while the DOJ is working on trumped-up charges against Minneapolis protesters, the Border Patrol "Commander-At-Large" who terrorized that city is sitting down for friendly interviews on white supremacist podcasts www.ms.now/news/greg-bo...

After teasing a presidential bid, Greg Bovino joined a white nationalist’s podcast

The former Border Patrol commander soft-launched his anti-immigration campaign on “Identity Politics” with Kevin DeAnna, a prominent white nationalist.

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New for @ms.now: Ben Bergquam is Proud Boys associate who calls anti-ICE protesters “cockroaches." ICE keeps letting him film raids for his anti-immigrant propaganda Altho he depicts immigrants as criminals, nearly everyone in his orbit has criminal histories themselves www.ms.now/news/ice-mag...

ICE brings this far-right streamer on immigration raids as he pumps out MAGA propaganda

Ben Bergquam, a host on Real America’s Voice News, frequently embeds with ICE agents and celebrates on camera as they remove people from their homes.

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NEW @ms.now: The improbable rise of Spencer Pratt from a crystal- & TikTok-loving reality TV star to LA mayoral candidate polling 2nd to incumbent Karen Bass is a test for the GOP: How far can a Trump-like populist candidate go in a deep blue city, & at a time when the president’s deeply unpopular?

Spencer Pratt is looking at the MAGA in the mirror

He’s a reality TV star running for mayor of Los Angeles with a fan base in the millions and a populist message — but don’t ask him about Donald Trump.

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New: A racist streamer shot a black man. His fans rewarded him with cash. My look for @MS.Now at how Pump.Fun, a memecoin site with livestreaming, and GiveSendGo could enable Chud The Builder — who films himself calling black people slurs — to receive nearly $175,000 www.ms.now/news/chud-th...

A racist streamer shot a Black man in Tennessee. Viewers paid him handsomely.

“Chud the Builder” broadcast his bigoted stunts on Pump.Fun, a crypto-based streaming platform that allows viewers to invest in creators as they watch.

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When the next measles outbreak makes it to your hometown, call it “The Joe Rogan Experience.” (new @ms.now column)

Opinion | Joe Rogan’s down on Trump — but he’s forever anti-vax MAHA

Anthony L. Fisher: The influential podcaster continues to spread RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine gospel — and a new poll shows more Americans are growing comfortable with having measles back.

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Bill Riley was a Vietnam vet who flew helicopters for EMT. Lefty conspiracy theorists believe he ran a child abuse cabal for Epstein. A couple weeks after I met him in GA, he died. The funeral home had to take down his obit to stop harassment of the family. Truly ghoulish. www.ms.now/news/sascha-...

The conspiratorial left needed proof Trump is a monster. They settled on Sascha Riley.

An Iraq War veteran “unlocked” new memories of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and the right-wing elite. A network of conspiracists took control of his fantastical story.

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Exclu for @ms.now w/ @carolleonnig.bsky.social: The DOJ is prepping to drop a report justifying Trump’s pardons of two dozen anti-abortion protesters & arguing Biden’s DOJ targeted them for their religious beliefs... as this DOJ is using the same laws to go after Don Lemon + protesters in MN 🤔

DOJ investigating Biden-era prosecutions of anti-abortion protesters, draft report shows

The report, reviewed by MS NOW, seeks to justify the president’s pardons of two dozen abortion opponents the DOJ alleges were “targeted” for their religious views.

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EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...

Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate

Progressive House candidate Kat Abughazaleh told MS NOW the secretive campaign is “filled with false and defamatory claims.”

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A matter of national security (blanket)

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Corey Lewandowski "fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after [Kristi] Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane" — a decision that was reversed when they realized they needed someone to take them home. People said Noem and Lewandowski "do little to hide their relationship inside the department."

Happy publish week to @letsgomathias.bsky.social, one of the most thoughtful and compelling reporters I’ve ever worked with. “To Catch A Fascist” is a view from the trenches in a secret war, fomented by an anonymous group of violent hate-mongers — anonymous until now. Get this book!

As I just reported for @ms.now yesterday, they were charged w/ blocking entrances to abortion clinics, harassing & injuring staff & livestreaming some of it. Trump freed them from federal prison; 3 have been re-arrested since. Now, the DOJ is using the same law to go after a journalist.

‘We’re going to disrupt this country’: Pardoned anti-abortion activists plot mass clinic protests

A group of longtime abortion opponents, emboldened by Trump's pardons, regrouped in Washington to plan a new wave of demonstrations at abortion clinics.

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🚨Don Lemon is being charged under the FACE Act, which has historically been used to prosecute those who impede access to abortion clinics. But it also criminalizes interference @ houses of worship. Days into 2nd term, Trump pardoned 24 anti-abortion activists convicted under FACE 🧵

Fantastic reporting from @juliannemcshane.bsky.social here, and a warning shot about the future of abortion clinic protests: Trump's pardons have only emboldened the most aggressive fringe elements of street level activism. "We're going to disrupt this country as much as we can."

