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Israel Daramola

Photos of Nicole Good (L) and Alex Pretti are placed among flowers at a makeshift memorial in the area where Pretti was shot and killed by Federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Politics

How Much Longer Can The Politics Of Grievance Sustain Itself?

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Justin Ellis

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How Do You Justify Abducting A Child?

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Tom Ley

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Michele Tafoya Won’t Rest Until She Finds A Bigger And Better Way To Annoy Everyone

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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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Sports Highlight Of The Day

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

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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Albert Burneko

US Senator Amy Klobuchar, Democrat from Minnesota

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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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Lauren Theisen

No Kings Day in Charlotte

Protests Big

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Ray Ratto

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - MAY 01: in the third period of Game Six of the First Round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Xcel Energy Center on May 01, 2025 in St Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Ellen Schmidt/Getty Images)

Vegas Golden Knights v Minnesota Wild – Game Six

Wild Fans, This Is Just Your Life Now

Head coach P.J. Fleck of the Minnesota Golden Gophers walks off the field against the Purdue Boilermakers at Huntington Bank Stadium on October 1, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Purdue defeated Minnesota 20-10.

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Death To The NCAA

Report: P.J. Fleck Built A “Toxic Culture” Celebrating P.J. Fleck

<p>Columnist. Author of many <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Drew-Magary/e/B001JS8R52/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1">fine works of literature</a>, including <em>Point B</em>. Handsomest man in the world.</p>


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Drew Magary

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 06: Fans clap for the Minnesota Vikings during the game against the Washington Commanders at FedExField on November 6, 2022 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

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How Lonely Losing Can Be

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Kelsey McKinney

Zillowing Out

A $700,000 House Where We Can Refuse To Leave Mid-Century Modern

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Laura Wagner

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Matt Birk Eats Shit Then Compares Himself To Jesus

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