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‘It seemed like time stopped’: Marimar Martinez recounts shooting by immigration agent at Washington forum Marimar Martinez’s testimony comes after weeks of blowback against the immigration enforcement raids that have rattled cities like Chicago.

“I am Renee Good, I am Alex Pretti, I am Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, I am Keith Porter,” she said. “This needs to stop now. How many more lives must be lost before meaningful action is taken?”
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What's been weird to learn is that other leaders of institutions act the same way. Some of them hoard and protect their influence like it's money because they, too, are rich. You don't get rich by giving your money away and (they seem to believe) you don't get powerful by exercising your power. But, in fact, that is often how power works: using power can help build power. At the very least, power holds no value unless it is exercised, which alone is a valid reason to exercise it. If you are powerful but never use your power, you are not powerful. I'm talking here primarily about the huge, obvious loci of power — the centers of power that exist in part to serve as checks on other centers of power. Congress vis-a-vis the presidency. The media relative to the government. Higher education in contrast to misinformation. But they often aren't serving as checks on what's unfolding, or are obviously and bizarrely using their power only sparingly, garden hoses aimed at protecting their own homes from the wildfire. So it's left to individuals, who have stepped up where institutions have not.

I wrote about Minnesota and ICE and how average Americans are reclaiming the power that the administration is abusing.
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one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites

I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...

Every podcast this week: hey I know we are a podcast dedicated to medieval maps but there is Epstein stuff about that too.

Paul Blume @PaulBlume FOX9 • 1h SHOCKING FEDERAL COURT MOMENT: DOJ attorney Julie Le, "The system sucks, this job sucks" to Judge Jerry Blackwell who pressed her on why so many court orders are being ignored by ICE/Trump admin. She asked to be held in contempt just so she could get 24 hours of sleep. @FOX9 Q 39 1）419 • 1.3K Ill 124K 贝企 Paul Blume *• @PaulBlume_FOX9 Judge Blackwell had ordered the SHOW CAUSE hearing because he was frustrated that in 5 Habeas cases he was presiding over, he felt his orders were being ignored, leaving immigrant detainees unconstitutionally locked up for days. Ms. Le said that govt lawyers just cannot keep up. 3:37 PM • Feb 3, 2026 • 13.3K Views

I have confirmed the gist of this report out of federal court in Minnesota today from a source familiar.

If you have more information about the District of Minnesota—either the court or the U.S. Attorney's Office—and how they are handling all of this, please reach out. I am at crg.32 on Signal.

On Grindr like “what part of the cube are you? Kinda far…”

Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

“This is crazy,” she said. “How can our government be doing this?”

One helluva story about administrative subpoenas.

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Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.

A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.

My take is that I understand that emotions can get heated, especially in the immediate aftermath of something outrageous and provocative and things happen. And it’s not really good or bad, it’s just human.

But if you burn my house down, I hate you.

Important context: the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the one of largest American newspapers in terms of circulation not to have a unionized staff.

The AJC to cut staff as it continues digital transformation The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Tuesday it will lay off staffers in the newsroom and other segments of the business.

BREAKING: @ajc.com on Tuesday evening said it will lay off approximately 50 staffers, about 15% of its headcount, as it seeks to cut costs and marshal resources to invest in its growth.

The AJC published its last print edition on 12/31. About half of those laid off will come from the newsroom.

It’s a skill issue

there are definitely very annoying aspects to this website but i have to be honest, a lot of people’s complaints can easily be solved by following people who post good instead of post bad

A Community Space for Team USA at the Winter Olympics Will No Longer Be Called ‘Ice House’ U.S. Olympic officials are changing the name to Winter House, as Italians protest the similarly named federal agency’s presence at the Games in Italy.

U.S. Olympic officials are changing the name of an athlete community space for the 2026 Games, from Ice House to Winter House.

every awful trend on the internet for the last decade came out of GamerGate and they were all readily visible from the very early days

if you couldn’t see it you weren’t paying attention, and everyone who coddled the movement bears responsibility for where we are today

I am remembering why I had Stancil et al muted: while he can be annoying, too many people are totally incapable of being normal about him. He is the cause of most cases of Computer Madness. Probably half of the worst Posts of all time are about him.

DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.

Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.

isaiah to the rest of us:

“A rare misstep for Miller”?????????????

“a rare misstep for Miller”

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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

Another reminder that ICE has not eased up on Minnesota. They're abducting kids as young as 2 and disappearing them.

Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."

Republicans haul Netflix before Congress for being too ‘woke’ Yes, they brought up Cuties again.

Today a Republican senator took a huge hit of concentrated culture war and said Netflix makes - this is real! - “THE WOKEST CONTENT IN THE WORLD” www.theverge.com/policy/87353...

“In my profession, I have seen many people break down in grief, but that image of Elizabeth’s father will stay with me forever,” she said. “I watched him sit in his car, bury his head in his hands, and cry uncontrollably. Those are images you do not forget.”

*Volunteered could also be “jumped at an opportunity to get out of ICE while still maintaining her federal job, only to go out of the frying pan into the fire.”

ICE demanded Maine sheriff’s employment records following his criticism of arrest The subpoena came a day after Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce blasted immigration agents for arresting one of his guards.

ICE is demanding the employment records at a Maine jail after a sheriff openly criticized immigration agents for arresting one of his guards

I see people on here shocked that Kaitlan Collins' male colleagues did nothing to defend her and it breaks my heart to say this but men in the workplace tolerate a lot of open sexism or dismiss it as not real or not meaningful.

The Real Reason Trump Is Skipping the Super Bowl on Sunday Trump claimed the big game is ‘too far away.’ Privately, his advisers warned he’d likely get booed if he went, sources tell Zeteo.

Trump claimed he’s skipping the Super Bowl because it’s “too far away.” Privately, Trump’s advisers warned he would likely get booed if he went to Sunday’s big game, sources tell Zeteo.

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