No possible justification in the world for what this kid isn’t with his family. Extremely fucked society.

Racialized, enslaved, colonized, militarily intervened, blockaded, genocided, invaded, and overall terrorized people and nations hearing American liberals say “This is not what America is about”

In Minneapolis and many other communities across the country, we're seeing people come together to peacefully protest and support their neighbors. If you're looking to get involved, here are some ways to help:

Tonight's goose sunset, for all who want it. 🪶

"We mourn for a world, a country that allows 5-year-olds to be legally kidnapped and protesters to be slaughtered. How will you say no to violence? Because as the great teacher Martin Luther King said, ‘Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.’” www.huffpost.com/entry/cardin...

Can I bend your ear a little about Monsters and what’s happening in the US? I know a bit on Monsters, since I help put together a yearly conference on them. Unfortunately, Trump, Miller, Noem, et. al. are not Monsters, they are Humans. What does it matter that we call the Monsters? Well…. (1 of ?)

An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

The FBI's search of Fulton County's election center, authorized under Trump, raises questions about the integrity of democratic processes and the preservation of election materials.

Starting soon ⬇️

Walz: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal government that can kill, injure, menace and kidnap its citizens off the streets or on the side of a nurse at the V.A. who died bearing witness to such government

Can confirm. My brother's boss had to leave a meeting because they're terrorizing her kid's daycare. This is just what passes for normal now in the cities.

Here’s a podcast that does a good job of laying out what’s at stake, and why all of us need to get off the sidelines to demand change.

I’M LIVE-STREAMING RIGHT NOW—talking about how to stop tyranny in America on my Substack with world-renowned expert on the topic Timothy Snyder, author of “On Tyranny”! Come join in the conversation this minute! mishacollins.substack.com/live-stream/...

New #glycotime discovery from @raflynn5.bsky.social’s lab @bostonchildrens.bsky.social @harvard.edu, cell surface glycoRNA-RBP complexes organized by heparan sulfate PG nanoclusters that modulate VEGF signaling www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In case anyone wants a little break, here are a few of my favorite facts that I learned in 2025, in no particular order. Some trees benefit from, and may even encourage, getting struck by lightning because it kills their nearby competitors nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Grim stuff. One examaple: the language goes from "Ground water must be protected from radiological contamination" to "Consideration must be given to avoiding or minimizing potential radiological contamination of groundwater"

“An administration official gave away the game to Punchbowl News, admitting that these “de-escalatory measures” are about placating Senate Democrats so they don’t seize this moment to demand restrictions on ICE as part of any government funding package.” newrepublic.com/article/2057...

What am amazing quote. Providing books at low costs to my community through our library book sales is an honor for me. Reading is fundamental to life.

ICE is indeed still in LA and they are especially active in north of Los Angeles as well: Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties

Apparently someone is also pretending to be me in order to market author services to other authors, using the account [email protected]. Please know: **IT'S NOT ME.** Believe me, I know very little about marketing (😂😭) and would never dare to advise others about the topic!

“Democrats can now force such a debate. It will be a debate over ICE and the Border Patrol. But it will also be a debate that goes to the heart of what kind of a nation we are, and what kind of a nation we want to be.” www.thebulwark.com/p/how-dems-c...

We had eradicated this disease. And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.

Damn @effinbirds.com

sometimes magical, always anti-fascist. #fuckice #abolishice

There is a new clinical trial that is recruiting for vulvodynia. This is a woefully under-researched aspect of women's care. Please help me spread the word. vajenda.substack.com/p/vulvodynia...

If you didn't think that Prosecutor and Sheriff elections were important before, you must believe they are now in this era of Trump's ICE. It's time we all learned about these crucial criminal justice elections in 2026. boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...

This. This. This. #AlexPretti Via autismoutloud on IG

In a heartening turn of events, the ICEwatch patrol training in Pasadena was absolutely packed to the gills this week, surprising even the organizers of the event. LA continues to get organized against ICE terror

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

Happening now: Candlelight vigil for Alex Pretti in Eugene, organized by healthcare workers of Oregon. Alex was murdered by ICE

Street Art Utopia 💔

This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.

I miss Saturday mornings in America that were about watching people at farmers markets and not videos of our government killing US citizens

What is obvious to me is that a lot of people deeply care about their neighbors and this country. They didn't think we would. We do.

How much louder could we have possibly been? I was so loud my circle of friends got even smaller. I was an "hysterical alarmist." They said "he didn't do that in the first term, so obviously it wasn't the plan." MSM failed. And it isn't just America paying the price.

I'm a reporter and editor with Task & Purpose. I want to talk to VA employees, better yet Minneapolis VA ones. What has the VA said to you after Alex Pretti's death? Has there been any message? Any asks not to discuss? What? Will protect sources, use 1st names only, etc. Signal handle is nslayton.12

my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt

If they truly ban whistles, any other noisemaker will be soon follow So, may I politely suggest people alert others to the presence of ICE in their immediate vicinity by howling like wolves 🐺 Not even joking. Throw your head back & howl. It’s an incredibly cathartic sound to make & it carries.

ICE has killed 9 folks in the first 26 days of ‘26: • Alex Pretti • Renee Good • Keith Porter • Heber Sanchaz Domínguez • Victor Manuel Diaz • Parady La • Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz • Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres • Geraldo Lunas Campos They all deserve justice. And for us to remember their names.

Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...

ICE just showed up at our house for the second day in a row. Four cars yesterday, today five. They rolled up slow, then got out to taunt us, and take pictures of the house. They want fear to overwhelm us, to project a fantasy of power meant to intimidate, isolate, produce obedience—not happening.

NYT, moments ago: A man rushed Representative Ilhan Omar's lectern and appeared to spray her with a strong-smelling liquid before he was tackled by security. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Listen. Your kid getting tear gassed coming home from school is radicalizing.

There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity. They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability. My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.

If you want to learn about the viciously racist history of Border Patrol, I recommend Kelly Lytle Hernandez's "Migra!" It's really fascinating because Hernandez looks at the class and race implications of border patrol and who joined. www.ucpress.edu/books/migra/...

In Illinois, Brooke studied how seasonal flu evolves, to inform development of better-matched vaccines & therapeutics. Then the NIH canceled his grant. He asked his program officer at the NIH why, & “What she told me is that (the grant) was terminated for... 1/2 dailyillini.com/news-stories...

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Another performer withdraws from the Kennedy Center.

Those who are looking for ways to help, @theradr.bsky.social has a wonderful list, links included, on her website here: www.lifeisasacredtext.com/actions-to-t... Find something that speaks to you, and then go speak for those who can't.