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- 2026/01/23 23:27 UTC [L..T] Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure «Tippy Amundson, 39, and Heather Zemien, 55, were sitting handcuffed in the back seat of a three-row SUV on the afternoon of Jan. 22 in Brooklyn Park, detained by federal immigration agents»... «Amundson and Zemien were the only ones who recognized that the man was having a seizure. They spoke up immediately, telling the driver to pull over and telling the agents to call 911. When nothing happened, they repeated it, louder and more urgently.» After the agent was transferred to medical care: «“I asked if we could just go home,” Amundson said. “I said, ‘We just saved his life. Is that cool with you?’ And they said no.”»
- 2026/01/23 23:26 UTC [L..T] DOJ sought to probe Renee Good for criminal liability, even after her death: Sources The headline is a little unclear. It refers to the that Trump's DoJ was hoping to prosecute the victim for allegedly attacking her murderer. This is a classic authoritarian reality-inversion.
- 2026/01/23 23:12 UTC [L..T] (social post) «To call what's going on in Minnesota historic is an understatement. General strikes are extraordinarily rare in US history; there have only been a handful of general strikes, with individual states and even this is extraordinarily rare. This is a major step towards a national general strike, which has never happened in 250 years of this country's history.»
- 2026/01/23 20:52 UTC [L..T] ICE arrests 100 people three days into Maine immigration crackdown, DHS says «In a statement to the Guardian on Friday, the DHS assistant secretary of public affairs, Tricia McLaughlin, said some of those taken into custody were “the worst of the worst” and had been “charged and convicted of horrific crimes”, but cited the same four examples it released earlier in the week.» This statement is completely at odds with the facts.
- 2026/01/23 19:12 UTC [L..T] Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes Homeland Security has asked FEMA not to use the word "ice" in its public reports because apparently it's more important for the government to avoid mockery than it is to ensure that citizens receive accurate reports about dangerous weather. This is, of course, consistent with Immigration Enforcement's observed behavior of not actually caring about public safety.
- 2026/01/23 10:16 UTC [L..T] Tens of thousands gather in downtown Minneapolis for ‘ICE Out’ day «Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding civil rights and a withdrawal of the 3,000 officers sent here by the administration of President Donald Trump.» .. «The demonstration took place on “ICE Out of Minnesota: Day of Truth & Freedom,” a general strike supported by Minnesota unions, progressive faith leaders and community activists.»
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The general strike in Minneapolis, in temperatures below -20°C[1]:
- ↑ 11:41 Paul Cantrell «News about Friday’s march / rally / general strike in Minneapolis is coming at me from every direction. Temperature right now is -18F / -28C» ... «Tomorrow’s going to be a hell of a day.»
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