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AOC in Munich: “They are looking to withdraw the United States from the entire world so that we can into an age of authoritarianism — of authoritarians that can carve out the world, where Donald Trump can command the Western Hemisphere & Latin America as his personal sandbox”

"It is our global alliances that can be a hard stop against authoritarian consolidation of power, particularly in the installation of regional puppet governments."

AOC: "I think we have to recognize that we are in a new day and in a new time. But that does not mean that the majority of Americans are ready to walk away from a rules-based order, and that we're ready to walk away from our commitment to democracy."

AOC💪at the Munich Security Conference: “In a rules-based order, hypocrisy is vulnerability...kidnapping heads of state, threatening allies, colonizing Greenland, or looking the other way on a genocide”

AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."

ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.

From the minnesota community on Reddit: Another closer angle showing him trying to protect other protesters Explore this post and more from the minnesota community

In this video, it appears Alex Pretti is trying to protect another protester from being assaulted by federal agents when he is sprayed in the face with some kind of substance and then shot to death:

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Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It. When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

Her Daughter Died After Taking a Generic Version of a Lifesaving Drug. This Is What She Wants You to Know. Hannah Goetz was 17 when she had a double lung transplant. Her tacrolimus medication was supposed to help her body accept her new lungs. She died at just 21 years old.

NEW: “In my two decades as a reporter, I’ve sat at many kitchen tables with grieving mothers,” ProPublica reporter Megan Rose writes.

“Talking with Holly, though, was the first time I’d done so as a mother myself. Her sorrow hit me differently.”

A Bombshell Epic Lawsuit Shows How Your Medical Data Could Be At Risk A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can access patient records without their knowledge.

A lawsuit filed by electronic health record giant Epic could encourage reforms to a problematic system, where non-health companies can get their hands on patient records without their knowledge.

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...

Tear gas — currently being deployed in Minneapolis — can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses.

The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods.

From our 2020 investigation:

An 823-word health insurance plan that forgets pre-existing conditions is like a fire insurance policy that doesn’t mention fire. Bold choice.

There are now more ICE agents in MN than there are police in the 10 largest metro police departments combined.

Our Police Chief asked them not to come onto our streets, but the administration continues to escalate the situation.

This is making Minnesota less safe.

Trump Store to Close as Sales Falter, With No Election Battles Ahead

"Less enthusiasm among more casual Trump backers who might think twice before sporting a MAGA hat in public...

"The only presidency this century that had a lower approval rating at this point in a term was also Mr. Trump’s, during his first term..."

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Jacob Frey: “We have seen consistent unconstitutional practice by ICE discriminating only on the basis of - are you Latino, are you Somali - & then indiscriminate pickups thereafter — ppl are walking around on the street with their passports. That's not American. That's the furthest thing from it”

I watched it, that actually makes it much worse. He never should have been in front of the SUV. We are trained do not get in front of a vehicle like that, there’s only bad outcomes. Also, his video clearly shows she was not surreptitiously reaching for any objects within the vehicles drivers compartment, so the only defense for the agent would be that she was trying to run him over, which clearly isn’t the case, as emphasized by the fact that his legs were out of the way. The video also shows the SUV was moving so slowly that even in icy conditions he should’ve just moved out of the way. In the department of justice we are prohibited from using deadly force purely to prevent escape. Bad shoot all around

A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:

In 1943!!!

“Nobel Literature laureate Knut Hamsun famously gave his Nobel medal and diploma to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels as a gesture of admiration for the Nazi regime, following his support for the occupation….”

I spoke at a Congressional hearing in St. Paul this morning about the chaos and fear ICE is creating in our state. Instead of de-escalating, the administration is doubling down—putting public safety at risk and making it harder for local law enforcement to do their jobs.

Renee Good had a pulse when EMS arrived. I’m not sure it would have made a difference if ICE had let that civilian physician render aid before EMS arrived, but now we will never know. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it.

“Trump has sent more federal agents to Minneapolis—several thousand of them—than there are police officers in the city. It’s a fight he wants, and it’s a fight he’s got.” @sbg1.bsky.social writes about Donald Trump’s escalations in Minnesota. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/relO7Y

NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

All 6 audio tapes are in this article. They were looking for the evidence to corroborate his stories while the tapes were being recorded. Warning, the tapes talk about r*pe, torture and murder from his childhood.
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Wag the dog 🥲🥲🥲🥲

The DOJ has decapitated thousands of accumulated years of prosecutorial experience and expertise and replaced it with television hosts, divorce lawyers, and beauty contest contestants. Who is going to write this Maduro indictment, Jeanine Pirro?

It appears the idea is to pursue the Maduro capture as a law enforcement issue to sidestep the illegal act of war. But 5000 of our best lawyers have been purged from the DOJ. What’s left? Unqualified flunkies whose flawed indictments have been quashed by judges. What happens if the indictment fails?

Congratulations to Nico!!!

BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...