Alright, I’m home now so here’s the Norm update. Yesterday at 4pm, I got a text from a family I’ve been helping who had a loved one abducted a couple of days after Renée Good’s murder. This was the family that Norm Nation kept from being evicted (and you delivered). ICE had released their loved one.

Currently listening to Senators Smith and Klobuchar go to bat for the Boundary Waters. I appreciate their late night effort, but am near tears as I listen to them talk about its importance and the major threat against it. Hasn't our state suffered enough? www.savetheboundarywaters.org

🧵 Amazing thread. Worth a read. Congratulations, Hungary!

omg those astronauts who are parents? THEY CAN LITERALLY TELL THEIR CHILDREN “I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK”

Brutal.

AMERICANS having fun is a great thing! It's obvious this was a special day - I believe someone else mentioned the last day of Ramadan. (Not that it matters, but MOA doesn't look like this on a typical day. Certainly not when I was there 2 days ago. Just know that this is a cherry-picked video.)

After taking time to connect with the Pretti family and with their consent, we are honored to share that we have created the Alex Pretti Nursing Scholarship. For those interested, you can learn more and make a gift here: crowdfund.umn.edu/campaigns/Al...

At home with the kids, watching livestreams of the protests. For lunch we're having Protest Pasta, Solidarity Soup with grilled cheese, and Rebel Ramen. (Yes, I'm a short-order cook.) Love my kidlets! Sending love to all of the Rebel Loons out there and wishing a peaceful, epic day at the capitol!

Sending love and comfort to the family and friends of Jessi Pierce. I was up all night thinking of her husband who not only lost his wife and children, but lost the ability to retreat to his home and dog for solace. Truly awful.

This is so cool! I love that it elevates an entire collective movement and not just one spokesperson.

Remember a few months ago when we were (supposedly) less safe and the entire state of Minnesota was (supposedly) being terrorized by roving gangs of Somalis? I want to go back to that, please.

Oh, sure. Except a Real ID is not proof of citizenship. Most people don't carry a passport around, assuming they even have one. I've never known anyone to carry copies of their birth certificate/marriage/divorce documentation. Mullin continues to exhibit a great lack of critical thinking skills.

Does this also mean DHS will claim to be unable to facilitate the court-ordered return of Minnesota refugees? www.fox9.com/news/judge-u...

A new Minnesota song! I love all of the art rising from the darkness. You can make a charitable donation and download your own copy at wookiefoot.com Proceeds will be directed to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. youtu.be/5sjyw7_-02I?...

Wait until they find out my kids used to record license plates while sitting in the school dropoff line. They would write them in a little spy journ... I mean notebook because they wanted to find out if other people regularly arrived at the exact same time we did. The training starts early in MN!

MacKenzie Scott is now presented with a great opportunity to support a free press.

Seven years ago yesterday, this ad ran during the Super Bowl.

Excuse me??? I know he's a waste of oxygen, but he no longer even pretends to serve the State of Minnesota. What the hell? www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/02/02/c...

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

These things are happening all over Minnesota. We are all less safe under this occupation. Wanting to preserve our constitutional rights is not leftist ideology!

One of the hardest things to explain to people who aren’t here is the very real feeling that we are in a war against the federal government. Not only are we occupied by unaccountable armed, masked paramilitaries, but we are constantly aware our neighbors might be abducted in the blink of an eye.

A well-articulated thread re: the ridiculous pushback against Walz's Anne Frank reference.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

It's the little things... www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Link to playbook: timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny

Hope to see more people soul-searching like this in the coming days. www.startribune.com/chris-madel-...

Hey, media! May I kindly recommend NOT hiding videos of what is happening behind a paywall? I respect that the work you do deserves compensation, but right now so much more is at stake. If we continue to decline as a nation, you will no longer be free to do your job anyway. Get the info out there!

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Thank you, Boston! We are all one country!

Local investigators with a judicial warrant were blocked from investigating the scene by ICE agents. This is illegal.

Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."

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.

Ridiculous! Their misinformation campaign is why they didn't want to regulate AI, isn't it?

How many times can a heart shatter before it is nothing but dust? This sweet little five-year-old deserves so much more from this world. www.startribune.com/preschooler-...

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional! ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

This. It's a terror campaign from our own government, eroding multiple constitutional rights. EVERY American should be deeply concerned. What is happening in Minnesota impacts all. The sick feeling in the pit of my stomach never goes away.

This thread is beautiful. My state is beautiful. Our immigrant community is beautiful.

This has been driving me nuts, along with the idea that only Minneapolis is being targeted. Yes, Minneapolis is being hit hard, but out-of-state pickup trucks are snatching people throughout Minnesota.

Has anyone put together a comprehensive list (or a greatest hits) of ICE's unconstitutional or unlawful activity in Minnesota? I would love to have a sourced list to shove in the faces of everyone who says we have nothing to worry about if we're here legally. I know there are so many instances!

Seriously?? abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...

Democrat Reps and Senators from across the country are holding a shadow hearing in Minnesota live right now. Very informative. youtube.com/live/bfVji76...

The Twin Cities in a nutshell. Everyone is stressed and scared, including the kids. No one is giving up, including the kids.

In addition to a district-wide safety plan sent to families at the start of the surge, one of my kids had a school-wide presentation yesterday regarding ICE. They were informed all LEOs are not allowed unlawful access to the building and that they didn't have to get off the bus if they felt unsafe.

Sharing for anyone else in need of a little humor to start their day!

The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f