Well Der Spiegel is telling it like it is: “brutal commander;” “The hate in the city towards the masked migrant hunters is nearly boundless.” Yes, they are nothing but evil goons literally hunting down any non-white person they see and they STILL need to ALL leave NOW!

A friend flew into MSP in last few days. Got in a classic “what brings you here” convo. The woman he was next to said “I’m coming to visit my husband; he’s an ICE agent.” Friend shocked into silence; then said, ” I think he should quit his job.” Woman: “Yeah, he’s been thinking about quitting…”

Speechless; we’re into almost unbelievably symbolic biblical parable-like territory. The women SAVED THE ICE AGENT’s LIFE, despite having been detained, despite everything brutal that has happened to the people of MN. Morals, empathy, and care for others no matter who are a thing—unless you’re ICE.

Sentences that qualify as “good news” in 2026 & that I did not expect to ever hear

It’s approximately -10 degrees in Minneapolis. The wind chill is almost -30. I love my people. 💙 Stunning turnout!

ICE is in my rural MN hometown today for the 1st time since the surge began. My hometown is one of the most diverse places in MN, and ppl—including former classmates—are full of fear. People have already been taken. There was an observer training yeserday w/250 ppl. Rural MN doesn’t all “love ice” 😓

Beautiful! Pure Minneapolis

There’s been much discourse on “why do they keep attacking MN/Minneapolis,” and this photo sums one reason up. We have a huge number of very “average” looking white people who welcome & stick up for their Muslim, immigrant, refugee, etc. neighbors! They hate us because we care about everyone!

I need a Minnesota flag emoji so bad, but once again I am proud of my state💙

Re-boosting this—please donate if you can or please please do send this to friends outside MN asking how to help. Their fundraiser has a long way to go and they really needs the support so they can help their friend and co-worker! He was taken in a suburb in a quiet way, so not a well-known gofundme

Yes, & the various beautiful flavors of the Minnesota accent are *notoriously* hard to fake convincing & consistently, hence why I've laughed at most portrayals of our accent in movies and TV. It's usually so bad! You you can imagine the dudes in many of the videos calling into the KFAN line lol😂

Hello Bluesky, especially non-Minnesota ppl: If you have money to spare, a beloved co-worker of an old friend's mom was abducted by ICE 3 days ago, and immediately sent to El Paso. Please help if you can! (and yes he was abducted despite having valid work permit to 2030 & no criminal record...)

Translated video during the 911 call from the family of the man who was shot through the door of his house, after being chased by federal agents and having a confrontation outside the house. definitely contradicts the DHS story and of course they don’t sy vulnerable children were in the house

Please spread the truth!! From StarTrib, it was the man’s FAMILY who came outside of HIS HOUSE to defend him, they ran inside and he was shot in the process. the man had been chased by agents (with knows WHAT warrants) and he drove back to his house! there were children in the house!

Weird coastal elite New Yorker article “the quiet and sedate minneaotans seem to have stopped protesting.” Minnesotans: “i will go out to support my neighbors against armed federal agents who shoot people and protect myself with my broiling pan”

Unreal. So screwed up.

Little did I know when I voted for Elliott Payne (now Council President) in 2021 that one day he'd be standing up for constituents during a violent, often-unconstitutional federal occupation of Ward 1 + the whole city. What a leader; a leader who I also wish didn't have to be leading in this way.

The absolute swarm of my beloved fellow Minnesotans responding to this gives me so much hope💙 The current regime wants wo badly to move Mpls (+the state/nation) backwards but they forgot Minneapolis’s motto is En Avant! Forward!

If you’re looking for ways to help MN💙

Truly, you cannot silence us, and Minnesotans have—to put it lightly—had it.

You cannot silence Minnesotans! Minneapolis, Jan. 10, 2026

Even mother nature and the sidewalks of Mpls do not want a different form of ICE here

Minnesota Forever🫡

Please, donate if you can to support families in Minneapolis.

ICE OUT NOW

Gov. Walz invoking the 1st Minnesota’s legendary charge at Gettysburg, paraphrasing as couldn’t catch all of it: “When things looked really bleak it, was Minnesota’s 1st that held the line on that July day. It may be the case that the nation is now looking to us [again, at this time]. - 1/2

Walz just now during news conference: “Leave my people alone. Leave our state alone.”

Minneapolis showed up tonight; solid blocks of people at peak, which was a bit later than this video (& this only captures not quite half the crowd). ICE OUT NOW!

Nice arguement. However, I have already portrayed myself as the sleek 1941 Lincoln Zephyr and you as a seething Cybertruck stuck in a snowbank.

