"We Discuss The Loosemeat Sandwiches of Iowa" is easily the worst track from Sufjan Stevens' 50 state project.

we dont have the money for universal health care but we have tons of money for concentration camps and a surveillance society

I'm really sick of liberals and centrists thinking that compromise is something you start with instead of something you end with

Hillary Clinton’s fire and fury opening statement to the House Oversight Committee.

My youngest kid's classmate couldn't come to school yesterday because of reported ICE by the busses in South Minneapolis. If you want to know how the drawdown is going.

Judge Quraishi says that if ICE keeps arresting people and detaining them without bond under the legal theory that has been rejected by hundreds of judges, and any of those cases come across his bench, he'll immediately order DHS and DOJ personnel hauled into court to explain themselves.

When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism. A few suggestions...

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

(inb4: we're aware the covers differ slightly, sometimes it takes a while for sites to catch up w updates) This can open a path to continue the Owl House story, fill in lost gaps, and tell some meaningful stories that we couldn't in the show. Also, Eda can say "damn" now.

King never considered what it means to be a Titan. Burdened by the fact that he will outlive his beloved Owl House family, he’s still determined to enjoy every moment. Even if that means using one of the Collector’s devices to wipe away his sad memories. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804037

We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel! The Owl House: The Long-Lived King Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social We're so excited to tell a brand new story.

Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them. www.404media.co/government-l...

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

Thousands of people across the country have been arrested and charged with impeding ICE agents for following at a safe distance and filming. The intimidation campaign continues

"Todd Lyons, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), told Congress that ICE agents are being unfairly compared to the gestapo and are working in the "deadliest operating environment" in the agency's history" So... this is just obvious, blatant perjury, no?

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse

One downside of being an ex-NFL'er (9 years, 2 rings) is everybody wants my picks. IMHO it's going to come down to a combination of who wants it more and who can put the most points on the board. Special teams could also come into play. #9years2rings

NYT confirming MS NOW reporting: Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop. Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.

Spent the night showing a friend who'd never seen #Survivor the first 5 episodes of Cagayan. I was riveted by how riveted she was by it. I don't think she realised she'd be so instantly hooked. A nice reminder of how magic it can be.

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.

They abducted this person from Mayo Clinic and not even an elected rep has been able to get them the anti-rejection meds they need to not die AFTER AN ORGAN TRANSPLANT.

i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired

the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran

welp, this destroyed me first thing upon waking up

From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X) "Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal? Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail… Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you. Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."

ESCAPE! is officially an instant national bestseller!! Holy sh@@! I cannot believe it. From on, I am signing all my emails as Bestselling Novelist Stephen Fishbach. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the RHAP community and all the readers who supported me. This is truly a dream come true.

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

the $75 million Jeff Bezos set on fire for that Melania propaganda piece could have funded most independent newsrooms for literally decades

Unbelievable

This is tremendous. Take the time to watch it.

Kelly Vargas writes about what happened to her, her husband, and their 6yo daughter in the family camp in Texas. Filth, illness, medical abuse—her child has lasting complications from being injured by a staff member. We don't know the half of what's happening in the camps, but we know enough.

This means that people who are wrongfully detained by ICE can force ICE to pay for the legal fees it takes them to get out. Could have big implications in how this legal work is paid for.

Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes." After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc

sorry everyone we at pencil company know you liked pencils, but we can't think of any new ideas for them, so we're discontinuing pencils tomorrow. also, you won't be able to access all your pencil drawings, please burn them, cool

Called and spoke with Adobe customer support and the guy told me Adobe is discontinuing Animate because apparently the company can't think of any new features to add to the program and they feel it's gotten stale. So they're just GETTING RID OF IT???

BREAKING: Judge Jia Cobb issues a TRO blocking DHS Sec Noem's Jan 8 memo purporting to require 7-day notices by members of Congress to perform oversight visits to immigration detention facilities. The effect is that congressional oversight visits are allowed on request, as is required by Sec. 527.

1/4 Rep. Kelly Morrison, is a practicing M.D. Her description of conditions in the Whipple detention facility are horrifying. Here is a rough transcript of the video she just posted. @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social

A reminder that the Kennedy Center is the literal and legal and congressional designated presidential memorial to JFK. This would be like Trump tearing down the Lincoln Memorial to build something “better.”

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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If they are truly "only after dangerous criminals" ICE should not be able to lay a hand on ANYONE unless they have a warrant for that person. Random abductions of US citizens should be punishable. ICE should be held accountable for bodily injury, damage to property and loss of life. ICE OUT NOW!

Police unions are extortive gangs.

ICE/CBP want to terrify people into submission and compliance so that they can operate with impunity, unimpeded, in semi-secrecy. It is not working. In every urban center these masked goons descend upon, the local community is rallying in solidarity.

If the crew at 60 MINUTES is looking for a big scoop, they should probably look into Bari Weiss's connections to Jeffrey Epstein, given that her wife was friendly with him and she just hired another longtime friend of his too.

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.