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Radley Balko@radleybalko.bsky.social · 7mo ago

According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation). Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7mo ago

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe. @reuters.com

Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social · 7mo ago

“I'm a Jewish American and in Israeli detention I was really treated like scum in a way that like you read about in books about the Holocaust. Like I was held in a cage with 57 other women...”

Nick Turse@nickturse.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The U.S. intervened to oust governments in Latin America a total of at least 41 times — about once every 28 months from 1898 to 1994 — including 17 cases of direct intervention by the U.S. armed forces, intelligence agencies, or locals employed by U.S. government agencies.

The Intercept@theintercept.com · 7mo ago

A 2023 analysis of the effects of CIA-sponsored regime change in five Latin American countries found the interventions caused “large declines in democracy scores, rule of law, freedom of speech, and civil liberties.” interc.pt/4sinphB

A photo of the CIA seal seen in the lobby of the headquarters building in Langley, Va., on Sept. 24, 2022, overlaid with the headline, "CIA Was Behind Venezuela Drone Strike, Source Says," and the DEK, "The December 24 drone strike in Venezuela is the latest in a long tradition of CIA interventions in Latin America — which often lead to destabilization and blowback."
Timothy@landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 7mo ago

Every single one of these agents need to be put in prison. Skip trials at this point. Abolish ICE. Prosecute all of them. They all need to be treated like war criminals and thrown behind bars

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻@longtimehistory.bsky.social · 7mo ago

ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries. Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves. "Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks. "No, guess he should've complied," agent says. Yakima, Washington

shaka 🦁👑@beejonson.me · 7mo ago

Today, I'd like to remember Chairman Fred Hampton. He was 21 years old when he was murdered in his bed by the Chicago Police and FBI. But in his 21 years, he built a blueprint for (Black and working class) liberation that still guides us till this day. This is a thread for him. 🖤🧵

Paul Eric@pauleric70.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🚨 🇦🇺 🇮🇱 MOSSAD TAKING OVER BONDI BEACH INVESTIGATION Mossad have muscled their way into the “investigation” of the Bondi Beach massacre. There’s only one reason for this, It’s a COVER UP.🧐

Sam@dragonborn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

a cartoon of spongebob and patrick standing next to each other .

Alt: a cartoon of spongebob with a rainbow and words “capitalism” above him.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

Drop Site@dropsitenews.com · 8mo ago

⚡️ BREAKING: The US State Dept condemned a UN Gen Assembly res. adopted today & backed by a broad majority of states calling on Israel to uphold protections for civilians & humanitarian access in Gaza, including respect for UNRWA. ▪️In its statement, the State Dept said: “The United States refutes...

⚡️ BREAKING: The U.S. State Department condemned a UN General Assembly resolution adopted today and backed by a broad majority of states calling on Israel to uphold protections for civilians and humanitarian access in Gaza, including respect for UNRWA. ▪️In its statement, the State Department said: “The United States refutes every effort to empower UNRWA, a Hamas subsidiary that was complicit in the atrocities of October 7.” 📌 The move is the latest step in a sustained U.S. campaign to discredit and dismantle UNRWA, the UN agency responsible for maintaining records of Palestinian refugees and providing essential services across the region. Key context: 1. The Biden administration suspended all U.S. funding to UNRWA in January 2024 after Israel accused 12 UNRWA staff members, out of more than 13,000 employees in Gaza, of involvement in the October 7, 2023 Hamas operation.2. Israel later escalated its claims, asserting that an “intelligence dossier” shared with the U.S. showed 10 percent of UNRWA staff had ties to Palestinian armed groups. Journalists at Channel 4 News and the Financial Times obtained and reviewed the six-page dossier and reported that it contained no supporting evidence, relying instead on unsubstantiated assertions drawn from intercepted phones and seized identity cards. The Financial Times concluded the dossier “provides no evidence for the claims.” 3. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the agency immediately terminated the contracts of the accused staff pending verification. UN officials later said nine were dismissed, one was confirmed dead, and two were unaccounted for at the time. A subsequent investigation by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services concluded in August 2024 that nine staff members “may have been involved,” but did not publicly substantiate specific evidence or identities, noting that verification depended on information Israel has not made available. 4. In mid-April 2024, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen told the New York Times’ Nicholas Kristof that U.S. intelligence had no evidence to support Israel’s claim that UNRWA is a branch of Hamas, dismissing the allegation outright.5. In October 2025, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion finding that Israel’s claims that UNRWA had been infiltrated by Hamas were unsubstantiated. The court ruled that Israel’s decision to end cooperation with UNRWA and restrict humanitarian aid to Gaza violated its obligations under the Geneva Conventions and the UN Charter, and said Israel must allow UNRWA and other UN agencies to operate freely in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and grant the International Committee of the Red Cross access to Palestinian prisoners held inside Israel. The UN General Assembly resolution adopted today builds on the ICJ’s findings and urges compliance with those legal obligations. 🔑 KEY: Analysts say the campaign against UNRWA reflects a deliberate effort to dismantle the international refugee framework for Palestinians by discrediting the one agency tasked with documenting their status and protecting their rights. Many view the push to undermine UNRWA as laying the groundwork to legitimize the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. 🎥 @JeremyScahill spoke with Gaza NGO Coordinator Eyad Amawi about the role UNRWA plays in protecting Palestinians right of return earlier this year: Tommy Pigott @StateDeputySpox The United States refutes every effort to empower UNRWA and we stand with Israel in rejecting biased and false allegations at the UN. We will continue to implement Resolution 2803 and pursue President Trump’s vision for a peaceful and prosperous Gaza.
Verity Vagary@verityvagary.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Why were the police so vicious in their handling of the affair? The situation was not a riot, the kids were unarmed, passively sitting until attacked & then they only ran to avoid being clubbed?" - My dad, writing about the student actions at Columbia in 1967-68

black and white photo depicting a student protect at Columbia in 1968Black and white photo depicting Columbia students at a protest in 1967
Jules or Τζουλς 🕊️🍉@katsikajules.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Today in Stuttgart 🇩🇪. Extremist supporters of the Israeli 🇮🇱 club Maccabi Tel Aviv who have traveled to the city sing openly in German streets: "You are Arab-wh*res (...) We will f*ck you and drink your blood (...) We will r*pe your girls" German police did not intervene. By Tarek Bae (Journalist)

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 8mo ago

I don't talk much about the Palestinian rights cases that I'm doing. (Yes, I have cases related to the genocide, and discrimination against Palestinian Americans. Most are pro bono. People get evicted and arrested just for being Palestinian.) But I will say this.