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Minnesota judge counts ICE violations at nearly 100 court orders: "ICE is not a law unto itself" A federal judge is calling out ICE and its alleged noncompliance with court orders connected to actions in Minnesota. The strong statement was made in the context of a court order for a man held witho...

“ICE is not a law unto itself.”

Never forget: Pam Bondi and Kash said there was nothing in the Epstein files back in March

Here is the original draft federal indictment of Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking that was prepared by federal prosecutors in 2007, but ultimately tossed aside by Alex Acosta's office to allow Epstein to plea to a much lesser state charge.

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Report: Education Department's "efficiency" layoffs cost at least $28 million Roughly half its civil rights employees were fired. Almost all complaints were thrown out.

Report: Education Department's "efficiency" layoffs cost at least $28 million www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The US government is trying to make coal seem cute. It isn't. Trump complained that coal needed better PR. Then "Coalie" showed up.

The US government is trying to make coal seem cute. It isn't. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The U.S. ranks 40th in healthcare—dead last on this list—yet Congress keeps shoveling billions into ICE. We fund raids, cages, and weapons while people die waiting for care. This isn’t incompetence. It’s priorities. And they’re lethal.

#FundHealthcareOverICE
#USDemocracy
#Pinks

Individual States Join World Health Organization After Trump Drops It Illinois is the latest state to take this step.

The Illinois Department of Public Health sidestepped the federal government this week by independently joining the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). It is the second state to do so, after California joined the network last month. trib.al/0ecIsxF

Trump Is Breaking His Word on Credit Card Regulation Donald Trump has long claimed he wants to lower credit card interest rates. His regulators are intervening in a legal ba

Trump claims he wants to cap credit card interest rates.

But before his announcement, his own regulators filed a legal brief opposing a Colorado law that would do just that.

Don’t believe his fake populism for a second. He will always govern for the rich and powerful — not you.

Renee Good’s Family Demands Congress Take Action to Rein in ICE “This is not just a bad day, or a rough week or isolated incidents,” her brother said.

“We’re here because the Department of Homeland Security, ICE and, of course, broader agencies across DHS are completely out of control, and because Congress has a responsibility to step in when constitutional rights are being violated,” Rep. Robert Garcia of California said.

Democrat Erik Bottcher

Map of NY State Senate District 47

🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - NEW YORK STATE SENATE DISTRICT 47🚨

Democrat: Erik Bottcher

Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD🗓️

Area: West Side

Notes: Another safe blue district, but every landslide win is another drop of water in the 2026 blue wave.

Trump sued over 'corrupt and illegal' gold card 'scheme' Former ethics czar and Democracy Defenders Fund founder Norm Eisen is after President Donald Trump in court with a new lawsuit to block a pay-to-play scheme. On Bluesky, Eisen wrote that his group is ...

Trump sued over 'corrupt and illegal' gold card 'scheme'

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Black History Is Not Symbolism. It Is a Call to Act. A Black History Month conversation with educator Ernest Crim III on truth, memory, and organizing locally.

Black History Is Not Symbolism. It Is a Call to Act.
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'Tariffs Haven't Helped': 72,000 Manufacturing Jobs—and Counting—Obliterated Since Trump's Liberation Day | Common Dreams President Trump's promises of a manufacturing revival have fallen flat, with job losses and higher costs for American families. Are his constantly changing tariffs really helping the economy, or just ...

'Tariffs Haven't Helped': 72,000 Manufacturing Jobs—and Counting—Obliterated Since Trump's Liberation Day www.commondreams.org/news/tariffs...

As Agents Pull Guns on ICE Observers, Lawmakers Make Stand Outside DC Headquarters: 'Fire Kristi Noem' | Common Dreams Democratic lawmakers demand the firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after new footage shows ICE agents drawing guns in Minneapolis.

As Agents Pull Guns on ICE Observers, Lawmakers Make Stand Outside DC Headquarters: 'Fire Kristi Noem' www.commondreams.org/news/fire-kr...

They have resorted to buying empty warehouses. They are trying to purchase one in my hometown right now and are getting a lot of pushback. These buildings were not built for people to live in.

How Epstein Worked with the Global Right to Destroy Democracy

Jeffrey Epstein aligned himself with Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Russia, and far-right actors who are part of the MAGA network and actively working to undermine democracy and human rights.

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American citizen shot by ICE: The agent who shot me sent disgusting text messages to his Border Patrol buddies, literally bragging about how many times he shot me. I got sick to my stomach seeing how a federal law enforcement officer will talk this way about shooting me, a woman who he swerved into.

SCOTUS needs to know about ALL of this.

@scotusblog.com @scotusblog.bsky.social #IceOUT #resist

Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-pro...

Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of Greg Bovino.

At least one person who had an anti-ICE message on clothing was handcuffed while face-down on the ground.

Trump's disembodied voice on that Bongino podcast sounds like a 95-year-old man telling stories at the VFW Hall

After winning a special election in Texas for a vacant House seat, Congressman Christian Menefee has officially been sworn in thus decreasing creepy MAGA terrorist Mike Johnson’s GOP majority to just 1 vote. Another win for democracy.

According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.

PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.

You know what the difference is between Trump and Epstein?

Epstein lost his international protections when his participation in working with the FSB was outed.

Trump is terrified of the Epstein files, but not because of American politics, because of the implications with RU leadership.

If this ever finds a home they'd better have a way to protect it.

Or at least hire someone to wash it off every day.

US Warship Downs Iranian Drone, Heightening Risk of 'Illegal and Catastrophic War' | Common Dreams "Demanding talks while surrounding the other side with a massive armada of warships and F-35s is not diplomacy, it is piracy," Phyllis Bennis of Institute for Policy Studies, told Common Dreams.

US Warship Downs Iranian Drone, Heightening Risk of 'Illegal and Catastrophic War' www.commondreams.org/news/us-shoo...

Seeking Pentagon Contracts, Bezos Rolls Out Red Carpet After Dropping $40 Million on ‘Melania’ | Common Dreams Amazon's $40 million "Melania" film labeled as a bribe, but Bezos pours $35 million into marketing. Is this a ploy to win government contracts? A government watchdog group suggests so. Are taxpayers b...

Seeking Pentagon Contracts, Bezos Rolls Out Red Carpet After Dropping $40 Million on ‘Melania’ www.commondreams.org/news/bezos-m...

‘This Rogue Agency Should Not Receive a Single Penny,’ Progressives Say of ICE as Trump Signs Funding Bill | Common Dreams As some Democrats suggest compromising in order to reform the agency, Rep. Rashida Tlaib said that “ICE was built on violence and is terrorizing neighborhoods. It will not change.”

‘This Rogue Agency Should Not Receive a Single Penny,’ Progressives Say of ICE as Trump Signs Funding Bill www.commondreams.org/news/progres...

Florida court tosses GOP suit attempting to influence elections by challenging U.S. census The case was part of a broader Republican effort to increase the power of GOP-controlled states by changing how the U.S. population is counted.

Florida court tosses GOP suit attempting to influence elections by challenging U.S. census
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Exposed: The Putin-Epstein-Trump Connection Epstein's Putin ties, Musk's empire under siege, and a 67-year-old secretly targeted for writing to the government

Exposed: The Putin-Epstein-Trump Connection
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Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’ In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...

Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’ www.wbez.org/immigration/...