Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

At the Alex Pretti memorial this afternoon, people are unfurling four very large banners. They read, "How many more will ICE murder? How many more funerals? How many more...how many more?"

remember the beginning of covid? they lost control when the culture started responding. when sports canceled games. when tom hanks tested positive. it's time for folks to get off the fence.

How can you help? Spread information. Spread it. It breaks through. It’s not meaningless.

Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help: Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org. Please donate what you can. www.2harvest.org

Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.

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ICE OUT! Iowa State Capitol Des Moines #ICEprotest #BlackAndWhitePhotography

Another video from Monument Square in Portland Maine. Hundreds of people showed up for a peaceful protest against ICE. #ICEoutofMaine #ICEprotest

Note how there's no violence or chaos when the cops aren't rioting.

As this catastrophic storm threatens nearly 180 million people, remember, the Trump administration has been relentlessly trying to defund FEMA. A lot of people are about to find out what this agency does when it doesn’t show up.

RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.

Now that the White House is using AI to edit photos of their political opponents to create fascist propaganda I’m wondering if anyone could have seen this use of AI coming. Okay I’m hearing lots of people did and they were forced to watch corporations smother the masses with the technology anyways

Forty years in the Siberian wilderness: the Old Believers who time forgot

Links: Definitely click thru and read the MPR piece. Catches them in really shameless lies. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

I try to avoid hyperbole when it comes to Trump policies, but this is absolutely frickin’ insane—on about eleventy different levels. Massive, systemic Fourth Amendment violations because … reasons.

I am very worried about the widespread, long-lasting power outages that may follow the icy side of this storm. Prolonged power outages during prolonged frigid temperatures is a recipe for hypothermia, frostbite, and carbon monoxide poisonings.

this guy was almost attorney general of the United States and he would have been if he’d been slightly less of an asshole to his Republican colleagues

ICE kidnapped a 5-year-old and sent him alone to a facility in Texas. Hell isn't hot enough.

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence. "You gain a +2 status bonus to attack rolls against the target of your Exploit Vulnerability."

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42 and post the second sentence. "Its fluted, merlot-colored blossoms suggest a Victorian lady’s crinoline ballgown."

RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab

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

SEIU, which represents nearly 2 million workers around US, are holding Friday actions in solidarity with the Minnesota economic blackout, from the Twin Cities to Orlando, to Columbus, to Phoenix, to Seattle, to Boston, to LA, to New York.

This is a very smart and creative use of power: Maine's secretary of state just stopped issuing unmarked license plates for ICE vehicles. Any public officials who oppose fascism should be thinking about how they can use their offices like this.

1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills. This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history. If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Minneapolis AFL-CIO and several Minnesota labor bodies have called for a General Strike on Friday to protest ICE's occupation of the city. Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national. paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...

In Germany, a lot of houses have these Stolpersteines on their sidewalks or stoops. They’re a memorial to victims of the Holocaust who were ripped from that home. Some houses have a few. Other houses have many. ICE has started going door to door in America.

We ALL need to call our reps and tell them NOT to find ICE! www.house.gov/representati...

It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.

Keep getting the word out: www.leftvoice.org/workers-acro...

Book Cover of the Day: #Caturday

My latest: Recently, Donald Trump told us how he really feels about the midterms: “When you win the presidency, you don’t win the midterms.” His conclusion was stark: “We shouldn’t even have an election.” www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

Ingestion of death cap mushrooms has led to 35 hospitalizations, 3 deaths, and 3 liver transplants in California. Death caps remain poisonous even after cooking. Remember to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms and keep an eye on kids and pets.

#Discover #News #Food #Mushrooms #California www.yahoo.com/news/article...

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🚨🚨🚨 I know everything is going to hell, but a reminder that the FINAL DEADLINE to enroll in #ACA healthcare coverage is MIDNIGHT *TONIGHT* in 40 states. 1/ acasignups.net/26/01/12/gro...

The wildcat, so elusive it's considered 'the ghost of the forests', is making a comeback across parts of Europe. share.google/bln8cdyZjirf...

At a time when multiple federal departments run by Donald Trump have posted Nazi slogans or imagery or songs in the last week—with the total number of incidents being impossible to count just on one hand—Trump is now demanding lists of Jews from U.S. institutions. Time to wake the fuck up, all.

BREAKING — Mark Dion, Mayor of Portland, Maine just released this media statement re: ICE coming to the Portland and Lewiston. He says "While we respect the law, we challenge the need for a paramilitary approach to the enforcement of federal statutes." Full statement shared with me:

Trump Wants us Afraid and Disoriented. 3 Interrupts to Stop the Freefall and Regain Steadiness open.substack.com/pub/paultsha...

Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager

Gourmet magazine gets a rescue! www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...

Hey, if you wanna support what’s going on in Minnesota to fight fascism, here’s a verified list of organizations and people doing the work as well as mutual aid funds: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold by an immigration agent. Here's what we found: