Category Archives: Food

2026.03.06

Does private equity deserve to be the scourge of eldercare? Minnesota lawmakers demand more information
DFL legislation would make nursing and assisted living homes disclose their corporate structure.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/03/does-private-equity-in-eldercare-deserve-scrutiny-minnesota-lawmakers-demand-more-information-on-nursing-home-ownership-structure/

After failed resolution, Democrats’ last leverage over Iran war may be Pentagon budget
“We have the power of the purse,” said Rep. Betty McCollum, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
by Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/dc-memo/2026/03/after-failed-resolution-democrats-last-leverage-over-iran-war-may-be-pentagon-budget/

Minnesota has an ambitious goal to replace lead lines by 2033. More funding is needed to keep it on track.
State and federal funding for lead service line replacement will run out in 2027 if no action is taken.
by Brian Arola
https://www.minnpost.com/greater-minnesota/2026/03/minnesota-has-an-ambitious-goal-to-replace-lead-lines-by-2033-more-funding-is-needed-to-keep-it-on-track/

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is out, and Minnesota lawmakers are publicly reacting to her departure from DHS, WCCO-TV reports. “Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota,” Gov. Walz posted on X. Via MinnPost
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/kristi-noem-dhs-minnesota-minneapolis-reactions/
https://x.com/GovTimWalz/status/2029642594825748501

Good riddance to Kristi Noem. Her replacement won’t be an improvement
Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/good-riddance-to-kristi-noem-her-replacement-wont-be-an-improvement

Kristi Noem confronts grim truth that everyone is expendable in Trump world
David Smith
in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/kristi-noem-fired

Legal experts sound alarm over federal interference in Minnesota elections
Threats to deploy federal agents to polling places, along with a Congressional bill requiring proof of citizenship, would create barriers for many naturalized and U.S. citizens.
by Mohamed Ibrahim
https://sahanjournal.com/democracy-politics/minnesota-election-interference-midterms/

US lost 92,000 jobs in February just before Trump joined Iran conflict
The unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, with 130,000 jobs added in January
Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/february-jobs-report

Texas lawmaker ends re-election bid after admitting to affair with ex-staffer
Republican congressman Tony Gonzales had repeatedly denied affair with former aide who later died by suicide
Guardian staff and agency
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/06/texas-tony-gonzales-reelection

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño
Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds

Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds
Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries
Kat Lay, Global health corespondent
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/06/generic-drugs-weight-loss-semaglutide-ozempic-wegovy-diabetes-obesity-study

10 of the best fruit and vegetables to plant now for a hassle-free harvest
If you long for freshly picked produce but don’t know where to start, try these sure-fire winners
Jack Wallington
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/06/best-fruit-vegetables-to-plant-hassle-free-harvest

Hard core! Apple peeling champion slices through competition to produce nearly four-metre strip of skin
Though she lives with constant pain, Stanthorpe’s Kerrie Stratford still has what it takes to claim her 22nd harvest festival title
Susan Chenery
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/06/stanthorpe-apple-peeling-champion-kerrie-stratford-queensland

2026.02.21

ICE

The Department of Homeland Security maintains a website detailing the “worst of the worst” who were arrested in Minnesota that is rife with errors, KARE 11 reports. “The Department of Homeland Security’s “Worst of the Worst” website features people arrested in Minnesota who the department says have been convicted of serious crimes. But the list has raised many questions. The Minnesota Department of Corrections’ ongoing fact-check is having trouble confirming that some of the crimes listed were committed, even in other states. Officials also point out that hat a number of the “worst of the worst” arrests did not take place in the community during Operation Metro Surge, but actually were direct transfers from Minnesota prisons to ICE custody.” 
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/worst-of-the-worst-website-rife-with-errors-cnn/89-f052d30f-4ce0-4334-ae87-cc7bf3948936

ICE actions are keeping others from traveling to Minnesota.  “A major German soccer team canceled its trip to Minnesota due to the immigration crackdown under the Trump administration,” KOMO reports. Christoph Pieper, Werder Bremen’s head of communications, said in a statement that “[p]laying in a city where there’s unrest and people have been shot, that does not fit with our values here at Werder Bremen. Furthermore, it was unclear for us which players could be able to enter the United States due to the stricter entry requirements.”  Via MinnPost
https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/german-soccer-team-cancels-minnesota-trip-due-to-ice-tom-homan-alex-pretti-renee-good-immigrant-white-house

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
Sam Levin in Los Angeles
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’
Jenny Kleeman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

