Democrats criticize cost of National Guard deployment in D.C. and its results in new report
The Trump administration deployed National Guard members in August. More than 2,000 are still in Washington.
"The deployment is on track to exceed $600 million at the one-year mark, in August.
โDespite that significant investment of taxpayer dollars, the National Guard has been unable to identify any measurable public safety outcomes attributable to their presence...โ
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How to stay safe and stay warm in the cold
Here's what to know about staying warm and safe during freezing temperatures.
Someone suffering from frostbite can be unaware of it because tissues that become frozen are numb. These are all signs of frostbite: numbness, white or grayish-yellow skin, or skin that feels unusually firm or waxy.
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I've been to lots of cities around the world and the most "haunted by the spectres of their pasts" vibes I've gotten were in Phnom Penh (where you can still see ex-Khmer Rouge hanging out) and Charleston, where it feels like slavery's evils are in every single cobblestone and grand old structure
08.02.2026 00:54 โ ๐ 902 ๐ 71 ๐ฌ 50 ๐ 19
This is the same name that the right-wing Minnesotan assassin used for his fake private security company.
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Finland has been ranked the happiest country in the world for several consecutive years running.
This is their Government! ๐ซ๐ฎ
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(Bloomberg) -- US companies announced the largest number of job cuts for any January since the depths of the Great Recession in 2009, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
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Take heart!
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THIS. Theyโre in the South Metro now, hitting Carver County & Minneapolis suburbs HARD.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
Theyโre detaining observers because ICE & CBP believe the real problem is people filming them, not that ICE & CBP is committing domestic terror.
Less footage = less national news coverage.
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Bad Bunny isn't an immigrant.
This shit is cooked through. 150 years of being a newspaper and now you're a 4chan comment thread.
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Once again, another glorious sunset from Minneapolis, the city of sunsets and heroes!
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just a reminder that the united states is essentially operating a network of torture camps holding individuals in arbitrary detention, without access to appeal and rarely to counsel.
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Only if they wreck it
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My friend has had a gun pulled on her by ICE thugs on two separate occasions. One, she was delivering toys to kids too scared to leave their homes and two, she stopped to record and observe one of their โoperations.โ Itโs obscene
07.02.2026 05:54 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
That's exactly why observers need to film, and to be with the media to get the word out.
Otherwise, no one knows what's happening.
And that's what Homan wants.
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Everyone knows what is happening. The question is whether they want to.
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Film cops.
Never film protesters.
07.02.2026 12:56 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Milan: Protest ends in clashes near Olympic Village
Police used tear gas and water cannons on dozens of protesters near the Olympic Village in Milan. Protesters were demonstrating over the environmental impact of the games and also the presence of US I...
MILAN, ITALY: โPolice used tear gas and water cannons on dozens of protesters near the Olympic Village in Milan. Protesters were demonstrating over the environmental impact of the games and also the presence of US ICE agents.โ www.dw.com/en/milan-pro... - DW News
#Italy #Milan #WinterOlympics
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Volume UP! Poet laureate of Minneapolis, Junauda Petrus, speaks at the ceremony for Renee Good at Powderhorn Park. I don't have the full work, but give her a listen. "If it were up to them the world would have no mamas - just mother wound; no dreams, just nightmare; no poetry, just profit..."
08.02.2026 02:07 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
Leaving 2,000 brownshirts in Minneapolis with a local police force of 600, the feds outnumber them 3.3:1. Thatโs still an invasion.
The 1,000 flexed out are on R&R before they are reassigned to the the next blue city.
Vigilance by the media is called for.
07.02.2026 04:23 โ ๐ 61 ๐ 12 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
And if the 2,000 come out in the daytime, the first shift would only have ~300, scheduled to police the entire city, not babysit the invaders.
It is an intentional shock and awe approach to overwhelm local resources and cry about not receiving support.
07.02.2026 21:38 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
James Baldwin understood what truth requires.
Writer. Essayist. A voice that confronted power and named the danger plainly.
Black History. Always. ๐ค
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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We shall see. Frey didnโt do this proactively, but he is pissed. Yet when the feds came in hard he was outmaneuvered. Cooperation must be refused at every point, including the governorship, if defiance is to succeed. That means defying the police, who are quick to cooperate otherwise.
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NYC
Protected against illegal ICE actions
Judicial warrants are legal
Intimidation, barging in, terrifying families isnโt!
Thanks to Mayor Mamdani
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Why are the comedy team of Witkoff and Kushner the lead negotiators on โฆ. ANYTHING???
No Senate approval. No confirmation process.
The only expertise these two have is the ability to enrich themselves.
07.02.2026 12:58 โ ๐ 6190 ๐ 1518 ๐ฌ 315 ๐ 81
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Goodโs Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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RAW FOOTAGE: Minnesota State Troopers charge into anti-ICE protesters with multiple arrests after an unlawful assembly had been declared. One journalist says: "It was a free-for-all, I was grabbed twice, but ultimately let go after showing my Press badge." Make sure this gets seen! Share widely.
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Why are so many undocumented immigrants being held in detention for so long instead of being deported?
Simple. The billionaires who own the detention centers get paid for keeping people here. They don't get paid for people who get deported.
It's not about the law, it's about taking your money.
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Why are the menโs names redacted and the victims names exposed?
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