2026.01.24
Jan. 24th, 2026 10:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lsandersonICE
LIVE UPDATES | Third shooting in Minneapolis involving federal agents
By Kilat Fitzgerald
https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-mn-third-federal-agents-shooting-minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69750ab88f089b46e3ce1655#block-69750ab88f089b46e3ce1655
White House doctoring Minnesota woman’s photo unlikely to derail case, say experts
Altered image shows Nekima Levy Armstrong sobbing after arrest during protest outside a Minneapolis church
Sam Levine in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/white-house-minnesota-woman-photo-edit-trial
Rules of the road are at the center of the ICE occupation and resistance
Whenever the ICE occupation finally ends — and it’s no longer necessary to track agents with cars — we need to return to enforcing basic rules for Twin Cities motorists.
by Bill Lindeke
https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2026/01/rules-of-the-road-are-at-the-center-of-the-ice-occupation-and-resistance/
Minneapolis protesters brave subzero temps to oppose federal immigration enforcement
Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen daily protests since Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7.
By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Sarah Raza and Jack Brook, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/01/minneapolis-gears-up-for-a-mass-anti-immigration-federal-enforcement-protest-despite-the-dangerous-cold/
Thousands march through Minneapolis, businesses shutter to protest federal immigration operations
The “ICE Out” event is a statewide effort that called on Minnesotans to refrain from shopping, and to stay home from work and school.
by Chris Juhn
https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/minnesota-ice-out-economic-shutdown-protest-target-center/
Women arrested for anti-ICE church protest in St Paul freed from detention
Release of third activist, William Kelly, also involved in the demonstrations was also ordered by a judge
Robert Mackey and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/st-paul-ice-protest-women-released
I ain't a psychic nor do I play one on TV, but I can already predict Karoline Leavitt's comments: "Several hundred violent, paid, domestic terrorists held up traffic in downtown Minneapolis Friday."
Other News
Donald Trump doesn’t want us to believe our own eyes
Steven Greenhouse
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-lies-ice
Trump’s ‘pay-to-play’ politics fuel a ‘new gilded age’, experts say
Major donors reap influence and material benefits, ethics experts argue, as money and governance intertwine
Peter Stone
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trumps-politics-gilded-age
Trump’s second term has been rife with bizarre moments – here are seven
From derailing meetings by telling fictional stories about serial killers to Davos, the president has left people confused and concerned
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trump-concerning-moments
What else can be done to force Trump’s DoJ to release all the Epstein files? Legal experts weigh in
The deadline for Trump’s justice department to release the files came and went, but experts say there are still options
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/legal-experts-epstein-files-release-congress
German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’
Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic
Deborah Cole
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/gregory-bovino-coat-german-media
Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit
Display at President’s House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him
Marina Dunbar
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/philadelphia-trump-adminstration-lawsuit-slavery-exhibit
‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
Kate Connolly in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/24/repatriate-the-gold-german-economists-advise-withdrawal-from-us-vaults
‘I have the power!‘: Is the new He-Man film taking itself too seriously again?
Any attempt to add a down-to-Earth note to this wildly psychedelic 80s cartoon risks missing the point of its gloriously overblown origins
Ben Child
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/new-he-man-film-at-risk-of-taking-itself-too-seriously-again
The History of Concrete review – John Wilson’s first movie is an absurd triumph
Sundance film festival: the documentarian’s feature debut, essentially an extended episode of his HBO series, turns an exploration of concrete into a meditation on change
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/history-of-concrete-review-john-wilson-movie
New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
Tom Perkins
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/23/pfas-forever-chemicals-filtration
Do trees explode in extreme cold?
What happens to trees in extreme cold is a natural physical response to rapid and severe temperature drops.
By Sabrina Halvorson, North Dakota News Cooperative
https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2026/01/do-trees-explode-in-extreme-cold/
Closure of addiction treatment option for LGBTQ+ patients leads to rush and worry
After 40 years serving the LGBTQ+ community in the Twin Cities, Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services moved Pride Institute’s residential treatment services to California.
by Andy Steiner
https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2026/01/closure-of-addiction-treatment-option-for-lgbtq-patients-leads-to-rush-and-worry/
High on … mustard? Cannabis industry teams up with chefs in push to stand out
US legal cannabis industry seeks new ways to incorporate weed into meals after a tough year for business in 2025
Hannah Harris Green
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/24/cannabis-culinary-collaborations
The hill I will die on: Bum gun, bidet or shattaf – whatever you call it, install one now
Mona Eltahawy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/24/hill-i-will-die-on-bidet-shattaf-toilet-zohran-mamdani
‘Displaying the cloth like this showed its true beauty’: Aung Chan Thar’s best phone picture
A beautiful lake, gorgeous fabric: how could the Myanmar photographer resist?
