The Daily Populous

Thursday January 8th, 2026 day edition

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On Wednesday afternoon, ICE agents carrying out an operation in south Minneapolis were briefly obstructed by a car blocking traffic.

ICE agents approached the female driver, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, yelling, “Get out of the fucking car,” and one of them attempted to open the driver’s-side door.

Because if an agent shot directly into a car and killed the driver without some credible fear of personal harm, it would be called murder.

And federal agents can indeed be prosecuted for murder.

Of course, President Trump would be almost certain to act to punish Minnesota in some way if they dared to indict an ICE officer for murder.

The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, has asked ICE agents to leave the city, but that’s unlikely to be followed.

An indictment would signal to agents that their actions are circumscribed by state law, including the law against murder. »

Rep. Kelly announces plans to impeach Secretary Kristi Noem

Authored by robinkelly.house.gov

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) announced plans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the fatal shooting by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.

“Secretary Kristi Noem is an incompetent leader, a disgrace to our democracy, and I am impeaching her for obstruction of justice, violation of public trust, and self-dealing.

Secretary Noem wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area, and now, her rogue ICE agents have unleashed that same destruction in Minneapolis, fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good,” said Rep. Kelly. »

Danish troops told to 'shoot first, ask questions later' if US invades Greenland

Authored by lbc.co.uk

On Wednesday, Denmark’s defence ministry confirmed the existence of the 1952 rule and added that it “remains in force”.

Danish soldiers "will shoot first and ask questions later" if the United States invades Greenland, the country's defence ministry confirmed.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Wednesday that we would be meeting with officials from Denmark and Greenland next week. »

Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations

Authored by theguardian.com

The UNFCCC treaty forms the bedrock of international cooperation to deal with the climate crisis and has been agreed to by every country in the world since its inception 34 years ago.

“This is a shortsighted, embarrassing and foolish decision,” said Gina McCarthy, who was a top climate adviser to Joe Biden’s White House.

“As the only country in the world not a part of the UNFCCC treaty, the Trump administration is throwing away decades of US climate change leadership and global collaboration. »