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A DHS lawyer breaks down in court, a judge calls the Trump administration lawless, and SCOTUS backs California voters. DHS Attorney Speaks Out -via ABC News Prop 50 Stays -via AP News Nike Federal Probe -via Axios Ryan Routh Convicted -via CBS News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLUin show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Just a quick episode to let you know there is not episode. Whoa. How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLUin show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Trump coordinated a raid on Georgia’s ballots, praised it in real-time, and now wants to nationalize elections. Plus, the government is still in a partial shutdown, the Clintons will testify, Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center, and Savannah Guthrie’s mom has been taken. Update: Georgia Voting Raid -via NY Times and Washington Post Trump Closing Kennedy Center -via Axios Clintons to Testify -via The Hill Savannah Guthrie’s Mom -via AP News Government Shutdown -via CBS News and NBC News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLUin show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Liam is home, more Epstein files drop, and Texas politics shouldn’t be that much of a surprise. Liam Goes Home -via ABC News and Washington Post Partial Government Shutdown -via AP News Epstein Files -via CNN and The Daily Beast Texas Elections -via CBS News and AP News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLUin show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Trump threatens Iran with war, doubles down on ICE, and sues his own IRS for $10 billion. Iran -via NY Times ICE Update -via NBC News, BBC, and Axios Trump Sues IRS -via ABC News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLUin show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Jack Smith told Congress that Trump tried to steal the 2020 election — and now Trump’s FBI is raiding election offices. -via AP News and NY Times How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLUin show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

A judge blocks the deportation of 5-year-old Liam, Italy compares ICE to the SS, Kristi Noem faces impeachment threats, Ilhan Omar is attacked at a town hall, and Pete Hegseth is sued for wrongful deaths at sea. Deportations in America -via NBC News, The Guardian, and ABC News Boat Strike Suit -via AP News Ilhan Omar Attack -via NBC News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National LawyersGuild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branchof the ACLU in show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Minneapolis forces out a Nazi-saluting Border Patrol commander, a deadly winter storm paralyzes half the country, Alex Honnold climbs a skyscraper, and the Super Bowl is set. Minnesota -via AP News, The Cut, and The Atlantic Winter Storm -via CBS News and NBC News Man Climbs Building -via NBC News Super Bowl LX How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National Lawyers Guild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

A protester was executed in Minneapolis and ICE wants voter rolls in return. -via AP News, ABC News, The Hill, and NBC News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National Lawyers Guild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

This special episode is all about a sweet boy named Liam, and the way America has broken a promise it made 250 years ago. How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National Lawyers Guild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Trump claims Greenland is “figured out,” ICE bypasses the Constitution, and Ghislaine Maxwell is testifying. Davos -via Axios and NY Times Epstein and the House -via BBC, Democracy Docket, and NPR ICE’s New Power -via AP News Uvalde Ruling -via CNN How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National Lawyers Guild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes. Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Trump fumbles Venezuela, prepares to flail at Davos, and the DOJ targets Minnesota leaders. Venezuelan Tanker Captured -via Guardian and NY Times Iranian Protests -via NY Times Minnesota -via NPR Trump + Davos -via AP News How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National Lawyers Guild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes.  Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

Minneapolis is being used as a testing ground — and we need to pay attention. Plus, Trump still wants Greenland, even as he threatens the Fed. And a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain has killed 39. Minneapolis -via CBS News, NBC News, CNN, PBS, and Washington Post Trump Still Wants Greenland -via NY Times Trump Threatens Fed -via Reuters Spanish Train Crash -via NPR How to support Minneapolis: Unidos Minneapolis National Lawyers Guild MN Communities United Against Police Brutality Minneapolis branch of the ACLU in show notes.  Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

We’ve survived one year of Trump 2.0 - and we’re still standing. -via AP News and CDF Labor Laws, Brookings Institute, Virginia.org, K-12.org Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere

An ICE agent kills Renee Good in Minnesota, and the administration blocks a state investigation. Salt Lake City Shooting -via NY Times Minnesota -via AP News, Washington Post, NBC News, and NPR Take the pledge to be a voter at raisingvoters.org/beavoter december. - on Amazon Subscribe to the Substack:kimmoffat.substack.com All episodes can be foundat:kimmoffat.com/thenews As always, youcan findme on Instagram/Twitter/Bluesky @kimmoffat and TikTok @kimmoffatishere