Just reupping one of my BFFs is the board prez of the Advocates and they are an incredible organization that’s been doing the work for a LONG time and doing a LOT of it right now, if you can swing the $30. 💕

What am I wearing to Brandi tonight.

I don't follow figure skating, so I couldn't figure out why I started sobbing while watching Alysa Liu's gold medal-winning performance. Then it dawned on me: I was watching a young woman be free.

NAZ REID

I think there’s more than just “perceived” failure, but agree with this overall. The divide between The People and Electeds is the starkest I’ve seen. Despite a possessing a lifetime of cynicism, their inaction and cowardice packaged in obtuse social media posts has still managed to astonish me.

“In addition to increasing the age for able bodied adults to work from 54 to 64, the law eliminates exemptions for veterans, people experiencing homelessness, young adults aging out of foster care, and parents and caregivers with children between the ages of 14 and 18.”

Absolutely FILTHY. Wow!

Raid happening six blocks from the school that I’m currently patrolling. ICE hasn’t left, I don’t think they’re planning on leaving, and this sure as shit isn’t over.

One of my BFFs is on the board, this is is a MOST excellent organization. Very cool.

in america, if you go over your 3 minute allotment to speak, men with guns come to take you away.

Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation. Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.

"My main takeaway was less the specialness of Minnesota, and more that the rest of us need to follow in Minnesota’s footsteps." Maybe it's the North Star State for a reason. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3MCBgiK

If you feel like having a good cry this morning….

A short but to the point 🧵

I know of abductions in the last couple of days and definitely spotted sus vehicles just now while picking up kids even though there aren’t pins in the area on this map.

As a Sagittarius I welcome the year of the fire horse.

I’m so overwhelmed and teary, thank you to these generous donors for making this complex and difficult time easier. Sending my very real love to you. I ♥️♥️♥️♥️ us.

Hello friends! I am hustling $500 for rent assistance for one of our neighbors. We have raised over half the total needed ($1,200) but need some extra help. I know everyone is asking, but if you have a little you can share, our family would be so grateful. DM me if you need my Venmo

“I am somebody.” ♥️

💯 thread

We’ve SEEN Breaking Bad…

If you only read one thing today, let it be this. ICE is not in retreat. What we saw in Minnesota is going to spread everywhere. Get ready, friends. Take a training. Connect with your neighbors. Find out which groups are already doing prep work and volunteer. Lock arms and love on your community.

Tell you what I’m OVER: The patronizing framing of feature stories marveling at how moms are throwing down right now for their communities. Come on. They’re constantly doing this emotional labor, planning, and work. It is not a stretch to assume their *skills* can be put to use on a larger scale.

Mmmmhmmm

9yo, out of nowhere, from the backseat of the car: “Mom. They say to live you need food, shelter, air, and water. But it’s UNPOSSIBLE to live without love.”

There is no drawdown. And there IS a TRO being ignored here

From later in the thread: “These are among the highest statewide levels anywhere in the U.S. in a long time.” Protect yourselves, friends.

This is a systematic, multi-front campaign of engineering mass death. No other reasonable explanation at this point

I know people who saw abductions this morning, people who are valiantly trying to free people from Whipple through the legal system yesterday and today, absolutely nothing feels different just fyi to people outside MN.

I have never been more happy that I have kept every one of my expired passports. Because I have a string of them showing my switch from my maiden name to my married name. But if this passes, I will be taking my maiden name back, because fuck this noise.

I know we want to believe. But since when have they told the truth? And what did we have to trade to make it happen? And if it is true, so much work yet to be done.

Pardon me if I don’t immediately trust someone from an administration that’s been built on lying, lying about lying, somehow grifting money, and lying again. ICE isn’t out until it’s abolished everywhere, our neighbors are returned, no one gets evicted, our businesses recover/get financial support

What a plan! Thank the Girl Scouts for handling an occupation.

Can’t imagine why

I’ve never felt unsafe in this bougie neighborhood a day in my life. This is a 25 mph zone, full of fancy bars and restaurants, a curling club, salons, boutiques, and one of the busiest coffee shops around. They are doing their damndest to wreck everything here.

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This is the leadership we need right now. Thank you AMA & @cidrap.bsky.social “The AMA’s evaluation process will be conducted in collaboration with the Vaccine Integrity Project at the CIDRAP at the University of Minnesota. The review will focus on immunizations for flu, COVID-19 and RSV”

NOT A $5 CHICKEN YOU CAN SOMETIMES MAKE TWO TO THREE MEALS OUT OF! Jesus Christ don’t we have better things to write stories about? Anything at all?

In the Skyway 20 minutes after an ice abduction, mayor Frey walks through the government center. A lady yells at him "what are you doing to stop this? Fuck you." He responds, "is that helpful?" With a smirk on his face.

Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.

Dream Soundtrack: How Long Do I Have to Wait for You? Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Gay was the easiest. Much harder was “Why does the president want us to drink bleach? That’s the poison under the sink, right? Is he trying to kill us?” -second grader in spring of 2020

Everyone outside MN (well and some inside) who loves to make Frey into some kind of romantic hero should definitely take a read of this thread

Dang, Treacherous

If you feel like wrecking yourself a little (a lot) you can watch the Jeff Buckley documentary.

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

fingers crossed 🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾

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I think it was meant to *evoke* Liam but also all the little Latino boys imagining a better future