Nekima Armstrong's gofundme for her legal defense only got $2646 so far, so please spread the word: www.gofundme.com/f/support-ne...

“Hundreds of immigrant mothers” in Texas concentration camp uprising

I keep thinking “my god the people they’ve killed seem like exceptionally good folks” and I think the lesson there is that they’re not exceptional, but that wonderful people abound and that a baseline distrust in humanity is a shitty conservative trope that privileges power over collective strength

Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

Might be offline for a while. If you can be outside, see you outside. If you can't, I tried to share everything useful I want to share in a single link: (1) specific calls to action; (2) a few artist-specific resources; (3) MN writers/poets I'd like to amplify. It's all at guante.info/try.

"We are out there in every place they are, showing them that every person in this city is one of our own, that there is no such thing as other people’s children, that collectively we are not afraid of staring them in the eye," @erikhane.bsky.social writes from Minneapolis.

I'm not sure Democrats in D.C. are aware that their base's rage against ICE has reached a level of blinding white-hot intensity. They're worried about "looking weak" for voting "against law enforcement" when they should be worried a mob of housewives is going to come beat them to death if they do.

It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you free to abandon it

His last action was helping someone in need being assaulted, while fighting to support his community. We can only hope all can be as much as he was.

I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.

It’s ironically sponsored by the DoD but it’s still good training www.stopthebleed.org

they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.

Many of these restaurants were closed yesterday in support of the general strike, and could especially use the help.

if you don’t have prescribed panic meds, or anti-anxiety breakthrough meds, Benadryl can often work in a pinch.

You know me I don't share fundraisers unless I can tell you I trust them with my whole heart and my own wallet. This one gets protective gear to legal observers in Minneapolis / Saint Paul www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip...

What we learned after they killed Renee Good is that they don’t stop operations the day they kill someone. It only increases in other parts of the Cities. So we keep patrolling. we can’t even stop to mourn.

a conversation i read years ago that still twists the knife

Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin. Here is a photo he used for several accounts.

Using my expensive perfume before I go out today because you should use your nice things in case you’re abruptly executed by the state

"Let this radicalize you, rather than lead you to despair" -Mariame Kaba We're just gonna keep channeling our outrage into solidarity. Yes, it's fucking scary, but do the numbers -- you saw the march yesterday. The more of us join, the safer we all are.

assume anyone trying to riot is a fed and act accordingly

Apologies, wrong link in the first post (there are two letters). Correct link here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... I suggest reading in full…it’s really something. The judge, by the way, is a Bush appointee and two-time Scalia clerk. bsky.app/profile/anna...

Thinking about this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_r...

will stancil has made the very good point that we know we’re going on a list somewhere so the best thing to do is make it as long, and therefore useless, as possible

Guys we are trying so hard as a city and community to not give them what they want but we need the rest of you to fucking step up too. I'm so tired, my kiddos are scared, and while we are resisting we are still getting shot in the streets.

Do not let them break us. We are angry, but we have to be angry together. Our power is in our unity and organization. We need you to make it through today so tomorrow you can stop another abduction. Make another food delivery. Help another neighbor. Seen at MLK jr Rec center:

Video ABSOLUTELY CONTRADICTS the DHS statement. Video of man in street, being approached by ICE agents: www.reddit.com/r/behindtheb... DHS statement is on Star Tribune live blog: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Nur-D (pronounced “nerdy,” get it) is a local rapper and singer is one of the most sweet, fun dudes on the planet. His shows are pure joy and love. He lifts people up. The polar opposite of ICE. I truly hope he is okay.

Wherever you are in the US, this is your urgent reminder to get trained and get into your local Signal group. Now is the time. Don't be afraid; be in community with one another.

Yall outside of MN need to know that observers are STILL out protecting their neighbors. Right now. They know the news and they’re still out there.

I just wanted to have an easy morning with my family but unfortunately the federal government keeps killing my neighbors

I have to go donate platelets now, because in addition to my city being under violent military occupation, the blood supply is dangerously low. Those platelets bags are going to glow with an eerie light because I’m just going to be hooked up to the machine, seething for 90 minutes straight.

Tell folks about the resistance too. It can make it easier for cynical people to start to care again. Violence researchers have known for a long time that it takes a political movement—and the hope that comes with it—for most people to be able to really take in the impact of violence.

My group chats are full of Minnesotans reacting to today’s murder by figuring out ways they can help. We need people outside of the state to do the same thing. Whatever you wish everyone else was doing right now? Do it today. Let’s make a list of things that could help.

just watching moots I mostly know from silly sports threads go "my soul is prepared" mode. normal weekend

"Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building. ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said. O’Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene. The BCA was enroute to the scene." (Via @startribune.com)

Last time ICE murdered someone in the street (~2 weeks ago) they spent the rest of day trying to kidnap people in the rest of the city, & pepper sprayed/tear-gassed a highschool. Keep an eye on your own block, yr own neighborhood, yr own people. It's still early in the day and they're everywhere.

I am now up to $680 and as a reminder, I am personally pledging to match everything I raise through the weekend.

well well well look who’s afraid of memes now

At the end of the day there was one last cookie that no one would take. I LOVE YOU, MINNESOTA!

Note how there's no violence or chaos when the cops aren't rioting.

Minnesota shifting narrative from "rabble rousing protesters" vs "law enforcement" to "people of conscience" vs "evil regime." This is essential to defeating authoritarianism - exposing who, what & why they are by demonstrating who, what & why we are. And MAGA knows it. www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/p...

TODAY (1/24) TWIN CITIES Join us to connect in community at ART AGAINST THE REGIME 12-6pm 150 rad pieces donated so I need us to represent. We’ll be there 4-6pm. Already walking into it as a healing experience, to be with communal grief under occupation while finding a way to be hope with action.

!!!! "Aides to Todd Blanche directed the U.S. Atty’s office and FBI agents based in MN to shut down a civil rights investigation into an officer’s fatal shooting of Renee Good and instead alter it to probe Good for possible criminal liability, according to three people briefed on the discussions."

Two women trained as first responders were abducted by three ICE agents. One of the agents starts seizing. The other two don’t know what to do. The women jump into action and save the agent’s life, only to be re-handcuffed and processed. www.startribune.com/detained-by-...

"Tooth-to-tail ratio" (front-line combat troops to support & logistics) typically runs between 1:4 and 1:12.

Yes… ha ha ha YES!!

CNN: There are literally hundreds of people in China

If you're in the Minneapolis area, these regular updates from elected officials have a lot of good info and reports from across the city and metro. This channel will be an important place to watch as things escalate and this crisis gets worse.