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CBP agents shot and wounded a married couple this afternoon in a medical clinic parking lot in Portland, the Oregonian reports: "One was shot in the leg and the other in the chest, Portland police sources said." Police didn't have info on their conditions. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
2 shot by federal immigration agents in Portland
Mayor Keith Wilson decried the shooting, saying "Portland is not a 'training ground' for militarized agents."
www.oregonlive.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
CBP agents shot and wounded a married couple this afternoon in a medical clinic parking lot in Portland, the Oregonian reports: "One was shot in the leg and the other in the chest, Portland police sources said." Police didn't have info on their conditions. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/0...
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Conway: This man is violating his oath in myriad ways each and every day. Impeachment is not an option. It is mandatory. It is required. It is morally, constitutionally, and legally obligated.
January 9, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Conway: This man is violating his oath in myriad ways each and every day. Impeachment is not an option. It is mandatory. It is required. It is morally, constitutionally, and legally obligated.
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JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
JUST IN: Reps. Massie and Khanna say "DOJ cannot be trusted" to release all of the Epstein files, urge a federal judge to appoint an independent overseer to make it happen. khanna.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Reupping.
What known facts suggest abt violence of this week is that Greg Bovino was in the command chain for both, and HIS boss is Stephen Miller.
We have to start focusing the question on whether Stephen Miller ordered all this, like he ordered the murderboats before the Venezuelan invasion.
What known facts suggest abt violence of this week is that Greg Bovino was in the command chain for both, and HIS boss is Stephen Miller.
We have to start focusing the question on whether Stephen Miller ordered all this, like he ordered the murderboats before the Venezuelan invasion.
Greg Bovino, who is CBP, not ICE, has been the Where's Waldo of abusive immigration enforcement from the very start.
He was present in MN. His dudes did the shooting in OR.
He reports to Stephen Miller, the guy who ordered up murderboats.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
He was present in MN. His dudes did the shooting in OR.
He reports to Stephen Miller, the guy who ordered up murderboats.
www.emptywheel.net/2026/01/07/t...
Time to Ask if Stephen Miller Has Authorized Assault and Murder of Peaceful ICE Observers - emptywheel
Given how consistently Greg Bovino is at the scene of unjustified violence against ICE observers, including today's shooting, and given Bovino's refusal to answer whether Stephen Miller has given him ...
www.emptywheel.net
January 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Reupping.
What known facts suggest abt violence of this week is that Greg Bovino was in the command chain for both, and HIS boss is Stephen Miller.
We have to start focusing the question on whether Stephen Miller ordered all this, like he ordered the murderboats before the Venezuelan invasion.
What known facts suggest abt violence of this week is that Greg Bovino was in the command chain for both, and HIS boss is Stephen Miller.
We have to start focusing the question on whether Stephen Miller ordered all this, like he ordered the murderboats before the Venezuelan invasion.
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Hard agree
Recent No Kings example: 95% great. Reps & others spoke & actually did a good job, wasn't just platitudes & etc, but eventually a couple organizers get on the mic & start talking about crap that 95% of the crowd either doesn't understand or actively disagrees with
It doesn't help!
Recent No Kings example: 95% great. Reps & others spoke & actually did a good job, wasn't just platitudes & etc, but eventually a couple organizers get on the mic & start talking about crap that 95% of the crowd either doesn't understand or actively disagrees with
It doesn't help!
This is absolutely a huge problem in protest culture and it’s a major obstacle to allowing protests to grow. People are turning up to protests to fight Trump, ICE, recent abuses. Invariably the speakers are going off about 200 years of stolen land or US imperialism, and many of those people leave.
I really agree with this—my stance is not “don’t bring in other issues” but “for the love of god, do NOT bring in other issues in a ham-fisted way that doesn’t illuminate the connection for someone who didn’t already agree”
I have seen ppl who were highly motivated to protest a particular thing…
I have seen ppl who were highly motivated to protest a particular thing…
January 8, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Hard agree
Recent No Kings example: 95% great. Reps & others spoke & actually did a good job, wasn't just platitudes & etc, but eventually a couple organizers get on the mic & start talking about crap that 95% of the crowd either doesn't understand or actively disagrees with
It doesn't help!
Recent No Kings example: 95% great. Reps & others spoke & actually did a good job, wasn't just platitudes & etc, but eventually a couple organizers get on the mic & start talking about crap that 95% of the crowd either doesn't understand or actively disagrees with
It doesn't help!
