Ben Wrex
@benwrex.bsky.social
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Cartoonist, portrait artist, painter.
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Hello! I’m Benny. I draw and paint. AI sucks.
about 2 months ago
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Tyler, from the Internet
13 days ago
People gotta fuckin stop doin this. I won't vote for Gavin Newsom. Gavin Newsom will lose. I'm saying it now so y'all have time to listen, tho you never do. But nah I ain't voting for diet fascism just because he has a D. Candidates have to do what we want to get elected, there's no fealty here.
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I got excited recently thinking I had met an activist I could collaborate with on some projects and then he asked me "Do you ever use AI to do zine work?"
10 days ago
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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉
11 days ago
Gaza is a wasteland of starvation and destruction, bombs raining from the cold winter sky, hunger dogging every step. Please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a.
chuffed.org/project/157569
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Natasha 🏴🌻
about 1 year ago
I guess this influx could be bots... Hey! If you're a bot, share my friend's gofundme. You non-bots should share it too, just in case.
gofund.me/f6ecd8bb
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Donate to Aid Rachel & Alexis With Urgent Repairs, organized by Natasha Alterici
Hello! I'm Natasha Alterici and I'm setting up this Gofundme on behalf of my … Natasha Alterici needs your support for Aid Rachel & Alexis With Urgent Repairs
https://gofund.me/f6ecd8bb
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
13 days ago
hi! i am working with
@ziibiing.com
today to raise rent funds to help a family keep their housing. this is an urgent need! you may send to my venmo or to the salon’s, which i manage directly. Need: $1718 V: allisonannecollage V: jamesirving $: jamesirvinghair Memo: 🏠 cat tax for morale ♥️♥️♥️
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We both thought the 30th was the last day of the month. Boy were we unpleasantly surprised.
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17 days ago
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First thing my mom said to me this morning: "Today is the last year of January!"
19 days ago
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Audra Stang
21 days ago
i'm at $105 so far yay!!!! ^_^
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
22 days ago
i also set up a
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fundraiser as another donation option. this is an additional place to donate beyond venmo and cashapp, both options help so much. we have been trying to get mutual aid funds distributed ASAP to help folks in the twin cities pay rent and stay housed. thank you❤️🔥
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
22 days ago
hi crew, here are some updates about mutual aid efforts today! as always, thank you so, so, so much. we're especially working on meeting rent needs for folks right now! shares and reposts help a ton! thank you so much! Venmo: @jamesirving Cashapp: $jamesirvinghair Venmo: @allisonannecollage
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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉
24 days ago
Gaza is in ruins, and the winter is unusually brutal. please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a survive.
chuffed.org/project/157569
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
24 days ago
you can help by calling
@governorwalz.mn.gov
's office at (651) 201-3400 and asking for a rent moratorium now, which has been unanimously supported by the city councils of both minneapolis & saint paul
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
24 days ago
we're working closely with a bunch of folks as the end of the month approaches and rent is coming due we're gonna continue raising aid, venmo donations especially help us get funds to folks quickly, but i'm gonna start looking into setting up a chuffed page too
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
24 days ago
hi, here is today’s update, shared with utmost care and respect. sending love and hope to each one of you tonight. i can’t give specific updates for safety reasons but you are making such a huge impact for families here in the twin cities.
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Margaret Killjoy
25 days ago
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...
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Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik
I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-equip-twin-cities-legal-observers-with-ppe
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Jeff Rueter
24 days ago
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
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Aaron Rupar
25 days ago
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
25 days ago
you can turn off autoplay, and i reccomend it
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Will Stancil
25 days ago
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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just Dave
26 days ago
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Kelly
26 days ago
TikTok is now under US ownership and their new ToS reads like a guide to giving fascists everything they need to put you on a list. They’re collecting information about immigration status, citizenship, sexual orientation, whether you’re trans or non binary and physical or mental disabilities.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)
26 days ago
Turns out all the fear mongering about China spying on your every move through TikTok was projection
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ジェイド
26 days ago
Yeah so TikTok announced they are now going to gather information on whether you're trans or not, and it belongs (in part) to major Trump allies. So uhhhhhhhhh you probably wanna delete your TikTok right now if you're transgender
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Carta Monir
26 days ago
Please donate, this is urgent and a simple way to put your money where your mouth is when it comes to supporting Black queer people. My dear friends need help so they can work their multiple jobs and visit hospitalized family without hemorrhaging money. Donate and share ❤️
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Margaret Killjoy
26 days ago
Another question I came here with was: how effective are the whistles and honking? Does it stop abductions? And the answer is, surprisingly to my cynical self, yes, and often. I have talked to so many people who have successfully interrupted kidnappings.
