When Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis, he says he was detained and shackled for hours.
“We're turning into something that I can't even begin to respect, and something that I literally went to war—or they told me I went to war—to fight against,” he says.
Since he was arrested, he’s continued protesting. Mother Jones senior reporter Julia Lurie spoke to Austin outside the Whipple Federal Building, where ICE is based.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
Thanks to Trump, right-wing multibillionaire Larry Ellison will now control the TikTok algorithm, along with:
CBS
MTV
The Free Press
BET
CMT
Simon & Schuster
Nickelodeon
Paramount+
Pluto TV
and more
This is what Oligarchy looks like.
Tortuguita was shot 57 times with military-grade assault rifles while sitting cross legged, hands raised. They were the first environmental activist killed by US police in modern history. We won’t stop fighting for them & every other land defender protecting our beautiful planet
#Texans Azeez Al-Shaair on being fined by #NFL 'I understand it's a fine. It's bigger than me. It makes people uncomfortable. Imagine how those people feel? There's people dying. I'm a human being and I care' @KPRC2
YOU WOULDN’T FIND THIS IN THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA:
Thousands of Orthodox Jews lined up in London to oppose Zionism while chanting “Israeli Government Shame On You!”
Our voice is silenced that’s why you don’t hear from us, but NOT because it’s not there.
Torah Observant Jews understand the dangers of Israel’s false claims of representing Jews and are pushing back strongly!
Help us get our voice heard!
Got roughed up and Arrested by 20 ICE Agents in Minnesota today for being Awesome in a Giraffe onesie! Here's the unedited widescreen version!🦒💙
Please RT so Elon has to pay me TWITTER AD revenue money to be awesome around ICE and MAGA!
Finally, the United States is waking up 🚨
Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line, and it matters more than most people seem to realize.
“If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.”
That is not rhetoric. That is the law. And he is putting everyone on notice.
This is how a constitutional system is supposed to work. Civilian control. Congressional authority. No freelance militarism because a president feels impulsive or humiliated or bored. Orders that violate the Constitution are not orders. They are illegal commands, and obedience is not a defense.
What I like here is the timing. This is not said after the damage is done. It is a preemptive warning. A flare shot into the sky saying: think very carefully before you cross this line.
For years, too many people in Washington treated norms as vibes and laws as suggestions. This is a reminder that the system still has teeth if people are willing to use them. And that responsibility does not magically disappear when you put on a uniform.
More of this please. Clear boundaries. Plain language. Zero ambiguity. That is how you stop bad ideas before they turn into irreversible disasters.
Must watch: NYT just released a damning forensic analysis of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
It flatly refutes Trump administration claims — confirming the motorist was driving away, not toward the officer, and the officer was not hit by the vehicle.
https://t.co/n8opkxbtmU
This is one of the best, frame-by-frame breakdowns here by Brenna Perez of the Minnesota ICE shooting, proving without a doubt that ICE agent wasn't in danger, and he murdered Renee Good.
Make sure everyone sees it.
Let us #PrayTogether for all those who suffer due to war and violence. Today I particularly wish to entrust to the Lord the victims of the terrorist massacre carried out yesterday in #Sydney against the Jewish community. Enough with this antisemitic violence! Let us eliminate hatred from our hearts.
Tonight, we learned the Pentagon is escalating its review of me into "an official command investigation."
If Donald Trump or Pete Hegseth think they can stop me from doing my job and serving the American people, they've got the wrong guy.