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We can only hope. At this point I no longer have any idea where a countervailing force would come from to put a stop to the egregious Federal governmental lawbreaking.
We can only hope. At this point I no longer have any idea where a countervailing force would come from to put a stop to the egregious Federal governmental lawbreaking.
So far, the military continues to be complicit. ...... Impeachment is a year or so away. The damage done prior to his (hopefully) removal (Orange Doink) will be gross and extensive. I dunno how the USA comes back from two Trump Criminal regimes, reputationally. But this ought to be no surprise--- all of the chaos he's creating in every direction: he works for his uncle Vlad. Russia and some other east European elite, oligarch goons have funded the Orange enterprises for years because legitimate banks do not like to lend to those who've declared bankruptcy 4 times... Don, Jr. even volunteered to say so to an interviewer early on, in the 2015 campaign leading up to the 2016 election. "We get a lot of our money from Russia." And if it's not lucre at stake, then you can bet Vlad is in possession of some serious Kompromat.
Maybe if we seized Greenland and sent ICE to the not yet iced enough land to shoot up the faces of a few socker hockey moms, the people of Greenland would cheer over their newfound over ICEed safety.
"An F.B.I. agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis this month has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter. The agent, Tracee Mergen, left her job as a supervisor in the F.B.I.’s Minneapolis field office after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the immigration officer, Jonathan Ross, according to one of the people. Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings. Ms. Mergen’s resignation was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department’s handling of the shooting of Renee Good, an unarmed mother who was killed on Jan. 7 as she was behind the wheel of her Honda Pilot. After the incident, several Trump administration officials described Ms. Good as a “domestic terrorist,” accusing her of trying to ram Mr. Ross with her vehicle. But a video analysis by The New York Times showed no indication that he had been run over. Senior Justice Department officials have repeatedly said there are no plans to follow the path normally taken in such situations and pursue an investigation into whether Mr. Ross, who fired multiple shots at Ms. Good, had used excessive force. Federal investigators have also refused to cooperate with state and local prosecutors in Minnesota, complicating any efforts they might take to open their own investigations into Mr. Ross. Instead of allowing Ms. Mergen to work with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis to investigate Mr. Ross, the Justice Department has decided to investigate Ms. Good and her partner, Becca Good, scrutinizing their possible ties to left-wing protest groups in Minneapolis. That decision prompted at least six senior prosecutors in the office to resign in protest. Cindy Burnham, a spokeswoman for the F.B.I. office in Minneapolis, declined to comment on Ms. Mergen’s resignation. In a separate move, the Justice Department has opened an investigation into several elected Democrats in Minnesota in an effort to determine whether they may have conspired to impede the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions in the state. As part of that inquiry, the department issued subpoenas this week to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Mayor Kaohly Her of St. Paul, among others. Moreover, the Justice Department has started cracking down on protesters who have opposed the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement push in Minnesota. On Thursday, prosecutors filed conspiracy charges against three people who were involved in interrupting a church service in St. Paul to protest a pastor’s apparent work as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official. According to a criminal complaint, the three defendants — Nekima Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen and William Kelly — “intimidated, harassed, oppressed and terrorized the parishioners.” On Friday, a pair of federal judges who are overseeing the case denied requests by prosecutors to keep the three in custody as they await trial."
"On Monday, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, appointed by President George W. Bush, suggested his patience with ICE had run out. After officials apparently ignored his order to permit a detainee to have a bond hearing or release him, he ordered Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, to appear in court on Friday to explain why he wasn’t in contempt of court. On Tuesday, the government released the detainee."
"Today Schiltz canceled the Friday hearing but went on to rake ICE over the coals. He identified '96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases' and commented, 'The extent of ICE’s noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated.'"
"'This list should give pause to anyone—no matter his or her political beliefs—who cares about the rule of law. ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.' Schiltz warned that he would haul Lyons or other government officials into court if they kept ignoring court rulings. 'ICE is not a law unto itself,' he wrote."
given gun popularity in blue MN , when will citizens that feel threatened act? despite all things leading to gun sales, i dont expect the NRA to fight the fed when it matters.
"Part of the point of all this chaos is to get you to forget the wins of course. However, the people of MN broke this fascist 47 and his goons. It wasn’t the polls, and no — it won’t be forever, but the PEOPLE did something. The PEOPLE pushed back.
The community banded together, and has refused to yield. We saw it in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago. While we have seen both Dem and Repub governments repeatedly fail the PEOPLE; we don't see the PEOPLE fail the PEOPLE in times of need. Neighbors show up: to speak up, to stand up, to clean up, to feed, cloth, shelter; and that list goes on.
