Noah M. Johnson
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Minnesota lawyer for liberty and justice for all in the North Star State š½āļø
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Can a kidnapper be kidnapped?
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Federal agent briefly kidnapped in Twin Cities suburb, police say
An investigation is underway after police say a federal agent was briefly kidnapped in a northwestern Twin Cities suburb Wednesday afternoon.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/hsi-federal-agent-kidnapped-twin-cities/
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This would be an odd move from a president who directed U.S. Attorneys to prosecute "rigorously" simple cannabis possession cases only a month ago, but maintaining its current scheduling is an absurd mockery of rational law, and I'll be the first to offer
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Trump seeks to cut restrictions on marijuana through planned order
The president is expected to attempt to classify marijuana similar toĀ some common prescription painkillers and other drugs.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/11/trump-marijuana-reclassification-executive-order/
about 20 hours ago
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Republicans with integrity? Maybe they won't have to hang their heads in shame someday with the others.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...
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Indiana Lawmakers Reject Trumpās New Political Map
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/indiana-senate-redistricting-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
about 20 hours ago
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"Thompson suggested the FBI had failed to establish why those opposed to fascism deserved to be labeled as domestic terrorists."
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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5644411-fbi-antifa-domestic-terror-group-hearing/?utm_social_post_id=620192762&utm_social_handle_id=7533944086&fbclid=IwY2xjawOoGTFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEecvvpXLEhMQ4lMON5718TPm3N1fGny0i-f7qEt-1ZoG_UjdaeKlYfQtJsrcU_aem_V5-4WboCFLkSSuVo6v1VgQ
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How many times do you have to lose your pathetic little retribution prosecution before you give up?
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A Grand Jury Again Declines to Re-Indict Letitia James
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/us/politics/grand-jury-letitia-james.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
about 23 hours ago
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Governor Tim Walz
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Federal agents are arresting American citizens. This isnāt about public safety - itās about stoking fear.
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Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/09/federal-agents-arrest-citizen-observer-watching-ice-north-minneapolis
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"Researchers have discovered the earliest known instance of human-created fire, which took place in the east of England 400,000 years ago."
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The moment the earliest known man-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-b9da7a6d-165b-492a-8785-235cd10e2e8e
2 days ago
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He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harrass our people and eat out their substance.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/09/federal-agents-arrest-citizen-observer-watching-ice-north-minneapolis
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"Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil, and in its worst state, an intolerable one." āThomas Paine
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ICE in Minnesota: Agents pepper spray crowd in Cedar-Riverside
Commotion broke out Tuesday afternoon as a crowd surrounded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis.
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ice-in-minnesota-agents-pepper-spray-crowd-in-cedar-riverside/
3 days ago
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The Constitution protects the People from the government, not the government from the People šŗšø
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https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5640509-noem-mamdani-migrants-advice/
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US civic freedom rating downgraded
The United States' civic freedom rating has been downgraded from "narrowed" to "obstructed" in a new report by Civicus.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-civic-freedom-rating-downgraded-11179145
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Bob Dylan returning to home state, will perform March 24 in Rochester
It will mark the first time for performances in Minnesota on consecutive years in more than a decade.
https://www.startribune.com/bob-dylan-returning-to-home-state-will-perform-march-24-in-rochester/601541862
5 days ago
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Police want to win back the trust of the communities? Then protect the People against ICE š šŗšø
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Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian OāHara says heāll fire city police officers if they donāt intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
https://www.ms.now/news/minneapolis-police-chief-unlawful-force-ice-jobs?fbclid=Iwb21leAOhaZRjbGNrA6FpkmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHnfMb9i6NNIAq5-pgQI_eEs4A1hRSwkFDsNz4Z7KBq2nI8JeCsqHQ1kl3Rw8_aem_k9EC89jaTV6Mg-W37rGfSg&embedded=app&platform=android&appVersion=13.0.1
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Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows Heās Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/opinion/ilhan-omar-somalia-trump.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/opinion/supreme-court-limits-failing-constitution.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
6 days ago
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One day we'll prosecute every last ICE agent and imprison them under the flag of the United States, with liberty and justice for all š½ āļø šŗšø
7 days ago
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"Less than 30 percent of the people arrested in any of these operations had been convicted of a crime, an analysis of the data shows, and a very small share had been convicted of a violent crime. The most common non-violent convictions were for driving under the
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ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/04/us/ice-arrests-criminal-records-data.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
7 days ago
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Noah M. Johnson
Minnesota DFL Party
7 days ago
Disclaimer: This information was compiled from resources from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and National Immigration Law Center. This is not legal advice.