Detentions and disappearances: how ICE has driven fear into Michigan’s Arab communities
Arab Americans in Dearborn and beyond are being swept up by ICE at places of worship and work, with devastating consequences
Stephen Starr in Dearborn, Michigan
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/michigan-arab-communities-ice-fear

US citizen shot and killed by federal immigration agent last year, new records show
Shooting death of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, in Texas was not publicly disclosed by Department of Homeland Security
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/us-citizen-killed-federal-immigration-agent

A bar, kitchen and flat-screen TVs: the $70m jet DHS is eyeing for deportations
The department is reportedly considering buying a Boeing plane for deportation flights and for use by Trump officials
Richard Luscombe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/luxury-jet-dhs-deportation-flights-trump-officials

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Furious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blow
President calls six justices a ‘disgrace to the nation’ while praising three justices who dissented
George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/trump-tariff-scotus-response

The supreme court’s tariffs ruling puts Trump on notice with a bloody nose
Ed Pilkington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/trump-tariffs-ruling-supreme-court

‘Dictator vibes’ as dear leader Trump puts name and face front and center
Banner at justice department just the latest example of how president has imposed himself on daily US life
Richard Luscombe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/trump-name-face-justice-department

Trump news at a glance: president lobs insults at US supreme court for striking down his global tariffs
Trump called justices ‘fools’ and ‘disgrace to the nation’ after their rebuke of his aggressive trade tactic – key US politics stories from 20 February 2026 at a glance
Guardian staff
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/trump-administration-news-updates-today

Epstein files place renewed attention on US authorities’ failure to stop him
Files show accuser in 2011 provided extensive account of abuse as questions mount over why action was not taken
Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/epstein-files-victim-reports-police-fbi-failures

Tale of two nations: Andrew’s UK arrest highlights US passivity on Epstein files
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/21/andrew-epstein-files-us-uk

CBS News is convulsing as Larry Ellison tries to please Trump
Margaret Sullivan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/21/cbs-trump-anderson-cooper-stephen-colbert-paramount

Ohio mayor arrested on voyeurism charges after allegedly sniffing girl’s underwear
Claims against Wesley Dingus came from teen who had been staying at his residence and hid camera in bedroom
Marina Dunbar
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/ohio-mayor-arrested-voyeurism-wesley-dingus

US envoy Mike Huckabee says it would be ‘fine’ if Israel took all Middle East land
Rightwing Trump ally tells Tucker Carlson Israel has biblical right to land from ‘wadi of Egypt to the great river’
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/mike-huckabee-israel-middle-east-tucker-carlson

‘We can see that courage’: Greece recovers long-lost photos of Nazis’ May Day executions
Culture ministry hails ‘exceptional historical importance’ of prints that show resistance fighters’ final moments
Helena Smith in Athens
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/greece-recovers-long-lost-photos-nazi-may-day-executions-athens-kaisariani

How the beaches, culture and people of Corfu hit me for six
A cricket match kindled my love affair with the Greek island, inspiring both a literary festival and my new novel
Alex Preston
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/feb/21/corfu-beaches-culture-people-alex-preston

Meera Sodha’s recipe for rhubarb and custard trifle
Nostalgia and comfort combine in abundance in this retro dessert that’s strictly for kids of all ages
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/21/rhubarb-and-custard-trifle-recipe-meera-sodha

2026.02.15

ICE

Ex-watchdogs warn rush to give power to local police in immigration crackdown risks ‘threat to civil rights’
Critics say Trump administration’s rapidly expanding system is open to abuse and risks alienating communities from local police
José Olivares in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/local-police-immigration-partnership-287g-civil-rights

In Minneapolis, Native American patrols keep watch – and see history repeating: ‘We are still being chased’
The American Indian Movement was established in Minneapolis more than 50 years ago in response to police brutality. After ICE agents flooded the city this winter, neighborhoods reprised citizen patrols
Maanvi Singh, with photographs by Jaida Grey Eagle
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/minneapolis-native-american-patrols-ice

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The problem with doorbell cams: Nancy Guthrie case and Ring Super Bowl ad reawaken surveillance fears
Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages
Sanya Mansoor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/14/doorbell-cameras-ring-nancy-guthrie-super-bowl

California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies
As Gavin Newsom departs, ultra-wealthy flex wealth and influence to fight regulation and keep the boom going
Dara Kerr
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/15/california-billionaires-state-elections

Maxwell’s clemency pitch: can Epstein accomplice talk her way out of prison?
Experts question convicted sex trafficker’s motivations as she claims she can reveal ‘truth’ in exchange for freedom
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/ghislaine-maxwell-epstein-clemency

