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Search results for tag #tyranny

[?]Pelican Dock Music » 🌐
@dockwalk@mastodon.social

Dead troops are fund-raising props for Felon Trump

youtube.com/shorts/kT3a1y1VZaY

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    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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    After the investigative material was released Friday, lawyers for ’s mother, Rachel Reyes, said the footage called the government’s narrative into question.
    
“These new videos confirm that Ruben’s car was barely moving when he was shot,” Charles M. Stam & Alex Stamm said in a statement. “That he was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger.”

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      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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      How a of a third went unnoticed for months
      
No state or federal agency disclosed that a Homeland Security Investigations agent had killed until it was revealed in a public records request.


      wapo.st/40d1rzS

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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        The proposal would give the general the right to review misconduct allegations against current or former & request that disciplinary authorities at the state level suspend their investigations.

        That would mean that ​the AG, by dragging out such a review, could stall any such investigation.

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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          The proposal takes aim ​at the actions of associations & similar professional organizations, not government entities, that investigate alleged ⁠ conduct by & consider actions such as , which involves revoking a to practice [cuz, yeah, sane humans believe Rudolph Giuliani should still have legal authority /s].

            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
            @Nonilex@masto.ai

            Under the new proposal, current or former lawyers would be prohibited from assisting state-level investigations ​until the AG's “review” is finished.

            appointee AG already signed the draft rule, which will be ‌open ⁠for public comment for 30 days starting on Thursday before it can go into effect.

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              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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              Coverage from @democracydocket @marcelias

              attempts to evade state oversight of its attorneys


              democracydocket.com/news-alert

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                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                This idiot governs (using that word very generously) by reactionary insecure whim.

                says will cut all with after it refused to let the US use its bases for missions linked to strikes on .

                "Spain has been terrible," Trump told reporters adding that he had told Secy Scott Bessent to "cut off all dealings" with Spain.

                "We're going to cut off all trade with Spain. We don't want anything to do with Spain," he added.


                reuters.com/world/iran-live-is

                  [?]Adrian Morales » 🌐
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                  Fact: More U.S. military personnel have died from PTSD than in the line of fire. Human beings were never designed to withstand such physical and mental anguish, especially without good reason.

                  So my question is: Who is this rogue U.S. army ready to invade the planet without Congressional approval?


                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                    A long blue banner with ’s visage was draped on the exterior of the headquarters in Washington, DC, Thursday, making it the latest to have a banner with his face. The banner’s lower border says “Make America Safe Again” in capital letters.

                    A long blue banner with Trump’s visage draped on the exterior of the Justice Department

                    Alt...A long blue banner with Trump’s visage draped on the exterior of the Justice Department

                    Mussolini propaganda in Rome 1934

                    Alt...Mussolini propaganda in Rome 1934

                    Hitler banner in Danzig 1939

                    Alt...Hitler banner in Danzig 1939

                    Stalin banner Leningrad 1936

                    Alt...Stalin banner Leningrad 1936

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                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                      The signage is a strikingly prominent indication of how has eroded the separation that has long existed between the & the White House to protect the department from political influence.

                      Trump banner Department of Labor

                      Alt...Trump banner Department of Labor

                      Hitler propaganda banner

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                      Stalin propaganda banner

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                      Mussolini propaganda banner

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                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                        Similar banners were installed at other federal buildings last year, including the & Department.

                        The banner hung between columns at the Washington headquarters of the Agriculture Department says “Growing America Since 1862.”

                        Trump propaganda banner USDA

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                        Mussolini propaganda banner

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                        Hitler propaganda banner

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                        Stalin propaganda banner

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                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                          The fascist fan boy continues to emulate his heroes

                          headquarters has become the latest federal building to display a giant banner.

                          Large banners of Trump now hang from multiple federal buildings in Washington, including the nation’s top law enforcement branch, in an unabashed statement of & over the .


                          nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/poli

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                            Citing the deaths of & in , the judge said that the White House had also “extended its on its own .”

                            “The threats posed by the executive branch cannot be viewed in isolation,” US District Judge Sunshine Sykes in Riverside, California said in a scathing decision.

                            Ruling∶ storage.courtlistener.com/reca

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                              A daytime NOT a program FFS. This is fascist persecution.

                              chairman says the agency is investigating network’s '' over equal time rule


                              apnews.com/article/view-fcc-st

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                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                Federal judge accuses admin of '' against in scathing ruling

                                A federal judge has accused the Trump admin of terrorizing immigrants & recklessly violating the in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.


                                apnews.com/article/immigration

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                                  [?]Pelican Dock Music » 🌐
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                                  Zorro Ranch investigation--
                                  this sh*t hole

                                  youtube.com/watch?v=DnOTfR_msPw

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                    Massive raid on apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

                                    said federal agents with , the & the arrested 37 people in the raid.


                                    chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

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                                      [?]Fight the Right » 🌐
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                                      Russia killed Alexei Navalny with frog toxin, UK and four European allies say

                                      theguardian.com/world/2026/feb

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                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                        once converted a into a holding center for 500 people about 30 years ago — nothing like the enormous size of the facilities being proposed now, Zoley said. “The operational implications of how you manage such a facility, particularly a large-scale facility, is going to be concerning,” Zoley said. [ya think???]

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                                          expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire across the country & retrofit them into “” that can hold TENS OF THOUSANDS of immigrants, acc/to documents the agency provided to New Hampshire’s governor & published on the state’s website Thursday.


                                          governor.nh.gov/news/dhs-relea

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                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                            Here come the

                                            plans to spend $38.3 billion turning into “”

                                            Documents released Thursday offer the most complete picture to date of the admin’s controversial & costly plan to overhaul immigrant detention using industrial buildings.


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                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                              The Committee started its hearing with the heads of Immigration and Customs Enforcement [], Customs & Border Protection [], & Citizenship & Immigration Services [].

                                              Unsurprisingly given the debate around enforcement happening in & the national outcry over the 2 in , the hearing room is packed.


                                              nytimes.com/live/2026/02/10/us

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                Rep Andrew Garbarino of NY, the chair of the Cmte, called for “complete & impartial investigations” into the . But he also criticized state & local jurisdictions for not cooperating with federal enforcement efforts & blasted for withholding their support from a bill to fund .

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                  Garbarino, who represents a Long Island district, has been leading the cmte only since July. This hearing will put a high-profile spotlight on his “leadership” around an issue that has been difficult for to navigate.

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                    Rep Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the top on the committee, used his opening statement to criticize enforcement agencies for avoiding congressional . have sued the admin for blocking lawmakers from entering facilities for oversight visits, something required by a provision in the that funds .

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                      Thompson also spent considerable time criticizing Secretary , who is not here. Thompson is one of several calling to Noem. He said her department “has the blood of American citizens on its hands. But she takes no responsibility for anything,” Thompson said.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                        In prepared remarks released before the House hearing ,Todd Lyons, acting director of , said he was encouraged that some officials were “signaling a willingness to cooperate with ICE” but that “promises are not enough.”

                                                        He cast blame on public officials in Minnesota & other parts of the country, saying their anti-ICE rhetoric had “fomented violence.”

                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                          Todd Lyons, acting director of , said that about 3,000 officers, out of roughly 13,000 in the field were equipped with . Last week, , secretary, said that all officers in would be given body cameras & that the program would be expanded nationwide “as funding is available.”

                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                            Lawmakers have started questioning the officials. Rep Andrew Garbarino, the chairman of the committee, said that his understanding was that the officials would not be able to fully answer questions about the deaths of & as they were being investigated.

                                                            Some on the panel are likely to ask questions about those .

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                              Todd Lyons, the acting head of , refused to answer how many ICE agents had been fired or dismissed for on the job. When pressed by Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, about whether at least one agent had been fired, Lyons said that he would get the data but that he could not disclose ongoing personnel information.

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                Lyons refuses to apologize for the administration’s rush to describe & , the victims of fatal by officials, as “domestic terrorists”. He says he is open to speaking to the Good family in private but doesn’t want to respond publicly to the administration.

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                  , the highly influential deputy chief of staff, described as a “domestic terrorist” & assassin after he was shot by federal agents. After his comments prompted widespread backlash, including from allies, Miller said the admin based its early statements on information from border officials on the ground in .

                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                    I don’t see the public or the Congress getting much out of this committee hearing.

                                                                    Though voiced dismay & skepticism of federal enforcement operations in the immediate aftermath of ’s killing, that outrage seems to have dissipated in the weeks since & faded back into partisan immigration politics.

                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                      By & large, are defending the administration’s crackdown, while are forcefully criticizing it. One exception was Rep Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, who is retiring. He called on to stop “roving patrols” in American cities, even as he maintained that the admin was already successfully reorienting its campaign, which he framed as necessary.

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                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                        Lyons was asked whether he believed or deserved to die. He declined to answer, saying that he could not comment on investigations that were ongoing.

                                                                        While top officials cite ongoing investigations to tell lawmakers they can’t discuss the , it’s worth restating how quickly top admin officials defended the actions of the agents & smeared the victims.

