Important work here from the NYT. Ross wasn’t run over. He dropped his cell phone, which he had shifted to his left hand to draw his weapon. And then he shot and killed a person with the gun in his right hand.
People under federal criminal investigation for the murder of Renee Good:
-Renee Good's wife
-The Mayor of Minneapolis
-The Governor of Minnesota
People not under federal investigation:
-The rectal orifice who shot and killed her
ICE authority is limited by federal law. They exist for immigration enforcement only. They do not have general police powers. (8 U.S.C. § 1357)
because there are so many
Donald Trump’s second-term rampage of executive power shows Democratic presidents were not as powerless as they claimed.
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When Barack Obama and Joe Biden occupied the White House, Democrats gave excuse after excuse about why they couldn’t take bold action.
Donald Trump’s second-term rampage of executive power shows Democratic presidents were not as powerless as they claimed.
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— Jacobin (@jacobinmag.bsky.social) Jan 16, 2026 at 2:29 PM
A federal judge on Friday barred federal agents in Minneapolis from arresting peaceful protesters, or using nonlethal munitions and crowd control tools against them.
The 80-page ruling by U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez, a Biden appointee who sits in Minneapolis, lands amid an increasingly confrontational dynamic between the Trump administration and Minnesota officials who have accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents of stoking fear and violence on local streets. And it comes a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good.
Menendez’s order bars Homeland Security and ICE officials involved in Operation Metro Surge from “using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity.” The judge also prohibited federal agents from stopping vehicles following them, as long as those vehicles are maintaining a safe and “appropriate” distance.
“The First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting,” DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “DHS is taking appropriate and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers and the public from dangerous rioters. We remind the public that rioting is dangerous — obstructing law enforcement is a federal crime and assaulting law enforcement is a felony.”
“There is no sign that this operation is winding down — indeed, it appears to still be ramping up,” Menendez wrote.
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Amid the ramp-up, the Justice Department has also begun scrutinizing two of Trump’s most vocal critics in Minnesota — Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey — for potentially obstructing immigration agents.
Federal prosecutors sent grand jury subpoenas to Walz and Frey on Friday seeking information about alleged obstruction, according to a person briefed on the inquiry who was granted anonymity due to the ongoing nature of the investigation. The probe is exploring potential violations of a federal law, 18 U.S.C. 372, that outlaws conspiracies to impede or injure federal officers, the person said.
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“This autocracy is an explicitly racial one. That isn't new for America … but it is different this time around … with a federal government united in the imposition of tyranny.”
“Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop”
- The post features a clip from President Trump's January 14, 2026, bill signing for whole milk in schools, where he claims milk prices dropped 44% since taking office, prompting a direct fact-check query to
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- USDA and BLS data confirm U.S. retail milk prices rose slightly from $4.03 per gallon in January 2025 to $4.05 in December 2025, while wholesale Class I prices fell about 26%—not 44%—indicating the claim exaggerates wholesale trends without reflecting consumer costs.
- Thread replies predominantly mock the statement with sarcasm about even larger fictional drops, underscoring widespread online skepticism toward Trump's economic assertions amid broader inflation discussions.
