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USA Today opinion columnist. Also in: Chicago Tribune; Los Angeles Times; Guardian; Boston Globe; HuffPost; Hill; NY Daily News, etc. Former federal prosecutor, state prosecutor, and defense attorney for indigent defendants. ๐ŸŒŠ ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ #LGBT

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Does this mean Texas gets invaded now? Or is that only after intrepid reporter Nick Shirley gets a scoop?

www.fox4news.com/news/48-texa...

27.01.2026 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12416    ๐Ÿ” 4726    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 608    ๐Ÿ“Œ 263
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#GVerse Bravo #London just joined #Minnesota!

Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti while opposing Farage.

When state violence goes unchecked, the world notices.

Solidarity doesnโ€™t stop at borders. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

27.01.2026 02:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11735    ๐Ÿ” 2911    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 319    ๐Ÿ“Œ 191
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So basically Albert Speerโ€™s defense at Nuremberg.

28.01.2026 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7562    ๐Ÿ” 2300    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 845    ๐Ÿ“Œ 254

Shocking. This guy should be reprimanded.

28.01.2026 05:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A Pastor's Warning: We're Not in a Civil War, But a Christian Nationalist Holy Warโ€”And They Must Not Win. Iโ€™m not sure Americans really understand what weโ€™re facing right now.

"The wholesale moral failure white Evangelicals have been guilty of over the past decades has been alarming, but you havenโ€™t seen anything yet. It will get exponentially worse now that they have this unprecedented opportunity."

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/a-pastors-...

28.01.2026 05:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the six million Jewish people murdered by the Nazis, as well as countless other victims.

We honor their lives by rejecting the evils of antisemitism, dehumanization, and authoritarian violence wherever they appear.

Never again means never again for anyone.

28.01.2026 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8046    ๐Ÿ” 1590    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 166    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48

โ€œIf you raise your voice Iโ€™ll erase your voiceโ€ said an ice agent.

Insane

28.01.2026 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9856    ๐Ÿ” 2892    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 657    ๐Ÿ“Œ 146
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Bondiโ€™s injection of voter roll demands into Minneapolis ICE tensions draws claims of โ€˜ransomโ€™ | CNN Politics Attorney General Pam Bondiโ€™s demand that Minnesota hand over sensitive voter registration records to the federal government amid tensions over ICE and immigration enforcement underscores the importanc...

www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/p...

28.01.2026 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But if Tyra Banks has any control over it, itโ€™s going to be a soft landing for her.

28.01.2026 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

27.01.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27039    ๐Ÿ” 9137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 566    ๐Ÿ“Œ 283
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Walz: I think Kristi Noem probably should go back to South Dakota, not have any dogs, and just kind of ride things out

27.01.2026 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32682    ๐Ÿ” 6648    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1570    ๐Ÿ“Œ 560

No, many American voters are not savvy. They respond to sound bites and broad policies. Dems must learn to deal with that as it's not going to change.

28.01.2026 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it's where i saw this so i copied it.

28.01.2026 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's not "undermining" your party by posting hard truths that we as Dems must deal with if we want to win elections. The real undermining is to simply nod and go along with what Dems did to lose in 2016 and then remarkably again in 2024.

28.01.2026 03:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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7.4M views ยท 146K reactions | Heated Wizardry | Saturday Night Live Heated Wizardry

Hilarious take from SNL on Heated Rivalry.

www.facebook.com/reel/2035951...

28.01.2026 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The only way the ICE and Trump horrors are going to stop is if Democrats take the House and/or Senate in the midterms. Voters in 2024 made it clear that they want immigration enforcement.

If we want to win elections, we need to deal with reality, not the progressive fantasy.

28.01.2026 03:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Dems have an opportunity to re-calibrate. They should be saying they will enforce immigration laws because nobody has a right to enter the U.S. illegally. They should also be screaming that Dem enforcement will be with due process and within the law, not the Gestapo GOP tactics.

28.01.2026 02:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says Investigators are reviewing videos of the shooting from multiple angles, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told NBC News.

The Minnesota Attorney General and Minneapolis prosecutors offices should be subpoenaing the body camera footage from ICE agents.

If it supports murder charges it would not surprise me if the federal government destroys it.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

27.01.2026 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Alex Pretti's hand is on his phone, not a gun. He posed no threat when he was shot. It was murder.

27.01.2026 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

in his preceding post he says he will not participate in assisting in the enforcement of federal immigration law.

28.01.2026 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

but that's not what's suggested by frey. if it were, it would be fine. and immigration is based on federal law, not the variances from state to state.

28.01.2026 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This is the same Democratic crap that got Dems into this mess in the first place.

Lots I like about Mayor Frey. But implying that people who come to the U.S. illegally, and commit violent crimes, should not be deported is the stupidity that drags Dems down and makes us lose votes.

28.01.2026 02:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Opinion | Immigration Enforcement Is Unavoidably Upsetting. But This Is Something Else.

Some legit points, some not.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/o...

28.01.2026 01:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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City Prosecutors Join Forces to Bring Charges Against Federal Agents

In the world of prosecution, we would not call a county prosecutor a "city" prosecutor. They are referred to as state prosecutors -- in the context of comparing them to federal prosecutors.

Good for this coalition of state prosecutors. The feds are covering up.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

28.01.2026 01:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump called Nazis protesting while armed fine people.

27.01.2026 22:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Respect for the protesters in Minnesota.

27.01.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

thanks. will take down.

27.01.2026 20:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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