Ash Chudgar
@chudgar.com
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Ash Chudgar
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Look, I'm all for ensuring ICE doesn't continue with their nefarious activities.
But how do you actually "run them off"?
Serious question.
But how do you actually "run them off"?
Serious question.
Great question. We track ICE agents in real time, we show up en masse when they try to kidnap our neighbors, and we blow whistles and honk horns and bully them until they flee with their coward tails between their legs. We do this many times a day, every day. Thank you for asking
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Mpls City Council eviction moratorium resolution TODAY — council meeting at 2pm
Needs nine votes to pass.
Find/contact your Councilmember: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/c...
And tell Walz, too! mn.gov/governor/connect/contact-us/contact-form.jsp
651-201-3400
Needs nine votes to pass.
Find/contact your Councilmember: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/c...
And tell Walz, too! mn.gov/governor/connect/contact-us/contact-form.jsp
651-201-3400
Tell Gov Walz you support an eviction moratorium—demand a harm reduction approach to the federal occupation of Minnesota!
January 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Mpls City Council eviction moratorium resolution TODAY — council meeting at 2pm
Needs nine votes to pass.
Find/contact your Councilmember: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/c...
And tell Walz, too! mn.gov/governor/connect/contact-us/contact-form.jsp
651-201-3400
Needs nine votes to pass.
Find/contact your Councilmember: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/c...
And tell Walz, too! mn.gov/governor/connect/contact-us/contact-form.jsp
651-201-3400
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🚨 BREAKING: Over 100 clergy at Target HQ in Downtown Minneapolis demanding justice #ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood #ReneeGood
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Over 100 clergy at Target HQ in Downtown Minneapolis demanding justice #ICEOutOfMN #ICEOutForGood #ReneeGood
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
🎶 “We can stay here all day, we shall not be moved. We are shopping elsewhere, we shall not be moved.”
🔗 Watch live: www.facebook.com/share/v/1ALf...
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The levels of rage to make normal people in the Twin Cities laugh derisively when you fall on your ass is surface-of-the-sun level.
But it’s from the same root that caused all those strangers to stop and help me. It’s just that now, instead of bandaids, people need whistles and bodies on the line.
But it’s from the same root that caused all those strangers to stop and help me. It’s just that now, instead of bandaids, people need whistles and bodies on the line.
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The levels of rage to make normal people in the Twin Cities laugh derisively when you fall on your ass is surface-of-the-sun level.
But it’s from the same root that caused all those strangers to stop and help me. It’s just that now, instead of bandaids, people need whistles and bodies on the line.
But it’s from the same root that caused all those strangers to stop and help me. It’s just that now, instead of bandaids, people need whistles and bodies on the line.
Karin Birkeland, chair of All of Mpls: “Police Chief Brian O’Hara has also bravely stepped up to rail against the invasion of Minneapolis by ICE officials”
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January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Karin Birkeland, chair of All of Mpls: “Police Chief Brian O’Hara has also bravely stepped up to rail against the invasion of Minneapolis by ICE officials”
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I think "4th graders build snow ramparts to protect their classmates from federal goons" is gonna be the thing that breaks me. Jesus christ.
My daughter's school in Richfield, MN (adjacent to Minneapolis) is closing tomorrow due of out-of-control federal agents. Fourth graders spent the week building walls of snow at recess to protect their classmates from ICE. This isn't about immigration enforcement, it's about terror.
January 15, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I think "4th graders build snow ramparts to protect their classmates from federal goons" is gonna be the thing that breaks me. Jesus christ.
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ICE in Minnesota is reminiscent of the firehoses used during the Civil Rights era. Images are compelling evidence that words can't compete with
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Some thoughts on this here:
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICE in Minnesota is reminiscent of the firehoses used during the Civil Rights era. Images are compelling evidence that words can't compete with
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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.
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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.
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The whole administration speaks in the language of abusers
Q: Will it lead to more deadly killings in Minnesota if the Insurrection Act is invoked?
