cuts
Social-work student Rosemary Panella partnered with the Oseola McCarty Center to collect and deliver food to 68 Hattiesburg families this past November.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The Oseola McCarty Youth Development Center has delivered toys and clothes to needy families during the winter. The center has a culture of selflessness based on its founder, Janet Baldwin.
“If angels are real, and if they exist on Earth, that woman is one of them,” Sara Watts said.
“If angels are real, and if they exist on Earth, that woman is one of them,” Sara Watts said.
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I just thought everyone should see this
January 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I just thought everyone should see this
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I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.
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"I know that speaking up is essential to prevent people from ending up in a state of screaming fear."
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
Hearing My Own Scream
For months, Rümeysa Öztürk has been haunted by the cries of ICE detention — those of scared children, grieving mothers, barking guards — and her own.
www.thecut.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"I know that speaking up is essential to prevent people from ending up in a state of screaming fear."
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
In her own words, Rümeysa Öztürk writes about her hopes that one day, no one will have to scream like she did when she was unlawfully arrested by ICE, or endure ICE's horrific detention conditions.
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This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 2:23 PM
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
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Just 1 day in Minnesota and 2 things are crystal clear to me. People are traumatized. And people are resilient.
Far from backing down, Minnesotans are organizing—in a cold unlike any I've experienced in my life. Meanwhile, Corporate Democrats push through additional ICE funding. Here's my recap.
Far from backing down, Minnesotans are organizing—in a cold unlike any I've experienced in my life. Meanwhile, Corporate Democrats push through additional ICE funding. Here's my recap.
Minnesota Momentum & Corporate Democrat Betrayal
Just 1 day in Minnesota has improved my outlook on hope for the future of this country--but we need Corporate Democrats to stop betraying us
www.qasimrashid.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Just 1 day in Minnesota and 2 things are crystal clear to me. People are traumatized. And people are resilient.
Far from backing down, Minnesotans are organizing—in a cold unlike any I've experienced in my life. Meanwhile, Corporate Democrats push through additional ICE funding. Here's my recap.
Far from backing down, Minnesotans are organizing—in a cold unlike any I've experienced in my life. Meanwhile, Corporate Democrats push through additional ICE funding. Here's my recap.
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Representing possibility for Black and Filipina girls and doing brilliant work 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
January 23, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Representing possibility for Black and Filipina girls and doing brilliant work 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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“If one is honest about the history of the United States, it prominently features white violence, terrorism and revanchism, particularly toward Black people, Indigenous people and women.” — @sorayanadiamcdonald.com
andscape.com/features/cap...
andscape.com/features/cap...
The dangerous magical thinking of ‘this is not who we are’ - Andscape
Since the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, there have been statements from white people across the political spectrum, including President-elect Joe Biden, that repeat variations of the sa...
andscape.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
“If one is honest about the history of the United States, it prominently features white violence, terrorism and revanchism, particularly toward Black people, Indigenous people and women.” — @sorayanadiamcdonald.com
andscape.com/features/cap...
andscape.com/features/cap...
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Major donor nations dealt a devastating blow by cutting support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Only $11.85 billion has so far been pledged for 2026-2028 of an urgently needed $18 billion.
Only $11.85 billion has so far been pledged for 2026-2028 of an urgently needed $18 billion.
Donor Nation Cuts to Global Health Financing Affect Millions
Major donor nations dealt a devastating blow to the right to health for millions of people worldwide when they cut support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
www.hrw.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Major donor nations dealt a devastating blow by cutting support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Only $11.85 billion has so far been pledged for 2026-2028 of an urgently needed $18 billion.
Only $11.85 billion has so far been pledged for 2026-2028 of an urgently needed $18 billion.
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They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
January 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
They like cops so much that all we’re getting is cops. No roads, no bridges, no school funding, no culture money, just a bouquet of different types of cops
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The Minneapolis neighbors standing up to ICE by the thousands
Meet the Minneapolis neighbors standing up to ICE by the thousands
Local resistance is “growing exponentially," says Defend the 612’s Andrew Fahlstrom.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The Minneapolis neighbors standing up to ICE by the thousands
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January 17, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.