The US is not in a good way right now and it’s very hard to imagine any kind of return to the conditions of a year ago. Trump is fucking wildin out, and the people are responding in a way we haven’t seen since the George Floyd Rebellion of 2020. The internationalism you mentioned is in large part, I’m proud to say, a result of being the leading organizing force in most of these protests. The outage and unrest are only accelerating and a communist vanguard party is well positioned to push that movement far beyond where it’s been so far.

I posted a lot last year about efforts for the Party to connect with the 50501/NoKings protest. Those were able to mobilize enormous numbers of people, but only in the form of very neat and gentle weekend marches. Now, that relationship has grown much stronger - one of 50501’s national leaders was on a recent People’s Forum webinar in response to the attack on Venezuela and she spoke firmly about the interconnectedness of national and international struggle. They are now committed to a joint day of action with the Party on January 20th. This is a mass school and work walkout - a significant escalation from getting together on a Saturday afternoon and a key stepping stone to the long term goal of a general strike. To get to the big GS, we need the masses to develop to resilience and dedication through practice.

A lot of that practice is already playing out in the sharp rise of protest frequency the last two weeks. People are ready to show up not just once every month or two but once or twice a week. And they are receiving the Party’s political and organizational leadership because of the skill and dedication of our cadre.

This wicked system will not last.

Trump curses and flips the middle finger to an employee who allegedly called him a ‘pedophile protector’ during a factory visit. The republican visited Ford facilities this Tuesday (13), in Detroit, USA. His government has been facing criticism for the way it is handling the case of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

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Sheinbaum and Trump just talked and

U.S. allows Mexico to provide oil to Cuba despite Trump’s vow to cut off supply

Thank god, hopefully Cuba can weather through this

Hegseth Announces Grok Access to Classified Pentagon Networks

Not the onion, I repeat…not the onion lmao

Situation in MN is a powder keg where ICE is shoving more and more powder in and everyone is sitting around with lit matches. I’m genuinely surprised it hasn’t blown yet. Check the state subreddit if you want they are one of the better sources for this. r/Minnesota

ICE and other Border Control departments such as BORTAC, are now openly doing warrantless raids in minority neighborhoods and going to retail businesses such as target and Walmart to kidnap people. School is out in areas where ICE is active as a response to them busting into schools, walkouts in solidarity in other parts of the state.

They are also kidnapping kids and parents with young children on the street. One of the videos posted is of ICE grabbing a 17 year old target employee and beating him and dumping him at a Walmart.

The state has taken a hands off approach to the situation and seems to be content to sit by and observe, including simply observing protests, ICE seems to be the ones crushing protests. The only response from the state seems to be the AG filing a lawsuit (lol), this is not lost on the average person, they are noticing the inaction.

Bovino ( the guy in charge of these ICE raids) is just openly strutting about completely unafraid to show his face everywhere he goes. And why not? The administration has shown they will back ICE no matter what, and Dems have shown themselves to be toothless. Him doing this is also a message to the rank and file brownshirts that they have nothing to fear.

The average person I see at these protests is fucking pissed. We have random vote blue no matter who types giving interviews where they are openly talking about needing guns to square off with ICE, and former “apolitical” cop bootlicker types are saying they would support someone taking an ICE squad out.

ICE is so outnumbered in some of these cases that they might just get stampeded by an angry mob. One of the videos I’ve seen , if ICE hadn’t retreated when they did they would have faced mob justice. I don’t see any situation where something doesn’t give in the next day or two, max by the weekend.

The Status Coup video from their live recording post-shooting tonight went private. Possibly because they were showing papers taken from an ICE vehicle with agents’ names, phone numbers, e-mails, and operating instructions. I was actually in the middle of transcribing the info when the video just disappeared.

Here’s what I got, up to the start of page 4 (I tried, but spoilers aren’t working with code/pre-formatted text in them). (EDIT: Completed as best I could from archives linked in replies.)

