first they came for our supercitizens and i said nothing, because i didn’t exercise powers that exceed those of ordinary citizens while being shielded from legal accountability

Hey Marylanders: Van Hollen and Alsobrooks are on the list of co-sponsors. Time for us to give them a call and tell them to drop this shit.

a year ago i wrote a story that went viral over here about how republicans could create a de facto national care ban for trans medicine to stop it, democrats would have to hold the line in funding talks, and staff in congress told me they were unsure if they would today, they stopped it

Full Circle’: American Indian Movement patrols are back on Minneapolis streets as tensions rise. ictnews.org/news/full-ci...

there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...

Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol

“Ecosystem degradation is occurring across all regions. Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse (irreversible loss of function beyond repair). [high confidence]”

i am a middle aged white mom with a minivan. i live in a brick ranch and vote democrat in every election. i am the electoral equivalent of a free space in bingo. I PROMISE THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AT MY KITCHEN TABLE

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Ironically, this man has just exemplified the collective white panic we're living through right now. The idea that he isn't powerful EVERYWHERE means that something is WRONG, and whichever arena he's in that doesn't perceive him as a VIP must be defective or insufficient.

With only $28.7 billion in funding, ICE has successfully been able to steal $14k from two US citizens. Sure it’s easy to criticize racism, but what if I told you it comes with a 0.00005% return on investment?

This is a definition that has literally nothing to do with working or class.

When honoring Dr. King's legacy, we must discuss the significance of Coretta Scott King, Dr. Kris Burrell argues. When Coretta declared, “I was called, too,” she insisted we remember her not as a shadow of her husband, but as an equal. 🗃️ clioandthecontemporary.com/2026/01/19/i...

Utterly prophetic, was Rev. King and JFK as well...

Meet the Minneapolis Protest Brass Band. The band is made up of community members that got together to bring joy to everyone. This is what Minnesota is all about. Nice folks, working together, supporting each other. And we love them.

This is the fucking limit. I had no idea that Amazon drivers AREN'T ALLOWED TO SING wat CRUSH this monopoly wtf my levels were already redlining www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Van Hollen: "I am not going to cast a vote -- not one dime -- to support this lawless, brutal Trump ICE operation"

Organizers in Minnesota are calling on all of us to stand in solidarity with them by taking action nationwide this week, culminating on Friday, January 23.

"It’s one of the many ways in which, with Sinners, Coogler creates space for Chinese Americans to tell their own stories and exist beyond the black and white binary”' #HATM www.aaartsalliance.org/magazine/sto...

Literal Immaculate Reception

In my view, the rhetorical energy spent attempting to answer the question of whether Trump is fascist (as if fascism is a single, monolithic definition) would be better spent examining how fascism as a phenomenon is changing and evolving through its metabolization by the Trump administration.

To be clear, Disney asked for quotes, then deleted the post because folks passed the vibes check 😂

Apologies for the emotion, but my grandparents have been married for 72 years today. Their marriage has lasted a war, flight from 3 countries, and dementia, but my grandfather (100) cannot take his daily walk because it's not safe to be outside looking like an elderly immigrant in Chicago.

Ice just ran a car off the road in Saint Paul and totaled the vehicle for no other reason then that they could

this is insane

this tells me that more white men over 35 should be in the streets screaming “no son of mine” & “you’re a goddamn embarrassment” & “i’m glad your mother is dead, son, because you’re a sorry, shitty mess i’d never want her to see” & “your mom & i wish i’d left the better part of you in a sock.”

This was the 26th dedicated ICE air deportation flight to operate out of Minneapolis-St. Paul International since January 1, 2026. We estimate they've deported 1,830 people on these flights - just over 100 per day, on average, so far this month.

Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges

For those asking for more practical steps, here's some of the tools and platforms we use at Bellingcat. The AutoArchiver allows online media to be collected and automatically archived, allowing centralised collection of sources www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

it makes no sense that it's okay to signal what sports team you like and what beer you drink and what car logo Calvin should piss on, but signaling your DEEPLY HELD VALUES is cringe

“Research from UCLA shows Black homeowners were not just the most likely to lose their homes, but are the least likely to have moved toward rebuilding them. They hold the lowest # of approved permits and the highest share of empty, barren lots.”

Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision went far beyond civil rights. He called for the “total, direct, and immediate abolition of poverty”—and believed only a multiracial working-class movement could get us there. inthesetimes.com/article/mart...

"Citizenship and liberty should not depend on a person’s ability to gather paperwork from behind detention walls or retain legal counsel under duress. If normalized, this approach puts countless citizens at risk of detention first and verification later.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Peter Yazzie is a Diné (Navajo) man who was 'detained' by ICE in Phoenix on Jan. 12, yet another Native American who has been targeted. ICE agents saw his US ID +proof that he is a Diné citizen, but snatched him anyway. Here's a video of him speaking about his experience youtube.com/shorts/WOATv...

Her mother called 911 for help… and got turned into ICE instead. They placed her and her five year old daughter in a hotel and told them not to contact anyone. ICE didn’t want the community fighting for them. Mother & daughter have been deported to Honduras and the local police were complicit.

i think about this every time i look at the latest Overdrive or Hoopla or Kanopy invoice. unless prices or demand stabilize, our budget and thus our library will soon be describable as “lessee of digital content with a legacy dead-tree side concern.” 📚

New collection of statements and essays on Indigenous peoples experiences with borders and migration, with an excellent introduction. Tons of Tribes have put out strong statements following the murder and kidnappings in Minneapolis. Organized new to old so you can check back.

"A US regulator ruled on Thursday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company had acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power massive data centers in Tennessee." - @darakerr.bsky.social

(h/t Amelia Buttress)

If you're looking for a sign to switch careers: this is the sign.

ICE confirms 5th in-custody death of 2026. www.ice.gov/news/release...

FFS

Spotted these guys today keeping the morning commuters oh so safe at 5th & K. Maybe they’re holding back the throngs of angry people demanding A Baked Joint reopen.

“Not out of fear, out of baked goods” Someone translate this to Latin and put it on a crest please

“ICE agents, get out now because historically, this ends with you hanging from a lamppost and your body paraded through the streets.” - the …we rate dogs guy

On my morning walk today I saw this one, which is one of my favs, on a power box. See many poster designs here: defend612.com/art/

In 2023, Elon Musk banned the words cis and cisgender from Twitter. That's when I started writing this book. What could be so powerful, dangerous, & unsettling about these words? Where did they come from? And how might we reimagine them today? Available for preorder: www.amazon.com/Cisgender-Di...