The Donald Trump Presidency, the most abusive and unconstitutional Administration by far in American history, is openly defying five constitutional Amendments, including four that are the basic Bill of Rights.
First Amendment–freedom of speech, press, assembly
Fourth Amendment–No unreasonable search and seizure, and no warrants to be issued but upon probable cause
Fifth Amendment–No deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
Tenth Amendment–The powers not specifically delegated to the federal government, are reserved to the states
Fourteenth Amendment–No denial or limits on due process and equal protection of the laws.
THe actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota in particular, and in Chicago, Los Angeles, Maine, and soon to be in Ohio, and a threat to other “Blue” states and cities, is a massive abuse of power, that needs to be condemned, and opposed vigorously in court cases.
Such organizations as the American Civil Liberties Union; Common Cause; Southern Poverty Law Center; People For The American Way; Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Public Citizen are involved in constant law suits and investigations to protect our civil liberties, protect democracy, and promote the rule of law.
Gold and silver prices plunge following Trump’s Fed pick announcement
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/30/kevin-warsh-silver-price-today-gold
Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/trump-congress-weapons-aid-israel.html
Of course they do. Any protestors for this?
Trump’s Iran moves rattle Arab allies
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/trumps-iran-moves-rattle-arab-allies-00758363
Mexico president says Trump tariffs on Cuba’s oil suppliers could trigger humanitarian crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/mexico-sheinbaum-trump-tariffs-cuba-oil-crisis
Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump’s election executive order
https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-citizenship-ruling-305a9cf5f90402369305879ef0f319f0
Calling the Protests in Minnesota an Insurgency Poses Dangers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/minnesota-protests-insurgency.html
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants
https://www.ms.now/news/ohio-ice-immigration-operations-haitians-tps-noem
If/when Democrats ever get back into power, they need to dismantle this FUBAR agency.
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/politics/ice-expands-power-agents-warrants.html
That’s a police state, antithetical to democracy and civil liberties.
CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage
https://cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-condemns-arrests-of-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-over-minnesota-protests/
Don Lemon released without bond after arrest in connection with church protest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/30/don-lemon-arrest-minneapolis-church-protest/
MAGA media demand Trump put down the Minnesota “revolution”
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/maga-media-demand-trump-put-down-minnesota-revolution
These people are fascists, also just evil.
Don Lemon Got Arrested Over a Church Protest. It’s Not Just Any Church.
“Cities Church in Minnesota has some very powerful MAGA friends.”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/don-lemon-arrested-cities-church-protest.html
Kristi Noem Is Taking the Blame Over Alex Pretti’s Killing. Why Not Stephen Miller?
“Miller is in charge of so much but accountable for so little. How does this keep happening?”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/alex-pretti-stephen-miller-kristi-noem.html
DHS keeps making false claims about people. It’s part of a broader pattern
https://www.npr.org/2026/01/31/nx-s1-5690124/ice-alex-pretti-immigration-unproven-claims-dhs-enforcement-arrests
ICE Deportation Flights Are Getting Longer and Crueler
“A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/omni-ice-deportations-charter-flight-stonepeak-private-equity/
Meet the New Proud Boys
“The far-right group’s views and tactics are now emulated by federal agents.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/ice-proud-boys-militia-enrique-tarrio/685823/
Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minneapolis-hospitals-dc033249051cd5b72a900ca533a3718b
Sounds like ICE agents committed murder and should be arrested/charged.
Former CNN personality Don Lemon arrested: Trumpers making a martyr of the wrong guy
“Again, bad take there from the Trumpers, just viewing Good and Pretti as dead, and thinking that the world won’t see the arrests of two Black journalists for what they are.”
https://augustafreepress.com/news/former-cnn-personality-don-lemon-arrested-trumpers-making-a-martyr-of-the-wrong-guy/
The Church at the Center of Don Lemon’s Arrest Has Ties to Christian Nationalism
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/the-church-at-the-center-of-don-lemons-arrest-has-ties-to-christian-nationalism/
Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-bill-resolve-shutdown-clash-punting-dhs-two-weeks-rcna256540
Here’s what federal programs are headed for a (possibly brief) shutdown
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/30/congress/government-shutdown-agencies-list-00758705
Latest Epstein files release: Allegations of rape, murder, worse, involving Donald Trump
https://augustafreepress.com/news/latest-epstein-files-release-allegations-of-rape-murder-worse-involving-donald-trump/
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/us/howard-lutnick-epstein-island.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IVA.OSTw.GwBdLa45sxxT&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island
https://futurism.com/future-society/elon-musk-jeffrey-epstein-island
Epstein files updates: survivors say new documents expose victims’ names ‘while men remain protected’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/30/epstein-files-new-released-trump-doj-todd-blanche-latest-updates
Trump’s Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files
https://newrepublic.com/post/205991/trump-nominee-fed-chair-kevin-warsh-epstein-files
5 early takeaways from DOJ’s big Epstein files drop
“Unverified Trump allegations, new questions about prominent figures and victim privacy failures mark the 3 million file document drop”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/politics/takeaways-epstein-files-release
2nd Amendment advocates issue dire warning over Trump’s Pretti gun remarks
“Trump and top officials’ response to the Pretti killing has some gun rights supporters threatening electoral consequences.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/2nd-amendment-advocates-issue-dire-warning-over-trumps-pretti-gun-remarks-00758740
DO IT!
Trump’s Profiteering Hits $4 Billion
https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/trumps-profiteering-hits-four-billion-dollars
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/31/trump-arch-memorial-circle/
Insane and fascistic.
Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/30/trump-announces-august-auto-race-downtown-washington-00757574
Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/01/tiktok-first-week
Iran’s supreme leader warns any US attack would spark ‘regional war’
https://apnews.com/article/iran-eu-terrorist-groups-protests-c0023d9ff1e7c4e6fa92077d640e244c
Epstein files lead to resignation in Slovakia and calls in Britain for former prince to cooperate
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-justice-department-trump-musk-andrew-tisch-d5dfbb26b93c46a4d6ab9ecf4eb3d3b1
Appalling.
Trump’s immigration crackdown means more children detained by ICE
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/02/01/trump-immigration-children-families-detention/
Facing Immigration Backlash, Trump Called Schumer to Cut a Deal
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/us/politics/trump-schumer-deal.html
Shutdown likely to continue at least into Tuesday
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/shutdown-tuesday-house-votes-00759001
Mike Johnson told not to count on Dems’ votes to end shutdown
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/31/mike-johnson-democrats-shutdown-jeffries-ice-dhs
Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention
https://cnn.com/2026/01/31/us/liam-ramos-judge-release-ice-detention
Ugh.
Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceeds
https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-judge-48052b87af15d2884c47ce00aff8c4a3