Trump gets the Monroe doctrine wrong. He should take a page from Bad Bunny
Ted Widmer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/15/trump-bad-bunny-monroe-doctrine

The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation
Mark Engler and Paul Engler
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

Progressive Texas organizers hail shock win as far-right Republicans left reeling
Elation as anti-extremists fight back against influence of billionaire megadonors through grassroots organizing
Tyler Hicks in Texas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/texas-organizers-republicans

Alleged cat burglar arrested after priceless Egyptian artefacts taken in Queensland museum heist
Man charged after 2,600-year-old cat sculpture, mummy mask and necklace stolen from Caboolture museum
Ben Smee
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/15/alleged-cat-burglar-arrested-after-priceless-egyptian-artefacts-taken-in-queensland-museum-heist

Tom Gauld on the modern romance novel – cartoon
Tom Gauld
https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2026/feb/15/tom-gauld-on-the-modern-romance-novel-cartoon

How to make the perfect chicken massaman – recipe
Thai cuisine’s most delicious curry is also its most complex. Thankfully, our resident perfectionist is here to help you master your massaman
Felicity Cloake
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/15/perfect-massaman-recipe-felicity-cloake

Bud Cort obituary
American actor who starred in the 1971 dark comedy film Harold and Maude that later became a cult classic
Phil Hoad
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/feb/15/bud-cort-obituary

2026.02.01

ICE

Building power
ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups
The killings of Minneapolis residents Renee Good and Alex Pretti have inspired people across the US to document federal agents’ activities in their communities
Lex McMenamin
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/31/ice-observer-document-immigration-agents

‘We’re fighting for the soul of the country’: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE
Networks created after police killed George Floyd were reactivated to challenge Trump’s mass deportation policy
Rachel Leingang in Minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/minnesota-twin-cities-ice-protests

Chicago mayor orders police to investigate alleged illegal ICE activity in city
Brandon Johnson gives police ‘clear procedure’ to follow if they witness or get reports of agents involved in illegal activity
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/chicago-ice-brandon-johnson

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Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana leaves six people injured
One person taken into custody after a mass shooting in Clinton leaves six injured, including a child
Coral Murphy Marcos
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/mardi-gras-parade-shooting-louisiana

Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational
Dana R Fisher
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/01/trump-resistance-protests

The FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia is a signal of what’s to come
Austin Sarat
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/01/fbi-raid-georgia-2020-election-ballots

Jeffrey Epstein files: don’t be fooled. Millions of files are still unreleased
Moira Donegan
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/31/jeffrey-epstein-unreleased-files

Handling of Epstein files is ‘outrageous’, say attorneys of his sex trafficking survivors
Tranche of government-held files filled with ‘ham-fisted redactions’ and expose survivors’ identities, say attorneys
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/jeffrey-epstein-files-sex-trafficking-survivors

Democrats accuse DoJ of not releasing millions of Epstein files despite legal requirement
Justice department on Friday released 3m pages and lawmakers accuse it of not releasing roughly 50% of records
Lauren Gambino
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/democrats-justice-department-epstein-files

US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations
Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’
Melody Schreiber
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/vaccine-recommendations-acip

America’s contract to protect white women has always been tenuous
Saida Grundy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/feb/01/white-supremacy-women-renee-good-ice-killing

Why TikTok’s first week of American ownership was a disaster
Blake Montgomery
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/01/tiktok-first-week

‘I never imagined this!’ How KPop Demon Hunters could make history at the Grammys and the Oscars
As the film’s megahit song Golden looks likely to sweep everything in awards season, its singer Ejae explains why she’s ready to step out from behind her animated alter ego
Katie Hawthorne
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jan/31/kpop-demon-hunters-grammys-oscars-real-life-singers-ejae-golden

Animators React to KPop Demon Hunters – ft. THE DIRECTORS!
Corridor Crew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7L-ka-MsEE

Interview
Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’
Garth Cartwright
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/01/milli-vanilli-fab-morvan-interview-grammy-book-you-know-its-true

How to make mulligatawny – recipe
Have you forgotten how good this spicy soup tastes? Here are nine easy steps to rediscovering the Indian-inspired winter warmer
Felicity Cloake
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/01/how-to-make-mulligatawny-recipe-felicity-cloake

Inside Myanmar’s five-year armed resistance – a photo essay
Five years after the junta’s coup, the civil war devastating Myanmar has reached a turning point. The military is carrying out large-scale counter-offensives across the country to reclaim territory seized by pro-democracy rebels of various ethnic and religious backgrounds
By Robin Tutenges
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/01/inside-myanmar-armed-resistance-junta-coup-photo-essay

