News for the week of January 24, 2026
Operation Metro Surge
DHS, ICE, and CBP's combined efforts to terrorize Minneapolis
8 Weeks Under Siege in Minnesota The Minnesota Reformer's heartrending account of the last two months of the Federal Government's attacks on the people of Minnesota.
The Murder of Alex Pretti On the heels of the murder of Renee Good, DHS has murdered someone else in Minneapolis. Over the weekend, Border Patrol executed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse and resident of South Minneapolis.
ICE Detaining Children Despite its claims that it's targeting only the worst criminals in the immigration system, ICE and CBP routinely target people without criminal records, including Liam Ramos, a 5-year old who was recently abducted, used as bait to detain his father, and then sent to a concentration camp in Texas.
ICE Isn't Just In Minneapolis While the siege of Minneapolis is making the most headlines, DHS is still operating in other cities as well, often with similarly disgusting tactics.
Corruption in the White House
"Bitcoin Jesus" secures a pardon The latest in a long list of fraudsters and tax evaders who've secured pardons from a president with plenty of his own experience in the field.
The Fallout from DOGE continues Rather than being a real operation to improve government efficiency, it's increasingly clear that DOGE was a plan to steal data and provide it to third parties: Popular Info reports on a DOGE staffer who supplied confidential SSA data to a group trying to overturn US elections.
Kash Patel at the FBI A thoroughly-reported story about the disastrously-unqualified podcaster's predictably nightmarish first year running the FBI.
The Mad King
Trump's Threats Against Greenland Independent National Security reporter Spencer Ackerman, on why and how the media keeps getting it wrong on just exactly what Trump's threats of force mean.
Trump's Letter to the Norwegian Prime Minister Heather Cox Richardson on Trump's aggression, which is both increasingly vile and increasingly deranged.
The Epstein Files The Justice Department was required by law to release all of the Epstein files more than a month ago. Trump's aggression abroad and brutal assault on constituents at home are obviously not distractions but ends in themselves; that said, he's probably pretty happy that they've kept his lifelong friendship with America's most high-profile child sex abuser out of the news.
What Can We Do?
Consider boycotting contractors in your area that work with ICE. It may also be time to give up your Amazon Ring. It's also always worth it to call your representatives and demand they curb Trump's aggression, dismantle DHS, and release the full truth on Trump's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.