"The Trump administration’s unusual decision to target asylum-seekers without criminal records has led to dozens of petitions challenging the constitutionality of their confinement. And in many of those cases, the government has lost. Many other petitions are still pending." gift link
"The Mexican-born mayor of Coldwater was accused of voting illegally as a noncitizen. Many of his neighbors want state and federal officials to back off." He supports and voted for Trump 3 times, as do most of his neighbors (who are against his deportation). gift link
"The number of children in federal custody has climbed sharply since President Trump revived the practice of detaining families last year" gift link
"All across the country, the Democrats trying to take back control of Congress have been scouring, scouting and recruiting candidates with compelling biographies to compete in seemingly lopsidedly red regions — with remarkable success." gift link
87% did not have criminal records
"Of the 67 people identified by the BDN, 58 of them lacked a criminal record that could be independently verified despite claims that the operation was meant to capture the “worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”
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ffs "federal agents were told this week that they have broader power to arrest people without a warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo reviewed by The New York Times." gift link
The FBI raided Fulton County's election office yesterday. Appears to be in a similar vein to attempt to alter the '26 elections. gift link
"A federal judge on Wednesday evening ordered federal agents to stop detaining and deporting refugees in Minnesota who were lawfully admitted to the United States, and to immediately release those currently held for re-examination of their cases." gift link
"Judge Patrick J. Schiltz said the agency had violated more judicial directives in a month than “some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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"Her husband was arrested and pulled into an unmarked police car. Officers left the scene in a matter of minutes.
Nene Barry, who does not have a driver’s license and speaks little English, was left alone inside the car with her infant."
"Armed and masked federal agents stepped out and said Hassane’s name. They were here for him.
“There’s a baby in the car,” Barry told the agents. “There’s a baby.”
Agents shattered his driver’s side window. Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat, Nene Barry said. "
"Hassane Barry and his wife, Nene, both asylum seekers from the Republic of Guinea in West Africa, were driving home from an appointment to get their 1-month-old baby a passport last week. On Forest Avenue, they suddenly found themselves boxed in by four unmarked police cars."
"Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history." gift link
"Republicans ran an AstroTurf phone and text campaign urging Democrats to contact Crockett and ask her to run. Those efforts may have worked. “The more I saw the poll results, I couldn’t ignore the trends which were clear,” Crockett said..."
We need to be in touch with reality if we want to win.
"Such numbers may explain why Republicans, according to the political news site NOTUS, worked behind the scenes to push Crockett into the race. The National Republican Senatorial Committee disseminated polls showing her winning a potential primary."
"Those who disagree have every right to criticize them, and me. But progressives shouldn’t let a retrograde style of internet discourse inhibit them from pointing out the obvious."
Important lesson we need to learn if we're serious about '26 & '28. gift link
"Online, there was a backlash... But Rogers and Yang were right to be skeptical of Crockett, who almost certainly cannot win a general election in Texas."
115 will be laid off, it's the town's largest tax contributor. “It’s a sign of the times,” Foreman said. “This is a clear example of the unintended consequences of tariffs and how tariffs can even negatively affect products and businesses made and operating here in America.” gift link
Simultaneously, he’s getting politically weaker, and more erratic (dangerous).
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research. From NYT Science:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/s...
