The 37th ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. RECOGNITION DAY -BELFAST SUNDAY, January 18, 2026. Starts at 3 pm with Walk from the Post Office to the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Church on Miller St. followed by a program from approximately 3:30pm to 5 pm. SImple community meal of soups and breads.

BELFAST - STAND UP FOR GOOD!!

Tomorrow! SATURDAY on the BRIDGE DAMARISCOTTA/NEWCASTLE NOON TO 1 P.M. BRING SIGNS -- THEY ARE THREATENING TO SURGE ICE IN MAINE

Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"

the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

Investigating a co-ed cheerleading team for including a transgender student. Seems pretty clear that it’s not about fairness in sports but excluding trans kids.

A federal court dismissed the Trump Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking access to California’s full voter registration database Thursday, warning that the government’s bid for the voter records “threatens the right to vote which is the cornerstone of American democracy.

Enrollment at colleges and universities has increased for the third straight year, with headcounts across undergraduate and graduate programs reaching 19.4 million — the largest total enrollment in a decade, according to a national report.

Has a Nazi theorist’s vision of a world divided into 'great spaces' found a new advocate in Trump? | Brendan Simms

ICE are paid agitators.

Young people don’t like fascism.

People know ICE is making us less safe. And they support major reform.

If you're a Republican, fraud and corruption is encouraged. That's the game.

A group of Senators met with the Foreign Minsters of Denmark and Greenland and it was so maddening. People in our country are losing their health care, facing price hikes on everything - and Trump is prepping an invasion of Greenland. Here's what I learned in the meeting.

I went to CBP this week - joined by hundreds of loyal Americans - to tell the true story of America. That our nation's foundational strength is our commitment to immigration. And that Trump is telling us we should fear our immigrant neighbors, simply to hide his corruption.

I made this video so we can talk about what ICE is actually doing in our cities. I have the details and you need to hear them. Please share this. ICE isn't targeting criminals or even people here illegally. They are just making up the law - every day. Here's what's going on.

WATCH: "If they plan to engage in provocative actions, if they plan to deprive people of civil rights, civil liberties on our streets, and our cities and towns, they're not welcome here. Those tactics are not welcome," says Gov. Janet Mills as Maine braces for new ICE operations.

Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Interesting which stories don't get held for "a few more phone calls" www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

"Fierce opposition to ICE and the Border Patrol has sprung up through block clubs, neighborhood group chats, school Facebook groups and Catholic parishes, stretching beyond the typical Democratic voter base..." Yup. Exactly. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...

"He said he saw guards choking Lunas Campos and heard Lunas Campos repeatedly saying, 'No puedo respirar' — Spanish for 'I can’t breathe'..." www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

As WSJ calls Mamdani a "communist" for suggesting that the wealthiest pay tax rates that are still lower than they were under Eisenhower, Trump is engaged in bona fide communism by forcing state ownership of major commercial ventures. Here's yet another one.

If we break our alliances, we are smaller and weaker. If we break them for pride and power and greed, then we don’t just break an alliance, we break our own character. We diminish ourselves in every way that matters, and no amount of newly sovereign frozen ground can obscure our national shame.

of course

In 2020, Trump tried to overturn the election. In 2024, he built an army of election deniers. This year, he is raising the stakes. He said he wants to control vote counting. He suggested that he should've seized ballot boxes. Today, he said "We shouldn’t even have an election" at all.

A South Korean court has sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison, the first verdict in eight criminal trials for allegations that include his 2024 martial law decree. n.pr/4jG1fBS

The American people want the Epstein Files, not Greenland.

Easily the most cringe-inducing moment of the week. 🤢🤮

Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot and injured as federal law enforcement attempted to arrest him during a “targeted traffic stop,” DHS said.

Worth every second

Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

#unredacted #presidentpedo

White House claims ‘acquisition of Greenland’ is purpose of working group – Europe live

Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.

January 15, 2026

Officials from the Oglala Sioux Tribe are unable to locate three tribal members after they were arrested by ICE in Minneapolis. “There’s nobody more American than American Indians,” activist and immigration attorney Chase Iron Eyes said. 📸: Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

.@PabloReports: Stephen Miller seems to be operating sort of as a shadow president at this point. Is there any legal liability he could face at the end of this presidency? Ryan: There’s going to be legal—and I think criminal—liability for multiple members.. certainly Stephen Miller.

Just Say No!

Minnesotan born and raised, You Betcha!

Jasmine Crockett Has Some Questions

"I have never seen agents kitted out like this, full military gear, face masks, head shields...this looks more like an invasion." @joycewhitevance.bsky.social and @ahylton26.bsky.social discuss the images coming out of Minneapolis.

As a social movements scholar, I absolutely love the diversity of tactics being developed by each city, reflecting their local flavor Portland kept it weird with inflatable costumes Chicago protected its street vendors by buying up their food each day Charlotte chased ICE agents into the woods

You can’t fight antisemitism while validating Holocaust deniers, gutting civil‑rights enforcement, and excusing open hatred inside your own movement. My new piece traces how the Trump administration is mainstreaming hate — not by accident, but by design.

ICE officer David Courvelle, 56, entered a guilty plea to charges of repeatedly sexually abusing a prisoner at a Louisiana ICE detention camp. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

And the grim irony is that carrying your papers isn't enough either. Multiple reports have confirmed the ICE practice of rounding up people in groups and ignoring their offers to show their papers on the spot, then holding them for hours or days or even transporting them to distant places. /2

Kentucky reports first positive measles case of 2026 www.wkyt.com/video/2026/0...