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Laura Clements

@laurinmn.bsky.social
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Proud Minneapolitan from rural Wisconsin (the Northwoods!) Second wave feminist, cool grandma, Con Law junkie. Defender of democracy.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/06/2026
Oh, so they have NOTHING nothing
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Remember when Reagan got shot at the DC Hilton and his entire administration and the right wing ecosystem demanded taxpayers build him a $400 million ballroom
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Nixon has been outdone
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
An America destroyed by madness was on full display after the chaos of an assassination attempt at the WCHA dinner, in a nation so numb to gun violence and so drunk on corruption that Trump and journalists wanted to party on Gunfire of the Vanities: My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump dinner shooting defines a violent, unserious America | Will Bunch
Another Trump assassination try leaves dinner guests wanting to party on, in a laughingstock America, numb to violence.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Trump: I'm going to destroy an entire civilization. We're going to keep killing people in boats. Senator Kelly should be executed. ICE protesters are domestic terrorists. Immigrants are vermin. Raskin: Donald Trump is bad for this country. Bash: Do you regret your heated rhetoric, Rep. Raskin?
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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
I doubt that Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Trying to imagine the reaction if Hasan was out here RT’ing this stuff a constant stream of this from Elon all day every day
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Winning campaign slogan here if anyone wants it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
One month ago.
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · 19/02/2026
More than 50 hours of newly obtained footage from a joint operation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and ICE has revived questions about whether drivers were racially profiled as officers made more than 100 immigration arrests. (Part of a collab now publishing) 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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'Guilty until proven innocent?' Video from Nashville THP/ICE stops revives questions of racial profiling
More than 50 hours of newly obtained footage has revived questions about whether drivers were racially profiled as officers made more than 100 immigration arrests.
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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 09/02/2026
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 09/02/2026
What can you do with a history degree?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
They are saying Kid Rock handed his Grammy to lil’ Kyle Rittenhouse during the halftime show. (Not true. Kid Rock has never won a Grammy).
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Here’s the situation in the Twin Cities: Random Bovino-style tear-gassing: Way down Relentless persecution of immigrants: Unchanged Thuggish violence against observers: Way up
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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Trump posted more than 60 times on Truth Social last night, but he handed his phone to an “unknown staffer” when the video depicting the Obamas as apes was posted? GTFOH
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Every American to the left of Susan Collins is somewhat responsible for the murder of Charlie Kirk, but it’s unclear if the President is responsible for the video he posted.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/02/2026
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism? BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
JD Vance in 2021:
JD Vance @JDVance
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Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail?
And now we just don't talk about it.
8:28 AM • 9/4/21
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
It’s like living in China, but without the trust in science, progress on renewable energy, uptake in EVs, amazing high speed rail network, and great food.
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Mood in minneapolis right now
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
More images of this agent “NS-919,” one of two who shot Pretti and a main instigator of the Pretti incident— from January 21. NS-919 pushed the woman that started the Pretti violence on January 24.
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Joaquin Castro @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Wow. The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
Underneath the name Charlie Hebdo is a pile of bloodied dead bodies representing US citizens killed by ICE. The pile of bodies are collected in one corner to represent the stars of the US flag and the streaks of blood caused by them being dragged across the ground form the red and white stripes. In the foreground an armed skinhead officer with an ICE vest is dragging his latest victim with multiple gunshots to join the pile. The world is watching in horror.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/01/2026
I’m glad that Congresswoman Omar is safe. Our state has been shattered by political violence in the last year. The cruel, inflammatory, dehumanizing rhetoric by our nation’s leaders needs to stop immediately. www.startribune.com/man-tackled-...
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Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration e...
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Hey Border Czar Tom “Cava” Homan at @icegov.bsky.social: You know my name. You know where I live because your agents tailed me home twice. I spent 5 hours today following them and will spend 5 hours tomorrow. Come put me on TV so I can tell the whole world what I’ve seen you do to my neighbors.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/01/2026
Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
(This would be less incomprehensible if the right still read Hayek, but he probably qualifies as a "Radical Marxist" now.)
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 27/01/2026
I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Soon “Bovino” will only be known in Minnesota as a term for an Italian cow.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
So far, ice from the winter storm has killed fewer Americans than ICE from the Trump administration. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Live Updates: Snow, Ice and Arctic Air Grip Areas From Texas to Massachusetts
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The fact that he calls a poster a billboard is how I know this man has never been to a protest in his life
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Bellingcat documents the fact that essentially every claim made by DHS about the Pretti killing is an easily verifiable lie
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Kerry Howley @kerryhowley.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
i don’t know what i thought i would be doing right now two weeks ago, but it definitely wasn’t worrying about Will Stancil
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/01/2026
Thank you to everyone who is risking their safety and contributing their time and money to protect our neighbors. If you are so inclined, please check out Stand With Minnesota (standwithminnesota.com) to find a way to help. And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil. (2/2)
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
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Thomas Leeper @thosjleeper.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 21/01/2026
Every American - Republican and Democrat - should be outraged by this assault on freedom and privacy. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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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.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This comes just after the president publicly demanded that ICE should start showing the public how terrible the people are who they're grabbing and arresting. In this case, his name is Liam. He's five years old. www.kare11.com/article/news...
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5-year-old boy among four students detained by ICE, according to school leaders
School district leaders argue ICE agents are following students and their parents while driving to and from school.
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Laura Clements @laurinmn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’ www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 22/01/2026
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
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ICE detains 5-year old Minnesota boy; lawyer says agents used him as ‘bait’
The Columbia Heights school district says federal agents have detained four children in their district. School officials and a lawyer for the family say agents used 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramo as “bai...
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 21/01/2026
A Minnesota high school student was nabbed by ICE agents as she was trying to pick up food for her family after work. She was violently dragged from her car and lost her shoes. So, barefoot in the middle of winter, she was put into the back of an unmarked car in a small town (Willmar).
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 22/01/2026
Some of these belong to John Roberts too. Spread the love around.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
This is Simpsons level misread of the room.
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Jeremiah Palmer @norants2024.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I feel like federal-level Minnesota politicians should narrow their focus to the fact that ICE is terrorizing, abducting, and murdering their communities. Hockey games are fun and all, but you should be devoting your social media presence to bringing awareness and calling for an end to ICE terror.
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Jamie Schwesnedl @schwesbomb.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Our city has been over-run by Nazi ghouls kidnapping people to traffic them to concentration camps and other countries. Did you ever think you'd see the day when masked gunmen jump out of moving vehicles and chase families down the street in your own neighborhood? FUCK ICE forever and ever.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This judge should haul Bovino in every time one of his goons violates the order.
Judge rules federal agents can't arrest or use pepper spray on peaceful protesters in Minneapolis
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