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                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                          The unit, which typically plays a leading role in reviewing cases nationwide in which law enforcement officers appear to violate people’s rights, has lost significant capacity to pursue investigations because of staff departures & new “guidance” under the admin curtailing its mandate, acc/to interviews with 7 former lawyers in the section.

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                            Lawmakers hear today on several people’s encounters with agents

                                                                            3 people at the center of aggressive encounters with agents are set to testify Tuesday at a public forum on Capitol Hill about federal immigration enforcement agents’ during raids.


                                                                            cnn.com/2026/02/03/us/testimon

                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                              One testifying is Martin Daniel Rascon, a US citizen & San Bernardino, CA resident who was a passenger inside a car when & agents fired gunshots into the vehicle.


                                                                              abc7.com/post/federal-agents-f

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                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                , a woman shot by a was accused of “aggressively & erratically” chasing & then ramming into a federal law enforcement vehicle. Because it was a load of crap, the charges were dropped. Martinez is suing.


                                                                                chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati

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                                                                                  [?]Anthony » 🌐
                                                                                  @abucci@buc.ci

                                                                                  Long post [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
                                                                                  The Trump-Vance lie that the city had been “destroyed,” the notion of “carnage,” the dehumanization of immigrants— all of this creates the impression that their promised ethnic cleansing action would be a response to something, rather than a simple choice to exercise state violence against an invented racial enemy. These reversals are very important. It is important to consider this carefully.

                                                                                  First, Vance reported that the Nazi propaganda campaign that he had himself inspired amounted to factual evidence. Mental chaos has been created where there was none before. And then that mental chaos becomes the justification for physical chaos: Trump’s “large deportations,” ICE raids that will, in fact, wreck an improving local economy. And once that physical chaos has been created, it will be blamed on the immigrants who are no longer there. Most of this has already played out. A key threshold, which it appears that we are about to cross, is the application of the state violence. At that point, so to speak, the lie is supposed to become “true.”


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                                                                                    [?]Anthony » 🌐
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                                                                                    Long post [SENSITIVE CONTENT]
                                                                                    In the schools and churches of Springfield, Ohio, people are making hasty preparations for a “large deportation” promised by the president. To all appearances, and according to local sources, the city is two or three days away from a federal ethnic cleansing, grounded in a hate campaign organized by the vice-president and American Nazis. The destined victims are ten thousand or more Haitians.
                                                                                    From Timothy Snyder's substack. Note the use of the phrases "ethnic cleansing" and "hate campaign", which are accurate. Snyder later states, regarding his use of the word "Nazi", "I use the word advisedly". It's well worth reading what he says about that. J.D. Vance's words led to a self-professed US Nazi group terrorizing Springfield Ohio. Snyder spells out how the hyperreality--the non-existent parallel and false world Vance set in motion and then Trump amplified--is turning into real-world consequences for real people.


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                                                                                      [?]Anthony » 🌐
                                                                                      @abucci@buc.ci

                                                                                      I like the historian Timothy Snyder's observations about what has been happening in the US with respect to ICE recently, and why it is different from previous actions of this agency. I'll paraphrase him, so errors and omissions are mine.

                                                                                      Here's one point: masked thugs in mismatched camo are breaking laws that include abducting, assaulting, and executing people, and the regime is attempting to force us all to refer to this as "law enforcement". For all the many criticisms one might aim at US law enforcement, members typically wear blue, show their faces, and doctrinally aspire to behave transparently and professionally (please don't @ me with your critiques of law enforcement or hashtag ACAB comments; this is not meant as a defense, only a contrast. I've been beaten and teargassed by cops and witnessed far worse so I am acquainted with this aspect of US "law enforcement").

                                                                                      In other words the regime is attempting to change consensus reality so that Americans accept that the phrase "law enforcement" includes random, unprovoked breaking and entering by heavily armed masked men into homes or vehicles, assaults, and summary executions on the street, targeting all citizens. They want this to be a normal and accepted occurrence anywhere and at any time. Much as one might criticize previous administration's immigration policies---and one might really really criticize those---this attempt to shift consensus on "law enforcement" to include summary executions of anyone and all the rest is new (It is not new for certain groups; what I think Snyder is saying is that it'd be new for everyone to be targeted in this way, and for most people to accept that's just how it is now).

                                                                                      Snyder also points out that the border plays an important role here because it is where the country, and therefore the law, ends. In other words, it's not coincidental that the regime chose to elevate ICE. Historically, authoritarian regimes have a marked tendency to expand the lawlessness and indefiniteness of border zones to include the entire territory of the country, and the current regime is no different. Immigrants and immigration aren't the only targets here. The larger aim is to indefinitely suspend the rule of law nationwide by making the entire nation into a border zone (Recall the Texas governor kidnapping immigrants and shipping them to "blue states", a classic attempt to spread resentment of immigrants throughout the country). Again, this is a narrative move, an attempt to shift consensus reality.

