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Masked ICE agents and demonstrators face off as protests broke out following the shooting of a Venezuelan man by a Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 14, 2026.

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What It’s Like When ICE Invades Your City, With Arif Hasan

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Albert Burneko

A single bullet hole can be seen on the driver’s side of the windshield of a vehicle that a woman was shot and killed in by federal officers on Portland Ave. in Minneapolis, Minn. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) killing, Minneapolis, January 2026

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CBS News Is The Trump Administration’s New Laundromat

Federal Agents arrest a man during an Immigration Enforcement Operation in Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN, U.S., January 13, 2026.

Immigration Enforcement Operations continue in Minneapolis

Politics

Fascists Are Pathetic

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Giri Nathan

US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC on January 8, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

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JD Vance Is A Hog That’ll Eat Any Slop

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Tom Ley

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The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is This ICE Goon Eating Shit

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Justin Ellis

Protestors stare down federal officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside a federal building near Minneapolis following the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.

Clashes erupt outside ICE facility in Minneapolis

When Everyday Life Becomes Domestic Terrorism

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Samer Kalaf

ICE agents stand at the scene where ICE agents fatally shot a woman earlier in the day in Minneapolis.

ICE shooting kills woman in US state of Minnesota

ICE Is Modeling Its Brutality After The IDF

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How Hard Is It To Oppose Murder?

Police tape surrounds a vehicle suspected to be involved in a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on January 07, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, the agent, “fearing for his life” killed a woman during a confrontation in south Minneapolis.

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ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It

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Why Do Fascists Dream Of Alligators?


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Diana Moskovitz

A protester holds a backwards American flag outside of Dodger Stadium during a protest against the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and ICE immigration raids on June 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Dodgers/ICE Protests

The Dodgers Are Disappointing The People Who Want To Love Them The Most

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Masked federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on June 18, 2025 in New York City. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander and Council Member Alexa Avilés visited immigration courts to watch proceedings a day after NYC Comptroller and Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents while accompanying a person out of a courtroom as people continue to be detained following immigration court hearings.

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Margin Of Error

No Time For Theatrics

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Barry Petchesky

A small group of demonstrators protests outside the entrance of Dodger Stadium on the night of the team's June 19 game.

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The Dodgers Can’t Sit This Moment Out

New York City police arrested dozens of Pro-Palestinian protesters on Columbia University on Wednesday evening after they took over part of a central library in New York, USA on May 7, 2025.

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Surveillance footage of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest

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It Is What It Looks Like

A person holds a sign calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil as pro-Palestine demonstrators rally for Gaza in Times Square on March 18, 2025 in New York City. Israeli forces carried out renewed airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, killing over 400 people, according to Gaza officials. The attacks broke a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, heightening fears of a return to full-scale conflict.

Demonstrators Rally For Gaza In New York Times Square In Wake Of Recent Israeli Bombings

Read Mahmoud Khalil’s Letter From An ICE Detention Facility

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This Is So Stupid

Deandre Ayton Could Have Scooted On His Butt

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Patrick Redford

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Life's Rich Pageant

Chicago Guy Rescued After Quarter-Mile Stroll Onto Frozen Lake Michigan

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Ice-Covered Street Provides Universal Life Lesson