Nicholas Spindler

It looks like Rudy Giuliani sat on a candlestick and is trying to work out how he feels about it

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

Evidence again of @jonathanbchait.bsky.social's point that the phone is the weapon Trump fears most

Moriarty: "I was working with the BCA all day. What happened at the scene was that the federal agents stood about 2 feet apart w/ large batons & they physically prevented the BCA from entering the scene ... DHS prevented them from even entering the scene with a lawfully signed, by a judge, warrant."

When I teach Vietnam, I explain that opposition to the war really grew in fits and starts. Some big rallies and visible protests, but also a steady stream of celebrities and ordinary folks breaking with their priors and taking a new stand.

This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.

This is an excellent source. They have a list of places to donate to help plus they run Maine Ice Watch. maineimmigrantrights.org/mirc-resourc...

My friend who is a hospital chaplain in Maine recommended these two orgs: www.mainesolidarity.org and maineimmigrantrights.org.

‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid Internal ICE material and testimony from an official obtained by 404 Media provides the clearest link yet between the technological infrastructure Palantir is building for ICE and the agency’s activit...

Critical piece about a new Palantir app ICE is using to determine the “density” of potential people to deport in a given neighborhood. Gives some indications on how ICE is deciding where to act

www.404media.co/elite-the-pa...

ICE’s Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice In testimony from a CBP official obtained by 404 Media, the official described how Mobile Fortify returned two different names after scanning a woman's face during an immigration raid. ICE has said th...

One of the first things anyone learns about facial recognition is that it is often wrong and that it is biased. And yet ICE is using it all day every day to determine legal status & who to detain. And now we have a high-profile example of it being flat out wrong:

www.404media.co/ices-facial-...

Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show

We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.

He can't cancel the midterms legally by any means.

The military has nothing to do with voting. They are only to be used as law enforcement.

Will the military take illegal orders to shoot US citizens from a president?

No.

They swore an oath to the constitution,not a president.

We had to put up with school shootings because "the 2nd Amendment"
But watch ICE eliminate the right to bear arms by executing anyone they find with a gun and to hell with the 2nd Amendment.
ICE will soon be killing citizens in their own homes because they're scared there might be a gun inside.

Susan Collins is a disgrace to Maine.

This thread has organizations you can donate to to help immigrants and fight ICE in Maine. I’ve included community support organizations at the end too. If you know of others add them to my pinned thread.

Sebec Lake in Maine painted with acrylic on canvas. 2015
#acrylic #acrylicpainting #artist #artists #art #painting #originalart #traditionalart #Portland #Maine #fineart #scenery #landscape #clouds #fog #sunset #lake #sebec

Get ICE out of Maine!

His command is over. People in a Maine would tell you his blue city crackdowns are over. All they’re doing is turning his into an immediate scapegoat everyone can focus on while they continue these state terror operations.

ICE agents are violating the Constitution in multiple states, including Maine, where they are threatening to arrest citizens who are acting as legal observers of their activity.

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

"Now, the volunteers in Maine say federal agents have started showing up at their homes and intimidating them or threatening arrest."

A couple of Gestapo Nazis from Arkansas thought they could go out for a relaxing beer in Portland, Maine during a break from terrorizing civilians. The locals’ response was *chef’s kiss* perfection…😈

The Nazi White House put out a statement that Trump is reconsidering ICE agents after talking to Walz ...what the fuck?!? He created the problem & then wants all the glory for "fixing it" typical Trump.

Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?

Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.

You mean this big trade deal he and Lutnick announced with much hype and fanfare never even happened? I’m shocked.

Jonesy cartoon in Private Eye No. 1667

Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.

Gallego: I think it's ridiculous that Kristi Noem just went out right away and basically called this poor victim, a violent terrorist. That right there is impeachable. She lied about a citizen to justify his murder. The president should ask for her resignation.

There are rumors in MAGAland that not only is Bovino being removed from Minneapolis, he’s being relieved of duty as the commander at large.

Unverified at this time, but with watching.

“LET US OUT!”

women & children scream for help inside a detention camp in TEXAS, where private prisons like core civic make billions of taxpayer dollars holding them while abusing, neglecting them, refusing them health care, feeding them dirty food & water, etc.

In our name🇺🇸

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.