Air Date: 1-21-2026

Today, we look at ICE's reign of terror as a paramilitary occupation force and the communities pushing back. We'll hear about Renee Good, an unarmed woman shot dead by federal agents, and Keith Porter, killed by an off-duty agent on New Year's Eve, in addition to historical parallels from the Civil Rights-era Selma, Alabama, and the Boston Massacre. The signs of hope here are that the oppressed won those fights and the oppressors were forced to retreat - there's every reason to believe that the same pattern can repeat today.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: ‘We Want This Terror to Stop’: Ilhan Omar Calls for ICE to Leave Minnesota - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date 1-13-26

KP 2: Peaceful Vs. Violent Resistance — What's the Answer? - The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel - Air Date 1-9-26

KP 3: ICE Is a Way to Deal With Surplus Males - Therese - Air Date 1-9-25

KP 4: How Do You Share a Country With People Who Reject Reality? - Cy Canterel - Air Date 1-12-26

KP 5: Abolish ICE - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 1-7-26

(00:46:11) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

From the Boston Massacre to Renee Good: How the State Demonizes Its Victims

DEEPER DIVES

(00:46:37) SECTION A: IT'S ALWAYS BEEN RACISM

A1: Trump Wants To 'Ethnically CLEANSE' America: Rep. Frost to Mehdi - Zeteo - Air Date 12-19-26

A2: Making Sense of This Moment | Explainer - Heather Cox Richardson - Air Date 1-8-26

A3: “Stolen From Us”: Family Demands Justice for Keith Porter, Black Father Killed by Off-Duty ICE Agent - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-13-26

A4: Black Folks Have Been Warning Us - Elliot Sang Again - Air Date 1-13-26

(01:22:43) SECTION B: ICE ABUSES PEOPLE

B1: How Trump's Deportation Campaign Is Reshaping Small Town America - Bloomberg Originals - Air Date 12-1-25

B2: Where ICE Has Taken The Most People | On The Grid - WIRED - Air Date 10-8-25

B3: Why the US Is Deporting so Many People - Johnny Harris - Air Date 10-31-25

(01:50:19) SECTION C: POLICE ARE A DOMESTIC MILITARY

C1: ICE Is Evolving Into an Extrajudicial Army. Dr Richard Wolff Explains How - The Real News Network - Air 1-12-26

C2: How America Turned Its Police Into an Army - New Economic Thinking - Air Date 2-28-18

C3: Secretive Border Patrol Program Is Detaining US Citizens for 'suspicious' Travel - Associated Press - Air Date 11-19-25

C4: Why Americas Police Look Like Soldiers - Vox - Air Date 6-25-20

(02:09:52) SECTION D: REVOLUTION

D1: Immigration, ICE, and Working Class Rebellion w/ Cecilia Guerrero Part 1 - Upstream - Air Date 1-7-26

D2: More Americans Are Saying the Quiet Part Loud: They Want a Revolution - The Humanist Report - Air Date 1-14-26

D3: Can Anyone Stop ICE? - Today, Explained - Air Date 1-14-26

(02:38:44) SECTION E: ICE IS ABOUT PROJECTING POWER

E1: Will ICE Get Away With This? - Radio Atlantic - Air Date 1-15-26

E2: ICE Can Hack Your Phone Without You Knowing - Taylor Lorenz - Air Date 9-5-25

E3: 'STUNNING': Trump's DOJ Won't Investigate ICE Shooting, Prompting Outrage and Resignations - The Briefing with Jen Psaki - Air Date 1-13-26

E4: “ICE Is OK with Renee Good’s Killing”: Journalist Ken Klippenstein on ICE Tactics & Recruitment - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-14-25

(03:10:48) SECTION F: WHAT COMES NEXT?

F1: Immigration, ICE, and Working Class Rebellion w/ Cecilia Guerrero Part 2 - Upstream - Air Date 1-7-26

F2: Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota - Office of the Governor of Minnesota - Air Date 1-14-26

F3: Minnesota Is A Training Ground For Whats To Come - Leeja Miller - Air Date 1-12-26

SHOW IMAGE CREDITS

Description: Photo of ICE in Minneapolis neighborhood facing a group of residents.

Credit: “ICE agents in Minneapolis after shooting” by Chad Davis, Flickr | CC by 4.0 

Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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