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⚡️ HAPPENING NOW — KNOXVILLE students shake off discipline warnings and walk out to protest ICE…

We’re told 1000+ are there 👀 💪🏽

www.knoxnews.com/story/news/p...

30.01.2026 15:46 — 👍 1582    🔁 537    💬 68    📌 27
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HAPPENING NOW: KNOXVILLE/KNOX COUNTY students walk out to protest ICE

(H/T @votegloriaj.bsky.social )

30.01.2026 16:07 — 👍 2048    🔁 626    💬 46    📌 28
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US Capitol Police arrest demonstrators, including many clergy members with the group Faith in Action, as they hold a prayer protest against funding for ICE and DHS ahead of a possible government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC

📸 Saul Loeb

30.01.2026 02:45 — 👍 59    🔁 34    💬 2    📌 3
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The powerful tools in ICE’s arsenal to track suspects — and protesters Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.

“Some U.S. citizens have reported having their faces checked in real time by ICE or CBP. “He used facial recognition with another system and it confirmed I was a citizen. They then let me go,” Minnesota resident Julio Garcia said in a court declaration…”

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

30.01.2026 11:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

FREE at Libro: a book with specific, workable goals to help you do what you can right now, for Minnesota and for your neighbors, too:

libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

29.01.2026 19:11 — 👍 71    🔁 47    💬 1    📌 1
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Good neighbors stand by each other. Minnesota, we love you. Find ways to help our neighbors here:

https://wisdems.org/get-involved/ways-to-help-minnesota/

29.01.2026 00:58 — 👍 27    🔁 11    💬 1    📌 0
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

People outside of Minnesota, in
case you are wondering how to help the current situation, this website has many current opportunities to donate and support people who need help in Minnesota. Help pay rent, get groceries, and provide other support for people in hiding.
www.standwithminnesota.com

27.01.2026 20:10 — 👍 79    🔁 82    💬 0    📌 0
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Modern Times Cafe becomes 'free restaurant' in response to ICE surge The daytime eatery isn't charging for food or drinks "until the occupation of Minneapolis is over."

If you'd like to help, there are links on the story ♥️

bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

27.01.2026 04:27 — 👍 186    🔁 75    💬 3    📌 4
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-Leave Minneapolis, stop terrorizing
-End arrests without warrants
-stay away from schools/churches
-hold the shooters accountable
-leave citizens alone
-take off masks
-make detention facilities humane
-impeach Noem

30.01.2026 05:36 — 👍 2831    🔁 910    💬 155    📌 63

"Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander."

#HolocaustMemorialDay

27.01.2026 09:09 — 👍 503    🔁 119    💬 11    📌 3
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The Trump administration talking about illegal immigrants but make the footage federal agents

28.01.2026 20:45 — 👍 1254    🔁 380    💬 31    📌 11
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Homan: "The withdrawal of law enforcement resources here is dependent upon cooperation ... as we see that cooperation happen, then the redeployment will happen"

29.01.2026 13:43 — 👍 565    🔁 168    💬 279    📌 247

Where do I go to get my apology from Corporate Media for amplifying obviously absurd disinformation about Trump pivoting in Minnesota that did not even last 24 hours before he explicitly renounced the lie?

30.01.2026 00:40 — 👍 3855    🔁 965    💬 68    📌 13

As a veteran who’s deployed, I know exactly what “in theater” means. It’s a military term for operations in foreign countries. Using it to describe Minneapolis isn’t accidental…and I can’t overemphasize how dangerous that language shift is.

30.01.2026 01:23 — 👍 3596    🔁 1296    💬 122    📌 40

"In theater" is a nice touch for describing Minneapolis. Worth noting the people involved, from Trump to Miller to Noem to Homan to Bovino to the majority of ICE and CBP goons, have never served in the military. They're playing out a war fantasy, dressing up in army costumes, like incredible losers.

29.01.2026 15:51 — 👍 2587    🔁 702    💬 119    📌 24

ICE is upset that ICE isn't welcome in restaurants after ICE ordered food at a restaurant, ate it, then arrested restaurant employees, and ICE believes this is someone else's fault, do I have that right?

29.01.2026 16:45 — 👍 20830    🔁 5034    💬 535    📌 179
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Senators block funding package amid DHS standoff There will be a partial government shutdown if lawmakers cannot reach a deal by Saturday morning.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Eight Republicans joined every Senate Democrat to block sweeping government funding legislation from advancing Thursday amid ongoing negotiations around a potential offramp to avert a lengthy shutdown of several agencies.

29.01.2026 17:40 — 👍 480    🔁 172    💬 12    📌 0
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North Carolina weighs investigating ‘presumptive noncitizens’ in latest attack on voting Republicans took control of the board last year, installing a GOP majority and immediately replacing the long-time, nonpartisan director with a party political operative.

North Carolina election officials are considering a plan to flag voters as “presumptive noncitizens” and potentially strike them from the state’s voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

29.01.2026 17:46 — 👍 654    🔁 436    💬 79    📌 69
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New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.

NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

29.01.2026 17:55 — 👍 1628    🔁 1075    💬 128    📌 96
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DHS trying to buy land in Virginia for another detention facility. Yesterday, Hanover County said no thanks.

29.01.2026 17:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, the top federal judge in Minneapolis, rips into ICE:

"ICE is not a law unto itself."

"ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence."
tinyurl.com/y4kujkzj

29.01.2026 00:55 — 👍 2147    🔁 681    💬 50    📌 39
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Ilhan Omar: “He was saved by security”

29.01.2026 01:39 — 👍 8238    🔁 1234    💬 247    📌 205
March 28

No Thrones, No Crowns

No Kings

March 28 No Thrones, No Crowns No Kings

❌👑 Over the past month, we’ve watched as ICE executed two people in broad daylight and more behind closed doors. They have invaded our communities and are using children as bait to lure our neighbors out of their homes. 👑❌

On March 28th, we’re standing up against these masked terrorists.

29.01.2026 01:00 — 👍 1083    🔁 467    💬 21    📌 27
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29.01.2026 01:07 — 👍 2936    🔁 910    💬 79    📌 27

Administrative warrants are not judicial warrants. ICE shouldn't enter homes without court oversight. This is basic constitutional law. #NoWarrantNoICE

29.01.2026 01:10 — 👍 1861    🔁 496    💬 44    📌 8
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WA Senate passes ban on police face coverings • Washington State Standard The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces amid concerns over masked immigration agents.

The Washington state Senate voted Wednesday to ban law enforcement from covering their faces in response to growing concerns over masked federal immigration agents. washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/01/28/w...

29.01.2026 00:11 — 👍 9816    🔁 2491    💬 304    📌 158

MAINE MUST PASS LD 2106!
No Maine parent should be afraid to send their child to school or take them to the doctor.

LD 2106 ensures that ICE cannot enter Maine’s schools, daycares, healthcare facilities, or libraries without a valid judicial warrant. Learn more & take action now! 1/

#MEpolitics

28.01.2026 23:22 — 👍 76    🔁 36    💬 5    📌 3
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Sen. Ossoff Statement on FBI Raid of Fulton County Elections Office

28.01.2026 21:37 — 👍 980    🔁 488    💬 81    📌 54
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In front of every VA this weekend.

28.01.2026 14:43 — 👍 558    🔁 246    💬 8    📌 12

Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Greg Bovino.

They must all resign and be held accountable.

29.01.2026 00:38 — 👍 27007    🔁 5661    💬 1201    📌 316

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