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"A #GeneralStrike is a work stoppage across multiple industries. The overall goal is to pause #economic activity to compel change. General strikes are uncommon in modern #America but were once a staple of #protest politics and are still frequently employed in #Europe.

Citing the killing of #ReneeGood by federal agent Jonathan Ross, the “ICE Out” day organizers say the general strike is intended to be a day of nonviolent reflection."
https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2026-01-22/fridays-ice-out-of-minnesota-day-is-a-general-strike-heres-what-that-means

#ICE #Protest #Strike #News #US #USA

KAXE

Friday’s ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day is a general strike. Here’s what that means.

Citing the killing of Renee Good by federal agent Jonathan Ross, the “ICE Out” day organizers say the general strike is intended to be a day of nonviolent reflection.

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@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied · 15 hours ago

"Minneapolis was home to a landmark #GeneralStrike nearly 100 years ago...

The #strike caused #Minneapolis’ industrial area... to shut down.

#police shot 67 picketing workers — most of them were shot in the back — and 2 were killed. 100,000 people attended the funeral procession for one of the strikers. The governor dispatched the #NationalGuard, and the [business owners] eventually agreed to the union’s demands, making the general strike a success.
https://www.kaxe.org/minnesota-news/2026-01-22/fridays-ice-out-of-minnesota-day-is-a-general-strike-heres-what-that-means

#Minnesota #USA

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Minneapolis was home to a landmark general strike nearly 100 years ago that was organized by truck drivers with the Teamsters Local 574. Minneapolis then was a non-union town thanks to a business advocacy group called the Citizens Alliance.

Many companies had refused to recognize Teamsters Local 574, despite the union’s 5,000 members. On May 16, 1934, workers began a strike, demanding recognition of the union, wage increases and fewer hours. The union organized warehouses, coal yards and drivers.

The strike caused Minneapolis’ industrial area — now the North Loop neighborhood — to shut down. Trucks couldn’t go in or out, and tensions grew.

On July 20, 1934, police shot 67 picketing workers — most of them were shot in the back — and two were killed. One hundred thousand people attended the funeral procession for one of the strikers. The governor dispatched the National Guard, and the Citizens Alliance eventually agreed to the union’s demands, making the general strike a success.

Today, general strikes are rare in the U.S. largely because they are difficult to coordinate. But lawmakers and the courts for decades have also restricted the power of unions.

The two largest general strikes in U.S. history are the Seattle General Strike of 1919, where the city of 315,000 people stopped working, and the Oakland General Strike of 1946, where nearly 130,000 workers refused to work and shut down commerce throughout the area. — Text from article: Minneapolis was home to a landmark general strike nearly 100 years ago that was organized by truck drivers with the Teamsters Local 574. Minneapolis then was a non-union town thanks to a business advocacy group called the Citizens Alliance. Many companies had refused to recognize Teamsters Local 574, despite the union’s 5,000 members. On May 16, 1934, workers began a strike, demanding recognition of the union, wage increases and fewer hours. The union organized warehouses, coal yards and drivers. The strike caused Minneapolis’ industrial area — now the North Loop neighborhood — to shut down. Trucks couldn’t go in or out, and tensions grew. On July 20, 1934, police shot 67 picketing workers — most of them were shot in the back — and two were killed. One hundred thousand people attended the funeral procession for one of the strikers. The governor dispatched the National Guard, and the Citizens Alliance eventually agreed to the union’s demands, making the general strike a success. Today, general strikes are rare in the U.S. largely because they are difficult to coordinate. But lawmakers and the courts for decades have also restricted the power of unions. The two largest general strikes in U.S. history are the Seattle General Strike of 1919, where the city of 315,000 people stopped working, and the Oakland General Strike of 1946, where nearly 130,000 workers refused to work and shut down commerce throughout the area.

KAXE

Friday’s ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day is a general strike. Here’s what that means.

Citing the killing of Renee Good by federal agent Jonathan Ross, the “ICE Out” day organizers say the general strike is intended to be a day of nonviolent reflection.

