#Maine - Several people arrested after pray-in outside Sen. #SusanCollins' office in #PortlandME

Police said they charged nine people with criminal trespass after they refused to leave and "asked to be arrested"

by Adam Bartow, Updated: 5:54 PM EST Jan 27, 2026

Excerpt: "Police say there were about 50 people protesting and the group was told people would be charged if they did not leave. Police said after several warnings, most people left, but nine stayed 'and asked to be arrested.'

"The First Parish Congregational Church of #GorhamME shared on Facebook, calling it faithful action with 'a large group of #FaithLeaders and people of faith and #conscience, demanding that she use her power to end funding to #ICE and put an end to their campaign of #terror. If you’re on Facebook, please follow #FirstParishCongregationalChurch of Gorham and share widely to amplify this action.'

"Local faith leaders released a statement Tuesday afternoon calling it a #PrayIn.

" 'Masked federal agents using their anger as a tool, causing harm in already vulnerable communities, is the opposite of loving our neighbor,' said Rev. Sara Bartlett, Pastor at Second Congregational Church ( #UCC) in #NorwayME.

"The list of people arrested includes the #pastors at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in Portland, First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham, #BracketMemorialChurch on #PeaksIsland and the #CongregationalChurch in #CumberlandME."

https://www.wmtw.com/article/several-people-arrested-faith-led-demonstration-susan-collins-office-portland/70162632

#FaithLeaders #WWJD #Maine #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutMaine #AbolishICE

#Maine - Several people arrested after pray-in outside Sen. #SusanCollins' office in #PortlandME

Police said they charged nine people with criminal trespass after they refused to leave and "asked to be arrested"

by Adam Bartow, Updated: 5:54 PM EST Jan 27, 2026

Excerpt: "Police say there were about 50 people protesting and the group was told people would be charged if they did not leave. Police said after several warnings, most people left, but nine stayed 'and asked to be arrested.'

"The First Parish Congregational Church of #GorhamME shared on Facebook, calling it faithful action with 'a large group of #FaithLeaders and people of faith and #conscience, demanding that she use her power to end funding to #ICE and put an end to their campaign of #terror. If you’re on Facebook, please follow #FirstParishCongregationalChurch of Gorham and share widely to amplify this action.'

"Local faith leaders released a statement Tuesday afternoon calling it a #PrayIn.

" 'Masked federal agents using their anger as a tool, causing harm in already vulnerable communities, is the opposite of loving our neighbor,' said Rev. Sara Bartlett, Pastor at Second Congregational Church ( #UCC) in #NorwayME.

"The list of people arrested includes the #pastors at #FirstParishCongregationalChurch in Portland, First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham, #BracketMemorialChurch on #PeaksIsland and the #CongregationalChurch in #CumberlandME."

https://www.wmtw.com/article/several-people-arrested-faith-led-demonstration-susan-collins-office-portland/70162632

#FaithLeaders #WWJD #Maine #USPol #MainePol #ICEOut #ICEOutMaine #AbolishICE

BREAKING: #ICE agents have, once again, trampled the 4th Amendment… illegally breaking down a door and storming into another family home with assault rifles drawn, while children were inside, detaining 6 people, including a 12-year-old boy, without a warrant.
And it gets worse.

On Thursday, ICE raided a home in St. Paul, #Minnesota, telling residents this was part of a narcotics investigation… not #immigration. But neighbors are saying that’s BS.

A neighbor who had his outdoor camera rolling, says someone delivered a package to the house just minutes before the raid. According to the video, federal agents told the residents there were drugs inside, and if no one claimed the package, they’d take everyone in the house. Not suspicious at all…

And the agents also had no warrant…

After smashing the door, ICE claimed they had a search warrant, but never showed it… even after being asked to see it. They searched every room with rifles drawn, handcuffed all residents, including the 12-year-old boy, and paraded them down the street. Every adult had a valid work permit and state ID, but, agents only left a woman and her infant behind.

And here’s the kicker:

Even though ICE said this was about drugs, not immigration, they still took the 12-year-old boy, transporting him to an immigration center in San Antonio, Texas in less than 24 hours.

And, to make this all even more illegal… A warrant was dropped off THE NEXT DAY, claiming to be from a state court, but:

• It doesn’t match official Ramsey County #warrant formats
• Has no case number or file stamp
• No record of filing exists (though filing can sometimes be delayed)

So, the questions become:

Did ICE falsify a warrant after illegally entering the home? Did they plant drugs to justify this raid? And most importantly… what did #DHS do with a 12-year-old boy they weren’t supposed to touch?

This isn’t law enforcement. This is federal #kidnapping, #trafficking, intimidation, and #terror.

A government agency stormed a home, handcuffed children, and transported a minor across state lines… all without a real warrant at the time of the arrest, or any legal justification.

If this can happen to one family in broad daylight, it can happen to anyone.

The #Constitution, your rights, and your #children mean nothing to them.
#RippedFromX #uspol

BREAKING: #ICE agents have, once again, trampled the 4th Amendment… illegally breaking down a door and storming into another family home with assault rifles drawn, while children were inside, detaining 6 people, including a 12-year-old boy, without a warrant.
And it gets worse.

On Thursday, ICE raided a home in St. Paul, #Minnesota, telling residents this was part of a narcotics investigation… not #immigration. But neighbors are saying that’s BS.

A neighbor who had his outdoor camera rolling, says someone delivered a package to the house just minutes before the raid. According to the video, federal agents told the residents there were drugs inside, and if no one claimed the package, they’d take everyone in the house. Not suspicious at all…

And the agents also had no warrant…

After smashing the door, ICE claimed they had a search warrant, but never showed it… even after being asked to see it. They searched every room with rifles drawn, handcuffed all residents, including the 12-year-old boy, and paraded them down the street. Every adult had a valid work permit and state ID, but, agents only left a woman and her infant behind.

And here’s the kicker:

Even though ICE said this was about drugs, not immigration, they still took the 12-year-old boy, transporting him to an immigration center in San Antonio, Texas in less than 24 hours.

And, to make this all even more illegal… A warrant was dropped off THE NEXT DAY, claiming to be from a state court, but:

• It doesn’t match official Ramsey County #warrant formats
• Has no case number or file stamp
• No record of filing exists (though filing can sometimes be delayed)

So, the questions become:

Did ICE falsify a warrant after illegally entering the home? Did they plant drugs to justify this raid? And most importantly… what did #DHS do with a 12-year-old boy they weren’t supposed to touch?

This isn’t law enforcement. This is federal #kidnapping, #trafficking, intimidation, and #terror.

A government agency stormed a home, handcuffed children, and transported a minor across state lines… all without a real warrant at the time of the arrest, or any legal justification.

If this can happen to one family in broad daylight, it can happen to anyone.

The #Constitution, your rights, and your #children mean nothing to them.
#RippedFromX #uspol

@cstross
An essential ingredient of terrorism is, unsurprisingly, #terror.

Mild-annoyance-ists exist, and various laws probably cover them, but I cannot be terrified by for instance the application of cold #soup to a thing or person, nor a grammatical demand that un- or most specified actions be taken in or over some geographical area.

"ance" may be redundant. I expect there is a better #German word.

An ICE agent attempted to abduct a 37-year old woman by pulling her out of her SUV, but she drove AWAY from the agents in terror while an ICE agent pulls a gun and shoots her dead in the head at close range. The SUV crashes into parked cars without a driver. This all happens in broad daylight with onlookers crying WTF?

This happens as Donald Trump sends 2,000 DHS troops to arrest 150 people in a single day in what ICE called the "largest immigration operation ever", with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanying ICE officers during an arrest and telling a handcuffed man, “You will be held accountable for your crimes.”

Governor Tim Walz said that the ICE officers were not cooperating with local authorities and were simply a “show for the cameras.”

Brazen murder and terror against "those others" as a "show for the cameras". Let that sink in.

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2008969048315310080/vid/avc1/1280x720/gy9FNSGh9kgHsun5.mp4

#uspol #fascism #terror #terrorism #murder #hate #HateSpeech

An ICE agent attempted to abduct a 37-year old woman by pulling her out of her SUV, but she drove AWAY from the agents in terror while an ICE agent pulls a gun and shoots her dead in the head at close range. The SUV crashes into parked cars without a driver. This all happens in broad daylight with onlookers crying WTF?

This happens as Donald Trump sends 2,000 DHS troops to arrest 150 people in a single day in what ICE called the "largest immigration operation ever", with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanying ICE officers during an arrest and telling a handcuffed man, “You will be held accountable for your crimes.”

Governor Tim Walz said that the ICE officers were not cooperating with local authorities and were simply a “show for the cameras.”

Brazen murder and terror against "those others" as a "show for the cameras". Let that sink in.

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2008969048315310080/vid/avc1/1280x720/gy9FNSGh9kgHsun5.mp4

#uspol #fascism #terror #terrorism #murder #hate #HateSpeech

I just want to take a second to recognize Ahmed al Ahmed for the absolute hero he is.

"A bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the #gunmen in a #terror attack in which 12 people were killed at a #Hanukkah event at #BondiBeach on Sunday has been identified by local media as 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed."

https://time.com/7340729/ahmed-ahmed-hero-bystander-bondi-attack/

I just want to take a second to recognize Ahmed al Ahmed for the absolute hero he is.

"A bystander who tackled and disarmed one of the #gunmen in a #terror attack in which 12 people were killed at a #Hanukkah event at #BondiBeach on Sunday has been identified by local media as 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed."

https://time.com/7340729/ahmed-ahmed-hero-bystander-bondi-attack/

Anyone else remember a funny horror video of a creepy house with eyes & a mouth (I think it was in Spanish or maybe Portuguese) that kept saying "can I chew your teeth and drink the marrow from your bones pretty pretty please?" and things like that in a garbled, distorted voice?

I've been trying to find it but I don't seem to be able to

I stg I'm not crazy & it does exist somewhere!

#horror #analoghorror #house #humor #funny #creepy #terror #terroranalogico #tipofmytongue #nostupidquestions

Propublica: The Night Raids

"For many Afghans, terror came when night fell.... Over the years, CIA-backed operations killed countless civilians...The U.S. left without being held accountable."

https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-lynzy-billing

#terror #cia #Afghanistan

Propublica: What We Know About U.S.-Backed Zero Units in Afghanistan

Deadly night raids. Faulty U.S. intelligence. A “classified” war loophole. Reporter Lynzy Billing’s investigation offers an unprecedented insight into the civilian casualties of Afghanistan’s Zero Units.

https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-investigation-takeaways

#terror #cia #afghanistan

...Anyone at least know what I'm talking about?

#Horror #analogism #house #humor #funny #creepy #terror #terroranalogico #tipofmytongue #nostupidquestions

Anyone else remember a funny horror video of a creepy house with eyes & a mouth (I think it was in Spanish or maybe Portuguese) that kept saying "can I chew your teeth and drink the marrow from your bones pretty pretty please?" and things like that in a garbled, distorted voice?

I've been trying to find it but I don't seem to be able to

I stg I'm not crazy & it does exist somewhere!

#horror #analoghorror #house #humor #funny #creepy #terror #terroranalogico #tipofmytongue #nostupidquestions