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Allison Papson & @AllisonPapson X.com MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says. 7:39 PM • 1/27/26 • 102 Views

Amateur hour in Minneapolis continues, even with Bovino out of the picture.

This is indicative of a broader issue with Trump’s mass deportation push; officers aren’t doing even basic investigations (to figure out things like “is this address a consulate”) as pressure to keep up arrests is so high.

Judge Revives Wind Farm That Trump Halted Off Martha’s Vineyard

“A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that construction could continue on a $4.5 billion wind farm off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard…
The ruling was the fourth legal setback that the Trump administration has suffered in its quest to throttle the country’s nascent offshore wind industry.”

LANTA to operate under modified schedule to conserve fuel LANTA buses will be operating under an emergency modified schedule starting Wednesday in order to manage fuel use while maintaining service.

“The Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority said Tuesday in a news release that service will be reduced and modified until further notice because of temporary restrictions put in place by its natural gas utility, which limits the amount of fuel LANTA can use daily.”

How Losing My Limbs Turned Me Into a Different Kind of Cook

“Now so much of my life is spent leaning on others, and making food is no longer the solitary& meditative act it once was. It calls to mind a phrase in Yoruba, “A jọ ṣé pọ̀,” meaning, “We do it together” …This has become a refrain that I recite while I’m writing recipes, taking meals with loved ones”

Want to Reach Nirvana? Try a Colonoscopy.

“Before you know it, that distant day will arrive. You will drink the potion and journey to the far shores… You will see the deep reality of yourself. You will understand, in your deeply probed enlightenment, that a colonoscopy is nothing to fear — and you will join me in spreading the word.”

Outcry in Italy as U.S. Says ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation

This is an understatement from the mayor of Milan: “Bringing to Milan a militia which distinguished itself — this is not my opinion — with criminal acts, which kills, which enters in the homes of American citizens without authorization, I do not think that that is a good idea.”

“No matter how many more armed men Trump sends to impose his will on the people of Minnesota, all he can do is accentuate their valor. No application of armed violence can make the men with guns as heroic as the people who choose to stand in their path”

“Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity… Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.”

“The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it. Minnesotans have found and loved one another in a world atomized by social media, where empty men have tried to fill their lonely soul with lies about their own inherent superiority. Minnesotans have preserved everything worthwhile about “Western civilization,” while armed brutes try to tear it down by force.”

“Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve…
The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone. In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once”

“The federal agents sent to Minnesota wear body armor and masks, and bear long guns and sidearms. But their skittishness and brutality are qualities associated with fear, not resolve. It takes far more courage to stare down the barrel of a gun while you’re armed with only a whistle and a phone”

“Bovino’s departure seemed an admission that Minnesotans aren’t the only Americans who won’t tolerate more deaths at the hands of federal agents. The people of Minnesota have forced the Trump administration into a strategic retreat—one inflicted not as rioters or insurgents, but as neighbors.”

“Growing distraught, Pastor Miguel said that one of the men who helped organize the food drive, a close friend of his who he believed had legal status, had been picked up by federal agents the day before I visited.

“I just—I didn’t have words,” he said. “And yet I cannot crumble; I cannot fall.”

“If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it “neighborism”—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from. The contrast with the philosophy guiding the Trump administration couldn’t be more extreme. Vice President Vance has said that “it is totally reasonable and acceptable for American citizens to look at their next-door neighbors and say, ‘I want to live next to people who I have something in common with. I don’t want to live next to four families of strangers.’” Minnesotans are insisting that their neighbors are their neighbors whether they were born in Minneapolis or Mogadishu. That is, arguably, a deeply Christian philosophy, one apparently loathed by some of the most powerful Christians in America.”

“If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it “neighborism”—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from. The contrast with the philosophy guiding the Trump administration couldn’t be more extreme.”

“There’s been an incredible, incredible response from the community. I’ve seen our neighbors go straight from allies to family—more than family—checking in on each other, offering food and rides for kids and all kinds of support, alerting each other if there’s ICE or any kind of danger”

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

“Tens of thousands of volunteers—at the very least—are risking their safety to defend their neighbors… the resistance in Minnesota is largely characterized by a conscious, strategic absence of physical confrontation. Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection, aid, and observation”

