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Rachel Maddow looks at the panicked indecision of New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte over the unpopular issue of allowing ICE to put an immigrant prison in the town of Merrimack. State Rep. Wendy Thomas, who represents Merrimack, talks with Rachel Maddow about the opposition to the prison and Ayotte's weirdly squishy position on the matter.

“Project Salt Box:” https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/ “MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:” https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share “Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:” https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share “How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:” https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/ “Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:” https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ “When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :” https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/ National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1 The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/ CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/ AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund “Know Your Rights:” https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights “Disappeared In America:” https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

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MERRIMACK-APHOPHATIC WEAPONRY

“Merrimack” by Pemi

Professor Vincent Lonardo, Merrimack College, 1976.