A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

video sent to me from the hennepin county government center this morning of hennepin county sheriff deputies standing by as plainclothes federal agents detain two people agents have been hanging out in the lobby for days now

Explain to me why I’m standing in front of my childrens’ schools in subzero weather trying to make sure none of their classmates are kidnapped by armed, masked goons then.

Fucking absurd, and of course the judge is a Tr*mp appointee.

Federal paramilitaries running up on the rooftops to fire irritants and flash bangs down into a peaceable assembly full of little kids

Unmarked car, no lights or police insignia. Masked armed men leap out. Victim not in the act of committing any crime. This is not how a serious federal law enforcement agency acts in a free society. How is this not supposed to be a “right wing paramilitary force loyal to the regime”?

"Chanting “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me” sure feels more righteous when thugs have overrun the streets of your city than it did in the ’90s, when that chorus was just as likely to seized by fratty malcontents looking for an excuse to collide with each other."

Former Alligator Alcatraz detainees give sworn testimony in court about the abuse and horrible conditions they had to endured One witness was missing A Judge had issued a “Convention Against Torture” ruling which prohibited his deportation as he would likely be tortured. ICE deported him anyways:

ICE is still terrorizing Minnesota kids: "Two vehicles parked while running on Wilson and Coolidge. They watched a middle school / high school kid get on the bus. After several other observers came out and started following, they circled around the neighborhood several times until finally leaving."

You know shit is bad when Springsteen writes a song about your city. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w?...

Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan. Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”

ICE is riddled with sex criminals. A January 2026 report by the Pacific Antifascist Research Collective identified 30 ICE and CBP agents with documented convictions and arrests, some for serious violent and sexual crimes. At least 20 committed offenses with underage victims.

One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.

Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Big fucking mood

HOLY SHIT, I'm proud of my city. Damn.

Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.

JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Minnesota says DHS actively interfered with efforts by police to investigate the shooting, then abandoned the scene without handing over a secure perimeter, potentially spoiling evidence. The state agrees its request “should be unnecessary,” but we are in unprecedented times.

🔥 “This started as a pretext about immigration and fraud… it’s WELL beyond that now. It’s into your 2nd/4th/6th Amendments… We’re performing CPR on what may already be a corpse called the Constitution… Wake up. This isn’t just Minneapolis. It’s ALL of us.” (H/T @allenanalysis.bsky.social )

Text of the video posted by Mac Randolph “Never wanted to share this video but his speech is very on point.”

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Sweet mother of Christ, the things we've had to see, hear and read lately.

Feels like after Noem admitted to killing her own dog for its behavioral problems in her own book, thinking it showed her in a good light, the entire country should have realized this woman should never be in a position of power again.

Democrats have been debating how to handle next week's vote on a bill that funds ICE. With today's shooting, that debate should be over. Standing up and using every iota of your limited power is not just the right thing to do; it’s the righteous thing to do. www.messageboxnews.com/p/why-democr...

Real talk from Minnesota: "I feel like we're performing CPR on what may already be a corpse: the Constitution" Prove this wrong, fellow Americans, please. MN can stand up, protect each other, witness & alert you. But we alone can't control the feds. This is a USA issue.

I’ve been in Minneapolis the last few days reporting on the ICE raids happening across the city. This morning federal agents shot and killed a man, identified by the AP as Alex Pretti. This marks the third shooting by federal agents since Operation Metro Surge started in Minnesota last month.

Having your own family think that you’re being hysterical for crying because you just watched rogue federal agents execute a man a few miles from your home after 3 weeks of abject terror in your city is a real fuckin’ trip, ya’ll. I will never forgive anyone who has enabled this insanity.

Dear god, everything DHS says is a fucking lie. It's absolutely sickening how they're placing blame on parents of young children AND lying about the parents' immigration status.

Reporting from @samtlevin.bsky.social on another child taken by ICE in Minnesota. A federal judge ordered a two-year-old girl to be released from federal custody after she and her father were detained and transported to Texas. “Needless to say, she has no criminal history,” the judge wrote.

Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026

I'm calling bullshit on the media narrative that JD Vance tried to "soften" things in Minneapolis. He blamed the left for ICE violence and called the 5-year-old's father an "illegal alien" even though he's lawfully applying for asylum. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/2056...

ProPublica reporter @nicolefoy.bsky.social found that more than 170 U.S. citizens had been detained by immigration agents. “The number became an important, irrefutable fact in the conversation about the immigration crackdown,” our editor-in-chief writes. (Published Dec. 2025)

ICE continues to terrorize our communities, including detaining preschoolers and violently attacking people in the streets. Enough is enough. No matter the weather, we’re not letting up. Tell Congress to stop increasing funds to ICE now at aclu.org/stop_ice_attacks-

NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week. It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...

I'm not one for false optimism. But what I witnessed today in Minneapolis was tremendous, both in scale and exuberance. It was a stunning answer to the federal assault on Minnesota, a show of solidarity that gives us something to hold on to during times that are unforgiving.

Today’s Minnesota Star Tribune front page will be hung in museums in future. Every headline, every inch of it documenting a failed state; a descent into authoritarianism.

"They're obsessed with little children."

Worth noting that among those participating in ICE/DHS watch in Minneapolis today — who Emmer appears to frame as “chaos agents” here — are literally hundreds of clergy.

Hell yeah!

What the fuck is up with BlueSky and Minneapolis not trending ONCE, like ever? @bsky.app @jay.bsky.team

ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."

"Pushes his power to new heights" is... a bizarre framing choice from @npr.org's editors. He pulled federal funding to public media, you don't have to keep playing this pointless game where you frame it in normal politics.

Are the Democrats who are ready to hand over more $$$ to ICE seeing these pictures? I want the names of each and every piece of crap Dem who votes yes. They are allowing this Hell to go on. Everyone says “wait for the Midterms” - I’m not sure we will survive that long. God Help U.S.