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Anti-Immigration is Fascist Continuing from the other site. I started this thread as a way to see the evolution of the rhetoric and perceptions of MAGA/GOP on Immigration policy. š§µ
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Laura G Mitchell
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This is Minneapolis: In normal times, our kids like to count the # of dogs they see when we travel places. Now they count ICE OUT signs. On our short trip to dinner on Lake St. tonight they counted over 70.
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Laura G Mitchell
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There has been no de-escalation. Case in point: MPS is continuing to offer online learning through April 6. š
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babski
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Check it out
#bikesky
: Unpaid Agitators Cycling Club tee from Rhythmus. 100% of profits heading to Immigrant Rapid Response Fund to support their work in MN:
www.rhythmus.equipment/store/p/unpa...
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Unpaid Agitator Tee ā Rhythmus Equipment
āKeep politics out of cycling.ā Sorry, but FUCK THAT. As a human being and native Minnesotan, watching whatās been happening in the Twin Cities this past month has been completely gut-wrenching. The ...
https://www.rhythmus.equipment/store/p/unpaid-agitator-tee
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ProPublica
4 days ago
Tear gas is banned in international warfare, yet classified as a āriot control agentā that law enforcement can use for crowd control. āIt just doesnāt work well, and it hits the weakest people the most, and causes the most complications in them,ā an anesthesiology professor at Duke University said.
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Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surf...
https://www.propublica.org/article/tear-gas-is-way-more-dangerous-than-police-let-on-especially-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1770086400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Acyn
4 days ago
AOC on ICE: Itās our task to figure out how to claw back what has essentially supercharged this agency into becoming a relentless domestic paramilitary that is also a blank check to Palantir to create facial-recognition scans on U.S. citizens.
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Laura G Mitchell
5 days ago
This is Minneapolis: Iām headed to D.C. for work today. On the way to the airport I coordinate rides for 2 neighbors who need urgent medical care but canāt leave their home w/o a white neighbor to look out for them. Iām free to travel while my BIPOC neighbors shelter in place. This is not ok.
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Bike East Bay
9 days ago
"Alex was one of us, couldāve been any of us, so as we mourn, all of us can come together in unity to remember Alex for what he was." Join us for a memorial ride, 10am Saturday at Rockridge BART. There will be donations requested for local Bay Area ICE defense networks & for Minneapolis orgs.
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Laura G Mitchell
10 days ago
This is Minneapolis: Thousands of families are at risk of eviction bc they haven't been able to work in weeks & don't have $ for rent. I heard about a family where "the son, who had access to the online account to pay rent, was abducted recently" so they don't have access to their account now. š
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Ali Winston
10 days ago
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the areaās African community. Multiple people have been detained. Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
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jacki
10 days ago
MOAR
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Katie Drummond
11 days ago
Google DeepMind staffers are pressing leadership on their plans to safeguard the 3,000-person unit from ICE agents. "As we have seen, government agency tactics can change and escalate quite rapidly. With offices in many metro areas across the US, are we prepared?" Scoop from
@mzeff.bsky.social
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Google DeepMind Staffers Ask Leaders to Keep Them āPhysically Safeā From ICE
A federal agent allegedly tried to enter Googleās Cambridge campus in the fall, WIRED has learned. Now, staffers want policies that protect them from immigration officials.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-deepmind-staffers-ice-office-questions-safety/
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The Guardian
10 days ago
āI was simply luckierā: Holocaust survivors warn against forgetting Nazi atrocities
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āI was simply luckierā: Holocaust survivors warn against forgetting Nazi atrocities
People urged to stand up against populism and antisemitism as the world marks International Holocaust Memorial Day
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/i-was-simply-luckier-holocaust-survivors-warn-against-forgetting-nazi-atrocities?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1769559522
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Added license plate car reporting to the
crowdtalkie.com
app. Also re-enabled the Command Center features so that multiple rooms can coordinate.
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Laura G Mitchell
12 days ago
We've raised a lot of money for my school community neighbors. And I predict all of it will be depleted by the end of this week. If you're in a position to donate, please help:
paypal.me/lyndalepto
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Laura G Mitchell
12 days ago
This is Minneapolis: My neighbors are so desperate for food that delivered boxes of food are being picked up by other (presumably hungry apartment neighbors) before the intended recipient can open their door & take it inside. Folks are at risk of eviction bc they haven't been able to work. 1/3
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Laura G Mitchell
12 days ago
This is happening across my neighborhood (& further). 7 weeks in to this federal occupation, many neighbors are out of food & at risk of eviction. I donāt know how else to sound the alarm. Things are dire. NOW. We need ICE out & eviction moratorium and more support to keep folks fed & housed.
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Governor Tim Walz
12 days ago
Damn proud of Minnesota.
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RIP Alex Pretti One of us. American.
13 days ago
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Paul Kelleher
13 days ago
š link
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal governmentās account of the event.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-alex-pretti-timeline.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HFA.GLax.rkP0ZRjaj7w3&smid=bs-share
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Alt National Park Service
14 days ago
We were just sent Alexās GoFundMe.
