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Alex Galbraith is Salon’s nights and weekends editor, and author of our free daily newsletter, Crash Course. He is based in New Orleans.

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Mayor Jacob Frey used salty language to condemn the shooting of a Minneapolis resident by ICE in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Getty Images)

“We can outlast an occupation”: Frey celebrates as Minneapolis ICE surge ends

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The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss (pictured) hosts Senator Ted Cruz presented by Uber and X on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images)

“Hindered by fear”: CBS producer paints picture of Bari Weiss’ “vision” in resignation letter

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James Van Der Beek (Michael Buckner / Deadline / Penske Media via Getty Images)

James Van Der Beek, “Dawson’s Creek” actor and teen icon, dead at 48

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UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 4: FBI Director Kash Patel conducts a news conference at the Department of Justice on Thursday, December 4, 2025, announcing the arrest of Brian Cole Jr., who allegedly placed pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices on January 6, 2021. Also appearing are, from left, ATF Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood, Darren B. Cox, deputy assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division, and Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

FBI’s Patel shares photos of possible suspect in Guthrie case

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Republicans will discuss their 2026 legislative agenda at the meeting. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

“Everyone has known”: Trump told police that Epstein’s conduct was open secret

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Chappell Roan performs on Day 3 of Outside Lands Festival 2024 at Golden Gate Park on August 11, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Steve Jennings/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Chappell Roan ditches talent agency over CEO’s Epstein ties

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Bad Bunny is introduced during the Super Bowl LX Pregame & Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Press Conference at Moscone Center West on February 05, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ishika Samant/Getty Images)

“Nobody understands what this guy is saying”: Trump slams Bad Bunny’s halftime performance

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U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

“My party is taking up for pedophiles”: Massie explains split with MAGA, Trump

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avannah Guthrie on NBC's "Today" Citi Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza on May 30, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by NDZ/Getty Images)

“Bring her home”: Guthrie pleads with kidnappers in heartbreaking video

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President Donald Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast on Feb. 5, 2026. ( SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump is still weird

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After winning three Grammys, Jelly Roll refused to take a position on Donald Trump's deployment of ICE to enforce his mass deportation policy. (Michael Buckner/Billboard via Getty Images)

In defense of the “dumb redneck” defense

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President Donald Trump prepares to speak at the White House on Dec. 16, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

“Get on to something else”: Trump urges US to move on from Epstein files

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Idaho governor candidate Ammon Bundy takes questions from the public on January 26, 2022 in Shelly, Idaho. Analysts are speculating that the governor bid by Bundy, a far-right activist, is part of a larger anti-establishment trend. (Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images)

“Can’t understand how they think”: Bundy breaks with MAGA over ICE operations

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Donald Trump and his then-girlfriend, Melania Knauss, alongside future convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago on February 12, 2000. (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images))

“That’s not a friend”: Trump threatens lawsuit against Epstein estate for “conspiring” with Wolff

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Pete Davidson as Tom Homan during the "ICE Meeting" Cold Open of "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

“Try not to get filmed”: Davidson returns to “Saturday Night Live” as Homan, offers ICE advice

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Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on Capitol Hill on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Government shutdown nears after Senate Republicans break ranks to block budget bill

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Department of Labor on December 16, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“US doesn’t gun down citizens”: Biden says ICE’s actions in Minnesota “betray our most basic values”

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Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

“I aspire to earn your forgiveness”: Ye apologizes for antisemitism, blames actions on brain injury

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MINNEAPOLIS, UNITED STATES - JANUARY 21: US Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino stands in a gas station parking lot in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 21, 2026 (Photo by Madison Thorn/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“Those rights don’t count”: Bovino says Pretti forfeited 2nd Amendment rights in fatal shooting

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James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Trump Awards” Cold Open. (Photo by Will Heath/NBC)

“Saturday Night Live”: Trump throws self awards show to distract from ICE’s “freaks and psychos”

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American actors Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin in the TV series 'Batman', circa 1966. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The resistance has a “Batman” problem

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Special Prosecutor Jack Smith addresses reporters after his grand jury issued more indictments of former President Donald Trump on August 01 in Washington, DC. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

“Deranged”: Trump calls for Jack Smith to be prosecuted following congressional testimony

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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool/Getty Images)

“Don’t say his name”: Noem lashes out at anchor for “doxxing” ICE agent

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Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after being defeated by the Denver Broncos with a score of 30 to 33 in overtime of the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Empower Field At Mile High on January 17, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

“I hate how it ended”: Allen cries following Bills’ overtime loss

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