                             Operational Info

FBI Minneapoolis: 1501 Freeway Blvd, Brooklyn Center, MN 56430

    Phone: 763-569-8000 Option 2

Command Post/CP Phone 763-569-6005

    Radio CH: Metro 8

    Radio callsign: 920 (Ops Center)

    Radio Office Call Signs: SEE ATTACHMENT

Shooting Case info:

    CA SA Alyssa Leary - 612 286-4431 - 898 MP 4181025

    SA Chuck Burnham - 612-214-3089 - 282A-MP-4181782

Contact Information:

| SSA Patrick M. Rielly - FBI | 612-290-2012 | pmrielly@fbi.gov             |
| ASAC Tom Wilburg - FBI      | 612-388-0003 | tewilburg@fbi.gov            |
| ASAC Tonya Price - HSI      | 612-290-7193 | Tonya.m.price@hsi.dhs.gov    |
| SSA Alex Draeger - HSI      | 830-309-2132 | Alex.s.draeger@hsi.dhs.gov   |
| Sup Mick Kinney - CBP       | 612-282-5639 | Michael.d.kinney@cbp.dhs.gov |
| SA Mark Fredkove - FBI/ERT  | 612-759-3559 | mrfredkove@fbi.gov           |

[In handwriting at bottom of page:]

ops - 763-569-8050 #2 - CG

    Bernardo - 612-417-9052
    Med

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Operational Posture: Weapons, Vests with FBI Placards, less than lethal, Radio on Metro &
ATAK on, and vehicle fueled at all times. Notify the Command Post (CP) via radio of actions
on and off.

Alternatively, notify Ops Center (Radio callsign 920) if no confirmation/contact has been
made.

Any Duress:

    1. Emergency call 911, when save to do so contact ops cener or SSA Rielly
    2. Non-Emergency call SSA Patrick Rielly 612-290-2012 or the CP 763-569-6003


Whipple Building: **1 Federal drive, Ft Snelling, MN 55111, Room 1201.**

**POC for Whipple:**

| ASAC Tonya Price - HSI | 612-290-7193 | Tonya.m.price@hsi.dhs.gov  |
| SSA Alex Draeger - HSI | 830-309-2132 | Alex.s.draeger@hsi.dhs.gov |

---

Transport of Immigration Targets

[p2 map]

    1. Make sure you have you PIV card and access has been granted. If you don't you will
       need to go through the guard shack entrance.
    2. Once you cross over the light rail tracks you will take the immediate left into the 1st
       south entrance. (See Black line)
    3. You will approach an access point where you will need to scan your PIV card. Gate
       should open. (See Blak Arrow)
    4. Drive to the most northwestern lot and drive between the buildings. You will see
       garage entrances on both sides. (See black lineA
    5. The garage building on the left will be the building the sally port is located in. (See
       red circle)
    6. Last garage door on the left will be the sally port. (See black line inside red circle.).

There will be another access point at that door. Scan your PIV card to get access or Once
outside the sally port, agents can call the ERO command post (612-843-6701/612-843-
8708) to gain access to the sally port. Hours 0800 to 1500.

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**IF YOU DO NOT HAVE CARD ACCESS ENTER at BLUE ARROW** <-

US Attorney intake:

    AUSA Thomas Calhoun-Lopez - 612-388-2181

        thomas.calhoun-lopez@usdoj.gov

    AUSA Melinda Williams - 612-386-0561

        melinda.williams@usdoj.gov

[p3 map]

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Sherburne County Detention Center, 13880 Business Center Drive NW, Elk River, MN 55330

Call intake [...] notify of transport and email any [illegible]

intake 763-765-3807
       763-765-3841

[illegible] intake info: SEE ATTACHMENT

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Information for FD-956 - Request for National DNA Database Entry

    1. Federal Bureau of Investigation
       1501 Freeway Blvd. Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
       763-569-8000
       POC: Special Agent __________________

    2. ORI: MNFBIMP00
       Agency Code: FBI

    3. Subject Information:
        a. Last Name:
        b. First Name:
        c. FBI #:
        d. DOB:
        e. Gender:
        f. Race:
        g. SSN:
        h: Alien #:

    4. Sample Collection Information:
       Last name, first name, signature, date

**Notes**:

    1. Send USMS Booking Form and arrest warrant (or charging document) to
       Court.mail2@usdoj.gov, subject line "CELLBLOCK NEW ARREST," and speak with
       USMS prior to arresting and transporting anyone at 612-664-5951 (Minneapolis) or 651-
       848-1460 (St. Paul);
    2. Contact Sterburne Booking at 763-765-3841 and send any required paperwork to
       bookers@co.shrburne.mn.us prior to dropping off or picking up detainees, call the USMS
       at the numbers above one hour prior to arrival;
    3. Lunch required for non-USMS prisoners (i.e. anyone not already in federal custody).
    4. Consider whether you need to reach out to chambers to schedule an initial appearance at
       MND Duty, Chambers@mnd.uscourts.gov or by phone at 651-848-1121.
    5. Detainees are generally accepted at USMS from 8:45 AM to 11:00 AM

