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Explorer of human nature, award-winning actor, director, producer and aspiring heretic.
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MeidasTouch
about 4 hours ago
NEW: The DOJ has filed a motion to block the appointment of an independent monitor to release the Epstein files in the Ghislaine Maxwell case. The DOJ argues that federal courts lack the authority to enforce the Epstein Transparency Act⦠1/
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
about 6 hours ago
Washington is a dead end. That doesnāt mean accountability is. New piece: THIS MUST STOP NOW (And You Donāt Need Washington To Do It).
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Raider
about 5 hours ago
We are America. How could you possibly target Native Americans - with ICE Officers - and then imprison us? That is impossible. It's legally impossible to do that. - Chase Iron Eyes
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Skye
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Jacob Frey: āWe have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter ā ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from itā
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Adam Parkhomenko
about 4 hours ago
Iād venture that many of the ICE officers wearing masks now are the same people who fiercely opposed wearing them during a global pandemic.
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Status Coup News
about 4 hours ago
With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ā¬ļø
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Alt National Park Service
about 5 hours ago
A major victory. A federal judge has ruled that ICE must stop targeting peaceful protesters and legal observers who are not suspected of any crimes.
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The Tennessee Holler
about 12 hours ago
āListen up, everybody.ā All that auto worker did was state a fact
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Kyle Griffin
about 10 hours ago
Minnesota Star Tribune Editorial Board: Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand. "ICE presence has disrupted all aspects of life in Minnesota, and led tragically to the death of Renee Good. Itās the outcome of government overreach that favors force over legitimacy."
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Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
https://www.startribune.com/editorial-minnesota-is-under-siege-and-it-cannot-stand/601564040
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Jon Cooper
about 10 hours ago
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Barb McQuade
about 8 hours ago
DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
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DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-investigating-tim-walz-jacob-frey-minnesota/
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Jeremiah McCoy, Basicsofthegame will be @Gencon
1 day ago
You ever notice how the 2nd amendment folks are curiously silent. They swore up and down they needed guns to stand against a theoretical future oppressive police state. Now that the police state is no longer theoretical.....
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Marc Elias
about 14 hours ago
šØBREAKING: The Virginia Senate passed a constitutional amendment Friday that would allow lawmakers to redraw the stateās congressional districts.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Virginia advances redistricting plan to counter GOP gerrymanders, as Senate sends measure to voters
Read more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/virginia-senate-clears-path-to-counter-gop-gerrymanders/
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
about 11 hours ago
Fascist behavior is happening in this country right now. People are being harmed. Some have been killed. So when I say the more everyone else worries, the calmer I become... itās not denial. Itās strategy. This piece explains why panic helps authoritarians⦠and calm doesnāt.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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VRChat
about 10 hours ago
VRChat turns 12 today! Happy Anniversary and thank you to our amazing community for being here with us. Share your memories with us using the hashtag
#VRC12Years
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aRemedy
about 10 hours ago
Any Democrat who votes to renew ICE funding is a collaborator with the murderer of Renee Goodāsnd the murders they will commit in the coming months.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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āAbolish ICEā? Many Democrats are ready to fund it ā with conditions
It's not clear a Homeland Security funding bill can get done, but furious negotiations are underway.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/14/democrats-ice-funding-appropriations-00726552
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE š š¦š§Fighting Tyranny!
1 day ago
Every Democratic lawmaker needs to speak out strongly against
#ICELawlessness
& brutality like Governor Walz does here. The time for mealy-mouthed timidness & focus group-talking points is over. We're facing a deadly serious threat to our national security. We need brave leaders, not cowards!
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
about 14 hours ago
1/2 š§µSome lawmakers, including Rep. Jamie Raskin, have asked DHS and ICE how many pardoned insurrectionists or militia members have been hiredā¦warning recruitment messaging may attract extremistsā¦but agencies have released no names or figures.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
about 15 hours ago
Fascism is here. Remove any āif..ā and āwhenā¦ā from your vocabulary. We canāt fight what we wonāt name.
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ChrisO_wiki
about 13 hours ago
JRR, please forgive me
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Jack Hopkins-The Original
about 14 hours ago
Imagine someone pulling an Oath Keeper aside, and saying, would you like to beat the living shit out of people you hate, maybe even kill a fewā¦with no legal risk? Oh, and Iād give you $50k as a bonusā¦plus great pay. Interested? You donāt have to imagine it.
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Taniel
about 15 hours ago
JUST IN: The Virginia Senate has approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion rights. The Virginia House already did this on Wednesday. It's official: there'll be a referendum later this year on the issue.
