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January 29, 2026

Americans recount living through the deadly winter storm: 'There was ice in the toilets' - The Guardian

Isn't that where ICE belongs? I thought everyone with a brain knew that!

January 29, 2026

Exclusive: ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with 'agitators' in new orders

Source: Reuters

Summary

Guidance bars communication with 'agitators' during operations
Officers to target only immigrants with criminal charges or convictions
Trump says he wants to de-escalate tension after fatal shootings

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/ice-officers-minnesota-directed-not-interact-with-agitators-new-orders-2026-01-29/



I guess the bad publicity got to them, even if their consciences did not.

agitators (Definition): Anyone exercising their rights under the Constitution or peacefully standing around. (from the ICE Training Manual?)
January 29, 2026

If any honest members of ICE read this, just remember the words of Nancy Reagan who created and championed

that famous saying, originally meant for drug users, but designed for your power-hungry Gestapo cohorts:

JUST SAY NO!
January 29, 2026

Murdered Alex Pretti

As all can see.
A hero to you.
A hero to me.

I'm not a poet,
Just a Vet.
It may not be soon,
but they'll get theirs yet.

January 25, 2026

Safety tips this winter for Minneapolis residents

The adage "Beware of Thin Ice" is obsolete. All ICE is dangerous, especially ICE that is thick and dense at the top.

Don't trip on ICE. You will be hurt badly.

ICE is very slippery. Avoid it at all costs.

Salt is good for keeping ICE away.

Be sure to bundle up in heavy clothes in case you encounter ICE.

Keep the heat on. It keeps the ICE away.

Don't just look around you - look up, too! ICE can come down on you from the eaves or the roof or even the air.

When on an ICE-covered lake, be very very careful where you step.

If you see someone injured by ICE, call 911 first.

Look Before You Step when ICE may be present.

Remove ICE and snow but only if it's safe to do so.

Be cautious when entering or exiting vehicles and use them for support if ICE is present.

Transparent ICE is not safe ICE.

Entrances accumulate ICE from foot traffic. Keep away from them.

Block ICE from entering your home by keeping doors safely closed.

Be careful of your surroundings in conditions where ICE might be present.

January 25, 2026

Text discussion with daughter-in-law as we were home in WNC mountains this morning

She returning to Atlanta from Florida:
I'm home now with my people. Wasn't supposed to come home till tomorrow but left early because of the storm. I went from sunshine to snow and ice 🤦‍♀️

Me:
Nobody wants to go where ICE is.

Me:
We're buried in a massive snow storm. Can't even see out the windows. No heat. Trees down everywhere. Roving gangs of maniacs.

Me:
Time to open the blinds, stop looking at the pile of firewood, turn up the temperature and stop reading about Minneapolis.

Her:
How much snow did you guys get?

Me:
1/2 inch?

Note that our city declared an emergency yesterday morning announcing a curfew for last night because of the big storm.

January 20, 2026

Mike Johnson awarded UK Peace Prize when he addresses Parliament.

Speaker Mike Johnson was awarded the UK's prestigious "Neville Chamberlain Peace at any Price" prize for

Giving in to trump on everything including Greenland, Ukraine, Venezuela and Canada to keep his job even though it will destroy democracy in his own country. He has sacrificed his morality, ethics, honesty and all for his beloved master and, therefore gone far beyond what the Prize's namesake ever did in his worst moment. Mr. Johnson is a true weasel in the biggest sense.

Parliament also voted to rename the Prize in Speaker Johnson's name.
January 9, 2026

What would your descendants think when they read that you were an ICE executioner of

Innocent Americans?

They would hide their heads in shame unless they are Nazi stormtroopers like you and they couldn't read either.

January 4, 2026

trump says it was a typo: "I'm not going to run the country as reported."

"I'm going to do what I did to the U.S. I am going to ruin the country."

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