KRISTI NOEM: If anything doesn't change with Gov. Walz, I don't anticipate the streets getting any safer or more peaceful
KRISTI NOEM: If anything doesn't change with Gov. Walz, I don't anticipate the streets getting any safer or more peaceful
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The whole administration speaks in the language of abusers
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Minneapolis is headed towards something resembling a general strike, if you were wondering how the campaign to cow working people into quiescence is going
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
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
January 15, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Minneapolis is headed towards something resembling a general strike, if you were wondering how the campaign to cow working people into quiescence is going
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Within a week I have swung from "I am trying to find my role in this scary new time" to "I am willing to die, come at me bro"
I'm still motherfucking copyediting today because, if they don't kill me, I need to pay rent and buy dog food, but it is so hard to balance that need
I'm still motherfucking copyediting today because, if they don't kill me, I need to pay rent and buy dog food, but it is so hard to balance that need
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Within a week I have swung from "I am trying to find my role in this scary new time" to "I am willing to die, come at me bro"
I'm still motherfucking copyediting today because, if they don't kill me, I need to pay rent and buy dog food, but it is so hard to balance that need
I'm still motherfucking copyediting today because, if they don't kill me, I need to pay rent and buy dog food, but it is so hard to balance that need
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I've heard of a need for puzzles to help kids stay entertained while they're trapped at home. I have approximately 90 unopened puzzles, ranging from 500 to 1000 pieces, that I'm willing to drive anywhere in the Twin Cities. My DMs are open
January 15, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I've heard of a need for puzzles to help kids stay entertained while they're trapped at home. I have approximately 90 unopened puzzles, ranging from 500 to 1000 pieces, that I'm willing to drive anywhere in the Twin Cities. My DMs are open
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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.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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.
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What I saw last in North was horrifying. ICE agents repeatedly advanced on and brutalized peaceful protesters, firing tear gas and flash bangs indiscriminately.
Unprovoked agents rushed a dispersing crowd more than a block from their lines, just to reignite the chaos.
This is state terrorism.
Unprovoked agents rushed a dispersing crowd more than a block from their lines, just to reignite the chaos.
This is state terrorism.
January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
What I saw last in North was horrifying. ICE agents repeatedly advanced on and brutalized peaceful protesters, firing tear gas and flash bangs indiscriminately.
Unprovoked agents rushed a dispersing crowd more than a block from their lines, just to reignite the chaos.
This is state terrorism.
Unprovoked agents rushed a dispersing crowd more than a block from their lines, just to reignite the chaos.
This is state terrorism.
Overheard on Signal: “The mutual aid chat is full” 🥹
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Overheard on Signal: “The mutual aid chat is full” 🥹
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Painfully beautiful sunrise after a terrible night.
May today be better for us.
May today be better for us.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Painfully beautiful sunrise after a terrible night.
May today be better for us.
May today be better for us.
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“To serve with compassion”
Give me a fucking break.
Give me a fucking break.
Leaving the scene at 25th Ave n and Lyndale Ave n tonught
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
“To serve with compassion”
Give me a fucking break.
Give me a fucking break.
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ICE shot a Latino on the leg in Minneapolis today. It’s despicable. Being Latino is not a crime. The color of your skin is not a crime. Being in this country is not a crime. Our entire community is in complete & utter pain. Sending the family and our community a ton of love tonight.
January 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
ICE shot a Latino on the leg in Minneapolis today. It’s despicable. Being Latino is not a crime. The color of your skin is not a crime. Being in this country is not a crime. Our entire community is in complete & utter pain. Sending the family and our community a ton of love tonight.
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They hate us so much but we love each other more
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
They hate us so much but we love each other more
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While the mayor puts on his same song and dance from City Hall… my Council President is out in the streets. With the people. Every day.
This is a leader.
This is a leader.
We’ve been on the scene all night in North Minneapolis. While we don’t know all the details, we know that ICE shot another person in our City. We also believe a family is still trapped inside and hasn’t been able to talk to anyone, including an attorney.
January 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
While the mayor puts on his same song and dance from City Hall… my Council President is out in the streets. With the people. Every day.
This is a leader.
This is a leader.
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We’ve been on the scene all night in North Minneapolis. While we don’t know all the details, we know that ICE shot another person in our City. We also believe a family is still trapped inside and hasn’t been able to talk to anyone, including an attorney.
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 AM
We’ve been on the scene all night in North Minneapolis. While we don’t know all the details, we know that ICE shot another person in our City. We also believe a family is still trapped inside and hasn’t been able to talk to anyone, including an attorney.
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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.
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 AM
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.
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For people outside Minneapolis: North is the historically Black part of the city. It's been heavily disinvested from, gutted by the 2008 mortgage crisis, and got hit by a tornado which did damage you can still see from aerial photos. It's no mistake ICE is going after more vulnerable populations.
i feel for the people of north minneapolis if they’re about to become a protest hot spot from outside the neighborhoods. this is an area often neglected and ignored by even its own elected officials. people not from over north should really be judicious in how they act coming over there
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
For people outside Minneapolis: North is the historically Black part of the city. It's been heavily disinvested from, gutted by the 2008 mortgage crisis, and got hit by a tornado which did damage you can still see from aerial photos. It's no mistake ICE is going after more vulnerable populations.