Impossible to describe what a raw nerve the rapid response channels are when you’re NOT on patrol. ICE sighted everywhere, all over the neighborhood. Silence and then swarming. This is not an immigration agency, it is not a law-enforcement agency. It is a state-sponsored terror agency.

I stop to honor the Minnesota First’s great sacrifice for liberty every time I visit the capitol rotunda. We’re not giving this flag back. Ever.

The bus between my house and downtown has been less than half-full all week.

Regular Minnesotans are doing this because we’re good neighbors and decent people. Not “paid protesters.”

If you’re in the Twin Cities and want to do the most minimal thing to annoy ICE, drive the fucking speed limit. These goons get so angry when 20 is plenty.

NEW FACT SHEET: ICE enforcement is actively disrupting Minnesota’s economy. Read the full fact sheet here: northstarpolicy.org/business-imp...

📣 DID YOU KNOW? 🚁 Ongoing aerial surveillance and "crowd monitoring" by the MN State Patrol in coordination with the MPD is shared directly with federal forces, including DHS & ICE, with no local oversight. Here's what that means, and what we our state and local officials must do about it NOW.

It’s that time of day where every building in downtown Mpls is either blue or orange. We keep us safe.

The US government abducted a Kingfield daycare worker last night. For all us parents trying to explain ICE’s terror campaign to our littles, here’s a start.

Trying to explain what it feels like in the Twin Cities right now to people who aren’t here and haven’t experienced this is genuinely crazy-making.

Do you know how hard it is to get Minnesota politicians to swear in public? It's levels of anger beyond measurement (and, of course, entirely justified and appreciated)

Helicopters circling over southside like it’s 2020, but this city is smarter and stronger than we were. ❤️ Rest in power, Renee.

Minnesotans didn’t ask for Kristi Noem to have a camera crew follow her around while masked ICE agents harass our neighbors like it’s some sick and twisted reality show.

The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground. This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news. You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up. Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.

Your ability to take paid time off to recover from illness or injury or childbirth shouldn't depend on where you live.

Community observers are keeping community safe. It’s not a crime to legally observe the abuses and inhumane tactics committed by ICE. The real crimes are being committed by the federal government, which are tearing families apart. In addition to their rampant racial profiling and discrimination. 1/

I think one of the craziest pasts of living in the US is that basically every single person you interact with on a daily basis could be carrying a concealed gun.

What does it say about our country when our children, educators, and faith leaders are not safe to worship at their church? We stand with the Annunciation Catholic School parents in calling for action to end gun violence.

Hanging out with Santa at Webber Park & giving away coats until 2:30 today.

Dear neighbor, I want to let you know that we are witnessing increased enforcement actions by agents in South Minneapolis. There continues to be reports of residents being followed while driving, stopped and taken away. 1/

"Why does it happen more often now? What changed? And how can we fix that?"

So nice to see all 53,613 residents of Edina at Southdale today.

Awwwoooooooo (election edition).

Ward 13: We can write-in a favorite neighbor/dog/cheese or just “Not Linea.” Go vote!

“I refuse to have my last words to my children before they walk into that school building be a goodbye.” - Grace Peck, a Wyoming @momsdemand.bsky.social volunteer bit.ly/3X1xwJ4

My fellow Minneapolis born and raised people: don’t do this. Soren is one of the best community builders in our city, and he wants to keep making Minneapolis even better. Vote for him!

If this mid-demo scope revision happened to a normal real estate project, the project manager, the PR dept, or both would be fired.

Because we can’t afford a third term of Jacob Frey. Get the facts about Jacob Frey before you vote: buff.ly/ok2vH4D

Mayor Frey refuses to strengthen the city’s separation ordinance, using the assassination of Melissa Hortman to justify it. If the Mayors office insists on revisiting 6/14, ok. Let’s talk about MPD’s completely incompetent response and failure to protect legislators. Zero of whom support him.

I'm blown away by all the people who showed up to the No Kings Rally today. We can make our democracy work again, and I want to be your mayor to do just that.

This rally had everything: Small children. Organized Anarchists. Dogs dressed as people. People dressed as dogs. So many frogs.

As a violence prevention advocate, I wish more LE & government used the lens of Mary Moriarty & the Hennepin Cty Atty’s Office: center victims; take action upstream to stop violence before it happens again. If MPD’s approach is the only one we’re using, we’ll never stop intimate partner violence.

I generally don't do long threads on here, but if you'll all allow it, a longer thought: A CALL FOR MORE ANTI-ICE POETRY, MUSIC, VISUAL ART, AND BEYOND

We’re pushing @governorwalz.mn.gov & MN leaders for an assault weapons ban because that’s what the Annunciation parents and community want. Doing anything less is, well, stupid.

This could only be true if Frey's critics somehow tricked him into lying about banning no-knock warrants, issuing more vetoes of council majority votes than any mayor, appointing political patronage failures in important city staff positions, alienating civil servants,

In the vast majority of states, guns that came from other states and were recovered from crime scenes mostly came from red states. www.pbump.net/o/the-red-st...

It’s soup season!

"Nationally, research indicates the laws have also prevented an estimated 2,500 suicides in the past six years, when the vast majority of all petitions were filed." - Jeffrey Meitrodt www.startribune.com/red-flag-gun...

For 7 years, Mayor Frey has lied. He lied about no-knock warrants and Amir Locke died. He lied and said there were only 27 unhoused people in the city—facts prove him wrong. He even vetoed the Uber/Lyft wage bill after vowing to support it. Minneapolis needs a leader, not a liar.

@momsdemand.bsky.social MN asked DeWayne Davis (the faith leader) to address their rally calling on the Minn Legislature to pass #guncontrol legislation in a special session. Hear his call to action, know that change is possible, and we don't have to live like this. @dewayneforminneapolis.com

There’s a broad coalition of new faces and young families with @momsdemand.bsky.social rallying for a special session. @governorwalz.mn.gov Minnesotans demand an assault weapons ban!

Thank you, @governorwalz.mn.gov - Minnesotans deserve to be safe from assault weapons!!!

We cannot solve the problem of gun violence without addressing the prevalence, accessibility and lethality of the firearms themselves. While we need to find ways to reduce individuals' ability and desire to commit violent acts, we must also address the instruments of that violence: guns themselves.

About 100 Minneapolis students walked from their schools to the memorial at Annunciation School, and that’s what made me cry today. They deserve better.

Yesterday it was our neighborhood. Today, it might be yours. Ban assault weapons. Universal background checks. Extreme risk protection orders. Strengthen ATF enforcement. Enough is enough. @momsdemand.bsky.social @everytown.bsky.social

School shootings feel different when it’s in your own neighborhood. It’s okay to not be okay, fellow Minneapolis residents. Community vigil tonight at 8:00pm in Lynnhurst Park.

It’s been a deadly 24 hours in south Minneapolis, and I’m thinking of the many victims and our community. We don’t have to live this way. Join me at www.momsdemandaction.org to be part of the solution with @everytown.bsky.social

“Get in, loser: We're doing our own research on vaccines and potentially catastrophic parasites popping up in states near you!” Gift link: defector.com/make-america...

One of the most offensive and tone deaf statements ever from the DFL party chair. He talks about broadening the coalition when he just kicked so many of us out of it by caving to the donors and insiders who have been pressuring him over the people who actually show up. dfl.org/cbrc_decision/

MPD does NOT need your $. As of March 2025, since Frey took office in 2018, the city had paid out $73.4 MILLION in claims & lawsuits. Those figures only cover his first 6.5 years in office. Odds are they'll top $75M this year.