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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
your honor, nonresponsive
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
"There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion." - Francis Bacon
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 10/10/2026
After President Trump urged people to "fight back" against Somali immigrants in Minn., mosque leaders and neighbors are taking steps to protect their communities. They're renewing patrols that started during Operation Metro Surge and reminding worshipers about emergency exits and safety procedures.
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Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans
Clergy and some elected officials around the state are calling for additional security at mosques after President Donald Trump called on non-Somali Minnesotans to “fight back” against the Somali commu...
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Minnesota is beautiful. All the people here are beautiful. You should come visit. In the end, we will win because of course we will. We will outlast whatever this is because way more people everywhere are good.
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Donald Trump's ICE just purchased the Appleton private prison for $496 million, making it the biggest real estate transaction in Minnesota history. I was proud to stand with folks in Appleton to protest this facility, and I'm ready to do the same in the U.S. Senate.
Peggy Flanagan greets Minnesotans protesting the detention facility in Appleton.Minnesotan protesting the detention facility in Appleton.Minnesotans protesting the detention facility in Appleton.Peggy Flanagan with Minnesotans protesting the detention facility in Appleton.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
“A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.” theintercept.com/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 08/10/2026
the more Musk spends on the midterm elections, the more ubiquitous this image needs to be
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 07/10/2026
Current* conditions near Bayfield, WI:
View looking SSE from Port Superior Marina overlooking Pikes Bay in Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-06 22:11:00 CDT (about 8 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: windy.com // Current Temp in Bayfield: 64 F | 18 C // Precip: scattered clouds // Wind: W at 7 mph | 11 kph // Humidity: 63%
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Tom Cartwright @tomcartwright.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market open.substack.com/pub/projects...
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ICE puts seven warehouses purchased for detention on the market
The properties were among 11 warehouses ICE bought for $1.07 billion to expand detention capacity. Seven are now being marketed for sale at a steep discount.
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DeWayne's Husband @dewayneskareem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#Minneapolis family shares story of ‘violent’ #ICE #detainment and 10 months of separation www.mprnews.org/story/2026/1...
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Minneapolis family shares story of ‘violent’ ICE detainment and 10 months of separation
About 3,700 people were arrested by federal law enforcement in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. For one family, the resulting family separation has caused financial and emotional stress.
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 06/10/2026
Current* conditions near Wawa, ON:
SE view of the Michipicoten Harbour on the eastern shores of Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-05 19:18:03 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: wawaweather.net // Current Temp in Wawa: 47 F | 9 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: SW at 2 mph | 4 kph // Humidity: 61%
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The approved 2026 Chicago Public Library (CPL) total budget request is $169,257,813, which includes an operating budget of $103,966,346. [Just thought I would leave this here]
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ETX Gov @etxgov.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026
This.
 As a share of the budget, state funding has plummeted over the decades, falling to about 15%, compared to 39% in 1997. If that’s what you want, then fine. But did we ever have a public debate about whether that’s what Minnesotans actually want?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026
Minnesota Republican House candidate William Beck claims Bill Gates is buying up farmland to put mRNA vaccines into the food supply
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Chris Sinclair @chrissinclairrr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“A career in medicine has always been an overarching goal of mine and I feel that now is the best time in my life to step away from hockey.” In an interview with The Athletic, Olympic gold medalist and Walter Cup Champion Claire Thompson has announced her retirement from hockey.
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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
if this country took the 8th amendment seriously, our jails and prisons could not function
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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Latest WSJ poll: "63% want to pause AI development 61% want a billionaire wealth tax 59% want Medicare for All 57% want a $20 minimum wage 58% want to end U.S. military aid to Israel" This is the center of the country politically. it is time all adjust to this political spectrum, esp. media.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 01/10/2026
This LGBTQ History Month, we remember the generations of advocates, heroes, and icons who paved the path for us. We honor those who defended the freedom for everyone to live and love authentically.
Light purple graphic with text "Queer people have always been here — and we always will be." At the top of the graphic reads "LGBTQ History Month" and the ACLU logo is at the bottom of the graphic.
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“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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Perry: What we lose if the U cuts $225 million
"Austerity doesn’t work. Instead, it creates a death spiral, where reduction in services leads to reductions in revenue, which lead to reductions in services, which leads to reduction in revenue, whic...
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Now is the moment for us to reach down and pick up the power we have as citizens and rebuke these abuses so decisively that no president will try anything like this again for centuries.
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Lisa Needham @snipy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
honestly don't know how to stop feeling completely flattened with sadness and worry and doom over the constant parade of this stuff.
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Supreme Court yields to Trump, giving feds free rein on third-country deportations
Immigrant advocates say the Trump administration’s third-country deportation policy left their clients to face prolonged and arbitrary detention, beatings, sexual assault and even disappearance.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
think all straight people who discoursed at great and punishing length about a western mass lesbian bar should have to give equal airtime to this. it’s your own community this time!
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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 27/09/2026
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
View of Navy Pier in Chicago from William E. Dever Crib in Lake Michigan east of North Avenue. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-27 08:00:01 CDT (about 7 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/ // Current Temp in Chicago: 56 F | 13 C // Precip: scattered clouds // Wind: WNW at 3 mph | 5 kph // Humidity: 92%
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The Reimagining Safety Act would go further by dismantling and rebuilding the Department of Homeland Security as a federal public safety agency. ICE and Customs and Border Protection would be abolished and replaced with customs offices to limit government surveillance and militarized enforcement."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:
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Homan Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 people
Exclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 26/09/2026
Current* conditions near Grand Marais, MN:
Rotating view near Wisconsin St of the Grand Marais Harbor and downtown, on the shores of Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-26 15:18:12 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@VisitCookCountyMN // Current Temp in Grand Marais: 67 F | 20 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: SSE at 5 mph | 7 kph // Humidity: 77%
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Matt DeLong @mattdelong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
University of Minnesota announces $225 million in budget cuts across all campuses
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University of Minnesota announces $225 million in budget cuts across all campuses
It comes after the U approved a budget in June raising students’ tuition by 3.8%, the sixth consecutive year of increases for the U.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
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From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 22/09/2026
The conversation is Thursday, September 24 at 1 pm ET, and registration is open for anyone who can make it. For anyone who cannot, I will post the full conversation afterward, and subscribers will get it by email. austinkocher.substack.com/p/over-50000...
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Over 50,000 People Are on ICE Ankle Monitors. Meet the Attorneys Suing to Take Them Off.
In June, two organizations sued ICE over a policy of blanket GPS monitoring. On Thursday, September 24 at 1pm ET, I am talking with the lawyers about what the case has turned up so far.
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 22/09/2026
Current* conditions near L'Anse, MI:
NW view overlooking L'Anse Harbor as it meets L'Anse Bay on Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-21 19:48:20 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@villageoflanse1750 // Current Temp in L'Anse: 56 F | 13 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: ENE at 7 mph | 11 kph // Humidity: 60%
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Evanston police chief Schenita Stewart tells me that EPD contacted the agents involved, including one who had blood on their hands The agent "told the officer that agents had attempted to identify an individual who resembled a person they were seeking."
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2026
Illinois will not look away and stay silent — we must remain vigilant and prepared. What happened here during Operation Midway Blitz cannot simply disappear from the public record.
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ICE Says It Can't Find Its Own Records Of Teargassing And Arresting Broadview Protesters
ICE's own rules require reports every time an agent uses force. But the agency says it can't find any from its attacks on protesters on Sept. 19, 2025.
