2026.01.17
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A march organized by a right-wing influencer is planned for Saturday, Jan. 17 in Minneapolis, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The event “is organized by conservative influencer Jake Lang, who has been advertising the march on X. In a post, he called for ‘crusaders’ to ‘take back’ Minnesota from Democrats. … Minneapolis Police Inspector Bill Peterson reassured residents at Tuesday’s meeting in Minneapolis that they have prepared for the event. He also noted the city is ‘hyper aware’ that the Cedar Riverside neighborhood could be a target.”
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-prepares-for-march-against-minnesota-fraud-led-by-right-wing-influencer/601564188?utm_source=gift
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez’s ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists.
By Audrey McAvoy and Steve Karnowski, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/public-safety/2026/01/judge-rules-feds-in-minneapolis-immigration-operation-cant-detain-or-tear-gas-peaceful-protesters/
Our visual coverage of federal immigration enforcement and community response
We continue with a look at the images Ellen Schmidt made in the Twin Cities this week.
by Ellen Schmidt
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/01/our-visual-coverage-of-federal-immigration-enforcement-and-community-response/
The people who run some of your favorite Twin Cities restaurants are scared and exhausted — but determined to survive the ICE crackdown
Some restaurants are receiving community support, but they still face difficult circumstances as they try to keep staff and customers safe.
by Shadi Bushra
https://www.minnpost.com/economy/2026/01/immigrant-run-restaurants-minneapolis-twin-cities-determined-to-survive-ice-crackdown/
‘Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over Minneapolis
Classrooms have emptied, shops have shut, and the mood is tense – but as the federal operation has ramped up, so has residents’ response
Rachel Leingang and Maanvi Singh in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/minneapolis-twin-cities-ice-dispatch
US cities increasingly compelled to police abuses by immigration agents
Federal agents face widespread accusations of misconduct – but Trump administration leaders won’t prosecute them
George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/ice-agent-local-police-abuse
Judge to protect noncitizen academics involved in case from ‘authoritarian’ Trump
Reagan appointee moves to protect those challenging arrest and deportation of pro-Palestinian activists
Alice Speri and agency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/authoritarian-trump-court-protection-order
Trump set to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor after ‘political prosecution’
Wanda Vázquez Garced, who accepted plea deal over campaign finance violation, endorsed Trump in 2020
Maya Yang and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-puerto-rico-governor-pardon
How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US
Guardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%
Trump’s failed energy bill pledge leaves US households struggling: ‘It’s obscene’
Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor, with data reporting by Aliya Uteuova
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-energy-bill-prices-increase
US House candidate buys nazis.us domain to redirect visitors to homeland security
Mark Davis, running in Florida, says he bought domain because Republican party had gone ‘full fascist’
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/nazis-us-domain-homeland-security
‘She had a hidden identity’: new film uncovers a mother’s second world war secrets
In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the war
Jim Farber
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/17/my-underground-mother-second-world-war-documentary
The Pitt continues to shine a light on the horrors of the US healthcare system
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/16/the-pitt-season-2-us-healthcare
Press advocates condemn Pentagon move to seize editorial control of Stars and Stripes
Trump administration struck policy requiring news outlet to have civilian editor and independent ombudsman
Richard Luscombe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/defense-department-stars-and-stripes-editorial-control
China blocks Nvidia H200 AI chips that US government cleared for export – report
Parts suppliers ‘put production on hold’ amid mounting confusion as China restricts purchase of the chips and US puts 25% roundabout tariff on their sale
Guardian staff and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/china-blocks-nvidia-h200-ai-chips-that-us-government-cleared-for-export-report
‘The dollar is losing credibility’: why central banks are scrambling for gold
Experts say central banks are increasingly stuffing their vaults as an insurance policy in a volatile world
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/16/the-dollar-is-losing-credibility-why-central-banks-are-scrambling-for-gold
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The brutal crackdown in Iran, ICE in Minneapolis, Russian aistrikes in Kyiv and heavy rain in Gaza – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
Warning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing
Jim Powell
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/16/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures
A march organized by a right-wing influencer is planned for Saturday, Jan. 17 in Minneapolis, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. The event “is organized by conservative influencer Jake Lang, who has been advertising the march on X. In a post, he called for ‘crusaders’ to ‘take back’ Minnesota from Democrats. … Minneapolis Police Inspector Bill Peterson reassured residents at Tuesday’s meeting in Minneapolis that they have prepared for the event. He also noted the city is ‘hyper aware’ that the Cedar Riverside neighborhood could be a target.”
https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-prepares-for-march-against-minnesota-fraud-led-by-right-wing-influencer/601564188?utm_source=gift
Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez’s ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists.
By Audrey McAvoy and Steve Karnowski, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/public-safety/2026/01/judge-rules-feds-in-minneapolis-immigration-operation-cant-detain-or-tear-gas-peaceful-protesters/
Our visual coverage of federal immigration enforcement and community response
We continue with a look at the images Ellen Schmidt made in the Twin Cities this week.
by Ellen Schmidt
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/01/our-visual-coverage-of-federal-immigration-enforcement-and-community-response/
The people who run some of your favorite Twin Cities restaurants are scared and exhausted — but determined to survive the ICE crackdown
Some restaurants are receiving community support, but they still face difficult circumstances as they try to keep staff and customers safe.
by Shadi Bushra
https://www.minnpost.com/economy/2026/01/immigrant-run-restaurants-minneapolis-twin-cities-determined-to-survive-ice-crackdown/
‘Make no mistake, this is an occupation’: ICE’s deadly presence casts long shadow over Minneapolis
Classrooms have emptied, shops have shut, and the mood is tense – but as the federal operation has ramped up, so has residents’ response
Rachel Leingang and Maanvi Singh in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/minneapolis-twin-cities-ice-dispatch
US cities increasingly compelled to police abuses by immigration agents
Federal agents face widespread accusations of misconduct – but Trump administration leaders won’t prosecute them
George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/ice-agent-local-police-abuse
Judge to protect noncitizen academics involved in case from ‘authoritarian’ Trump
Reagan appointee moves to protect those challenging arrest and deportation of pro-Palestinian activists
Alice Speri and agency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/authoritarian-trump-court-protection-order
Trump set to pardon ex-Puerto Rico governor after ‘political prosecution’
Wanda Vázquez Garced, who accepted plea deal over campaign finance violation, endorsed Trump in 2020
Maya Yang and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-puerto-rico-governor-pardon
How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US
Guardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%
Trump’s failed energy bill pledge leaves US households struggling: ‘It’s obscene’
Oliver Milman and Dharna Noor, with data reporting by Aliya Uteuova
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-energy-bill-prices-increase
US House candidate buys nazis.us domain to redirect visitors to homeland security
Mark Davis, running in Florida, says he bought domain because Republican party had gone ‘full fascist’
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/nazis-us-domain-homeland-security
‘She had a hidden identity’: new film uncovers a mother’s second world war secrets
In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the war
Jim Farber
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/17/my-underground-mother-second-world-war-documentary
The Pitt continues to shine a light on the horrors of the US healthcare system
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/16/the-pitt-season-2-us-healthcare
Press advocates condemn Pentagon move to seize editorial control of Stars and Stripes
Trump administration struck policy requiring news outlet to have civilian editor and independent ombudsman
Richard Luscombe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/defense-department-stars-and-stripes-editorial-control
China blocks Nvidia H200 AI chips that US government cleared for export – report
Parts suppliers ‘put production on hold’ amid mounting confusion as China restricts purchase of the chips and US puts 25% roundabout tariff on their sale
Guardian staff and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/china-blocks-nvidia-h200-ai-chips-that-us-government-cleared-for-export-report
‘The dollar is losing credibility’: why central banks are scrambling for gold
Experts say central banks are increasingly stuffing their vaults as an insurance policy in a volatile world
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/16/the-dollar-is-losing-credibility-why-central-banks-are-scrambling-for-gold
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The brutal crackdown in Iran, ICE in Minneapolis, Russian aistrikes in Kyiv and heavy rain in Gaza – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
Warning: this gallery contains images some readers may find distressing
Jim Powell
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/16/the-week-around-the-world-in-20-pictures
