In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.

"The Trump administration has repeatedly targeted small and politically disempowered populations...in order to justify abuses of power. But its abuses of power are not limited to those communities. What the government can do to the most vulnerable among us, it can also do to you."

Two storm systems will track through the central and eastern U.S. through this weekend with areas of gusty winds, rain, and heavy snow. Severe thunderstorms and a risk for excessive rainfall and possible flooding are forecast Friday from the lower Mississippi into the Tennessee Valley. weather.gov

Head of the CDC is behaving normally and appropriately

South Minneapolis high School newspaper.

New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant “This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...

Reckless federal law enforcement is causing schools in Minnesota — which barely close for snow and cold in the winter — to miss the rest of the week of classes.

People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

Please stop reposting that BNO News account. All they’re doing is reposting information from Minnesota journalists but without any credit or sourcing.

Then does the Republican governor of Florida support domestic terrorism? Someone should ask him.

use your eyes www.404media.co/dhs-is-lying...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade. https://to.pbs.org/3LAmE2L

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

“She was trying to turn around, and the ICE agent was in front of her car, and he pulled out a gun and put it right in — like, his midriff was on her bumper — and he reached across the hood of the car and shot her in the face like three, four times,” Heller said.

The potential for severe storms and flash flooding will increase ahead of a strong cold front on Friday for portions of the lower Mississippi Valley and mid-South. Keep up with the latest forecast at weather.gov as the week progresses.

ME: On war powers, is there any way Congress puts limits on the president? SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM: No Republicans show little interest in reclaiming war powers as Trump threatens Venezuela, slams Colombia, warns Iran and calls for acquiring Greenland. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Well this isn’t good…. A U.S. official says Russia has dispatched a submarine and other naval assets to escort the empty, rusting formerly known Bella 1 oil tanker.-WSJ www.wsj.com/world/russia...

A person briefed on the operation told The Associated Press the Department of Homeland Security plans to dispatch as many as 2,000 officers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. https://to.pbs.org/4bjSKKv

"The facility is not a ‘state correctional institution’ because it is not a ‘prison’...[those] describe facilities that are part of the criminal justice system. Alligator Alcatraz is a short-term civil detention facility in which illegal aliens are held under the authority of the federal government"

FEMA "CORE" positions are central to FEMA's mission and keep the agency nimble (and functioning) in times of disaster. Past administrators on both sides of the aisle have aimed to strengthen and expand these positions. Don't see how federal disaster response and recovery continues after slashing 41%

Time to get one of those Hilton Rewards cards I guess!

Trump tells reporters on Air Force One: —“We’re in charge” of Venezuela. “We’re gonna run it. Fix it. We’ll have elections at the right time.” —“If they don’t behave we’ll do a second strike.” —“Venezuela, it’s very sick. Columbia is very sick too.” 1/2

Congratulations to Machado on earning her Fell For It award

In Marin County, flooding left motorists stranded and kayakers paddling Saturday in areas where bicyclists usually pedaled. The high tides prompted a coastal flood advisory in effect through 2 p.m. Sunday for much of the Bay Area and Central Coast. 📷: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social/S.F. Chronicle

it is incredible that the entire high level legal apparatus of the United States is "anything that helps people is impossible, anything that kills people is permitted"

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BREAKING: Venezuela's vice president demands the U.S. free Maduro and calls him the country's rightful leader during speech.

Helpful voter guide: the candidate that says they aren't for nation building is usually the one that is

Beginning to think the military will do whatever he says

Zero Congressional Oversight

Trump in the background

Can someone do the Curb Your Enthusiasm zoom in on Rubio?

Sleepy Don

Trump to hold an 11 a.m. ET press conference on operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. https://www.cfpublic.org/2026-01-03/trump-to-hold-a-press-conference-on-operation-to-remove-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro

I’m old enough to remember when they at least tried not to say the quiet part out loud

Sheinbaum has bent over backwards to acquiesce to the Trump admin and this is what she gets.

fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

Why do I get the feeling that Maduro will actually somehow win in court

Putin also has an arrest warrant and he landed a plane on American soil and nothing happened to him

This is insanity.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

The new "Mission Accomplished"

Was Congress involved with this at all?

President Trump claims that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, following a series of explosions and fires reported around Caracas in the early hours of the morning. n.pr/3Ymyqkg