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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.

A funny little local political angle, this church has been helping lead opposition to the Summit Avenue bike trail, a longtime obsession of local NIMBYs. streets.mn/2025/07/24/s...

what’s it like working in healthcare during the federal occupation? if you’re not in minnesota but are assumed to be a target next, start preparing for this beyond what you already thought was needed — (gift link)

I’m about to re-read Letter from Birmingham Jail. What’s on my mind as I start it this morning is that MLKJr was in that jail because he engaged in non-violent protest. He is idolized today and was hated by the system in his time. He kept pushing even though folks wanted him arrested or dead.

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

i can verify this barnraiser and if you donate $50 or above and show me confirmation i will make you your very own FUCK ICE beaded bracelet (but first i have to remember how to attach clasps to the end bc i haven't done this in decades lol)

The cold is here to stay! Please help us by donating via Venmo or Cashapp- our immigrant-owned businesses need our support more than ever, and every meal we can provide in this frigid weather could be lifesaving. Info to donate is in the graphic below!

For anyone wondering what Minnesota nice looks like in action, I can’t be certain, but I suspect the closing of “With warmest regards” instead of with “warm” regard, is a red flag for MN Nice tone. No way to be sure, and that’s the point.

It’s happening! @visitlakestreet.com is helping to organize a series of cash mob events to support small local businesses - first one is next week! Sign up for updates and to be notified of which Lake Street business we’ll be eating at! eventbrite.com/e/you-belong-here-cash-mob-tickets-1980574633043

Thanks to everybody who’s reached out about the urgent need for an eviction moratorium so that those who can’t work during the federal occupation aren’t at risk of losing their homes. I agree with you completely, and we’ll be introducing a resolution this week calling on the governor to act.

Getting caught off guard by a real amount of snow feels weird, like my Minnesotan status might be in jeopardy. But I feel better knowing the meteorologist is also behind. Shovels up.

Please consider helping one of our employees who was blatantly racially profiled by ICE, detained, and is now facing deportation. Funds go to support his wife who is still here and afraid to go to work because of what happened to him. Any amount helps. THANKS. gofund.me/9295faaf5

DE ICER ICE OUT OF MN Powderhorn Art Sled Rally Minneapolis

“I’ll take my horchata warm cuz fuck ice” But it’s the cubes that make this art.

Running Nazis out of town and then whimsical cardboard sleds at Powderhorn - you just have to love Minneapolis.

Please share this! I sent a version of these stories (before this was published today) to a non-Minnesota work network, w donation links, & asked people to share what’s happening Just got an email from someone who sent it to her mom, who sent it to her church, where it‘s inspiring resistance plans

I'm bad at favorites, but this is one of my top five places to get a burrito around here. Help support their staff

'Don't Tread On Me' stickers have arrived! We will mail one (or more) to you for free with the expectation you donate $10 (or more) to your local food shelf since the White House is trying to stop SNAP benefits for 440k Minnesotans. Message us here or email: maplehoodunited at gmail

My flavor of history nerd is so strong that just as I was about to order a book from the 1930’s that’s been on my mind, I thought wait, do I already own this? I do. Found it on the shelf. “Ernie Pyle’s War” was also a good read. It’s interesting how these things pull forward from the subconscious.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

A vaccine to prevent colon cancer. Proof-of-concept for strong immune response and safety via neoantigens given to people carrying mutations for Lynch syndrome nature.com/articles/s41...

“He’s wearing the wrong kind of flannel pattern” is my new level of paranoia.

Just another way to try and be helpful— if you are in another place where ICE decides to ramp up and would like to create a resource like standwithminnesota.com for your state, let me know and we can clone the site and set you up to get started.

I would love to write a story about the absolute badass mothers coming out to help the families who can’t come to school. I need a taker, and we’d have to talk over keeping people more anonymous so we don’t accidentally expose vulnerable families.

I had a phone follow-up with a drug company (I’m on their drug) and long story short, acute stress caused by the federal invasion of MN is in the official records for this drug’s tracking.

Can anyone suggest a good platform for writing without worrying about AI/privacy? I bought a MacBook a year ago because I want to write a bit. I opened it, looked at it, and closed it because I became paralyzed trying to pick a platform. A year ago.

It’s such a striking realization to see that not only are our highest elected “leaders” not capable of leading, they’re not even capable of following a good lead.

This is honestly like the median random resident vibe in Minneapolis and St. Paul right now

Not good to see the rise in p-tau181, a marker of brain inflammation tied to increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, in a prospective cohort (mean age 56 years) with #LongCovid and neurological symptoms www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...

Just astonishing good news. We are on the way to end Multiple Sclerosis. University research delivers. Always has. Now a cabal in the White House is shattering it.

This reminded me of another Midwest skill set. Some of us hunters do so in the form of “road hunting” (not field pushing or blinds). I’ve been jumping out of moving vehicles with a loaded shotgun since I was 16! South Dakota pheasant hunting (not legal in MN)

THE WHOLE ASS POINT

My dad just called, with a tone in his voice that made me sad, and told me to get a landline in case they brick us. I now understand why I was charging my chainsaw. He was raising me for this my whole life (and I always made fun of him 😒) Bring back party lines!

For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org

My partner @jasoncapsaicin.bsky.social made a step by step guide on how to break up ice in your neighborhood in Minnesota. Enjoy!

IT'S HERE #ToiletPaperRolled

Found out yesterday that the pilot project I pitched for year-round, on-street bike corrals in St Paul has been 100% approved with a ribbon cutting in May to kick off Bike Month! (I’m so busy on the ground helping neighbors that I hardly had time to read the good email I got yea!)

A few months ago, ICE hired me I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!" My latest for Slate

Hey Saint Paul!! This is a local school that’s just getting off the ground with establishing its needs for their students and their families. Shared with me directly from the teachers doing the work. Please help if you can. gofund.me/81fa371dc

The US government abducted a Kingfield daycare worker last night. For all us parents trying to explain ICE’s terror campaign to our littles, here’s a start.

And if you’re driving alone and notice a road hazard, but have to maintain safe vehicle operations, just pull the pin on a Birdie alarm and toss it out the window like a grenade to mark the spot!

Another thing Walz could do is lift his return to office order.

One thing I’d like to see is my senators and governor every day on tv at 5pm holding a press conference with video of every documented abuse that ICE is doing. Curate all of the witnessing we’re doing and show it to the press.

Want to help people in Minneapolis right now? Here are a lot of ways to help!

I want the footage of getting that single tabby paw print in place 🤣

I had set an early alarm to go for a morning walk but I woke up before it went off because I heard a child’s voice yell “hello?”. It obviously turned out to be a dream but it got me up. It’s still haunting me.

*throws phone across the room (overwhelmed with jealousy)

Perfection. The more I watch it the more it looks like it was a boobytrap they were luring him into and he FELL for it.

🚨 Mpls metro 🚨 Timothy Donahue has been spotted locally in the Twin Cities He's got a nasty reputation in Chicago