David Brauer
@dbrauer.net
Former journalist, long-time Minneapolitan, curator of Uptown’s borders and chief rememberer, Halloween Blizzard of 1991. Amplifier & participant in the Minnesota Resistance.
Yeah, it sucks that only 61-65% of the population thinks the ICE murders were unjustified. But only 16-27% think they were. My guess has been 25-33% of the population supports the administration’s invasion, which to me equals broad unpopularity, so I think this tracks.
The new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll has some of the strongest agreement across gender, age, education, income, and geography that I've seen in a long time. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Yeah, it sucks that only 61-65% of the population thinks the ICE murders were unjustified. But only 16-27% think they were. My guess has been 25-33% of the population supports the administration’s invasion, which to me equals broad unpopularity, so I think this tracks.
Glahn has been awful forever, so no surprise he’s obsessed with attacking judges for upholding constitutional rights www.americanexperiment.org/tag/habeas-c..., but at least one commenter (who I think is conservative!) is fighting the good fight to explain tne law to him:
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Glahn has been awful forever, so no surprise he’s obsessed with attacking judges for upholding constitutional rights www.americanexperiment.org/tag/habeas-c..., but at least one commenter (who I think is conservative!) is fighting the good fight to explain tne law to him:
National media picking up on undercovered Minneapolis invasion aspect: the economic siege. Bloomberg on retaliatory audits of @mischieftoy.com & Hennepin Health. DHS claims active investigation of Mischief “unrelated to political views” - yeah right: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (gift link)
Minnesota Businesses Resisted ICE, and Now Face DHS Audits
Employment records of at least two Minneapolis-area businesses are being audited by the Department of Homeland Security, in what state and local officials describe as retaliation over the fallout from...
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 PM
National media picking up on undercovered Minneapolis invasion aspect: the economic siege. Bloomberg on retaliatory audits of @mischieftoy.com & Hennepin Health. DHS claims active investigation of Mischief “unrelated to political views” - yeah right: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (gift link)
One hundred thousand million percent
Its actually good and okay to try and find moments of joy during the horrors. Dont let anyone shame you for it.
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 AM
One hundred thousand million percent
Best ball writer in town.
Just when you think the Twins' mess can't get bigger, the team president leaves two weeks before spring training.
On a shocking change, a so-called 'mutual' breakup, and why the full story is even worse: www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
On a shocking change, a so-called 'mutual' breakup, and why the full story is even worse: www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...
Gleeman: Twins’ ‘mutual’ breakup with Derek Falvey is latest Pohlad-created mess
After nine years atop the front office, Falvey seemingly reached a breaking point with shrinking resources and a new Pohlad in charge.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Best ball writer in town.
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There's a gfm for it!
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January 31, 2026 at 2:27 AM
There's a gfm for it!
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Someone sent me a Facebook post saying this will be remade in iron and THAT, my friends, is metal af
As Minnesotans come together to oppose oppression like never before, Stillwater leaders remind us yet again that they'll always be wet shits.
Team USA snow sculpture in Stillwater removed over ‘ICE out’ messaging
The World Snow Sculpting Championship work by Team USA included messages spelled out in American Sign Language.
www.twincities.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Someone sent me a Facebook post saying this will be remade in iron and THAT, my friends, is metal af
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I work at a Big Giant Firm on a High Priority Client with Very Ambitious People, most of whom aren't based in Minneapolis.
I wrote my team a super transparent message today, explaining that compartmentalization is impossible and I'm likely going to be bad at my job for a while.
The responses 🧵
I wrote my team a super transparent message today, explaining that compartmentalization is impossible and I'm likely going to be bad at my job for a while.
The responses 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I work at a Big Giant Firm on a High Priority Client with Very Ambitious People, most of whom aren't based in Minneapolis.
I wrote my team a super transparent message today, explaining that compartmentalization is impossible and I'm likely going to be bad at my job for a while.
The responses 🧵
I wrote my team a super transparent message today, explaining that compartmentalization is impossible and I'm likely going to be bad at my job for a while.
