Loring and Steven’s Square neighbors need your help. The federal attack on our city has left our diverse and majority-renter neighborhood in dire straights. Immigrant residents can’t pay the rent. Somali restaurants can’t pay their employees. But our community is resilient.

It’s been another busy week dealing with the ICE occupation in Minneapolis, but I wanted to give you a Burrito update! We started this project just over 5 weeks ago, and since then we’ve provided over 1150 meals for people, and spent almost $12k at local, immigrant-owned restaurants!

A parent at my kids’ school was abducted a few hours ago. Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔): gofund.me/20a5b26ab

Absolutely amazing book that stunned and destroyed me repeatedly but also validated a feeling of gaslit grief for Palestine that has been so profound these past few years. 10/10 recommend this book by Canadian-Egyptian-American journalist Omar El Akkad (published Feb 2025). Free Palestine.

We’re never going to turn our backs on our neighbors and stop exercising our constitutional rights. No amount of meetings with Tom Homan or anyone in the Trump administration will change our community’s resolve. This only ends when every DHS agent leaves and they no longer exist to terrorize us.

Amid a sea of lawyers and legal observers, unidentified federal agents made a chaotic arrest in the atrium of the Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis on Tuesday morning.

This morning there was an ICE presence on McKinley street but then over 20 neighbors responded right away with their whistles and cameras and ICE left. This follows over a dozen ICE agents breaking into an apartment on Franklin Ave at 6 am this morning without presenting a warrant.

My friend lives in this building and said it was truly terrifying. The whole building woke up to their building being broken into by federal agents all to grab some guy who’s posted about being anti facist.

Been to two ATMs in South Mpls today that are out of cash. They really think they can leave Katie Cashman without cash like that?? No but seriously…. This is odd.

Caucus Night is tonight! Here's when and where to find yours: 🔵 Registration opens at 6:30 p.m. across Minnesota 🔵 Caucuses begin at 7:00 p.m. 🔵 You can find your caucus location with you address here: caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov/ 🔵 Learn more at dfl.org/caucus

Tonight is caucus night for democrats statewide. I’m all set to go to caucus for @ilhanmn and other courageous and unbought progressives running for elected office. I’ll also be introducing an ICE OUT resolution which will hopefully be adopted by the state @dfl.org party.

Bovino needs to go. Noem needs to go. Miller needs to go. But firing or impeaching any of these people will not unilaterally change what’s happening in Minnesota. That’s why Congress needs to exert some muscle over DHS/ICE funding.

Caucus night is tomorrow. My strategy for caucuses: advocate for a cause, rather than a candidate. Creating or joining an “Uncommitted - ICE Out” subcaucus makes it clear to any candidate what they must do to earn my support.

The fascists feds are arresting the black journalists who are covering Minnesotan resistance. This is not right! What Pam Bondi calls a “coordinated attack” was press coverage of a peaceful assembly - which are both first amendment constitutional rights.

I’ll be caucusing on Tuesday because it is *essential* that we elect courageous, un-bought progressives up and down the ballot this November. I hope the @dfl.org will arrange virtual caucuses and conventions for our safety and for the inclusion of those who have been forced to stay indoors.

This morning, Tom Homan said that operations will be more targeted, but that’s not what we are seeing. If you are vulnerable to deportation, I want you to know that you still have to be careful. 1/

Seems like a good video for his trial

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

If you work at a company that is doing less than the bare minimum to get ICE out of Minnesota and needs to be doing MORE, sign onto this letter! Coming together for the good of our state requires all of us.

What does “we keep us safe” mean? You’re looking at it in Minneapolis.

Rest in Power, Alex Pretti. We will never forget your courage.

Wherever you are, light a candle tonight at 7:00 to honor Alex’s memory 🕯️This is terrible but remember - you are not alone. ♥️

Are we in a black mirror episode? What is happening? Ice just executed another neighbor in MPLS. 😭 What will it take for congress to stop these rogue murderers? We need folks in EVERY STATE to demand their electeds take action. This has to stop.

Powerful march today. Keep putting salt in their gears to slow down this disgusting federal operation. ICE OUT NOW!

Anyone know with ATU 1005 joining the strike tomorrow what we can expect for interruptions to @metrotransitmn.bsky.social service? Thank you 🙏

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe & Her Father Home. They were kidnapped today in South Minneapolis. With the permission of the mother, we are reaching out to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability, & resources to keep this family together. gofund.me/6295b51b3

This is horrible. Who is running against Rep. Stauber that I can start campaigning for? That man is clearly bought and paid for by big business, not Minnesotans.

GENERAL STRIKE FRIDAY. No work. No school. No shopping. There will be a march downtown starting at the Commons Park at 2:00pm hosted by local unions and multi-faith organizations pursuing peace and justice for our people.

This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.

We passed a dope budget amendment to get public restrooms in Minneapolis this past year! It’s coming 🚽 thanks to former CM @katiecashman.bsky.social for leading on this.

Anyone have any anti-ice protest playlists they’d like to share? I need some revolutionary music today for fuel! Revolution music from chile : ✊ open.spotify.com/playlist/0ya...

I believe an important part of our resistance is organizing a large scale boycott of the companies complicit in fascism, and specifically this cruel operation. Does anyone know of a well-researched and cited list of companies getting $$$ to help ice, like hotels and car rentals, etc?

#TwinCities If you are a citizen and have an violent or harassing encounter with federal agents, do not contact MONARCA, they are flooded with calls. If you are a CITIZEN, fill out this ACLU form instead. I did, for the vehicle assault on me in November. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

I feel this so hard. Y’all don’t even know the amount of long johns and wool socks and neck gators I am ready to wear to defend neighbors. ICE hasn’t seen the HALF of what Minneapolis can do. 🚫🧊

Today, Attorney General Ellison announced a lawsuit to end ICE’s aggressive and unconstitutional surge into Minnesota. This operation was never about safety, it’s a targeted political operation and Minnesota won’t stand for it.

Friends, we need your help. A mother is raising funds to bring her son home after being kidnapped in St. Paul. Time is limited, and every contribution matters. Please help us reunite this family❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/support-be...

Mutual Aid Opportunity: COMMUNITY ALERT & CALL FOR SUPPORT Powwow Grounds on Franklin Avenue is now being activated as a community headquarters for ICE patrol observation, rapid response coordination, and community support in South Minneapolis.

We’ve seen a number of people kidnapped this morning in NE, including 2 legal observers taken on Central. @doronclark.bsky.social & I are asking our community to patrol and get outside on our busy corridors to protect neighbors. Get connected to grassroots organizing groups at defend612.com

sign in loring park - “NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US - WE HAVE TO SAVE EACH OTHER - NO MAGA - NO ICE”

Defend612 is hosting a training on 1/8 at 7pm to share skills for documenting ICE activity & supporting neighbors. Practicing ICE Watch keeps everyone safer by ensuring people know their rights, have a plan, & know how to act in the event of targeting by ICE. Register online: defend612.com/events

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

Plz dm me if you want to get connected and trained to do ice patrols. It’s important for us to be doing everything we can to prevent ICE from stealing more of our neighbors. If you’re a person of privilege, time to use it 🚫🧊

History tells us that this is NOT A GOOD IDEA. I’m so tired of war mongers spreading propaganda to advance their violent and greedy agenda of power and control.

I’m teaming up with some fellow community members to place a big order with a restaurant that has seen its business disrupted by ICE presence on the south side. And what better way than to get food for neighbors in need? Burritos are about $10 each- please donate to help us provide 50+ meals!

So happy to see @olsenforparks.bsky.social elected to lead the Minneapolis Park Board! Excellent news 🎊

Today in 1975, Minneapolis passed the nation's first law protecting trans people from discrimination

I’m grateful that Susan Du covered this story. Honestly it was liberating to talk about after years of suffering. www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...

The Council and Clerks need to schedule another meeting before the end of term so that This Council can take action on the vetoes expected tomorrow. @elliottpayne.org @aishaforward10.com

TBH, this is on the council too for not scheduling another adjourned meeting, just in case.