Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota: youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU

Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out Monday to protest ICE operations in Minnesota. Some schools are reporting 30% drops in attendance as families fear leaving their homes, with districts pausing field trips and offering virtual learning options.

With increased federal immigration enforcement activity in the Twin Cities, it’s important to know your rights. If immigration agents come to your home, take steps to protect yourself and your family. Learn what to do and find trusted local resources at: stpaul.gov/immigration-resources

This week has been incredibly heavy for all of us. I wanted to share some thoughts, reflections, and actions we’re taking to stand up to this unprecedented incursion into our city. Please know you are not alone. We are fighting back.

I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

Hey, a quick hint for anyone trying to follow the news in Minneapolis from out of state: if you add ?utm_source=gift to any Star Tribune URL, it'll let you read it. Also, some reliable local outlets that are both better and free: www.mprnews.org www.minnpost.com sahanjournal.com

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

Hundreds gathered Wednesday night at the site where 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent earlier in the day. Mourners shared stories and remembrances while urging unity in opposition to ICE's presence in Minneapolis.

Watch video: ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/07/i...

Gov. Walz to Republicans: Expect me ‘to ride you like you’ve never been ridden’ minnesotareformer.com/briefs/gov-w...

Re-sharing this with alt text added (image appears twice because the text didn't quite fit and is continued on image #2). This is an incredibly important message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Melissa and Mark Hortman.

Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.

I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...

The news coverage of Mamdani's oath of office reminded me of this: in Minnesota, there is a gorgeous Qu'ran that is used by Minnesotan Muslims to swear into office. They then sign it. sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...

"I am here. Are you?" If you don't understand the importance of this text, if you are dedicating all your time to AI, don't complain about what the world is becoming. When the interpreter wept: What automation erases inside Europe’s institutions – POLITICO share.google/PGkF84TZ3CGB...

Newly-published paper! Herring & Gieshoff 2025, a report on two surveys of trainers of dialogue interpreters www.skase.sk/Volumes/JTI3...

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

The ACLU sued ICE agents and leaders Wednesday, alleging the agency has violated observers' and protesters' constitutional rights. The lawsuit is a thorough recounting of recent incidents where ICE agents arrested, detained, intimidated and pepper sprayed observers

Finished grading my last set of interpreting exams--if not forever, then at least for the foreseeable future.

Advocates say community members are rightfully concerned when masked, armed men show up at homes and businesses. Law professors say local police can investigate federal agents with some limitations. Written by Mohamed Ibrahim.

A growing share of people arrested by ICE have no criminal record. The percentage of people ICE has arrested who are convicted of violent crimes is less than half what it was under the Biden administration. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/12/r...

A community group against police brutality wants the St. Paul City Council to address a recent federal operation in which St. Paul police fired less-lethal munitions into a crowd of protesters.

The agents handcuffed the man, took him across 4th Street and pushed him onto his knees in the snow. One put him in a choke hold. “I have my ID!” he shouted repeatedly, as heard on video. The agents do not respond.

"We are as American as apple pie and as Minnesotan as ranch dressing, and we have invested in our communities, our state and our nation," second-generation Somali-American organizer Faisa Ahmed writes in today's guest commentary:

A Minneapolis woman & American citizen was arrested early Tuesday after confronting ICE officers over the arrests of three neighbors in north Minneapolis. She appears to be the first observer arrested since ICE launched a Twin Cities immigration surge last week. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Across the Twin Cities residents are volunteering to make ICE’s job in Minnesota as difficult as possible. ICE watchers say the ultimate goal is to prevent ICE agents from arresting, jailing and deporting their neighbors.

Trump is once again weaponizing the federal government to attack communities that are central to our city’s identity. I will not allow Saint Paul to be used to indiscriminately advance his divisive and hateful agenda against the immigrant community under the guise of legal proceedings.