I‘ve long felt that Metro Transit should use a modern version of Twin City Rapid Transit‘s late period PCC yellow/green livery, or their classic yellow/green/burgandy-ish color (could sub in blue). Would be so much nicer! MT’s buses especially look so meh (and show dirt) w/so much blank white!

Shockingly out of touch, callous, and dismissive by Commissioner “NY Liberty“ Engelbert. Especially when reffing arguably played a significant role (even though it wasn’t the only factor) in Collier and the Lynx not winning the title in 2024. Calling Napheesa Collier a “loser” is loser behavior.

Absolute garbage refereeing

NATISHA HIEDEMAN!!! dannngg

Would love to see better attendance for the upcoming Lynx playoff games! Are they still not opening up all the seats? What gives? I feel like Ballhalla tonight was twice as loud & rowdy/boisterous, in the best way, as the Lynx crowd was in Game 1, in addition to being far larger in size!

What's even funnier about Mayor Frey's "playground downtown" focus is that he's been the mayor for 8 yrs and hasn't managed to do basic "wow fun winter playground stuff!" that *used* to exist, like an outdoor ice skating rink (or two!) Locals and tourists enjoy skating! It's "so Minnesota!" And yet!

Can only echo this. I wouldn't vote for him if I still lived in Minneapolis, but it is SO important that he has actively opposed the transphobia that's all over the internet + media, related to the shooter. Minnesota supports the trans community.

Why is it this that finally made me flat out cry? (It's a good picture and evocative. Shoes in hand so whoever it is can get to the school faster. No face shown so doesn't feel exploitive. Also I know that street, have parked right there many times.)

This story was really touching/tragic/oh my gosh. The kid apparently had broken his arm, then re-injured it last night, causing him to miss school. 2 of his friends apparently among injured, so he very well would have been at risk. He made a paper airplane with one hand and gave it to Corin Hoggard😭

As a Minnesotan not living in MN, my heart is once again torn apart by what’s happened there today. I can offer these photos of the stunning sunset (with rising new crescent moon) in Durham, NC last night as a bit of peace. Thinking of those directly and indirectly affected + everyone in MN.

100% yes. These poor children. "I don't feel safe," said the boy to his father. We've failed this child, all children, & everyone. The StarTribune's photojournalist(s) have captured some especially heartrending images of terrified children & reuniting families, showing the impact of the violence :(

Yes!! Impatience, inattentiveness, etc. can *so* easily turn into violence. The mocking of bicyclists for caring about this is sick. Someone extremely close to me lost a beloved family member due to a careless, lazy, inattentive driver. I was there when they got the news; I’ll never, ever forget. 😣

As much as I may critique MnDOT and things back in Minnesota [because I care about the issues a lot!], here’s a good article on the awful status quo for bike and pedestrian infra funding (and safety) in NC. It’s BAD bad here. Makes MN look like Denmark! NcDOT’s Division of Rail is amazing, though.

This makes my day; more people are biking to the Minnesota State Fair each year! If the demand keeps increasing maybe they’ll consider adding multilevel racks?! Or even a multilevel partly enclosed storage structure, at least at the Como location?! Not room to keep expanding on 1 level forever!

1/? I see there’s criticism regarding this article. I just spent 4 days in Seattle, a city w/its own homelessness + opioid crisis, & didn’t have one bad transit experience. No smoking/drug use. The trains and buses weren’t dirty & did not smell of various types of smoke, and the ridership was high.

To respond to this in another way: It’s very clear that based on my own experiences, the below, housing, transit, and other data, their rail transit buildout and the TDM-type program Mary mentioned in a different post, Seattle has decided it wants to be a city! Minneapolis and St. Paul haven’t.

The number of people in Seattle who use light rail to access the airport is really impressive! Also a sad commentary on how few MSP passengers use the Blue Line these days, despite the travel time to downtown being much shorter and more competitive with driving…it should be packed like this train!

Not only is this a very on-brand Pohlad story (read the whole thread!), at the game I attended on Monday, I saw that bottled water at Yankee Stadium also costs $6, in a much more expensive metro. What is this, Jim—New York?!

On one hand, this game includes the poor 2025 Minnesota Twins. On the other hand, baseball on a night like this! ❤️

This is important & is probably one factor of the many that’s tamping down Metro Transit’s (MN) ridership. Given that younger people are usually a large part of ridership, this hurts that much more.

So, baseball people: Suggestions on the best moderately-priced sections (especially for opposing fans) to sit at Yankee Stadium? I've read about the places for opposing fans to stay away from, but have heard a mix of opinions on the best sections.