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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

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

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

All of the prominent members of this administration tied themselves to the murders in Minneapolis. They all initially defended the agents and the murder as necessary. They all smeared the victim.

The people of Minnesota are heroes. They faced down a mob of fascist goons (who killed 2 of them) and remained nonviolent. They looked out for their neighbors. Hid them in their houses. They made the fascists retreat. It's not over, but community and righteousness won this victory.

The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.

This isn't some fictional zombie apocalypse series you can watch, turn off, and walk away from into the radiant light of day. This is a coordinated group of actual human beings living among you, with dangerous agendas they will not abandon unless opposed. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: "Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

Every American I’ve heard from is embarrassed, including a lot of veterans, by this draft-dodging commander in chief who wants to sell us out to Putin and be Putin’s puppet.

Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."

New — HHS just got another email with guidance stating that they aren’t required to respond to the 5 bullets email, but if they do they should follow specific guidelines including: “Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly.”

There are a few places in this country that serve as testing grounds for conservative tactics, places where you can see the future before it arrives elsewhere. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho is one of those places -- I've written about it before This video should scare the absolute shit out of everyone

Please!! Help us get the word out!!! Very little media coverage weekday or weekend! We have some reporters come by but this is our second protest in a week! #IndivisibleRI rally was today at RI State House! @hcrichardson.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @marisakabas.bsky.social

#GeorgiaProtests, Tbilisi. 🇬🇪 Day 72 of continuous protest. 1000s on the streets of the Georgia capital again last night. The protestors chatting: "We don't want oligarchy, we demand democracy.” A message for the whole Western world. (🎥 Mariam Nikuradze, OC Media)

New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."

NEW: An internal email obtained by WIRED from a threat intelligence team monitoring US Treasury systems advised labeling DOGE operatives an "insider threat," adding that it recommended suspending their access "immediately." | www.wired.com/story/treasu...

FEDERAL WORKER AT A VIRGINIA TOWN HALL: “And to top it all off one of Musk’s top lieutenants and his wife and young child have shacked up on the 6th floor.” 🤔 Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2r7Y3V7/

“…you must be aware that it is not a crime for anyone — whether WIRED journalists, X posters, or otherwise — to identify individuals openly conducting government work that is of the utmost public concern.”

Democrat Senators wrote a letter to WH Chief of Staff Susie Wiles: “We want answers from Elon Musk and DOGE. There is real concern they’ve put national security at risk by accessing classified materials without the proper clearance or knowledge to protect against their misuse.” -Senator Mark Kelly

OPINION | Snap out of it America. All the warning lights are flashing, writes @djrothkopf.bsky.social.

NEW — DOJ fired the Special Counsel prosecutors last week hours after Trump ordered it from the White House @theguardian.com exclusive www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

FBI is pushing back on Trump's purge of investigators who worked on January 6th cases. #January6th #FBI #TrumpPurge www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/p...

Collins: Is there a tangible concession in your view? Davidson: Yeah, absolutely. It’s a commitment from Trudeau to help with fentanyl Collins: He announced that plan six weeks ago. Davidson: Well, at least he's reiterated it

I said this yesterday, I’ll say it again more firmly: this 50 states protest is either being organized by people who have no concept of safety or it is a honeypot. You’re the one who has to decide, but I would absolutely not bring children and I would absolutely think twice about going myself.

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

1/On behalf of our #FBI & #DOJ clients, my law firm & State Democracy Defenders Fund (@normeisen.bsky.social) have put Govt on notice not to unlawfully terminate employees or publicize their names. The letter reads: nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Protest at the Treasury in DC Tuesday 5PM. Pass it on.

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

🚨BREAKING: Months before tonight's fatal DC plane crash, lawmakers brushed off dire safety warnings & passed an industry-backed bill adding more flight traffic at the airport. "Increasing slots at this airport undermines safety," an opponent pleaded.

Attacks against our right to teach, research, and advocate for higher education as a public good, are increasingly rapidly. Join our movement to organize for a better future for all higher ed workers: www.organizeeverycampus.org

NEW: My staff has confirmed reports that Medicaid portals are down in all 50 states following last night's federal funding freeze. This is a blatant attempt to rip away health care from millions of Americans overnight and will get people killed.

Next: Trump is going to pick a fight with the Cheerios bumble bee

This is worth a watch. Listen to Michael Fanone after the trash is done speaking. Pass it on.

This is what people who say they "back the blue" voted for.

BBC not buying the gaslighting

Today we tried to trick our kid into believing that she was getting a potato for dessert instead of ice cream. Instead of getting mad, she has now adopted the potato, drawn a face on it, and insisted on bringing it to bed.

Only took 1 week of school for the kid to get sick. PreK should be designated a biohazard zone.

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #714,917!