If you get up early & look west, you MIGHT catch the blood moon lunar eclipse 🩸🌚 5am-6am CST It'll be low on horizon. Makes for cool pic bc able to include a foreground below the blood red moon even w phone camera. Clouds will be problem in Minnesota 😢😭 but might get lucky??🤞🙏 My pic from 3/15/25

ET snowman outside the Union Depot, St. Paul, MN

"We send our love & eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen (American soliders) & sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is." - Our psyochopathic POTUS who can not satisfactorily explain why he started this war with zero public support.

The Paul McCartney doc was great. Follows him '69-'81 as he goes solo after the breakup. No surprises but good archival footage and fresh new commentary from Paul & Wings members. Makes for a good addendum to Get Back. Reminds you why & justifies how much we all love him. Starts streaming on Friday.

Anyone see/seeing the new Paul Mccartney doc this weekend? Unreleased music and making of Band On The Run! Only a couple showings in MN and only a handful of seats remain in the 3 theaters playing it in the metro area on Sunday.

They are in downtown St Paul at this very moment casing restaurants that close soon and the 3 hospitals. Observer friend was followed home into downtown by 2 confirmed ICE plates this morning. Took her pic and drove away, didn't hide it. This ain't over at all.

Light pollution maps are so very useful but gotta remember to look at area north of your location, making sure horizon is also free of light pollution My fav map now has tool to show you that from anywhere Example: my pic from Finland, MN w/ dark northern horizon as good as it gets (Grey color) 😍

Let's not get too excited yet but Valentines Day aurora is possible tonight if she keeps charging up 💚💝 Europe already seen some action in last hour. Isle Royale is seeing it now. Probably not worth taking a trip but if you're up north already, try taking a pic facing north over the next few hours.

Pop up noise demonstration outside confirmed hotel hosting ICE in downtown St Paul. These smaller demos stop right at 10pm on the dot to avoid breaking noise ordinance. The priority is maintaining visibility over many nights of annoyance. Dedicated protesters make a lot of noise

I didn't notice on Sunday. Billie Joe from Green Day was rockin' the Minnesota rebel loon on his Les Paul Junior 🎸 at the Super Bowl. His wife is from MN and they have a house here. He mentions it everyone they play MN.

Gotta watch all highlights of Pam Bondi deflecting every single question this morning. Never been more embarrassing & alarming public crash out from anyone at this level of power in the history of United States. In any other admin, she'd be fired within hours They all know they're going down🔥🔥🔥

NSA, CIA, FBI, ICE & Police watching the ring camera "lost dog finder" commercial:

The least viewed sunset of the year is the Super Bowl sunset but I got ya 🏈🌅

A lot activity at Whipple Fed Bldg today. HCSO declared multiple unlawful assemblies, dozens arrests. Remaining crowd pushed into parking lot. 2:45pm Final warnings given, sneak attack flanking the rear, run! 🏃‍♂️💨 All remaining patriots captured. Your boy escaped. Barely 🫡

My pics from Lady Gaga, 13 years ago, Feb 6th 2013, St. Paul, MN. This was my second time seeing her. I just scored tix to her upcoming MAYHEM Ball concert in April. That will be my 5th Lady Gaga concert in Minnesota. Can't wait.

20ft "PROSECUTE ICE" sculpture unveiled in front of the Minnesota State Capitol this afternoon. Commissioned by Common Defense org. Not long after I took this pic, it was destroyed by MAGA influencer, Jake Lang, who filmed himself doing it & was quickly arrested, felony destruction of property lol.

67% of the homicides in Minneapolis and 50% of the homicides in all of Minnesota this year have been committed by federal agents. Read that again.

Time for my annual #GRAMMYs    Guitar Tracker!!! 🎸 Bruno Mars opens the show with a Les Paul Custom with pretty binding. Bruno tapes an extra pick on the underside of the body just in case. #GRAMMYs2026

DANGER: ICE NOT SAFE Tonight at Bde Maka Ska, the largest lake in Minneapolis. Downtown skyline in the distance.

First month of the year is over. I'm gonna say it... 2026 sucks.

Minneapolis at sunset. Tonight from the Prospect Park Water Tower.

Attended a Northstar Health Collective event at New City Center for Healing Justice in Minneapolis. INCREDIBLE place & org. Northstar hooked up hundreds of observers & community oriented folk w very high quality PPE, first aid & tech. Full kits‼️Everyone left w full grocery bag supplies & info 🙏✊️

Do you guys like my new guitar pedal?

Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello trade solos during The Ghost of Tom Jones. Live at First Avenue Nightclub for special Minneapolis tribute concert! Steaming on The Current's IG right now! 🎸💪

I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors

This is new. 2 blocks from my school at a bus stop.

REPORT: The mission was risky. Geographic constraints in this sector severely limit strategic withdrawl. Despite knowing risk, UMN kids persisted valiently. After 2hr disruption, all units were surrounded & captured We salute their heroic contributions to the campaign 🎖🫡 They'll be out by morning.

