ICE and the Border Patrol pose a threat not just to our civil liberties but to our political liberties. The fight for free and fair elections is paramount. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social, plus @cathyyoung63.bsky.social and Ben Parker:

This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.

The winds of public opinion are at our back. We will press this Administration until we see impartial investigations, the departure of federal forces, and an end to this campaign of retribution.

Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.

Donald Trump and Pam Bondi once again violated the Constitution. They’re wasting your tax dollars arresting journalists — while protecting pedophiles and the murderers of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. That’s authoritarian bullshit.

BREAKING: A judge rules that Luigi Mangione should not face the death penalty if convicted on federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

No parent should ever be denied the chance to bury their child. This is not enforcement. It is cruelty. I will continue to use my voice and oversight authority to demand accountability and a system rooted in basic humanity.

I keep hearing the same argument from MAGA: "What about all the citizens murdered by illegals". Then get a warrant and go arrest them! Don't patrol the streets terrorizing everyone, arresting children at schools and US citizens because you don't know who to arrest. See the difference?

We did not properly punish the confederates. We did not properly punish the insurrectionists on January 6th. We have to punish ICE. They can’t be allowed to slink back into their communities quietly. Expose them. Arrest them. Convict them. Imprison them.

ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?

To my colleagues in the Senate: Hold the line.

Sen. Ossoff: "Much of the American public are quite reasonably alarmed and asking questions after the Director of National Intelligence was spotted bizarrely and personally lurking in an FBI evidence truck in Fulton County, Georgia yesterday."

Do not fall for this garbage. DHS came into my city with an offensive posture, conducted itself as an invader, often attacked residents without any plausible connection to immigration enforcement, violently seized people off the streets. Now it’s our fault people died?

BREAKING: The Justice Department charges the man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis.

Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino. They must all resign and be held accountable.

FIFA ex-President Blatter backs call to boycott World Cup. "For the fans, there's only one piece of advice: Stay away from the USA!" Pieth told Swiss paper Der Bund. #StopAmericanFascism #Wrldpoli🌐 #WorldCupBoycott🚫 www.dw.com/en/fifa-ex-p...

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

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“To you this is murder?” “Yes. I know it is. — People are feeling like there’s nobody here to help us. What can we do? The constitution doesn’t seem to matter.” She witnessed the killing of Alex Pretti, now she is bravely coming forward. Stella is the best of us. 🇺🇸

I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story. An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.

US District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz ordered acting ICE director Todd Lyons to appear in court Friday & warned he could be held in contempt for repeatedly failing to comply with court orders. ICE has repeatedly ignored or delayed bond hearings & release orders for detained immigrants.

I’m glad that Congresswoman Omar is safe. Our state has been shattered by political violence in the last year. The cruel, inflammatory, dehumanizing rhetoric by our nation’s leaders needs to stop immediately. www.startribune.com/man-tackled-...

Minnesota needs impartial investigations, the departure of federal forces, and an end to the campaign of retribution against our state.

“If you raise your voice I’ll erase your voice” said an ice agent. Insane

Stephen Miller is directly responsible for the deaths, violence, and chaos from Trump Administration's lawless, violent rampage across America. He must be fired and held accountable.

When are people going to realize that opposition to Trump is not about Democrats versus Republicans, it has everything to do with one man, void of morals and principles, one man who exists for one man, Donald Trump. It's not that complicated.

Worth knowing. popular.info/p/the-corpor...

Genuinely interesting. Kristi Noem is snitching that Stephen Miller is the one who made up the bullshit about Alex Pretti. It would be genuinely useful if Congress can get her to admit that he has been dictating ALL OF THIS just like he dictated the murderboats. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...

Abolish. ice. 💔

Kristi Noem must resign. And if she won’t, she must be held accountable and impeached by Congress.

Breaking NBC: Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. boat strike in October have sued the U.S. government — accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings. The lawsuit is the first of its kind to be filed against the Trump admin.

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember and honor the six million Jewish lives and countless others murdered by the Nazi regime. Today and every day, it’s on us to not only reflect but act to confront antisemitism and combat hate in all its forms. Never again.

People should be required to experience ICE's illegal brutalities before being able to claim that they support ICE and their methods.

Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling? #WorldCup ⚽️

Proud of our union for this. Go AFGE! 💪 www.afge.org/publication/...

Who’s next? One demotion cannot detract from accountability. Greg Bovino and Trump’s agents must still be held responsible for the killings and the damage they’ve done to America.

ALEX PRETTI’S PARENTS: “He was a VA nurse who cared about people deeply, and he was very upset with what was happening with ICE... kidnapping children, grabbing people off the street — he knew it was wrong. He loved this country." (H/T @katiecouric.bsky.social )

Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.

It turns out that when the good guys do have guns they still get shot in the back by Federal thugs.

ALEX JEFFREY PRETTI. Gone, but never forgotten... #RIP_Alex 💔

Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution. If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.

MADEL (R) ON DROPPING OUT: “I cannot support national Republicans’ retribution on the citizens of our state… 🇺🇸 citizens of color live in fear… I have spoken to officers detained because of the color of their skin… at the end of day I have to look my daughter in the eye.”

People aren’t supposed to have an opinion on DHS, they are meant to quietly protect the homeland. Trump and Kristi Noem have bastardized it.

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

But given all the trauma to people, our Constitution, and trust in government it feels like I need to keep my focus on our country and government right now. Conservation still matters. Climate change is still real. We do our work as best we can. I’m still here. I will continue to share. #Resist

"Pam Bondi needs to be impeached or resign. Not just because she's failed to release the Epstein files...but to blame Renee Good? It's just shameful! The agent should be arrested and prosecuted! We have an administration where there is elite impunity," -Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social tells us

We’re taking a moment to honor the life and service of Alex Pretti, and we also wanted to take a moment to tell you what we are doing here in ABQ to ensure our communities are safe, working with community groups, the Mayor, County officials, local law enforcement & others. We are in this together. 🫶

We had to put up with school shootings because "the 2nd Amendment" But watch ICE eliminate the right to bear arms by executing anyone they find with a gun and to hell with the 2nd Amendment. ICE will soon be killing citizens in their own homes because they're scared there might be a gun inside.

IMPEACH KRISTI NOEM.