A woman who’s a U.S. citizen needed medical help Thursday, Jan. 29, after federal agents pulled her from her car after demanding to see her “papers,” one of the state’s largest unions said Saturday.
Maria sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital, according to the GoFundMe.
Please forgive my naivety as I ask if there is any way at all to know who the agents were? Such a terrible tale and no wonder she feared for her life, suffered these debilitating injuries, was left for whatever consequence once they spotted her passport amid the contents of her purse which they’d dumped out onto the ground.… Just left her there???!
And Tom reports that little Liam and his father were released, but given no way to get back to Minneapolis???! All this is harebrained, but EVIL harebrained stuff. There’s such a thing as mismanagement or oversight, but this is just cruel, rampant, reckless mayhem.
Such a story gives me chills of horror. Thank goodness for the GoFundMe, but none of this should’ve happened. We can say that about so much of this.
And regularly we read of how all these things are following a playbook… There seem to be a number of playbooks out there… Some go back one decade, two decades, three… You get the picture.
Tom describes it well, when remarking that we could’ve/ should’ve been watching much more closely, taking action accordingly to keep at bay, to beat down all that’s been inflicted upon We the People by the permanently minority party… GOP… coming up on close to a century of this, referencing Tom’s designation of 1931 as a start point.
Encountered this good news this morning, not just the remarkable TX election results which are spectacular, but the descriptive narrative Rob wrote to accompany the announcement.
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Robert Reich &
1h •G
My friends, have no doubt. The roots of America's outrage against tyranny are deepening and spreading, and their green shoots are sprouting.
According to one Texas legislature reporter, "A
Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now."
"Maria contacted the Salem Police Department about the incident, but was told to contact the FBI since the incident involved federal agents, the union said.
The Salem Police Department did not immediately respond to questions about Maria’s report and what department policy is for handling incidents involving federal agents. A department spokesman reached by phone Saturday said he didn’t have more information immediately available."
‘Reminds me of Anne Frank’: Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump’s TPS end looms.
The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.
Yep, it is crazy, it's criminal, it is the Mafia playbook, they will lie and lie more, and all those crappy things---but we're all in this together (tip of the hat to Joyce Vance) and we're going to save this Republic.......
Thanks TC for using the word LIAR throughout your column. It cannot be overused. Magats still believe that January 6 was a sightseeing event despite the fact that it was shown live on tv for hours and donthecon watched it all,refusing to stop it. Republican legislators ran for their lives. So of course a malignant narcissist like donthecon would believe he got away with it. Can Congress take away his pardon power?? There must be a few repubs who would leave fraidycatville and start acting human.
I hope someone worthy will run against Mike the Obsequious, House Speaker. He will never be accepted into the most prestigious liars' clubs because he's no good at it. Anyone who's reared children can see right through him. The proper response to him is pointing and snort-laughing.
The Dem wins are the rays of sunshine we need to keep us from seasonal depression. May March 28th, the date of the next No Kings demonstration, be a sunny one. And, yes to Trump, who insists the demonstrations are organized, as though that's nefarious. Indeed they are and will be, and they are better organized and with far better rules of conduct than his street goons who don't even know how to lob a tear gas canister effectively.
And come on, churches. Carry your weight. You get those tax breaks because you're allegedly charitable and saving souls. So many had so much to say about abortion and the culture wars, but they look away at violence and corruption and depravity at the top. A few good pastors have taken risks in speaking out and have been generally well received. Save some souls, preacher men.
Thank you, TC. I loved the opening poem today. It is lovely. I was also happy to hear today that Liam and his daddy are home. I was really worried about that little guy. I hope he is able you forget this experience. Bless his heart. Todd Blanche is a lying creep. We know this because of the position he has....I wonder what Trump has on him and Blondi or how much money they received when they sold their souls to Trumpty Dumpty....Texas is looking up...I hope they continue to vote for Democrats instead of against their needs. There are many Texans that need to take a hike! I just wonder what Jesus will say to MAGA Mike when he gets to the Pearly Gates!!!! Keep your fingers crossed that I will have heat from my new furnace and my garage door opener is fixed or replaced and working properly. It is suppose to warm up in my area to 33 degrees that will be the first time in over a week it will be above freezing. Sending hugs to you all! We all need at least one hug today!