ICE was outside the high school I teach at this afternoon. The school is very diverse & a safe haven for marginalized kids. Nothing happened, but man, that is scary. That's closest they've been to my students & my home in downtown area. Tomorrow is my first day back for new semester. I'm nervous.

The LRAD truck I discovered (same plate) last July outside Minnesota State Capitol is being used for 1st time (AFAIK) in MN tonight against protesters. Terrifying sonic weapon. Fed court (2nd Cir) ruled using LRAD on non violent protesters can be considered 14A violation, excessive force

"Look for the helpers" You must listen to convo I had w volunteer! Detainees were being left in cold by feds, no belongings, phone stolen. Safe Haven was created to receive ppl being released, get them a phone, get them home, clothes. Minnesota heros! He said they'll be on MPR today or tomorrow

I went on a trip to Switzerland in 2012. Met this girl. Haven't talked to her since, but we've been Facebook friends. I got this message from her on Saturday night. Thought it was nice. The world is watching Minnesota. They are horrified but they are with us.

My high school students are playing a rock band showcase right now in downtown St. Paul. Setlist includes Nirvana, Alanis Morissette, Foo Fighters, Mitski, Linkin Park and some originals! I got a pretty cool job, tbh.

I witnessed release of detainees (uncharged) from Whipple for first time. Weird, surreal ritual. ICE agents walk out w someone, hand over to volunteer. Without the volunteers, detainees would be dropped on street in subzero w/o any of their possessions including the jackets they were arrested in

National Guard trucks arrive at in the Whipple Federal Building parking lot. Tonight at Sunset, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Those of us running around the Twin Cities in 2020 are having flashbacks.

Minneapolis/St. Paul put candles in windows to honor Alex Pretti tonight and many are gathering outside. It's -5°F, feels like -17°F. Alex was the 2nd murder by federal agent in Minneapolis in only 17 days since Operation Metro Surge was announced. Renee Good was on day 2.

My plans have changed. I went straight to the Whipple. Parking is flooding w arrivals. Visceral hatred & anger is palpable. We tried to display peaceful & calm response we are capable of yesterday. We did that. They answer by killing one of us today. Minnesota ain't gonna be nice anymore. Pray.

JFC, they shot another person?? I've been blissfully unaware of the horrors for a few hours. It never stops.

My first studio recital of the year, done. Always stressful but we got through it and everyone sounds good. Look at her little feet dangling at the piano🫠🎹 Now goin' back to St. Paul to harass 🧊 until I go see Umphrey's McGee play First Avenue tonight.

Shout out @first-avenue.com for opening Depot Tavern as warming house for ICE OUT attendees & supplying endless FREE coffee, tea, handwarmers. (The bar remained closed in solidarity w the general strike.) We got a good thing goin' in Mpls. See ya, tmrrw for Umphrey's McGee in the main room!!! 🎸🤘

Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs. It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous. "LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" "ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"

Minneapolis ICE OUT Rally + March + General Strike. "PRINCE KNEW THE REVOLUTION WOULD START IN MINNEAPOLIS" Minnesota showed up this afternoon. 💜✊️

I'm on the Green Line towards downtown Minneapolis ICE OUT protest. The train filled immediately. Even 20 stops away from our destination we reached capacity. People are cheering at every stop when they see people waiting to board because we are all starting to realize how big this is.

I shut down my studio for tomorrow. Notified all students. No 🎸 lessons. It’ll cost me a few hundred $ but we will participate. See ya out there, Minnesota.

I took the ice road out to the middle of Lake Mille Lacs last night to wait her out. The wild data was hard to forecast. If you went to bed early, you missed it! The best was after 4am when we hit a strong G4! That's when my phone (my camera) died from cold 😭 Brutal -22°F windchill on the lake! 🥶

Ok let's post positive stuff today... Dude, She's back & a'roarin. The aurora is back, just hit hard. If it were dark right we'd be seeing an acid trip. Wild data. Just beginning! We need it to go until dark😭🤞Gotta wait, monitor, hope doesnt fizzle out. Anything pssble. Subzero aurora tnght 👀🥶??

Twin Town Guitars, one of the best guitar shops in Minnesota for 30 years, representing the good guys. They are a small but highly respected mom & pop shop that could stay silent but they won't. We love it. Reward them with a visit. 3400 Lyndale Ave South, Mpls @twintownguitars.bsky.social

Middle finger mask guy welcomes ICE agents back to HQ. Whipple Federal Building, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota 01/17/26

Minnesota, Minnesota. Unafraid 💪🫡

Here's the plan folks: Quote this court ruling verbatim as the agents spray your open yelling mouth full of bear mace.

100 ICE & DHS came out to arrest seeming to only arrest the flag guy this afternoon. They rushed, chased him. As far as I know, he got away. Officers returned to the building with only his flag after about 10min. Not surprising they called the chase off quickly. Brutal wind, dangerous -5° windchill