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Valuable data work from the Times, covering anti-democracy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Minnesota loses a dentist and a family loses a father, just so some weasel can make their quota of forced deportations. His only crime, apparently, was being a Canadian who wanted to become a US citizen like the rest of his family. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

What do you think the overlap is of Minnesotans who swell with pride at local organizing against ICE and the people who want a partner at Trump's favorite law firm to be the next Hennepin County Attorney?

Gift link to share with your undecided Hennepin County friends: racketmn.com/dont-fall-fo...

Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

They’re not on Bluesky so you can’t tell from here, but the New York Public Library and the Manhattan borough president are currently locked in an incredible Elgin Marbles situation with the UK over Winnie the Pooh and advancing their positions via social media post www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026...

EXCLUSIVE: Trump DOJ’s has repeatedly insisted it will not tell immigration judges how to rule, as required by law. But after a demand from unidentified “higher-ups,” a veteran judge was ordered to reverse four rulings—then yanked from court mid-hearing. wapo.st/4BuABEM

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Republican Ron Schutz thinks it's "so offensive" to prosecute the ICE officer that killed Renee Good.

They killed two of my neighbors and are protecting the murderers. Every Republican asking for my vote should be asked what they will do about this.

Remember this tweet? This is Roper from the Strib. He had already written his column on car window smashing when he met with us (at our request hours before his deadline). He’s just written another column bashing me for, among other things, being “academic” and he still doesn’t understand the data.

Under previous admins, a green card holder reentering the US who had a flag for a possible fraud issue re: an arrest which occurred TWO DECADES in the past would have, in most cases, been released with a Notice to Appear. But the Trump admin mandates detention. So a man is dead.

Huge follow-up reporting to my scoop: The Guardian confirmed America Next—the conservative nonprofit founded by Bobby Jindal that was offering students $ to disrupt El-Sayed events—paid a firm registered to Tommy Teepell’s dad Timmy $250k for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed.

🔴 BREAKING - Israeli settlers beat French mayor, attack European diplomatic cars in West Bank

During Operation Metro Surge, I filed a lawsuit. Ron put out a piece of paper.

greta callahan explaining 35 years of history of education that led to the transformation plan that suggested closing up to 16 schools in minneapolis, and how she became a union activist at @dl-minneapolis.bsky.social. “you have to be strategic… and i’m strategic AF.”

NEW on “Paper Trail”: A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate.

Ex-boss filed a $12 theft charge against an ex-employee because she got a restraining order in response to his creepy behavior. Charge was never prosecuted, but it gave ICE an excuse to arrest and detain her. Congratulations to the 58 Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act. You own this.

excellent work by @michellemgriff.bsky.social, who managed to fill in the gaps in demith’s background — even though demuth wouldn’t agree to an interview with her. just trust me on this one

EXCLUSIVE: We have obtained the footage. Full episode tonight @ 9pm Eastern. Live on YouTube. See you in the chat: www.youtube.com/@PabloTorreF...

Paul Blume/FOX9 is in the courtroom where ICE Agent Gregory Morgan, Jr. is on the stand crying. He's accused of pointing his gun at another driver in a road rage incident and is trying to move his case to federal court.

This morning's raid on the home of Ilhan Omar, a sitting member of Congress, has all the hallmarks of Donald Trump weaponizing the federal government against a political rival. Trump’s action marks a dangerous escalation of his authoritarian and fundamentally un-American behavior. 1/2

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

We've seen what Trump's government coming to the "rescue" looks like. It ended with two Minnesotans shot dead by federal agents, racial profiling, assaults, and the violation of our rights. Never again. If Trump tries, I'll drag him back to court.

Harrowing story of a couple separated by federal immigration agents: “They threw him to the ground like he was some kind of hardened criminal...They put a knee on his back and started kicking and beating him while he was already on the ground.” Via Regina Medina www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...

“ICE never left. Things became less public, became less of a spectacle, but immigrants are still being targeted and persecuted,” Barham said. “And from rumors I'm hearing, things I've seen, I suspect that they're about to amp up again.” story via Cait Kelley www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...

This week marks 9 months since Renée Good was killed by Federal Agents in Minneapolis. As your DFL-endorsed candidate for Hennepin County Attorney, I’ve never danced around this topic, or needed consultants and polling to tell me how to feel.

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

... separation has taken a toll. The Pennsylvania couple have been together for over 17 years and have two children. “My children often ask where their father went and why he left, especially our 5-year-old son who doesn’t understand what happened to his father,” Reyann said.

A pair of ICE Air 737s, including one that was loaded with shackled migrants, clipped and damaged each other as one was taxiing to depart the Akron-Canton Airport - CAK. The 737s are both operated by Eastern Air Express.

Trump tried to cut 7.3 billion in public funding for Minnesota, and I sued and protected the funding. Trump implemented extreme tariffs, and I sued to stop them. Every time Trump does something illegal, I'm the first one standing in his way to protect Minnesotans.

Poll tests are unconstitutional. They were used in the Jim Crow era in the South to disenfranchise Black voters. GOP candidate William Beck just said he wants to bring them back.

“Cutting this much from the university budget will mean that some of the core functions of the university will be lost. It’s not possible to just do more with less — to work smarter, to trim around the edges. We’re going to have to do less with less.” Gift link: www.startribune.com/umn-cuts-sta...

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Here are the slides from my presentation at today's Documenting the Impact of DHS Activity in Minnesota conference at the U of M - Watching ICE Air at MSP: How many are they taking away? This work is done entirely by volunteers; help MN50501 cover our airport parking fees: mn50501.org/donate 🧵👇

Economist Jose Pacas of CoLab welcoming attendees to the conference

So they beat up a citizen for refusing to provide ID Papers, please

BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off

Prosecutors say that Christian Castro made 394 calls while in a Texas jail to a person in Mexico, and expressed interest in buying a house and residing in Mexico. Written by Mohamed Ibrahim

ICYMI, Ken Paxton demanded Adam Hoffman, a lawyer who statutorily raped a boy, be given 29 years, 11 months, and 29 days less jail time than a Texas resident who transported a box of zines that contained constitutionally protected content opposing ICE. The judge sentenced Hoffman to 60 days instead

After a closer look at the IG report, here are the clues I found indicating an "Alligator Alcatraz" cover-up. FWIW, I don't think the DHS OIG was in the conspiracy, I think they were in way over their heads. prospect.org/2026/09/17/a...

New — I wrote about this weird thing where people within the Republican party keep being exposed as Nazis and the party then tries to claim each one is an aberration. The facts, as I lay out here, indicate otherwise:

NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.

“There’s no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison,” he told me. “And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us…Washington…ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

NEW: In a new audio recording, GOP Gov nominee Victor Marx suggests that his campaign filed someone else's large contribution under Marx's name to avoid campaign finance limits.

i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected

During GWOT, the military often called these "target teams." DHS is signaling to contractors it wants to spend $100M+ building an in-house capability set up the same way the military, NSA, and CIA operate to replicate their find, fix, finish, exploit, analyze, disseminate (F3EAD) methodology.

The grandson of Oswald Mosley (founder of the British Union of Fascists) and Diane Mitford (friends with Adolf Hitler who married Oswald Mosley at the home of Joseph Goebbels) is Louis Mosley (CEO of Palantir UK).

Castro made an appearance in Texas Federal Court yesterday, posted bond, and will appear in Minnesota later this month. He will turn himself in or be arrested on our state warrant and our state prosecution will begin, despite the efforts of Governor Abbott. www.startribune.com/christian-ca...