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beSpacific

@bespacific@newsie.social · 2 days ago

I’ve Covered #Police Abuse for 20 Years. What #ICE Is Doing Is Different. I have been covering policing for more than 20 years and have read and parsed a lot of these statements. The Department of Homeland Security’s #DHS response after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent #JonathanRoss shot and killed #ReneeGood in #Minneapolis this month is something else entirely. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/opinion/ice-shooting-renee-good.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFA.-129.sLwCzpXIYctv #violence #brutality #law #legal #government #maga #immigrants #citizens #americans #ReneeGood

https://www.nytimes.com

Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.

beSpacific

@bespacific@newsie.social · 2 days ago

https://www.nytimes.com

Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 3 days ago

"We are watching ICE and CBP engage in a national, presidentially-sanctioned #police riot — but make no mistake: It’s a riot borne of their fear, not their strength...

Much of that — both how badly they’ve bungled these operations so far and how badly the public is reacting — stems from the fact that #ICE and #CBP just aren’t trained for this...

the least educated and least trained federal law enforcement in the country."
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-how-trump-changed-ice-and-cbp-into-a-fascist-secret-police

#Trump #Fascism #Gestapo #News #US #USA

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We are watching ICE and CBP engage in a national, presidentially-sanctioned police riot — but make no mistake: It’s a riot borne of their fear, not their strength. These agents and officers are terrified about the public hostility they’re facing.

Much of that — both how badly they’ve bungled these operations so far and how badly the public is reacting — stems from the fact that ICE and CBP just aren’t trained for this.

ICE and CBP are not some elite “Seal Team Six of Immigration.” Far from it.

Even before ICE cut its training schedule to just 47 days last year — a length, remember absurdly chosen to honor Donald Trump as the 47th president — ICE’s “1801” deportation officers were among the least educated and least trained federal law enforcement in the country. Other federal agents and law enforcement joke that the quality of the average ICE officer is so low that they are hired “by the pound, from the pound.” CBP is better trained, but only marginally; most 1801 positions only require high school graduates, not a college degree like a traditional “1811” job with the FBI or Secret Service. — Text from article: We are watching ICE and CBP engage in a national, presidentially-sanctioned police riot — but make no mistake: It’s a riot borne of their fear, not their strength. These agents and officers are terrified about the public hostility they’re facing. Much of that — both how badly they’ve bungled these operations so far and how badly the public is reacting — stems from the fact that ICE and CBP just aren’t trained for this. ICE and CBP are not some elite “Seal Team Six of Immigration.” Far from it. Even before ICE cut its training schedule to just 47 days last year — a length, remember absurdly chosen to honor Donald Trump as the 47th president — ICE’s “1801” deportation officers were among the least educated and least trained federal law enforcement in the country. Other federal agents and law enforcement joke that the quality of the average ICE officer is so low that they are hired “by the pound, from the pound.” CBP is better trained, but only marginally; most 1801 positions only require high school graduates, not a college degree like a traditional “1811” job with the FBI or Secret Service.

Doomsday Scenario

"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police

ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied · 3 days ago

"It’s clear that many of them lack real-world policing skills...

In most #police agencies, using pepper spray counts as a use-of-force and comes with paperwork and supervisory review. #ICE and #CBP are using chemical agents almost recreationally and prophylactically, in moments where there’s no physical harm or risk to them — moments where 👉their violence is the only violence at the scene."👈
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-how-trump-changed-ice-and-cbp-into-a-fascist-secret-police

#Trump #Violence #Crime #Fascism #Politics #News #US #USA #Minnesota #Protest

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... It’s clear that many of them lack real-world policing skills. They deploy tear gas or pepper spray as a first line of defense, rather than as a last resort, which is how you’d normally police agencies use it.

In most police agencies, using pepper spray counts as a use-of-force and comes with paperwork and supervisory review. ICE and CBP are using chemical agents almost recreationally and prophylactically, in moments where there’s no physical harm or risk to them — moments where their violence is the only violence at the scene. There’s a reason that in city after city, federal judges have to issue court order limiting their use of pepper spray and chemical agents and telling them to respect peaceful protesters.

