Federal immigration agents bashed open a door and detained a Hmong American man in his St. Paul home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.

Trump did most, if not all of these.

Now is a good time to point out that I attended one of the worst football games in history.

The windchill was below-zero when ChongLy Scott Thao, 57 — wearing only boxers and Crocs, with a blanket draped over his shoulders — was handcuffed and ushered outside by federal agents agents who broke open his door.

Please, take a moment to listen.

Absolutely essential from @polgreen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Honored to share the words of President Obama today.

I’m the one in the brown hat. What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs. Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car. #AbolishICE

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” His words are especially relevant today given what is happening in Minnesota, Haley Taylor Schlitz writes.

"You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being."

ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.

“Thousands of masked, heavily armed agents, some with minimal training, have been unleashed on the streets of an American state. They have been promised near-total legal immunity by the president, effectively unshackled from any constitutional constraints.”

"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...

The worst politicians in America are about to quote Martin Luther King Jr. You can’t quote “I have a dream” on MLK Day then legislate against that dream every other day of the year.

JD Vance wants these guys to know they're welcome in the GOP, and the people who want them out are not.

Here’s another great place to send money.

ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.” it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.

What the heck happened in Knoxville this afternoon? "A 17-point lead in today’s world — in the first half — is nothing, if you got a group of guys that stick together and do what they need to do." Story from Kentucky's latest act of improbability: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

Don’t bring Nazi bullshit to Minnesota, we have a taste for protest and activism

How much more in your face can it be? "Why are you asking me for my paperwork?" "Because of your accent." "You have an accent too." "Where were you born sir?" "Where were you born at?" "Put your hands behind your back."

In Kentucky's second-half comeback win over Tennessee, the Wildcats held the Volunteers without a made field goal for the final 5:38 of the game.

They did it again. This time, at No. 24 Tennessee. Kentucky rallies from a 17-point deficit to beat the Vols 80-78 in Knoxville. The Cats have won three in a row, and they've come back from double-digit deficits in every one of them. Quick recap: www.kentucky.com/sports/colle...

Big Dad Energy from Coach. #BBN

Ahem. #BBN

Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall. He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn

They are kidnapping non-white people, regardless of status only to sort them out later, often not even taking them to the federal building but abandoning them beaten miles from where they were. And they are brutalizing witnesses, most of whom are white citizens who only have whistles and phones.

I just want people to know that there is no active insurrection, no regular protests, no rioting or whatever. The only time people are in the streets is when masked armed ICE thugs descend on one of our neighbors to disappear them as part of a federal government-led ethnic cleansing campaign.

My word, @statsbywill.bsky.social slipping in the uppercuts this morning. It is unfortunate that the most visible thoughts on Kentucky basketball come from a web of superfans with media credentials and the message board mindset.

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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

Macon Whoopee. Covered a number of Whoopee games for the Macon Telegraph.

Jodie Meeks called into The Mark Pope Show this week to walk us through his 54-point performance at Tennessee 17 years ago. UK Sports Network x #GoBigBlue

Read this article and the lawlessness it describes from federal agents. Who protects people when the federal government presses a violent militia into a community?

“People don’t do this without the encouragement from people in power.” Who wants to tell her?

The one totally meaningless thing that would completely rule would be if the pope excommunicated jd Vance. Low stakes, would change nothing, but would provoke a lot of really funny reactions from people I universally hate. It would be really great. He should do it.

The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/

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

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

NGL, I would have preferred another 86-pt half.

Reminder that we have a free Kentucky basketball newsletter that drops a few times per week during the season. (And at least once/week in the offseason.) Fridays feature a longer version, with trivia, birthdays and more insight on the Cats. It's free! Sign up here: www.kentucky.com/newsletters?...

This isn’t to say I think bsky needs an algorithm — absolutely NOT. It just means that these important stories, images and posts need exposure and seeing they have more likes than reposts is not@maximizing their exposure.

🚨BREAKING: ICE/DHS agents launch flash bang grenades and tear gas at unarmed Minneapolis protesters in front of the federal building. "We have a constitutional right to assemble here! You are committing treason!" protester screams amidst cloud of tear gas. LIVE NOW ⬇️

Two days after an ICE agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, a federal agent asked an observer, "Have y'all not learned?" Her phone was taken and she was briefly detained. Two days after that, another federal agent said, “You did not learn from what just happened” to a different observer.

Coverage of ICE in MN the last 2 weeks has emphasized one of my few complaints about bsky. It’s great and all to “like” a post or coverage, but since there is no algorithm if you really want a story or post to get disseminated, you should “repost” rather than “like” — or do both — to get it seen.

St. Paul Public Schools said today that two vans operating under contract to carry students and staff have been pulled over by federal agents while enroute to school this week.

Dreams can come true.

I owe this dude a beer, scotch, magnum of Dom, whatever this guy wants it’s on me next time I’m in Minneapolis.