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#ICE Agent in #Maine Calls a #LegalObserver
A “ #DomesticTerrorist " for Recording Him !!⏱️00:19 #SafetyObserver #VideoEvidence
#Trump #ICE #CBP #DHS #Database
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol
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#ICETerrorist in #Maine calls a #legalobserver a "domestic terrorist" for recording him
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#ICETerrorist in #Maine calls a #legalobserver a "domestic terrorist" for recording him
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Renee Good's family reveals she randomly encountered ICE and stopped to observe
https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/renee-good-family-legal-observer
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Renee Nicole Good: Who was the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis? – BBC News
Renee Nicole Good was an award-winning poetWho was Renee Nicole Good, the woman killed by ICE?
1 day ago, By Tiffany Wertheimer
Renee Nicole Good was an award-winning poetThe woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city.
She was a prize-winning poet and a hobby guitarist, who city leaders have said was there as a legal observer of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities.
But the Trump administration has called her a “domestic terrorist”.
Good’s death has sparked protests across the country, with many people holding signs that read “Justice for Renee”.
Her mother, Donna Ganger, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that her daughter was “probably terrified” during the confrontation with officers that saw her fatally shot and that she was “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known”.
“She was extremely compassionate,” Ganger told the daily newspaper. “She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.”
Her father, Tim Ganger, told the Washington Post that “she had a good life, but a hard life”.
A fundraiser for Good’s family, which was set up with a target of $50,000 (£37,000), raised more than $500,000 in 15 hours.
US immigration agent fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis
In what appears to be Good’s Instagram account, which has now been made private, Good described herself as a “poet and writer and wife and mom”, who was “experiencing Minneapolis”.
A US citizen, Good was originally from Colorado Springs and had moved to Minneapolis just last year from Kansas City.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that she used to host a podcast with her second husband, Tim Macklin, who died in 2023. They had a son together, who is now six years old, Macklin’s father told the newspaper.
She had two other children with her first husband, who spoke to US media on condition that his name was not used. He said that Good was not an activist and that she was a devoted Christian who went to Northern Ireland on youth missions when she was younger.
She had previously worked as a dental assistant and at a credit union, but had mainly been a stay-at-home mum in recent years, according to the Associated Press.
People have left flowers, candles and messages at a make-shift memorial for Good in Minneapolis.Good studied creative writing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and in 2020 she won an undergraduate prize from the Academy of American Poets for her piece entitled On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs.
“When she is not writing, reading, or talking about writing, she has movie marathons and makes messy art with her daughter and two sons,” her biography from the prize reads, as quoted in US media. It seems to have now been removed.
Good graduated the same year from the university’s College of Arts and Letters with a degree in English.
Its president said in a statement that her sudden death was “yet another clear example that fear and violence have sadly become commonplace in our nation”.
“May Renee’s life be a reminder of what unites us: freedom, love, and peace,” Old Dominion University president Brian Hemphill wrote.
Several state leaders have said that Good was at the scene of an ICE raid in the south of Minneapolis as a legal observer – a volunteer who monitors police and security forces at protests and operations.
Good’s mother told the Minnesota Star Tribune that her daughter was “not part of anything” that involved challenging ICE agents.
But White House officials, including the president, have said Good was not simply observing, but also interfering in the officers’ work.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Good had been “stalking and impeding their work” all day by “blocking them in” with her car and “shouting at them”.
Good “weaponised her vehicle”, Noem told reporters, and then tried to run over one of the officers “in an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to agents, an act of domestic terrorism”.
The ICE agent feared for his life, Noem said, and “fired defensive shots”.
This account was backed up by Trump, who wrote on Truth Social that “the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting”.
He called her a “professional agitator” who “violently, willfully, and viciously” ran over an ICE officer.
But the city’s mayor said the agent who shot Good had acted recklessly.
“Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly: that is bullshit,” Jacob Frey said. “This was an agent recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying, getting killed.”
Good reportedly lived just a few blocks from where she was killed, and the scene is about one mile from where George Floyd was murdered in 2020 by a city police officer, sparking worldwide anti-racism protests.
In pictures: Protests held in US cities after woman shot dead by immigration agent
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Renee Nicole Good: Who was the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis?
