it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth

I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:

REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”

I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Makes you wonder whether perhaps the TikTok law was a bad idea, maybe not motivated by concerns about surveillance and censorship at all. Or whether the SCOTUS decision upholding it was naive and a First Amendment disaster.

“Families of Trinidadian Men Killed in Illegal Boat Strike Sue Trump Administration” Thank you @aclu.org and @ccrjustice.org! Press conference at 1:00pm EST today.

It’s true that what ICE & CBP are doing is not immigration enforcement. But resist the narrative that what they are doing can be divorced from immigration enforcement. “Immigration enforcement,” like “counterterrorism,” is what produced these atrocities — and, if not abolished, will produce more.

🚨🚨 NEWS: I'm urgently asking governments and global #HumanRights leaders to forcefully condemn Alex Pretti's murder and demand a transparent, impartial investigation so that those responsible can be brought to justice.

I think it’s really worth underlining how unusual it is to have a former JSOC and SOCOM commander making statements like this directly to senior administration officials.

The world watches.

Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...

If the admin's strategic goal was to break public resistance to immigration enforcement activities, it was a tactical mistake to go to the Twin Cities.

BREAKING: Trinity Rodman is staying with the Washington Spirit through 2028 after her previous four-year extension lapsed on Dec. 31, the team announced on Thursday.

You know what, the part of me that believes the Cubs winning the World Series is what got us into this mess is also kinda wondering if an Indiana football national championship might just be what we need to get us out of it.

I think we gotta be really clear that Abolish ICE is the bare minimum, abolish DHS just narrowly more than that.

"Not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecutions." Yes. A lot more of this, please.

Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota: youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU

This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...

Wow — New YouGov / Economist poll: 46% support abolishing ICE 43% oppose abolishing ICE This is the first time that abolishing ICE has received net positive support

🚨MEDIA ADVISORY: Knight Institute Asks Court to Block Trump Policy of Deporting Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech. Hearing to address question of what remedies the court should award in our AAUP v. Rubio case is on Thursday 1/15, 2:30pm ET. Join livestream: forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html

Guantanamo today has 15 wartime prisoners, all held in one facility run by a Pentagon staff of 800 military police and other government workers. A look at the operation that began 24 years ago with these first 20 prisoners, one of whom is still there today. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”

EXCL: Dubious Trump narratives on Minnesota are all too familiar for @ilhanmn.bsky.social Leading 150 House Dems in urging a credible investigation re: Renee Good, she told me the ICE attack is "essentially on all Americans," discussed the link to fraud claims & more www.huffpost.com/entry/ilhan-...

If a DHS approps vote the literal week after an extrajudicial killing by a DHS agent, which was immediately lied about and covered up by DHS leadership, isn't a time to use your fuckin' leverage, man, I dunno.

Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.

Historically, we've focused a lot on the brutal actions of authoritarian regimes, and today is no different.

love to be a libertarian whose response to the summary execution of an american citizen is “you shouldn’t say bad words”

Yeah, this is my guess too. Panama was also a 60/30 'no' issue until it happened.

Sure seems like a lot of people should read up on Grenada and Panama!

"None of this use of military force has been authorized by Congress. Lawmakers must assert their constitutional war powers and force the president to remove U.S. armed forces from the hostilities with Venezuela that he has started." @mattduss.bsky.social internationalpolicy.org/publications...

By retreating only to "kitchen table issues" to avoid being labeled "woke," Democratic leaders have left an open goal for the GOP. When you treat the harassment of vulnerable communities as a "distraction" rather than a crisis, you're not avoiding a fight: you're just forfeiting it.

"Impunity" is the word of the twenty-first century. It's the root of so many problems and the obstacle that must be surmounted.

A federal judge issued an order at 12:30 this morning temporarily enjoining the Departments of State and Homeland Security from arresting or detaining Imran Ahmed.

My colleagues @katiefallow.bsky.social & Jake Carr on the Trump admin's heavyhanded efforts to control the White House and Pentagon press corps. riponsociety.org/article/jame...

I've never for a single moment regretted that we changed from having United season tickets to Spirit season tickets starting in 2024. Shit like this is further validating!

Trump's new executive order will ban, over the next three years, more than 140,000 spouses, fiancés, and minor children of US citizens and legal permanent residents. Nearly 100,000 nuclear family of US citizens. Unconscionable

Personally, I think a president threatening to launch an illegal war of aggression is grounds for introducing articles of impeachment, even if I'm sure Hakeem Jeffries finds such a thing to be beneath him.

It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression. Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.' None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack. 1/

Today marks the 77th anniversary of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights—affirming that all people are equal in dignity & rights. Tragically, this administration is rolling back much of the progress we’ve made toward a more just world. My full statement:

Next Wednesday 12/10, 12:30 ET: Join our @knightcolumbia.org webinar to hear @natematias.bsky.social @penney.bsky.social @sarahbrayne.bsky.social talk about using social science to study chilling effects, and how courts use this kind of evidence: knightcolumbia.org/events/the-s...

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The institution to stop the lawless killing spree at sea is not individual service members, US courts, or the ICC. It is Congress. The Article I branch needs to do its job.

Long replay while the ball is in play and being moved forward by the team that has been showing all the intent. It doesn't have to be this way.

Monday 12:30 ET: The chilling effects of the Trump administration's policies (and jawboning) are widespread - how are they being challenged in court, and what is the state of 1A doctrine on chilling effects? An expert panel will discuss, including current cases AAUP v. Rubio and UAW v. State Dept:

New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings “Big tech has made their choice” www.404media.co/google-has-c...

Seeing D'Angelo at the Apollo right after Black Messiah came out was the single greatest experience I've ever had with music. RIP to the absolute legend.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Please note that, unlike the president, the deputy chief of staff does not have immunity from prosecution for official acts per Trump v. United States

Anna Heilferty and several other Dash players just put on Free DC shirts #nwsl