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January 27, 2026

Nah nah nah nah

Nah nah nah nah
Nah nah nah nah
Hey-ay-ay
Goodbye!

Sing it! One down, many more to go!

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January 24, 2026

I wish someone would come up with a plan to

make all of the ice agents sick with diarrhea or vomiting. Add something like senna to their food and water. Lots of senna in their tacos, spaghetti, etc.

January 24, 2026

One of the agents kicks something away, appears to be a gun

A gun that a big guy kicked away just before the shooting. The man was unarmed.

January 24, 2026

ICE sends 2 year old girl and father to Texas detention center

https://www.startribune.com/agents-detain-and-send-2-year-old-girl-and-her-father-to-texas-despite-court-order-to-release-toddler/601569252

Agents detain and send 2-year-old girl and her father to Texas despite court order to release toddler
Attorneys for the family say they were asylum-seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.

By Susan Du and

Mara Klecker

The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 2:49PM

2-year-old girl and her father were detained by federal immigration agents in south Minneapolis and placed on a commercial flight out of Minnesota, despite a judge ordering the toddler’s release.

The father, Elvis Joel Tipan Echeverria, was detained near Powderhorn Park on Jan. 22, while returning home from a grocery store with his daughter, according to lawyers for the family. Video circulating on social media appeared to show agents using chemical irritants and flash-bang devices as crowds gathered at the scene.

The attorneys filed an emergency motion seeking immediate release of the father and daughter. They said the two were asylum seekers who were pulled over without a warrant and did not have a final order for removal.

The case was quickly assigned to a judge, who signed an order for the toddler’s release at 8:10 p.m. Jan. 22, attorney Irina Vaynerman said.

Roughly 20 minutes later, the lawyers learned the child and her father had already been placed on the flight to Texas. They were transferred out of state within about eight hours of their detainment.

“To me, that is clearly part of this effort to try to evade the court’s jurisdiction,” said Vaynerman, the CEO of Groundwork Legal. “We have never seen this level of depravity with a 2-year-old.”

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January 14, 2026

Welcome to Minnesota! Be mindful of the ICE.

My son sent me this Instagram link. Apologies, I don't know how to post the video. I just can't stop watching it:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTagl4ZgFVU/?igsh=b3RpZnM1NThsYTJm

January 10, 2026

Trump: "We are locked and loaded and

ready to go," indicating government intervention if peaceful protestors are killed. Too bad he is only interested in protecting Iranian protestors, not US protestors.

US President Donald Trump has warned Iran's authorities against killing peaceful protesters, saying Washington "will come to their rescue".

November 25, 2025

Brilliant Minds - The Firefighter

I almost didn't recognize Eric Dane, and his voice has changed so much.

He portrayed a divorced, "crusty" firefighter who had been diagnosed with ALS. Maybe I missed the announcement of Dane's real life ALS diagnosis. It was a performance worthy of this tv drama.

November 25, 2025

Has anyone had any problems with $0 premium

Medicare Part D coverage? I won't meet my deductible (I take 4 prescription meds) on this or if I renewed my 2025 plan which is doubling in cost.

October 30, 2025

A headline I wanna see: (Borowitz)


Trump Orders ICE Agents to Pick Crops Unharvested by Deported Immigrants

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—In a desperate attempt to appease furious red-state farmers, on Thursday Donald J. Trump ordered ICE agents to pick crops left unharvested by deported immigrants.

“I didn’t sign up for this,” complained an exhausted ICE officer, struggling to breathe through his mask as he picked tomatoes. “I should be kicking some minority’s ass at Home Depot.”

According to sources, tensions have reached a boiling point at the White House amid reports that disgruntled ICE agents were fleeing U.S. farms and seeking sanctuary in Mexico.

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October 24, 2025

So now a private donor is going to foot military salaries

for November?
And private donors are funding the wretched ballroom. And there are probably other projects that private volunteers are funding.

If we simply taxed the billionaires fairly, then Congress could decide which projects have priority (salaries, SNAP, Medicaid/Medicare, etc) and properly fund those programs. That's the way government is supposed to work.

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About Ilsa

Retired nurse professionally, but not personally. Relocated to north Georgia from Tx a few years ago.
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