To be clear. This ↑ post was not about me. It was about #Minneapolis, #Chicago, #LosAngeles & all the other #BlueCities that #Trump has targeted.
#Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 “Pathétique" is about sorrow, loss, but also the fire to fight [preferably peacefully if they let you].
[BTWs, feeling more like fuckin’ shit up than sorrowful MN]
#law #Constitution #CivilRights #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #RESIST
Before … back when … I was far more talented in my youth. Energy you know? Passion… all of it…
Anyway,
Once upon a time I was a pianist.
This was my favorite piece to play (other than Purple Rain).
I feel in these fraught times that it is appropriate, the sorrow & the drive to fuck shit up…
#Beethoven bitches
#law #Constitution #CivilRights #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Trump #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #RESIST
Judge Hands #Trump Admin New Legal Loss Over #Minnesota #Protesters
By Anna Commander, Jan 16, 2026
Excerpt: "On Friday, U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez, appointed by former President Joe Biden, granted a preliminary injunction that restricts federal immigration agents—specifically those participating in #OperationMetroSurge—from taking retaliatory action against people 'engaging in peaceful and unobstructive #protest activity.'
"The order specifically prohibits the use of #PepperSpray or other crowd-dispersal tools in response to peaceful protest and bars agents from stopping or detaining protesters in vehicles unless they are 'forcibly obstructing or interfering with' officers."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/judge-hands-trump-admin-new-legal-loss-over-minnesota-protesters-11375714
#USPol #ICESucks #TrumpSucks #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #Fascism #SilencingDissent #Authoritarianism
The mobilization comes after throngs of #demonstrators protested in the snow Friday night near the Bishop Henry #Whipple Federal Building in the #Minneapolis area.
“Stay safe & stay peaceful today,” #TimWalz urged the public in a social media post Saturday. “Our public safety team has the resources, coordination, & personnel on the ground to maintain public safety & respond if needed. Thanks to local law enforcement for keeping the peace.”
Much like the Sarollah units, which are deployed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as an internal security force.
#GiftArticle #military #Trump #NationalGuard #troops #US #protests #Pentagon #law #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #Autocracy #democracy #FreedomOfAssembly #RightToProtest #FreeSpeech
Follow up on #Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy…
He later posted this image of his camera sitting on top of what appears to be a court date notice. The caption is very cryptic, but from the picture I infer his camera survived & he was in fact arrested. No word on whether he had any injuries, though at a minimum I’d expect bruises. An absolutely #unconstitutional #arrest.
#Trump #law #Constitution #FreePress #CivilRights #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState #ICE #CBP
My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated. #gettyreportage #getty at the #Whipple Federal building in #Minneapolis.”
Photo by Pierre Lavie.
#Trump #law #Constitution #FreePress #CivilRights #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung
Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology & criminal justice at University of South Carolina, said a thorough investigation is needed into the reason for using a high level of force in that situation.
“I don’t know of any projectile where you train to shoot at that close range,” Alpert said.
#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #RESIST
Washington, a #CivilRights lawyer, said his client could have been killed.
“Any officers with just the most basic training would know you don’t shoot someone ever in the face with this, but let alone at point-blank range, & that’s because it is a lethal weapon when used like that, & it very nearly was,” Washington said.
#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #RESIST
In the video, an officer is seen grabbing a protester by the arm & Rummler & a few others are seen stepping forward shouting in response. An officer then fires a crowd-control weapon, striking Rummler from feet away. Rummler grabs his face & falls to the ground, & an officer grabs him by the shirt & drags him backward across the ground toward the building. Later, video appears to show him face down on the ground being handcuffed.
The video shows a handful of officers in riot gear standing guard & urging demonstrators to move back. An orange cone is later seen rolling onto a plaza outside the building, & authorities begin firing crowd-control projectiles as they walk toward the crowd.
#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #RESIST
https://apnews.com/article/santa-ana-protester-injured-eye-immigration-87452ab26910d79dd5164d06c16b5c26
Kaden Rummler said in an interview that he was in agonizing pain & underwent an extensive 6-hour surgery to his left eye after he was injured at a Jan 9 #protest over the fatal #shooting of #ReneeGood by an #ICE officer in #Minneapolis. Rummler said he has no depth perception & can no longer drive. Shards of metal & a nickel-sized piece of plastic remain lodged in his skull, his attorney said, & he is considering suing.
#Trump #law #RightToProtest #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights
#California #protester left blind in one eye is among string of #violent run-ins with #federal agents
A 21-year-old college student who was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal “officer” during a Southern California protest said he faces a drastically different life now.
#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #RESIST
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protesters-injured-eye-california-santa-ana-1fa27b64a1ff1015d8852927793de321
The #Trump admin will likely seek to immediately appeal the decision. It has recently surged >2,000 #DHS officials in #Minnesota to purportedly conduct #deportation operations & pursue claims of fraud by members of #Minneapolis’ prominent #Somali community.
“There is no sign that this operation is winding down—indeed, it appears to still be ramping up,” Menendez wrote.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #ICE #CBP #racism
Judge rules feds in #Minneapolis #immigration operation can’t #detain or #TearGas peaceful #protesters
#Trump #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #CivilRights #despotism #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #RESIST
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-immigration-operation-lawsuit-8805b301ff4a7bfb0058e085ffa8c034?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-01-16-Immigration+protests
As the hearing concluded, Young added that he plans to make public much of the yet-undisclosed #evidence in the case, rejecting the #Trump admin’s arguments to seal the documents. The judge plans to issue his formal ruling next week.
#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #dissent #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #Despotism #Fascism #MafiaState
In contrast, Young praised the #DHS officials who testified in his courtroom about their efforts to carry out their responsibilities to keep the country safe — & said their skills were misused by their leaders.
#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #dissent #Authoritarianism #Trump
The judge found #Trump & his aides targeted the members of the group for their #FirstAmendment protected views & speech, guided by an anonymously run private website targeting #Palestinian #students in the #US.
#law #immigration #Constitution #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Fascism
The judge has been tangling with #Trump & the admin in a series of high profile lawsuits that have landed in his Boston courthouse since last year. He has similarly accused the admin of discriminatory policies against #minorities & #LGBTQ Americans. Still, Young said that the case of targeted #deportations against #activists is by far the most important in his lengthy career.
#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #Authoritarianism
#Trump & Cabinet secretaries conspired to violate the #Constitution
In remarks laced with outrage, a Reagan appointed federal judge, speaking at a hearing on student detentions, decried “breathtaking” violations by top officials & called Trump an “authoritarian.”
#law #immigration #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #FreePress #RightToProtest #Authoritarianism #Dictatorship #Autocracy #Tyranny #Despotism #Fascism #MafiaState
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/unconstitutional-conspiracy-judge-slams-trump-administration-over-targeted-deportations-00733070