                                                                                      So, one way to resist is to simply not accept either of these attempts to change reality. Continue to refer to what's happening as unacceptable, not who we are, etc. Continue to point out that out of control border "enforcement" has led to street executions. Continue to name these actions as the criminal acts of thugs. Continue to pressure people with power, such as lawmakers, to do the same. Not out of some misguided or naive nationalism or patriotism, but in order to keep a stake firmly planted in the ground against the forces attempting to move it. This is something we can all do.

                                                                                      Incidentally, all eyes on Haitian and Haitian-American people in Ohio over the coming weeks. The Haiti Temporary Protected Status designation ends this coming Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Haitians in Springfield were specifically abused during the Trump campaign. The US has a long history of abusing and dehumanizing Haitians dating back at least to Thomas Jefferson, so the Trump campaign rhetoric was no outlier or anomaly. Haiti is also one of the countries specifically named in the US State Dept's announcement about indefinitely halting immigrant visa processing. It would not be surprising if the next ICE "surge" targeted Haitian immigrants in Ohio given how the groundwork's been laid.


                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                        …The change comes after 2 other videos emerged Wednesday of an earlier altercation between & officers 11 days before his death.

                                                                                        …In a post on his Truth Social platform early Friday morning, suggested that the videos of the earlier incident undercut the narrative that Pretti was a peaceful protester when he was shot.

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                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                          None of which is relevant to ’s straight up by on Jan 24.

                                                                                          ’s characterization of the Jan 13 video is ridiculous especially given his .

                                                                                          The agents on Jan 13 didn’t even give Pretti a citation, or get his name. It is highly unlikely that on Jan 24 they knew he was the same person. Anyway it’s completely irrelevant since it was an entirely separate incident.

                                                                                            [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
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                                                                                            "The logic of the killings is as important as the killings themselves. While a truth in itself, the moral horror is also a sign of the administration’s lies and lawlessness, a political logic known from 20th-century Soviet and Nazi totalitarian regimes and from attempts to replace the rule of law with personal tyranny."

                                                                                            ~ Timothy Snyder


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                                                                                            bostonglobe.com/2026/01/27/opi

                                                                                              [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
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                                                                                              "The aspiring tyrant looks for cracks in the system that can be pried open.
                                                                                              One of these cracks is the border, where the country ends. Because the law ends there, too, an obvious move for the tyrant is to turn the whole country into a border, where no rules apply. ...

                                                                                              The border becomes the pretext to undo the law everywhere, at all times, and against anyone."


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                                                                                                [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
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                                                                                                "It is the crack that can be opened. The wedge is constructed with lies, which begin as cliches and memes that the government pounds into our heads, and which the media repeat, mindlessly or with malice.

                                                                                                One of these cliches is 'law enforcement,' which is uttered over and over like an incantation."


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                                                                                                  [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
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                                                                                                  "Those in the media who choose to treat propaganda as the story, who begin from lies rather than from events, are also complicit. The border is the crack, the lies are the wedge, and the people who accept those lies are opening it wider."

                                                                                                  See also T. Snyder's discussion of these issues in the video linked below.


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                                                                                                  youtube.com/watch?v=EuNBKQDNT0I

                                                                                                    [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
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                                                                                                    "Respectable white people are now keenly aware that the logical conclusion of a decades' worth of anti-immigrant hatred includes murdering white people and they don't like it. They are shocked to discover that authoritarianism did not stop at the color line."

                                                                                                    ~ John Stoehr


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                                                                                                    editorialboard.com/americans-a

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                                                                                                      [?]William Lindsey :toad: » 🌐
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                                                                                                      "The logic of MAGA, especially as it is being aided along by its media ecosystem and by leading figures like Stephen Miller and JD Vance, is racial authoritarianism. It is white supremacy. But the murders of Pretti and Good should be a stark warning that whiteness ceases to offer protection as soon as a person opposes this regime and its program of racial terror."

                                                                                                      ~ Alan Elrod


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                                                                                                      liberalcurrents.com/after-alex

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                                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                        has opened a probe into the death of

                                                                                                        [but not . Neither should have been killed, but I’ll say it again, Pretti was a straight man, Good a gay woman. Both shootings were recorded on video by multiple witnesses showing neither was at fault. Yet the admin is only willing to look into the straight man’s .]


                                                                                                        apnews.com/article/minneapolis

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                                                                                                          [?]Pelican Dock Music » 🌐
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                                                                                                          Please don't buy from these collaborators

                                                                                                          forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewste

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                                                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                            They are awaiting the result of 2 internal inquiries by investigators with the ….

                                                                                                            In the interim, & have tried to refocus public attention on the aggressive tactics of demonstrators. They have also pushed & the FBI to turn up the heat on critics of the crackdown: , , even of the .

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                                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                              Playbook in ∶
                                                                                                              Investigate Foes, Protect Allies

                                                                                                              The “Justice” Department has often cast aside normal procedures intended to seek in favor of pushing & the to focus on critics of the crackdown.


                                                                                                              nytimes.com/2026/01/29/us/poli

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                                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                For nearly a year, leaders have adopted ’s strong-arm approach to the , punishing his perceived enemies, protecting his friends & attacking the credibility of , & even the of law-enforcement .

                                                                                                                But playing to an audience of one inside the White House has its limits, especially when an audience of millions is watching.

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                                                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                  First Comes , Then Come Lawsuits

                                                                                                                  When a direct path to is blocked, must look for a legal work-around.

                                                                                                                  By Aziz Huq


                                                                                                                  theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/

                                                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                    The handling of potentially actions by has become a major issue in after 2 protesters, both US citizens, were killed there this month by “officers”.

                                                                                                                    The said it would NOT investigate the first killing, of , a 37-yr-old mother of 3. She was killed in her SUV on Jan 7 as she appeared to be steering away from federal agents during a tense confrontation.

                                                                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                      admin officials claimed that the officer who shot had been under attack & was acting in self-defense, & investigators have been blocked from accessing related to the case.

                                                                                                                      After a 2nd resident was killed — , a who was also 37 — officials initially appeared to use the same playbook.

                                                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                        They blocked investigators from the scene & declined to provide basic facts, like the identity of the agents involved. In both instances, bystander video contradicted key elements of the admin’s account of what happened.

                                                                                                                        Facing a wave of criticism, Trump on Tuesday promised a “very honorable & honest investigation” into ’s death. [not for nothing Pretti was a straight man, while Good was a gay woman].

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                                                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                          City Prosecutors Join Forces to Bring Charges Against

                                                                                                                          9 progressive from cities around the country are launching a coalition to assist in prosecuting federal law enforcement officers who violate , one of the prosecutors, Larry Krasner in Philadelphia, said Tues.


                                                                                                                          nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/pros

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                                                                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                            2 federal agents shot , initial government review reveals
                                                                                                                            
The review makes no mention of Pretti brandishing a weapon, contradicting initial comments from the admin about the killing.


                                                                                                                            washingtonpost.com/nation/2026

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                                                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                              Liam & his dad were taken across the country to the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas — an facility [] for families.

                                                                                                                              The father has filed a lawsuit against Secretary , General & other officials.

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                                                                                                                                I should think so!

                                                                                                                                pulls world premiere from
                                                                                                                                
The pioneering composer said “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “” slated to be performed in June by the .


                                                                                                                                washingtonpost.com/entertainme

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                                                                                                                                  posted on Instagram, "We'll have our home again."

                                                                                                                                  That's the name of a song by allied with the .

                                                                                                                                  DHS said it was a coincidence.

                                                                                                                                  The NYT informed DHS the song was in the background of the post.

                                                                                                                                  DHS deleted the post.


                                                                                                                                  nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/poli

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                                                                                                                                    Greg Loses His Job

                                                                                                                                    The chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.


                                                                                                                                    theatlantic.com/politics/2026/

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                                                                                                                                      Video stills of of .

                                                                                                                                      At least 10 shots were fired directly at Pretti despite the fact that he was restrained on the ground by multiple agents, had been disarmed—he never even reached for his weapon, & he wasn’t doing anything illegal to begin with.

                                                                                                                                      11 seconds before Mr. Pretti is restrained by multiple agents

                                                                                                                                      Alt...11 seconds before Mr. Pretti is restrained by multiple agents

                                                                                                                                      1 second before. Agent unholsters his weapon Agent appears to remove a gun

                                                                                                                                      Alt...1 second before. Agent unholsters his weapon Agent appears to remove a gun

                                                                                                                                      First shot fired. Agent removes gun from skirmish.

                                                                                                                                      Alt...First shot fired. Agent removes gun from skirmish.

                                                                                                                                      Additional shots fired. Two agents who fired shots. Mr. Pretti lying on the ground

                                                                                                                                      Alt...Additional shots fired. Two agents who fired shots. Mr. Pretti lying on the ground

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                                                                                                                                        Last post today (maybe, though maybe not)

                                                                                                                                        deployed by Governor after another human is murdered by federal “agent”


                                                                                                                                        apnews.com/live/minneapolis-ic

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                                                                                                                                          fatally shot by “federal agents” in cared for
                                                                                                                                          
, 37, was kind & didn’t often discuss politics, friends & colleagues said.

                                                                                                                                          His family disputes [as do we all with functioning eyes] the admin’s version of the .


                                                                                                                                          wapo.st/3Z0RNzB

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                                                                                                                                            agents shot & killed a 37-year-old man in yesterday. The victim, , was an intensive care at a hospital. He was a , the Minneapolis police chief said.


                                                                                                                                            nytimes.com/interactive/2026/0

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                                                                                                                                              officials released images of a handgun they said was carrying. The police chief said he had a valid firearms permit. Open carry is legal with a permit in .

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                                                                                                                                                [?]Tony 💉x10 🇦🇺 » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                The of the current US administration is going to be a permanent feature of the USA.

                                                                                                                                                In a recent interview of Mary Trump in "Meet the Writers" podcast, she explained this very well: American culture believes that empathy and kindness and compassion are somehow weakness. For Americans, cruelty and corruption are the essential qualities in leaders. They want strong men.

                                                                                                                                                That's why is the perfect American hero. 🙁

                                                                                                                                                monocle.com/radio/shows/meet-t



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                                                                                                                                                  I haven’t mentioned it yet, too focused on the victim, but the good people of , are protesting against the & lawless .

                                                                                                                                                  Obviously that’s not cool with the state, so their is unrestrained.

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                                                                                                                                                    ICE Murder [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                                                                                                                                    Adding a CW to this post. It is horrifying.

                                                                                                                                                    murders man who is only videotaping & trying to help another citizen who was violently pushed to the ground by federal agents.

                                                                                                                                                    It is cold blooded .

                                                                                                                                                    Alt...#ICE murders man who is only videotaping & trying to help another citizen who was violently pushed to the ground by federal agents.

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                                                                                                                                                      , however, was unbowed, speaking of as “an example to a world at sea” as he crafted a potential template for other world leaders navigating a new era.

                                                                                                                                                      “We can show that another way is possible, that the arc of history isn’t destined to be warped toward & ,” he said in a speech before a cabinet retreat in Quebec City.

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                                                                                                                                                        …His tactics have raised fears that is imposing long-term damage on the US standing in the world & encouraging countries to rethink their & deepen their ties with . already traveled there earlier this month to meet with President Jinping.

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                                                                                                                                                          “’s leadership watched an American president fight with , insult world leaders, & engage in bizarre antics, & thought to themselves—this is nothing but good for us,” Jake Sullivan, former President Joe Biden’s adviser, said….

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                                                                                                                                                            The admin is showing no sign of backing down. In a social media post referring to ’s ties with Beijing, said “will eat them up.” And the released a defense strategy late Friday telling allies to handle their own security.


                                                                                                                                                            apnews.com/article/national-de

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                                                                                                                                                              stirs talk of '' as leaders signal shifting global

                                                                                                                                                              Offended by PM ’s increasingly assertive posture toward the [cuz god forbid a leader lead], Trump revoked an invitation to join his “Board of Peace”.


                                                                                                                                                              apnews.com/article/trump-nato-

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                                                                                                                                                                Before shelving sweeping on multiple European countries, pressed to “say yes” to the push to control “& we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no & we will remember,” he said, imperiling the .

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                                                                                                                                                                  Over his decades in public life, has never been one for niceties. But even by his standards, the tumult of the past week stood out because it crystallized his determination to erase the that has governed — & by extension most of the Western world — since WWII.

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                                                                                                                                                                    Returning to the US from Davos, home to the WEF, Sen (R-AK) said the phrase she heard “over & over” was that “we are entering this ” as she described a sense of confusion among .

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                                                                                                                                                                      “It may be you just had a bad telephone call with the president & now you’re going to have directed at you,” she told reporters. “This lack of stability & reliability, I think, is causing what were traditionally reliable partners to be saying to other countries, ‘Hey, maybe you & I should talk because I’m not sure about what’s going on with the .’”

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                                                                                                                                                                        The said it murdered 2 people in the first known boat strike since the of Nicolás .

                                                                                                                                                                        !!
                                                                                                                                                                        nytimes.com/2026/01/23/us/poli

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                                                                                                                                                                          Many scholars of say that these moves are unprecedented in & that has pushed the toward .

                                                                                                                                                                          Trump & his supporters counter that the provides for precisely the type of muscular presidency he is exercising & that voters gave him a mandate to enact far-reaching changes to government. [nope & nope]

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                                                                                                                                                                            How has challenged a constitutional foundation

                                                                                                                                                                            In his first year back in the White House, Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of while eroding democratic norms.


                                                                                                                                                                            npr.org/2026/01/23/g-s1-106562

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                                                                                                                                                                              They grasped a basic truth∶ is more sustainable when it is exercised with restraint, & influence is larger when feel dignity rather than fear.

                                                                                                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                enjoys using America’s vast — built over generations — almost for sport. He placed on , & then raised them sky high because the Swiss president, he said, “rubbed [him] the wrong way.” He relished recounting how quickly the Swiss came to him seeking relief. This was less strategy than a play.

                                                                                                                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                  Last year, Secretary General appeared to jokingly liken to a “daddy” intervening in a schoolyard brawl, & Trump has repeated that line with evident pleasure, including at . He seems to enjoy even insincere flattery because it shows that he is so powerful, people have to fake their admiration for him.

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                                                                                                                                                                                    And he adores the monarchies because they are swimming in cash, a form of he respects.

                                                                                                                                                                                    This is the opposite of how American leadership has worked in the modern era.
                                                                                                                                                                                    
The has been the world’s dominant for close to a century. But its leaders understood that primacy is not only about ; it is also about , reassurance & voluntary cooperation.

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                                                                                                                                                                                      ’s approach to “leadership” is primarily . He begins by asking, “Who has more leverage?” If the answer is “me,” he pushes as hard & as publicly as he can, not simply to win but to dominate — extracting the maximum price. For him, is the art of the squeeze. []
                                                                                                                                                                                      


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                                                                                                                                                                                        Autopsy report officially classifies detainee’s death as a
                                                                                                                                                                                        
The report comes the same day a federal judge temporarily barred the [] of 2 fellow detainees who said 55-year-old was killed.


                                                                                                                                                                                        washingtonpost.com/business/20

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                                                                                                                                                                                          leadership pushed to “investigate” campaign contributions to officials

                                                                                                                                                                                          Top “Justice” officials pushed the FBI to investigate political campaigns in Minnesota over whether they illegally benefited from fraud in public service organizations, acc/to 2 people familiar with the internal discussions.


                                                                                                                                                                                          cnn.com/2026/01/20/politics/ju

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                                                                                                                                                                                            The planned are a significant escalation between the government & elected officials in during an increase of “enforcement” & following the of resident by an officer.

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                                                                                                                                                                                              prosecutors issued Tuesday to at least 5 officials in , ramping up ’s “investigation” into their response to the admin’s aggressive crackdown in the state….


                                                                                                                                                                                              nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/poli

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                                                                                                                                                                                                [?]Jo - pièce de résistance » 🌐
                                                                                                                                                                                                @JoBlakely@mastodon.social

                                                                                                                                                                                                ICE is recruiting your incel sons from your living room - from Shayna Conde

                                                                                                                                                                                                youtu.be/6JE0kf7MvqY

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                                                                                                                                                                                                  Where are the lawsuits to end ? Isn't there an organization that raised a shit ton of money to do this? Where are they?

                                                                                                                                                                                                  If there is a direct line between the loss of funding from and the death of people around the world, then there is a direct line between , , , etal. and the death of Renee Nicole Good!
                                                                                                                                                                                                  There is a direct line between citizens united and what we have today! is responsible for the death of Renee Nicole Good. This must stop and this abomination of a law be overturned

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    said he thinks the “shouldn’t even have” in November, according to an interview with Reuters published Thursday, ramping up his attacks on the upcoming after repeatedly expressing alarm about the possibility of losing control of .


                                                                                                                                                                                                    forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      White House propagandist Karoline Leavitt later claimed Thursday that was “simply joking” & “speaking facetiously” by saying that, telling reporters the president was saying, “We’re doing such a great job … maybe we should just keep rolling.”

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                                                                                                                                                                                                        The is doing its damndest to counter the [not counting ]

                                                                                                                                                                                                        A federal judge in Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man 4 days after heavily armed agents broke into his home using a & arrested him.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        US Dist Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson’s rights against unlawful search & seizure.


                                                                                                                                                                                                        apnews.com/article/minnesota-a

                                                                                                                                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          CNN now also has 911 transcripts & an incident report that reveal where was shot & how her killing unfolded in real time

                                                                                                                                                                                                          After was shot last week by a federal officer in , the mother of 3 was “unresponsive, not breathing, with inconsistent, irregular, thready pulse activity,” an incident report from the city’s fire dept says.