Julianne McShane@juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW @ms.now: Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump for invading clinics are joining a new effort led by Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry to revive mass clinic protests. I spent some time with them in DC last week. “We’re going to disrupt this country as much as we can," one said. 🧵

NEW @ms.now: Anti-abortion activists pardoned by Trump for invading clinics are joining a new effort led by Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry to revive mass clinic protests. I spent some time with them in DC last week. “We’re going to disrupt this country as much as we can," one said. 🧵

‘We’re going to disrupt this country’: Pardoned anti-abortion activists plot mass clinic protests

A group of longtime abortion opponents, emboldened by Trump's pardons, regrouped in Washington to plan a new wave of demonstrations at abortion clinics.

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Alex Pretti’s dad: “He cared about people deeply & was very upset with what was happening...He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests” apnews.com/article/immi...

In every case of agents shooting a civilian in this admin, federal officials and agencies push a narrative about the civilian’s aggression immediately, well before evidence tells the real story. And the claim is often false. It’s a coordinated campaign and it’s worth noting.

Andy Campbell@andybcampbell.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Federal agents shot at civilians in their cars at least 15 times since July. We tracked each case. In every instance, feds claimed drivers tried to ram agents. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny. Crucial investigation by David Noriega for @ms.now www.ms.now/news/federal...

palpable rage in Minnesota file:///C:/Users/Nikki/Downloads/Velshi-2026-01-24-0.mp4

Frey: I'm done being told that our local elected officials are solely responsible for turning down the temperature. Yesterday we saw 15,000 people peacefully protesting in the streets, speaking out, standing up for their neighbors. Not a single broken window, not a single injury.

Police Chief Brian O'Hara says they believe the victim was a "lawful gun owner" with no law enforcement record outside of traffic tickets. Says federal agents did not provide them with a "public safety statement" regarding the shooting.

I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad. Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS. This smoke is from tear gas:

Federal agents shot at civilians in their cars at least 15 times since July. We tracked each case. In every instance, feds claimed drivers tried to ram agents. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny. Crucial investigation by David Noriega for @ms.now www.ms.now/news/federal...

Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.

After each shooting, federal agencies claimed the drivers tried to ram agents with their vehicles. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny.

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ICE used a warrantless forced entry to arrest a US citizen with no criminal record. Rather than acknowledge error, they smeared the family, saying they were harboring sex offenders and critics were defending sex offenders. Turns out that one of their targets was already in jail. ICE never checked.

Federal agents shot at civilians in their cars at least 15 times since July. We tracked each case. In every instance, feds claimed drivers tried to ram agents. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny. Crucial investigation by David Noriega for @ms.now www.ms.now/news/federal...

Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.

After each shooting, federal agencies claimed the drivers tried to ram agents with their vehicles. But the claim often falls apart under scrutiny.

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This should be the definitive image of Trump's federal immigration crackdown. If this doesn't unite the country against a clear injustice, I'm not sure what could. www.ms.now/news/dhs-den...

Since ICE arrived in Minneapolis over a month ago, people have mobilized across the city to a stunning degree to track agents and monitor their activities. @wsj.com went there to understand what this looks like in practice. www.youtube.com/watch?si=A3t...

How the Deadly ICE Shooting Turned Minneapolis ‘Upside Down’ | WSJ

YouTube video by The Wall Street Journal

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DHS claims the Portland shooting victims "weaponized" their car against agents, like in Minneapolis. Also claimed one is a "Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the Tren de Aragua prostitution ring," but didn't ID the person or provide further details. Story ongoing www.ms.now/news/shootin...

Federal agents shoot 2 in Oregon, further raising tensions over national immigration actions

The Department of Homeland Security suggested agents were tracking a member of a Venezuelan prostitution ring when the shooting occurred.

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the victim, identified as 37 yo Renee Nicole Good, "was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known," her mother told the Star Tribune. She leaves behind a young child whose father died in 2023. “There’s nobody else in his life,” the boy's grandfather said www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...

‘She was an amazing human being’: Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent

Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.

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a video taken by the eyewitness, Emily Heller, shows agents denying a self-identified physician access to the victim and telling bystanders to “just relax.” “How can I relax? You just killed my fucking neighbor,” Heller responded. “How the fuck do you show up to work every day?”

Trump's rewriting of the narrative of J6 continues...this time w/ a new webpage on the official WH site that recasts him as a hero, blames Dems + Capitol police for the violence, & ignores law enforcement who were injured or died by su*cide following the events. New @ms.now 👇

White House recasts Trump as a hero in new Jan. 6 anniversary website

On the five-year anniversary of the Capitol insurrection, the White House debuted a new webpage rewriting the reality of that violent and deadly day.

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A paltry show of strength for MAGA and the Proud Boys at today's march on the Capitol, starring a handful of J6 defendants and Enrique Tarrio: www.ms.now/news/jan-6-d...

Small crowd of Jan. 6 defendants marches on the Capitol with Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio

The event, billed as a memorial service for slain Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, attracted only a few dozen people.

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