Mark Brigham

Jeffries on Fox News Sunday: "We believe this moment should be used to make dramatic changes to ICE that are bold, transformational, and meaningful ... these are basic, common sense demands."

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Good reporting, thank you!

Can you bridge your account so your posts are visible from the fediverse (eg mastodon)? I’d like to be able to boost your stuff from there.

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ICE is overpaying massively for its detention centers. Who is pocketing those profits?

Something stinks here, and it’s our tax dollars paying for it. Tell a friend.

Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

And let’s not forget about impeaching this absolute awful excuse of a DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem!

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.

We're working to quash this subpoena to protect our client's First Amendment rights.

NEW: Senator Ed Markey just introduced a critical bill that would ban ICE and CBP from buying or using facial recognition technology to go after our communities.

Congress must pass the ICE Out of My Face Act and use their funding power to rein in these out-of-control agencies.

A first step, sure. But there’s usually only 150 in the entire state. This drawdown means there will still be around 2,300 (15x the normal amount) unaccountable federal agents roaming our streets.

Women who took their spouses’ last names (& others with name changes) could get around the birth certificate problem if they have passports. But not everyone has one. And getting one takes time & $$$. The GOP’s bill doesn’t even offer to cover the expense, making it equivalent to a poll tax.

Wow, @tjnorrisart.bsky.social , How did you resurect this months’ old tweet?

Photo of two pieces of art on the exterior of a building: (1) banner that says “I’m sorry for thinking Obama was enough.” and (2) Five conjoined men’s faces, mouths agape, with the words “ENJOY THE COLLAPSE” filling their conjoined mouths. Police stand on both sides of the faces. The eyes and facial expression seem to indicate glee. I took this photo at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art in Houston, Texas. Artists unknown.

I’m sorry for thinking voting was enough. I’m not enjoying the collapse.

#uspol #art #StationMuseum

Not enough. Every single ICE and CBP agent should be out of Minnesota. The terror campaign must stop.

ICE must be abolished.

Jefferson county sheriff is practicing, mask 😷 included

🚨 Pls call ur Senators at 202-224-3121. Pls reply to my post with a ✅ if/when u do. It will encourage others & will let me know if my messaging is working. I hope it’s working bc MAGAs are HEAVILY promoting the bill & deceiving people by characterizing it as a simple Voter ID bill. It’s not that! 😡

@jennycohn.bsky.social ✅

I wrote both of mine, and I’m pretty sure they’re both already on the right side on this issue.

#WriteYourRep #CallYourRep #VotingRights #VoterSuppression #uspol

Yes, the GOP’s new Voter Suppression bill, the so-called “SAVE Act,” would also disenfranchise many of the 69 million women who took their husbands’ last names, as explained in my one-page summary below. Tell your Senators “NO on SAVE!” 5/

a tiger in the snow. Photo (c) Wildlife Conservation Society

Slaght's "account of the Siberian Tiger Project...provides powerful testimony of what can be achieved when scientists collaborate across borders." Review of TIGERS BETWEEN EMPIRES by Jon Letman in @thediplomat.com: thediplomat.com/2026/02/asia... 🌍

Three rules in FBI firearm training:

1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot

Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like

I joined many Minnesota doctors, nurses, and caregivers at Orchestra Hall for a vigil organized by WeCare to honor the life of Alex Pretti. He will be remembered for his deep compassion for veterans and their families as a VA ICU nurse.

Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.

We don't have to agree on everything, but can we all agree that what ICE is doing in Minnesota is wrong? A passionate appeal from Jimmy Kimmel.

A Pastor's Warning: We're Not in a Civil War, But a Christian Nationalist Holy War—And They Must Not Win. I’m not sure Americans really understand what we’re facing right now.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-pastors-...

Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out

There. David Guttenfelder's account in the @nytimes.com said ICE gave orders to leave, and that really bugged me because I heard nothing, nothing at all. Now a neighbor who published in @slate.com and his sister agree with me (as do 3 people on my FB.) No words given.

slate.com/news-and-pol...

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

I need to hear from the folks in the 60/70s and protesting Vietnam (and everything else)...did shit feel as corrupt, unjust, overwhelming, and impossible to overcome as they do now? Not inviting you to compare, more how you felt in the moment, not knowing what you know now

Children should spend their days learning at school, playing on the playground, and just being kids.

No child belongs in ICE detention.

F.B.I. Agent Who Tried to Investigate ICE Officer in Shooting Resigns

FBI supervisory agent Tracee Mergen in Minneapolis resigned after FBI leadership in DC pressured her to discontinue an investigation into ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who shot & killed Renee Good. An investigation following an agent-involved shooting death is commonplace. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...