What a great post! Such a powerful one to Alex Pretti and everyone who chooses compassion in spite of the violence. I hope we'll all see more Batmans showing up to rally the people! And bless little Liam and his father Adrian. May everyone being held in concentration camps be liberated sooner rather than later. And Michael Cohen! What a statement! Put that everywhere! Keep standing up. Keep pushing back persistently, compassionately, and non-violently. We the People who are not consumed by fear and hate will overcome these fascist criminals. Not by magic. By taking action every single day.
We baseball history types need to weigh in. Bill Wambsganss was the Cleveland second baseman who, in 1920, turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history. Naturally, it was against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Six years later, the Dodgers managed to get in a situation where they had three men on third base at the same time. Those who think the team is always the juggernaut it seems to be at the moment ... nope.
Pretty soon we will reach the one year mark of holding our weekly local small town protest rallies. When asked over the months how long do you think we will need to do these ? I answered 'years'. Last week and then again this week travelers passing by enroute home to Minneapolis stopped to thank us for showing up ! We are all feeling it and that
is the good part. I have a friend who has made sign # 30. I am with my Ukrainian flag, United 24 , and Hands Off., just fill in the issue.
Here comes the East Wing treatment for the Kennedy Center!
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
Can't like that. He's gotta know his Dynamite Developer plans are all going in the shitter a year from now - no money appropriated and laws passed to make his crap illegal (with our veto-proof majority)
You can bet the he's going to insist that the entire interior be his shitty Marble. The place will be an acoustic mess. It'll be the worst place ever for musical performances.
Now there are Measles outbreaks at ICE Detention Centers in both Texas and Arizona. Over 400 children held at the one in Texas. This is where 5 year old Liam was held.
Not too far from where I live in Oregon:
A woman who’s a U.S. citizen needed medical help Thursday, Jan. 29, after federal agents pulled her from her car after demanding to see her “papers,” one of the state’s largest unions said Saturday.
https://www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u-s-citizen-injured-by-federal-agents-in-salem-who-demanded-to-see-papers-union-says/
Maria sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital, according to the GoFundMe.
Please forgive my naivety as I ask if there is any way at all to know who the agents were? Such a terrible tale and no wonder she feared for her life, suffered these debilitating injuries, was left for whatever consequence once they spotted her passport amid the contents of her purse which they’d dumped out onto the ground.… Just left her there???!
And Tom reports that little Liam and his father were released, but given no way to get back to Minneapolis???! All this is harebrained, but EVIL harebrained stuff. There’s such a thing as mismanagement or oversight, but this is just cruel, rampant, reckless mayhem.
Such a story gives me chills of horror. Thank goodness for the GoFundMe, but none of this should’ve happened. We can say that about so much of this.
And regularly we read of how all these things are following a playbook… There seem to be a number of playbooks out there… Some go back one decade, two decades, three… You get the picture.
Tom describes it well, when remarking that we could’ve/ should’ve been watching much more closely, taking action accordingly to keep at bay, to beat down all that’s been inflicted upon We the People by the permanently minority party… GOP… coming up on close to a century of this, referencing Tom’s designation of 1931 as a start point.
Encountered this good news this morning, not just the remarkable TX election results which are spectacular, but the descriptive narrative Rob wrote to accompany the announcement.
<
Robert Reich &
1h •G
My friends, have no doubt. The roots of America's outrage against tyranny are deepening and spreading, and their green shoots are sprouting.
According to one Texas legislature reporter, "A
Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now."
Taniel @taniel.bsky.social
>>> JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Hopefully she files suit against those that arrested her...or better yet Trumpty Dumpty!
"Maria contacted the Salem Police Department about the incident, but was told to contact the FBI since the incident involved federal agents, the union said.
The Salem Police Department did not immediately respond to questions about Maria’s report and what department policy is for handling incidents involving federal agents. A department spokesman reached by phone Saturday said he didn’t have more information immediately available."
‘Reminds me of Anne Frank’: Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump’s TPS end looms.
The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.
https://www.jta.org/2026/01/30/united-states/jewish-seniors-rally-behind-their-caregivers-as-350000-haitians-are-set-to-lose-legal-status
Yep, it is crazy, it's criminal, it is the Mafia playbook, they will lie and lie more, and all those crappy things---but we're all in this together (tip of the hat to Joyce Vance) and we're going to save this Republic.......
