{"id":46333,"date":"2026-01-27T12:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=46333"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:50:10","slug":"46333","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/46333\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Bondi\u2019s \u2018blackmail\u2019 letter to Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 26, 2026 (newsletters@democracydocket.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018All-out assault on democracy\u2019: <\/strong>

What to know about Bondi\u2019s \u2018blackmail\u2019 letterHours after federal immigration officers killed a man in Minneapolis, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent<\/a> a letter to Minnesota, saying the state could \u201crestore the rule of law\u201d if it handed over its voter rolls to the federal government, among other steps. 

State election officials and Democrats have condemned<\/a> the demand as \u201cblackmail and extortion.\u201d One expert said it\u2019s \u201claying the groundwork to try to interfere with the election.\u201d

Meanwhile, lawyers for Minnesota brought up the letter in a hearing for their lawsuit challenging the aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in the state. They argued<\/a> that Bondi\u2019s \u201cransom note\u201d undercuts the administration\u2019s stated reasons for the ICE action. 

Lies, violence and the American state<\/strong>

\u201cThe lies are no longer about shadowy figures wielding great power and influence. They are now targeting everyday citizens \u2014 people standing in their own communities, in front of their homes, protecting their neighbors,\u201d Marc writes<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

January 26, 2026 (newsletters@democracydocket.com) \u2018All-out assault on democracy\u2019: What to know about Bondi\u2019s \u2018blackmail\u2019 letterHours after federal immigration officers killed a man in Minneapolis, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota, saying the state could \u201crestore the rule of law\u201d if it handed over its voter rolls to the federal… Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46333"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46333"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46333\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46336,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46333\/revisions\/46336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}