2026.01.31

ICE

Pho, handwarmers, grief and loss: a week on the block where Alex Pretti was killed
Residents line up to support businesses that became refuges from teargas, and refresh the memorial daily
Maanvi Singh in Minneapolis, with photographs by Paola Chapdelaine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/a-week-on-the-block-where-alex-pretti-was-killed

CBP employee in Minnesota charged after reportedly being found ‘covered in vomit’ in car
Alfredo Mancillas was reportedly slumped in vehicle and ‘covered in vomit’ when state troopers found him in St Paul
Ramon Antonio Vargas
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/cbp-border-agent-charged-drunk-driving

Trump’s post-truth agenda beaten back as Americans refuse to accept ICE lies
Effort to manipulate killing of Alex Pretti collapsed after footage torpedoed ‘domestic terrorist’ claim – could this be a turning point?
David Smith in Washington
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/trump-facts-ice-lies-alex-pretti-killing

French MPs demand explanation over tech firm’s contract to help ICE in US
Revelation that subsidiary of Capgemini is to help trace and expel migrants in US provokes outrage in France
Kim Willsher in Paris
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/french-mps-demand-explanation-over-tech-firm-capgemini-contract-ice

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One dead and six missing as fishing boat out of historic Massachusetts port is lost at sea
Fate of the Lily Jean, out of Gloucester with crew of seven, remains unknown after empty life boat and debris field discovered
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/lily-jean-fishing-boat-gloucester-massachusetts

What have we learned from the newly released Epstein files?
Latest documents indicate high-profile figures continued friendships with financier after child sex abuse convictions
Epstein files – latest updates
Geraldine McKelvie
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/epstein-files-what-have-we-learned-prince-andrew-peter-mandelson-elon-musk-donald-trump

Epstein documents shed new light on ‘manipulator’ Ghislaine Maxwell
Accusers’ accounts say Maxwell, convicted in 2021 of sex-trafficking, ‘acted sweet’ but displayed ‘dark side’
Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-documents

Trump has tapped a new Federal Reserve chair. Has he finally found his yes-man?
Lauren Aratani in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/31/trump-new-federal-reserve-chair

As US influence wanes, the Chinese trade surplus strangles manufacturing across the globe
Eduardo Porter
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/31/china-global-trade-us-economy

This one weird trick could stop US women from voting
Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/31/save-act-voting-arwa-mahdawi

Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes across Berlin
From zoos to soup kitchens, people are hauling away tonnes of surplus spuds after the biggest crop in 25 years
Kate Connolly in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/31/record-harvest-berlin-giveaway-potatoes

Mass grave in Jordan sheds new light on world’s earliest recorded pandemic
Researchers tell ‘human story’ about crisis during plague of Justinian, which killed millions in Byzantine empire
Richard Luscombe in Miami
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/31/plague-of-justinian-pandemic

Catherine Connolly is the third woman to become what? The Saturday quiz
From the Cloak of Invisibility and the Elder Wand to Eugène Manet on the Isle of Wight, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz (It ain’t automagical!)
Thomas Eaton
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/31/catherine-connolly-is-the-third-woman-to-become-what-the-saturday-quiz

Can you eat pineapple leaves and how do our taste buds work? The kids’ quiz
Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes (It’s automagical!)
Molly Oldfield
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/31/can-you-eat-pineapple-leaves-and-how-do-our-taste-buds-work-the-kids-quiz

Review
Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity
Rotterdam film festival
A set of shorts by film-makers from Afghanistan, Iran, Ukraine, Syria and Somalia are shocking, funny and mysterious in equal measure
Peter Bradshaw
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/30/displacement-film-fund-review-cate-blanchett-short-film-collection-that-brims-with-life-and-intensity

Meera Sodha’s vegetarian recipe for patates yahni
Sometimes, all that’s required for supper is simply stewed Mediterranean vegetables and potatoes with a dollop of yoghurt on top …
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jan/31/vegetarian-patates-yiachni-recipe-vegetable-stew-meera-sodha

2026.01.26

ICE

The Glean
Video evidence contradicts federal officials’ claims after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
Plus: DOC launches website to fight misinformation; judge bars federal officials from destroying evidence related to Saturday’s shooting; and AG Bondi makes demands for ICE withdrawal.
by Peter Majerle
https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/01/video-evidence-contradicts-federal-officials-claims-after-fatal-shooting-of-alex-pretti/

Quick! Somebody get a shopping bag and $50.000 cash!
Donald Trump says his administration is reviewing Alex Pretti shooting
President announces he is sending his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minneapolis as outrage mounts over killing
George Chidi and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/donald-trump-administration-reviewing-alex-pretti-shooting

