I will be putting in notice Friday morning with DHS to return to Dilley to check on Liam again and the many other children and families there. Liam did not look well. My staff and I are very concerned about him.

is Minnesota Man the inverse Florida Man

In addition to the very aggressive and ostentatious shows of force by ICE elsewhere, they're escalating operations in places like San Diego and hoping no one notices, or that people are too overloaded to take action.

"A Minnesota man allegedly tried to break Luigi Mangione out of jail in New York, law enforcement sources told ABC News."

Frey: "In Mpls, we heard them say they'll end this siege when we hand over voter rolls. The DOJ is being used as a weapon. They're investigating me and several other local elected officials not because we've done something wrong because we speak on behalf of our constituents.

hey there Boulder

Every law enforcement agency in America knows how to manage the car after an arrest at a traffic stop. The Trump DHS leaves them open on the road like that to terrorize the rest of us. A nationwide policy.

NEW @ms.now: Pardoned by Trump, anti-abortion activists plan a nationwide revival of mass blockades at clinics & pharmacies that dispense abortion pills — in part, bc they know this DOJ won't prosecute them. "This is our window," Randall Terry told me. I caught up w/ him & others in DC last week:

Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF

From me: Chuck Schumer's legislative demands for DHS funding are so narrow they almost mirror what ICE/CBP have just announced in Minneapolis. Just as Republicans were conceding the need to negotiate, Democrats pre-negotiated themselves into mush. prospect.org/2026/01/29/c...

i am really romantic about mutual aid, and seeing everyday folks spring into action over the last two months has made me so proud to be a minnesotan. simultaneously, the need is huge right now, especially with rent due february 1. this would be a good time to donate if you have the means.

The massive government funding package just failed badly in the Senate, 45-55. Needed 60. Zero Democrats voted for it. SEVEN Republicans opposed it: Budd Johnson Lee Paul Moody Rick Scott Tuberville (John Thune switched his vote to no for procedural reasons.)

“What I am seeing consistently,” he added, “is people who are historically not interested in guns — or even opposed to gun ownership — seeking that out now because they’re looking out the window and seeing what’s going on and they’re saying this is no longer theoretical.”

Minneapolis firearm instructors see surge in interest amid ongoing turmoil “Most are people afraid of ICE."

January 29, 2026

where are the poll guys now? surely the massive show of popular support will force them to shift position on this, yes?

It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to - create safe spaces - protect schools - get kids TO school - check on neighbors - deliver groceries - help pay the rent - let people know of danger - feed the helpers, too! - and on and on

I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors

"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me." --Homan in February "Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely." -- Tom Homan in March "I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room" -- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman

Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica

If you're in San Diego, there's a vigil for Alex Pretti tonight (Jan. 29) from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at the VA Medical Center in La Jolla.

It's looking like Bondi only filed charges to splash their photos across social media. A government made up entirely of incel posters.

DOJ is not supposed to file charges against someone unless they believe those charges will hold up before a jury evaluating the case for guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Filing felony charges because you MIGHT bring an indictment (under the much lower standard of probable cause) is beyond bizarre

Kind of a weird line in DOJ's press release about the 16 defendants arraigned yesterday for allegedly assaulting/impeding DHS: "As a felony trial cannot be held on a complaint, a decision to seek an indictment will be made in the near future." So ... they might not seek an indictment?

Tyranny. The major difference between the USA and other oppressive regimes right now is that the internet is not yet censored so we can all see and share video of this, but conservative purchases of Twitter and TikTok (and pressure on other social platforms) are trying to end that

I’ve long believed that voting for the lesser of two evils was the right thing to do. But the way elected Democrats have acted during Trump 2 has made me feel like a chump. Shut it all down, Chuck. This is not a time for tinkering around the margins. People are being executed in the streets.

Frankly, things are so immediate and intense in Minnesota right now that it feels like people in other places talking about other things might as well be on the moon. This is especially the case when people from elsewhere talk about how much things have changed here when they clearly haven’t

I will believe that ICE enforcement has changed on the ground when I stop getting daily notices that armed, masked goons are circling my kids’ schools and trying to sow fear in the parent patrols.

It’s easy to forget since he’s still a high public official but Homan straight up took $50,000 in cash from undercover agents on camera and then nothing happened

the feds saying theyll end their campaign of terror against an american city if their demands are met is the biggest domestic scandal of my lifetime

I usually don't release discarded draft versions but this feels like it might be useful today

“in theater” is a crazy way to describe minneapolis

We’re just not a free country. Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.

So many bad things have happened that we never thought would happen but when you mention consequences, people love to say "never gonna happen." Embrace the Anything Can Happen Era

I’ve tried to tell out-of-towners that one of the low-key traumas of living here is these psychos ignoring all traffic laws. I’ve actually reduced my driving further just to avoid their shittery, but they can cream you on a bike or roll up on sidewalk just as easily.

"If we have to hunt you down, the way they hunted down Nazis for decades, we will find your identities. We will find you. We will achieve justice. And we will do so under the Constitution and laws of the United States." www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ft1...

The loon is Minnesota’s state bird, if you’re wondering what this is all about.

Not as slick as that "rebel loon" design floating around, but here's my contribution

The good news is all the brazen, cartoonish corruption makes it easier to run on an anti-oligarchy, good government platform. The bad news is you still need candidates who want to do that

a better world is never possible

The phrase "Gotcha Doomerism" has been coined by @kibblesmith.com and it's perfect for describing people who otherwise share my politics. They believe they've already gamed out every possible reason something won't work politically. And it's almost always because they're stuck in 1990s centrism.

Bluesky has this really unique and beautiful species of reply guy that I can only describe as “Gotcha Doomerism.”

Adam Schiff is still acting like the threat is a *future* problem. Turn on the fucking TV, my guy. Who gives a shit if they're wearing military uniforms or fucking crocs, the threat is here and now

Maybe this is about central banks. Maybe it’s about inflation hedges. Maybe it’s about masked agents of the state shooting unarmed US citizens 10 times in the back — and we still don’t know who, or where, they are.

We could have 4 JWST’s or a science mission at every planet. The NIH could be funded for two years. Or 1.5 years or so of USAID funding, if it still existed. This is how they’re spending our tax dollars. This is our money.

People were out protesting ICE in HUNTINGTON BEACH. share.google/timhy33xMjyU...

The Departed (Scorsese, 2006)

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

“She probably sprayed herself,” said Trump.