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Tuesday, January 31st, 2023

In the Hot Notes: the Manhattan DA has impaneled a special grand jury to return indictments on Donald Trump himself; a Mark Meadows ally is set to plead guilty to campaign finance charges; House Republicans are rebuffed again by the DoJ this time in the Biden documents investigation; a bi-partisan House panel has voted unanimously to intervene in the DoJ’s efforts to get access to Rep. Scott Perry’s phone; plus AG and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, January 30th, 2026

Today, Democrats in the Senate have blocked the government funding package over ICE/CBP; Pam Bondi has appointed a special attorney to oversee Trump's probe into fake 2020 election fraud claims; the Justice Department has filed federal charges against the man who attacked Ilhan Omar; a former deputy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Sonya Massey; the 9th Circuit says DHS illegally ended the Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status program; and the Federal Reserve says it won’t cut interest rates this month; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund?

Stories
UPDATED:Democrats Reach Spending Deal With Trump, Seeking to Rein in ICE - The New York Times

DHS Illegally Ended Venezuelan Migrant Status, 9th Cir. Says (1) | Bloomberg Law

Bondi Hands St. Louis Prosecutor Nationwide Election Fraud Remit | Bloomberg Law

Former Illinois sheriff's deputy sentenced to 20 years for murder of Sonya Massey | NBC News

Good Trouble
Good Trouble for today is: if you can, participate in the General Strike by not participating in the economy on Friday.

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Hanover Board asks ICE to reconsider proposed facility

Dog Adoptable - Kurt a Hound Dog in Ashland, VA | Petfinder

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Thursday, January 29th, 2026

Today, the Trump agents who murdered VA nurse Alex Pretti have been put on administrative leave; a DHS review of the murder contradicts Kristi Noem’s claim that Pretti was brandishing a gun; the FBI has executed a search warrant on the Fulton County Georgia election offices; a judge rules Virginia Democrats violated the law with their redistricting amendment; an administration official told Punchbowl News that Trump’s de-escalatory measures are about trying to placate Democrats into funding the government as is; Democrats win two special elections in Minnesota; a judge has blocked the deportation of 5 year old Liam Ramos; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund?

Stories
D.H.S. Review Does Not Say Pretti Brandished Gun, As Noem Claimed | The New York Times

Donald Trump Is Frightened | The New Republic

Judge rules Virginia Democrats violated law with redistricting amendment | The Washington Post

US federal judge blocks deportation of five-year-old boy and his father | US immigration | The Guardian

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Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Today, Gregory Bovino has been demoted and sent back to El Centro as Tom Homan heads to Minneapolis; Kristi Noem throws Stephen Miller under the bus telling reporters that he fed her the domestic terrorist language she used; Democrats in the Senate start coalescing around a list of demands to fund the government; the Kilmar Abrego vindictive and selective prosecution hearing has been canceled due to weather; DOJ says there will be no civil rights investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti; Trump holds a two hour meeting with Kristi Noem amid backlash from Minneapolis; a US judge orders the ICE chief to appear in court or be held in contempt; two drug boat survivors have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Trump administration; and Allison delivers your Good News.

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The Latest
ICE OUT of Minnesota TRO Hearing | The Breakdown

Stories
Greg Bovino Loses His Job | The Atlantic

Is Now the Time to Demand a Clawback of the ICE BBB Slush Fund? | Muellershewrote.com

U.S. judge orders ICE chief to appear in court, threatens contempt ruling | The Washington Post

First wrongful death lawsuit filed against Trump administration over drug boat strikes | NBC News


Good Trouble
If every American did 3 of these 5 things, ICE would be stopped in its tracks. 
Leona Waller | Substack
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2026

Today, the dominoes are falling as multiple prominent Republicans criticize ICE and call for an independent investigation into the murder of Alex Pretti; moderate Senator Jacky Rosen is calling for Kristi Noem’s impeachment; Republican gubernatorial candidate is withdrawing from the race over ICE presence in Minnesota; DHS says it has the body-worn camera footage of Pretti’s murder; Mike Pence calls for an independent investigation into the murder; Governor Abbott has called on the White House to recalibrate ICE; the Trump administration is now pulling Bovino and all Customs and Border Protection agents out of Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest
ICE OUT of Minnesota TRO Hearing | The Breakdown

Stories
Judge to hear arguments on Minnesota immigration crackdown as calls grow for probe into Alex Pretti shooting - updates | CNN

Abbott says ICE needs to recalibrate, work from different direction | El Paso Times

Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting | AP News

Chris Madel, a Republican running for Minnesota governor, ends his bid and criticizes ICE | CNN Politics

Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says | NBC News

Lindsey Halligan is no longer employed by the Justice Department after her departure from Virginia U.S. attorney's office | NBC News
 

Good Trouble
Charlotte Clymer posted on Bluesky:

Looking for ways to support organizations and mutual aid projects on the ground in Minnesota? 
Here's a great directory for exactly that: standwithminnesota.com