Trump moved to cut funding for ICE body cameras and reduced oversight
Administration opposed efforts last year to expand use of cameras by immigration agents and cut oversight staffing
Reuters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/ice-body-cameras-immigration-trump

Trump officials continue to push lies after fatal shooting of Alex Pretti
George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/trump-administration-alex-pretti-shooting-statements

Federal agents use teargas on protesters outside ICE agents’ alleged Minneapolis hotel
Protesters reportedly had gathered at the hotel after the killing of Alex Pretti, with some vandalizing the building
Sam Levine in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/minnesota-minneapolis-ice-hotel-protests

How to avoid ICE entanglements when seeking health care: Doctors offer tips
Online appointments and streamlining prescription pickups can ease risk and stress, health care providers say.
by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
https://sahanjournal.com/health/avoiding-ice-when-seeking-health-care/

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Gold price tops $5,000 an ounce for first time as investors seek safe haven from Trump turmoil
Rising fears that another US shutdown looms pushes gold price to new height amid nearly 90% rise since Trump’s inauguration
Patrick Commins
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/26/gold-prices-record-5000-ounce-trump-turmoil

Fraud focus: why is Trump granting clemency to convicted fraudsters?
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/why-trump-pardons-fraud-clemency

Severe heatwave envelops South Australia as Victoria braces for record-breaking weather and fire threats
Residents near Otways fire in Victoria urged to prepare to evacuate, while Ouyen and Mildura forecast to record 49C on Tuesday
Petra Stock and Stephanie Convery
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/26/severe-heatwave-envelops-south-australia-as-victoria-braces-for-record-breaking-weather

Meatballs, Persian rice and Korean stew: John Gregory-Smith’s globetrotting chicken traybake recipes
Mediterranean chicken meatballs with feta and black olives, Persian-style saffron chicken and rice, and a garlicky, Korean-inspired chicken and potato traybake
John Gregory-Smith
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jan/26/chicken-traybake-recipes-meatballs-persian-rice-korean-garlic-john-gregory-smith

2026.01.24

ICE

LIVE UPDATES | Third shooting in Minneapolis involving federal agents
By Kilat Fitzgerald
https://www.fox9.com/news/ice-mn-third-federal-agents-shooting-minneapolis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69750ab88f089b46e3ce1655#block-69750ab88f089b46e3ce1655

Rules of the road are at the center of the ICE occupation and resistance
Whenever the ICE occupation finally ends — and it’s no longer necessary to track agents with cars — we need to return to enforcing basic rules for Twin Cities motorists.
by Bill Lindeke
https://www.minnpost.com/cityscape/2026/01/rules-of-the-road-are-at-the-center-of-the-ice-occupation-and-resistance/

Minneapolis protesters brave subzero temps to oppose federal immigration enforcement
Minneapolis and St. Paul have seen daily protests since Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7.
By Giovanna Dell’Orto, Sarah Raza and Jack Brook, AP
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/01/minneapolis-gears-up-for-a-mass-anti-immigration-federal-enforcement-protest-despite-the-dangerous-cold/

Thousands march through Minneapolis, businesses shutter to protest federal immigration operations
The “ICE Out” event is a statewide effort that called on Minnesotans to refrain from shopping, and to stay home from work and school.
by Chris Juhn
https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/minnesota-ice-out-economic-shutdown-protest-target-center/

White House doctoring Minnesota woman’s photo unlikely to derail case, say experts
Altered image shows Nekima Levy Armstrong sobbing after arrest during protest outside a Minneapolis church
Sam Levine in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/white-house-minnesota-woman-photo-edit-trial

Women arrested for anti-ICE church protest in St Paul freed from detention
Release of third activist, William Kelly, also involved in the demonstrations was also ordered by a judge
Robert Mackey and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/st-paul-ice-protest-women-released

I ain’t a psychic nor do I play one on TV, but I can already predict Karoline Leavitt’s comments: “Several hundred violent, paid, domestic terrorists held up traffic in downtown Minneapolis Friday.”

