Okay YES I love this so very much

A bizarre number of people have stepped up to defend Julie Le. What you see in that transcript is an attorney who chose to do evil work—deporting people for ICE then moving over to DOJ in early Jan. specifically to fight these habeas petitions—being called to the carpet. She's desperate, not heroic.

Match my $25. Or better yet — double or triple it!

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we really need someone to run against dawanna witt for hennepin county sheriff www.startribune.com/ice-hennepin...

One cool thing you can do is just walk into a hotel lobby and take photos of ICE guys as they eat breakfast and get ready for the day This guy immediately tried to fight me

This afternoon, federal agents returned to Powderhorn Park. There were 4 ICE vehicles staging at Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot. This is a clear violation of city and park board policy. 1/

Four years ago today, Amir Locke was tragically killed by a Minneapolis SWAT officer executing a no-knock warrant. He was 22 with dreams of a music career and a life beyond his senseless death. We remember Amir, stand with his family, and fight for the justice he deserves. Rest in power, Amir.

My friend, Senator @omarfatehmn.com, is running for re-election to continue repping South Minneapolis in the Minnesota State Senate! In Fateh, we will always have a fighter ❤️‍🔥 join me in supporting his campaign: Fatehfor62.com If you live in Senate District 62, show up & caucus for Fateh tomorrow!

Helping spread: Zion Community Commons seeks volunteers to organize their free store, especially clothing. 1697 LaFond Ave in St. Paul, green door on Aldine, located in the back left corner in the basement. Show up ready to eat food and chat with neighbors! Hours this week in image.

If one lived in a state under an extraconstitutional occupation by a lawless paramilitary militia loyal only to the President, said state’s governor might have to resort to extraconstitutional means to remedy a situation like this, or you might be stuck with Tim Walz in which case you’re screwed

This is how Tom Homan reacts to losing a court case to free a medically fragile 5-year-old who was used as bait to lure his dad so they could be imprisoned in a measles factory. Fuck any de-escalation stories that come out.

An ad for Minnehaha Academy just played on Hulu. “Distinctively Christian” as their tagline. WTF?

The federal occupation of Minneapolis has devastated our small businesses. Particularly, our immigrant-owned businesses. That’s why I’m working with my colleagues to bring forward a $5 million “Small Business Resiliency Fund” for small businesses impacted by “immigration enforcement”. 1/

I have heard this rhetoric from my liberal (not leftist) neighbors — I wish this were just a stupid thing Frey is saying, but people are ACTUALLY THINKING IT INDEPENDENTLY.

This is an @elliottpayne.org appreciation post. Not only has he spent every day (!) personally patrolling our neighborhood, he showed up for the Alex Pretti ride and naturally protected his fellow riders. Elliott is the best of Minneapolis: nothing but respect for my Council President. 🫡

DFL legislators need to insist on a compensation fund of tens of millions of dollars to offset economic harms of the ICE siege. It infuriates me that Mercado Central has to hold a $500,000 bake sale to hold onto their building. Tens of fucking millions.

You’re describing an emergency. The world is also watching you and waiting for you to do something. Are you going to establish an eviction moratorium? Rent is due today.

My kid and I go to dance class here every week. I’ve had her birthday parties here for three years. My neighbor was there this morning and a ICE agent ran into him with his car. The brutality of ICE is inescapable, baked in to our day-to-day lives.

ICE is camped out at a free clinic/food shelf on the Northside if you'd like to see how de-escalation and targeted enforcement is going.

"ICE OUT NOW!" in the windows of the Landmark Lagoon Cinema. Uptown Minneapolis January 29, 2026

Here is a video taken just this morning of ICE pepper spraying my friend who was standing several feet away, and behind a fence, from agents attempting an abduction. Nothing about their conduct has changed. We need to continue our observations but please do so as safely as possible. Fuck ICE.

I have held my nose and voted blue no matter who for my entire adult life. But I really think Amy Klobuchar for governor (in this political climate) is going to break that streak.

yeah sorry to any out-of-towners made uncomfortable by this, but FYI it's pretty easy to look up the AirBnBs in your neighborhood, see if they're rented, see if they only have on-street parking, and then make it part of a daily routine to keep an eye out. ICE are not our neighbors.

