Just in case you aren't old enough to have heard JFK or MLK speak ... This man has a gift. His words are iron. Strong ... compassionate ... soulful. We must rise with these words to drown out the hate residing in our WH, and the empty hearts of his dead-eyed followers. We shall overcome ...

BREAKING Star Tribune: Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the office last month.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Excited to be joining the Network for Responsible Public Policy and my colleages Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord to discuss the current state of the rule of law at DOJ/FBI. This event is on Zoom at 7 p.m. on February 19, so please join! www.nfrpp.org/event/justic...

BIG news from @bloomberg.com, which confirms that ICE has gone ahead and *purchased* multiple commercial warehouses with the aim of converting them into mass detention camps. This is likely to be the big detention story of 2026 — literal warehousing of people. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Hereʻs my gift link to the NYT article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/u...

🚨BREAKING: Two top Democrats in Fulton County, Georgia allege that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) lacked the authority for Wednesday’s raid of the county’s central election hub, in which the Feds seized 700 boxes of ballots and other election materials related to the 2020 vote.

Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, the top federal judge in Minneapolis, rips into ICE: "ICE is not a law unto itself." "ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence." tinyurl.com/y4kujkzj

The president of the United States had his Justice Dept. raid an election office and seize ballots in order to cast doubt on an election he lost. Yet, this is treated by legacy media as just another normal day. I founded Democracy Docket because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.

Pam Bondi said ICE can leave Minnesota if the state government allows the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division to access Minnesota’s voter rolls to confirm the state’s voter registration policies comply with federal law. www.fox9.com/news/minneap...

Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.

This analysis by the New York Times paints a damning picture of ICE's decision to kill Alex Pretti after Pretti had attempted to help a woman who had been shoved (assaulted) by ICE. ICE had Pretti pinned on the ground when one agent appears to come across a gun. After taking the gun, they kill him.

33 former federal prosecutors in Minnesota are asking the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to exclude the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent www.startribune.com/33-ex-federa...

The good news is that SIX seasoned federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned rather than engage in a bogus 'investigation' of Renee Good and her wife rather than investigating Good's killer. The bad news is that there are now six fewer honest, dedicated federal prosecutors with DOJ.

I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen *Everyone has stories like this*

News --> Senator Mark Kelly just filed a lawsuit against Pete Hegseth, alleging that his campaign of retribution violates the First Amendment and is designed to silence congressional criticism of Trump. He calls on the court to end this harassment. Strong stuff here:

Interviews with "current and former immigration officials, police trainers and law-enforcement researchers involved in developing policing manuals" reveal that ICE tactics run counter to best practices widely used to avoid encounters that endanger officers and civilians www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

My one time simulator training at FBI Citizens Academy was exactly as described here. Anticipating danger is incredibly difficult but for it to be reasonable there must be objective signs. Worth the read.

In other words “no”

ICE policy on use of force states that an agent doesn’t need to wait for an attack to start before using force. In criminal law, an overt threatening act is required to sustain a claim of self defense. An administrative policy that permits recklessness is not exculpatory.

Just something to remember as Trump's FBI "investigates" DHS shootings.

From Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, an outstanding lawyer and public servant. Unlike the politicized FBI, Rayfield is a professional. No bombast. No jumping to conclusions. A deliberate search for truth. Oh, and he has a GREAT track record of beating the Trump Admin in court.

In the past, when some national tragedy occurred, political and law enforcement leaders would issue statements calling for calm and promising a full and transparent investigation. Under Trump, top federal officials announced their conclusion before the investigation began and vilified the victim.

SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News

Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already: If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder. It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO. /1

“'The guy, I’m telling him like, "Please step off the school grounds," and this dude comes up and bumps into me and then tells me that I pushed him, and he knocked me down,' an official at Roosevelt High School said. 'They don’t care. They’re just animals. I’ve never seen people behave like this.'"

Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles. Absolutely vile.

Emily Heller, an eyewitness, is speaking out to set the record straight. Officers were screaming at Renee Nicole Good, “Move, move, move.” So she moved, and they shot her multiple times? Then Noem and Trump branded her a domestic terrorist. Does everyone see how absolutely insane that sounds?

Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.

Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.

This is the most important political, legal and democracy story right now. Yet, it has garnered relatively little coverage from legacy media outlets. The outcome in these cases may decide whether we have free and fair elections in 2026. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/as-...

I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along

Wow. Trump personally intervened to block more than 4,100 Jan. 6 documents records that injured police officers had subpoenaed as part of their lawsuit after being violently attacked by MAGA rioters. The Department of Justice confirmed in a new court filing that Trump invoked

💜 You don’t stop being family just because you're a Senator. In his first Senate speech, @kim.senate.gov opened up about becoming a caregiver for his father as his dad battles Alzheimer’s. He reminded us that caring is something our country should value. seiu.co/3MtvQWT

#MomSky This year has been heavy, but here’s the truth: we can fight back and still choose joy. Give 15 minutes to the struggle and 15 hours to the things that keep you human. Joy is resistance. Rest is rebellion. Love is armor. Don’t let them take that from you. Protect your joy today.

Is there a large data center going up near you? Here are some things you might want to know about them before they do From someone who is living with it right now. youtube.com/shorts/hP5lJ...

NBC NEWS: Jack Smith’s final report “said that Trump ‘inspired his supporters to commit acts of physical violence’ by spreading ‘demonstrably and, in many cases, obviously false’ claims about the 2020 election.” @ryanjreilly.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Preventable

Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."

"Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and disability rights activist, dies aged 51 Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their lives" "Ho called her friend a “luminary of the disability justice movement” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

These Every Day Little Things Can Destroy An Autistic Person: While the small cruel moments can make an autistic person feel awful, the small kind moments can help that autistic person persevere. New from Luce Greenwood, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2025/10/thes... #autistic #neurodiversity

Heard at my local LD office open house today: If you’re overwhelmed by national politics, do something on the local level. The chaos created to make you tune out so they can win. Don’t let them.

If you’re struggling with Long Covid, MCAS, POTS or other energy limiting chronic illness… I’ve put together a series of guides to try and help. These conditions are poorly understood and more often than not we end up learning from our fellow patients. Mega 🧵 of resources