Thanks TC for using the word LIAR throughout your column. It cannot be overused. Magats still believe that January 6 was a sightseeing event despite the fact that it was shown live on tv for hours and donthecon watched it all,refusing to stop it. Republican legislators ran for their lives. So of course a malignant narcissist like donthecon would believe he got away with it. Can Congress take away his pardon power?? There must be a few repubs who would leave fraidycatville and start acting human.
Thank you Tom and especially for the Stephen King meme.👍
I hope someone worthy will run against Mike the Obsequious, House Speaker. He will never be accepted into the most prestigious liars' clubs because he's no good at it. Anyone who's reared children can see right through him. The proper response to him is pointing and snort-laughing.
The Dem wins are the rays of sunshine we need to keep us from seasonal depression. May March 28th, the date of the next No Kings demonstration, be a sunny one. And, yes to Trump, who insists the demonstrations are organized, as though that's nefarious. Indeed they are and will be, and they are better organized and with far better rules of conduct than his street goons who don't even know how to lob a tear gas canister effectively.
And come on, churches. Carry your weight. You get those tax breaks because you're allegedly charitable and saving souls. So many had so much to say about abortion and the culture wars, but they look away at violence and corruption and depravity at the top. A few good pastors have taken risks in speaking out and have been generally well received. Save some souls, preacher men.
Thank you, TC. I loved the opening poem today. It is lovely. I was also happy to hear today that Liam and his daddy are home. I was really worried about that little guy. I hope he is able you forget this experience. Bless his heart. Todd Blanche is a lying creep. We know this because of the position he has....I wonder what Trump has on him and Blondi or how much money they received when they sold their souls to Trumpty Dumpty....Texas is looking up...I hope they continue to vote for Democrats instead of against their needs. There are many Texans that need to take a hike! I just wonder what Jesus will say to MAGA Mike when he gets to the Pearly Gates!!!! Keep your fingers crossed that I will have heat from my new furnace and my garage door opener is fixed or replaced and working properly. It is suppose to warm up in my area to 33 degrees that will be the first time in over a week it will be above freezing. Sending hugs to you all! We all need at least one hug today!
What a great post! Such a powerful one to Alex Pretti and everyone who chooses compassion in spite of the violence. I hope we'll all see more Batmans showing up to rally the people! And bless little Liam and his father Adrian. May everyone being held in concentration camps be liberated sooner rather than later. And Michael Cohen! What a statement! Put that everywhere! Keep standing up. Keep pushing back persistently, compassionately, and non-violently. We the People who are not consumed by fear and hate will overcome these fascist criminals. Not by magic. By taking action every single day.
We baseball history types need to weigh in. Bill Wambsganss was the Cleveland second baseman who, in 1920, turned the only unassisted triple play in World Series history. Naturally, it was against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Six years later, the Dodgers managed to get in a situation where they had three men on third base at the same time. Those who think the team is always the juggernaut it seems to be at the moment ... nope.
So glad you found the poem!!! I've posted it in a couple other places.
Pretty soon we will reach the one year mark of holding our weekly local small town protest rallies. When asked over the months how long do you think we will need to do these ? I answered 'years'. Last week and then again this week travelers passing by enroute home to Minneapolis stopped to thank us for showing up ! We are all feeling it and that
is the good part. I have a friend who has made sign # 30. I am with my Ukrainian flag, United 24 , and Hands Off., just fill in the issue.
Here comes the East Wing treatment for the Kennedy Center!
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mdtia333qk2p
Can't like that. He's gotta know his Dynamite Developer plans are all going in the shitter a year from now - no money appropriated and laws passed to make his crap illegal (with our veto-proof majority)
You can bet the he's going to insist that the entire interior be his shitty Marble. The place will be an acoustic mess. It'll be the worst place ever for musical performances.
I just hope he doesn't demolish the place before we get a chance to stop him!
Next will be renovation of the Lincoln Memorial, Lincoln will be replaced with Trump's fat ass on a gold throne (toilet).
Great to see you today up in the Valley. I'll look for that WWII pilot video I mentioned.
Because we all need a laugh, here you guys go! Enjoy!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/wisconsin-brewery-claims-donald-trump-221800732.html
Now there are Measles outbreaks at ICE Detention Centers in both Texas and Arizona. Over 400 children held at the one in Texas. This is where 5 year old Liam was held.
What will Johnson do to prevent Rehmet and Menefee from being seated?
Rehmet's a state rep. Interesting to see what the Texass Lege does.