Leah McElrath

Keep going.

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

“Vance will be worse!”

Yeah, body cameras don't matter a damn unless you have Jonathan Ross and Alex Pretti's murderers sitting in front of a jury visibly shaking in fear of a life sentence.

Right now, ICE is just gonna destroy that footage if mildly inconvenient.

Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.

JOINT STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JOINT STATEMENT FROM THE DAKOTA/LAKOTA NATIONS OF SISSETON WAHPETON OYATE, SPIRIT LAKE, CROW CREEK, STANDING ROCK, YANKTON SIOUX, AND ROSEBUD SIOUX FORT TOTTEN, N.D.; FORT YATES, N.D.; SISSETON, S.D.; CROW CREEK, S.D.; WAGNER, S.D.; and ROSEBUD, S.D. - January 25, 2026 — The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Spirit Lake Nation, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and Yankton Sioux Tribe stand together in deep sorrow, empathy, and solidarity with the families and communities affected by recent federal enforcement actions in Minnesota. We extend our deepest condolences to the families who have lost loved ones as a result of recent enforcement activity, including the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old individual during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026. We also hold the people of Minneapolis in our thoughts during this time of grief, uncertainty, and heightened tension. No family or community should have to endure fear, violence, displacement, or separation in the places where they live and work. Our hearts are with all those whose lives have been disrupted or torn apart by these events. Recent federal law-enforcement actions, including the use of lethal force and the taking into custody of an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in Minnesota, have caused alarm among Indigenous communities across the Twin Cities metropolitan area. At this time, information regarding potential charges remains unclear. These incidents have intensified longstanding concerns about the safety, treatment, and rights of Native people living in urban areas far from their home reservations. The Minneapolis St. Paul metropolitan area is home to one of the largest urban Native populations in the United States. More than 35,000 American Indian and Alaska Native people live throughout the Twin Cities metro area, representing dozens of Tribal Nati…

harm, yet continue to seek dignity, justice, and safety wherever they reside. From these histories comes a responsibility to seek better and mutual relations, grounded in respect, restraint, and humanity. Our teachings remind us that we are not separate from one another. As Indigenous peoples, we hold the belief that we are all related — Mitákuye Oyás'in. This principle calls for accountability without dehumanization, for justice without violence, and for policies rooted in dignity rather than fear. Indigenous peoples are American citizens under the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, and the federal government carries a continuing fiduciary duty to Tribal Nations as a political class of people. This duty includes safeguarding constitutional rights, ensuring due process, and preventing unlawful detention or harm to tribal citizens — regardless of where they live. While we recognize the strong emotions these events have stirred, we urge our citizens to prioritize safety. We are asking our tribal members not to engage in protest activity that could place individuals at risk of harm, particularly in situations involving armed enforcement. There are meaningful ways to support families and neighbors -through community care, education, advocacy, and mutual aid — that do not expose our people to dangerous confrontations. Our Nations remain committed to ensuring that enrolled citizens living away from their home reservations have access to proper tribal identification. We will continue efforts to expand access to tribal IDs and related documentation, recognizing that identification affirms citizenship, protects rights, and supports safety wherever our people reside. As Dakota and Lakota leaders, we stand united in our responsibility to protect our citizens, honor our ancestors, and safeguard future generations. We will continue to speak with clarity, compassion, and strength on behalf of our people. We stand together. We remember. We endure. Chairwoman Lonna J. Street, Spirit L…

Six tribes have issued a statement telling the feds to stop detaining their members.

The gov’t “carries a duty to Tribal Nations. This duty includes safeguarding constitutional rights, ensuring due process, and preventing unlawful detention or harm to tribal citizens, regardless of where they live”

From Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Death and despair do not have the last word Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: Like Jesus, we live in frightening times. His earthly ministry began, as we heard in today’s Gospel reading, when John the Baptist was imprisoned by authori...

Episcopal Church statement on supporting immigrant communities:

“Like Jesus, we live in frightening times… As Christians, we must acknowledge that this chaos and division is not of God, and we must commit ourselves to paying whatever price our witness requires of us.“

I’m glad you’re on this unfortunate intellectual voyage. It matters that men see and talk about it too.

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Thank you for understanding and voicing this.

The killing of Alex Pretti and the grotesque lying was an overreach by the administration. They've paid a price and had to pull back a bit. But it's when there's some disarray that the democratic opposition needs to intensify the offensive, and turn a marginal tactical success into a major victory.

we are witnessing historic backpedaling here

Gender studies wins again, honestly. Understanding rape as both a political act and a goal of policy helps break out of the strictly economic understanding of politics that has failed to predict or effectively describe Trumpism

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Episcopal Church leadership has really stepped up.

I was baptized and confirmed Episcopalian, and, if they keep this up, they might even draw people like me back to the Church. Amazing times.

From Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Death and despair do not have the last word Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: Like Jesus, we live in frightening times. His earthly ministry began, as we heard in today’s Gospel reading, when John the Baptist was imprisoned by authori...

Episcopal Church statement on supporting immigrant communities:

“Like Jesus, we live in frightening times… As Christians, we must acknowledge that this chaos and division is not of God, and we must commit ourselves to paying whatever price our witness requires of us.“

Congratulations and best wishes to you all 💜

Trump snow shoveling photo op when?

The beautiful thing is they will all turn on each other eventually.

Enjoy it—and keep the pressure on.

ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

Feds are trying to use coercion to stop ICE watch activity in Maine:

“The volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them.”

A “small” victory.

Every now and then lately, that photo of Mussolini and his mistress hanging upside down in a public square pops into my mind unbidden.

We need Stephen Miller out.

“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her close adviser Corey Lewandowski, who were Bovino’s biggest backers at DHS, are also at risk of losing their jobs…”

Noem shot a puppy to death, and Lewandowski is an alleged sex pest. Trump’s DHS is rotten from the top down.

The vibe shift is real. Keep the pressure on.

all for love

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.

Feds are trying to use coercion to stop ICE watch activity in Maine:

“The volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest. Some of them, masked and wearing tactical gear, have issued stark warnings not to follow them.”

Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ X.com BREAKING: Multiple federal sources confirm to @FoxNews that Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino & some, not all Border Patrol agents, will be leaving the state of Minnesota imminently. 3:08 PM • 1/26/26 • 244K Views

Bovino and some CBP agents to leave Minnesota, per Fox News: