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Left is Jan 21 and right is Jan 24. If you encountered this agent or others I’m available on Signal and will keep your info private.

Wild that there was an open lane called "what if we just explain things clearly to people?" and he's the first one to ever fill it

They actually have been doing this some, I hear. But you know, losing TSA Precheck seems like a pretty okay sacrifice for grinding fascism into dust

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

Let me reiterate: THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO PERSECUTE LARGE NUMBERS OF DISSENTERS. What they are doing, instead, is using fear and paranoia as a force multiplier: they don’t have to persecute us if we keep ourselves home because someone told us we can’t walk in public without being terrified.

getting very close to the point where i'm just gonna mute every non-minnesotan* until this over because if you aren't living it then i do not care to hear your takes, positive or negative *fandom mutuals excepted

St. Paul: That's fine. We didn't want to be included anyway.

THAT'S THE EXACT NIGHTMARE THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS BROUGHT TO US YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE

I think Minnesota could do a lot worse for a tourism slogan than "Minnesota: we treat Nazis like Nazis"

fwiw, I think there's a lot of "No one cared to get involved until a white woman was killed!" rhetoric, whereas on the ground here I hear a lot more "I didn't know until now that there was an organized ICE lookout system instead of just carrying emergency whistles, and I want in"

@minneapolismn.gov why the fuck does ICE have Minneapolis Public School vans, what the hell is going on? Sure as hell hope @startribune.com @mprnews.org look into this before a hundred thousand parents lose their minds

Woke up at 3AM to watch Bridgerton, the anticipation of which has been the only thing keeping me going for the last month, and it did not disappoint. By *far* the most balanced season so far in terms of enjoyable, relevant subplots, and (apologies to Anthony) Benedict is my favorite brother.

just checked in with the resistance loon and she says "eat me, douchebag"

Take his personal army away from him while you can, you stupid, stupid assholes. You’re like an armadillo playing dead in the middle of the road so the semi won’t hurt you

We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason

Friend advised calling all of my reps and asking them what they, personally, are doing to free Liam and all the other babies in detention.

If @klobuchar.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov @mccollum.house.gov @repilhan.bsky.social @repangiecraig.bsky.social @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social don't get this boy back now, right now, the Second Civil War will start with a thousand MN moms driving to Texas and tearing Dilley down with their fingernails

For the amazing on-the-ground heroes in MN: it would be sooo valuable for you talk to media. We need to show that it’s just regular folks who are standing up for their neighbors. If you would like media training to help you feel comfortable doing that, please hmu

Guy is offering free media training for ICE observers! TAKE HIM UP ON IT, WE NEED MORE/BETTER MEDIA CONTACT

yeah keeping the gestapo from terrorizing children in school was a little extreme

I have noticed this too. Take a pause and make sure you know that what you’re sharing is what you (or the person sharing it) are telling people it is.

Texas better goddamn well give back our stolen Minnesotans. Now.

oh a code of conduct that’ll do it

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

Last week, my office released the following consumer alert on how Minnesotans can protect their digital privacy from DHS agents. I urge all Minnesotans to take steps to protect themselves online from the federal government’s overreach and lawlessness.

Can 70% of Minnesota’s file a class action lawsuit?

"they've now got a couple of martyrs" this is not a god-fearing man

“Sure they’re helping against fascism, but let’s wait for the real test: whether or not they correctly ascribe historical change to materially-rooted class conflict”

Golly, thanks for the warning, but no one really has to worry about Minnesota getting distracted. I promise we'll still notice the armed agents yanking our neighbors into rental minivans. And the interest or lack thereof from people out of state hasn't mattered much.

The good news is that we have organized ourselves in ways that don’t rely on national attention. I just want folks to know nothing so far has really changed.

“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”

This is another "believe your eyes" thing. Watch the video. They weren't there for Pretti. They didn't bother with him until he helped the woman they were brutalizing. The whole encounter lasted a chaotic 30 seconds before he was dead. It wasn't personal; they shot him just because they could.

People not in Minneapolis spreading the theory that Pretti was targeted in a hit do not understand the damage they’re potentially doing. Insanely irresponsible

I'm tired and kind of sick from yesterday's foot patrol, and I thought maybe I'd keep things quieter today. Then I watched this. Fuck it. I'm going back out this afternoon.

Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking. Warning: video is hard to watch

Something I've been trying to impart on people is that the ICE occupation in Minnesota is both an ethnic cleansing and an ideological terror campaign. It's clear that the second part has utterly failed; the community is not terrified. But ICE is now desperately trying to salvage the first part.

[every Minnesotan standing one by one]: “I am Kent Hrbek 420.”

it helps that no one in minnesota expects or frankly cares about what out of state polls or politicians or media push for right now. minnesota will stop when our neighbors are safe. y'all can declare victory or defeat or whatever on your own.

Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

"Removing bovino doesn't solve the problem" I dunno, dude, it seems to entirely solve the problem of having bovino around. Bitch is a first town boss in a jrpg. He's not the end, but beating him allows you to progress and feel good about it.

Look. I'm sure your city is . . . perfectly nice. But do your rocks and fields and frozen lakes cry out for justice as prettily as ours?

Their entire strategy was based on escalating endlessly until we broke. They broke first. It’s not over but it’s a tacit acknowledgment we are stronger than them.

I’m gonna exercise some rare restraint but can’t say I love seeing powerful elected people suddenly rush to the head of the “Minnesota did it!” parade, for all sorts of reasons.

Outstate Dems are seeing Minnesota win and are hoping to latch onto our wagon. Whatever. We know we're saving ourselves.

They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.

Bovino leaving is not a sign that we're coming out the other side, but it *is* the first not-worse development that's happened this year, so that's worth a drink.