Happening now: Hundreds of protesters are marching in front of the Home Depot on 36th St and Thomas where several day laborers were taken by ICE last Sunday. Chants of “ICE out of Home Depot, ICE out of AZ” and “ICE kills moms.”

Downtown Minneapolis currently— Jake Lang and a handful of other racists/RW propagandists are surrounded by about 50 cameras and some antifascists chanting him down. A banner the group arrived with has been broken.

From a Minnesotan: a hearty HELL NO to this. This man is a professional political consultant in DC raising $$ for a political party. There are endless better places to donate to actually help people here suffering and fighting against this nazi invasion. Here’s a start: www.standwithminnesota.com

2 ICE tactics I’ve learned of recently via neighborhood signal chats: -gaining access to a large apartment building, pulling fire alarm so everyone exits -driving around blaring ice cream truck music through a loudspeaker Pure fucking evil

[Thomas Pynchon laser eyes meme]

The Confederates started the Civil War because they couldn't imagine the response of regular people.

Good morning. I read this dispatch from a comrade in Minneapolis this morning and thought that some of you might appreciate it too.

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..." workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...

New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration. readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...

I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate on a high school field trip. It wasn't that impressive.

Virgin vs. Chad

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

this is cold as fuck

You may have known me on twitter as Joyce Carol Oates

Happy 78th birthday to the great John Carpenter! 'They Live' remains as relevant as ever - if not more. www.dailygrail.com/2017/04/they...

I would like for one copy of my novel to sell today. I know times are tough, and there are much bigger problems in the world; nevertheless, I’m hoping one copy sells today. It’s even a couple bucks off. bookshop.org/p/books/thun...

They have quite an operation going. www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

When you focus on the regular people showing up magnificently in all of their flawed beauty, it helps you to keep going.

The Confederates started the Civil War because they couldn't imagine the response of regular people.

Holy shit. Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Cannot stress enough that you can just do stuff. You don't need permission. You can just do stuff because it needs to be done by someone.

the people who got everyone here including the tv lawyers, pathetic pundits & consultants, and feckless elected officials are the sources of "don't take the bait." So maybe don't listen to them about anything.

“Now is the time”: Minnesota calls for general strike on January 23 to drive ICE out Faith groups, labor unions, community organizations, businesses, and more have come together to mobilize millions to withdraw from the economy on the day of action. peoplesdispatch.org/2026/01/13/n...

Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.

The NYT has a new video analysis of Renee Good's shooting which is careful, accurate, and clear - he walked across the path of a moving car, then leaned in and shot her with his feet well clear of the vehicle. 1/

Breaking news: An employee of El Paso County’s Office of the Medical Examiner said it is likely to classify the death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at an ICE detention center as a homicide. A detainee says he witnessed Campos being choked to death by guards.

Anyhoo

sharing a gift link for anyone who needs it because MAN that last paragraph is gonna get you through tomorrow defector.com/fascists-are...

🚨"This is nuts! What the f*ck is going on, this is insane! ICE is just trying to scare people; they tell you it's only immigrants—it's f*cking anybody!" -furious Minneapolis resident tells our @zdroberts.bsky.social after ICE shot a man in the leg tonight. LIVE NOW ⬇️

Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day

Anyhoo

Dems won the presidency, the house, and the senate. Maybe the most successful political slogan in modern history

Another thing you should know about the Twin Cities, if you're not here, is that while the mayor and governor tell us to stay calm on TV, our council members and other local electeds are on the street patrolling and protecting neighbors, doing mutual aid, and otherwise serving the community.

I’ve started using the term “ethnic cleansing campaign” to describe the ICE occupation here in Minnesota. This is deliberate because the reality on the ground is that, at a given moment, any non-white person can be kidnapped by masked federal paramilitaries regardless of their constitutional rights.

Last night, The Minneapolis Federation of Educators Local 59 signed on to the call for a Jan 23 shutdown. That brings total labor support to: the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28, and the MFE 59

Was told that ICE is quite frustrated that can't go anywhere without being followed. Even when they aren't working.

I wrote about The Tantrum State and living in it. Personally I do not care for it very much. defector.com/fascists-are...

Just because it's on purpose doesn't mean it's not stupid

They have fucking assault rifles and we have whistles and they’re scared shitless, because they know we’d rather be righteous and dead than ever be them.

Federal law officers are panicking and leaving entire cars full of shit people could use to fully impersonate a federal law officer. They haven’t even been shot at they are fighting the most asymmetrical war ever an are just violating basic national security protocol every time they get startled

ICE car was raided in Minneapolis, documents were found that reveal their ENTIRE plan, those involved, judges, maps, their immigrant targets plan of attack (yes they call them targets), names, numbers, emails, hotels, hotel phone numbers & more ! #ICE #MN #Minneapolis

Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now. If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.

Happening Now: Students have walked out of school and are protesting against ICE in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Tried to describe what life here is like these days, and why, despite it all, I'm optimistic and so, so proud of this community.

It was suggested the fellow who heckled Trump go into hiding. It's something he's done the opposite.

The gofundme for that factory worker who called Trump a pedophile protector is at like $300k. Funniest possible outcome of this is everyone rushing to do the same thing in the hopes of getting paid