                                                                                                                                                                                                          cnn.com/2026/01/16/us/renee-go

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                                                                                                                                                                                                            & Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate the

                                                                                                                                                                                                            In remarks laced with outrage, a Reagan appointed federal judge, speaking at a hearing on student detentions, decried “breathtaking” violations by top officials & called Trump an “authoritarian.”


                                                                                                                                                                                                            politico.com/news/2026/01/15/u

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                                                                                                                                                                                                              A ruling would almost certainly draw attention to , a colossal makeshift tent “encampment” [] on the border where immigrants have reported substandard conditions & physical , & ’s own inspectors have cited dozens of violations of federal standards.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                [?]Pelican Dock Music » 🌐
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                Did someone say peace prize?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                bsky.app/profile/pelicandocker

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Medical examiner believes of man in custody was homicide, recording says

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by at an ICE center in Texas on Jan. 3.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                  washingtonpost.com/immigration

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This week, the took the extraordinary step of obtaining a search warrant for the home of a reporter . agents arrived early on Wednesday & seized Natanson’s phone, 2 computers & her Garmin watch.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Inside the WaPo newsroom, the impact was immediate.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Early on in her tenure as Trump’s AG, scrapped a era policy that banned the from pursuing ’ phone records & notes while investigating .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The message was unmistakable: era investigators would welcome a confrontation. And now they have one.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                      cnn.com/2026/01/15/media/fbi-h

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                        This Is What Descending on Looks Like

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Photos show the terror and resistance taking over ’s largest city.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                        motherjones.com/politics/2026/

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                          said in a statement last week that she & her wife had “stopped to support our neighbors” when they got into a tense confrontation with agents that led to the . “We had whistles,” Becca Good wrote. “They had guns.”

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                            “We’re losing a true public servant,” said Mr. Evans. “We really need professional prosecutors.”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            “The absence of a credible & comprehensive investigation into Ms. Good’s killing stands to “undermine trust in our agencies,” Mr. Evans added.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              added another “justification” for the fatal of by an agent in : She behaved badly.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              “At a very minimum, that woman was very, very disrespectful to law enforcement,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday evening.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ProPublica Found More Than 40 Cases of Agents Using Banned & Other Moves That Can Cut Off

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                This story contains photos, videos & descriptions of violent arrests.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                propublica.org/article/videos-

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Literal insult to injury

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The has charged a man shot by federal officers in , with aggravated assault for "violently striking" a vehicle


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  cnn.com/2026/01/10/us/portland

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    has badgered the to lower rates….

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Yellen said using the Fed’s key overnight borrowing rate to manage the is irresponsible.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    “You have a president that says the fed should be cutting rates to lower rate payments on the federal debt,” Yellen said, adding she “completely [disagrees] with that. It is the road to banana republic.”

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Former Chair on Monday condemned an investigation into her successor, , saying it compromises the ’s .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Yellen said using the Fed’s key overnight borrowing rate to manage the debt is irresponsible & “the road to a banana republic.”


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      cnbc.com/2026/01/12/yellen-say

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        bristled at the notion that might have lied.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        “Knowing Powell as well as I do, the odds that he would have lied are zero so I do believe they’re going after him because they want his seat & want him gone,” she said.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Fed's Powell says admin has threatened him with a

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Trump admin has threatened to indict Chair over Congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more “influence” over the & .


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          reuters.com/business/finance/f

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Chair Powell says has subpoenaed , threatens

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Federal Reserve Chair said Sunday the has served the central bank with & threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed’s building renovations.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            apnews.com/article/federal-res

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The office of the in [] has unironically opened a “investigation” into , the chair, over the central bank’s renovation of its Washington HQ & whether Powell lied to Congress about the scope of the project…. [cough cough, , cough cough, , cough cough, …cough cough, cough cough…]

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Prosecutors Are Said to Have Opened “Inquiry” Into Chair

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The “investigation”, which centers on renovations of the Federal Reserve’s headquarters in Washington, signals a new fabricated case in the long-running attempt by Trump to demonize the Fed chair.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                nytimes.com/2026/01/11/us/poli

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Similar teams have been previously deployed to various “civil unrest” incidents, including Portland in 2020.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  To be clear, this has been 100% on the side of the protesters. Only the “agents” have used force.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tensions are flaring in the area, as & “law enforcement” clash after an agent fatally shot a woman yesterday. have been fired toward a crowd of outside a federal building, with agents also deploying a -like substance.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    cnn.com/us/live-news/minneapol

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      The shooting today orphaned ’s 6-year-old son, whose father died in 2023, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      startribune.com/she-was-an-ama

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Mother identifies woman shot & murdered by agent in as 37-year-old .


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