Society of Professional Journalists: Photographers say they were targeted by St. Paul police minnesotareformer.com/briefs/socie...

While things were squirrelly in St. Paul, there was an ICE flight loading at Signature Aviation at MSP. Today’s was operated by Global Crossing’s N278GX: www.flickr.com/photos/cjdan...

Incredible @matinastevis.bsky.social story about an asylum-seeker kept apart from her son and family as she ping-ponged back and forth between U.S. and Canadian immigration officials has a telling detail about ICE Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...

UPS has hired Global Crossing to do peak flying for them this year, providing extra capacity for the holiday season. Global Crossing also operates lots and lots of flights for ICE. The UPS route just started this morning between BDL and SDF: www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

🏆⚽️✈️ After winning the NWSL championship Saturday night, Gotham FC have just departed San Jose on board the very same all-white Avelo jet (N805VL) that lost cabin pressure with shackled ICE abductees aboard two weeks ago and had to make an emergency landing in Las Vegas 😬

Signature Aviation, Eastern Air Express, and ICE did a good job of minding close-up sight-lines yesterday during the protest, but they could still be seen from Terminal 1: www.flickr.com/photos/cjdan... Flight track: adsb.lol?icao=ad563d&...

Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols. Instead, the military service will classify them as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines, which take effect next month. https://wapo.st/4p2HnKY

This Saturday 11/22, join us for a mindful gathering outside Signature Aviation as the ICE vans come through and the plane takes off. These deportation flights are ramping up in frequency. Support immigrants. Let ICE know WE ARE WATCHING. 3800 E 70th St, Minneapolis, MN 55450 8:30-10:30am

Our speech about ICE flights at the Metropoltan Airports Commission this Monday.

it turns out the Avelo ICE Air deportation flights are plagued with severe safety violations. excellent reporting from @gbrockell.bsky.social prospect.org/2025/11/17/i...

Today's ICE flight at MSP was operated by Denver Air Connection's N975DC as TYSON60, flying the usual Mon/Wed route of AEX-MSP-OMA-AEX; three DHS vehicles delivered deportees to Signature Aviation's ramp at MSP around 11:45 AM, where ~17 people were shackled at their wrists, waist, and ankles.

Marco Azogue worked nights cleaning commercial buildings in Minneapolis. He was arrested after a court hearing in his asylum case — and when he was loaded onto a plane at MSP, he didn't know where it would take him.

A single finger salute from the fourth ICE flight of the last seven days here at MSP. Today's flight was operated by Global Crossing's N966AD, and handled by Signature Aviation, who for some reason, has removed branding from their air-stairs. Additional information: www.reddit.com/user/ottergo...

Today's ICE flight at MSP - a crowded ramp at Signature meant they had to park in a spot that allowed the clearest photos I've been able to capture so far. Full-resolution photos, released into public domain, can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/otter... Flight track: adsb.lol?icao=a8b479&...

Our October ICE Flight Monitor report reveals record deportations: 77 destination countries, ongoing forced third-country transfers, court-defying removals, and 1,014 domestic transfer flights. Read the @iceflightmonitor.bsky.social report: humanrightsfirst.org/library/ice-...

Demystifying OpenStreetMap: https://streets.mn/2025/11/14/demystifying-openstreetmap/ Come learn how to use and contribute to "the Wikipedia of maps," OpenStreetMap!

Here's yesterday's ICE flight at MSP, where shackled deportees and George Lucas's jet were both getting handled by Signature Aviation. The flight was operated by Denver Air Connection's N974DC as TYSON59. Verification track: adsb.lol?icao=ad92cf&...

Third ICE flight of the week at MSP today; I counted 20 or 21 people getting loaded.

Many folks in my bubble enjoy poo-pooing the GOP, but with the DNC spinelessly abdicating any responsibility to the working class yet again, what the hell is the electorate supposed to do? No wonder Democrats are one for three against Trump.

Rumors that UPS MD11 fleet has been grounded are currently supported by ADSB and schedule data; no brown MD11s are flying at the moment - at least six should be airborne to SDF from SJU, TPA, MIA, DFW, MIA, and MSP right now.

