As someone who lives in Minneapolis, I agree with this, but mostly because Minnesotans have refused to even consider ICE's proposition of turning on our neighbors. This is a defeat of fascism because people stood by each other despite it all. And made foolish the suggestion we'd do anything else.

Folks in rural communities, how are your mutual aid groups finding out about ICE activity nearby?

Obsessing over the current news 24/7 is not only psychologically harming you, in ways you will not notice until it is very far advanced: it is extremely likely to change your moral code until you no longer find these behaviors abhorrent.

Also, to pre-empt the objection people always make when I say this: I am not saying "don't stay informed" or "stick your head in the sand" or whatever. I'm saying set a very strict amount of time per day for reading news -- any more than an hour per day regularly is pushing it -- and keep to it.

the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now

i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals

It was inevitable.

I've been saying to get rid of your ring for years, but SERIOUSLY. Get rid of your ring!!!

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

A week after an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, half of American women are in favor of abolishing the law enforcement agency altogether, according to one new poll.

Probably the most precise moment we’ve ever been able to collectively pinpoint from the other side of the world that a Pope is cussing

FUCKING INSANEEEEEEEEEEEE THE POPE DID THIS

That is som “The Pope is from Chicago” shit.

They have a pope.

thinking about the pope pacing back and forth in his apartment at 3:30 am yelling at the tv

lifelong Jew here but watching the Bears do all this after the rise of the Chicago Pope, you have to at least consider the fact that Catholicism is the One True Faith

You just described stop and frisk only they're including white people now

Woman drinking wine with her dog, Persia, 17th century

This is the best addition to our meme arsenal since like the Elmo fire

Why is nobody testing if animals got accents? I just know a cow out of Pennsylvania and a cow out of Louisiana sound different

We know that whales do! Other animals probably do too www.sciencedaily.com/releases/201...

Birdsong’s been shown to be more effective than meditation apps at alleviating stress, perhaps bc ‘prey’ birds only sing when there are no large predators nearby who might also snack on a human. Pause on this feathered boiled egg’s song if your brain feels like there’s a sabre-toothed wotsit nearby:

“Even milliseconds or seconds of interrupted blood flow to the brain can have serious consequences,” one Harvard neurologist told us. There is no “method of applying pressure on the neck that is foolproof in terms of avoiding neurologic damage.” By @nicolefoy.bsky.social and @mckenziefunk.com

So just because there’s not a heavy ICE presence in Philly itself doesn’t mean they aren’t in the city and surrounding areas. Scrolling on TikTok and saw several stories of them in Delco, including at the Wawa on West Chester pike and staging in a church parking lot in Upper Darby

👏🏻 YOU 👏🏻 DO 👏🏻 NOT 👏🏻 HAVE 👏🏻 TO 👏🏻 BE 👏🏻 GOOD 👏🏻

Ok I went, treat please

What struck me in my conversation with Alice was how quickly this organizing came together in St. Cloud. She went from never having done this to starting an ICE watch Signal group and putting together a protest backpack based on an article about what ppl in other cities recommended in the last WEEK.

Last night's Bad Art For Good event was *incredible*. We had ~100p people come out to connect with each other, commiserate over the times we're living through, and make ART! We folded zines, we distributed ice whistles, we ate a LOT of cupcakes, 10/10, would host events in LA again.

The very rare pink 'tell your dog i said hi' sticker is back! It's part of our Valentine's Day collection including new shirt and hoodie designs plus the classic design in shades of pink. You can find it all below! ❤ www.weratedogs.com/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=valentines

Ok I went, treat please

I really need to go for my stupid little daily mental health walk, but it's below freezing and also I don't want to.

Art Nouveau is when stuff looks like it was made by Elves. Art Deco is when stuff looks like it was made by Dwarves.

A week after an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a Minneapolis woman, half of American women are in favor of abolishing the law enforcement agency altogether, new polling shows.

This is the way. Complying in advance will not protect you and it will not protect the people who need the most protection.

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

As the world burns, let's get one thing straight. A video podcast is just a TV show.

Old me: “shit, I gotta do laundry, what a chore” New me: “laundry, what a nice little break from fascism”

For those not already familiar with and exhausted by the absolute nonsense the NIMBYs in Evanston like to pull, there has been a stadium on this spot since—hold on, let me double check my notes here—ah, yes. 1926.

For those not already familiar with and exhausted by the absolute nonsense the NIMBYs in Evanston like to pull, there has been a stadium on this spot since—hold on, let me double check my notes here—ah, yes. 1926.

Philly! Come to the Native Plant Launch Party Wed 1/21! Here's why - I'll have ice whistles/zines - We'll make seed bombs for a collab w @wednightrides.org - Poster hosters can pick up seed kits - I need help packing seeds SO bad - Free beer/food thx to community donations RSVP luma.com/sgn1d246

Help us get prepped to distribute a bunch of native seeds around Philly!🥳

Nisswa is about 140 miles outside Minneapolis. I know people on the East Coast don’t understand distances, but this is like asking someone in small town Pennsylvania how they feel about stuff in NYC.

In general my rule is to not type anything into a phone or computer that I couldn't live with the feds reading. You can't encrypt your way out of user error, malicious or accidental.

I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this

Good night, everyone. It feels like our so-called "leaders" have all but abandoned us, but we still have each other. I didn't know what else to do, so I made a little painting. Stay safe out there 💛

wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

A small film of spring flowers from my garden because we recover from stress 60% more quickly when we look at plants & if we find them beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood. Pause for a few moments to help your synaptic soup 🌿🧠: