Isabel Wright

On NPR on Friday, there was a story of a 4-year-old--an American citizen--who hasn't left her house since early December, not even to play in the yard. And her 8-year-old brother recently stopped going to school, too. Their father is undocumented, and the family doesn't want to risk him being taken.

a man with glasses is covering his face with his hand . ALT: a man with glasses is covering his face with his hand .

Yes it’s called a strategy of denial to deter China in the Pacific yes that’s why the priority is restoring the Monroe Doctrine but in Greenland yes where the only foreign base is already ours yes which is why we’re sending a carrier to the Middle East to bomb Iran yes. I am a strategist yes.

So to be clear: Trump’s “tone shift” led by Tom Homan is to continue to threaten violence against Minnesota

This is sort of a throughline in cases of excessive force used by law enforcement. The civilian is supposed to perfectly adhere to some unwritten code of conduct; the armed professional supposedly trained for such situations is only human & must be given lattitude if they succumb to fear and rage.

Hanover wants the Department of Homeland Security to choose a different location for processing facility The Hanover County Board of Supervisors announced its opposition to the purchase of a warehouse in the county to be used as a Department of Homeland Security processing facility.

Interesting data point.

Hanover County, VA is a reliably GOP county north of Richmond. Trump won 62-63% of the vote there all three times he's run for president.

And even *they* don't want DHS in their backyard.

www.virginiascope.com/hanover-want...

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

“Your words were so hateful and they caused us to kill you”

“The People of Minnesota Are Stronger Than the Federal Government That Seeks to Break Us” The legal system empowered Trump’s ICE rampage. It is people who have the power to stop it.

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino…there are evil men in the story of what’s happening in Minnesota. But there’s also a legal system that’s made this possible. I wrote for @ballsandstrikes.org about how structural change is the only true path forward.

ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...

After the US embassy in Denmark removed 44 flags veterans had placed in front of the embassy as a silent protest, Danes weren't having it. The protest was over the disrespect fallen soldiers received from Trump.

So we put up MANY MORE FLAGS!.

We won’t be disrespected. We WILL honour our soldiers!

Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota’s attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck of murder.

The parents of Alex Pretti have retained a former federal prosecutor who helped Minnesota's attorney general convict the police officer who kneeled on George Floyd's neck of murder. https://to.pbs.org/3ZA2HfU

Bruce Springsteen w his KKK/ICE are the same scum sweatshirt.

So many of these rock stars calling out these punk ass fascists loudly and proudly - Eminem, The Boss, Neil Young, Jack White etc.

Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis' On Wednesday Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.

On Wednesday, Bruce Springsteen released "Streets of Minneapolis," a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis.

Bruce Springsteen Releases ICE Protest Song ‘Streets of Minneapolis,’ Slamming ‘King Trump’s Private Army’ and ‘State Terror’ Bruce Springsteen issued a newly written protest song, 'Streets of Minneapolis,' dedicated to the memory of slain citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Words can't express how much I love Bruce Springsteen right now!🔥

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis

"And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead, left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

I had the same reaction. Anger and tears but could not find the right words....

Bruce Springsteen released this today and he speaks for me!

This is Literally the Job Political journalists need to stop pretending they don't know what Republicans are going to do.

One year into Trump’s second term, some journalists have been “surprised” by the administration’s organized agenda. But Project 2025 was publicly available. Advocacy groups read it and warned us. The press read it and… 🤷‍♀️ www.readtpa.com/p/this-is-li...

This is why I have real fucking problem with blithe criticisms of "polarization" or "congressional dysfunction." We have a Republican member blaming his colleague for being attacked.

The problem isn't polarization or dysfunction. It's the Republican Party.

#BREAKING: The FBI raided a Fulton County’s election hub Wednesday, an action apparently connected to the Trump administration’s long-held, but unproven, belief that Fulton’s handling of the 2020 presidential election was rife with fraud.

Read more: www.ajc.com/politics/202...

He Served Those Who Served: Portrait of a Man Named Pretti It’s better to not know heroes exist than to find out they did only after they’re gone.

"His business was working on wounds. The new wounds that find us all in daily life, the old wounds of hard use, the scars of combat; these were his purview. When our country grew tired of the broken people it called heroes, they went to Alex Pretti at the VA." www.liberalcurrents.com/he-served-th...

(around the No Kings logo, images of megaphones, and a photo of protesters holding signs that read “ICE OUT”) MARCH 28 NO KINGS NO THRONES. NO CROWNS.

The date for the next No Kings Day is set.

But this is a save the date, not a “sit back and wait.” 🧵

If you work at DHS and know the identities of the CBP officers that murdered Alex Pretti, my Signal contact info is in my bio. I’ll keep you anonymous.

I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.

I don’t let bullies win.

Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

Rank-and-file members of Congress are not typically assigned Capitol Police security details, but the speaker can approve additional protection in cases of elevated risk. During President Trump’s first term, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi provided Omar with 24-hour Capitol Police protection after she was repeatedly targeted at rallies. Omar has since said that Speaker Mike Johnson has not offered her similar protection, even as threats against her have increased.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied Rep. Ilhan Omar more robust security despite the fact that threats against her have increased www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

HUGE moment for the EU car market as battery EVs overtake petrol cars for the first time ever

But there's no "natural" demand for EVs amirite?

Article by @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-evs...

Live updates: More than 200 in Maine arrested by ICE so far, DHS says The uptick in federal immigration activity in Maine continues to unfold after a 2nd U.S. citizen was fatally shot in Minnesota.

Live updates: Free to access

* More than 200 in Maine arrested by ICE so far, DHS says
* Asylum-seeker taken by ICE had no criminal history in Maine, attorney says
* Wife of detained man says he was moved despite habeas petition and judge’s order

This five year old is still in jail

Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE

Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Yes.

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

If whistles are outlawed, only outlaws will have whistles, Megyn 😟