Quick reactions after learning that no, nobody could stop him. 1/ goodauthority.org/news/trump-m... 1/

Hey world, Operation Metro Surge isn't over. Nearly 1,000 🧊are still here, thousands still sheltering in place, rent is coming due & mutual aid networks are running out of funds. We need more people and companies to step up. Please don't forget about Minnesota. (photo taken over I-35E in St. Paul)

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"It wasn't just that I was moved by it. I was tactically impressed by it. It is from the heart, but extremely well organized, and it was such a thing to see." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social talks the Minneapolis resistance network with @weissmann.substack.com on The Illegal News:

#MorningVibe In 1954, Edward R. Murrow reminded us that disagreeing with those in power isn’t the same as being disloyal. He warned against letting fear take over & replacing evidence with accusations. This is a call to courage. Freedom doesn’t protect itself.

Speaking for many Minnesotans when I say this makes me want to 🤮

What's a little 5 below wind chill? Still fighting the good fight in St. Paul. ❄️✨️

The first time I heard Jesse Jackson's fiery exaltation to "Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive!" I was working as an exalted gofer for the AP. Nearly four decades later, Jackson's words take on new meaning here in Minnesota and elsewhere. open.substack.com/pub/pamschmi...

The Epstein survivors. The citizens of Minnesota. The people of Ukraine. Three remarkable examples for all of us of courage, persistence, and resistance in dark times. We will not merely endure, we will prevail.

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what I want people to feel, when they look at South Korea and the UK and Brazil holding elites accountable, is that it's possible here too. Elect true leaders this year and in 28, empowered - but also driven by us, the people - to hold the criminals accountable for their crimes. It's possible.

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

The worst of the worst.

No words.

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My old stomping grounds. This happened in a neighborhood known for its beautiful old houses and right in front of Nina's Coffee, where I've been countless times. At least 3 friends witnessed the aftermath. ICE continues to make life so much more dangerous for all of us.💔 share.google/KNoDkESRto1Z...

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

The view over I-35E in St. Paul on Sunday. The ice sculpture is gone, but the sentiment behind it isn't going anywhere. 🔥 ✨️✨️

In a state swirling with cruelty, you can still find love in so many places. All you have to do is look around. ❤️ open.substack.com/pub/pamschmi...

This. Exactly.

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It wasn't a sign. It was a gorgeous ice sculpture. Here it was in all its splendor -- before it was desecrated.✨️

His enemies spend a lot of time attacking that Mamdani’s a “social democrat.” What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy. That’s sadly rare in politics these days.

Hey @governorwalz.mn.gov tonight my kid and I escorted a teacher home so they didn’t get kidnapped by ICE. Then I got home myself to find that my neighbor had *just* been stabbed by a man on the Aldine bridge. That man was holding a sign that said “Come legally or don’t come at all” DO SOMETHING.

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If anyone was wondering, the ~23% reduction in ICE agents in Minnesota apparently doesn't include the ones down the street that are lurking, now as I type this, as vulnerable folks are getting their kids to the school bus this morning. We cannot rest until ICE is gone, entirely.

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I have so much respect and admiration for Ms. Levy Armstrong, arrested after leading a protest at a church only blocks from my home. Grateful to the NYT for calling out out the regime's lies and smears against her. 🔥 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

Not another fucking dime for this. Not one single penny. Your body cam BS ain’t gonna cut it, Chuck

This is a fact

How about running on slippery ground with your finger on the trigger while aiming at someone? bsky.app/profile/thef...

Three rules in FBI firearm training: 1. Always point your weapon downrange 2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot 3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like

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"Nothing is normal, not even things that seem normal. Everything that appears normal is an illusion, a bigger lie than The Big Lie. Normalcy is impossible here without erasure. Normalcy is violence." Devastating true words from @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social lithub.com/letter-from-...

Bad Bunny sticks it to Trump as he says ICE out and 'we are not aliens' at Grammys

if you’re tear gassing little kids you lose your job, you get arrested, tried, and jailed simply no other option in a civilized society, these goons must face consequences

I wrote about a mysterious tablet of ice that materialized ever so briefly in St. Paul--a frozen monument to bravery that reminds us that beauty is everywhere here, in spite of everything. open.substack.com/pub/pamschmi...

I love MN

And there you have it. The feral government’s violent assault on the people of Minnesota will continue.

This excerpt from @adamserwer.bsky.social's latest points to something that Alex Pretti's vocation as a nurse brought to mind: What we're seeing in Minneapolis is resistance, but resistance based on care. I've said before that what we need is a care economy. What we're getting is a care resistance.

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my expectation of democratic senators is that they find 1/10th of the bravery of your average 70 year old lutheran lady following ICE around mpls in her subaru crosstrek

🚨🚨👇 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...

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We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.* The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity. newrepublic.com/article/2041...

This was how more than 60 of us channeled our collective heartbreak and fury today -- bundled up on a bridge in St. Paul, taking sustenance from each other and the hundreds (thousands?) of supportive honks from passing motorists. ✨️We the people✨️ will have the final say.✊️✊️

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I don’t see too many people talking about what an incredible accomplishment it was for MN officials and lawyers to get those affidavits and that motion written and filed and to get a Trump appointed judge to issue a TRO against the feds to stop them from destroying evidence - all in the same day.

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

"They do not realize that we are different in Minnesota. Even if we disagree, there is a fundamental belief in humanity. I hope that people can see what was happening here is bigger than parties – it’s really about people’s fundamental human rights." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...