The president of the United States is so brain-dead that he doesn't remember which country he's threatening to destroy the world's greatest military alliance over.

Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland. And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.

Kahless tells us that the darker it is, the more the smallest light stands out. A true warrior tries to be a light in the darkness, a beacon to others of honor to find and join and blaze all the brighter, and push back the dark together.

He's just straight-up telling everyone that he's deployed a vicious occupying force to brutalize an American state and terrorize every non-white resident because they didn't vote for him

it's an occupation & our public schools are the canaries in the coal mines.

This post isn't about Star Trek.

I am currently sitting in a meeting while we plan how to handle this. We will be pulling teachers from regular classes in order to teach our hybrid students. Classes are being rearranged, learning disrupted. The federal government is at war with us and we are feeing it at every level of society.

7. Troublemaker, by El Lissitzky, 1913

For those wondering if Minnesotans are ready to give up, consider this: my union (SPFE) trained over 400 people to be constitutional observers and school patrol workers today. That was just today. The trainings fill up so fast that there are waiting lists.

Taking a break from the sub zero temps and the insanity in the world for a good ol fashioned 18xx board game. Today was a chance to get 18India on the table w/o a long time between. Gave us a chance to build on what we learned a couple of weeks ago. I did not win, but learned a lot (again). So fun!

When we tell you that people are hiding…

The Norwegian government is staying fairly quiet for now, but as a sign of the shifting vibe here the former head of Norway’s armed forces has come out and called the US a “neo-fascist banana republic” and a “hostile great power without norms”. www.dn.no/politikk/tid...

We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.

DFL caucuses are in 2 weeks (Feb. 3, 7pm). Notably, the party allows anyone who identifies as a DFLer to caucus, even if they're not eligible to vote. I would suggest that caucus-goers with the privilege to attend in person, like me, prioritize delegate seats for BIPOC and immigrant non-attendees.

At what point is it journalistic misconduct NOT to refer to him as a mad king? (We are well beyond that point.)

Democrats should be the ultimate champions of immigration. “We won two world wars and invented the internet because immigrants get the job done.” Instead they’ve squandered decades chasing the gop on “border security” shit.

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

People here are outside patrolling their neighborhoods in this, trying to keep their neighbors safe from lawless armed masked goons. Armed with whistles and vests, they are essentially fighting a war against their own government and its ethnic cleansing campaign.

Two community members stand on the street corner of Central Ave and 18th St, watching over a local business in 5° temps with a wind chill of -15°. They are patrolling the area, keeping an eye out for ICE activity, doing what they can to protect their immigrant neighbors.

This is the attitude Minnesotans are giving ICE: I’m not stuck in here with you. YOU’RE stuck in here with ME

If a Minnesotan says to you, "I don't plan to let you do that," run.

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

Let’s be absofuckinglutely clear: the only reason Jake Lang made it out of our city in one piece is because counter-protesters showed the decency to still see him as human. Don’t let the press spin that. Proud of my city. Because we are not like them.

Look at the superior race, out there melting in water

this is the sickest shit ive ever seen

I always wondered, when I read Suetonius, how everyone could put up with Caligula for so long. I think I understand better now. The institutional and social inertia is so strong, especially among elites with “something to lose”. No one wants to stick their heads up first, so they go into denial.

Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia. It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.

Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.

The indigenous people in ICE custody are being held without cause. It is breathtakingly illegal.

DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee. In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.

Given the timing, we consider this to be targeted harassment as punishment for exercising our First Amendment rights. We're still handing out free whistles. And we just got in hundreds of new yard signs. Keep resisting, Minnesota. We love you.

it is functionally impossible to watch this video and not be incredibly proud of everyone standing up to the invaders, the people of minneapolis are extraordinary it isn’t going to be easy but we are going to win

We can’t quite believe we’re already two weeks into 2026 and hurtling towards our second crowdfunding campaign. In light of this, we’re delighted to announce that we will be launching our Gamefound campaign on the 3rd of March this year. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

It’s also worth noting that in addition to our “nice” quality, we are almost pathologically averse to conflict. The most we will say when someone is mean is, “well, that’s different.” So the question remains, how awful do you have to be to get us to protest in the streets?

My employer knows exactly what I’m doing and is helping set up conditions so I can be even more successful. We protect our own. Don’t fuck with our kids.

you know how there are episodes of things like The Office that are too cringe to watch and you have to leave the room because of secondhand embarrassment? this is sort of like that

One thing that people don't understand is that the community base opposing ICE is extremely committed to avoiding anything that could trigger rioting, I think largely because of the 2020 experience. Trump thinks he can redo 2020 but shoot the protesters this time, but Minneapolis isn't the same.

i am not even joking but this is the same american ingenuity that defeated the red coats

So why the fuck do *I* have to work a full time job and push my employer to protect their staff, patrol my own fucking neighborhood and hope I don’t get arrested or beaten, and call my fucking electeds to beg them for the privilege of normal life?

This is the second time in 6 years I will have to go to teaching remotely. Both times because of Trump. I’m not sure how much more of this I can take.

Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.

ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms

My partner @jasoncapsaicin.bsky.social made a step by step guide on how to break up ice in your neighborhood in Minnesota. Enjoy!

"These are not a confrontational people. In fact, they’re so pleasant that their general state of mind is referred to as 'Minnesota nice.' When I first heard the time, I just assumed the phrase was sarcastic (because I’m from New Jersey). It’s not. michaelianblack.substack.com/p/minnesota-...

Let’s be clear: ICE is rounding up minors without informing parents. The president who was friends with the dead child sex trafficker and is pals with the living owner of the kiddie porn AI is running a child kidnapping operation.

To any ICE agents reading this who are from down south—you have never experienced anything like this cold. Our European climate equivalent is literally Stalingrad. It will hurt to breathe. You will be outside in it. So will we, but we are used to it. Next week is what will break you.

Between the Packers’ epic collapse and Aaron Rodgers being destroyed, it’s been a pretty good weekend for MN football fans!

He gets sacked AND bitches to the refs? You love to see it.

The Texan’s defense owns this game. They are the only unit in the game playing with skill right now.

This. So much this.