(2026-01-20). In Minnesota, Trump Is Borrowing from the Dictators' Handbook. fpif.org Two weeks ago, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot dead a U.S. citizen and mother of three in Minneapolis, Minnesota, setting off mass protests and a storm of questions across the country. The executive branch has offered a set of answers about who Renee Good was, what she believed, and the nature of the agent's mental state in order to justify the killing of a civilian in the street of a peaceful city. | These answers suggest that Donald Trump is following four authoritarian rules that he seems to have lifted from the playbooks of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alex…
(2026-01-20). ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree. indybay.org U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has a new budget under the current administration, and they are going on a surveillance tech shopping spree. Standing at $28.7 billion dollars for the year 2025 (nearly triple their 2024 budget) and at least another $56.25 billion over the next three years, ICE's budget would be the envy of many national militaries around the world. Indeed, this budget would put ICE as the 14th most well-funded military in the world, right between Ukraine and Israel.
(2026-01-20). Minnesota Officials Under Federal Scrutiny in Immigration Probe. devdiscourse.com In a significant development, federal prosecutors have issued six grand jury subpoenas as part of an investigation focusing on Minnesota officials' actions during a major immigration operation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The subpoenas aim to uncover any obstruction or impedance to federal law enforcement efforts.
(2026-01-20). Comisión Nacional ratifica que la postemporada beisbolera no sufrirá cambios reglamentarios. cubadebate.cu La etapa culminante de la 64. ™ Serie Nacional de Béisbol se desarrollará respetando idénticas disposiciones normativas a las empleadas durante la temporada regular, tal como confirmó este día la Comisión Nacional de dicho deporte en un intercambio con periodistas realizado en la Ciudad Deportiva por directivos del béisbol en Cuba.
(2026-01-20). Belligerence Abroad, Repression at Home: From Venezuela to ICE, with Steven Gardiner. politicalresearch.org In this season bonus episode, Koki talks to Steven Gardiner, PRA Principal Research Advisor, about the Trump administration's early-January attack on Venezuela and escalating domestic confrontations around ICE enforcement, including the Minneapolis protests around the murder of Nicole Good. Gardiner…
(2026-01-20). How many people were killed in the latest Iran uprising. newarab.com 
Conflicting figures have emerged over the death toll from protests in The unrest began in late December, as demonstrations against worsening economic conditions spread to multiple cities, with most protests turning violent. | The scale of the unrest has led to death toll estimates that exceed those reported during previous episodes of protest in…
(2026-01-20). The Insurrection Act is One of at Least 26 Legal Loopholes in the Law Banning the Use of the US Military Domestically. counterpunch.org 
As protesters and federal law enforcement clashed in Minneapolis in the wake of a second shooting of a civilian on Jan. 14, 2026 by federal agents, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send troops to Minnesota in response to protests. This is not the first time Trump has invoked the act.
(2026-01-20). UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran Amid Deadly Protests. moderndiplomacy.eu The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will convene an emergency session in the coming days to address reports of widespread violence against protesters in Iran. The protests, the largest since 2022, have reportedly resulted in at least 5,000 deaths according to Iranian authorities. U.N. rights chief Volker Turk condemned the crackdown, while Human Rights Watch …
(2026-01-20). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Over 2,000 healthcare workers in Minneapolis-St. Paul are set to strike, while in Argentina, protests were held in support of Lutramax workers who are opposing firings.
(2026-01-20). Starmer's war on Palestine speech is too much even for Trump regime. thecanary.co 
Keir Starmer's war on anti-genocide speech and protest is too much even for Donald Trump's US regime. Trump may be in the middle of a fascist war on US citizens, but Starmer's pro-Israel 'lawfare' on pensioners, disabled people and other humanitarians is beyond the pale. Trump's 'free speech tsar', Under Secretary of State for Public […] | By
(2026-01-20). Morocco achieve record FIFA ranking. tribune.com.pk 
Morocco have achieved their highest FIFA men's world ranking, rising to eighth, despite losing the Africa Cup of Nations final to Senegal, who climbed to 12th on Monday. | Morocco were by Senegal in the decider in Rabat on Sunday, but the hosts had a chance to win the trophy with a last-gasp penalty at the end of regulation time. | However, Brahim Diaz squandered the kick after having to wait some 14 minutes for the Senegal players to return, as they walked off the field to protest the penalty decision. | Morocco moved up three spots in the January ranking to eighth. The 2022 World Cup semi-finalists' previous…
(2026-01-20). All The Reasons Trump Should Resist Regime Change In Iran. menafn.com (MENAFN – Asia Times) | Since early January, President Trump has committed several times to intervening in Iran should its regime violently repress domestic protests, explaining that the US was locked …
(2026-01-20). Kayaks Join in Protesting Chevron War Profiteering. indybay.org "Kayaktivists" confront Chevron for profiteering from War, Genocide, and environmental destruction from waters next to Richmond refinery.