really good from @laurielaker.bsky.social here. so proud of him and the Twin Cities Arsenal guys for their work. heartofafan.substack.com/p/laurie-lak...

We’re all stressed out, being kept up all night by helicopters, watching our neighbors get abducted while working our asses off trying to stop it from happening, and trying to parent and do our jobs while under siege. Please give your friends and colleagues in MN some grace right now. It’s a lot.

Minnesotans watching federal budget negotiations.

the time to think about getting excited is when they provide the legal name of one person facing material personal consequence for their actions as an ICE officer or leader. everything else is PR.

I really cannot co-sign this enough. I might send you back 8 paragraphs that sound like I did a bunch of coke and had ChatGPT summarize the federalist papers. I might not answer for 3 days. either way, I love it and I love you for sending it. check in on your Minnesotans.

This is Brad Lander doing pulltabs in the Uptown VFW. He’s one of us now

this is a straightforward impeachable offense for trump, vance, rubio and every other person down the line who enabled it and the framers would have thought impeachment for it did not go nearly far enough

there are people going out in the freezing cold and literally putting their lives on the line in defense of their communities and the multicultural secular society they believe in. not interested in what some online wannabe dnc consultant type wants to tell me what is and isn't possible now

extremely common Black Hart W.

This is Minneapolis. Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors. This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.

I think a useful response to the political plans of well-funded fascists is not "how ridiculous, they could never achieve those laughably cruel aims" but instead "they mean what they say, they are going to kill a lot of people before they are stopped, how about we make sure they don't get to try".

ICE in minneapolis are causing international incidents because agents don’t understand what a consulate is and tried entering ecuador’s the country has put out a statement in spanish

americans hate it when they're shown on tv doing something cool

Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."

'More often than not, Green Bean said, when these volunteers draw attention, the agents will “leave rather than dig in.” She added, “They are huge pussies, I will be honest.”' www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

what falls short here is the lack of any new enforcement mechanisms or consequences. they are ignoring the rules and restrictions in place now, so unclear why they would adhere to these.

this is really excellent from Serwer.

a friend just sent me this classic. perfectly timed.

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Do it again

1. hell yeah, get fucked buddy. 2. gotta go further. congressional hearings, prosecution, the whole 9 yards here. the terror this man inflicted, and reveled in inflicting, on families and children cannot be allowed.

I'm glad the worst people on earth are on their back foot today but until the two murderers are arrested and prosecuted this is all fluff

on behalf of The 3D Printer Dads - we will make everyone their own medals.

at least half a dozen times a day, every day for the last 3 weeks, I am moved to tears by some beautiful thing or another that Minnesotans are doing.

You never need to give awful people credit for occasionally doing the right thing, however you can take heart when a deeply cynical person sticks their finger in the wind and pivots rapidly in the correct direction

If you're going from "lawyer for the guy who shot renee good" to "woah woah woah, this is fucked" in a single week, then yeah, i think we're gonna win.

Steph Curry on watching the protests from his hotel window: "In negative 10-degree weather. It was beautiful to see that turnout. That speaks to how important people felt to have their voice heard. In those elements and whatever streets outside our hotel, they were out, and it was amazing to watch."

A quirked-up white boy hits a monster dunk and pimps out his ICE OUT shirt We’re going to win

If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?

@erikhane.bsky.social and I have taken turns steeling each other’s resolve in all of this. he’s fantastic at it, as you can see here. www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...

I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal

this one of the most moving things I’ve read in a long time. jesus christ. what kind of world do we live in.

Even now, even through all of this, the rapid responders in Uptown have continued to locate, pursue, and monitor ICE vehicles. They never stop. Heroes one and all

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

Both of the Minnesota Martyrs were murdered at age 37. I looked up Psalm 37. Here are the first 2 verses: Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.

Video before it happens is showing this guy they shot in the head in Minneapolis was just standing there videoing them before and they got out to push him back and then murder him.

Yesterday, 50,000 Minnesotans peacefully protested to stop the terror being inflicted on our community. Today, ICE shot and likely killed another constitutional observer on the street. I can’t say this clearly enough: Congress has to stop this. The government is killing us. Congress has to act.

exiting daddy daughter toddler ballet class with my two year old to this news is a feeling I will never ever ever fucking forget.

Look at this guy running the damn ball

it is hitting me reading all the coverage from today: Minnesotans are gonna be so god damn obnoxious about this forever. when we win, and we will win, there’s zero chance we let anyone forget about it for the rest of the time.

we use our powers of community in Minnesota for fun silly shit too! stump party forever.

You guys, a woman from Columbus, OH & a guy from Lake Charles, LA just called the bar to ask how to support the bar and tell me I’m an inspiration and my dudes I’m not emotionally stable enough to handle things like that

We protect us.

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.

I know a lot of folks worked to make this happen, but - Brad has stood out as a particularly inspiring guy in a few weeks full of inspiration in our communities. he won by 14 votes and he’s leading with his conscience and his morality and is showing courage and we are all better off for it.