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Aaron Rupar
about 16 hours ago
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett
about 13 hours ago
As Putin inflicts the cruelest winter yet with more strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure, I have introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. sanctions on Russian energy and cut off funding for the Kremlin war machine. Read more on these bills will strengthen the ban on Russian energy HEREā¬ļø
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Helsinki Commissioner Rep. Doggett Introduces Bipartisan Sanctions Package on Russian Energy
Washington, D.C.ā An active member of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and Helsinki Commission, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) introduced two bipartisan pieces of legislation to undercut the...
https://doggett.house.gov/media/press-releases/helsinki-commissioner-rep-doggett-introduces-bipartisan-sanctions-package
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Yaroslava
about 12 hours ago
I know many awful things are happening in the world, and chaos often prevails. Thatās why itās so precious to see support and care for Ukraine (especially in moments when it feels like weāre all alone in this). Thereās so much the world can learn from Ukraine.
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Michelle
about 16 hours ago
"Mr. President, you have been duly warnedānow by the GOP."
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Epstein
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Alt National Park Service
1 day ago
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trumpās proposed science cuts, voting 82ā15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397ā28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-senate-passes-bill-boost-federal-science-spending-after-white-house-sought-2026-01-15/
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Mueller, She Wrote
about 16 hours ago
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Armin Samii
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Holy shit. Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him āI donāt care.ā
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/15/us/minneapolis-shooting-ice?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.cAtO.27tTcxkzuIwX&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Jon Cooper
about 18 hours ago
Newly available videos and existing footage synchronized and assessed by The Times provide a millisecond-by-millisecond look at how an ICE officer ended up shooting and killing a motorist in Minneapolis. It also establishes how he put himself in a dangerous position near her car in the first place.
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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/video/ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-videos.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E1A.2BkH.dsPZBAnCXg-k&smid=bs-share
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Forbes
1 day ago
Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Ashley Moody, R-Fla., are introducing legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading or owning stocks.
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Bipartisan Effort Could Ban Members Of Congress From Trading Stocks
Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Ashley Moody, R-Fla., are introducing legislation that would ban members of Congress from trading or owning stocks.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikestunson/2026/01/15/bipartisan-effort-could-ban-members-of-congress-from-trading-stocks/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Rachel Maddow
1 day ago
August 20, 1939 Cartoonist Clifford Berryman "It's a good act but it's hard on the spectators..."
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Media Matters for America
1 day ago
Right-wing media are backing Trump as he threatens to use the Insurrection Act.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
1 day ago
You're willing to drag the world into deadly turmoil when your only reason for being in power it to avoid jail.
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
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Bluesky going to work over on Twitter
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Progressive News Service
1 day ago
Minneapolis groups call for āgeneral strikeā. "...several local unionsāincluding Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28āhave lent their support to the strike."
www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/minneapolis-ice-general-strike
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George Conway āļøšŗšø
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Mueller, She Wrote
1 day ago
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/15/ice-detention-death-homicide/
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tamrakat
2 days ago
GOP lawmaker said trans people āharmā children. Now heās going to prison for child porn.
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GOP lawmaker said trans people āharmā children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/gop-lawmaker-said-trans-people-harm-children-now-hes-going-to-for-child/
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Marc Elias
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šØBREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Dept. of Justice lawsuit seeking unreacted statewide voter registration list. A big victory for our clients -- the NAACP, NAACP-CA/HI and SIREN --and the citizens of California.
www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...
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šØ United States v. Weber
Learn more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/california-doj-voter-data-access-challenge/
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Alt National Park Service
1 day ago
Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act this is a dangerous escalation.
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Marc Elias
1 day ago
šØBREAKING: President Donald Trump said Wednesday that āwe shouldnāt even have an election,ā as he complained about the political risks his party faces in the 2026 midterms and boasted about his accomplishments.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump: āWe shouldnāt even have an electionā
Read more here.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-we-shouldnt-even-have-an-election/
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Pam Keith
1 day ago
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThMxbxVC/
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Our Hailey is still missing. We belleve she did not act alone and is in a dangerous situation. Experts and support organizations continue to obtain real information that is being shared with law enfor...
TikTok video by hailey buzbee
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZThMxbxVC/
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Marc Elias
3 days ago
As we await the release of Supreme Court opinions, I want to remind everyone just how much Democracy Docket is tracking: Active Voting Rights Cases: 170 Active Redistricting Cases: 47 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 90 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 76 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 26 Subscribe now.
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