Team USA curler Rich Ruohonen used an Olympic press conference to speak out about events unfolding in his home state of Minnesota, calling the situation “wrong” and saying he felt a responsibility to address it while representing the United States on the world stage.Ruohonen, who is competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics, said he was […]
A week-old LinkedIn post of Anthropic president Daniela Amodei has been doing the rounds in the MAGA circle as the president condemned the ICE crackdown in Minnesota and indirectly slammed the Donald Trump administration without naming him. “I’m horrified and sad to see what has happened in Minnesota. Freedom of speech, civil liberties, the rule […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted an arrest photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong (left); minutes later, the White House shared a manipulated version of the same image (right). A manipulated arrest image shared by the White House has sparked outrage, raising alarms over AI misuse, racial stereotyping and the political weaponisation of social media. When […]
Defending the federal government’s decision to arrest former CNN host Don Lemon, controversial ex‑Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday said Lemon’s actions during an anti‑ICE protest were not protected press activity but crossed into “activism”.Greene’s remarks came during an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, where she became one of the few public figures […]
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been arrested by federal agents in connection to his presence at a Minnesota church protest, his lawyer Abbe Lowell confirmed. Lemon’s lawyer said the former CNN host was taken into custody on Thursday night in Los Angeles. “Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in […]
A Minnesota man armed with a BBQ fork and a pizza cutter was arrested at a Brooklyn jail on Wednesday after allegedly impersonating an FBI agent in an attempt to bust high-profile inmate Luigi Mangione out of custody.According to a criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York, Mark Anderson was arrested at […]
US President Donald Trump sent border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis days after Vice President JD Vance failed in his mission to quell growing backlash to violent immigration operations in the city.Homan arrived on Tuesday, three days after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti on January 24. The trip was scheduled after the […]
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti, a concealed-carry permit holder, during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis has reignited a long-simmering debate over gun ownership, protest regulations, and police authority in the United States.Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at a Minneapolis Veterans Affairs hospital and was legally carrying […]
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday and requested that they work together. Amid the growing tension with ICE after Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s death, Governor Tim Walz gave Trump a […]
Even Donald Trump has refused to back Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s claim that the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota was justified.Noem’s statement on the shooting last week allegedly sparked anger and dissent within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The US president distanced himself from Noem’s hardline stance during an interview with […]