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Minnesota DFL Party
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Minnesota DFL Party
7 days ago
Trumpās attacks on Somali Minnesotans are attacks on our whole state. Here's what you need to know as ICE ramps up activity.
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A second bill of particulars: Donald Trump and the assault on American democracy
Donald Trumpās assault on the rule of law and American democracy is se
https://mnbars.org/?pg=BenchBarofMinnesota&pubAction=viewIssue&pubIssueID=63067&pubIssueItemID=410574
7 days ago
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Don't be a suckerāafter all, what has fascism ever gotten anyone, except maybe a little grave at Normandy? šŗšø
youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
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Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
https://youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?si=huOaBqYz23YNZqzw
8 days ago
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Fascism promises dreams and brings nightmares.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/u...
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ICE agents chase woman back to her Louisiana home | CNN
On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was launching an immigration enforcement operation in the New Orleans area. Video obtained by CNN shows federal agents wearing ICE vests ...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/us/video/ice-agents-new-orleans-chase-woman-louisiana-marrero-digvid-vrtc?cid=android_app
8 days ago
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"It is true, say many experts of online culture, that the loose invective of anonymous chat rooms is now an edgier part of Gen-Z language. It is meant to be transgressive ā a way to signal tribal allegiances and to poke fun at what they see as the rigid sensibilities
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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How a Kansas Republican Became Part of a Racist, Antisemitic Group Chat
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/us/politics/william-hendrix-kansas-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
8 days ago
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Noah M. Johnson
ElieNYC
9 days ago
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER. My latest in
@thenation.com
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Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged ādrug boatsāāas acts of war or attacks on civiliansāHegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/pete-hegseth-should-be-charged-with-murder/
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Lex iniusta non lexāAn unjust law is no law at all
9 days ago
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Rep. Ilhan Omar
9 days ago
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry wonāt work. Somali Americans are here to stay. š š¾
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The buck stops at the commander-in-chief.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5630733-trump-administration-boat-strike-blame-house-democrats/
10 days ago
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No one is "garbage" by virtue of their national origin or heritage. I learned that as a childāalongside my Somali Minnesotan neighbors šŗšø
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"The comments followed a familiar playbook for Mr. Trump. He has often sought to refocus attention on his exclusionary immigration policies and rhetoric, particularly when his administration is facing pressure or crises on other fronts. Mr. Trump has most recently
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Trump Calls Somalis āGarbageā He Doesnāt Want in the Country
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/trump-somalia.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
10 days ago
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Washington Post Opinions
11 days ago
"The point of this exercise isnāt really to get a conviction ā itās to intimidate current or retired officers who might be tempted to speak out about Trump and Hegseth trying to compel the armed forces to do their bidding regardless of the law,"
@maxboot.bsky.social
writes.
https://wapo.st/4rAW89S
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Opinion | Pete Hegseth, not Mark Kelly, should be facing justice
Thereās a reason lawmakers worry about the military being told to ignore the law.
https://wapo.st/4rAW89S
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Washington Post Opinions
11 days ago
"Transporting drugs is a crime, not an act of war," the Editorial Board writes.
https://wapo.st/49R1Uh8
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Opinion | Pete Hegsethās Caribbean lawlessness
If boat strikes are needed to stop drugs, why is Trump pardoning the former president of Honduras?
https://wapo.st/49R1Uh8
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Dissent is patriotic šŗšø
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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americansā First and Fourth Amendment rights.
https://share.google/XUqkIcm3ayAr2qELk
11 days ago
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The New Yorker
11 days ago
In September, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the military to kill everyone on board a boat in the Caribbean suspected of carrying drugs.