Grace Holliday
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/24/displaying-the-cloth-like-this-showed-its-true-beauty-aung-chan-thars-best-phone-picture
LIVE UPDATES | Third shooting in Minneapolis involving federal agents
By Kilat Fitzgerald
https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-mn-third-federal-agents-shooting-minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69750ab88f089b46e3ce1655#block-69750ab88f089b46e3ce1655
White House doctoring Minnesota woman’s photo unlikely to derail case, say experts
Altered image shows Nekima Levy Armstrong sobbing after arrest during protest outside a Minneapolis church
Sam Levine in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/white-house-minnesota-woman-photo-edit-trial
Rules of the road are at the center of the ICE occupation and resistance
Whenever the ICE occupation finally ends — and it’s no longer necessary to track agents with cars — we need to return to enforcing basic rules for Twin Cities motorists.
by Bill Lindeke
https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2026/01/rules-of-the-road-are-at-the-center-of-the-ice-occupation-and-resistance/
Minneapolis protesters brave subzero temps to oppose federal immigration enforcement
Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen daily protests since Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7.
By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Sarah Raza and Jack Brook, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/01/minneapolis-gears-up-for-a-mass-anti-immigration-federal-enforcement-protest-despite-the-dangerous-cold/
Thousands march through Minneapolis, businesses shutter to protest federal immigration operations
The “ICE Out” event is a statewide effort that called on Minnesotans to refrain from shopping, and to stay home from work and school.
by Chris Juhn
https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/minnesota-ice-out-economic-shutdown-protest-target-center/
Women arrested for anti-ICE church protest in St Paul freed from detention
Release of third activist, William Kelly, also involved in the demonstrations was also ordered by a judge
Robert Mackey and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/st-paul-ice-protest-women-released
I ain't a psychic nor do I play one on TV, but I can already predict Karoline Leavitt's comments: "Several hundred violent, paid, domestic terrorists held up traffic in downtown Minneapolis Friday."
Other News
Donald Trump doesn’t want us to believe our own eyes
Steven Greenhouse
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-lies-ice
Trump’s ‘pay-to-play’ politics fuel a ‘new gilded age’, experts say
Major donors reap influence and material benefits, ethics experts argue, as money and governance intertwine
Peter Stone
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trumps-politics-gilded-age
Trump’s second term has been rife with bizarre moments – here are seven
From derailing meetings by telling fictional stories about serial killers to Davos, the president has left people confused and concerned
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trump-concerning-moments
What else can be done to force Trump’s DoJ to release all the Epstein files? Legal experts weigh in
The deadline for Trump’s justice department to release the files came and went, but experts say there are still options
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/legal-experts-epstein-files-release-congress
German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’
Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic
Deborah Cole
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/gregory-bovino-coat-german-media
Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit
Display at President’s House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him
Marina Dunbar
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/philadelphia-trump-adminstration-lawsuit-slavery-exhibit
‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
Kate Connolly in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/24/repatriate-the-gold-german-economists-advise-withdrawal-from-us-vaults
‘I have the power!‘: Is the new He-Man film taking itself too seriously again?
Any attempt to add a down-to-Earth note to this wildly psychedelic 80s cartoon risks missing the point of its gloriously overblown origins
Ben Child
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/new-he-man-film-at-risk-of-taking-itself-too-seriously-again
The History of Concrete review – John Wilson’s first movie is an absurd triumph
Sundance film festival: the documentarian’s feature debut, essentially an extended episode of his HBO series, turns an exploration of concrete into a meditation on change
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/history-of-concrete-review-john-wilson-movie
New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
Tom Perkins
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/23/pfas-forever-chemicals-filtration
Do trees explode in extreme cold?
What happens to trees in extreme cold is a natural physical response to rapid and severe temperature drops.
By Sabrina Halvorson, North Dakota News Cooperative
https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2026/01/do-trees-explode-in-extreme-cold/
Closure of addiction treatment option for LGBTQ+ patients leads to rush and worry
After 40 years serving the LGBTQ+ community in the Twin Cities, Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services moved Pride Institute’s residential treatment services to California.
by Andy Steiner
https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2026/01/closure-of-addiction-treatment-option-for-lgbtq-patients-leads-to-rush-and-worry/
High on … mustard? Cannabis industry teams up with chefs in push to stand out
US legal cannabis industry seeks new ways to incorporate weed into meals after a tough year for business in 2025
Hannah Harris Green
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/24/cannabis-culinary-collaborations
The hill I will die on: Bum gun, bidet or shattaf – whatever you call it, install one now
Mona Eltahawy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/24/hill-i-will-die-on-bidet-shattaf-toilet-zohran-mamdani
‘Displaying the cloth like this showed its true beauty’: Aung Chan Thar’s best phone picture
A beautiful lake, gorgeous fabric: how could the Myanmar photographer resist?
Grace Holliday
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/24/displaying-the-cloth-like-this-showed-its-true-beauty-aung-chan-thars-best-phone-picture
no subject
Date: 2026-01-24 06:33 pm (UTC)