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USMS Booking Information Form

    1. Biographical Information:
        a. Last Name:
        b. First Name:
        c. DOB:
        d. Subject Address:
        e. Language:
        f. Country of Birth:
        g. State:
        h. Mother's Country of Birth:
        i. Father's Country of Birth:
        j: Race:
        k: Weight:
        l: Sex:
        m: Hair Color:
        n: Eye Color:
        o: Height:
        p: FBI Number:
        q: USMS Number:
        r: FID
        s: Alien Number:
        t: SSN:

    2. Case Information:
        a. Court name/warrant number:
        b. Arresting Agent name:
        c. Arrest Location:
        d. Arresting Agent Email/phone:
        e. Agency ORI: MNFBIMP00

    3. Subject Information:
        a. Medical conditions:
        b. Mental condition:
        c. Arrest information:
        d. Drug usage:
        e. Gang affiliation:

    4. Arrest Information:
        a. Date:
        b. Housing:
        c. Property:
        d. NCIC Offense Code:

---

**Baymont**

[According to audio:]

"This is a hotel booking sheet.  The officer whose car we raided was John
Steimle.  This is hotel in Wisconsin that they're loading ICE agents up into
before they send them into Minneapolis.  It's got his name, the hotel, the
address, room number.  They Baymont by Wyndham Baldwin.  Baymont is supporting
ICE agents.  This is all taken out of an ICE officer's vehicle that got left
behind and got raided."

Let’s manifest some “total destruction of the US empire” kinda news this week folks

It’s only been 2 weeks into 2026 lol

https://xcancel.com/DeItaone/status/2011155995821818045

TRUMP: TO BE ANTI-TARIFF IS TO BE PRO-CHINESE

Israeli media: We will bomb Iran after the regime change (when the Shah is in) like we did in Syria.

https://xcancel.com/tparsi/status/2010881086700560720#m

EDIT: thanks for all the support. It’s hit the airwaves on local TV: https://youtu.be/Inn-sfiMcyE

A report from a friend of my son’s:

Good morning,

I am a US citizen from Minneapolis. Yesterday, while doing legal observation, ICE stopped their cars to harass my friend and me. They sprayed pepper spray into the vent of our vehicle. We held our hands in the air and told them we were not obstructing, that the car was in park and they were free to drive forward and away. There was no active immigration raid. They returned to their cars, and drove forward a bit, then decided to stop again. They surrounded us, smashed the windows of our car, opened the doors (they were unlocked), ripped my friend and I out of the car and arrested us on charges of obstruction.

I was put in an unmarked SUV, separated from my friend. As I was put in the back seat an ICE agent tore the whistle off my neck and said “I’ll be taking this, I might need it later.” My phone was knocked out of my hand while being arrested. As we drove away I asked the driver and the passenger if they wouldn’t mind buckling my seatbelt, as they were driving erratically. I was ignored. I asked them if I could have the handcuffs loosened, as I was losing circulation, and was told no. At one point the passenger realized his own driver’s license was in the backseat next to mine, and tried to surreptitiously grab it without me seeing it.

We were taken to the Whipple federal building, where I saw dozens of brown people being processed in an unheated garage. I was frisked, told of my charges, and saw buses and vans being prepped. I later learned that these were being filled with detainees and driven to the airport for deportation. As we were led in, I noticed that the building was very busy. I got the impression that one of the 2 agents bringing me around was being trained. At multiple points throughout my stay, government agents were unable to open doors, not sure where they were meant to be going, and overall confused and overwhelmed. They couldn’t figure out how to use the building phones, or complained about a lack of cell service preventing them from checking the internet or making calls.

The people in the cells were extremely scared. We heard people screaming “let me out!”, crying, wailing and terrified screams. There were cells with as many as 8 people. I have no way of knowing how long they have been there, if they were allowed any contact with the outside world, or if they were being brought food or water. Most people were staring at the ground with almost no energy. I was not allowed to talk to anyone imprisoned. I distinctly remember seeing a desperate woman. She was staring at the ground with her head in her hands crying, hopeless, while her friend or family member sat on a bathroom seat observed by 3 men.

