Not as slick as that "rebel loon" design floating around, but here's my contribution

How can I download a video from bsky? (Pals, I hate asking an easily searchable question, but I am exhausted so I am posting this and then going to sleep instead of staying up to figure it out)

I mean... 👀

Been thinking about how we’re not okay here in Minnesota and how events and the state of affaires are echoing in our day to day world. A thread. cw: suicide

Today is the 40th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger disaster, and I still vividly remember being confused and traumatized alongside my classmates. I think about these kids being terrorized by ICE, and I think that trauma will also stay with them well into adulthood. It's unforgivable.

I am tired down to my soul today.

Something important to understand about ICE thugs in the Twin Cities is that they're harassing innocent kids and parents at bus stops and schools every single day. Even after the Pretti shooting. It's terrorism.

This part. Celebrate every victory, large and small. Celebrate each other. Celebrate the love and solidarity that hold you together. Never stop doing this. It's fundamental.

Ice luminaries on Lake Nokomis, which is on a flight path from MSP airport. #ICEout

Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them. www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...

Westbrook, ME community members form a human wall to keep local workers safe from ICE www.mainepublic.org/maine/2026-0...

Okay, so I was at this table with my friend the bubble letterer, who wrote “Free” in their PROFESSIONAL-grade bubble letters. It made someone big mad. So bubble person and I made some #popupleftistsupplydepot merch. Proceeds to MIRAC MN. Popupsupplies.printful.me

Deleting signal now that it's compromised. find me in my casio cool secret sender 6000

Modern Times is a South Minneapolis staple, and a personal favorite haunt. For the duration of the occupation they're renaming themselves Post Modern Times and going to a donation-only model. Everyone but ICE can eat for free. Donations: Venmo: moderntimescafe givemn.org/story/centralimpactfund

"In the Quaker tradition, we affirm that there is a divine spark in every person. To have that Light extinguished by agents of the state is a grave moral failure." A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:

I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.

Ok holy shit. I have to check facebook for my work account which means I see the Other Side on occasion. I’m seeing defections all over the place. AND HERES THE MOST DIFFICULT PART!! we have to embrace them. If they’re rejected after being brave in their small town? They’ll go right back.

The Rebel Loon Non-AI Round Up! The first is from this post on Twin Cities Geeks: www.facebook.com/groups/TwinC...

Mondays, amirite

To everyone involved in K-12 education: I see you & wish I could give you all a giant hug. I have to settle on giving my First Born a hug. After weathering school shooters and drills, they’ve had to add ICE drills and a plan on what to do if ICE grabs children from school. You are heroes already.

If you want proof that whistles work, look at these fools whining about them. Make the printers go brr.

Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.

Want to help more in Minnesota? LET'S FUCKIN GOOOO www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Mood in minneapolis right now

The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)

If you're not from Minnesota this may seem like a solidly-worded firm "no." But you may not realise how MUCH of a no... this is actually the Minnesotan equivalent of yelling "EAT ME" and mooning all the agents. Politely.

I never want to hear anything about the specialness or civic-mindedness of Minnesota's corporate community ever again.

Signatories include CEOs of Target, UnitedHealth, Cargill.

INBOX: 60+ CEOs of Minnesota-based company call for "an immediate deescalation of tensions and for state, local and federal officials to work together to find real solutions." No mention of ICE in the letter.

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

On top of everything, I've developed an allergy to my pain med patches. Now is not the time, body.

What’s happening is much closer to a neighborhood watch program than a protest, except who is being watched for is agents of the federal government

You know what's awesome? Heat. Electric blankets. Space heaters. Rechargeable hand warmers.

Just like clear skies in early September make me think of 9/11, deep cold will make me think of ICE murdering us

This is a city that just wants to fucking fly kites on a fucking lake

Live somewhere else and want to lecture people on the ground right now? As an alternative, may I suggest fucking off into the sun

There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it. News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Every single person doing ICE watch in Minnesota is doing it knowing that they’re putting their bodies and lives on the line and every ICE agent and cop would shoot at their shadow if it startled them. That’s not professionalism, that’s being a coward.

My heart. 💔

Reminder that trying to prevent your neighbors from being kidnapped is not "protesting." Legally observing is not "protesting." Blowing whistles is not "protesting." Recording police actions is not "protesting." Guarding your child's school is not "protesting." Protesting is what you saw today.

On a downtown street in Minneapolis, as people stream out from the massive march, Mary Tyler Moore says “fuck ice.”

For -10°F it surprisingly isn't bad in the sun

Every time a Democrat sends a “let me explain” fundraising email, a rebel loon gets its wings.

Exploding tree report from NW WI

This was a good laugh. Thanks CNN.

This was a good laugh. Thanks CNN.

The last general strike in Minneapolis was in 1934. It started in May, leading to a series of small battles between strikers and police. The two sides agreed to a contract on May 25. Employers reneged in July, and police opened fire on protesters who flooded the streets. Two died, 67 were wounded.

“When an individual enters their residence, conceals themselves behind a closed door, and attempts to go about their everyday life, they are willfully impeding the important work of law enforcement officers and engaging in domestic terrorism,” said DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

i love my country of minneapolis 🫡