Other News

Donald Trump doesn’t want us to believe our own eyes
Steven Greenhouse
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/23/donald-trump-lies-ice

Trump’s ‘pay-to-play’ politics fuel a ‘new gilded age’, experts say
Major donors reap influence and material benefits, ethics experts argue, as money and governance intertwine
Peter Stone
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trumps-politics-gilded-age

Trump’s second term has been rife with bizarre moments – here are seven
From derailing meetings by telling fictional stories about serial killers to Davos, the president has left people confused and concerned
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trump-concerning-moments

What else can be done to force Trump’s DoJ to release all the Epstein files? Legal experts weigh in
The deadline for Trump’s justice department to release the files came and went, but experts say there are still options
Victoria Bekiempis in New York
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/legal-experts-epstein-files-release-congress

German media likens US border patrol official’s coat to ‘Nazi look’
Gregory Bovino’s outwear choice prompts German commentators to compare it to fascist aesthetic
Deborah Cole
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/gregory-bovino-coat-german-media

Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit
Display at President’s House site, residence to George Washington, had information on people enslaved by him
Marina Dunbar
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/philadelphia-trump-adminstration-lawsuit-slavery-exhibit

‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
Kate Connolly in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/24/repatriate-the-gold-german-economists-advise-withdrawal-from-us-vaults

‘I have the power!‘: Is the new He-Man film taking itself too seriously again?
Any attempt to add a down-to-Earth note to this wildly psychedelic 80s cartoon risks missing the point of its gloriously overblown origins
Ben Child
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/new-he-man-film-at-risk-of-taking-itself-too-seriously-again

The History of Concrete review – John Wilson’s first movie is an absurd triumph
Sundance film festival: the documentarian’s feature debut, essentially an extended episode of his HBO series, turns an exploration of concrete into a meditation on change
Adrian Horton
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/23/history-of-concrete-review-john-wilson-movie

New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’
Researchers found a new way to filter and destroy Pfas chemicals at 100 times the rate of current systems
Tom Perkins
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/23/pfas-forever-chemicals-filtration

Do trees explode in extreme cold?
What happens to trees in extreme cold is a natural physical response to rapid and severe temperature drops.
By Sabrina Halvorson, North Dakota News Cooperative
https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2026/01/do-trees-explode-in-extreme-cold/

Closure of addiction treatment option for LGBTQ+ patients leads to rush and worry
After 40 years serving the LGBTQ+ community in the Twin Cities, Pennsylvania-based Universal Health Services moved Pride Institute’s residential treatment services to California.
by Andy Steiner
https://www.minnpost.com/mental-health-addiction/2026/01/closure-of-addiction-treatment-option-for-lgbtq-patients-leads-to-rush-and-worry/

High on … mustard? Cannabis industry teams up with chefs in push to stand out
US legal cannabis industry seeks new ways to incorporate weed into meals after a tough year for business in 2025
Hannah Harris Green
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/24/cannabis-culinary-collaborations

The hill I will die on: Bum gun, bidet or shattaf – whatever you call it, install one now
Mona Eltahawy
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/24/hill-i-will-die-on-bidet-shattaf-toilet-zohran-mamdani

‘Displaying the cloth like this showed its true beauty’: Aung Chan Thar’s best phone picture
A beautiful lake, gorgeous fabric: how could the Myanmar photographer resist?
Grace Holliday
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/24/displaying-the-cloth-like-this-showed-its-true-beauty-aung-chan-thars-best-phone-picture

2026.01.14

Thompson, colleague resignations cast scrutiny on Justice Department’s probe into Renee Good’s death
Upheaval in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota comes amid divisive Justice Department actions in the wake of Good’s shooting.
by Ana Radelat
https://www.minnpost.com/national/washington/2026/01/thompson-colleague-resignations-cast-scrutiny-on-justice-departments-probe-into-renee-goods-death/

Trump plans to illegally stop over $2 billion in Medicaid payments, state says, in latest twist to fraud saga
The Minnesota Medicaid head says that feds will shut off spigot in 13 programs.
by Matthew Blake
https://www.minnpost.com/state-government/2026/01/trump-plans-to-illegally-stop-over-2-billion-in-medicaid-payments-state-says-in-latest-twist-to-fraud-saga/

Eight arrested in Minneapolis as Trump officials issue threats to protesters
Federal agents use teargas against protesters as homeland security officials tell of ‘largest operation in DHS history’
Guardian staff and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/ice-cbp-minneapolis-teargas

Union leaders accuse Trump administration of ‘shift toward white supremacy’ with online posts
Labor department rhetoric, such as ‘One Homeland. One People. One Heritage’, prompt comparisons to Nazi slogan
Michael Sainato
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/union-leaders-trump-administration-white-supremacy

2026 is already pure chaos. Is that Trump’s electoral strategy?
Moustafa Bayoumi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/13/trump-chaos-midterms-republicans

Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68
Cartoonist – who was dropped from US papers in 2023 after calling Black people a ‘hate group’ – had prostate cancer
Maya Yang
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/scott-adams-dilbert-dies

