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Brandi Carlile sets up $25k grant to support Minnesota ICE detainees Lesbian rock and country star Brandi Carlile has announced that she set up a $25,000 grant to help people detained by ICE in Minnesota.

Lesbian singer Brandi Carlile sets up $25k grant to support Minnesota ICE detainees https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/05/lesbian-singer-brandi-carlile-sets-up-25k-grant-to-support-minnesota-ice-detainees/?utm_content=1770616800&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

I am near Academic Philosophers, so that tracks.

YouTube video by NFL Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

Missed Bad Bunny’s halftime show? Want to rewatch? (4x and counting for me). The NFL posted the whole performance on YouTube: on pace for 500k views in the first 30 minutes.

oh my god this is even lower than the funniest low number I was imagining

Island in the Sun Organizers in Puerto Rico say moving to solar power could break colonial ties.

This grassroots work has been ongoing, and has always directly called out the colonialism that has killed thousands of people.

It is one of the most important energy justice fights of our time. Read the history behind Bad Bunny's symbolic halftime show: earthjustice.org/feature/puer...

I think the ‘less obvious’ politics here is that the entire thing started off with workers in the fields and ended with community dancing and emerging in solidarity from the fields. I think it’s beautiful that he named every country and all the peoples voices rising up- AND-

MAGA doing a tremendous job tonight winning back the Latino voters they’ve lost over the past year.

If this is a “slap in the face to our country” look yourself in the mirror and know the real problem

Why isn’t every politician, leader, prosecutor, and news channels focused on this. The President is accused with significant proof of killing and raping minors.

The billboard behind Bad Bunny during this halftime performance reads: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

Two-page image of a formal letter on U.S. House of Representatives letterhead, dated February 8, 2026, addressed to Chairman James Comer of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The letter states that Ghislaine Maxwell plans to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination at an upcoming House Oversight deposition and criticizes her intent to do so on a blanket basis rather than question by question. It notes her prior meeting with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and requests clarity on whether she will invoke the Fifth Amendment in response to specific questions. Page one lists six detailed questions concerning alleged co-conspirators in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse of minors, the lack of indictments, Maxwell’s knowledge of prosecutorial decisions, any role involving President Donald Trump, discussions of a potential presidential pardon in exchange for silence, and any client lists or records maintained by Maxwell or Epstein. Page two adds a seventh question asking Maxwell to identify any foreign governments or intelligence services, including those linked to Russia or Israel, with which Epstein allegedly shared information or acted on behalf of. The letter asks that this document be entered into the official record at the start of the deposition and closes with a formal sign-off and signature from Congressman Ro Khanna, Member of Congress, U.S. House of Representatives.

NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell is set to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights and refuse to answer all questions related to Epstein, Trump, and more during tomorrow’s deposition. Rep. Ro Khanna has sent the following letter to Oversight Committee Chair James Comer in response:

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff Impeaching Trump Revisited: ‘He Has Not Changed’

6 years ago this week, I warned the Senate how dangerous Trump would be if they did not convict him.

I said he would not change, and that he would continue trying to cheat in our elections.

I didn’t imagine then how right that would be. youtu.be/9FxNBDUGMmE?...

Trump's ICE is not making anyone safer—in fact, ICE agents are violating the rights of American citizens.

Jon Bon Jovi is a Jersey boy. I am confused.

Even if it wasn’t the smartest move, I’m sad for her. That sucks.

Throw out that playbook

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

The discussion, at least in part, concerned issues related to Iran, some of the people said. The full substance of the call, which was intercepted by the National Security Agency, couldn’t be determined. The intercepted conversation was a key catalyst for the highly classified whistleblower complaint filed by a U.S. intelligence official last May that accused Gabbard of limiting the sharing of the conversation within the U.S. intelligence community for political purposes, the people said.

WSJ adds to the Guardian's reporting abt Tulsi whistleblower complaint It pertains at least in part to Iran.

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.

i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.

thank you. thank you.

Local and State Police Can Investigate Federal Agents, But Rarely Do It doesn’t happen often, but local law enforcement can arrest and charge federal agents. Legal experts say there’s a moral obligation to at least try to hold federal immigration officers accountable w...

In California, police didn't investigate after two men were shot by federal immigration agents in separate incidents.

Police in Phoenix said they are leaving it to the FBI and ICE to probe the shooting of a man who allegedly fled immigration agents.

Breaking: Democrat Chasity Martinez just won a Louisiana district in a massive landslide victory.

Trump won this district by 13 points.

If he chooses to die on this hill, who am I to argue with him?

“The reason Trump didn’t apologize for the Obama post is because he is a small, petty, fragile man who cannot take responsibility for his own actions. And the second reason, frankly, is because he is a racist.”

New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.

NEW: House Republicans Friday unveiled an amended version of their voter suppression bill that, if it became law, would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

That’s what I was thinking. Gain weight, get measured, lose it. I must be missing something.

Trump Education Department cracks down on college student voting programs College students, who tend to vote more Democratic, represent one of the fastest-growing voting blocs.

The Department of Education has launched investigations into two universities’ student voting programs, targeting efforts to expand ballot access for young people.

The administration’s stance: “Universities should be focused on teaching, learning, and research — not influencing elections.”

New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.

NEW: House Republicans unveiled a new version of their voter suppression bill that would erect unprecedented barriers for those hoping to register while imposing a nationwide photo ID requirement for voters.

The changes would gravely undermine the right to vote in the U.S. before the 2026 midterms.

A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules

“These violations are now established as a matter of law,” wrote Judge Young, who was nominated to the bench by Ronald Reagan.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...

All eyes are on ICE. The pressure to end the Trump administration's takeover of our cities cannot let up.