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

The fuckers got away with it. The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them. They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬

Getting the shackles ready for today's ICE flight at MSP. Operated by Denver Air Connection as TYSON58 on N974DC. I counted 20 people, wearing said shackles, getting loaded today. Tracking data: adsb.lol?icao=ad92cf&...

It sure looks like Sec. Noem is in Minneapolis right now; the jet she flew on for her last visit is back in town today, departing DC this morning, with two hours in Gary, IN, one in Watertown, SD, and now at MSP as of 3:30 PM or so: adsb.lol?icao=ae109a&...

While the federal government will be suspending food benefits in a couple of days, Americans will be glad to know the list of private jets obfuscated on flight trackers continues to get updates.

I’ve been to a good number of protests recently, today’s focused on Sec. Noem near Minneapolis was the loudest and most tense I’ve experienced. It was particularly moving to see faith leaders standing together across the front doors as the crowd settled down into a more comfortable vibe.

Leaving Kristi Noem's press conference in Minneapolis was really something. After being sequestered with media members for two hours, I didn't realize there was a huge demonstration happening just outside.

A couple of scenes from #nokings in Burnsville, MN this afternoon.

Time to add another commercial airline to the deportation operators list: Denver Air Connection/Key Lime Air. Especially unfortunate as they operate EAS routes, meaning locals have no other options to fly from those smaller, remote cities. bsky.app/profile/jeff...

🧊🔍✈️ NEW ICE AIR JETS 🧐 👉 Monday afternoon, three new planes entered ICE Air service: ✈️ Eastern Air Express 737 (tail: N629SW) 🛩️🛩️ Key Lime Air Embraer ERJ-145XR (tails: N974DC & N975DC) Right before donning their TYSON callsigns, they gathered at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, for reasons unknown 👀

12 year old me would be dumbfounded that in 30 years I’d be on ‘CCO talking about my airplane tracking app.

A few photos of this morning's Lynden Air Cargo L-100 (civilian C-130) flight, apparently picking up components from Delta TechOps needed to repair a 767-400ER at LAX. Annoyingly, this flight didn't show up on my favorite flight tracker.

This is what’s possible when you listen instead of lecture and run a campaign focused on working people.

I have spent the last 24 hours looking at media reports and social media posts about the Texas Hill County tragedy and being appalled by the level of misinformation I am seeing. I have tried to put together an updated, more reasoned summary I hope you'll read. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

I’ll be celebrating Independence Day thinking of one of my favorite Americans, William Lloyd Garrison, an abolitionist who fought for decades, driven by views a century ahead of their time, for the rights of others. Let’s continue to advocate for what’s plainly correct, as we have for 249 years.

The best weekend of the year!

With our firework racks constructed, tonight our attention turns to targets for the corn gun - this year we’ll be shooting grievances from the Declaration of Independence, written on 2x2’ sections of white board.

Spent the last few evenings building a pile of mortar racks for fireworks next week. The holes/pockets were too much for my chintzy drill press, but we got it done. They’re 24”x8”x10”, and each hold 12 mortar tubes. 1/2” ply for the top, 3/4” on the bottom.

A column from Nick Benson @ottergoose.net in Railfan and Railroad magazine reflecting on bonding with friends and family on railfan trips around Minnesota and elsewhere, including generational change on Northstar railfan.com/from-obvious...

The world needs more Lews.

NEW: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings has been caught, per KSTP / ABC News.

99.999% of posts about military aircraft moving are folks who don’t know what they’re talking about, who don’t understand the absurd amount of routine training often taking place over the US… this isn’t that - this is a really wild amount of traffic for a Sunday evening.

The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

Bca Tipline. Find this motherfucker.

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

Reporter is on verge of tears and has inadvertently talked about both in past-tense; we’re not about to get good news: www.youtube.com/live/5sqA4hd...

Brooklyn Park police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’ in BP and Champlin early Saturday morning www.startribune.com/brooklyn-par...

Rest in peace Gary England, a TV weather legend.