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Monday, January 26th, 2026

Today, 37 year old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed and executed by Trump’s agents in Minneapolis; Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not vote to fund most of the government; gay asylum seekers are being deported to Iran where they will likely face torture or execution; an FBI agent who tried to investigate Jonathan Ross in the murder of Renée Good has resigned; Ted Cruz rakes JD Vance and Trump over the coals during private donor meetings; a judge has ordered the three people arrested for entering a church with Don Lemon released from prison; Pam Bondi has written a letter offering to take ICE out of Minnesota if the state hands over it’s SNAP and voter rolls; a judge has issued a restraining order barring the feds from destroying or tampering with evidence in the Alex Pretti murder; corporate media covers a general strike in Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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NEW: A Leaked Internal CBP Memo Orders Mandatory Riot Control Training for All Officers | The Breakdown

Stories
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings | CBS News

Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE | NYT

Gay asylum-seekers set for deportation to Iran fear execution in their home country

Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump tariffs, Vance | Axios
 

Good Trouble
Help get SJ reinstated at Yosemite 

We’re asking members of the public to amplify by emailing Acting Director Jessica Bowron at [email protected] and Yosemite Superintendent at [email protected] to reinstate Dr. SJ Joslin. They may also fill out the “contact us” form at Yosemite’s page at NPS.gov/yose.

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"Hello Acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron,

I saw that several NPS unions have signed and released an open letter directed to you in support of Dr. SJ Joslin and their reinstatement to Yosemite National Park. I strongly agree with the 4,200 NPS employees, or an estimated 33% of the total NPS workforce, that these signatures represent. Please review their letter and reinstate SJ to their rightful place in the National Park Service.

Sincerely,    Your Name”

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Another citizen murdered by the government, plus a leaked memo from CBP shows mandatory riot training for all officers.

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Monday, January 20th, 2025

Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and the struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world. TikTok is back online after a farce rescue from the man who originally wanted to ban it; Trump launches a crypto rug pull scam; Elon Musk is dispatching agents across government agencies; the SCOTUSblog publisher has been indicted on tax charges; CNN is moving Jim Acosta’s show to the middle of the night; President Biden makes a statement on the Equal Rights Amendment and commutes the sentences of 2,500 non violent drug offenders; the US grounds SpaceX Starship after another explosion; Vivek Ramaswamy will announce a run for Ohio governor; CBS kisses the ring by discussing a settlement with Trump in their defamation suit; Chicago and San Diego brace for immigration enforcement operations; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Friday, January 23rd, 2026

Today, fireworks in the committee room as Jack Smith testified publicly for the first time; a magistrate judge refused to sign off on charges brought against Don Lemon and 7 others for entering a church; a Chicago man has been acquitted of a murder for hire plot to kill Greg Bovino; ICE detained a five year old Minnesota boy and then used him as bait; a judge rules for Democrats in a case to redraw a New York district; a private autopsy of Renée Good confirms that the shot that likely killed her came from the side of the car and not the front; a navy admiral removed by Kegseth is running for Congress; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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The Latest

I Have Filed a FOIA Request for the DHS OGC Determination Allowing ICE to Search Homes Without a Judicial Warrant | Allison Gill

Jack Smith, The Criminality of Trump, and the Utter Lack of Accountability | MSW Media YouTube

Stories
Trump administration loses lawsuit against man accused of plot to murder Greg Bovino | The Guardian

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testifies before House Judiciary Committee | CSPAN YouTube

ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials | The Guardian

Private Autopsy Shows Renee Good Was Shot at Least 3 Times, Lawyers Say | New York Times

Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress | ABC News

Judge declines to sign off on charges against former CNN anchor Don Lemon | The Guardian

Judge Rules for Democrats in Push to Redraw N.Y.C. House District | The New York Times
 

Good Trouble
In Columbus, Ohio on December 19, 2025-January 4, 2026 we experienced ICE's Buckeye Surge.  One organization went above and beyond to make sure the most vulnerable had food.  The nonprofit Our Helpers got 685 boxes of food out to families who had a family member detained (list from immigration attorneys). and families who partner organizations recommended were extremely vulnerable.  
www.ourhelpers.org, @ourhelperscmh - Instagram
Nonprofit bridges gap for families in fear of ICE | NBC4 WCMH-TV

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Thursday, January 22nd, 2026

Today, Jack Smith will testify publicly before Congress at 10 AM ET; the House Oversight Committee has voted to hold the Clintons in contempt for refusing to testify about the eEpstein Files; TACO Trump backpedals on his tariffs over Greenland after the EU halts the approval of a US trade deal; the Pentagon orders more soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota; the Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s ability to fire Fed Board Governor Lisa Cook without cause; the 8th Circuit has blocked a Minneapolis judge’s preliminary injunction against ICE; another judge blocks the government from accessing the devices they seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson; Congressman Veasey has drafted an amendment to the funding bill that would lower the pay of that nazi ICE prosecutor to $1; the feds launch ICE operations in Maine; Trump called Greenland Iceland several times in his weird and dangerous speech in Davos; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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