not now esports misogyny, mommy’s city is being occupied by armed forces <3

I've done my part. Anyone else who has a Ko-Fi, please write in your responses against AI in their survey. ko-fi.com/survey I am quite tired of this. So many companies that are in "support" of authentic artists turn around to cater against the humanities.

Monkey wrenching is such an under appreciated form of protest

It’s day 106 of the ICE occupation of MN. Although the number of ICE agents here has decreased, we know that ICE is still active here and ramping up in other states. We stand in solidarity with all communities experiencing ICE activity, and with everyone standing up to keep their neighbors safe.

It’s day 110 of the ICE occupation of MN. Today’s record breaking warmth in the Twin Cities, paired with trusted patrollers, meant that many kids who have been in hiding were able to go to the park playgrounds for the first time in months. Abolish ICE (so kids can return to their childhoods!)

It’s day 112 of the ICE occupation of MN. On Thursday the Minneapolis City Council has the opportunity to override the mayor’s veto. See this excellent thread from Eric on why this is so important. Evict ICE, not our neighbors!

I wrote a (long) thing! I must also credit the LA Reporting Collective conversations that really informed a lot of this, especially @papayathemariah.bsky.social at @lapublicpress.bsky.social, @adamrose.bsky.social of @freedom.press, and photojournalist Zaydee Sanchez. And my work at @fi2w.org!

The first story-episode of @streampunksrpg.bsky.social 'BloomTide' TTRPG on @althaven.bsky.social, using the Wildsea setting, began with the sighting of a 'Ghost ship'...

LETS GO WISCONSIN

NEW: When a Wisconsin mayor ended his city's contract with Flock (the AI surveillance company), he was stunned to see Flock refused to remove cameras. So he covered them with plastic bags. Now local activists are taking their fight to Madison & the Dane County sheriff, wanting more cameras gone.

This is for people who need honesty: Do you want to help but don't know how? Have you not volunteered since community service was required in high school but want to? Do you desperately want to do something but the idea of giving up your only free time is a big hurdle? I got you.

Going live now with episode 1 of BloomTide. Come watch the start of the adventure of this Wildsea game on YouTube and Twitch right now! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/4u9q3hCTD8s Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/althaven_

this is wildly specific, but if anyone knows of where i could find an adapter for a graco infant carrier to connect to a discontinued pre-2005 bob’s jogging stroller, i would be so appreciative! we are also on the lookout for a 3D model of this piece to attempt to print if we can.

MINNESOTA: ICE appears to be targeting Roseville pretty hard today, multiple abductions have already been reported. if you can be on the lookout and warn your neighbors, please do. protecting each other is up to us.

jacob frey can pretend to be progressive til the cows come home, but at the end of the day, he is a spineless coward and an accomplice to the devastation of our communities in minneapolis. fuck ice. fuck the sheriffs. fuck frey. and fuck walz while we’re at it too.

“This veto is a slap in the face of our immigrant neighbors who have been demonized and forced back into the shadows and the community who has spent months fundraising to keep families together.” - Council Member @jchavezmpls.bsky.social

“This is a veto rooted in cowardice, not the livelihoods of our residents.” - City Council President @elliottpayne.org

Another tough day for team “there’s no point in complaining about AI, just accept it.”

A veto of the 60-day pre-eviction notice tells people that you want them evicted into the cold earlier and that you’re unwilling to protect our immigrant neighbors. Let Mayor Frey know you want him to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives. - Phone: 612-673-2100 - Email: [email protected]

It’s day 99 of the ICE occupation of MN. We’re still out patrolling and raising money and delivering groceries to keep our neighbors safe. Call and ask Mayor Frey to do the same by NOT vetoing Pause Evictions, Save Lives. Phone: 612-673-2100 Email: [email protected]

Postal services around the world that use birds as logos. One of my favorite poster graphics I've made! 🐦✉️

a bunch of local musicians and bands recently released a 30-song album called thaw! each of the tracks were written and recorded during the ongoing federal occupation in minnesota. all proceeds will be used to support minneapolis communities 🫶

We were literally watching our community provide a ceremony at the Whipple building. Hennepin County Sheriff’s then began to escalate tensions. This was disrespectful to our community, our culture, and our ancestors. This created fear and was an attack on our right to peacefully assemble.