In fact, I’m struck watching video after video about how bad the street tactics of ICE officers and CBP agents are — gangs of agents surround people or vehicles (like with Renee Good) shouting competing and contradictory commands. How, at a moment of great stress, is anyone supposed to know who to follow? There’s no teamwork or practiced movements; there’s no one in command directing a fine ballet of policework. They resort to force faster than trained police would, use deadly force more recklessly in situations where it’s not warranted, and — as with Renee Good — too often turn to firearms when they get “frustrated” and not because there’s any risk... — Text (edited for length): ... It’s clear that many of them lack real-world policing skills. They deploy tear gas or pepper spray as a first line of defense, rather than as a last resort, which is how you’d normally police agencies use it. In most police agencies, using pepper spray counts as a use-of-force and comes with paperwork and supervisory review. ICE and CBP are using chemical agents almost recreationally and prophylactically, in moments where there’s no physical harm or risk to them — moments where their violence is the only violence at the scene. There’s a reason that in city after city, federal judges have to issue court order limiting their use of pepper spray and chemical agents and telling them to respect peaceful protesters. In fact, I’m struck watching video after video about how bad the street tactics of ICE officers and CBP agents are — gangs of agents surround people or vehicles (like with Renee Good) shouting competing and contradictory commands. How, at a moment of great stress, is anyone supposed to know who to follow? There’s no teamwork or practiced movements; there’s no one in command directing a fine ballet of policework. They resort to force faster than trained police would, use deadly force more recklessly in situations where it’s not warranted, and — as with Renee Good — too often turn to firearms when they get “frustrated” and not because there’s any risk...

Doomsday Scenario

"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police

ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 3 days ago

"CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is FIVE TIMES higher than other federal #LawEnforcement agencies ... the arrest rate of #CBP officers and Border Patrol agents (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented #immigrants in the #UnitedStates (.4%).

...CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even greater rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States."
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-how-trump-changed-ice-and-cbp-into-a-fascist-secret-police

#DHS #ICE #Crime #Trump #News #US #USA

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Overall, CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is FIVE TIMES higher than other federal law enforcement agencies — and, in fact, if you look over the last decade, the arrest rate of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States (.4%).

To frame that a different way: In rough terms, the workforce of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even greater rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States. And, we are now in the process of repeating all of the same mistakes we made with the CBP hiring surge with ICE’s new hiring surge, which is going disastrously so far.

Which brings me to the next major point to understand: If ICE and CBP seem completely unprepared and untrained for their current operations, there’s a reason: They’re not prepared or trained for it! — Text from article: Overall, CBP’s arrest and misconduct rate is FIVE TIMES higher than other federal law enforcement agencies — and, in fact, if you look over the last decade, the arrest rate of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents (.5%) has been HIGHER than the arrest rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States (.4%). To frame that a different way: In rough terms, the workforce of CBP officers and Border Patrol agents commit crimes at an equal or even greater rate PER CAPITA than the population of undocumented immigrants do in the United States. And, we are now in the process of repeating all of the same mistakes we made with the CBP hiring surge with ICE’s new hiring surge, which is going disastrously so far. Which brings me to the next major point to understand: If ICE and CBP seem completely unprepared and untrained for their current operations, there’s a reason: They’re not prepared or trained for it!

Doomsday Scenario

"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police

ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied · 3 days ago

"We are watching ICE and CBP engage in a national, presidentially-sanctioned #police riot — but make no mistake: It’s a riot borne of their fear, not their strength...

Much of that — both how badly they’ve bungled these operations so far and how badly the public is reacting — stems from the fact that #ICE and #CBP just aren’t trained for this...

the least educated and least trained federal law enforcement in the country."
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-how-trump-changed-ice-and-cbp-into-a-fascist-secret-police

#Trump #Fascism #Gestapo #News #US #USA

Doomsday Scenario

"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police

ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 3 days ago

Garrett Graff provides a lot of good and useful information about the #history and divisions within Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( #ICE) and Customs and Border Protection ( #CBP).

"As much as everything is now being labeled “ICE,” many of the viral video clips and brutal assaults are actually primarily the work of CBP strike teams led by Gregory Bovino"

There's #NoPaywall and too much info to thread, so I'll only post a few highlights.
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-how-trump-changed-ice-and-cbp-into-a-fascist-secret-police

#Politics #News #US #USA

Doomsday Scenario

"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police

ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social replied · 3 days ago

'it [CBP] had no authority or power to investigate wrongdoing by its own agents...

in the post-9/11 reorganization, we created the nation’s largest federal law enforcement agency & didn’t give it the power to have the internal affairs capacity that one would expect at even a mid-size local #police department.

