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Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

Oh I've been looking for this. 32 songs about what's happening in Minnesota. From @minnpost.bsky.social. Get beyond The Boss. www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...

San Diego and Los Angeles face all the same macro headwinds. But in the former, housing permitting is up 40%, while in the latter, it has plummeted. What's the difference? Policy and administration. www.therebuild.pub/p/one-city-s...

Amid so much loss, it matters to name the victories too. The same day Renée Nicole Good was killed, Avelo Airlines announced it would stop flying deportation flights—ending a $150M ICE contract. UUs across the country helped make this happen. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZHr2QQ #ICEOut #UU #Avelo

The big need at the moment is rent support. Many people in MN can’t safely get to work and rent is due in a few days. Unless there is an eviction moratorium, lots of vulnerable folks could end up homeless.

Hi! Are you doomscrolling? Have you moisturized your hands recently? Dry winter weather can lead to painful cracked skin. I recommend using products specifically formulated for this and applying Aquaphor on top. Also, sleep deprivation makes everything harder. Try not to stay up too late tonight.

Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.

the wizard of oz/the wire crossover that's just a deep dive into the inner workings of the lullaby league and the lollipop guild

Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

What @prisonculture.bsky.social always says is: find the thing you can do and do it. You can’t do all the things. (Or something like that but more eloquent). I remind myself when I feel I should be writing marching observing delivering organizing meeting reporting shopping

NEW: How a Typical Day of Border Patrol ‘Cluster Raids’ Plays Out in Southern California - As Border Patrol invades communities, Rapid Response networks try to prevent as many abductions as possible by monitoring federal activity. by @izzymirez.bsky.social with @lataco.bsky.social

A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all. Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

every time someone has asked me the last week or so about priorities it is rental assistance. please please please people need rent to stay in their homes. scroll down to rent relief funds and pick something www.standwithminnesota.com

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

At this point, it should be really really clear that arguing for more or better training for ICE is arguing that they be trained to kill and brutalize more effectively. Their behavior isn’t a one-off error.

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

if you're looking to learn about what are some of the lowest-hanging fruits in terms of local elections in places that directly help ICE, this is for you:

Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.

In case anyone is wondering, crime rates keep going down in California. Some, like homicide, are at or near historic lows @nigelduara.bsky.social calmatters.org/justice/2026...

Lots of things we gotta fix! But damn, I'd love to see a bill banning tear gas, pepper spray and the use of other "gas" agents by law enforcement. We signed international laws against gassing soldiers! Using tear gas on your own people is a disgrace.

Goddamn this is a jeremiad

If you’re sitting in awe of how Minnesota moves, you need to start copy+pasting our movements onto your community.

Senate Dems needn’t come to agreement on everything right now. That’s a path to the lowest common denominator. They simply have to agree to filibuster DHS approps. As to which of a host of anti-brutality and anti-authoritarian proposals to advance, let a thousand flowers bloom.

One of the best organizers I know in the Twin Cities has a great line, "We can't always take away the hurt, but we can take away the alone."

“I live on a rural island in Alaska, reachable only by plane or boat. In our little town, 50 to 100 people stand outside each week at our town's roundabout to protest and hold vigil and stand in solidarity with you. We hold signs supporting Minnesota and demanding ICE Out.” Rachel, Alaska

I'm not going to ask if you're doomscrolling. Everything is hard right now. But you still need to eat some food, drink a glass of water, as well as time to rest and recover. Try not to stay up too late tonight. Sleep deprivation will make everything you need to do harder, including helping others.

If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent. And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.

This is a small immediate action you can take to support the businesses where the murder this morning happened. They were closed yesterday. Now they’re going to have to close today. Few of them can take multiple days without business.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

It is -8F in Minneapolis. So proud of my fellow Minnesotans.

Mamdani's DOT commissioner wants NYC to be more like Paris, Bogotá, Tokyo gothamist.com/news/mamdani...

Our new paper is online! We found that 1) today's shark & ray diversity was already reached ~100Ma; 2) that the K/Pg extinction was not catastrophic; 3) that the max diversity was reached ~50Ma; and 4) that today's diversity is depleted compared to the past. www.cell.com/current-biol...

The Taft Hartley Act made it so hard to pull this off that nothing like this has been seen *since its passage*. This should be among the leads of every story covering tomorrow in Minnesota.

What’s the business

WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.

The fact that Mamdani is not being hailed as the blueprint by national Democrats is such an indictment of the party. His entire platform and messaging boils down to (1) genuinely caring about people and (2) being willing to *actually* fight to protect them and make their lives better.

If you are not currently facing ICE/similar, a very concrete thing you can do to take steps towards keeping each other safer is to get to know your neighbours. Say hi as you walk by! Shovel a driveway! Find a reason to share your contact info! Throw a block party! Invite people over!

Highly recommend saving your Congress members numbers in your phone contacts. Takes 5 minutes to call them daily. #CallCongress

Mamdani first became a serious player in the mayoral race because he loudly confronted and screamed at Tom Homan while being physically restrained by ICE goons

part of it could be that Mamdani is actually out there trying to make childcare free while Schumer makes posts about how avocados are expensive

Duluth voters overwhelmingly approved last year a “Right to Repair” ordinance that gives landlords 14 days to fix broken items or tenants can deduct repair costs from up to half their rent/$500. Is St. Paul next? Signatures being collected now for ballot question: www.twincities.com/2026/01/20/h...

This from @andreapitzer.bsky.social is key. “nobody sane now thinks the answer to abuses at Dachau was to give the guards more training.”

If AI really is this good at making software, then where is it? Where is all the new software? What I see is a lot of LinkedIn posts.

you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review

One thing that is very interesting in the topic of writing in particular, is that even if you accept the premise that AI is an incredibly powerful and useful tool, the *way you communicate with that tool* is by writing. The technology of AI makes written communication skills more valuable, not less

crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours. please keep sharing with your networks.

Our piece on single stair: a crucial change that is slowly coming to Canadian cities By me and @johnlorinc.bsky.social