Zoe Saldaña becomes highest-grossing actor of all time
Star overtook Scarlett Johansson after success of third Avatar – her films have now made more than $15.46bn worldwide
Benjamin Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/13/zoe-saldana-highest-grossing-actor

German church’s televised ‘slime Jesus’ provokes fury on right
Christmas Eve live broadcast showed holy child portrayed by female performance artist writhing in sticky rice paper
Deborah Cole in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/13/german-church-televised-slime-jesus-infuriates-faithful

US supreme court appears poised to uphold laws banning trans athletes
A ruling against two athletes in West Virginia and Idaho could have far-reaching implications for civil rights
Sam Levin, Robert Tait and Lucy Campbell
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/supreme-court-case-trans-athletes

Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says
Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imagery
Anna Betts
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/13/elon-musk-grok-hegseth-military-pentagon

Meet the merpeople: ‘Once I put the tail on, my life was changed forever’
Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the world
By Sarah Szabo
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/13/professional-mermaids-ocean-ambassadors

Saks Global files for bankruptcy after takeover leads to financial collapse
Debt-riddled retail giant’s demise has cast uncertainty over the future of US luxury fashion
Lauren Aratani and agencies
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/14/saks-global-files-for-bankruptcy

From Ralph Fiennes to Jeffrey Wright: the most overlooked performances this awards season
Jessie Buckley and Timothée Chalamet might be winning all of the awards but as Oscar voting begins, these actors also deserve inclusion
Jesse Hassenger
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/14/awards-season-overlooked-performances

‘I knew these photos wouldn’t be published for decades’: gay cruising in New York – in pictures
In 1969, Arthur Tress started making images at an overgrown corner of Central Park known as the Ramble – the beginning of an archive of a transitional period in queer culture
In 1969, Arthur Tress began taking his camera on walks through the Ramble, an overgrown corner of Central Park that had become New York’s best-known outdoor meeting place for queer men. Designed as a picturesque woodland in the 19th century, by the late 1960s it had grown wild, a hidden, half-forgotten place of chance encounters in the middle of the city. Arthur Tress’s The Ramble, NYC 1969 is published by Stanley Barker. An exhibition at CLAMP, New York runs until 28 February 2026. All photographs: Arthur Tress
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/14/i-knew-these-photos-wouldnt-be-published-for-decades-gay-cruising-in-new-york-in-pictures

France records more deaths than births for first time since end of second world war
Country joins EU neighbours in demographic crunch of ageing population and falling birthrate
Ashifa Kassam
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/14/france-data-deaths-birthrate-ageing-population

2026.01.10

MinnPost’s The Glean is all ICE again: https://www.minnpost.com/glean/2026/01/trump-targeted-minnesota-long-before-fatal-ice-shooting/

Leaders alarmed about fairness of FBI inquiry into Minneapolis ICE shooting
State and local officials say they do not believe investigation into shooting death of Renee Nicole Good will be objective
George Chidi
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/fbi-investigation-minneapolis-ice-shooting-renee-nicole-good

Minneapolis mayor accuses federal authorities of ‘hiding facts’ in ICE killing
Jacob Frey criticizes Trump administration’s response to shooting death of Renee Nicole Good
Richard Luscombe
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/09/jacob-frey-trump-minneapolis-ice-investigation
(Oh my — does The Guaridan have the slightest idea what ‘petrifying cold temperatures’ are?)

Iran protesters tell of brutal police response as regime lashes out
Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdown
William Christou and Deepa Parent
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/10/iran-protesters-tell-of-brutal-police-response-deaths-and-forced-confessions

Analysis
Why the white America Trump dreams of is just a fantasy
Eduardo Porter
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/10/trump-immigration-whiteness

Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Julian Borger
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/10/trump-territorial-ambition-imperialism

Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
Cari Spencer and MPR News Staff
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/09/renee-goods-wife-releases-statement-about-ice-shooting

Analysis
Mamdani’s first 10 days: getting things done despite right’s dystopian fantasies
Adam Gabbatt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/zohran-mamdani-new-york-10-days

Kathy Hochul and Zohran Mamdani are showing what ‘pro-family’ means
Arwa Mahdawi
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/kathy-hochul-zohran-mamdani-childcare

The hill I will die on: Decorative cushions and throws on hotel beds should be banned, immediately
Annabel Lee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/10/the-hill-i-will-die-on-hotel-room-bed-throws-banned

If you’ve grown weary of pumpkin pie, how about cheesecake? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOy0RF4jJMg

Vegetables
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for roast swede and purple sprouting broccoli curry
Earthy, sweet swede soaks up a curry sauce like a champion, and this ginger, tomato and coconut number is no exception*
Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jan/10/vegan-roast-swede-purple-sprouting-broccoli-curry-recipe-meera-sodha
*We call swedes rutabegas, brocolli is good enough (sprouting or not), and you can substitute paprika (or parika and chile powder) for kashmiri chilli powder. Your friendly local Asian grocery store is sure to have Thai basil, or you can do like I would do and leave it out.