That helped enable the now-two-decade-long tidal wave of #corruption, #crime, and misconduct that has swamped CBP"
https://www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-how-trump-changed-ice-and-cbp-into-a-fascist-secret-police

#ICE #CBP #Trump #GOP #Politics #News #US #USA

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1811s are the government’s detectives.

The difference between 1801s and 1811s may seem minor, but it’s incredibly important in federal law enforcement powers. And it matters, particularly, in understanding why CBP and ICE are as rogue and poorly trained as they are.

For one thing, since CBP was entirely set up as 1801s, that inadvertently meant that it had no authority or power to investigate wrongdoing by its own agents and workforce — to make that point more sharply, in the post-9/11 reorganization, we created the nation’s largest federal law enforcement agency and didn’t give it the power to have the internal affairs capacity that one would expect at even a mid-size local police department.

That helped enable the now-two-decade-long tidal wave of corruption, crime, and misconduct that has swamped CBP since its 2000s era hiring surge. As I wrote in 2014, “There were 2,170 reported incidents of arrests for acts of misconduct, such as domestic violence or driving under the influence, from 2005 through 2012—that’s nearly one CBP officer or agent arrested for misconduct every single day for seven years.” By 2018, that pace had only slowed to one agent or officer arrested every 36 hours.

And this is an ongoing problem: Just last month here in my hometown, we had a former Border Patrol agent sentenced for having more than 350 images of child sexual abuse material on his phone while serving as an agent. — Text from article: 1811s are the government’s detectives. The difference between 1801s and 1811s may seem minor, but it’s incredibly important in federal law enforcement powers. And it matters, particularly, in understanding why CBP and ICE are as rogue and poorly trained as they are. For one thing, since CBP was entirely set up as 1801s, that inadvertently meant that it had no authority or power to investigate wrongdoing by its own agents and workforce — to make that point more sharply, in the post-9/11 reorganization, we created the nation’s largest federal law enforcement agency and didn’t give it the power to have the internal affairs capacity that one would expect at even a mid-size local police department. That helped enable the now-two-decade-long tidal wave of corruption, crime, and misconduct that has swamped CBP since its 2000s era hiring surge. As I wrote in 2014, “There were 2,170 reported incidents of arrests for acts of misconduct, such as domestic violence or driving under the influence, from 2005 through 2012—that’s nearly one CBP officer or agent arrested for misconduct every single day for seven years.” By 2018, that pace had only slowed to one agent or officer arrested every 36 hours. And this is an ongoing problem: Just last month here in my hometown, we had a former Border Patrol agent sentenced for having more than 350 images of child sexual abuse material on his phone while serving as an agent.

Doomsday Scenario

"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police

ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.

Zhi Zhu 🕸️

@ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 4 days ago

" As an AWFUL [affluent, white, female, urban liberal] who is also a #mother, I readily admit that we often feel bulletproof, protected from the kind of traffic stops and #police #violence that our nonwhite counterparts are subjected to....

But this—the aftermath of the shooting of #ReneeNicoleGood —is different. This is the first time they’ve strenuously defended their right to #murder one of us."
https://newrepublic.com/article/205401/awful-protest-trump-white-urban-women

#Trump #GOP #Fascism #ICE #ReneeGood #Minnesota #USA #Politics #US

Headline:
“AWFUL” Truth
Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.

by Molly Jong-Fast
January 19, 2026 — Headline: “AWFUL” Truth Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them. by Molly Jong-Fast January 19, 2026

The New Republic

Who Are the AWFULs? Trump Hates Them, So They’re Doing Something Right

They’re affluent, white, female, urban liberals—and the murder of Renee Nicole Good will politicize millions of them.

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ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 2 weeks ago

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
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Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Immigration #ICE #DHS #Trump #Police #Minneapolis

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ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 7 days ago

Tear gas — currently being deployed in Minneapolis — can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses.

The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods.

From our 2020 investigation:
https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #Protest #Police #Health #Trump #ICE

ProPublica

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic

In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.