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Policy History (US). Current Trouble. Also, affordable housing and other efforts. Get your books at an ind store or library. Bank small. The Oxford Comma, always. Cambridge πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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03.03.2026 02:28 πŸ‘ 3084 πŸ” 1126 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 34
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Well, we did it because of the protesters

Nukes

I mean they’re building an ICBM

We did it defensively because Iran was going to attack us

I mean Israel was gonna do it anyway so we did it too

They were gonna attack us because Israel was gonna attack them so we attacked them

03.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 4093 πŸ” 1125 πŸ’¬ 182 πŸ“Œ 43
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Cartoon by Tommy Siegel

03.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 6718 πŸ” 1696 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 52

I can't wait.

27.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So many people are saying...

24.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

I would also be bad at my job if I didn't say, hey, want to be a part of this amazing thing? go donate to a rent fund at standwithminnesota.com. maybe one of the smaller ones.

24.02.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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She’s raised almost $20m to help Minnesota – she thinks you can do it too Ashley Fairbanks launched Stand with Minnesota as ICE raids rocked her home town – now donations are pouring in, and families’ rent is being paid

Ashley Fairbanks @ziibiing.com launched Stand With Minnesota standwithminnesota.com, a mutual aid repository supporting residents under ICE's siege, in early Jan. in the weeks since, it's facilitated covering people's rents and flown folks detained back home from Texas.

she can help you do it, too.

24.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 1003 πŸ” 385 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 15

Guess too much emphasis on STEM is a problem.

23.02.2026 01:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Donald Trump stands at a podium with the presidential seal, holding a large board titled "Reciprocal Tariffs" listing percentages for various countries. The PBS News logo is in the corner of the graphic. The headline reads, "Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs."

Donald Trump stands at a podium with the presidential seal, holding a large board titled "Reciprocal Tariffs" listing percentages for various countries. The PBS News logo is in the corner of the graphic. The headline reads, "Supreme Court strikes down Trump's sweeping tariffs."

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's global tariffs, a key part of his economic agenda during his second term.

Read more: https://to.pbs.org/4kIlmjo

20.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 305 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 17

No! Not on the Justice Dept building!

19.02.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oops. Took me a minute.

17.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to
plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees. The government suggests β€” with minimal explanation and even less evidence β€” that doing so would result in "chaos." The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights. 14
At this preliminary stage, Plaintiffs have made a clear showing of likelihood of
success on their Fifth Amendment claim.

It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees. The government suggests β€” with minimal explanation and even less evidence β€” that doing so would result in "chaos." The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights. 14 At this preliminary stage, Plaintiffs have made a clear showing of likelihood of success on their Fifth Amendment claim.

BREAKING: Judge Nancy Brasel, a Trump appointee, has issued a TRO in the Minnesota access-to-counsel case about treatment at Whipple.

"It appears that in planning for Operation Metro Surge, the government failed to plan for the constitutional rights of its civil detainees."

13.02.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 3596 πŸ” 1112 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 63

I look forward to members of the US team skipping the White House reception.

08.02.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wish they'd included their proposal for a solution.

07.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a Sociologist, and I applaud them today.

07.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm going to a conference on Friday about the Supreme Court's reliance on "history and tradition," and truly one of the many many problems with originalism is how it often flattens & distorts history, creating jurisprudence that reflects the history of domination but not the history of resistance

04.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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Steve Bannon says ICE will β€˜surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference.Β β€œIf you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...

Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.

"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."

"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

04.02.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 967 πŸ” 490 πŸ’¬ 289 πŸ“Œ 171
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Accountability for ICE and CBP However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is β€” the reality is far far worse.

I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...

01.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 2834 πŸ” 1230 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 141
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Mass. advocates sue ICE over warrantless home entry policy Whistleblowers recently revealed ICE’s policy that allows for immigration agents to enter private homes without a warrant.

Massachusetts immigration advocates sued the Trump administration in federal court on Friday over a policy that allows for immigration agents to enter private homes without a warrant. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2026-01-30/mass-advocates-sue-ice-over-warrantless-home-entry-policy

31.01.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On this newest ep I spoke with @radleybalko.bsky.social about the similarities between the events in Minnesota and the Boston Massacre. Great episode all around. Listen!

31.01.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

"Coalition of the Horrified" Sen Tina Smith, MN @smith.senate.gov referring to Senators seeking changes & limits on ICE, BCP, on @pbsnews.org

26.01.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bring back Serif font on city letterhead!

26.01.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A reminder to the news media: β€œconflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

25.01.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 47530 πŸ” 14314 πŸ’¬ 521 πŸ“Œ 600
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Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."

24.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 6293 πŸ” 2630 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 147
a chart showing how in 1995 the top 20% and everyone else each conducted about 50% of consumer spending. That has now diverged to 59% and 41%.

a chart showing how in 1995 the top 20% and everyone else each conducted about 50% of consumer spending. That has now diverged to 59% and 41%.

In our increasingly unequal economy, the top 20% of earners power 59% of consumer spending.

Everyone else accounts for 41% of spending.

22.01.2026 16:48 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 11

This judge should haul Bovino in every time one of his goons violates the order.

21.01.2026 21:27 πŸ‘ 4267 πŸ” 1197 πŸ’¬ 140 πŸ“Œ 38

We know it's not accurate -- especially for women & moreso women of color.

21.01.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.

BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.

21.01.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 11994 πŸ” 7001 πŸ’¬ 1312 πŸ“Œ 1923

We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.

This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.

19.01.2026 22:59 πŸ‘ 19383 πŸ” 6467 πŸ’¬ 617 πŸ“Œ 313

Is that title real? Not a joke?

21.01.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0