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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow

@esharrow.bsky.social

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Scholar of gender politics+Title IX //Coauthor, Equality Unfulfilled (Cambridge UP) // APSA, AERA & Choice ALA book awards

UMass Amherst Professor of Public Policy & History +Dir of Faculty Research, Institute for Social Science Research

Minnesotan 4evr .. more

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 1d

I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.

Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

Sending @repilhan.bsky.social sincere admiration tonight.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 2d

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ceej @ceej.online · 2d

me? oh yeah, fine. I'm doing great. just sort of left my body for a second to observe the current moment and my place in it from a high angle, sort of like what I imagine you'd see from a spy satellite? but one that can look through time? but yeah, I'll have that report done by the end of the day

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ceej @ceej.online · 2d

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 3d

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 27 Politico: As Minn state agencies continue to refused to comply with fed demands to adopt trans-exclusive sports policies, the Dept of Ed. has advanced its investigation of the state to the DOJ-- a step towards pulling federal funding.

Education Department refers Minnesota trans athletes probe to Justice Department

The move could lead to the state losing its federal funding over its transgender athlete policies.

www.politico.com

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 3d

Guys, luminaries on Mpls lakes is one of the best things in the city. Right under the flight path, and MSP is an international hub.

laurampls.bsky.social @laurampls.bsky.social · 3d

Here is a video of people working to illuminate the sign earlier this evening.

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Sir Dumpy @sir-dumpy.bsky.social · 3d

It was a great showing tonight on the lake!

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laurampls.bsky.social @laurampls.bsky.social · 3d

Here is a video of people working to illuminate the sign earlier this evening.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 3d

The demand is still: abolish ICE.

Don’t let them trick you into thinking they aren’t leaving MN to go traumatize other communities.

Justice for Renee, Alex, and the dozens of others who died in ICE detention in the last 12 months alone demands us not to concede to MN withdrawal.

ABOLISH. ICE.

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 3d

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 3d

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 3d

Even when they show signs of weakness or forced regret, we must not give an inch. Authoritarian governments still respond to public opinion, which is why sustained pressure matters. We have to keep making clear that these thuggish actions are unconscionable and will not be tolerated. Don’t let up.

Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 3d

Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 3d

"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 3d

The auditor of the state of Ohio, who is running to be the state's next attorney general, wrote an oped this morning that the Columbus Dispatch published on how Renee Good is to blame for her death.

The subheadline alone is already chilling.

www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...

from Keith Faber: "Renee Good wasn't an 'innocent.' Problem is hysteria, not Ice | Ohio AG candidate
If you have done nothing wrong, you will be fine. If you refuse to comply, your actions can escalate quickly-and unnecessarily-into criminal conduct."

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 3d

My body is trashed from shoveling almost two feet of snow in MA (so far, still falling) but I have half a mind to start trudging to Nokomis with shovel and tea lights in hand.

Minnesota Forever.

VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 4d

“We are starting to build a huge ICE OUT sign on Lake Nokomis [in Mpls.] 100 foot letters for MSP flights to see. By day snow letters, by night we’ll light w/ candles in white paper bags

Send this widely.

Tonight will get it outlined. Tomorrow night we’ll light it up and keep it going all week.“

Photo of a man shoveling, and this caption: We are starting to build a huge ICE OUT sign on Lake Nokomis. 100 foot letters for MSP flights to see. By day snow letters, by night we’ll light w/ candles in white paper bags

Send this out widely.

Tonight we will get it outlined. Tomorrow night we’ll light if up and keep it going all week.

Helpers needed w shovels now Candkes starting tomorrow.

(Candles and paper bags will removed when done recycled/composted)

A map of the Minneapolis area with an arrow pointing to which Lake this is referencing

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 4d

We've just launched the Trans Unity Quilt Project, a campaign by and for trans people across the UK to bring joy and hope with a quilt longer than an Olympic swimming pool.

Here's how you make your own patch. 👇

The Trans Unity Quilt | Good Law Project

Crafting visibility through community, fighting eradication through creation.

goodlawproject.org

Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 4d

Depraved

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 4d

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino says the federal agents who killed Alex Pretti are still on the job.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 4d

Minneapolis is going to win. Can’t you feel it?

They have no support, even the most timid equivocators are quietly shuffling out the back door. All they have is guns. They can hurt us and they can threaten us but there is no road to victory for them.

It’s a quagmire and they’re suffocating in it

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Daniel Schwarcz @danielschwarcz.bsky.social · 4d

Proud to be one of 65 University of Minnesota Law faculty who signed this open letter condemning the federal government’s ongoing and lawless campaign of fear, intimidation, and violence against Minnesotans. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Open Letter to Minnesota Law CommunityJanuary 25

January 25, 2026 To the Minnesota Law Community: We, the undersigned faculty of the University of Minnesota Law School, write in our individual capacities to address the federal government's ongoin...

docs.google.com

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 4d

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 4d

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino says the federal agents who killed Alex Pretti are still on the job.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 5d

i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand.

just a steady beat.

Love Notes

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Elizabeth (Libby) Sharrow @esharrow.bsky.social · 5d

Grieving every bit of this with them

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d

Vigils were held around Minneapolis and beyond Saturday night in the wake of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents.

Photo and video: Jeff Wheeler, Anthony Souffle, Simon Peter Groebner/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

They’re just gonna try to lie their way through it

Mullin: A deranged individual who came in to cause massive damage with a loaded pistol was shot and killed. How much more does it have to go on before the Democrat leaders take responsibility for their words?

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Steve @stvfltchr.bsky.social · 5d

We had such a moving vigil on my corner. Held a long moment of silence, introduced ourselves to each other. I thought we might be standing out there on our own (it wasn’t advertised by anyone as a planned spot) but ended up in a circle with 20 other people who are all doing stuff for community.

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Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 5d

Street corners in every neighborhood tonight across Minneapolis. This is Prospect Park, and the wind chill is -16.

A group of people in parkas light eachothers candles

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 5d

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

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