those who predicted authoritarianism were both dismissed, & deeply misunderstood, by the media my latest for @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2042...

I’m at Albi Kitchen on Nicollet and they could definitely use more support these days. We need to work hard to keep our Somali-owned businesses afloat while the community is being targeted.

URGENT: I need a Minneapolis immigration attorney for a client in the hospital and likely detained by ICE. If anyone here has contacts with someone, or better yet practices in this area, please reach out to me via DM.

It is important to promise, now, that whatever Trump builds at the White House will be torn down as soon as he leaves. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/if-he-buil...

What I would love more than anything for the holidays is for our two most shy mama cats to find their forever homes. Porsche, mom of the Auto Club kittens, since May this year. Shoyu, who is the mama of last year’s wonderful little grass Miso & Dashi, has been in our rescue since October *2024.*

Hakeem Jeffries' AI Commission is littered with corporate and tech-friendly Dems. AI is wildly unpopular, yet too many national Democratic leaders are rejecting that reality in favor of wooing back Silicon Valley. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social: prospect.org/2025/12/12/d...

Friends, we have some positive news tonight out of the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules Committee re: the DFL Feminist Caucus. The TL;DR of it is the entire feminist caucus leadership has to either undergo extensive training, or resign within 10 days.

Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...

This is the second discharge petition that has successfully led to House passage of legislation in the last 6 weeks. There is a third on a congressional stock trading ban, and it can pass if Jeffries leans into it. prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...

BREAKING: NY Gov. Kathy Hochul gutted an AI regulation bill awaiting her signature and replaced it wholesale with a weaker version sought by Big Tech firms. At least two of the groups lobbying on the bill held fundraisers for Hochul in recent weeks. prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...

Rise of anti-science rhetoric has fundamentally changed the relationship between doctors and patients And it’s getting worse. From @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/12/10/a...

People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!

3 separate election nights in Georgia, all over the past 5 weeks

ICE was in Cedar Riverside today. Amazing community turnout, be mindful of the layer of pepper spray in the snow all over the neighborhood

Dear neighbor,  I wanted to give an update on the Minneapolis Separation Ordinance being authored by myself, CM @aurinmpls.bsky.social, and CVP @aishaforward10.com. There is a public hearing at tomorrow’s Committee of the Whole meeting at 1:30PM. It’s open to the public, so feel free to testify. 1/

Have a kitty. This beautiful girl is Janis. She’s available for adoption in Minnesota through Tri-County Humane Society. You can learn more about her here: tricountyhumanesociety.org/adopt-a-cat/...

Twin Cities- it’s day 6 of the federal occupation. Today’s assignment: 1. Keep defending our neighbors. We are hearing inspiring stories every day of abductions disrupted. 2. Check on your neighbors who may be terrified. 3. Spend some money in an immigrant owned business. 1/2

It’s resolution season, and if one of your goals for the new year is becoming more engaged in your community and doing more to save democracy, it might be time to connect with an Indivisible group near you: indivisible.org/groups

So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.

It's over. Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

screen-printed fabric window banners are now available for free pickup in South Minneapolis: • moon palace books (longfellow) • b resale mpls (whittier) they are intended to be hung outside of houses like this, with the most visibility to busy streets.

children in our community are staying home from school bc families are worried about being kidnapped. our neighbors are being disappeared off our streets by masked thugs. MN needs a trifecta more than ever in 2026. find ur fighter this election session & rally like hell around them, bc we need u.

The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”

I'll just say again that any D who is not committed to expanding the court is not actually committed to...anything. no change is possible in a country where the supreme legislative body is a supermajority of robed christofascist hacks.

The constitution is colorblind unless you want to discriminate against nonwhites. Then it’s fine apnews.com/article/supr...

The Supreme Court just handed Texas Republicans at least 2 more House seats & possibly up to 5 despite the state GOP explicitly justifying their remap based on an unconstitutional use of race in redistricting. Unsurprising from this court, and it's a bad sign for the upcoming Voting Rights Act case

It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.

95% of MN Somalis are US citizens. 58% were born in the US. The only reason to target this community with immigration agents is for the sake of racial profiling and harassment - which the US supreme court says is legal now. www.npr.org/2025/09/13/n...

If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER. My latest in @thenation.com

These are good moments to remember that the CEOs of all the biggest companies in America are happy to go to White House dinners and slap this guy’s back. They do not care about this. Remember this, years from now, when they want you to forget.

Somali translation:

Spanish translation:

We stand with our Somali community and every immigrant community in the wake of increased federal activity in Minneapolis. We are asking you all to be safe. To support your immigrant neighbors who are fearful. To alert communities when you witness suspicious behavior.

My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾

A note of caution about the new GOP vow of oversight on the murder of the two men clinging to the boat. It's good to see, but it could become a backdoor way for Rs to defuse pressure for broader scrutiny. The entire operation is illegal. It all needs oversight. 1/ newrepublic.com/article/2037...

If you see any federal activity, call the MONARCA rapid response hotline at 612-441-2881. Sign up for the next Monarca Upstander Legal Observer Training on Monday, December 15 at 6pm here: buff.ly/h6K1Y5e

Just over an hour is left to vote in Mississippi's two Senate special election runoffs! www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

This evening, a resident was kidnapped by agents with face coverings. They disguised themselves in masks and as Uber drivers. They even left kids abandoned inside a car in the freezing cold. 1/

Jeffries absolutely cannot remain the Democratic leader in the House.

Seems like as time goes on more people will adopt this already emerging consensus view of the Biden admin in MENA, but it's one thing to say it and another to hold the architects of this program to account: why does no one ask why CAP hired Blinken, why CNN hired McGurk, Sullivan at Harvard?

🐾 180 days in rescue. CORNDOG is a gorgeous, gentle 3 year old orange boy who LOVES food more than anything. FIV+ but gets along with everyone and causes no problems unless you're withholding his next meal. Someone please bring this hungry sweetheart home! Vax’d/chipped/wormed in #Tucson 🍗💛

The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker. Just to level set

Even after a historically successful election and the largest protest in American history, Chuck Schumer’s caucus caved in the shutdown fight. Senate Democrats need bold new leadership to fight the Trump regime, and that starts by making Schumer step aside: indivisible2026.org/?utm_source=bluesky

Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes. If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.

This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Our guy slipped out 11/25 and hasn’t been found. Near McCommas & Abrams. Name is Casey. Microchipped. One naked ear from recent boo-boo. If you see him, please respond to this comment with location. We miss him terribly. Thank you and happy holiday.

Community! Please share into your networks supporting those who may need some extra support right now. Pop-up pantry today at Arya Cafe (4603 Minnehaha Ave) 2-6pm. Food, coats, kids coats, diapers, toiletries, and more! It’s take what you need.

This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...

Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old