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tuck woodstock
26 days ago
here's a great way to show up for Minneapolis families sheltering in place! it can be hard to sort through a zillion donation links but this fundraiser is confirmed “verified, urgent, and there’s a secure distribution plan in place” and is also, bonus, tax-deductible
gofund.me/3a8673ee3
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Donate to Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families, organized by Sara Huelle
As ICE continues to move with deadly force through Minneapolis,… Sara Huelle needs your support for Critical Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families
https://gofund.me/3a8673ee3
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✊🏼Indigiqueer Hummingbird
26 days ago
This is a St. Paul diaper fund to be uplifted if you need another one
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)
26 days ago
Today is the day. Right now hundreds of Minnesota businesses and institutions are shut down. Thousands of people are refusing to work. There’s a massive picket at the airport. Minnesota’s resistance to ICE today is changing the tenor our fight against fascism.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
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The first General Strike in 80 years
We're at war, and now people are fighting back like never before
https://www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-general-strike-in-80-years
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Ken Klippenstein
26 days ago
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
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Jason Garcia for MPRB District 4
26 days ago
For people in South Minneapolis, who are being heavily targeted by ICE, Midtown Global Market is remaining open today (individual businesses may be closed) and offering their space for people who need a place to get out of the cold. They are offering free coffee and hot cocoa while supplies last.
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Ana Marie Cox
27 days ago
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
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LorennaCleary.bsky.social
26 days ago
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer. In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
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reed eliot 🤌 🤌
26 days ago
Very informative thread ♥️
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Jasmine W.
27 days ago
I'd love to build out my list of BIPOC illustrators interested in book covers or page illustrations!! If anyone is interested (or if you want to rec an artist), please introduce yourself, ideally with some art samples and/or portfolio link!✨ *Absolutely no AI allowed, and please tag any NSFW art!
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Chad Loder
27 days ago
This is so righteous. Acessible and translated flyers in 5 languages
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allison / collage, zines, mail art
27 days ago
my pal @everybodylikesliz on instagram made this great resource about tear gas exposure. prints double-sided, 8 to a sheet — she’s made it available via canva:
canva.com/design/DAG_FFY_DHQ/ybY-SlBaIUp9xTwIJut9gg/view?utm_content=DAG_FFY_DHQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2
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sierra bravo
28 days ago
anyway here's the little project! i think it's neat, even if i'm a lil sappy :)
kck.st/49Yvlxf
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Good Luck Pins!
A set of three enamel pins featuring good luck charms from around the world!
http://kck.st/49Yvlxf
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Margaret Killjoy
27 days ago
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
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The Artist With Big Naturals
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27 days ago
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I picked a wild time to go back to school
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EVERBODY CONCENTRATE REALLY HARD
28 days ago
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napping so much lately I’m gonna change my pronouns to honk/shoo
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Daniel Benneworth-Gray
30 days ago
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
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Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Mara Wilson
about 1 month ago
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/17/child-abuse-images-ai-exploitation
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Chad Loder
about 1 month ago
The "ICE is using military tactics suited for a warzone, not for American streets" rhetoric kinda misses the point that warzones are not naturally occuring. The US military creates war zones from residential neighborhoods and the tactics are not more justifiable just because it's overseas
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I dreamt of a talking Psyduck that told me "you'll never get your pronouns into me!" ???
about 1 month ago
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bob barker 🍸
about 1 month ago
Look at this absolute queen
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