AI bubble: five things you need to know to shield your finances from a crash
Some experts have voiced fears a tech meltdown could hit our savings and pensions – here’s how to protect yourself
Hilary Osborne
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jan/10/ai-bubble-finances-crash-tech-meltdown-savings-pensions

What does your car say about you? A global portrait of people and their rides, from Shanghai to Santa Monica
You can tell a lot about someone from the vehicle they drive, as Martin Roemers’ collection of photographs show. Introduction by author William Boyd
William Boyd
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jan/10/martin-roemers-homo-mobilis-photography-book-car-vehicle-owners-portraits

2026.01.03

For Ghod and Standard Oil!
Why has US attacked Caracas and captured Venezuela’s president?
Trump’s unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro follows months of military campaign and years of strained relationship
William Christou
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/03/why-trump-us-attacked-caracas-captured-venezuela-president-nicolas-maduro

Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier?
New documents reveal numerous missed opportunities as experts and victims condemn US authorities’ failures
Victoria Bekiempis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/03/epstein-files-police-failures

Trump cuts have fueled ‘rage-giving’ to US rural public radio. Will it be enough?
Across the US, federal public media cuts have galvanized many communities to donate to their local radio stations
Stephen Starr in Yellow Springs, Ohio
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jan/03/trump-public-radio-cuts-donations

Fresh bone analysis makes case for earliest ‘ancestor of humankind’, but doubts remain
Scientists argue ape-like Sahelanthropus tchadensis that lived in Africa 7m years ago is best contender but more fossils are needed
Ian Sample Science editor
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/02/fresh-bone-analysis-earliest-ancestor-of-humankind-but-doubts-remain

I’m a personal trainer. Here’s the exact equipment I use at home
You don’t need a gym membership to get a respectable workout. The right compact and budget-friendly equipment can help you create a routine
Marissa Miller
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/02/best-home-gym-equipment

Amidst all the talk about fraud, Minnesota’s flu season is kicking into high gear, MPR News reports: “Recent data released by the Minnesota Department of Health indicate that influenza cases nearly tripled between Dec. 7 and Dec. 21.” Hospital admissions are also on the rise; nearly 2,000 Minnesotans are currently hospitalized due to the flu. COVID-19 cases remain lower than flu cases, however. Via MinnPost
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/01/flu-positivity-rates-hospitalizaitons-increase-in-minnesota

US woman charged with fetal homicide after allegedly inducing own abortion
Kentucky woman reportedly ordered medication to end her pregnancy and buried remains in her yard
Carter Sherman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/02/kentucky-woman-arrest-abortion

Dreaming of writing your novel this year? Rip up all the rules!
After 35 years of teaching fiction writing, the prize-winning author shares her wisdom. First tip? Don’t write what you know…
Elizabeth McCracken
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jan/03/dreaming-of-writing-your-novel-this-year-rip-up-all-the-rules

The hill I will die on: Fan fiction is real literature, whatever the snobs say
Urooj Ashfaq
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/03/hill-die-on-fan-fiction-real-literature

‘They don’t have a nice socket structure’: how to really look after your knees
From squats and lunges to the importance of maintaining a healthy weight, physiotherapists share advice on how to maintain strong knees and avoid pain
Bianca Nogrady
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/04/they-dont-have-a-nice-socket-structure-how-to-really-look-after-your-knees

‘Suspension of entry into the US’, paparazzi – and wine: three other reasons George Clooney moved to France
Catherine Shoard
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/02/suspension-of-entry-into-the-us-paparazzi-and-wine-three-other-reasons-george-clooney-moved-to-france

What phase follows a full moon? The Saturday quiz
From Phoebe Buffay and Lisa Simpson to Mount Ulysses and the Sangre de Cristo mountains, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz (Not automagical)
Thomas Eaton
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jan/03/what-phase-follows-a-full-moon-the-saturday-quiz

Meera Sodha’s recipe for radicchio and chianti risotto
Bittersweet maroon leaves pair perfectly with juicy red wine in this elegant winter risotto served with a walnut pesto
Meera Sodha
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/jan/03/radicchio-and-chianti-risotto-recipe-meera-sodha