The US is at war and repression at home is going to get worse. I'm old enough to remember during the Iraq war the FBI infiltrating quaker meetings and vegan potlucks and cracking down on anti-war groups and outspoken Muslim leaders. The US surveillance state has grown exponentially since then. 🧵

My teen's story: Dizzy spells, heart palpitations, headaches, feeling winded from stairs, excessive napping in an endurance athlete. It was tricky bc she has a couple overlapping conditions, if they had done ferritin and found her level (7!) when it started she would've felt better sooner.

I was at a campaign event yesterday & a politician friend made this very important point to me: we can talk about all the different MN elections in Nov, but none of them is as close and crucial to fighting fascism than reelecting Keith Ellison

It was a year ago that protests began at the Tesla showroom just outside of Minneapolis (Golden Valley). The “Tesla Takedown” protests occurred worldwide after Elon Musk, who gave nazi salutes the month prior, took a major role in the new Trump Administration. chaddavis.photography/tesla-takedo...

Play through the whistle, Minnesota!

I believe there are already reported incidents like this that resulted in sexual assault (at least in other states) and there's no doubt in my mind it's happening here.

Imagine you’re 5 and you’re in kinder and it’s a normal day, you had breakfast with your family and they walked you to the bus stop and gave you big hugs and kisses and told you how much they love you and they can’t wait to see you after school. Imagine you spend all day learning and thinking

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.

Some people will post "look trauma and bad endings are all around us and women who read romance do not understand their world is not realistic" And I would just like to say get fucked. I never see this discourse about Jedis. Jesus Christ it's fiction. And sometimes that fiction can show an ideal.

Minnesota Nice: actually being nice, but a little insular Minnesota Nice: passive aggressive Minnesota Nice: you said something incorrect and wrong about the state, its people, and now you are never going to not hear about it. Remember the NYT? And that dish they said was the official dish?

You could literally follow the social media of the Minneapolis City Council president and know this is simply not true Just the bare minimum "investigative" reporting

I want to give kudos to bmtn for this headline.

The very least the @nytimes.com could do is hold the president and all adult electeds to the same standard on posting that I do for my adolescent children.

Goddammit Children's

Reacting to a video snippet feels like responding to a headline. Sometimes necessary--but context rules

It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.

This is a big recall, but it's been out for about a month-double check the retailers linked though. It's unfortunately smaller stores using the distributor.

I keep saying this and obviously it applies to any place where there's a headline-grabbing crisis/war/situation/etc: What you see in the news stories about the Twin Cities, even the deep-dive articles, is a *fraction* of what's actually happening. Countless other stories untold.

Honestly, isn't the most telling thing about her that she simply would not commit to @itsthebrandi.bsky.social about which state fair was best between Iowa and Minnesota during her presidential bid?

What @prisonculture.bsky.social always says is: find the thing you can do and do it. You can’t do all the things. (Or something like that but more eloquent). I remind myself when I feel I should be writing marching observing delivering organizing meeting reporting shopping

"I never need to think of shampoo because whenever the bottle runs out another magically appears"

Can't get over the fact people think the natl guard will save us

One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!

Really good video and message. LFG!

5 year olds: you have to tell them things like "one person in the bathroom at a time" and "don't lick the chair" they tell lies like "the cats cut the toes of the socks off" many of them hug people indiscriminately. They take time to process what you are saying. Tiny curiosities become an afternoon

for anyone wondering about the significance of this, it's climate arson in north minnesota while they gas us in the metro

Everyone far away who's asked how you can help: Call the office of Tim Walz to ask for rent moratorium in the Twin Cities. (651) 201-3400‬

My kingdom for people to stop using "priors" like Nate Silver. Bias, beliefs, thoughts? I personally enjoy forgetting he exists.

2 people walk down Lake Street in Minneapolis on the morning of January 19, 2026 while holding signs that read "I.C.E. OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS". The sign is in the style of the Minneapolis Snow Emergency route signage. Current temperature: -1°F Feels Like: -18°F

Have a sundog

Hell yeah fuck yeah

I didn't yell at that guy but wish he was smart enough to know if he says something dumb and it gets quoted in MSP feed those are real and engaged people.

DE ICER ICE OUT OF MN Powderhorn Art Sled Rally Minneapolis

American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends!

(calling on Gov. Tim Walz to immediately utilize his authority as the state’s executive leader and issue an eviction moratorium). As authors, we will also introduce a notice of intent today to begin the legislative process… 3/

It made me cry

Minneapolis city officials are working to confirm reports of a shooting in north Minneapolis involving federal law enforcement agents.

"So how do you describe a hurricane while you’re stuck in its eye? How do you describe getting kicked in the teeth while you can still taste leather? You can’t, of course—not completely." open.substack.com/pub/discours...

Feeling like I did during the uprising when national pundits tried to tell me that the arsons on the north side, which only burned Black-owned businesses and occured miles away from GFS, were an authentic and organic protest and we should not be mad.

No, they've declared war on the entire state.

I recall people in LA after we thought it was awful no matter the scale telling us "it's just a very small area" and I'm not sure how to square that with the response now where people aren't comprehending the scale or thinking they'll escape it somehow. "This Is Minneapolis" are such critical posts

This is very, very good.

Look, I did this yesterday. Most everyone was wanting to help and giving heads up. I was surprised bc ND is the worst.

plz halp

There was another post this morning of an interview with observers where this happened too.

This is Minneapolis: You get a message from your kids' teacher saying they'll miss all the kids doing online learning, kids in a different grade will be joining the class in person, &... the field trip planned for this month is cancelled bc it isn't safe to take kids on field trips right now.