Kristi Noem: "In Minneapolis, Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey choose violence. They choose to encourage the destruction of their city. It appears they want this lawlessness to continue."

We’ve all seen the horrifying video. ICE committed another murder in broad daylight — and Republicans continue to lie. Kristi Noem must be removed. These illegitimate agents need to leave Minnesota and should be prosecuted. Democrats will demand justice and accountability for Alex Pretti.

Happening now at 26th and Nicollet

I am asking my fellow Republican and Democratic Governors across the nation to have a unified response. We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states.

"Action is a practice of hope. Put another way, hope is generated through action." A powerful letter to young organizers from abolitionist organizer @prisonculture.bsky.social on practicing hope amid collapse—and choosing to act anyway.

Snow is lightly falling over Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, where people have gathered for an emergency demonstration in response to federal agents killing Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this morning. "We're gonna take this death as fertilizer to our soul," a speaker tells the crowd.

Always proud to be a Minnesotan ❤️✊🏽 50,000+ people. -10 degree weather. No one does it like Minnesota.

People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.

NYT says ICE shot him in the back: An “agent aims his own firearm at Mr. Pretti’s back and appears to fire one shot at close range… A third agent unholsters a weapon. Both agents appear to fire additional shots into Mr. Pretti as he lies motionless… At least 10 shots appear to have been fired…” 🎁🔗

this is all of us

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

Understand: They only mean "2nd Amendment Rights" for themselves.

A fragment of Roman terracotta tile with the imprints of a dog's paw that was discovered at Rochester in Kent. #FindsFriday

NYT: “.. an American citizen with no criminal record, the city police chief said. A New York Times video analysis shows he was holding a phone, not a gun.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

right now:

Minnesota is the best of us.

ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA TENS OF THOUSANDS IN -24 PLUS WEATHER WALK IN THEIR SHOES STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH MINNESOTA How you can help: Call Your Senators 202 224-3121 No funding for ICE Boycott 🚫TARGET 🚫HOME DEPOT 🚫 HILTON ( ICE USES) 🚫ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR (ICE USES) TY MN

“100 clergy were arrested at a protest in Minnesota.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

An Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient says that he was tackled and arrested by ICE agents in Minneapolis and held in a cell for eight hours without being allowed to contact an attorney or his family. IMAGINE what they are doing to actual immigrants. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/army-...

New: an FBI agent who took the routine step of investigating the ICE officer who shot Renee Good has resigned after FBI leadership discouraged the investigation www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

!!!! "Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."

The Minneapolis ICE crusade is more of a government-run smash-and-grab operation than an orderly, tightly run enforcement process. This is just the latest evidence:

Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is

It was SO cold but the sense of community was overwhelming. Every corner had people handing out hand warmers, warm drinks, and snacks to protestors. My toes were numb and my lashes were frosty but it's nothing compared to the pain our immigrant neighbors are enduring. MN Strong 💙

“This is a horror that is a parent’s worst nightmare ... All they want is for this little toddler and her dad to come home safe after they’ve been unlawfully detained by the government." - Irina Vaynerman, the CEO of Groundwork Legal and an attorney for the family.

I’m so proud of Minnesota. I understand why some people belittle protests as not enough, but I really think this shit matters. I saw a clip on Fox News and they had to admit thousands of people showed up. It’s not going to stop Trump, but it’s a signal to your neighbors that they’re not alone.

There are many serious governments in the world. The US is not one of them. (There are no penguins in Greenland.)

Damn Minnesota…BRAVO!!! I and I’m sure millions of others am so damn proud of all of you!! 🩷🩷🩷

Minnesotans are true Patriots!

So proud of you, residents of Minneapolis! @minneapolismn.gov

Here is the newly-unsealed State Department memo confirming -- finally -- that the detention of Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was based on an op-ed. No antisemitic activity. No support of terrorism. An op-ed in a student newspaper. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

— Israel kills 3 journalists, including CBS contributor — AFP, the other impacted outlet, condemns killing & calls for investigation — CBS doesn't, instead peddles Israel's claim that they were targeting a group with "a drone affilliated with Hamas" Inside the Bari Weiss-led CBS response:

Amtrak's new Airo trainsets will run on Cascades route, calling at #Seattle and #Vancouver, in time for 2026 FIFA World Cup. Capable of 200 km/h (125 mph), with panoramic windows, + fetching forest-green livery. (Alas, still powered by diesel, not overhead wire.) www.thetravel.com/amtrak-launc...

ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement. "I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish. Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature. Minneapolis, MN

Some great news to cheer us up for a change!! share.google/xuLjwIfUWk0y...

Bondi: “Listen loud and clear: WE DO NOT TOLERATE ATTACKS ON PLACES OF WORSHIP."

Important new logic for going electric: preserve foreign currency, reduce balance of payments. Excellent for all countries that have to import fuel and want to keep that $$ in country.

MORE: Putin appears to be trying to negotiate the unfreezing of Russian assets not only to fund Trump’s Board of Peace but also to rebuild the areas that Russian forces have damaged in Russia’s full-scale invasion. ⤵️

No. It’s not cosplay. He really is a fucking Nazi.

The people of Minnesota are an inspiration. They’re out in the freezing cold protesting ICE brutality and protecting their communities. They're delivering groceries to their vulnerable neighbors and forming human chains around schools during pickups. We can’t leave them to do this work alone.

This is Minneapolis: It's -15°F (-26°C). Neighbors are leaving free packages of hand and foot warmers on their porches for others to grab while out on patrol, doing mutual aid, or heading to protests. ❤️

See a real example of an equitable, friendly, low carbon life. Watch and it will give you 5 minutes of calming thoughtful delight in what we could have when you focus on people-positive policies and not fear, greed & billionaire policy .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFPbKP6lM9I @dutchcycling.nl

Delighted to see the @economist.com come around to the analysis I've been preaching for years. If you want the transportation wonk analysis, see this (30 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4O...

COLBERT, on the so-called “Board of Peace”: “.. Paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just 16 million." @latenightercom.bsky.social #$PSKY

Thanks @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for another clear, simple , insightful analysis.

Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...