Episode Details

Air Date: 1/21/2026

Today we look at ICE's reign of terror as a paramilitary occupation force and the communities pushing back. We'll hear about Renee Goode, an unarmed woman shot dead by federal agents, and Keith Porter, killed by an off-duty agent on New Year's Eve, in addition to historical parallels from Civil-Rights Era Selma, Alabama and the Boston Massacre. The signs of hope here are that the oppressed won those fights and the oppressors were forced to retreat - there's every reason to believe that the same pattern can repeat today.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: 'We Want This Terror to Stop': Ilhan Omar Calls for ICE to Leave Minnesota - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 1-13-26

KP 2: Peaceful Vs. Violent Resistance — What's the Answer? - The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel - Air Date 1-9-26

KP 3: ICE Is a Way to Deal With Surplus Males - Therese - Air Date 1-9-25

KP 4: How Do You Share a Country With People Who Reject Reality? - Cy Canterel - Air Date 1-12-26

KP 5: Abolish ICE - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 1-7-26

(00:46:11) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

From the Boston Massacre to Renee Good: How the State Demonizes Its Victims

DEEPER DIVES

(00:46:37) SECTION A: IT'S ALWAYS BEEN RACISM

A1: Trump Wants To 'Ethnically CLEANSE' America: Rep. Frost to Mehdi - Zeteo - Air Date 12-19-26

A2: Making Sense of This Moment | Explainer - Heather Cox Richardson - Air Date 1-8-26

A3: "Stolen From Us": Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-13-26

A4: Black Folks Have Been Warning Us - Elliot Sang Again - Air Date 1-13-26

(01:22:43) SECTION B: ICE ABUSES PEOPLE

B1: How Trump's Deportation Campaign Is Reshaping Small Town America - Bloomberg Originals - Air Date 12-1-25

B2: Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid - WIRED - Air Date 10-8-25

B3: Why the US Is Deporting so Many People - Johnny Harris - Air Date 10-31-25

(01:50:19) SECTION C: POLICE ARE A DOMESTIC MILITARY

C1: ICE Is Evolving Into an Extrajudicial