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Screenshot of an X.com post by Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan…) captioned “The Ents showing up to take down Isengard,” showing an aerial-style video still of a large group of people in coordinated green, tree-like costumes or props moving together in a crowd, surrounded by security personnel.
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The radical act we are seeing in Minnesota is not fighting ICE in and of itself, but that they fight ICE to protect their community. Fighting facism is not an end unto itself, but a means. We need to extend that to all our projects - WE MUST build a world that provides for ALL in our community.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times
genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 18:42 Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti "We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the 'hero' term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
“Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an ICU nurse. 😢💔🙏 He spent his life helping people, and now our government is peddling lies in an attempt to make you believe them.
the fact that minnesota/minneapolis was seen as a refuge for immigrants & queer folks, many having moved here since the beginning of trump’s second term, and now is being flooded with ICE agents is 100% intentional btw
UN demands ICE killing probe
The United Nations demanded an independent investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, while U.S. officials described the shooting as self‑defense.
With replies by 🎓Kim L. Scheppele, 🎓Martha Albertson Fineman +105 more scholars.
Look at the sheer number if people instantly ready to document these goons.
We’re going to need to commandeer one of those shiny new AI data centers just to store our mountains of footage for the tribunals.
Study in mice but still really exciting.
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
A tweet from reporter Natasha Korecki describing reports of ICE agents illegally swapping license plates on rental cars and noting that Illinois has issued a cease-and-desist letter. The photo underneath shows ICE officers walking down a residential sidewalk wearing jackets labeled “POLICE ICE.”
No masks, no swapped out plates, no badgeless enforcement. ICE and CBP: stop being the Gestapo.
Everyday Americans in Appalachia and the Southeast show that resisting ICE is becoming the rule, rather than the exception.
Northwestern University offered bland reassurance to trans students and faculty after signing a deal with the Trump administration that sacrificed them for restored funding.
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Number of SNAP recipients Amazon 2,456 Walmart 2,318 Uber 1,799 DoorDash 1,462 Tempus Unlimited 1,425 Stop & Shop 989 Mass General Brigham 956 Dollar Tree 952 Albertsons Companies, Inc. 896 Bayada Home Health 887
The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time."
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Graphic that reads: "The average hourly wage necessary to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the United States is $28.17. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25." -- National Low Income Housing Coalition
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
The highest calling of journalism isn’t to tell two sides of a story.
The highest calling of journalism is to tell the truth.
And acting like a stenographer is a betrayal of your audience.
This is who we're deporting while we're importing sex traffickers like the Tate brothers and white supremacists who are nostalgic for Apartheid.
That sound you heard was every GOP elected official with a lick of sense absolutely SHITTING themselves thinking about the visual of Mark Kelly back in uniform before a military court as Whiskey Pete's handpicked chucklefucks try to railroad him on bogus charges.
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So a big part of the Project 2025 goals hinges on forcing women out of the workforce. The Heritage Foundation knows that women voters hold the most power in terms of sheer numbers. If they can push you out of the workforce, they can push you out of your voting rights.
Let's also not forget that when Marjorie Taylor Greene entered Congress in 2021, she was worth about $700,000. She leaves five years later, worth around $25,000,000.
Donald Trump isn't the only person using a political office to make money. #Corruption