hey friends did I forget to mention there is brand-new full-color art in this omnibus?!?!

It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have

#Booksky Not up for reading right now? We get it. Unfortunately. Want to support a small queer-owned press in the heart of Minneapolis that puts out great books anyway? We have a regularly updated Patreon for that! Levels are random - everyone gets something! www.patreon.com/CLundoff

Abolish DHS. If you can imagine a world before Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, you can imagine a world without the Department of Homeland Security. My latest at @startribune.com. (gift link)

🪶 If you need a breather, take a minute to listen to Common Loons (and a Barred Owl) call on a northern lake in late summer. (Bonus appearance by an alarmed sparrow of some sort?)

Please help her live, I think she's got a good chance but she needs support

Urgent request: Hello friends! I’m raising $925 to cover Feb. rent, and could use your help. I’m a disabled freelancer, and the “disabled” part has been far more prominent recently than I’d prefer. Thanks for your kindness in sharing this!

well, this is good. The Truth Commission we establish in 2029 after passing the Renee Good and Alex Pretti Act will want to have many further words with him. But it's good he's leaving.

Not quite funded yet. Can we get them there? (I was born in Wisconsin and now live in Minneapolis. He could be my brother. Please help if you can. It would mean a lot.)

if you are looking for a place to give a few bucks today please think about b.resale in Minneapolis. the shooting yesterday happened in front of their store. they are staying open as a refuge. they’ve been handing out free supplies for ICE watch for weeks. cashapp $bresalempls paypal.me/bresalempls

If you're not Minnesotan, you might not know that the late Philando Castile is a major reason we got free school lunches for all children in the state. When he was alive, Castile was a cafeteria worker who covered the cost of lunch for children who were too poor to eat. 1/x

I’m a blubbering mess after reading this. 😭

QRP with Purple art... A photo I've named thanks to my friend Sarah Olsen "Minneapolis is Magic" You can't ever reproduce this picture precisely, anymore, the pedestrian bridge I took it from was torn down and now is in a different place.

If you are faced with someone who still insists that ICE is detaining only violent criminals, here is a thread of receipts.

I have edited my Ko-Fi goal to reflect the fact that these temperatures are kicking my house's ass and this coming bill is also going to suck so bad. I know it's coming for most of us, but if you got extra, you'll have my thanks. ko-fi.com/karidru

Some photos I was able to take before freezing my fingers off.

Essential reading "White MNs have come to understand that MN is racist to MNs of color in many ways. Doing nothing to change that doesn’t fit the MN persona, so honestly, we have no choice but to work to create solidarity. It’s, like, the nice thing to do!" ohdionne.substack.com/p/why-is-min...

Via @lionesselise.bsky.social: gofund.me/f64c10eea

Seriously though folks— while you're calling your senators about ICE, please do the people of Minnesota another solid and also mention this.

UPDATE: $225/1,800 #MutualAid links: linktr.ee/virtuistic I hate to ask, but please help two very stressed Minneapolitans and our two cats stay housed. 🙏 Applied for a job yesterday, a grant today, and I swear I'm trying everything I can to get us back on our feet in spite of *gestures outside*

THE PEOPLE'S MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM IS ON STRIKE TOO

I think if it weren’t the most serious cold snap we’ve had in years, things would be much worse. And that’s terrifying for our unhoused neighbors. Donate to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social

bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers

Eeeeeeeee! A rare bit of good news.

Entertaining fantasies of taking every single God damn greedy grifting House member who voted to lift the mining ban on northern Minnesota right on up there and letting Minnesota eat them alive.

Lily is a wonderful writer.

Moody winter walk reflecting the world in Minnesota #Photography #Photographer #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Winter #Nature #Minnesota

This is Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea) as seen at Tifft Nature Preserve. This herbaceous perennial is native to NE USA and blooms in the fall. Tall Ironweed has dramatic purple/pink blossoms, reaches up to 6ft tall, and is a valuable source of late season nectar during.

Please help if you can. The end of the month/beginning of next month is gonna be a damn mess.

River reflections on the StCroix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota #Photography #Photographer #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Nature #Minnesota

In response to federal agents on a lawless rampage through the Twin Cities area, the Edina, City Council reaffirmed their support for the universal declaration of human rights, which right now is a radical anarchist, domestic terrorist kind of thing to do.

This is CRITICAL. I know you’re all putting your back into mutual aid & a thousand other great things, but if there’s anything left here, so many folks depend on these front-line lawyers right now.

We will be closed Friday, January 23rd. We stand with and love our community. We hope you take care of yourself and others…share acts of kindness, take time to rest and recharge, and enjoy music’s place in your life.

TWIN CITIES FOLKS WHO WANT TO HELP AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START: I put together a big list of resources. Do you want to deliver groceries? do people's laundry? work in community defense? I want to help you get connected! naomikritzer.com/2026/01/19/h...

Just got back to town to find my ARC copy of this amazingly beautiful book arrived. Everyone--this is so good, it's so good. It's about helplessness and fear and hope and resistance and it's so fucking hooky and pacey and smart. Naomi's writing hits like a fucking bolt gun.

Thread Non-violent protest is NOT peaceful protest. Politicians and the media use these words interchangeably to our detriment. And most folks don't hear the difference. Here's what I mean:

If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help. The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later: thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/

The cold is here to stay! Please help us by donating via Venmo or Cashapp- our immigrant-owned businesses need our support more than ever, and every meal we can provide in this frigid weather could be lifesaving. Info to donate is in the graphic below!

Viv has put all of her gorgeous jewelry shop on sale to raise funds for Minneapolis mutual aid. I will match whatever she raises. All the money will go to organizations listed at www.standwithminnesota.com. it's a small thing we can do to help a community we love, but it's a thing.

I've seen at least half a dozen people talk just today about how the crop art is going to be amazing this year and . . . they're not wrong. Minnesotans are seriously going through it, but at least we've got something to look forward to.

I have ARCs! So exciting to have this novel get closer to being real.

I was let go from my day job. So until I get a new income I'm a full time author. So if you want to support an author my novels are 0.99 or you can sign up for my newsletter and get books for free. Links in comments or bio. Until then my cat is enjoying my book from her box. #caturday #cats #sff

I felt like making some art last night/today and could have made something beautiful and/or meaningful but I made this instead. It's a Barbie Yaga Malibu Dream Hut. No regrets. Can't defeat fascism without joy.

This is wonderful.

It costs 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale. I sell pins, stickers, compression gloves, artist gloves, hip braces, wrist braces, compression socks, cute bags, walking sticks (selling fast!!) & more! Store: Bibipins.com

Wonderful sunset in Minnesota #Photography #Photographer #BlueSkyArt #EastCoastKin #Sunset #Nature #Minnesota

171 #photography #scape 2017, an overlook in the Blue Mountains of Australia.

I've got until Sun night to get orders in so I can pay rent next week. I'm all stocked up on fidget pendants, or there's a couple of beautiful blue labradorite to choose from: oishiny.etsy.com If you'd prefer to decorate your desktop: ko-fi.com/turtleofcalm... come grab a wallpaper! #Helpsky #💕💸

Twin Cities Leather (and adult toy store Smitten Kitten) have stopped regular operations to become a staging and delivery space for food and supply donations- they are requesting monetary donations to keep them afloat without any income www.paypal.com/paypalme/kpa...