Free Chat Friday and ICYMI: January 16, 2026

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Anyway, enjoy the day, the weekend, and be safe!

Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-01-16T02:37:19.547Z

Updates:

Attendance drops at Minnesota schools as federal immigration enforcement intensifies anxietiesFull Story: bit.ly/4b4TnI4

Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T17:12:51.533Z

The Gestapo:

Reports from the city’s police and fire departments show that Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE agent last week, was found with two gunshot wounds to her chest and one to her forearm.

Newly released records from the Minneapolis police and fire departments detailed the chaotic moments that unfolded after a federal agent fatally shot Renee Good, who was found in her vehicle with two gunshot wounds to her chest and another to her forearm.

The responders found Ms. Good unresponsive inside her Honda S.U.V. on Jan. 7, and after they removed her from the vehicle, she was not breathing and had an irregular pulse, according to one of the reports. She also had a possible gunshot wound to the left side of her head. By the time the workers took her out of her vehicle, she had no pulse, and they performed CPR on her as she was rushed to a hospital, the report said.

So she had a pulse. That’s what the doctor on the scene wanted to check. She wasn’t breathing, but she had a pulse. He could have started CPR right away.Instead ICE barred the doctor from attending her and waited 15 mins for EMT to get to her.

Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) 2026-01-16T15:03:00.558Z

“Lifeless… foam around his mouth. Nobody wants to see their kids like that.” ICE attacked a family trying to LEAVE the besieged neighborhood and hospitalized a 6 month old baby that couldn’t breathe.

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— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) January 16, 2026 at 6:14 AM

The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:

Trump on why he wanted Machado's Nobel: "Well, she offered it to me. I thought it was very nice. She said, 'You've ended 8 wars and nobody deserves this prize more in history than you.' I thought it was a very nice gesture. And by the way I think she's a very fine woman and we'll be talking again."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 16, 2026 at 10:54 AM

The ‘Great’ Healthcare Plan: Don’t Get Sick and if You Do, DIE!:

Q: Can you explain how your healthcare plan will affect premiums? TRUMP: It's a tremendous thing. It's called the great healthcare plan. And we're gonna get tremendous, uh, reductions through, uh, if you look at prescription drugs, they're gonna come down by numbers that have never been seen before

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM

Trump has 4 days of golf and parties in Palm Beach that he’s trying to get to when this is over. bsky.app/profile/atru…

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) January 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM

Dr Oz about a roundtable event where Trump ranted and raved for nearly and hour and then got bored and angrily told people to hurry up when he wasn't speaking: "The president was on fire today."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) January 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM

Craven Assholes:

Soon to be Out of a Job Congressperson Spreads Lies:

California population:2010: 37.2 million2024: 39.4 millionStop misleading people. California’s population is growing — has been for 3 years — choose another symptom of California Derangement Syndrome!

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2026-01-16T03:26:16.398Z

Fact Check: True-California sees population growth for third consecutive year after pandemic-era exodus

For the third consecutive year, California’s population has increased, though the Golden State has still not reached its pre-pandemic population high.

The state’s population grew by about 19,200 people, marking a 0.05% increase from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2025, according to data released Friday by the California Department of Finance. The previous year’s growth was slightly larger but still paltry at 0.58%.

As in past years, the state’s biggest population growth was found in the Central Valley and the Sacramento exurbs. The biggest percentage declines were in the northernmost counties and the Sierra foothills.

State News:

NEW: Thanks to innovative fraud-fighting technologies deployed by the state, California has reduced reported theft of cash and food benefits by approximately 83% since January 2024. Efforts include launching chip-and-tap-enabled EBT cards, a national first. @kcranews.bsky.social with more ⬇️

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— Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) January 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM

Donald Trump just sued California to drill by day cares, schools, and parks. Make America Healthy Again?

Governor Newsom Press Office (@govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov) 2026-01-16T17:50:51.888Z

World News:

Carney opens Canada to Chinese EVs, China cuts canola tariffs

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-01-16T11:38:37Z