I believe "western civilization" is currently sending troops to defend Greenland

In a special session yesterday, Spokane City Council voted to accept a million dollar police grant from the Department of Justice. Out of 39 conditions, 1 requires police to give federal law enforcement information on immigrants and violates the Keep Washington Working Act.

That's funny, I was just thinking about how peaceful everything was

The Times went to non urban Minnesota to ask people why they dislike urban Minneapolis. If someone were to ask me to teach a journalism school course on helicopter reporting, this story - so cliche it’s almost hard to believe they really did this - would immediately go on the syllabus.

New: meet ELITE, the Palantir app ICE is using to find neighborhoods to raid. Map interface; officers search for immigrants; click person to bring up individual dossier. This is clearest link between what Palantir is building and ICE's activities on the ground yet www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

If was one of the world's richest and most powerful people, and my country's government raided the home of a reporter who worked at my legacy newspaper, I'd have something to say about it! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This is an extremely alarming story. This goes much further than even Bondi's reversal last year of Garland's journalist subpoena policy, which I covered here: www.lawdork.com/p/bondi-reve...

A barely altered play on "Which Way Western Man?" a foundational white nationalist text arguing Jews, racial mixing & equality are destroying society. DHS prev tweeted in August. It required no interpretation, but the media's role was to pretend it was a Rorschach test and help surface WH denials.

I try not to share graphic videos on social media. In the post below is a TikTok video of a protester getting shot in the eye by a projectile Here’s the longer story: www.wionews.com/trending/ant...

The family of Renee Good has hired the same law firm that won a record court settlement five years ago for the family of George Floyd.

take a second to really wrap your head around this.

It's also quite obvious what this bill actually does if you compare it directly to the Revised Code of Washington. Parents have most of the "rights" this bill supposedly grants them. And it directly conflicted with existing state law, which is part of the reason it was amended.

Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing https://theonion.com/protesters-urged-not-to-give-trump-administration-pretext-for-what-it-already-doing/

Actions matter a lot more than f-words

Portland Police Press conference on the shooting of 2 Portlanders: -DHS said the victims had been involved with a shooting. Nope! -But they were def part of Tren de Aragua -actually no -But TdA is real and active in Portland -We can't name single crime TdA has been involved with in this city

I wrote this before the new video was released today. But I think it's an important question. Why was an ICE agent recording Renee Good in the first place?

BREAKING NEWS: We are opening a formal investigation into the shooting involving federal agents in Portland today. Our office will take every step necessary to ensure the rights and security of Oregonians are protected. #orpol #breakingnews

fun fact the Alpha News account sharing the latest shooting footage (which, you know, does not quite show what the vice president seems to think it does) represents same group of "independent journalists" who produced the "documentary" claiming Derek Chauvin is innocent bsky.app/profile/davi...

DHS Releases Watchlist Of Mothers Driving Cars https://theonion.com/dhs-releases-watchlist-of-mothers-driving-cars/

i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane

Literally the first news outlet I've seen directly quoting her wife. Even the NPR piece on Renee Good that aired this morning made no mention of Becca Good whatsoever.

The Arby’s near my house has had this up on their sign for like two weeks, and yes, fully agreed Arby’s.

So a couple of repeat observations. 1) States like WA could not possibly replace their mail-in voting system with functional polling place elections by November 2026. It's impossible. We lack the infrastructure, resources, knowhow, and institutional memory. Can't be done. …

🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7

Still good to keep off Spotify

NEW: MAGA has fully rewritten the ICE shooting in Minneapolis. The government narrative isn't just a difference of opinion, either; it diverts wildly from video footage of the incident shared online. read @davidgilbert.bsky.social:

Also: " Border Patrol officials also plan to send all nonlethal weapons housed in Chicago to Minnesota, according to the documents."

The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.

I'm sorry, but I just think it's very telling when we differentiate between ICE's killing of American citizens versus undocumented immigrants. And I'm seeing that a lot right now.

This glib statement is all the more risible when you recall how many law enforcement officers used their vehicles as weapons against protesters in 2020... and how many Republican-dominated states *sought to legalize killing protesters with vehicles* as a reaction to the demonstrations

@404media.co laying out DHS' blatant lies, which is exactly what all media should call them. "DHS lied. Trump lied. Noem lied. The Hyundai was already turning to the right away from the officers when the one who allegedly feared for his life fired the shots." www.404media.co/dhs-is-lying...

losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?

Videos of the shooting do not show the woman attacking anyone.

Update: As of January 7, The Trace has identified 28 incidents, including 14 shootings, in which federal agents shot someone or held them at gunpoint during an immigration enforcement action under Trump’s crackdown. At least four people have been killed and five others have been injured.

"Get the fuck out of Minneapolis" mayor tells ICE after an agent shoots and kill a woman. "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I wanna tell everybody directly, that is bullshit". www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

As you evaluate this from Kristi Noem, remember that when a federal agent shot a woman in Chicago last year, DHS's initial version of events was full of lies that fell apart under subsequent scrutiny: newrepublic.com/article/2019...

Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.

One thing that was really notable to me during Operation Midway Blitz (similar to what is now happening in Minneapolis), was how often officers pointed guns at civilians. A few examples that stood out to me...

Tell us how weird you are www.thestranger.com/sex/2025/12/...

At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!

Some users are interpreting this thread to mean "there's no point in learning cursive," really proving its second argument, which is that nobody can read anything at all in the first place anymore

This is absolutely unconscionable! This is like if the EU banned me for my research. This stunt is purely political and shows how little free speech is respected by the current administration. Who benefits when we shut down independent watchdog nonprofits? apnews.com/article/stat...

one lesser awful thing about the Epstein files is that genuine crimes against a huge number of children are being morphed into fuel for the influencer industrial complex who don't care about truth or accuracy and just want grist for the content mills

obviously, he has nothing to be proud of here but also, if I were this man I would never drink water on camera ever again

This talking point has always given the game away, because what he's describing is a resounding diagnostic success, and the only downside is that there are more trans people getting the treatment they need.

This fictional account of transgender healthcare only works because people are so ignorant to the reality of transgender healthcare. Republicans seized on trans sports and healthcare because it is far easier to implant a new opinion into someone's head than to change the one they've got.

Want to stress: The Montauk Monster is a local legend where I grew up. In 2008, a bloated animal carcass that washed up on the beach. A photo, taken at a weird angle, went viral, prompting speculation that it came from the research facility on Plum Island nearby (offshore). It was a raccoon.

I remember a time when the Seattle police actually put police reports on its website! Today, I got a notice that if I want them to pull 3 police reports—a job that I know, from long experience doing this, takes moments—I will have to file records requests, which SPD does not meaningfully fulfill.

can't wait for his song about discovering eggs

After three years and nine months, today was my last day working as a staff reporter for @realchangenews.org. Over 196 issues (yes, I’m holding most of them in my hands) and 350+ articles, it was an immense honor to report on people and communities who make Seattle great, their many multitudes.