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Civically Engaged & Getting Out the Vote, Together
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There are more
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events scheduled for the weekend:
www.mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
The ACLU provides a great guide to
#ProtestSafety
& knowing your rights:
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
They also have a Message Action:
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#AZProtests
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Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me ยท Mobilize
Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and...
https://www.mobilize.us/?tag_ids=29132&utm_source=indivisible
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Robert Reich
about 9 hours ago
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants. Cashing in on cruelty.
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10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICEโs deporta
https://theintercept.com/2025/12/23/ice-bounty-hunters-track-immigrant-surveillance/
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Ben Silverstein โ๐
about 9 hours ago
Once again, Trump is using hunger as a political weapon. In other contexts this would be called a war crime. In this context, you can just call it evil as all fuck.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/u...
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Trump Administration Freezes Food Stamps in Minnesota
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/us/politics/trump-minnesota-food-stamps-usda.html
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Indivisible โ๐
about 17 hours ago
THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICEโs killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICEโs terror. Please join us:
mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
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Aaron Rupar
1 day ago
at some point we're gonna have to have a real conversation about why we're still paying federal taxes to a regime that isn't using them to help anyone, but instead is using them to brutalize us
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The Weekend on MS NOW
about 16 hours ago
"Thank goodness...weโre beginning to see, what I hope is a trend, which is a push back from the judiciary.โ
@mayor.lacity.gov
Karen Bass reacts to a ruling that blocks Trump from freezing $10 billion in aid for child care and social services programs.
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Joyce White Vance
about 14 hours ago
DOJ is still violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Sunny Moraine
about 13 hours ago
Like I saw someone else say the other day: they literally do not have enough people to do this in more than one or two cities at a time They are hoping we wonโt do the extremely simple math
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Christopher Webb
about 15 hours ago
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Yearโs Eve. And like Renรฉe Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need yโall to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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David Kaib
about 16 hours ago
It may not seem like it, but right now is a great time to think about the different world we want.
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They Say
about 11 hours ago
If McConnell had allowed the GOP-controlled Senate to impeach Trump after January 6, 2021, none of this would be happening. Republicans MUST be punished for their corruption and the damage they're inflicting on the United States by losing their seats in Congress. VOTE OUT ALL REPUBLICANS IN 2026.
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Kevin M. Kruse
about 8 hours ago
This is exactly right. They haven't settled for dim brutes who blindly follow orders regardless of the law. That's what they want. That's what they got. There's no reforming or improving it now. Democrats need to investigate, defund, and ultimately disband the president's brownshirt brigade.
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Thank You to All, out in winter weather, with community, showing our love of humanity, our power in numbers, & a willfulness to overcome the hideous nature of this moment.
#IceOutForGood
#Solidarity
#PeoplePower
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The Independent
about 9 hours ago
Anti-ICE nationwide protests in photos
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Anti-ICE nationwide protests in photos
Anti-ICE nationwide protests in photos
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/minneapolis-portland-oregon-b2898151.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1768079127
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Chris Geidner
about 10 hours ago
The response to the ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good is not what the White House was expecting. Like with their hiding of the Epstein files, part of the fundamental problem they are facing is that the stories the Trump administration has built their movement on are being shown for their emptiness.
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Creativity & artfulness are forms of resistance. Hold tight to peaceful ideas & tactics. Share information, kindness. Even small acts demonstrate that
#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
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#IceOutForGood
#PeacefulProtest
#FlowersOverFascism
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#AZIndivisibles
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...Chandler, Flagstaff, Mesa, Prescott, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tucson, and more Arizona cities & communities. Thank You to all who stood in solidarity to say
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Christopher Webb
about 8 hours ago
More than 1,000 โICE outโ rallies planned across the U.S. today. NYC: chanting the name Renรฉe Good. Signs reading โAbolish ICE.โ A sign even calling for Trump to be put in jail. Anti-ICE marches are making it clear, people are done being scared, done being erased, done pretending this is normal.
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Chris Murphy
about 4 hours ago
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes
1 day ago
Any observed ICE abuse in Arizona should be reported to our office immediately.
www.azag.gov/contact-us
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Contact Us | Attorney General's Office
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes Office of the Attorney General Phoenix Office 2005 N Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85004-2926 (602) 542-5025ย Hours: 8AM-5PM
https://www.azag.gov/contact-us
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes
1 day ago
It's also absurd to see so many agents being sent to other states for political stunts, rather than pursuing felony crimes in their home states. I yet again demand that the federal government return our DEA agents to Arizona so we can more aggressively go after the Mexican drug cartels.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes
1 day ago
As Arizonaโs top law enforcement officer, I want to remind all federal agents of my expectations for them in our state: respect the law, do not mask, de-escalate violence when possible and stay OUT of schools, hospitals, and churches.
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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes
1 day ago
This week, we have seen the escalations of violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis and Portland, including the horrific shooting of Renee Nicole Good. It is outrageous that state and local law enforcement independent investigations are not being supported by the feds.
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James D'Emilio
about 7 hours ago
In
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, I counted about 600 anti-ICE protesters at one point. More came and went on a cold, gusty day. Good response from passing cars. When the 18 wheeler from a grocery chain blared its horn, the crowd roared.
@kyratangren.bsky.social
@indivisprescott.bsky.social
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Amadee Ricketts
about 8 hours ago
It was heartening to see Tucson show up today to defend the rule of law and immigrant communities while protesting the ICE killing of Renee Good.
#iceoutforgood
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azcentral
about 11 hours ago
About 150 demonstrators assembled in the affluent Phoenix suburb and decried the shooting death by an ICE agent of a mother in Minneapolis.
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Scottsdale rallygoers honoring Renee Nicole Good demand justice
About 150 demonstrators assembled in the affluent Phoenix suburb and decried the shooting death by an ICE agent of a mother in Minneapolis.
https://bit.ly/49Oya3K
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Leah Greenberg โ๐
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Arizona out in the cold to say NO ICE
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#HandsOffAZ
about 5 hours ago
๐ซ๐งSunday
#ICEOutForGoodWOA
AZ events: Anthem @ 11am Queen Creek / San Tan Valley @ 11am Mesa @ 12pm Prescott @ 12pm Patagonia @ 12pm Cottonwood (rally) @ 2pm Sedona / Verde Valley @ 5:30pm Cottonwood (vigil) @ 6pm ๐Locations:
www.mobilize.us?q=ice%20out
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Dr. Sarah Parcak
1 day ago
The everyday courage of normal people is breathtaking
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A reminder...
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Marc Elias
1 day ago
When you succumb to the cynicism, you are helping Trump. He wants you to think that all is lost, that he is all powerful, and that there is nothing we can do. The fight for democracy is hard, but it is worth having. We have shown we can stand tall. We have shown we can win.
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This is difficult to repost - trigger warning. We do feel it's important to address the misogyny associated with these moments. It's unacceptable & we're sick & tired of women, children, & those w less physical, institutional, or societal power being the common victim. We can change this! Join in!
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We send wishes for peace & change to MN. We also encourage you to get involved any way that suits you. Collectively, we're immensely powerful. Looking for events? Check out
@kyratangren.bsky.social
's feed. Many wkend
#AZProtests
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Mike Spangenberg
1 day ago
Itโs hard to know if people outside MN understand how much of life is grinding to a halt here because of Trumpโs occupation. Schools have shut down, businesses are scaling back hours or closing because their employees arenโt safe. The whole city is weighted down.
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Anne Applebaum
about 21 hours ago
The transformation of ICE into a type of national police force, backed, in some cases, by soldiers from the National Guard, has been covered as immigration storyโbut these forces are reshaping democracy for all of us. Listen to 'Autocracy in America' here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans
ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/01/autocracy-in-america-ice-and-the-national-guard/685279/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK315aED8r7kbbniYHsvT2mKE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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D. Earl Stephens
1 day ago
๐NOTE: In the final year of Joe Biden's presidency 2 million jobs were created. In the first year of Trump's presidency 584,000 jobs were created. This is the weakest annual growth since 2003. In other words, generationally horrible. Trump is a terrible president, and an even worse human being.