Hold onto that. Tightly. In a time designed to make you feel small, powerless, or hopeless — that’s the truth you need to carry with you: the PEOPLE are still here, armed with nothing but whistles if need be.
The heart of this country, the part that actually keeps it running, is alive in those who show up for each other when governments, institutions, or systems fall short. It’s messy and maybe imperfect. But it’s real and the power of the PEOPLE is always more powerful than the people in power."
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sockerhockey moms, the people of Greenland would cheer over their newfound over ICEed safety.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/opinion/renee-good-ice-immunity.html
"An F.B.I. agent who sought to investigate the federal immigration officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis this month has resigned from the bureau, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The agent, Tracee Mergen, left her job as a supervisor in the F.B.I.’s Minneapolis field office after bureau leadership in Washington pressured her to discontinue a civil rights inquiry into the immigration officer, Jonathan Ross, according to one of the people. Such inquiries are a common investigative step in similar shootings.
Ms. Mergen’s resignation was only the latest shock wave to have emerged from the Justice Department’s handling of the shooting of Renee Good, an unarmed mother who was killed on Jan. 7 as she was behind the wheel of her Honda Pilot.
After the incident, several Trump administration officials described Ms. Good as a “domestic terrorist,” accusing her of trying to ram Mr. Ross with her vehicle. But a video analysis by The New York Times showed no indication that he had been run over.
Senior Justice Department officials have repeatedly said there are no plans to follow the path normally taken in such situations and pursue an investigation into whether Mr. Ross, who fired multiple shots at Ms. Good, had used excessive force.
Federal investigators have also refused to cooperate with state and local prosecutors in Minnesota, complicating any efforts they might take to open their own investigations into Mr. Ross.
Instead of allowing Ms. Mergen to work with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minneapolis to investigate Mr. Ross, the Justice Department has decided to investigate Ms. Good and her partner, Becca Good, scrutinizing their possible ties to left-wing protest groups in Minneapolis. That decision prompted at least six senior prosecutors in the office to resign in protest.
Cindy Burnham, a spokeswoman for the F.B.I. office in Minneapolis, declined to comment on Ms. Mergen’s resignation.
In a separate move, the Justice Department has opened an investigation into several elected Democrats in Minnesota in an effort to determine whether they may have conspired to impede the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions in the state. As part of that inquiry, the department issued subpoenas this week to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis and Mayor Kaohly Her of St. Paul, among others.
Moreover, the Justice Department has started cracking down on protesters who have opposed the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement push in Minnesota.
On Thursday, prosecutors filed conspiracy charges against three people who were involved in interrupting a church service in St. Paul to protest a pastor’s apparent work as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official. According to a criminal complaint, the three defendants — Nekima Levy-Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen and William Kelly — “intimidated, harassed, oppressed and terrorized the parishioners.”
On Friday, a pair of federal judges who are overseeing the case denied requests by prosecutors to keep the three in custody as they await trial."
"On Monday, Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota,
appointed by President George W. Bush, suggested his patience with ICE had run out.
After officials apparently ignored his order to permit a detainee to have a bond hearing or release him,
he ordered Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, to appear in court on Friday to explain
why he wasn’t in contempt of court. On Tuesday, the government released the detainee."
"Today Schiltz canceled the Friday hearing but went on to rake ICE over the coals.
He identified '96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases' and commented,
'The extent of ICE’s noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated.'"
"'This list should give pause to anyone—no matter his or her political beliefs—who cares about the rule of law.
ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies
have violated in their entire existence.' Schiltz warned that he would haul Lyons or other government officials
into court if they kept ignoring court rulings. 'ICE is not a law unto itself,' he wrote."
As should be Noem and Bovino...
MN residents (any any trump historian) know this is a headfake, see walz atlantic interview and
https://popular.info/p/how-legacy-media-fell-for-trumps
given gun popularity in blue MN , when will citizens that feel threatened act?
despite all things leading to gun sales, i dont expect the NRA to fight the fed when it matters.
The community banded together, and has refused to yield. We saw it in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago. While we have seen both Dem and Repub governments repeatedly fail the PEOPLE; we don't see the PEOPLE fail the PEOPLE in times of need. Neighbors show up: to speak up, to stand up, to clean up, to feed, cloth, shelter; and that list goes on.
Hold onto that. Tightly. In a time designed to make you feel small, powerless, or hopeless — that’s the truth you need to carry with you: the PEOPLE are still here, armed with nothing but whistles if need be.
The heart of this country, the part that actually keeps it running, is alive in those who show up for each other when governments, institutions, or systems fall short.
It’s messy and maybe imperfect. But it’s real and the power of the PEOPLE is always more powerful than the people in power."
Long live the struggle!