To be fair, “Your rhetoric is why we assault and might potentially kill you” is the bedtime story half the GOP tells their kids

Okay I love some good wordplay

I think they changed it back!

LOL at Brad Lander in the hallway at the Uptown VFW getting bumped by randoms trying to get through while he’s Zooming into the ICE OUT NOW / Monarca recap call on his cell phone 😂😂😂

Thank you, Jason, for absolutely everything you are doing for our ward and our city. I could not be prouder to have voted for you, to be represented by you, to see your dedication and resolve and tirelessness day in and day out. This Ward 9 neighbor is so grateful for you ❤️❤️

Hot comms tip for nonprofits, if you can't make a clear statement that you are against ICE and racially discriminatory kidnappings, don't bother making a statement at all. A mealy mouthed statement that somehow doesn't mention immigration or ICE is not worth putting out.

There will be generational collective and individual trauma from the occupation, no doubt. Let us Minnesotans look to Black feminist theory, Indigenous theory, and so many other marginalized groups’ theories for solace and a roadmap for how to survive and heal.

An angel stopped his minivan in traffic on Lake Street, pulled a "crush ice" sign out of the back, waved it around for a minute, gave his sign to me, then drove away.

This is tonight. Good stuff. If you haven't done it yet, DO NOT DELAY.

Listen to disabled people: That will end badly for everyone

Good people. This feels like an incredibly awkward post to make when we are in survival mode as federal terrorists take over our city. But I’m putting this out there that I’m LOOKING FOR WORK in justice-centered spaces, and I would be grateful for your help! Who am I? What do I do? 👇

Even if the immediate spectacular terror of the last month has calmed, ICE is still here, people are still being taken. And when this surge does end, it will take months or years for people to recover. Jobs lost, wage-earners taken, businesses closed — longterm resources are needed.

Go off, Boss!

This is an incredible clip. Please watch. I’m so proud to have known @elliottpayne.org from many years ago. He is steadfast, practical, and determined. We need him in higher office and I also don’t wish that reality on him (unless he chooses to run!). Thank you for representing our city, Elliott.

Remember how the officer who killed George Floyd knew George Floyd?

I find it funny to see people on Bluesky posting about how hard it is to recognize people on Signal because they have weird user names. Meanwhile they’re changing their Bluesky name for every holiday and passing joke!

When Walz capitulates on a thing like this it really sends the message, whether true or not, that he just doesn’t care at all, because it is so starkly different than his behavior when he clearly does care about something (even very worthy things like schools and trans kids).

The conciliatory tone from Frey and Walz about “productive” calls with Trump & Homan is insane. They have murdered and kidnapped your constituents! They’re holding hostages in camps! Stop schmoozing and start demanding abductees’ return, accountability for agents, & ICE’s complete departure.

What do we need instead of ICE? What do we need instead of Border Patrol? What do we need instead of police? What do we need instead of jails, prisons and detention centers? All of those institutions divert funding away from life enhancing institutions. What do you want to see in their place?

Bless the federal workers and contractors taking pictures of their emails

The next MN legislative session convenes February 17th. Things move fast in session, and there are always unexpected shenanigans and drama eating up time. Get in your legislators ears now about what you want to see. To level up your MNleg nerd skills, continue reading for some tips.

I keep telling people that Bovino and Noem leaving is nothing. If anything Homan is worse because he’s effectively and understands not to draw attention. He doesn’t parade around and cosplay like those two.

Cried in both my sessions this morning if you want to know what life as a therapist in Minneapolis is like right now. (What would Freud say? Did he ever cry with his patients in agony witnessing cruelty and torture? I can’t even bring myself to read the theory that could ground me.)

My neighbor, a single mother of two in South Minneapolis, was abducted today and everything about it is heartbreaking. There is an immediate (and steep) financial need for lawyer costs. I know there are so, so many of these right now, but please consider this dear family: gofund.me/9516b14f7

Totally normal times

Seasoned war reporter visits Minnesota and compares it to the Arab Spring. Oof. Good reporting, he gets to the heart of what is happening here. 🎁 link.