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Rod Dagnan
about 16 hours ago
A wonderful description of "Fascism" written by and for the men and women that confronted and defeated it in WWII
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Robert Reich
about 15 hours ago
Trumpโs brazen attack on Venezuela. ICEโs deadly reign of terror in Minneapolis. MAGAโs despicable lies. Join us to make sense of it all on this weekโs Coffee Klatch, with special guest W. Kamau Bell.
@wkamaubell.bsky.social
https://youtu.be/4UClT7ODMHU
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Murder in Minneapolis | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
Trumpโs brazen attack on Venezuela.ICEโs deadly reign of terror in Minneapolis.MAGAโs despicable lies.Join us to make se
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Kat Tenbarge
2 days ago
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grokโnow including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
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Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
https://spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepfakes-x-advertisers-investors-take-it-down
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Scott Horton
2 days ago
The EU is planning to investigate and prosecute Elon Musk over the firehose of pornography he has introduced to Twitter. Marco Rubio is defending the porn flood as "free American speech."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Muskโs Grok AI Generated Thousands of Undressed Images Per Hour on X
Elon Muskโs X has become a top site for images of people that have been non-consensually undressed by AI, according to a third-party analysis, with thousands of instances each hour over a day earlier ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/musk-s-grok-ai-generated-thousands-of-undressed-images-per-hour-on-x
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Pod Save America
1 day ago
"They donโt think that we live in a country of laws anymore. They think that power is the only thing that matters." โJon Favreau discussing the Republican response to Renee Good's killing.
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Christopher Webb
2 days ago
How many people have to say it? ICE is out of control, and racist as f*ck. This is ICE culture โThey opened the door and asked if I was afraid yet? I said, โAbsolutely NOT.โ Then they said it, โWell, youโre white and it wouldnโt be any fun and told me to get out of the car.โโ - Rev Callaghan
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The Tennessee Holler
2 days ago
๐บ๐ธ MINNEAPOLIS VETERAN: "They are terrorizing the population, in Afghanistan we never wore masks.โ (From
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Chris Murphy
2 days ago
I want to connect the dots. The rush to call Renee Good a terrorist, the rewriting of Jan 6th - it's all part of Trump's campaign to use violence to protect his power. A world in which our leader gets to shoot or attack us if we oppose him - that's a dystopia we cannot permit.
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Gregk Foley
1 day ago
There are no rules, they donโt actually care about respect, decorum, bipartisanship or debate, and only pretend to do so to browbeat you into submission. Nothing is going to change until more people realise that and respond accordingly; including to the media and politicians who have failed them.
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Fear, threats, & violence are not the answer. Rest in peace & power, Renee. We send love to her family & all of Minnesota & we invite you to join a vigil, speak her name, and/or simply pause to reflect on this moment. Need community? Join in today:
www.mobilize.us/optimistsres...
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Candlelight Vigil for Renee Nicole Good ยท Optimists Resist Indivisible
Letโs peacefully gather to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good, an American citizen who was shot and murdered by ICE. We will gather Friday evening January 9 at the NW corner of Scottsdale Rd and Ind...
https://www.mobilize.us/optimistsresistindivisible/event/882376/
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After our holiday break, we hoped to return to socials w new year's well wishes & encouraging actions re: the midterms, but... The events of the past few days are heartbreaking & infuriating & we've reposted some important posts below. To pause, to inform, to gather strength. We have work to do. ๐คโฎ๏ธ
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Robert Reich
3 days ago
Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality. Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, itโs fundamentally the same playbook. Our duty is to stand up to brutality. Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.
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Robert Reich
3 days ago
Masked government agents are killing people in the streets, abducting people from their homes in the middle of the night, and arresting those who speak out. If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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