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National Immigrant Justice Center @immigrantjustice.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1 year after Operation Midway Blitz, unlawful ICE tactics still harm Chicago families. Here's Anabell's story: immigrantjustice.org/research/costl…
A snowy street scene with trees and buildings in the background. Text overlay describes Anabell's situation: a Wisconsin resident from Nicaragua with a pending asylum application and valid work authorization, detained at a routine ICE check-in and sent to Campbell County Detention Center in Kentucky. The graphic is from the National Immigrant Justice Center.The image is an informational graphic with a dark blue background. The text reads: "Pregnant, Bleeding, and Made to Wait. Anabell found out she was pregnant during intake at the jail. During a housing transfer, staff made her carry heavy items. She told them repeatedly that she was pregnant and bleeding. ICE did not take her to a hospital until the next day." The National Immigrant Justice Center's logo is at the bottom left. A highlight and an arrow emphasize the delayed hospital visit.Image with text about solitary confinement. It mentions Anabell being confined twice for five days after hospital treatment, with little care and minimal ibuprofen. The image is from the National Immigrant Justice Center.The image is a blue graphic with text describing stress, vomiting after meals, and significant hair loss experienced by a Anabell in detention. It mentions clean water and medication are only available at high commissary prices. Bold text states Anabell remains detained while the asylum case moves forward. The National Immigrant Justice Center logo is at the bottom.
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 17/09/2026
Current* conditions near Eagle Harbor, MI:
Northern pano view from the Eagle Harbor Light Station on the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-17 17:48:04 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: eagleharborcam.com // Current Temp in Eagle Harbor: 63 F | 17 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: W at 10 mph | 17 kph // Humidity: 78%
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 17/09/2026
Current* conditions near Sault Ste. Marie, ON:
Western view of the Sault Ste Marie locks and Lake Superior beyond. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-17 18:34:13 EDT (about 14 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: e-navigation.canada.ca // Current Temp in Sault Ste. Marie: 65 F | 18 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NNW at 8 mph | 13 kph // Humidity: 68%
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The last time ICE had a Senate-confirmed Director was January 2017. It seems we’re likely to reach a decade of Acting officials now.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...
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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 07/09/2026
Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:
View overlooking Mott Island Dock, headquarters of Isle Royale NP operations in-season. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-06 20:44:24 EDT (about 4 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: nps.gov/isro/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm // Current Temp in Isle Royale NP: 66 F | 19 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: ESE at 8 mph | 13 kph // Humidity: 79%
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National Immigrant Justice Center @immigrantjustice.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
TODAY is the last day to get discounted early bird pricing for the 8th Annual NIJC #5KforImmigrantJustice! Join us virtually or in person in Goshen, Indiana on 11/7 & register early to get a t-shirt with this year's 5K logo featuring original artwork: immigrantjustice.org/5K
An announcement graphic promotes the 8th Annual National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) 5K for Immigrant Justice, featuring both an in-person event in Goshen, Indiana, and a virtual participation option. Set against a solid purple background, the flyer displays bold white lettering alongside a large black-and-white QR code in the bottom-left corner and a graphic heart icon containing floral illustrations on the right. The text details the primary event logistics:
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Forget that this task of planet-saving is not possible in the time required. Don't be put off by people who know what is not possible. Do what needs to be done, and check to see if it was impossible only after you are done." - Paul Hawken
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Truthout @truthout.org · 04/09/2026
The 2026 fire season has been devastating for the U.S. More than 52,000 wildfires have, cumulatively, burned 8.2 million acres of land in the year so far. This is what happens when a government guts the agencies that have the skills to corral the increasing fires breaking out in parched regions.
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Wildfires Are Sweeping North America. Trump Fired the People Who Fight Them.
As climate change worsens wildfires, a gutted US Forest Service is struggling to keep up.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 04/09/2026
ICE agent Christian Castro turned himself in Thursday on a federal charge of making false statements about the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis. And, the federal prosecutor who said he was forced by DOJ officials in Washington to downgrade the charges has been fired.
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ICE agent Christian Castro turns himself in on federal charge • Minnesota Reformer
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro, who is accused of shooting Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis through the closed door of a Minneapolis home in January, turned himself in to federal aut...
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KMJeezy @kmjeezy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“What did the ref say?” 😂
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ACLU @aclu.org · 03/09/2026
BREAKING: We filed an amicus brief in support of a woman whose children were removed from her custody by the state of Georgia solely because her son had just died by suicide. The government shouldn't be able to rip people’s kids away without notice or a hearing, harming families in the process.
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AngoraFish @angorafish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Someone walking through a CAR PARK suddenly wonders whether we are engineering physical activity out of daily life because of... e-scooters?
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