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members say they were taunted and humiliated during a standoff with federal agents. By Shubhanjana Das

St. Paul police used tear gas and pepper spray Tuesday as hundreds of demonstrators confronted them and dozens of federal agents on the city’s East Side.

The PhD Program in Cognitive Science at Central European University, Vienna, Austria, invites applications for doctoral students to start in Fall 2026. 4 years of full financial coverage for enrolled students. Application deadline Feb. 4, 2026. cognitivescience.ceu.edu/admission

Really excellent resource for Know Your Rights materials in lots of Indigenous languages:

Happy to be in the greater Seattle area for the @notisnet.bsky.social conference. Looking forward to four hours of workshops on consecutive note-taking on Saturday!

Hello! I have started a website for information about the role-space model of interpreting - www.rolespace.online Hopefully it will be of use to interpreters, students, and others! Please visit and spread the word! #xl8 #interpreting

The past two weeks have been A. Lot. (understatement.), but today I started off the long weekend by spending several hours hanging out with my five year old buddy, including making cookies and a trip to the playground. eleventy-billion/10 stars, can recommend.

After weeks of many library books on hold, but none becoming available, I suddenly have 7 available and checked out to me at once. Possibly the universe is sending me a signal.

1. quick deepl/human comparison for you. This is from my current project on state sexual violence against Greenlandic women, which is obviously pretty sensitive stuff.

It might not look like it, but translation is often a safety-critical industry. Problem is, you can't tell where the danger is unless you're an expert, and AI is stripping expertise out at a rate of knots.

CfP by Christopher D. Mellinger & Elisabet Tiselius on Evolving approaches to Cognitive Interpreting Studies: From psychological to socio-cognitive perspectives incontextjournal.org/index.php/in...

Are there social impacts of relying on AI for translations? Are AI translations neutral and inclusive? I discuss these and more in this very insightful new @languageonthemove.bsky.social podcast with Dr. Esther Monzó-Nebot. @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social www.languageonthemove.com/the-social-i...

Inputting changes into the book draft from the handwritten comments on the hardcopy manuscript that @tulkur.bsky.social and I worked on together three weeks ago in Leeds, and having happy memories of how much fun and how hard we laughed while working on them 🥰🥰. The book's not half bad, either. 😎

Minnesota schools are waiting on $74M in funds withheld by the Trump administration, adding strain to already stretched district budgets. minnesotareformer.com/2025/07/16/h...

👉🏽 Interpreters and Vicarious Trauma: Prevention and Selfcare 🎙️Miranda Lai (RMIT University) 📅 July 10, 2025, 10:00 AM CET 📍 Hybrid: Germà Colon Graduate Hall and GMeet 🔗 Register: bit.ly/RTI-MirandaLai MA program Researching Translation and Interpreting. Don't miss it! bit.ly/MA-RTI-info #xl8 #1nt

I see the "we cured deafness" injection is making the rounds in the UK now. Let's discuss 🧵

Had an early morning walk around the University of Leeds campus, and can now find my way (hopefully reliably...) to breakfast and the #EST2025Leeds conference venues. 😎

Are you coming to the Editathon at the @estleeds25.bsky.social congress? Check out our wiki-page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped... #EST2025Leeds #TranslationStudies #Wikipedia

Morning runners/walkers at #ESTCongress Leeds! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ I'm organising informal runs/walks during the congress to start the day! 📍 Exhibition Centre ⏰ 6:45 AM 📅 Starting July 1st Planning loops around Woodhouse Moor. Local route tips welcome! Just show up if interested 🌅 #MorningRun #Translation

The EST Congress 2025 kicked off today with the Online Pre-Congress Day, featuring 81 speakers! Great engagement and a fantastic way to begin the Congress! Huge thanks to attendees and chairs who kept the conversation flowing. #EST #ESTCongress #EST2025Leeds #TranslationStudies

Full English breakfast, here I come. (Hi, I am in Leeds! Where I will spend four days writing with @tulkur.bsky.social and then attend @estleeds25.bsky.social!)