Delaware Senators To Oppose ICE Funding. Although–Chris Coons’ words give him some wiggle room:
Delaware’s congressional delegation is calling President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown lawless and vowing to oppose more money for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware said federal agents are wreaking havoc on all Americans, and that this is a pivotal moment for the country.
“It is incumbent upon all of us to do whatever we can in this moment,” she said. “Delawareans, we’re known as a state of neighbors, and I hope that that sentiment stays with us and spreads across the country, because we need it now more than ever.”
U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware posted on social media that he was also a “no” on giving more money to DHS, but was working to prevent a partial government shutdown.
“The other five appropriations bills under consideration this week,” Coons’ X post said. “There are big wins in this package—including important measures to lower costs for families, fund medical research, give a pay raise to our troops, and deliver crucial investments in Delaware communities. They shouldn’t be held up because of ICE’s horrendous actions.”
Rep. Sarah McBride voted against funding ICE and Homeland Security when the bill was in the House.
The issue, of course, is whether the bill giving Homeland Security yet more money to kill Americans will be separated from the package of bills funding other agencies. As to Chris Coons, is this his dumbest idea yet?:
Coons and Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto have introduced legislation that would redirect nearly all of the $75 billion ICE has received to local law enforcement programs to help hire and train 200,000 local cops in communities across the U.S.
The last thing we need is 200,000 more cops in this country, particularly when they are not subject to the law. Case in point:
The New York Times and New York Focus, a nonprofit newsroom, obtained through records requests thousands of State Police disciplinary files dating back to 1998. For the most part, the files do not include cases of officers committing crimes, which are generally investigated by prosecutors. But they do include confirmed cases of misconduct handled by the agency itself.
An examination of agency files from 2014 to 2024 revealed a far weaker disciplinary system than those used in other large departments in New York. It is one that has routed complaints of flagrant wrongdoing to low-levels of scrutiny, and that has addressed abuses of power and derelictions of duty with lax punishments.
Some cases were investigated by an internal affairs office, but without formal guidelines, discipline was applied inconsistently. One trooper who had sex while on duty, for example, received an eight-day suspension without pay. Two years earlier he had been caught taking a photo of his genitalia while in uniform. But two others who also had sex while on duty, records show, got suspensions of 45 and 90 days without pay, even though they had relatively cleaner disciplinary records.
Other cases — those that the office decided could be handled at a lower level — were addressed with a conversation between trooper and supervisor.
And despite repeated calls for reform, the State Police’s disciplinary system remained largely unchanged for decades.
The State Police declined multiple requests for interviews with agency leadership. Beau Duffy, a director of public information with the State Police, wrote in a statement that “allegations involving serious misconduct are thoroughly investigated” and that the agency began developing a formal disciplinary model in 2025. It is not yet complete.
ICE Goons Had It In For Alex Pretti:
Slain Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti had his rib broken by ICE agents just one week before he was shot to death. He was also potentially part of a massive surveillance database that agents are rumored to be collecting on protesters in Minneapolis.
An unnamed source told CNN that Pretti’s earlier altercation with federal agents occurred when he pulled over and got out of his car to observe ICE agents running after a family. He immediately began blowing his whistle and yelling. He was later taken down by five agents, with one leaning on his back and breaking his rib, before they released him back into the street.
Oh, and this kindergentler Tom Homan guy?:
It’s not clear whether Border Patrol agents recognized Pretti before killing him this past weekend. But a DHS memo earlier this month told agents in Minneapolis to “capture all images, license plates, identifications, and general information on hotels, agitators, protestors, etc., so we can capture it all in one consolidated form.” A source also told CNN that federal agents knew Pretti’s name, without clarifying if he was in this database.
“One thing I’m pushing for right now … we’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous,” border czar Tom Homan said two weeks ago. “We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Meet the new Nazi, same as the old Nazi.
You Remember The Epstein Files. Here’s an interesting twist:
On Dec 17, 2025, Ghislaine Maxwell submitted a habeas corpus petition, which is a formal request to a court that demands a detained person be brought before a judge to determine if his or her imprisonment is lawful. Her habeas corpus petition stated there were 4 co-conspirators and “25 men” who had secret settlements with Epstein’s victims, but they weren’t indicted. If Maxwell is telling the truth, the Justice Department could empanel a grand jury next week, and seek indictments against the 4 co-conspirators and 25 men. Even if the Trump administration never releases one more document, the Justice Department has enough evidence to start indicting co-conspirators and perps.
They won’t. We all know why.
Can Two People Form A Circular Firing Squad?: Looks like Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller are trying:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is under fire for issuing misleading and incendiary information that claimed immigration agents killed an armed Minnesota protestor Saturday because he wanted to “massacre” them.
- That language has now become a source of controversy in the Trump administration.
- White House officials are blaming Customs and Border Patrol for furnishing inaccurate information, while others are targeting Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff and top Trump adviser, six sources with knowledge of the situation told Axios.
Why it matters: The episode illustrates the confusion that gripped the administration after the Saturday shooting death of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. And it shows the influence of Miller, Trump’s close and longest-serving political adviser whose dominion in the White House far exceeds his title.
Miller’s power extends to de facto oversight of Noem, though she’s a Cabinet secretary who technically outranks him.
- “Everything I’ve done, I’ve done at the direction of the president and Stephen,” Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.
Even the cosplay?
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