Trump-administration officials and MAGA influencers have repeatedly called these activists “violent” and said they are involved in “riots.” But the resistance in Minnesota is largely characterized by a conscious, strategic absence of physical confrontation. Activists have made the decision to emphasize protection, aid, and observation. When matters escalate, it is usually the choice of the federal agents. Of the three homicides in Minneapolis this year, two were committed by federal agents. “There’s been an incredible, incredible response from the community. I’ve seen our neighbors go straight from allies to family—more than family—checking in on each other, offering food and rides for kids and all kinds of support, alerting each other if there’s ICE or any kind of danger,” Malika Dahir, a local activist of Somali descent, told me. If the Minnesota resistance has an overarching ideology, you could call it “neighborism”—a commitment to protecting the people around you, no matter who they are or where they came from. The contrast with the philosophy guiding the Trump administration couldn’t be more extreme. Vice President Vance has said that “it is totally reasonable and acceptable for American citizens to look at their next-door neighbors and say, ‘I want to live next to people who I have something in common with. I don’t want to live next to four families of strangers.’” Minnesotans are insisting that their neighbors are their neighbors whether they were born in Minneapolis or Mogadishu. That is, arguably, a deeply Christian philosophy, one apparently loathed by some of the most powerful Christians in America.

One thing I found deeply moving about resistance in the Twin Cities was the universalism of loving your neighbor, the philosophy driving the opposition to the ICE/BP invasion. I couldn't help but notice the contrast with the blood and soil-ism of Miller and Vance. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Sending thoughts and prayers to everyone employed or represented or by Brad Finstad this morning.

Work Will Stop on Critical Tunnel Project Unless Trump Restores Funding

Ugh. “All work on the critical $16 billion project to build a rail tunnel under the Hudson River to New York City will come to a halt by the end of next week unless the Trump administration reinstates federal funding for it, the project’s builder is expected to announce Tuesday.”

Newborn screening can save lives, but worries about potential harm slow adoption in the U.K. U.K. health officials are facing pressure to rethink how they expand the list of diseases that all newborns are screened for as new therapies become available.

Why newborn screening matters: “New medicines, including gene therapies, can often arrest disease progression, but they cannot unwind the cellular destruction a condition has already caused, meaning any delay in delivering a treatment can make a dramatic difference in a child’s life.”

Part 1 of 2 screenshots reads: "The court's patience is at an end. Accordingly, the Court will order Todd Lyons, the Acting Director of ICE, to appear personally before the Court and show cause why he should not be held in contempt of Court. The Court acknowledges that ordering the..."

Part 2 of 2 screenshot reads "...head of a federal agency to personally appear is an extraordinary step, but the extent of ICE's violation of court orders is likewise extraordinary, and lesser measures have been tried an failed."

NEW: A federal judge in Minnesota orders Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons to appear IN PERSON this Friday and explain why he shouldn't be held in contempt.

"The court's patience is at an end," writes Bush-appointed Judge Patrick J Schiltz, who clerked for Scalia. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Ed is right; it's worse than usual even for a big storm. I've been wondering for a while when the labor drain caused by "immigration enforcement" is going to show up. It's possible it's showing up now.

Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement: “Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer. “Today, we demand accountability. “In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota. “Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.

The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents border patrol officers at the National Border Patrol Council, calls on Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to resign or be fired

“Although ChatGPT is by far the most used consumer chatbot, those made by Google, Anthropic & others also have millions of users. None have been able to avoid delusions and other harmful psychological effects, Dr. De Choudhury said. “I don’t think any of these companies have figured out what to do.”

“Other doctors described chatbots flattering the grandiose tendencies of patients with personality disorders, or advising patients with autism to put themselves in dangerous social situations. Others said they saw patients’ interactions with chatbots as an addiction.”

“Sometimes, the psychotic episodes spurred by chatbots can lead to violence.

Dr. Jessica Ferranti, a psychiatrist at UC Davis Health… said two of about 30 people she assessed last year in violent felony cases had delusional thoughts that were intensified by A.I. before the crimes occurred.”

“Many experts said that the number of people susceptible to psychological harm, even psychosis, is far higher than the general public understands. The bots, they said, frequently pull people away from human relationships, condition them to expect agreeable responses and reinforce harmful impulses.”

The company has estimated that 0.15 percent of ChatGPT users discussed suicidal intentions over the course of a month, and 0.07 percent showed signs of psychosis or mania.

For a product with 800 million users, that translates to 1.2 million people with possible suicidal intent”

“Times reporters have documented more than 50 cases of psychological crises linked to chatbot conversations since last year. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is facing at least 11 personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits claiming that the chatbot caused psychological harm.”

“By the end of the year, Dr. Sheffield had seen seven such patients at Vanderbilt… Although she is accustomed to treating people with mental instability, Dr. Sheffield was disturbed that this new technology seemed to tip people from simply having eccentric thoughts into full-on delusions.”

How Bad Are A.I. Delusions? We Asked People Treating Them.

One of many awful stories: “One woman, who had no history of mental illness, asked ChatGPT for advice on a major purchase she had been fretting about. After days of the bot validating her worries, she became convinced that businesses were colluding to have her investigated by the government.”