#AcademyOfAmericanPoets #BBC #BBCNews #Children #GeorgeFloyd #HobbyGuitarist #JusticeForRenee #LegalObserver #Minneapolis #Minnesota #Mom #OldDominionUniversity #Poet #TheMinnesotaStarTribune #Writer -
Breaking News! Federal Agent Shoots Woman Amid #Minneapolis Crackdown
The person was killed, federal authorities said. Gov. Tim Walz asked for calm as protesters gathered.Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith and Dan Simmons, Jan. 7, 2026, 12:04 p.m. ET
"A federal immigration officer shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Wednesday during an enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security said.
"The shooting came as the Trump administration intensified a promised crackdown on illegal immigration in Minnesota.
"The office of Senator Tina Smith, Democrat of Minnesota, described the person who was shot as the wife of a prominent #activist, and Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat whose congressional district includes the shooting scene, described the person as a '#LegalObserver.'
"Several of the state’s top Democrats called on federal immigration agents to leave the city, accusing them of sowing chaos. Federal officials have defended the crackdown in Minneapolis as a necessary response to illegal immigration and widespread fraud in state social service systems.
"Gov. #TimWalz of #Minnesota said in a statement that he had been informed of the shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which took place in a residential neighborhood in South Minneapolis. He asked people to remain calm.
"Homeland Security officials said the shooting happened as agents were conducting “targeted operations” and were confronted by protesters.
"Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for #DHS, said in a statement that a woman had 'weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them.' [BULLSHIT!!!]
"The federal government’s description of the encounter could not immediately be verified independently."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DEqPc#ICESucks #ICE #USPol #ImmigrationCrackdown #WarAgainsUSCitizens
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Breaking News! Federal Agent Shoots Woman Amid #Minneapolis Crackdown
The person was killed, federal authorities said. Gov. Tim Walz asked for calm as protesters gathered.Julie Bosman, Mitch Smith and Dan Simmons, Jan. 7, 2026, 12:04 p.m. ET
"A federal immigration officer shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Wednesday during an enforcement operation, the Department of Homeland Security said.
"The shooting came as the Trump administration intensified a promised crackdown on illegal immigration in Minnesota.
"The office of Senator Tina Smith, Democrat of Minnesota, described the person who was shot as the wife of a prominent #activist, and Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat whose congressional district includes the shooting scene, described the person as a '#LegalObserver.'
"Several of the state’s top Democrats called on federal immigration agents to leave the city, accusing them of sowing chaos. Federal officials have defended the crackdown in Minneapolis as a necessary response to illegal immigration and widespread fraud in state social service systems.
"Gov. #TimWalz of #Minnesota said in a statement that he had been informed of the shooting involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which took place in a residential neighborhood in South Minneapolis. He asked people to remain calm.
"Homeland Security officials said the shooting happened as agents were conducting “targeted operations” and were confronted by protesters.
"Tricia McLaughlin, a spokeswoman for #DHS, said in a statement that a woman had 'weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them.' [BULLSHIT!!!]
"The federal government’s description of the encounter could not immediately be verified independently."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/DEqPc#ICESucks #ICE #USPol #ImmigrationCrackdown #WarAgainsUSCitizens
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@[email protected] @[email protected] I second all the comments above. I always “fair use” didn’t include a whole work. Some physical publishers specifically state no more than 500 words or 50% of an article may be used without getting written permission. Stealing 100% of a work isn’t fair use, it’s felony theft of a work worth over $500. #legalobserver #musician #music #legal
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@mkwadee
Calvin should have talked to an #NLG #attorney. And, a #legalobserver would have been useful too. -
@mkwadee
Calvin should have talked to an #NLG #attorney. And, a #legalobserver would have been useful too. -
Okay. Done for the day.
Guess I am throwing everything in the trash when I get home. 🤷🏾♀️This was certainly a new one for me as a #LegalObserver.
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Okay. Done for the day.
Guess I am throwing everything in the trash when I get home. 🤷🏾♀️This was certainly a new one for me as a #LegalObserver.
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It was SO NICE to have an entire weekend of #antifascist action without the wannabe microcelebutante and her creepy-assed goombah henchman/spouse filming everyone's fucking shoes and trying to make it all about herself.
🖕🏾 We chased off fash. (Today literally; yesterday they saw how badly they were outnumbered and fled of their own free will, a couple of them despite insisting they had the right to be there.)
💩 Assholes were told.
🥳 We partied with friends (I saw a good 90% of her Toronto targets in the past 2 days).
💕 We made new friends and got WORK done.
🤣 Nico Hines seems to have realized his usual crew are just a bunch of racist shitstains. (He's still a transphobic flat-Earther dickhead, though. Don't feel sorry for his ass — it had to be tossed out today.)
🎨 Finished it all with a lovely art show at Kensington Market Pedestrian Sunday.
🖕🏾 🖕🏾 🖕🏾 🖕🏾
AND NO USELESS SHITLIBS WERE ENTERTAINED BY ANY OF IT.
🖕🏾 🖕🏾 🖕🏾 🖕🏾It'd be real sa'd if certain people never made it back to town.
#ARTiculatingSurvival #AbolitionistPride #Antifascism #CommunityDefence #LegalObserver #WhoKeepsUsSafe #FuckShitlibs #FuckThePolice
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Off to coordinate legal observers at what is pretty much guaranteed to be a shitshow, WITH! *dun dun dun* a bonus "funnel cloud watch".
Who said legal observing wasn't a thrill-a-minute ride?
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Absolutely on board with the return of the post-action legal team cheesy bread!
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@SpaceyDacey
I love when I am not coordinating the LOs at an action. It means I can lend my ex-cheerleader lungs to the chants.I particularly ❤️ yelling FUCK YOU 52 after all the 2am sessions doing jail support there.
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On my way to coordinate Legal Observers for the third day in a row. Protest season has definitely started in earnest.
I am so far behind in work, though.
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Home now.
In summary:1. #Antifascists - Good
2. Fascists - Bad
3. Transphobes - Monstrous
4. Teenagers - Exasperating
5. #CarymaNgo - Grifting; #ChrisSkyFash PR person
6. #NadsMcKneely, Human Milkbag - Creepy as all fuck7. More people need to come defend community, even if it means shifting your work hours around.
8. If you see shit like in the images attached to the following toot, DM me.
https://kolektiva.social/@Gigi/1101864814591254659. Contemplating nap. So much work to do.
10. Probably need more clothes that match that infernal orange #LegalObserver hat.
11. #PunchNazis #FuckThePolice #FuckHomophobia and #FuckTransphobia
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#DragDefence #DragDefense #DragStoryTime #DragDefenders #FuckHomophobes
#WhoKeepsUsSafe #CommunityDefence #FashWatch #FashWatchCanada #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #AlertaAlertaAntifascista -
Home now.
In summary:1. #Antifascists - Good
2. Fascists - Bad
3. Transphobes - Monstrous
4. Teenagers - Exasperating
5. #CarymaNgo - Grifting; #ChrisSkyFash PR person
6. #NadsMcKneely, Human Milkbag - Creepy as all fuck7. More people need to come defend community, even if it means shifting your work hours around.
8. If you see shit like in the images attached to the following toot, DM me.
https://kolektiva.social/@Gigi/1101864814591254659. Contemplating nap. So much work to do.
10. Probably need more clothes that match that infernal orange #LegalObserver hat.
11. #PunchNazis #FuckThePolice #FuckHomophobia and #FuckTransphobia
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#DragDefence #DragDefense #DragStoryTime #DragDefenders #FuckHomophobes
#WhoKeepsUsSafe #CommunityDefence #FashWatch #FashWatchCanada #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #AlertaAlertaAntifascista -
Ya don't say?
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Toronto showed 'significant unfairness' in controversial encampment clearings, report finds¹
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Toronto showed "significant unfairness" when it cleared encampments in the summer of 2021 and chose to act quickly despite there being no urgency to do so, an investigation into the controversial moves has found.In a report released Friday, Toronto Ombudsman Kwame Addo says the city chose "speed over people" when it forcefully cleared encampments in Trinity Bellwoods, Alexandra and Lamport Stadium parks.
"Our investigation found the City displayed insufficient regard for the people it moved out of the parks," Addo said.
❞¹✨️ Link to Article
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/encampment-clearing-investigation-toronto-ombudsman-1.6789619
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#HousingForAll #HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingNow
#FuckThePolice #PoliceDontKeepUsSafe #ACAB #FTP
#WhoKeepsUsSafe #CommunityDefence
#TorontoActions #LOLife #LegalObserver #TOpoli #CanPoli #ONpoli #Toronto -
📣 #AlertaAlertaAntifascista 📣
HOUSING ACTION TOMORROW
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 1 p.m.
