JUST IN: U.S. Customs and Border Protection says Border Patrol agent Charles Exum, who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez, "was placed on administrative leave":

I'm attending Indivisible Twin Cities's event, “Activism 101: Learn How To Be A Constitutional Observer! ONLINE” - sign up now to join me and many others! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...

Excellent and horrifying article by @lopatto.bsky.social about how the Epstein-/Trump-/Thiel-/Musk-centered group of men kept themselves from accountability. We cannot be quiet about this! www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...

We now have data from Trump's first full year in office. Let's review the performance of Trump and the two parties since 1989 and a new age of globalization began. However you cut the data Trump continues to have worst jobs record of last six Presidents. 1/

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

Let's hope they also vote!

Interesting how the mayor of Wilder (Idaho) sees the ICE raid (masquerading as a clampdown on illegal gambling) so differently than almost everyone else. The message seems obvious: anyone who crosses Trump's need to dominate will be taken out. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Read the letters referenced by Rep. James Walkinshaw here:

New data shows that over 86% of ICE arrests didn’t involve anyone accused or convicted of a violent crime. cc: @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy

I don't want the US to be defined by this cruelty to children, but here we are. We must do better. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Excellent article by @jburcum.bsky.social about how the underlying political culture of MN (part of @colinwoodard.bsky.social's "Yankeedom") made it a bad choice for the ICE onslaught. FAFO, indeed. www.startribune.com/american-nat...

I completely agree with the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act (FANFSA), closing a loophole that lets the US government sidestep the 4th Amendment requirement to get a warrant to access US person's info, digital or otherwise. Kudos to @loganmcmillen.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2059...

Today's installment of Words Matter: listening to a TV ad for Nautilus Muscle Code supplement, which said that it was "clinically studied at up to 10X the benefit of whey". Not "proven"; "studied". Sheesh.

This PSA is being released today by survivors of Epstein’s child rape trafficking in anticipation of Ghislaine Maxwell’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee Monday and AG Bondi testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday:

For 20 years I have relished @shorterbrooks.bsky.social's perspective and admonishment to build better individual and collective character. Thanks for your contributions to American society and Godspeed on your next chapter. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

Excellent though chilling article by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social. We who claim to be Christian and/or ethical must act! broligarchy.substack.com/p/we-all-liv...

Blatantly unconstitutional, secret, dependent on cronyism from red states; what's not to like? Do the Reps not realize that there will be a Dem administration at some point, who will then have all this data on red-state voters. Might be great for exploring violations of the Voting Rights Act...

The Barack and Michelle Obama that I view as amazing examples for all Americans.

@roxanegay.bsky.social : 🙌 🙌 "People often misunderstand nonviolent protest. ... [N]onviolent protest means ... that we understand who we are fighting. We know that nothing will reveal who they are more clearly than the contrast between their actions and ours." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...

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.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Yes, this ordinary Joe ended up in the #EpsteinFiles. Click to see what I learned when I went to the circus. clairepotter.substack.com/p/how-i-ende...

I strongly agree that we need a "wartime voting rights group" to counter "broad and often force-based extra-constitutional and anti-constitutional actions" by the US govt. The Fight Is Upon Us: What The Right to Vote Looks Like on Trump’s Terrain of Violence talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-f...

Excellent detailed description of how to challenge the nonsense so many family members, friends, etc., are spouting in a way that actually might change minds. joadt.substack.com/p/how-to-fig...

Folks: This is important. SHEAR—the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (a GREAT organization)—is tracking examples of the regime erasing history. More at the link below.

A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.

@bfrist captures why climate change is already costing Americans, mostly homeowners in this discussion, $1000s/year due to increased cost of homeowners insurance. www.forbes.com/sites/billfr...

Amen! www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

@ag.state.mn.us : does ICE fit the legal definition of law enforcement that is exempt from MN's "xxx BANS GUNS IN THESE PREMISES" law? If not, businesses (e.g., Target, WalMart, Home Depot) can legally prohibit ICE agents in their premises unless they leave their guns outside.

Uhhhh this file magically disappeared from the dump after being up for a while apparently

As usual, @polgreen.bsky.social cuts to the heart of an issue, in this case what the majority of Americans will insist upon or permit from their government. James Lane Allen: ""Adversity does not build character, it reveals it." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...

"I saw Prince Andrew and Donald Trump. He wanted me to give Prince Andrew a massage, but I didn't feel good about that. I wonder if he was offering me to him to do more. Ghislaine was not involved in that."

The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:

@ag.state.mn.us @amyklobuchar.com @repangiecraig.bsky.social : In my time working with certain parts of the US government, senior people were acutely aware of the personal risks of misusing sensitive data against US citizens, as conviction led to life bar on IC employment. Why not use against ICE?

Great question from @michaelgarrett.bsky.social : "Where exactly do you deport a Native American to?"

Finally got around to a bit of research I'd been meaning to explore, and: There is no documented instance of an ICE officer being identified and assaulted while off duty because he wasn't masked. www.pbump.net/o/ices-excus...

Pigs flying! Sky falling! Conservative Republican Andy Brehm acknowledges the truth before his eyes and calls for Kristi Noem's resignation! www.startribune.com/dhs-secretar...

IMO @cantussings.bsky.social is one of MN's treasures. Here they gloriously express Martin Luther King, Jr.'s hopes for our country. Amen! www.facebook.com/share/r/1DDM...

Kudos to @minnesotacanvasser.bsky.social for surfacing yet another way that immigrants (really, just people of color) are having their lives endangered by ICE's invasion of MN. drive.google.com/file/d/1SVQd...

Another excellent piece by @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social. Let's not be distracted by Trump's tactical retreat in MN. ICE will be coming back here and elsewhere. We must remain strong and vigilant. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...

Mister Rogers' "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" beautifully redone by Lady Gaga. This (compassion, empathy) is what makes America great! www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...

Ramesh Ponnuru is a conservative WaPo columnist, but having a brain and a conscience, he sees right through the dishonesty of Trump&Co. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Hats off to @jamellebouie.net for another excellent article. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/o...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Some great tactics for opposing ICE by attacking the "pillars" that support it, e.g., hotels, rental-car companies. Organize! @aru-shiney-ajay.bsky.social @ericblanc.bsky.social jacobin.com/2026/01/minn...

One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us? Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A or

IMO, God tells us we must bear the sorrows of all his children, and so this day, in addition to everything current, we remember the Holocaust. May their memory be a blessing. Never again. www.splcenter.org/resources/ha...

IMO a moving testament to the strength of Minnesotans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uozL...

I will be delighted if @Sean Payton never wins another game in the NFL after the infamous "Bountygate", in 2009 for injuring Viking QB Brett Favre. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

Excellent article that confirms what I see on the ground in Minneapolis / Twin Cities. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...