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Donate to Alex Pretti is an American Hero, organized by Keith Edwards
On January 24, 2026, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Minneapolis resident and American citizen wa⦠Keith Edwards needs your support for Alex Pretti is an American Hero
https://www.gofundme.com/f/alex-pretti-is-an-american-hero
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Stacey Hauff
13 days ago
My mom called me crying about the shooting and said āyou donāt become a nurse unless you wanted to help, he just wanted to help peopleā and my heart broke all over again.
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Murder. ICE pushed the woman. Dude tried to help woman, ICE agent came in with pepper spray.
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14 days ago
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There because of āmassive monetary fraudā? It was violent rioters yesterday
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Abolish ICE. Get them out of our cities.
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Minnesota Star Tribune
15 days ago
Tomorrow's front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 24, 2026
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Skye
15 days ago
Ben Damberg protest volunteer: āNone of us want to be doing this ā I donāt, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt ā we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all elseā
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Laura G Mitchell
15 days ago
Kayla Harren is an incredibly talented illustrator of childrenās books. This one hit me harder than any of her other work. š
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After reading stories and watching videos in the last few weeks, I decided that I can't sit on the sidelines to wait for ICE to raid my sons' schools. I implemented the features described in the following blog post into the
www.crowdtalkie.com
site for more secure, more robust communications.
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Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
The rapid response networks people organize to defend their communities have undergone a whirlwind evolution to keep up with ever-shifting ICE tactics.
https://crimethinc.com/2026/01/15/rapid-response-networks-in-the-twin-cities-a-guide-to-an-updated-model
15 days ago
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Sacramento:
www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...
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ICE Out for Good Sacramento County - MN Solidarity Day of Action Ā· INDIVISIBLE Sacramento
ICE Out for Good Sacramento County - MN Solidarity Day of Action Meet with your community at Howe Park near the cottage parking entrance on Friday 1/23/2026 at 3:45pm. At approximately 4:15pm we wil...
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblesacramento/event/890404/
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Getting a new incident command system styled hierarchy in place for larger operations:
www.crowdtalkie.com
More UI updates and functionality improvements coming very soon.
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Jason Chavez
16 days ago
Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (heās only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family.
gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
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Donate to Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home, organized by sarai Orquiz
Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos is just 5 years old and currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and h⦠sarai Orquiz needs your support for Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home
https://gofund.me/be8a1b2ab
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Daniel Suitor
16 days ago
š§µICE's tactics for arresting and holding observers and protestors is ever-shifting, and I'm hearing lots of different stories. Right now, my perspective is that these are your best practices:
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Don Moynihan
16 days ago
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
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Antifascist Fun Brigade
17 days ago
Demo of the new
crowdtalkie.com
tool: Use it to help keep protests and other small events organized and safe.
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Laura G Mitchell
18 days ago
This is Minneapolis: Iām at a major healthcare clinic (just here for a friend) and overheard the front desk staff mention theyāve had 97 missed appointments today. People arenāt getting medical care bc theyāre afraid to leave home.
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Built a more secure mesh networking communication tool. Trying to help folks stay safe.
craigmerry.com/blog/2026-01...
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From Flash Protest to CrowdTalkie: Building a Privacy-First Mesh Network for Crowd Coordination | Blog - Craig Merry
How we evolved Flash Protest PTT into CrowdTalkie - a decentralized, end-to-end encrypted push-to-talk system built on libp2p mesh networking with Web Bluetooth fallback.
https://craigmerry.com/blog/2026-01-19-from-flash-protest-to-crowdtalkie/
19 days ago
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Scoiattolo
20 days ago
The way he turns and looks at the camera when he says "good luck walking to work assholes"
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Ahh much better. Switched from webRTC to a mesh system. Completely decentralized.
antifascistfunbrigade.com
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Antifascist Fun Brigade
Laugh-forward, nonviolent tacticians building joyful resistance.
https://antifascistfunbrigade.com/
20 days ago
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Scoiattolo
21 days ago
This is remarkable (not the hi-vis so much as the post). One of the reasons military uniforms are distinctive is to distinguish them from the civilian population. No matter what the right wants to insist, CPB and ICE are law enforcement and thus, legally, civilians.
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Rachel Maddow
20 days ago
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who donāt register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
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Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who donāt self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
https://www.al.com/news/2026/01/alabama-uses-japanese-internment-era-law-to-charge-immigrants-who-dont-self-register.html
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Mac William Bishop
21 days ago
Now the actual military has to dress like itās not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
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Probably usable now
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Trying to tie in geographical location when someone reports certain incidents. Chat/voice still has a few bugs
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Still debugging but wrote up why I built the Flash Protest tool:
craigmerry.com/blog/2026-01...
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Flash Protest: A Free Push-to-Talk Tool for Rapid Community Coordination | Blog - Craig Merry
The Antifascist Fun Brigade launches a web-based, mobile-first push-to-talk system for flash protestsāno login required, geofenced rooms, and built for community safety.
https://craigmerry.com/blog/2026-01-17-flash-protest-push-to-talk-antifascist-fun-brigade/
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Decided to go with a neo-punk aesthetic. Still getting patched up and tested with the new flash protest communication tool.
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A few issues that I can probably fix tonight. This is a flash protest communication tool. I saw neighbors and citizens of Minneapolis concerned about their neighbors and want to help them have the tools to stay safe.
antifascistfunbrigade.com/flash-protest/
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