60 York St, Toronto📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣
STRATHCONA RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT!
EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣
🏘 The City and managers at Homes First Society are evicting residents of the Strathcona shelter hotel and forcibly transferring them to inappropriate congregate spaces with zero notice, zero consultation, and zero regard for the rights and wellbeing of residents.
🏘 This course of action by the shelter admin appears to have been planned with as little notice to residents as possible in order to prevent organizing in the community to hold the city to account.
🏘 From the time residents first received notice, in a matter of days, the city has already forced dozens of our friends at the Strathcona out to scattered congregate bunks.
🏘 The remaining Strathcona residents and comrades at ESN - Parkdale are organizing an emergency press conference and rally tomorrow (Thursday march 23rd) at 1PM at the Strathcona (60 York St).
🏘 Residents and Organizers are asking for support from ally organizations, co-strugglers, and our community members tomorrow to stand in solidarity and speak out against this ongoing injustice!
Background:
Residents were told in mid March that they were being evicted from the Strathcona and would have until April 12th to gather their belongings and shelter space to relocate to, but within just days of this notice dozens have been coerced into leaving, pushed into cabs without knowing anything about the isolated and divergent congregate shelters they’re being relocated to.Many Strathcona residents are seniors, and people with disabilities ♿️ who had been living there for several years. Residents are standing their ground until they’re given actual housing and community members are standing in solidarity.
The press conference and rally will demand actual housing🏘, will demand a halt to the forced and harmful transfers being executed without any notice or consultation, and will raise awareness of the ongoing injustices taking place at the Strathcona and across this city’s discordant and inadequate shelter system.
Posts for more info:
https://twitter.com/esnparkdale/status/1638588333415620608?s=46&t=IgoZIJrilMhDD3YFHeEJ9ghttps://www.instagram.com/p/CqGb9Rfp3jY/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
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#HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingForAll #HousingNow #TorontoActivists #TorontoActions #WhoKeepsUsSafe #LOLife #LegalObserver
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📣 #AlertaAlertaAntifascista 📣
HOUSING ACTION TOMORROW
Thursday, March 23, 2023, 1 p.m.
60 York St, Toronto📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣
STRATHCONA RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT!
EMERGENCY PRESS CONFERENCE📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣 • 📣
🏘 The City and managers at Homes First Society are evicting residents of the Strathcona shelter hotel and forcibly transferring them to inappropriate congregate spaces with zero notice, zero consultation, and zero regard for the rights and wellbeing of residents.
🏘 This course of action by the shelter admin appears to have been planned with as little notice to residents as possible in order to prevent organizing in the community to hold the city to account.
🏘 From the time residents first received notice, in a matter of days, the city has already forced dozens of our friends at the Strathcona out to scattered congregate bunks.
🏘 The remaining Strathcona residents and comrades at ESN - Parkdale are organizing an emergency press conference and rally tomorrow (Thursday march 23rd) at 1PM at the Strathcona (60 York St).
🏘 Residents and Organizers are asking for support from ally organizations, co-strugglers, and our community members tomorrow to stand in solidarity and speak out against this ongoing injustice!
Background:
Residents were told in mid March that they were being evicted from the Strathcona and would have until April 12th to gather their belongings and shelter space to relocate to, but within just days of this notice dozens have been coerced into leaving, pushed into cabs without knowing anything about the isolated and divergent congregate shelters they’re being relocated to.Many Strathcona residents are seniors, and people with disabilities ♿️ who had been living there for several years. Residents are standing their ground until they’re given actual housing and community members are standing in solidarity.
The press conference and rally will demand actual housing🏘, will demand a halt to the forced and harmful transfers being executed without any notice or consultation, and will raise awareness of the ongoing injustices taking place at the Strathcona and across this city’s discordant and inadequate shelter system.
Posts for more info:
https://twitter.com/esnparkdale/status/1638588333415620608?s=46&t=IgoZIJrilMhDD3YFHeEJ9ghttps://www.instagram.com/p/CqGb9Rfp3jY/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
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#HousingIsAHumanRight #HousingForAll #HousingNow #TorontoActivists #TorontoActions #WhoKeepsUsSafe #LOLife #LegalObserver