My friend and I were put in an area for “USCs,” which we eventually learned meant US citizens, separated by gender. We were imprisoned for 8 hours, during which my friend was never allowed a phone call. I was allowed to call my wife and tell her where I was. During my interview with Special Agent William and Special Agent Garcia, they asked me to empty my pockets. When I pulled out gloves, Agent William said those were meant to be taken when I was processed, and complained about having to fill out the form again. He frisked me once more, where he found glass in my pocket from when our car window was shattered. He filled out the form listing my personal items again, but put the wrong date. I was read my rights, I pleaded the fifth and was led back to my cell.

Food, water, and bathroom breaks were extremely difficult to acquire. I would ask over the intercom provided in the cell for a bathroom break, be told someone was on their way, then ask again 20 minutes later, be told someone was on their way, wait another 20 minutes, etc. Eventually they either turned off the intercom or it stopped working, because no one would respond. I could get water and bathroom breaks by pounding on the glass when someone happened to walk by and beg them directly. Hours would go by without anyone checking on us. I am vegan and the only food they offered were turkey sandwiches, fruit snacks with gelatin, and granola bars with honey. I eventually ate a granola bar out of hunger.

I was in the cell alone for between 1 and 2 hours, then another man was put into my cell, whose shirt was ripped open from his arrest, and an injured toe, who was carried aggressively into an unmarked car during his arrest. After about 4-5 hours, another man was brought in who had a cut on his head from his arrest. He told me he was tackled by 4 or 5 agents during his arrest. At no point was he offered medical assistance.

Later I was told that a lawyer was here to see me, and I was able to speak with him in a visitation room. The special agent told me that the door could not be closed all the way, so it was cracked during my interaction with my lawyer. I got the impression that they were not used to having lawyers present, and were trying to follow procedure as best they could. I asked an agent if the other detainees were allowed lawyers and was not answered.

At one point, 3 men from the department of Homeland Security Investigations brought me into a cell. They insinuated that they could help me out. After inquiring several times what exactly they meant they finally told me that they could offer undocumented family members of mine legal protection if I have any (I don’t), or money, in exchange for giving them the names of protest organizers, or undocumented persons. I was shocked, and told them no.

Finally, after hours of detention, I was told to follow an agent. At no point was I told whether or not I was being charged, or where I was going, but I was led out of the building. I asked if I could use a phone to call my wife to pick me up, and was told I could not. After pleading for several minutes eventually Special Agent William let me use his phone to call my wife. As I was escorted off the property by government agents, I was told to turn right. I was escorted to the protest area, where 5 minutes later, tear gas was deployed and I was struck by a paint ball gun. I was not protesting, I was simply being released without charges after an 8 hour detention. I was on the other side of the street, as instructed by the agents that released me and the agents shouting orders over a bullhorn. A passerby who was tear gassed was panicking and having an asthma attack, so I helped her find a medic to get her an inhaler. I used a stranger’s phone to co-ordinate pickup, and was picked up by my wife.

During my detention I knew that I was being released. I knew that as a citizen of the United States I have legal protection. The hundred or so other people being detained had no such protection. At this time I don’t need your help, it is the families that are being separated, abused, terrorized, harassed and killed that need your help. If this is happening to me, an American citizen born in the United States, then what is happening to the people in here that have no one calling lawyers on their behalf? That have no constitutional rights to due process? What is happening to the people that they will never be released to see their families, go to their jobs, or walk through their city ever again?

Please take care of yourselves, your family, and your community. I am safe and healthy, if you feel compelled to help, please offer your help to the Immigrant Defense Network at https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/. If you know someone detained by ICE, call or text CAIR-MN at 612-206-3360 for 24/7 legal intake.

Trump cancels meetings with Iranian officials and tells protesters ‘help is on its way’ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-cancel-meetings-iranian-officials-tells-protesters-129165750 https://archive.is/H8j0Q Here we go again

Tone shift in Berlin: Merz calls Russia “European” and signals interest in rebalancing EU-Russia relations.

I guess the war isn’t going that great. I see literally no other reason for a German tone shift.

The Judge in the Maduro Case Is 92.

Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein was seen drifting in and out of sleep in court last year.