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I certainly don’t mind if protest leaders do a little bit of broader contextualizing, but they’re generally straying into highly controversial and aggressive topics that alienate a lot of attendees. I mean frankly the root problem is that they’re weird people with extreme views. Let normies speak
One thing to clarify: There is some extent to which you will have to talk about things that not everyone knows about, and things that not everyone agrees with. I am not talking about making it something so sanitized that it's useless. I am talking about focused rage rather than confused dispersal
January 8, 2026 at 12:27 PM
I certainly don’t mind if protest leaders do a little bit of broader contextualizing, but they’re generally straying into highly controversial and aggressive topics that alienate a lot of attendees. I mean frankly the root problem is that they’re weird people with extreme views. Let normies speak
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On the other hand it is easier to organise mass action in Minnesota when temperatures are +20 degrees Celsius in May than they are when temperatures are -20 degrees Celsius in January
It would be insane, and chilling, if George Floyd's killing sparked national protests but what happening with ICE does not.
It would be very reflective of how cowed and paralysed the American people have become, so quickly, under the Trump regime.
It would be very reflective of how cowed and paralysed the American people have become, so quickly, under the Trump regime.
I hope Renee Nicole's bravery lights the blue touchpaper of mass civil resistance. Not just for the sake of America, but for the whole world. Murders like hers, especially caught on video, have a recent history of doing that.
She was a warrior. They are cowards killing, quite literally, The Good.
She was a warrior. They are cowards killing, quite literally, The Good.
January 8, 2026 at 10:08 AM
On the other hand it is easier to organise mass action in Minnesota when temperatures are +20 degrees Celsius in May than they are when temperatures are -20 degrees Celsius in January
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The most infuriating protest moment of the year for me was a No Kings rally, where tons of attendees were flying Ukrainian flags, and speakers going off about US imperialism in Ukraine.
How hard can it be to read the room?? They literally brought signs telling you what they care about
How hard can it be to read the room?? They literally brought signs telling you what they care about
Sorry, I agree that thinking Ukraine is like Iraq is disqualifying. That was a little ambiguous.
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
The most infuriating protest moment of the year for me was a No Kings rally, where tons of attendees were flying Ukrainian flags, and speakers going off about US imperialism in Ukraine.
How hard can it be to read the room?? They literally brought signs telling you what they care about
How hard can it be to read the room?? They literally brought signs telling you what they care about
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Again, the US president, his government officials, and supporters, are all lying to you about what happened here. This video clearly demonstrates the vehicle was not driving towards the ICE agent.
Video analysis clearly contradicts what Noem and Trump claim about the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. By @devonlum.bsky.social @robinsteinnyt.bsky.social Ainara Tiefenthaler Courtney Brooks for @nytimes.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQCv...
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
YouTube video by The New York Times
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Again, the US president, his government officials, and supporters, are all lying to you about what happened here. This video clearly demonstrates the vehicle was not driving towards the ICE agent.
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Markets across Iranian provinces and cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Kurdistan, have joined a nationwide strike, with shops closed. Protests also in cities like Falavarjan and Hamedan. Reza Pahlavi has called for mass rallies tonight and tomorrow. Security forces are mobilizing.
January 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Markets across Iranian provinces and cities, including Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Kurdistan, have joined a nationwide strike, with shops closed. Protests also in cities like Falavarjan and Hamedan. Reza Pahlavi has called for mass rallies tonight and tomorrow. Security forces are mobilizing.
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Jesse Watters highlights that Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE, had "pronouns in her bio" and "leaves behind a lesbian partner and a child from a previous marriage"
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Very clear frame-by-frame analysis that exposes admin lies about the incident. WARNING: Graphic image of victim in car.
"An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from—not toward—a federal officer when he opened fire."
Great video analysis of Minneapolis shooting from NYT. These frames show drawing of gun and exact moment of first shot.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Great video analysis of Minneapolis shooting from NYT. These frames show drawing of gun and exact moment of first shot.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
January 8, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Very clear frame-by-frame analysis that exposes admin lies about the incident. WARNING: Graphic image of victim in car.
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what you clearly see, CLEARLY, is a driver who is spooked by the agents grabbing her door, takes steps to drive away, and is immediately shot as moves her vehicle *away* from the agents.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
what you clearly see, CLEARLY, is a driver who is spooked by the agents grabbing her door, takes steps to drive away, and is immediately shot as moves her vehicle *away* from the agents.
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Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine has presented the United States with options for finalizing the framework for ending the war and is now awaiting feedback from Russia.
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine has presented the United States with options for finalizing the framework for ending the war and is now awaiting feedback from Russia.