@ichotiner.bsky.social
speaks with a former military judge to understand the apparent illegality of the attack.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/UaMVFM
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The Legal Consequences of Pete Hegsethās āKill Them Allā Order
A former military judge on the Trump Administrationās contradictoryāand likely unlawfulājustifications for its Caribbean bombing campaign.
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/UaMVFM
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Good work, Robbinsdale Fire Department!
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Robbinsdale firefighter rescues woman from burning apartment building; A moment neither will forget
A Robbinsdale woman was rescued by a firefighter Sunday night as flames and smoke filled an apartment building on West Broadway.
https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/robbinsdale-firefighter-rescues-woman-from-burning-apartment-building-a-moment-neither-will-forget/
11 days ago
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Opinion | Donāt blame the entire Somali community for the deeds of some bad actors
"Let me say it plainly: The overwhelming majority of Somalis in Minnesota live honorably and work hard," Hamse Warfa writes.
https://www.startribune.com/somali-community-trump-minnesota-fraud-scandals/601536666
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5627444-walz-defends-somali-minnesota/
12 days ago
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Rule of law is in peril ā ļø In a healthy judicial system and a free society, an unconstitutional police act would result in reversal of the government action in the courts, but an unaccountable gestapo that forces disappearance has no judge on Earth.
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Family of man swept up in St. Paul raid say agents had no warrant
A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members of a second man swept up in the operation say they were taunted and humiliated during a ...
https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/st-paul-ice-raid-family-speaks-out/
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I came of age watching the U.S. commit war crimes in Iraq, and the need to warn American soldiers not to obey illegal orders is no surprise to me.
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White House denies report U.S. ordered 'second strike' on already bombed alleged cartel boats | CBC News
The Washington Post Post reports that Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack, a claim that the U.S. defence secretary called 'fake news.'
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/military-boat-strike-review-trump-venezuela-9.6998143
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Tim Walz slams Donald Trump posts on Somali community, use of slur
The Democratic governor and 2024 vice presidential hopeful said the president is "not a good human being" for use of a slur and other comments.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/30/tim-walz-slams-trump-post-somali-community-slur/87538002007/
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Trumpās hate-filled rant ignores facts on immigrant crime and economic benefits
In the wake of the deadly Washington DC shooting, Trump claimed immigrants are ādestroying everything America stands forā. Hereās what the data shows
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/29/trumps-hate-filled-rant-ignores-facts-on-immigrant-and-economic-benefits?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Indiana state senator says he's a no on redistricting after Trump uses slur
President Trump's "choices of words have consequences," wrote Indiana Sen. Mike Bohacek, whose daughter has Down syndrome.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/28/sen-mike-bohacek-to-vote-no-on-redistricting-after-trump-uses-r-word/87516617007/
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Trump targets Gov. Walz with slur, attacks Rep. Omar and Minnesota's Somali community
In an invective posted to the Truth Social platform on Thanksgiving, President Trump used a slur for people with intellectual disabilities to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/donald-trump-tim-walz-slur-attacks-ilhan-omar-somali-community/
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How tough-on-crime policies shift the burden to public defenders
Across the country, criminal justice policy is undergoing yet another pendulum swing. After over a decade of reform efforts focused on decarceration and diversion, states are now reembracing the all-too-familiar tough-on-crime approaches.
https://www.abajournal.com/voice/article/how-tough-on-crime-policies-shift-the-burden-to-public-defenders?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email&promo=mk25ann&RefId=marketing&utm_id=1122444&sfmc_id=50759088
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"But the couples and their lawyers said they had followed the required steps: They had submitted extensive paperwork and paid fees. The foreign spouses had been fingerprinted and passed medical exams. None had criminal records. None had entered the country illegally.
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/us/trump-green-card-interview-arrests.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/nyregion/venezuela-children-deported-parents.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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