Sharing to listen to later. As a Minnesota playwright this is my life right now.

I've been playing Magic and video games for most of my life, supporting thisnis essential.

Bad boyars except … well pretty much exactly the same actually

I launched a substack. First full essay goes up Friday, April 24th. All Friday articles will be fully accessible and free. I'm working on bonus content for paid subscribers. But the economy is crap, so most of the content will be free. kylebdekker.substack.com

1. These fees are super expensive, I know, I paid so many of them. 2. The *Cato Institute* of all places is pointing this out? They are literally funded by the Koch brothers? What is going on.

It is the anniversary of the My Lai massacre today. I'd say that even more than most years, it's important to remember what happened. And the role Hugh Thompson, an active serviceman, played in both stopping and publicising it. Despite enormous military, political and public pressure to stay quiet.

Her despair grew so great that it burst her breast open and like a bird of fire shattered the stone and broke out into the light of day--the light of day, faint in her windowless room.

This is absolutely hilarious and deserves a Veep-style TV adaptation.

Religious extremists are at the highest levels.lf our government and that should piss off every American.

We're just regular folks who are not going to take this admin and DHS treating the bill of rights like an afterthought.

Great @mprnews.org piece about how Legal Observers reduce violence. As a LO this is why I've put my life on hol.ams go out every day. youtu.be/FDVrPfZqbhU?...

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

Buried lede: he realizes that it is absolutely impossible to achieve mass deportation if that process is required, which it constitutionally is.

Hey funny story! Remember how for like 20 years we said if you tell people to only study STEM that job market would tank & also no one would be able to think critically about rhetoric or ethics, know what happened at any point in history or value much but money? Man, I love that one. Cracks me up.

Republican: “I think you should be murdered in the street.” Me: I don’t like that. I don’t want to talk to you. Ezra Klein: wow, don’t you know we all have to live here together? Lets do politics the right way like Charlie Kirk

This machine yub nubs fascists.

As there is a lot of news about immigration and who is "supposed" to be deported, it's worth talking about why the media and commentators keep using the word "criminal." Most people I hear will casually say, oh sure, we should "deport criminals."

Stop talking out of both sides of your mouth Tom. You voted to continue to fund the terror of ICE in our streets. You wanted this, you voted for this. Stop enabling fascists.

I was interviewed by @telerama.bsky.social about the federal occupation of Minnesota. It's paywalled and I'm French, but a nice view from the ground wrote up. www.telerama.fr/debats-repor...

The majority of organizing happening in Minnesota isn’t just peaceful, it’s INVISIBLE. Moms showing up who won’t be interviewed on TV, people whose ICE patrols don’t turn into viral video. The grocery runs, the donations, the people filming bc they happen to be there. Please remember this.

Friends outside the state asked me how things were in MN. I just replied with "Billy Bragg and Bruce Springsteen are writing songs about it."

ICE kidnapped 3 people in my neighborhood last night and an agent told an observer "Raise your voice, I'll erase your voice." Nothing is cooled down here.

As a reporter, I carried the home phone number of Maryland's chief district judge in my wallet. The Hon. Dennis Sweeney would, on an ask, explain to recalcitrant desk sergeants and shift lieutenants that he would hold them in contempt if they denied the public the face sheet of any shooting report.

Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

This is the opening ask? @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, @schumer.senate.gov, none of these provisions would have prevented the deaths in Minnesota. Abolishing ICE should be non-negotiable, full stop.

Abolish ICE says the most popular Dem in the party. The most popular politician of the moment. The guy who got 50% of the insane melting pot known as NYC to vote for him. Maybe he's got the right instincts? Who can say

I'm 6'2" and a Marine vet. As a Legal Observer in MN it affords me some presence and protections from DHS. What continually impresses me is how many of my neighbors are fearless in this. Women, seniors, white collar folks. And they are kicking ass at it. Some of the bravest people I've ever met.

"I never thought the company named after the evil artifact would do evil shit?" This is why teaching people STEM without the arts leads to BIG problems.

@governorwalz.mn.gov please do something. The citizens of this state have been holding the line, be the leader you need to be.

My latest video journal from occupied Minnesota. I do community defense/legal observing is one of the most diverse and low income neighborhoods of St. Paul. We are under siege. youtube.com/shorts/0Ahjk...

I'm a legal observer on the ground in MN. I've been posting videos of my ICE encounters and a daily journal on TikTok. My account has been shut down and new videos not made public. Find my stuff on IG and YT. I'm just trying to get the word out. youtu.be/ttSGP5bPbg0?...

The Atlantic Magazine just dropped a tremendous story on the Minnesota Resistance. The author is a war correspondent & sees the echoes of leaderless community empowerment around the globe: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... (supposed to be a gift link, might not work, it’s in Apple News, too.)

I've been posting daily journals as a legal observer in Minnesota and my last 2 videos have zero videos and others can't watch them.

We Minnesotans know real courage. It takes a ton of it to stand for our neighbors against such violence. Yes there is great danger, but we know the price to pay if we back down will be far too great. I won't ever comply, fuck you make me.

One of my favorite indy bookstores in town, and damn is this awesome!

See you in the streets ICE

Observers know.kne of us was murdered. And we're still out there. We will hold the line.

Fucking do something other than a phone call Tim. What the fuck, we are literally being executed in the streets.

I hate with every fiber of my being what the federal government is doing. But I've never felt so bonded with my fellow Minnesotans before. Standing side by side with my neighbors, protecting them and documenting everything. It's powerful and dangerous but worth it.

As an observer on the ground in MN, it is wild to me that every claim we make has video to back up our statement. DHS just says whatever the fuck they want, yet in a world where everyone has an HD camera in their pocket and ICE travels with videographers yet there isn't a single clip of ANY of this.

There is no if. We will win and most of us will talk of this like they do the 91' blizzard.

I'm on the ground in Minnesota as a legal observer. It can be very dangerous. For example, here is an ICE vehicle attempting to ram my car while legally observing. #ice #minnesota #legalonserver

God damn elected Democrats are lost. Brains totally cooked by consultants feeding them old data. He shouldn't even be on Fox News in the first place.

Watching coverage live on the ground video from North Minneapolis. www.youtube.com/live/TewasUR...

This is the video.

My 12 year old created a Fringe show and now we are debuting it! Please join us 3 shows remaining. Tickets at minnesotafringe.org

Hello folks! If you want to support some awesome, independent genre theater I have a show opening in October that needs your support. Thanks! igg.me/at/gospelgus...

My latest play opens up at the Minnesota Fringe tonight! It's a clowning show developed by my 12 year old starring both of us! Hope to see you there and happy #mnfringe