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Monday, January 26th, 2026

Today, 37 year old Veterans Affairs ICU nurse Alex Pretti was disarmed and executed by Trump’s agents in Minneapolis; Chuck Schumer says Democrats will not vote to fund most of the government; gay asylum seekers are being deported to Iran where they will likely face torture or execution; an FBI agent who tried to investigate Jonathan Ross in the murder of Renée Good has resigned; Ted Cruz rakes JD Vance and Trump over the coals during private donor meetings; a judge has ordered the three people arrested for entering a church with Don Lemon released from prison; Pam Bondi has written a letter offering to take ICE out of Minnesota if the state hands over it’s SNAP and voter rolls; a judge has issued a restraining order barring the feds from destroying or tampering with evidence in the Alex Pretti murder; corporate media covers a general strike in Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Guest: Joyce Vance 
Giving Up Is Unforgivable by Joyce Vance - Penguin Random House
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance | Substack
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The Latest
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Stories
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings | CBS News

Demonstrators Flood Minneapolis Streets as Hundreds of Businesses Close to Protest ICE | NYT

Gay asylum-seekers set for deportation to Iran fear execution in their home country

Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump tariffs, Vance | Axios
 

Good Trouble
Help get SJ reinstated at Yosemite 

We’re asking members of the public to amplify by emailing Acting Director Jessica Bowron at nps_director@nps.gov and Yosemite Superintendent at raymond_mcpadden@nps.gov to reinstate Dr. SJ Joslin. They may also fill out the “contact us” form at Yosemite’s page at NPS.gov/yose.

Here’s a script people can send: 

"Hello Acting NPS Director Jessica Bowron,

I saw that several NPS unions have signed and released an open letter directed to you in support of Dr. SJ Joslin and their reinstatement to Yosemite National Park. I strongly agree with the 4,200 NPS employees, or an estimated 33% of the total NPS workforce, that these signatures represent. Please review their letter and reinstate SJ to their rightful place in the National Park Service.

Sincerely,    Your Name”

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