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Letters from an American – January 31, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
https://substack.com/session-attribution-frame Letters from an American, January 31, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson Jan 31, 2026 White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media this morning: “Plenty of countries in history have experimented with importing a foreign labor class. The West is the first and only civilization to import a foreign labor…
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A Message from the Public Library Association Board Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement in Minneapolis and the PLA 2026 Conference – Public Libraries Online
A Message from the Public Library Association Board Regarding Federal Immigration Enforcement in Minneapolis and the PLA 2026 Conference by Kathleen Hughes on January 30, 2026 PLA is heartbroken by recent events and has been coordinating closely with city and venue partners to support them and to foster a safe and welcoming conference environment. We…
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DrWeb’s Domain Report – Project 2025 (DHS Chapter 5) vs. What We’ve Actually Seen Since Trump Took Office (Jan 20, 2025) – Department of Homeland Security
Project 2025 (DHS Chapter 5) vs. What We’ve Actually Seen Since Trump Took Office (Jan 20, 2025) Editor’s Note: I prepared this report with assistance from Gemini AI. The chapter 5 on Department of Homeland Security is included below as PDF, for your own review. See the summary at the end. Links for sources are…
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Literary Hub – Letter From Minnesota: Finding Reverence in the Face of Brutality
Letter From Minnesota: Finding Reverence in the Face of Brutality E. Bok Lee on the Courage the of Alex Pretti and His Fellow Minnesotans By Ed Bok Lee, January 29, 2026 So far this year, in Minneapolis, there have been three homicides, two of them by ICE. Eat Street in the Whittier neighborhood, where…
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Americans flex democratic muscles to show that, together, they’re stronger than Trump- The Rachel Maddow Show
MaddowBlog From the Rachel Maddow Show Maddow: Americans flexing democratic muscles are stronger than Trump January 26, 2026 / 08:49 Americans flex democratic muscles to show that, together, they’re stronger than Trump The administration’s threats appear to have had the opposite of their intended effect: People are turning up with more resolve and more emotion.…
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Civil Discourse – Alex Pretti – Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance Alex Pretti Add his name to Renee Good’s. By Joyce Vance, Jan 26, 2026 After a long, difficult weekend, following the murder of Alex Pretti on Saturday in Minneapolis, which followed the murder of Renee Good earlier in the month, there is more evidence that when we protest against this…
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Letters from an American – January 26, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
https://substack.com/session-attribution-frame Letters from an American, January 26, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 26, 2026 Yesterday President Donald J. Trump blamed Democratic officials for the killing of VA intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota Saturday morning. Since then, administration officials and their supporters seem to be coalescing around the idea that the reason there…
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America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover – Francine Prose – The Guardian
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover By Francine Prose This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distraction — Sun 25 Jan 2026 22.00 EST When we talk about our inability to pay attention, to concentrate, we often…
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Bill Cassidy raises concerns over ICE, DHS credibility after Minneapolis shooting – The Hill
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) on Saturday expressed concern about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) reputation following another fatal shooting in Minnesota. “The events in Minneapolis are incredibly disturbing. The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake. There must be a full joint federal and state investigation. We…
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America’s Largest Labor Movement Calls for ICE to Leave Minnesota – Business Insider
Subscribe Newsletters Economy America’s largest labor movement calls for ICE to leave Minnesota before ‘anyone else is hurt or killed’ By Lauren Edmonds Jan 25, 2026, 12:19 PM PT America’s largest network of labor unions has condemned ICE after a federal agent on Saturday shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident. The AFL-CIO,…
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Republicans are worried about Trump’s deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why – POLITICO
GOP worries about deportations, Allies’ negative views of US, International cost-of-living crisis Republicans are worried about Trump’s deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why A slim majority of voters still support Trump’s deportation agenda, but the GOP base is splintering over tactics. By Myah Ward, Samuel Benson, and Erin Doherty 01/24/2026 10:00 AM EST…
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Letters from an American – January 24, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
https://substack.com/session-attribution-frame Letters from an American, January 24, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 24, 2026 This morning, on a street in Minneapolis, at least seven federal agents tackled and then shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse for the local VA hospital. Video from the scene shows Pretti directing traffic on a…
