The Daily Populous

Tuesday January 20th, 2026 day edition

image for U.S. citizen shares fear he felt when ICE took him from Minnesota home while nearly naked

A Minnesota man said he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and sandals.

ChongLy Thao, 56, a naturalized U.S. citizen who goes by the name Scott, was returned some time later Sunday without explanation or apology, he said.

“They just took me out there with no clothes on and then just covered with my grandson’s blanket.

Louansee Moua, Thao’s sister-in-law, said it was frigid and snowing when Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers took him from the house.

Moua said her brother-in-law went willingly with the officers without knowing why he was being detained.

“He went willingly because he was afraid,” she said, adding that Thao’s demeanor is very generous and laid-back.

After they took his fingerprints and a photograph of him in the car, officers returned him to his home, Thao said. »

'Are We Really Living in a Democracy?' Asks Sanders After Musk Drops $10 Million on US Senate Race

Authored by commondreams.org

After flirting last year with forming his own political party, far-right billionaire Elon Musk is funding Republican political candidates once again.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) reacted with disgust to the news, and said that Musk's enormous donation was indicative of a broken campaign finance system.

"Are we really living in a democracy when the richest man on earth can spend as much as he wants to elect his candidates?" »

Pentagon Places 1,500 Arctic-Trained Airborne Troops on Standby as Greenland Dispute Escalates

Authored by thedefensenews.com

According to defense officials, the alert covers two infantry battalions based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Fort Wainwright.

The units were told to be ready for rapid movement to Minneapolis, where protests intensified after the shooting.

Federal authorities say the troops could be used to support immigration enforcement and protect federal facilities if violence escalates. »

1 dead, over 30 sickened in Tennessee histoplasmosis outbreak

Authored by denver7.com

Families in communities outside Nashville are sharing emotional stories of loved ones grappling with histoplasmosis, a rare but serious fungal illness, as Tennessee health officials race to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 30 people and claimed at least one life.

The breakthrough came when someone sent Cari an article about histoplasmosis, giving her a specific test to request from doctors.

Histoplasmosis is commonly found throughout the soil in Tennessee, so it can be challenging to completely prevent exposure. »