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Belarus imprisons citizen who fought for Russia in Ukraine, defying Moscow: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/24/belarus-imprisons-citizen-who-fought.html

Agents shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen at about 9am on Saturday,
with other observers watching and videotaping their actions,
in an area called Eat Street,
a corridor of largely immigrant-owned restaurants and businesses.
Footage appears to show the moment man is shot dead by federal agent in Minneapolis – video
It’s the second killing in the city after 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by a federal agent in south Minneapolis on 7 January.

Trump administration considers requiring banks to collect citizenship information (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/02/24/trump-banks-citizenship-status/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260224/p113#a260224p113

Endangered Whales Are Drowning In Record Numbers Because of the Fishing Industry in California https://www.idausa.org/campaign/cetacean-advocacy/latest-news/endangered-whales-are-drowning…

Endangered Whales Are Drowning In Record Numbers Because of the Fishing Industry in California
 

"Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land"
#Frogs #Animals

Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land
Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.

Job Posting
Citizen Lab Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Targeted Threats
https://citizenlab.ca/job-posting-citizen-lab-research-officer-in-the-area-of-spyware-and-digital-targeted-threats/

Job Posting: Citizen Lab Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Targeted Threats  - The Citizen Lab
The Citizen Lab is now accepting applications for the position of Research Officer in the Area of Spyware and Digital Threats. Under the supervision of the senior legal advisor, the research officer will assist with building case databases, implement training workshops, and conduct legal research on methods used in digital accountability research as well as […]

ICE Detains Woman Whose Lawyer Insists Is US Citizen. DHS Says She Isn't (Newsweek)
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detains-maryland-woman-us-citizen-claims-dhs-denies-11257159
http://www.memeorandum.com/251223/p117#a251223p117

JD Vance seems to believe that Black and brown U.S. citizens in Minneapolis being pulled over by ICE somehow did something to deserve it
—including the cops of color being targeted.
“Earlier this week, local law enforcement accused federal agents of racial profiling,”
a reporter asked Vance at a Thursday press conference in Minneapolis.
“Why are there so many U.S. citizens being caught up in this operation?”
⭐️Vance blamed those getting arrested instead of the agen…

JD Vance: Nonwhite Citizens Targeted by ICE Must Have Done Something
The vice president had an alarming press conference in Minneapolis, as federal immigration agents are getting increasingly violent.

Trump Administration Considers Action Requiring Banks to Collect Citizenship Information (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-administration-considers-action-requiring-banks-to-collect-citizenship-info-8e26f6d2?st=XHPK2b&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/260224/p64#a260224p64

The main recourse for challenging #racial #profiling
is through the
"Federal Tort Claims Act",
which allows people to sue the federal government
for harm caused by federal employees,
said Thomas A Saenz,
the president and general counsel at
the "Mexican American L…