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Widow of Renee Good releases new statement

Operation Metro Surge costs Minnesota's economy about $80 million per week and other fun facts for those "fiscal conservatives" who tsktsk about the violence but think there's some perverse 'upside.' northstarpolicy.org/metro-surge-...

Another opportunity for folks to help Minneapolis. Already shared the Salt Cure Fund which will help to support restaurants and service industry workers. Minneapolis foundation is launching another to support other small businesses. www.minneapolisfoundation.org/stories/gran...

Life for small largely immigrant-owned businesses on the street where Alex was murdered. 😢

In order for me to write poetry that isn’t political I must listen to the birds and in order to hear the birds the warplanes must be silent. – Marwan Makhoul, Palestinian Poet

@mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social - Preserve video from city cameras through the duration of ICE operations in our city. Our safety and ability to seek legal recourse should NOT depend on neighbors with phones. We paid for these systems (over our own objections) - use them to keep us safe!

Is that too much to ask??

Tom Morello leads the crowd in ‘Killing in the Name’ at First Ave 🎸🎶 🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social

@adamserwer.bsky.social does a great job of conveying what's happening on the ground here in Minneapolis and how it feels - while also putting it in a larger context. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Republican candidate in MN's governor's race, Chris Madel, exited the race on Jan. 26, saying he cannot support the national GOP’s “stated retribution on the citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so.” www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...

This is a long one - but a lot of important tips and history. If you read nothing else, remember: "Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale." - Jackie Summers

NRA and other 2nd amendment/gun rights advocacy organizations challenge federal statements on Alex Pretti's murder. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Begging journalists to learn the difference between a "tragedy" and a "travesty." Alex's murder was the latter. Say it.

There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry

Ways to support the largely immigrant-owned businesses that line "Eat Street" where VA ICU nurse, Alex Pretti, was murdered by ICE this morning. beyondbeurreblanc.substack.com/p/support-ea...

FOR FOLKS WHO SAW/REPOSTED INFO ABOUT A VIGIL TODAY - Mirac is regrouping given ongoing conflict in the area. The vigil may be relocated or postponed. Previously circulated flyer is no longer accurate.

watching @kare11.bsky.social for livestream but @guru-merc.bsky.social just showed a man who had been tackled to the ground saying he is not armed, unable to move, having trouble breathing LIFTED ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK AND TAKEN AWAY BY FEDERAL AGENTS. @kare11.bsky.social needs to cover that!

Livestream of coverage from the site - 1 reporter was pushed and then gassed by ICE agents AFTER identifying herself as press. Agents shown chasing people down the street, reported said at least 1 had been tackled to the ground but seems to be deescalating now. www.kare11.com/video/news/l...

Another observer shot in Minneapolis. ***CONTENT WARNING: Vid shows the actual shooting*** www.reddit.com/r/Minneapoli...

3 options to watch speakers/performances at the MN ICEOUT event tonight Mercado Media www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2bI... Fox9 is covering the speakers and performances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4l2... Womens March Minnesota facebook stream www.facebook.com/WomensMarchM...

And now it's a 2 year old. www.kare11.com/article/news...

Interview with the woman you may have seen cut out of her car by ICE when she got trapped in the midst of their activity on her way to a doctor's appointment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlCp...

I think this story's getting out a bit beyond MN but it deserves a boost. They took a ****5 YEAR OLD**** from school and flew them to detention in Texas. "Worst of the worst." Right? bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

For folks who want to express support for MN - links to downloadable versions in different formats in 1st comment.

Twin Cities Police Chiefs describe encounters between off duty police officers and ICE that, word-for-word, mirror what we hear from our neighbors daily. (Starts about 1min 30sec in...) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak09...

The neighbors who saved right-wing provocateur, Jake Lang, who wanted to take advantage of this moment and stoke our divisions. www.startribune.com/man-reveals-...

If you haven't reached out to your electeds to demand conditioning funding for DHS on constitutional limits on ICE and Border Patrol activities DO IT. Even if you think they're already on board or never will be - go on record as a constituent making the demand. indivisible.org/campaign/how...

One of the best articles we've seen from out-of-town press. Does a good job of covering what isn't getting covered enough and capturing what it feels like on the ground right now... (This is a gift article - lmk if the link doesn't work.) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Little is making me very happy rn, but this did. Braced for hundreds of Proud Boys, etc., to descend on our city. Fewer than 10 showed up. Thought the distraction would serve ICE's agenda, but no sign of increased action. Love and water balloons won the day. www.facebook.com/reel/1399428...

Non-paywalled local coverage for folks interested in following events in Minneapolis as right-wing extremists descend on our city.

If all of the ICE and border agents were in their first year of employment and earning the lowest allowable salary and the most conservative standards are used for other assumptions, we're spending about $780k/day for the Minneapolis operation. patch.com/minnesota/so...

Amy Klobuchar: "There are now more ICE agents in Minnesota than there are police officers combined in Minneapolis and St. Paul. So they are outnumbering our own local police officers out on the streets."

It may be time to stop giving guns and badges to burly men who spend their days fearing for their lives.

Annual post. ✊💚🎊

Reclaiming the whole of our lives...

I think I was basically right on this in my 2020 column, but wasn’t radical enough in the fixes. Max Stearns’s case for a parliamentary republic probably has this right, except we probably need to (re)establish Congressional supremacy without the benefit of constitutional amendments.

Sending everyone warm and cozy greetings.

@angeladavismpr.bsky.social's voice on my radio - such a lovely gift this morning.

Just a thought. What if a panel of Epstein survivors were appointed to determine what gets screened and redacted 'to protect the victims' instead of DOJ attorneys (as Tood Blanche stated on Meet the Press)?

Apropos of nothing important - it's episode 8. How does the woman on Pluribus still have short hair?

My collaborator and friend Chris Piecuch's new paper confirms: despite what the Department of Energy claimed, sea-level rise is indeed accelerating around the contiguous US

In the absence of anything resembling leadership from our legislature, Walz takes executive action on gun control. No acts of moral courage here - they are quite literally the least we can do. Yet still apt to prompt rabid backlash.