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Welcome to the American Winter

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"The six-car ICE convoy came to a stop and instantly dozens of people swarmed it, cellphones in hand, while others ran out of nearby houses—I saw a woman in gym shorts in the 20-degree weather—and began surrounding the masked and heavily armed agents who had spilled out of their black SUVs. The fury in the … Continue reading Welcome to the American Winter

How Minnesotans Deal with Federal Agents

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Did you ever think the revolution would start in Minnesota? Prince did. So be a good neighbor. Below is link to a YouTube video uploaded on 21 January 2026 by Frost Simula and followed by a transcript. Simula introduces himself as the First Gentleman of Columbia Heights, MN. His wife Amáda Márquez Simula is the … Continue reading How Minnesotans Deal with Federal Agents

Journalist Tests ICE Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired with No Background Check

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Here are a link to a Democracy Now! interview with Laura Jedeed, a freelance journalist, and a transcript that I created. At the bottom are links to two articles by Ms. Jedeed and one about her. Here's a quote that jumps off the screen, a sentiment that's been echoed by many others who are knowledgeable … Continue reading Journalist Tests ICE Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired with No Background Check

Three Shots Kill a Mother Driving Away

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Renée Good seconds before she was shot. (Source: Wikipedia) She calmly said "It's fine, dude, I’m not mad at you,” before Jonathan Ross, who was videotaping her, shot her three times and another ICE coward yelled, "Fucking bitch."  This fatal encounter started with an ICE brownshirt screaming, "Get out of the fucking car!" Cruelty is … Continue reading Three Shots Kill a Mother Driving Away

The Lie Is the Lesson: Renee Nicole Good and the Anatomy of American Authoritarianism

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I felt compelled to repost this essay on Facebook by Michael Jochum. The murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota is not an isolated tragedy. It is a case study in how authoritarian rule manifests in the United States, courtesy of Trump-style fascism, an administration that no longer governs but commands, a complicit GOP that … Continue reading The Lie Is the Lesson: Renee Nicole Good and the Anatomy of American Authoritarianism

Shadow of the Wall 

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Here's a song I created about Stephen "Goebbels" Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and the US homeland security adviser. This is my favorite version of two. The AI-generated image below would be good raw material for a noir painting. I'm not sure who would want it, certainly not most members … Continue reading Shadow of the Wall 

“Tear Down the Walls”

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REUTERS/via SNO Sites/Lucy NicholsonThe badge of ICE Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Hawthorne, California. File photo March 1, 2020. I created this song "in honor of" ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement), a US government agency from hell. Let me know which version you prefer in the comments section below, on my … Continue reading “Tear Down the Walls”

“Why I Cancelled My 2025 Trip To Trump’s America”

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That's the title of a recent video by Rob Groves, who is based in the UK. Rob has a YouTube channel with nearly 60,000 subscribers, where we speak truth to power about British politics, and challenge the establishment narrative peddled by the overwhelmingly right-wing press and BBC. In the words of Noam Chomsky, 'power knows … Continue reading “Why I Cancelled My 2025 Trip To Trump’s America”

Entrapment Victims: 1; DHS: 0

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Remember the late great University of Northern New Jersey (UNNJ) created in 2013 by the US Department of Homeland Security "to target brokers and recruiters who sought to abuse the U.S. immigration system for financial gain", including unsuspecting international students, as if they don't have enough other work protecting Ze Homeland? Keep in mind that … Continue reading Entrapment Victims: 1; DHS: 0