Rep. Leigh Finke
@leighfinke.bsky.social
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Minnesota rep, matka, art person, tree person. she//her
“the only outcome I can imagine is that this hateful effort is defeated. Now, that may take a few years or more, and when they’re gone, it’s going to take several more years to rebuild what has been broken. But 100%, I believe that we will win.”
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Minneapolis is still aching. Trans state Rep. Leigh Finke says America must not look away. - LGBTQ Nation
"People have no idea what Minnesotans are made of," she said, though she acknowledged that at this point, maybe folks are starting to understand.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/02/minneapolis-is-still-aching-trans-state-rep-leigh-finke-says-america-must-not-look-away/
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we got our 2026 rally poster in hand, if you wanna grab one come to our party at the Black Hart tomorrow (Sunday) at 4pm. RSVP HERE:
tinyurl.com/bded8ch7
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hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.
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Meet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public Radio
Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...
https://www.mpr.org/stories/2026/02/13/meet-bathrobe-lady-sam-stroozas-mpr-news
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This administration will lie without thinking. They lie as easy as breathing. But. Minnesotans need to be sure that Minnesota's cities are following city & state laws, not complying with administration directives just to get along. I trust Keith, not this ghoul. But let's make it clear as crystal.
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Norm Charlatan
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
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Join us for a little politics fun. RSVP at the link or the qr
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Man who does ICE background checks arrested in Bloomington prostitution sting
Bloomington police say they arrested a man who performs background checks for federal agents, including the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, during a recent prostitution sting that netted the ...
https://www.fox9.com/news/man-who-does-ice-background-checks-arrested-bloomington-prostitution-sting
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We remembered and celebrated Renee Good today. It was a beautiful ceremony.
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Quick reminder everything they say is a fucking lie. We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation. Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices. Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
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Caucus is TOMORROW
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14 days ago
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
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The administration is now arresting journalists, an outcome so many had warned against, a clear before/after step in the authoritarian project; one that we should all recognize. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort both have every right to practice their craft, protected by the first amendment in doing so.
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Yes, Rep. Everyone knows I'm trans. Now what about the policy? Are we going to work together to bring accountability to those empowered to use force on our neighbors, or not?
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We must unmask these agents and hold them accountable for their actions. Thanks Kare 11 for covering my bill.
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MN State Representative seeks to unmask ICE after fatal shootings
Finke's bill would prohibit law enforcement agents, including federal forces, from wearing masks while working, with an exception for public health needs.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/mn-state-rep-seeks-to-unmask-ice-fatal-shootings/89-fe219a31-e16f-4cd0-b1e8-015d07c2f339
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MN is still under occupation. Nothing has changed. They just had a phone call. ICE out now
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Minnesota House DFL
19 days ago
Q: How do you regard that letter from the attorney general [with a list of demands for ICE to leave the state[? House DFL Leader Stephenson: I regard it as extortion. It's ludicrous that the president thinks he can hold the state of Minnesota hostage.
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It’s hard to have perspective when you’re living in the moment. But Minnesota has lived through a historical, national trauma. And it’s going to take time to heal.
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Tomorrow's Campaign Launch Party and Punk Show is POSTPONED. Thanks to all who RSVP'd. Look for reschedule details soon. Stay safe. Keep Fighting.
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this matters here.
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NRA, local gun rights advocates reject Trump officials blaming Alex Pretti for being armed
Pretti was licensed to carry a gun in public when he was fatally shot by an immigration agent.
https://www.startribune.com/nra-local-gun-rights-advocates-reject-trump-officials-blaming-alex-pretti-for-being-armed/601570748
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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rest in peace Alex Pretti.
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Arrest the killers End the occupation. ICE OUT. Right fucking now.
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Governor Tim Walz
22 days ago
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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I.C.E. OUT
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Something that may not be registering outside Minnesota is this: everything—EVERYTHING— the administration says about what’s happening here is a lie. Big or small, it doesn’t matter. They tell the world untruths, and we in Minnesota suffer the consequences.
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Ilhan Omar
24 days ago
Deporting children with cancer. Using a 5-year-old as bait. Shooting moms. ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
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thanks to
@assignedmedia.org
for covering this story.
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The Death of Renee Good, Queer Woman — Assigned
The queer community of Minneapolis is dealing with the loss of one of their own as well as seeing their city under seige.
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/minnesota-under-siege
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The Feds are lying about why they are here. THIS is why they are here: to destroy lives. This is what is happening in Minnesota. Let it sink in. Dont look away from it. Feel how it makes you feel. Then get involved.
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This is not a kid friendly post! Some days, at work, I have an hour of voicemails, or more, or pure unfiltered hate. Decided to share a few from Tuesday morning. Just a taste of what’s it like being trans in this job. Enjoy.
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Credit where it's due. Thanks Rep Rarick for speaking up.
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hey hey if you're coming to my Campaign Launch Party / Mary Jam concert on January 27, and you absolutely should. please go to this form and RSVP.
docs.google.com/forms/u/2/d/...
then you can come to the show and get one of these hawt posters.
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28 days ago
Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
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Solidarity forever
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A moment to remember: the federal government is —threatening— to deploy military forces in to Greenland, and Minnesota. Invading NATO allies and American states. I mean. Yeah.
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Minnesota Republicans Will Deny They Stood With Trump, Ice, In the Future. We Won't Let Them Forget.
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Minnesota Republicans stand with Trump, ICE after fatal shooting and threat of Insurrection Act
Democrats say the GOP will pay a “significant political price” for the aggressive immigration enforcement operation.
https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-republicans-stand-with-trump-ice-after-fatal-shooting-and-threat-of-insurrection-act/601564926
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For
@wired.com
, I wrote about how misogyny and homophobia have been used by the right to wage a campaign to destroy Renee Good
www.wired.com/story/the-ca...
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The Campaign to Destroy Renee Good
After an ICE agent shot and killed the Minneapolis mother, conservative media launched an all-out attack on her reputation. Her identity as a queer woman was central to it.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-campaign-to-destroy-renee-good/
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28 members of Congress hold hearing in Minnesota over ICE occupation
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Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Deadly Assault on Minnesota
YouTube video by Representative Pramila Jayapal
https://www.youtube.com/live/bfVji76Mvkg?si=MXd_ZRBCulKC851W
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our party is going to "don't use those words, please" ourself into extinction.
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Abolish ICE? It’s a Slogan Some Democratic Critics of ICE Would Abolish.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/politics/democrats-abolish-ice-slogan.html
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Wherever you live, do everything to stop this. If it was your state, you would agree.
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Reminder, In 2 weeks we are gonna have a punk rock party. If you can, join us. Please RSVP at the QR or the link in the comments (They can’t have our joy and community)
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the administration is full of abusers, and they lead like abusers. the only path forward they see is submission. they will escalate until they dominate those who oppose them, or refuse to supplicate. In Minnesota, we will not give in. Stay safe, and just keep fighting.
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Trump Officials Are Sending 1,000 More Immigration Officers to Minnesota
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/us/politics/border-patrol-minnesota-surge.html
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The people’s infrastructure. It runs so deep here.
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There is a lot of queer in this story and I don’t want to it to be forgotten.
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about 1 month ago
Babe, wake up, the first
#FeministBuzzkills
pod of 2026 just dropped! 🌞 🖕 🧊 Minnesota's first openly trans State House Representative,
@LeighFinke.bsky.social
, joins
@LizzWinstead.bsky.social
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@Mojilocks.bsky.social
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Renee Good was a real person. A wonderful beloved part of this state and the queer community. Rest in peace Renee. We must remember her, and fight against the defiling of her memory by the propaganda machine.
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