Jo Ann Gruber
Dogs, gardening, and quilting make me happy.
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~Desmond Tutu
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- Just more MAGA (Morons Are Governing America) garbage. No need for any education at all if you're expected to work until you die. A better idea would be to eliminate tax cuts for the extremely wealthy and oil companies and have them pay their share of taxes.
- "We the People" in action today in Minneapolis. ❣️
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberBREAKING: A federal court permanently blocks two provisions of Trump’s anti-voting executive order seeking to impose new citizenship verification requirements to register to vote. The judge said the Constitution assigns “no role at all to the President” to change federal election administration.
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberAs a retired criminal justice professional, I want to remind everyone that—almost certainly—none of the vengeance investigations and prosecutions Trump and Bondi have coordinated will lead anywhere. But 1) they'll terrorize their targets' lives, 2) eventually Trump will start using military courts.
- This should concern any decent person regardless of their party affiliation.
- Election law experts are questioning the legality of the FBI’s unprecedented seizure of 2020 election ballots in Fulton County, Ga. in a raid that has further inflamed fears of federal interference in the upcoming midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberCivil rights leaders are sounding the alarm as Trump escalates his ICE crackdown On Legal Fight Club, @katiephang.bsky.social & I report from the front lines W/ NAACP’s Derrick Johnson & @lulacorg.bsky.social Juan Proaño, showing why this crisis goes far beyond immigration policy Watch 👇
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberSenators blocked a package of six spending bills that includes funding for the Department of Homeland Security as Democrats continue to push for reforms to immigration enforcement. n.pr/45zPhEi
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberWhen the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
- “In theater” is overwhelmingly associated with military deployments in active conflict zones. When a public official uses it to describe federal agents operating inside of a U.S. city, we can only interpret it as importing a wartime framework into a civilian space. 1/3
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberWhy is Tulsi Gabbard at an FBI raid on an elections office in Fulton County?
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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- Joel Kopp: "Alaskans need not settle for more of Dan Sullivan’s acquiescence to the ongoing assault on our country’s foundations, while hoping for some crumbs from the Trump budget to come our way." 1/2 www.adn.com/opinions/202...
- Appears that our corrupt, convicted felon president is against the second amendment. I wonder how the GOP will spin his statement to continue their support and adoration of him. 🤔
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- Reposted by Jo Ann Gruber"My poll numbers have never been hotter!"
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberBorder czar Tom Homan will be heading to Minnesota, while Gregory Bovino, the bombastic and controversial Border Patrol chief leading the surge, will soon leave the state. n.pr/49GFyyi
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberThe testing ground for Bovino’s Operation At Large was Los Angeles. A California judge initially prohibited ICE/CBP’s most flagrant constitutional violations. SCOTUS overruled her 6–3, handing Bovino a blank check to inflict unspeakable brutality on Chicago and Minneapolis. The 6 bear so much blame.
- BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberMinneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
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- Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberJUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberDon’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberThis is a MUST-READ affidavit. This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
- JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberIt can happen to your family. It will happen to thousands and thousands of families. Unless we stop them.
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberNo. It’s not cosplay. He really is a fucking Nazi.
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberLearn more about why ICE’s new policy that lets agents enter your home without a judicial warrant is dead wrong. joycevance.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberThousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberThat's a lot of words to obscure the facts: Dhillon and DOJ are 0-2. Elias Law Group is 2-0.
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberGood morning members of the GOP in Congress. Today would be a good day for you to wake up.
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- 🧵 "This is the end of trust, and it does not reset. You cannot invade a democratic ally and then say "my bad" four years later. The psychological break will be permanent. Europe will realize that the United States is no longer a partner but a predator."
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- Reposted by Jo Ann Gruber“This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow against the United States Constitution and the U.S. government… [Trump] wants to seem strong, but he is not that strong. Organizing against him works. Fighting him in court works. Pushing back works. Protesting in the streets works.” @maddow.msnbc.com
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberShe says ICE agents mocked her: “The ICE agent who had pepper sprayed into the vents of my car said ‘you guys gotta stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian b—— is dead,’ verbatim, speaking of Renee Good. Which filled me with absolute rage and shock..." www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberFor the intentionally obtuse: there are many many ways to enforce laws. Stop framing issues as ‘don’t enforce the law at all, or enforce it in the worst way possible.’ Your false choice is intentional. This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
- Reposted by Jo Ann GruberThousands of newly obtained documents show that Clearview AI’s founders always intended to target immigrants and the political left. Now their digital dragnet is in the hands of the Trump administration.
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