It’s day 92 of the ICE occupation of MN. Today more than 70 neighbors testified to Mpls City Council members - the vast majority of testifiers were in support of extending pre-eviction notice to 60 days. Our neighbors need more time, and we hope the council will vote to approve on Thursday.

Chavez isn't the only progressive elected official who has been out on the streets during Operation Metro Surge and beyond — but he is possibly the most personally affected by the operation. Two of his uncles have been deported in the past few months.

I profiled Jason Chavez, the Minneapolis city council member who has been embedded in community efforts to combat ICE. “To leave your constituents to face off with a racist fascist regime on their own, without having someone that has some power…I could not let my constituents be out there alone.”

It’s day 95 of the ICE occupation of MN. This weekend, Minneapolis is waiting to see if Jacob Frey will sign the Pause Evictions, Save Lives policy passed by the City Council. The mutual aid fundraising has been enormous, but the needs continue, even as donations have slowed. Call the mayor!

My daughter reported that the ICE presence outside her school during recess last week involved ICE officers sitting IN AN ICE CREAM TRUCK. And this wasn't kids misinterpreting. We had an email from the school the day it happened; we just didn't get the ice cream detail in the email.

It is, I think, darkly illustrative of ICE’s incompetencies and casual cruelties that they would look around a school in an ice cream truck. In March. In Minnesota.

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Get on www.5calls.org and let your elected officials know to vote against these measures that infringement on your free speech.

Friends from outside Minnesota have asked me if there are celebrations in the street over Noem being fired. To anyone not in MN: no. people are still buying neighbors groceries and collecting for their rent and patrolling. If ice is abolished or trump dies, then mpls will celebrate

Can confirm, every Signal chat in town either said nothing or made one snide comment and then immediately got back to work

Kristi Noem’s firing is long overdue. She oversaw vile crimes against humanity and we’ll never forget it. But until ICE is abolished and expelled from our communities, we keep fighting. Lawless federal agents kidnapping and killing people on our streets can never be normalized.

You won't be able to fix it all. You will be able to love. - Helms Jarrell

“Quite frankly, we would rather chew jeans than help The New York Times extract from our community while continuing to fail it” lmaooo GET EM

Let how exhausted I look here give you a window into how hard mutual aid organizers have been pushing to keep our neighbors safe and housed when no one else will. Please write to your councilmembers and the mayor and urge them to pass Pause Evictions, Save Lives!

Yeah. They took a breather for one day so mayor forehead curl could take victory lap. I have been told bounty hunters are now detaining observers. They have zero authority to detain anyone and the MPD better do something before someone with a permit puts one of these fuckers down.

MPD assisted a group of heavily armed bounty hunters who abducted a neighbor today into their fake plumbers van. Bounty hunters pointed weapons at observers both at the abduction site and at Hennepin County Jail downtown. MPD told observers to let the bounty hunters do their job.

Literally sitting in the City Council hearing about eviction prevention paying rents while I’m waiting to speak. If you want to help keep 11 immigrant families in public housing from being imminently evicted, I’m trying to raise $2500 for them 💛 V: @Ian-Coldwater CA: $iancoldwater PP: @coldwater

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I should do book promo— *ICE murder several blocks from me* *sheltering in place bc of racial profiling* *mutual aid* *mutual aid* *a second ICE murder* *mutual aid* *Local kidnapped kids sent to Dilley* *phone tree to Lawyers Guild for LO friend* *more kidnappings* *mutual aid* *mutual aid* *war*

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

minneapolis (a city still under federal occupation, fighting against another spike in ICE activity, and rallying to prevent mass evictions tomorrow) started planning a protest in response to the overnight attack on iran first thing this morning. we will be making noise tonight, you should be too.

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We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

In case you’re just waking up, the U.S. has teamed up with Israel overnight to start an illegal war of regime change, apparently on a presidential whim with no involvement of Congress, and they are already committing horrific atrocities.

DO NOT LET ANY MEMBER OF CONGRESS WALK AROUND THINKING THEIR CONSTITUENTS DON’T CARE

"People think the government owes us something." Homie, we literally pay their salaries. They do.