Mercado Central is a pillar East Lake Street, and has been so welcoming every time I've been there. It's usually so busy that you can barely walk through, but because of ICE's occupation it's largely empty. If you can't donate, please share.

Evidently every group chat they’re not invited to is a “shadow network.” The neighborhood WhatsApp chat where we coordinate borrowing shovels on snowy days and whether the city can pick up an old freezer is a “shadow network.” Our local Buy Nothing Facebook group is a “shadow network.”

what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck

my only notes to people under 30: your 30s aren't for ditching fandom, they're for re-evaluating all the "cringe" stuff you liked as a teenager through the lens of someone who can appreciate it fully, going, "that owned, actually," and becoming even more unhinged about it. please look forward to it.

LRP: The serotonin boost I get from seeing cool pics of Cad Bane is kinda wild. Like IDK, I just think he's neat.

Unused Star Wars cover from last year

I think about this post a lot.

I rarely expand my digital brush repertoire, but I saw these newsprint brushes and had to have them. Looking forward to getting weird with my color combos (and getting that matching cover pack) now that I've tried 'em out on some doodles~ #bennbeckman #shanks

Those of you who daily post a ton of tokusatsu and giant robots are doing a lot for my mental health these days. Thank you, I love you. ♥️

www.instagram.com/minamo.mizu/ shoutouts to Minamo Mizu, actual idol, whos been posting her seriously gorgeous builds for years now

LRP: I'm incredibly sick of the r-word coming back into the general lexicon, I really thought that we had squashed that out, but apparently not. There are actually several things that have crept back in that I really though we had all collectively decided weren't okay, and yet hereeeeeee we are.

I’ve seen so many **liberals** use it against conservatives and guess what? It doesn’t make it better or acceptable if you use it against 45 and the like. You’re still an asshole. No exceptions. And if you can’t think of any better words you are probably not as clever as you think you are.

I implore folks to remember that we are only human. That one single whoop, holler, or laugh at the expense of someone seeing just the teeniest amount of comeuppance where we thought it was impossible, is not the collective world choosing to stop turning. We can't afford to other one another.

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

HOLY FUCK. Like, I know the reality of the situation, but also I am going to take a win where I can these days. White guy fire every single one of these chuckleheads.

BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Modern Times is a South Minneapolis staple, and a personal favorite haunt. For the duration of the occupation they're renaming themselves Post Modern Times and going to a donation-only model. Everyone but ICE can eat for free. Donations: Venmo: moderntimescafe givemn.org/story/centralimpactfund

Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul is doing a book drive and can also take monetary donations online and in person redballoonbookshop.com/can-mn-and-l...

One of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants on Nicollet is giving back today for the next hour or so, but you can throw a little cash their way whenever

MCAD this is NOT the time I need to see you offering "how to ethically use AI" from a person who has bought into AI and one of the software requirements is ChatGPT. I don't need this right now. Please. I just wanted to look at watercolor classes on how to make paint from plants.

Friends, this is the gentlest of reminders that you are allowed to take some time to decompress and not feel guilty or wrong for doing so. You can post a cute animal pic, a drawing or fic, funny meme or just ramble a bit. It's also often a really good reminder for others who might be struggling.

In the resistance, there are infinite little moments of joy ❤️‍🔥 This weekend, Minneapolis turned out… and together, we raised over $10,000+ from hand-made movement artwork, to help fund all the incredible on-the-ground mutual aid organizing efforts taking place the Twin Cities & across Minnesota. 1/

Jonathan Choe (Turning Point USA) has arrived in Minneapolis. Choe, identifies as a journalist, but works for a PAC that supports Trump. He claims he was detained by State Patrol during chaos and confusion. He’s an agitator, propagandist at best. Seen: 1-26-26

Spoke to Greg Ketter, owner of DreamHaven Books, just now. He’s grateful for all the book orders & knows the store’s site is struggling w/ the demand. Employees coming Monday to reboot the site & pack orders. There are so many that it may take a few extra days so please be patient & keep fighting. ✊🏽

Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it. https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA

This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.

Apparently really self indulgent drawing is the only thing that actually helps me compartmentalize my incandescent rage toward politicians and federally sanctioned murderers and the entire rest of my life. It's not much, but it's doing a lotta legwork right now.

- Melusine - #bennshanks (Dedicated to my favorite RHP/fish friend, of course ♥️)

The fact that it is incomprehensible for these grifters to believe that people do things for others for any other reason than money is so incredibly depressing. Living life like that must really suck which explains why they’re all just worst most miserable people.

And another declaration from a medical doctor who was on scene and attempted to treat the man who was shot. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

As someone who has been in negotiations with Schumer: YOUR CALLS TO HIS OFFICE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER NOW. You are not wasting your time, our goal is achievable, but Schumer requires constant pressure, constant pressure....

Oh she’s EXTORTING US.

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

Happening now at 26th and Nicollet

One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!

Took a brief break to do a quick general layout for art/sketch zine I'm putting together and found out I could really easily do over 50 pages, which seems like a LOT and because I may print a small run of these, I'm scaling it back. Do not want to carry/ship a 50+ page book around with me.

The second video is out, please use caution if you want to view it and please turn off your autoplay otherwise. Most of them are marked as “pink coat woman” and you do have some lead time. The video is somewhat low res and appears farther away than what might be expected, but that’s the one.

To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS: 1) put your phone in airplane mode 2) open TikTok and go to your profile 3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account 4) turn airplane mode off 5) delete your account Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this

They murdered a VA nurse.

I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad. Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS. This smoke is from tear gas:

Everything is awful, but I'm really encouraged and amazed by the amount of community organizing I've seen. There's so many people on our side, who share values and ideals, who put in the work. People look out for each other. We're seeing the worst of our society, but we're also seeing the best.

BREAKING: The Tribune confirmed on Instagram that the man shot has died, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident. ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but Chief Brian O'Hara refused, sources also told the Tribune. O'Hara instructed his officers to preserve the scene.

the video of another person being murdered by the state on the streets of minneapolis shows exactly what people are saying it shows. make your own choices but don’t feel like you are obligated to bear witness to it. reading a description is enough.

Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay Video and GIFs Turn it off, now.

WIP for the little #bennshanks art/sketch zine I'm tossing together for next month. I've been trying to draw every day again, in and around irl stuff to keep myself lower stress, but also to better gauge what exactly exacerbates the carp. It's kinda working?

-Vella & Carina- sails & keel #bennshanks

I said a week, but I already did a bunch of typing sort of on a whim, so my hands and wrists are already shot for the next few days. Whoops. >_>

It's happening

this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune

Minnesota is the best of us.