Hey, Baltimore, do we know these MD county/region-specific “Immigrant Rights Collective” folks who don’t want to use whistles in communal defense? Because the sound is traumatizing?

We changed the kind of whistle we use in LA to address this concern. You don't have blow THE loudest whistle for it to be effective.

I live in Minneapolis. Frankly, I cannot think of a better solution than a whistle. They're cheap, small, reliable, require no skill or training, and the sound is immediately recognizable. If we still exist in the future, I never want to hear another whistle, but for now they're an amazing tool.

It is civil defense and civil disobedienc.

Calling them “protests” is lazy, inaccurate and plays into the false narrative that’s being used to justify further escalation by the federal government. 3/3

The vast majority of what’s happening is communal self-defense. It’s not an about agitating or escalating. The whistles, the honking, the yelling — these are efforts by people to warn and protect their neighbors. 2/3

National media: Please stop describing what’s happening in Minneapolis as “protests.” There has been a modest, sustained protest outside the Whipple federal building, about 10 miles from downtown, but... 1/3

Ummm, the DOJ does not exist to make "statements." In fact, it is unethical, hopefully illegal, for the DOJ to open investigations to make "statements."

KARL: Is it appropriate for the DOJ to open criminal investigations into the mayor and governor? REP. McCAUL: I think it's very uncommon to go after political figures like that. I think it may be more of a statement than anything else.

How many months away are we from a Rubio-Lavrov pact to stab in the back and carve out pieces of Europe?

“Minneapolis learned a lot from the George Floyd protests and it shows. Well before Kristi Noem announced DHS operations in Minnesota, the neighborhood got ready.” New: a dispatch on mutual aid in South Minneapolis. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

The move comes as President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to widespread protests. on.wsj.com/4r0atvl

This is a good lesson, no matter how you come to learn it

People of color describe being stopped, questioned or detained by immigration agents despite being U.S. citizens, raising civil liberties concerns.

At Gov. Walz’s direction, the Minnesota National Guard have been mobilized and are staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies.

There are apparently a lot of people who objected to this state of affairs. But why?

Fight and help win a world war. Establish a global order that cements your national power for 80 years. Blow it all up. What am I missing?

KANSAS

Christianity is/was a religion for the oppressed, one of the few at the time where “the chosen” were those who found the faith, not those directly appointed. So, it was popular among the slaves, the downtrodden. Protesting against ICE is a continuation of that tradition.

“Never signed up to be martyrs.” Martyrdom is a fairly central tenant to Christianity. All Hirschfeld is doing is acknowledging the reality of protest. We like to think nobody is hurt or dies at peaceful protests, but less-lethal munitions are misused, and concrete can still split a skull open.

The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs. n.pr/45TIwwT

Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.

Elections do matter.

KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: Minnesota National Guard under Gov Walz's command will not be wearing facemasks and will have reflective vests on. This will distinguish them from the people cosplaying for ICE/CBP/DHS.

People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.

@rbreich.bsky.social (a/k/a @samreich.bsky.social's dad) posted a CTA with anti-ICE organizing information. A resistance twitter grifter screenshotted it, stripped the link — the grifter's post did numbers. We are absolutely not ready for AI. www.patreon.com/posts/148484...

More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality: www.bbc.com/news/magazin...

Pass. It. On. 😎✨ 👇👇👇

"passed away"

What did the coroner say about the death? Weird that you don’t put that in the description. Coroner ruled that he was murdered. Not some random death they differed over. DHS murdered him.

The Trump administration is seeking to deport two men who provided accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp that differed from the Department of Homeland Security’s description of the incident.

They’re trying to deport witnesses to a murder by ICE guards

Kristi Noem has guaranteed bonus payments to ICE agents who murder, assault, teargas, pepper spray, car jack and arrest US citizens. They get their bonus payments even if the person they attack is subsequently released with all charges dropped (as happens in almost every single incident).

the Daily Caller out there once again implying the 2nd Amendment is only for white people

23yo St. Paul woman born in Minnesota with no criminal record detained by ICE for 2 days. Why? Who knows? But her name is Nasra Ahmed.

ICE forcibly removed at least four individuals, including two minors, from their home on January 15th at 5:30 PM. According to a neighbor, the youngest individual was approximately 12 to 13 years old.

(h/t Amelia Buttress)

Reminder: Troops are still deployed in NYC subways, under the Biden administration's direction, as ordered by Kathy Hochul, both Dems. The National Guard is in NYC subways supposedly to "fight crime," even though NYC crime is at close to historic lows🤡 1000 troops have been there since March 2024

Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military

I am so fucking tired of the propaganda around policing being a dangerous job. Top ten most dangerous jobs: Logging Fishing/Hunting Roofers Trash collectors Pilots Construction Truckers Landscapers Farmers Steelworkers Police rank 20th Sincerely, a carpenter

I read through the whole list of those who died after 2002. There is only one in the whole bunch who died a vilolent death in the line of duty in the US. They count cancer deaths for people who helped clear 9/11 debris, COVID, heart attacks, dengue fever contracted in Indonesia, anything.

Yes they are. Including the one that accidentally shot himself with his own gun.

They are also counting ICE agents who just die for any reason.

Being born and bred oilfield I'm also here to tell you working in the oilfield is a lot more dangerous than being an ICE agent. And there are cops in Texas that will tell you it's safer for them to be a cop than an oilfield hand.

Just remember that your pizza delivery driver has a higher chance of injury or death while working than a police officer. Conversely you have a higher probability of death being around a police officer than you do being around a pizza guy. 🫡 🍕

Here's a little secret about what ICE is doing. They are including all agents who died before ICE was formally created in 2003 when telling us how dangerous being an ICE agent is. How do I know this? I went by the fallen agents page.

Tariffs. Expansionism. Sending armed guards into communities. Trump is showing EXACTLY the same kind of out of control and abusive behavior our Founding Fathers rebelled against 250 years ago.

“Give me Greenland, or I will raise taxes on my own people!”