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Mom, Professor, Writer, Scholar-Activist, Poet, Transnational Feminist. Past Editor of “ConditionallyAccepted” @InsideHigherEd and Current Co-Editor of “Challenging the Corporate University”@TruthOut Founder of @academictrauma.com Opinions are mine.

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“Massive” war launched by a man with no plan. Again. Donald Trump is repeating George W. Bush's catastrophic mistakes.

“Trump, who initiated this attack with Israel without seeking congressional authorization (as the Constitution requires), clearly engaged in little, if any, preparation for what comes following this “massive” operation, as he termed it.”

28.02.2026 22:17 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

Tread with great caution if you want to visit U.S.

21.02.2026 08:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariff regime The justices hand a rare rebuke to a president they've enabled.

Finally!

20.02.2026 16:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant commu...

Neary created the pattern that has now become the well-known "Melt the ICE" hat, a red beanie-shaped cap topped with a braided tassel.

Since making the pattern available for $5, the shop has raised nearly $400,000, Mashaal said Friday.

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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

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“But, in these unprecedented times, we strongly believe that the case can be made that Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, has met and exceeded the committee’s standard of promoting “democracy and human rights, and work aimed at creating a better organized and more peaceful world.”

29.01.2026 14:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”

“While individuals and organizations have been granted this prize since its inception in 1901, no municipality has ever been recognized.”

www.thenation.com/article/acti...

29.01.2026 14:48 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance during town hall in Minneapolis – live The man who sprayed her was swiftly tackled to the ground by security, but Omar insisted on continuing the town hall

Ilhan Omar attacked during a Town Hall.

28.01.2026 03:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Greg Bovino set to leave Minneapolis and could ‘retire,’ report says DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin denied the claims that Bovino had been relieved of his duties as Border Patrol ‘commander at large,’ which was first reported by The Atlantic
27.01.2026 00:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Minneapolis Health Care Workers Are Organizing to Defend Their Patients From ICE Organizing and rights trainings have helped health care workers protect their colleagues and their patients.

“Meanwhile, workers told Truthout that those federal agents have intimidated hospital staff and disregarded federal law, medical best practices, and hospital policies, often with limited pushback from hospital administrators.”

26.01.2026 23:35 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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NRA and pro-gun groups call for ‘full investigation’ into killing of Alex Pretti Groups typically aligned with Trump call for investigation as NRA wades into the national dialogue

This will bring the fascists down!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Sworn affidavit from a witness who saw the murder of Alex Pretti!

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“This is authoritarianism.” — Governor Gavin Newsom

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So now a man in Minneapolis is fatally shot for witnessing and recording.
This is where we are.
#NewFootage

24.01.2026 20:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Live updates: Man shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis | CNN A man was shot and killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, according to the city’s police chief. The Department of Homeland Security says the man was armed. Follow for live updates.

It’s becoming a killing field out there.

www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

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Leaked information about Trump invoking the Insurrection Act in MN!

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Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say Troops with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after President Donald Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.

Is Trump getting reading to invite the Insurrection Act in Minnesota?

19.01.2026 01:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claim

“From the start, ICE has been a racial project, with its armed operatives targeting Black and brown people. Its categorical mission and lack of oversight are reminiscent of slave patrols tasked with hunting down fugitives.”

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Democrats who expressed gratitude to ICE in 2005!

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This country is finished.

08.01.2026 07:16 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Except that all of these lies are caught on tape from multiple angles.

08.01.2026 03:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in Minneapolis with her partner just blocks from where she was shot.

“Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” she said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”

08.01.2026 03:03 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Tim Walz asks Portlanders to “stand with us” after ICE shooting in Minneapolis
YouTube video by The Oregonian Tim Walz asks Portlanders to “stand with us” after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Tim Walz asks #Portlanders to “Stand with us.”

08.01.2026 02:56 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Murdered Renee Nicole Good by ICE was a poet.

08.01.2026 02:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Renee Nicole Good is the most recent victim of U.S STATE SPONSORED TERRORISM.
#MinneapolisShootingByICE

08.01.2026 02:18 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

ICE IS THE DOMESTIC TERRORIST!

08.01.2026 01:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0