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Defining feature of modern right-wing politics is this thing where you get to blithely assert some fact for the sake of winning your argument (“Well Trump liberated Venezuela”), and no one is allowed to point out that the fact is totally made up
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Defining feature of modern right-wing politics is this thing where you get to blithely assert some fact for the sake of winning your argument (“Well Trump liberated Venezuela”), and no one is allowed to point out that the fact is totally made up
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Stephen Miller's Murder Machine
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller's Murder Machine
Murder and Lies in Minneapolis.
www.againstallenemies.net
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Stephen Miller's Murder Machine
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
www.againstallenemies.net/p/stephen-mi...
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Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles shows that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Excellent, damning analysis of the video of the killing of Ms Good, from the NYT, including a quick debunking of the “evidence” the President showed other Times reporters last night.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Because they like swords and can't read. Saved you a click
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing?
www.independent.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Because they like swords and can't read. Saved you a click
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Now that Trump says Venezuela will hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil, with proceeds of sales to be controlled by him, I want to reiterate: He's inviting our oligarchs to reap great riches by buying into his scheme of imperial hemispheric domination.
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Now that Trump says Venezuela will hand over 30-50 million barrels of oil, with proceeds of sales to be controlled by him, I want to reiterate: He's inviting our oligarchs to reap great riches by buying into his scheme of imperial hemispheric domination.
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
newrepublic.com/article/2049...
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Let's check in on the insurrectionist in chief and his "great patriots"
Spoiler: at least six have been charged with child sex crimes
Spoiler: at least six have been charged with child sex crimes
J6ers: Where Are They Now?
Catching up with notorious insurrection offenders a year after Trump’s pardon spree
contrarian.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Let's check in on the insurrectionist in chief and his "great patriots"
Spoiler: at least six have been charged with child sex crimes
Spoiler: at least six have been charged with child sex crimes
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Imagine looking at the period after WWII and especially after the Cold War as an era of American weakness.
Unless, I suppose, if becoming the strongest, wealthiest country in history sounds bad to you because some brown people were a part oft, and you'd rather be weaker if it means being whiter.
Unless, I suppose, if becoming the strongest, wealthiest country in history sounds bad to you because some brown people were a part oft, and you'd rather be weaker if it means being whiter.
Stephen Miller: This whole period that happened after World War II where the West began apologizing and groveling and begging—
Host: I don't even know what you're talking about right now. I asked you if there would be an election in Venezuela.
Host: I don't even know what you're talking about right now. I asked you if there would be an election in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Imagine looking at the period after WWII and especially after the Cold War as an era of American weakness.
Unless, I suppose, if becoming the strongest, wealthiest country in history sounds bad to you because some brown people were a part oft, and you'd rather be weaker if it means being whiter.
Unless, I suppose, if becoming the strongest, wealthiest country in history sounds bad to you because some brown people were a part oft, and you'd rather be weaker if it means being whiter.
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Nick Shirley, whom conservatives have lionized as the next Bob Woodward, is confused about why so many medical providers are in the same building.
He doesn’t understand the concept of medical plazas.
He doesn’t understand the concept of medical plazas.
January 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Nick Shirley, whom conservatives have lionized as the next Bob Woodward, is confused about why so many medical providers are in the same building.
He doesn’t understand the concept of medical plazas.
He doesn’t understand the concept of medical plazas.
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The U.S. military action in Venezuela marks a turning point.
An international human rights scholar warns it reflects a shift toward unilateral, autocratic power, unconstrained by law and balance of power, and using force to impose the Trump administration’s will on other nations.
An international human rights scholar warns it reflects a shift toward unilateral, autocratic power, unconstrained by law and balance of power, and using force to impose the Trump administration’s will on other nations.
2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage
The US attack on Venezuela highlights a shifting American foreign policy that dismisses a rules-based global order and focuses on economic interests and military might.
buff.ly
January 6, 2026 at 11:17 PM
The U.S. military action in Venezuela marks a turning point.
An international human rights scholar warns it reflects a shift toward unilateral, autocratic power, unconstrained by law and balance of power, and using force to impose the Trump administration’s will on other nations.
An international human rights scholar warns it reflects a shift toward unilateral, autocratic power, unconstrained by law and balance of power, and using force to impose the Trump administration’s will on other nations.
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It pains me to say it, but if the US is serious about "taking over" Greenland, then it is at least as great as security threat to Western Europe as Russia is.
And should be treated accordingly.
And should be treated accordingly.
January 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
It pains me to say it, but if the US is serious about "taking over" Greenland, then it is at least as great as security threat to Western Europe as Russia is.
And should be treated accordingly.
And should be treated accordingly.