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@reportermark.bsky.social

Twin Cities reporter somewhere between Jesus and Huey P. Newton. I don’t argue with people John Brown would have shot. "You can't control bigfoot or aliens, so you can't control me either." - Jose Canseco

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Kangaroo Court Report #7 - Pigtails and deportation Kangaroo Court Report #7 - Pigtails and deportation

New from me: The cruelty of immigration proceedings in the United States is most evident when the power of the state is wielded against children.

20.02.2026 18:13 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

In 2017, in D.C., Erdogan's thugs viciously attacked protesters. This feels like a replay of that. Although, these guys don't seem to have done as much damage as what we saw in 2017.

No diplomatic "security" should feel this confident about throwing punches and kicks on U.S. soil. #smh

20.02.2026 03:04 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

This picture should be in history books and museums. What a perfect encapsulation of these dipshits.

20.02.2026 03:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No. I’ve stopped paying attention to what the fascists have to say. I bet it was horrifically stupid.

20.02.2026 02:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It’s a very poor county with not a lot going for it, which they blame on the nearby tribe.

20.02.2026 02:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

During my short stint covering state politics, Hudson stood out to me as the dumbest and least sincere politician in St. Paul. A close second was his Senate counterpart, Eric Lucero. Both dipshits who also didn’t know how to dress themselves.

20.02.2026 02:31 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

In any case, towns like this are meant to die and have been for millennia. It’s been a shit hole for decades. It’ll continue to be a shit hole for many more until the world forgets it ever existed.

20.02.2026 02:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The town sees some tourist dollars but not much because Hwy. 169 runs by the lake so it’s mostly state land between the highway and the lake. That means no houses or businesses on some prime property. It’s very small and doesn’t have much to it.

20.02.2026 02:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How Isle, population 800, became Minnesota’s only city to sign an agreement with ICE The Mille Lacs Lake town stands to gain training and federal money for equipment in the deal.

I once did a story about Isle when I did some work for the Mille Lacs Messenger. The mayor had gathered people to brainstorm how to keep the town afloat. He basically said the town was gonna die unless they do something. Guess they finally found something. www.startribune.com/how-isle-pop...

20.02.2026 02:01 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
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Detroit police chief plans to "terminate" two officers who contacted Border Patrol amid traffic stops Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison says the two incidents happened in the last few months, on Dec. 16, 2025, and Feb. 9, 2026.

After a routine audit of bodycam video, Detroit Police found two instances of their officers calling Border Patrol during traffic stops, against department policy. Border Patrol made arrests in both cases.

18.02.2026 14:09 — 👍 172    🔁 61    💬 5    📌 6
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ICE deported 2-month-old Juan Nicolás with his mother and father to Mexico, despite the baby suffering from bronchitis while in detention. trib.al/YGS1yQC

Nicolás’s mother said they were left at the border with no phone and only the money they had in their commissary.

18.02.2026 18:43 — 👍 62    🔁 48    💬 4    📌 8
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NEW: DOJ told a judge in New Jersey that it had violated court orders about 54 times between Dec. 5 and this week — the latest accounting of a phenomenon that used to be rare and is now rampant. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

18.02.2026 16:33 — 👍 2067    🔁 1020    💬 82    📌 86

Fair enough. Please keep us updated if you do.

15.02.2026 02:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Did they mention if they liked it or not? I’ve been debating about moving to a flip phone. I’m tired of being connected to everything.

15.02.2026 02:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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the MMIR march on franklin ave in minneapolis passes by the anishinabe housing development built by the american indian center

14.02.2026 18:58 — 👍 154    🔁 39    💬 0    📌 2
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Imagine still writing copaganda pieces in 2026. What a fucking joke.

14.02.2026 18:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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MPD just parked an unmarked vehicle across the street from the american indian center on franklin ave ahead of the MMIR march and he got out of the vehicle and put the “MPD IS HIRING” decals on it. what the fuck

14.02.2026 17:04 — 👍 111    🔁 35    💬 8    📌 6
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‘Smiley-face killer’ theorist accused of St. Paul sex assault at time of Zamlen search Kevin Gannon, the ex-New York cop who believes a team of “smiley-face” serial killers is responsible for the drownings of young men across the country, was investigated in the sexual as…

Do you remember when some yahoos tried to blame deaths like this on the “Smiley face” serial killer? One is a professor at SCSU and the other is an ex-cop who got accused of sexually assaulting a woman while he was here “investigating.” www.twincities.com/2010/03/06/s...

14.02.2026 13:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It’s really fucking weird that he posted this while his national guard were all dressed up in riot gear and hanging out with DHS cops while staging at the Whipple building.

You’d think a guy with higher political ambitions wouldn’t be such a dipshit but here we are.

14.02.2026 02:36 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

ICE kidnapped a neighbor in Phillips today along with others in MN. They are still the same rogue, abhorrent, & illegitimate organization meant to terrorize & separate families.

As I said yesterday, I am still asking the community to remain cautious & vigilant. We still need help.

Jason Chavez 1/

14.02.2026 01:05 — 👍 435    🔁 214    💬 3    📌 5

Hell yeah, little bro.

13.02.2026 23:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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1/3 On 2/12, border czar Tom Homan announced a draw down of federal agents in the Twin Cities. We do not trust this announcement, & neither should anyone else. We have forced them into a partial retreat, but we are not done. We will not stop until the last whistle is blown.

13.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 30    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 2

I’m taking off soon. Shit to do and wasn’t expecting NG dipshits to do dipshit things at Whipple today. Right now they just appear to be playing grab ass by their trucks.

13.02.2026 20:14 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I’m not sure what they’re thinking or planning but it’s a pretty big escalation for no apparent reason. A show of force right now is very silly.

13.02.2026 19:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No idea what their mission is but they’re dressed in various states of riot gear.

13.02.2026 19:14 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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A dipshit deputy ticketed someone for obstructing or some such nonsense because they were riding their bike on the street.

13.02.2026 19:09 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Just hanging out I guess. This is right next to the Ft Snelling light rail station.

13.02.2026 18:51 — 👍 7    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Looks like they’re getting their lunches. $100 says there’s uncrustables in there.

13.02.2026 18:48 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Someone who works at a bigger news org should ask the NG about what their little formation which involved clapping and cheering was about in the Whipple parking lot today.

13.02.2026 18:44 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Oh shit. It’s a formation. They’re all lined up in a cute little box. Maybe they’re doing awards or promotions? That’d be a weird thing to do right now.

13.02.2026 18:40 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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