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Angela Booth-Tran

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Mom, attorney, political junkie, Disney fanatic

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Quinn Yeargain @yeargain.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
this is the closest I've ever come to actually suggesting a "one neat trick" suggestion for anything, but I'm so serious here. the Virginia Constitution gives the legislature the power to set retirement ages for judges "REGARDLESS OF THE TERM TO WHICH ELECTED OR APPOINTED." make it 54 right now.
the-downballot.com
How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court
The state Constitution gives lawmakers complete latitude to set the judicial retirement age. They should use it.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 08/05/2026
California, Illinois, New York, Colorado, Maryland, Oregon, and New Jersey should wipe every single Republican in their congressional delegations. The rules are whatever Republicans can get away with. We can win or play fair, I know which one I’m picking.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/05/2026
yes. change the statute on which this decision turned and redistrict according to the legitimacy conferred by the people of the state
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
This is correct. There is no future of democratic self government in the US with an unreformed Supreme Court. The Court is riddled with corruption and abuses of power and rooting out that corruption is a sine qua non of civic democracy in the United States.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/04/2026
Dems running for Congress and POTUS must run on Supreme Court reform. A law forcing justices into senior status after 18 years, applicable to the current bench would do the trick. That would force Roberts, Alito, and Thomas into senior status, opening three seats to be filled immediately. 1/
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Gupta: If we’re making choices, we’re making a clear choice right now about how to spend $200 billion over three months. That money could very easily be repurposed to fund a public option and provide healthcare to everyone in the United States who needs it for years.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy
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ACLU @aclu.org · 11/02/2026
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote. The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated. www.newsweek.com/minneapolis-...
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 03/02/2026
ICE detained multiple kids (all under the age of 10!) in the last week alone. Still kidnapping people based solely on the way they look. Still arresting parents at school pick up. Nothing has changed in Minnesota. Nice words from the Admin won’t change that. ICE leaving will.
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Rep. Kelly Morrison @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
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Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/01/2026
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 29/01/2026
I was just saying to Portia that it is a 4th amendment violation. It's driving me nuts that no one is really talking about how unconstitutional it is to be bashing through people's cars and pulling them out through the window
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Target got more terrible news today…and it’s time to expand our boycotts! Because ICE isn’t the only one who can escalate. Find the list at tinyurl(dot)com/boycott2026
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"ICE is not a law unto itself," Judge Schiltz says, scolding it for violating 96 court orders. "ICE has every right to challenge the orders of this Court, but, like any litigant, ICE must follow those orders unless and until they are overturned or vacated." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Don't fall for it, Senate Dems.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Maher Tarabishi, who has been detained by ICE since October, was the primary caretaker of his disabled adult child, Wael. On Jan. 23, Wael died from complications related to Pompe disease, a rare genetic condition. ICE has now denied Maher’s request to attend his funeral, his attorney says.
people.com
ICE Denies Detainee's Request to Attend His Son's Funeral, Attorney Says
Maher Tarabishi was the primary caretaker of his son, Wael Tarabishi, 30, who died on Friday, Jan. 23, from complications related to Pompe disease.
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Eric Holder @ericholder.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Bovino is not leaving Minneapolis cause he wants to. Not cause Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Vance or Trump want him to go. He’s leaving because the extraordinary “ordinary” citizens of that great city - by peacefully protesting en masse - kicked him out. Lesson to be learned. We have power.
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Rev. Prof. Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking
Photos of Alex Pretti with Sara’s caption:

On August 16th at approximately 10:00 pm
I received a call from the ICU at the VA saying my Dad had sepsis and needed to be intubated to stay alive so Josh and I headed in. We were greeted by the kindest, most calming and warm soul who helped us understand what was happening and showed deep care for us and my Dad. He continued to show utmost patience and kindness over the next few days as my Dad remained in the ICU and we were there continually. It was Alex Pretti, the man shot today by ICE. If you see this video and don't think it's murder, I don't understand your thinking and ask you to question your heart. He was out there trying to help and protect and from the little we knew of him, it doesn't surprise me he was not afraid to be on the front lines of this horrible scene in our Minneapolis. Weeping for his family and all those at the VA who no longer get to work with him or receive his care.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/01/2026
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
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Bring Me The News @bringmethenews.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
NEW: Gov. Walz has activated the National Guard at the request of the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office after a man was fatally shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis. More: bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/w…
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Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson @ashdashlee.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ICE has killed 2 people & detained a 2-year-old & 5-year-old in Minneapolis in 3 weeks. Congress can stop this. Call your senators TODAY. (202) 224-3121 or use @5calls.org. Ask them to investigate ICE, freeze operations in Minnesota, remove DHS Sec Noem. 10 minutes. Proof in replies. #StopICE
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
It’s CONGRESS that can stop ICE and CBP deployment to MN. The Dems (and any responsible Rs?) should introduce legislation and agitate for a vote: “No federal funds may be used for further activities of ICE or CBP in the state of Minnesota, except for their prompt withdrawal.”
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
To repeat: Abolish ICE.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Need unambiguous statements of support by everyone — from Walz and Klobuchar and Smith to Schumer and Jeffries— for state and city law enforcement standing up to lawless DHS.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
startribune.com
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 24/01/2026
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
There is video circulating on social media of a group of ICE agents beating a man near 26th and Nicollet in south Minneapolis, then one of the ICE agents shoots the man while he's on the ground numerous times. A witness can be heard yelling that the victim is dead.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"Vast majority of men are only willing to engage in public violence if they feel like the people around them will approve of — and reward them for — that violence. ICE Watch works because it surrounds men seeking approval with people loudly expressing their disapproval." www.ms.now/opinion/minn...
ms.now
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 15/01/2026
Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.
washingtonpost.com
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
ICYMI: In a late night filing, DOJ argues the federal courts cannot force them to comply with the law requiring release of all the Epstein files.
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Angela Booth-Tran @disneyfam4.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Judge limits ICE tactics at Minnesota protests
A federal judge on Friday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to limit their tactics against protesters in Minnesota, as federal immigration enforcement officers confront dem…
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 13/01/2026
Minnesota lawyers: this doc is intended to serve as a living, iterated-on clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities. It's very much a work in progress, but I'll be updating it as resources develop. Everyone has something to contribute regardless of practice area or experience. Let's get to work.
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MILRC Directory
Minnesota Immigration Legal Response Clearinghouse This project is an attempt to connect attorneys with organizations and groups responding to the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities. The information b...
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 08/09/2025
At this point abolishing ICE and reforming the Supreme Court have to be non-negotiables for every 2028 Dem.
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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Dear journalists: The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her. Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
This should be breaking news every American hears about. A new study shows more than 1,000 Americans will die every year because Republicans cut Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
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Another report suggests Medicaid cuts could lead to thousands of deaths
The new report estimates that coverage losses could lead to delayed care, increased hospitalizations and more deaths. Its findings echo a study published in June.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 27/06/2025
Thinking about the tut-tutting Democratic politicians who spent their two years in power warning that Supreme Court expansion was too radical an idea to even think about taking seriously. You absolute fucking rubes. You gigantic, credulous losers. I hope you are ashamed of yourselves today.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
The War Powers Act of 1973 gives the president legal authority to order use of force abroad ONLY with a formal declaration of war, specific Congressional authorization, or a NATIONAL EMERGENCY. And unlike some ambiguous emergency rules, the law specifies it's an attack on the US or American forces.
"Presidential executive power as Commander-in-Chief; limitation
The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces."

From the War Powers Resolution of 1973: https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title50/chapter33&edition=prelim
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Large majorities of Americans, including many Republican voters, oppose bombing Iran. They might want to weigh in with both the House and the Senate. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.
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