The responses 🧵
Just realized they can put Springsteen’s star on First Ave now first-avenue.com/about/the-st...
The Stars - First Avenue
In the summer of 2010, First Avenue gave itself a much-needed paint job. After painting over the old artwork on the building, the stars returned with favorites from the past,...
first-avenue.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Just realized they can put Springsteen’s star on First Ave now first-avenue.com/about/the-st...
Realized these were the equivalent of The Beatles to me, and half of each are gone now
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Realized these were the equivalent of The Beatles to me, and half of each are gone now
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the foreign descriptions of what is going on are hilarious and terrifying
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
#donaldtrump #minneapolis #ice #protest #immigration
YouTube video by mrcodydahler
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
the foreign descriptions of what is going on are hilarious and terrifying
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
www.youtube.com/shorts/SfzuV...
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This is surreal
Tom Morello welcomes Bruce Springsteen to the stage at the Defend Minnesota! benefit concert fundraising for the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good at First Avenue in Minneapolis 🎸
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
🎥: @chrisrstrib.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is surreal
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Having a Sunday afternoon winter bike ride for Alex Pretti - a day after the big ride, for those who can’t make Saturday’s ride. Informal, unmarshaled (bring your own water/snacks) but almost all protected bike lanes through Alex’s South Minneapolis. Register here - forms.gle/Z4pNMGRzsLua...
We Ride in Unity: Sunday Ride RSVP
From Angry Catfish Bicycle: "Alex was one of us, could’ve been any of us, so as we mourn, all of us can come together in unity to remember Alex for what he was. A kind and caring soul put on this eart...
forms.gle
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Having a Sunday afternoon winter bike ride for Alex Pretti - a day after the big ride, for those who can’t make Saturday’s ride. Informal, unmarshaled (bring your own water/snacks) but almost all protected bike lanes through Alex’s South Minneapolis. Register here - forms.gle/Z4pNMGRzsLua...
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Georgia Fort posted a video on FB this morning that she was being arrested by federal agents for her coverage of a demonstration at a church in St. Paul a couple weeks ago.
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Georgia Fort posted a video on FB this morning that she was being arrested by federal agents for her coverage of a demonstration at a church in St. Paul a couple weeks ago.
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I would beseech the national media to stop writing sentences like one I just read that said basically "ICE's time in Minnesota is almost up." That is NOT an established fact. Please do not turn away. Please check the readily available information from people on the ground and local journalists.
From everything I’m hearing and reading, nothing in the ground in the Twin Cities has meaningfully changed.
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I would beseech the national media to stop writing sentences like one I just read that said basically "ICE's time in Minnesota is almost up." That is NOT an established fact. Please do not turn away. Please check the readily available information from people on the ground and local journalists.
Has anyone done a story on Twin Cities auto-glass places being flooded with window replacement orders? Or just body shops in general seeing a big influx of repairs?
January 30, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Has anyone done a story on Twin Cities auto-glass places being flooded with window replacement orders? Or just body shops in general seeing a big influx of repairs?
“Showtimes for ‘Melania’ at the Mann Plymouth Grand 15 theater in Minnesota appeared to have been canceled. The theater is located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, where two observers have been killed amid a massive incursion of federal immigration agents.“ archive.ph/09y1E
archive.ph
January 30, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“Showtimes for ‘Melania’ at the Mann Plymouth Grand 15 theater in Minnesota appeared to have been canceled. The theater is located in Hennepin County, Minnesota, where two observers have been killed amid a massive incursion of federal immigration agents.“ archive.ph/09y1E
So moved by the French people supporting us. Now the French government has pressured a company to end a dystopian private immigrant-surveillance ICE contract. wapo.st/4q6PupC
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
So moved by the French people supporting us. Now the French government has pressured a company to end a dystopian private immigrant-surveillance ICE contract. wapo.st/4q6PupC
Re the Stancil situation. I certainly don’t mind Will and his Honda Fit getting outsized attention - struck me that he’s doing the work & doing it for good. But as someone who has dealt with the media during this, vulnerable people always always have to be protected. Advance notice, permission, etc
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Re the Stancil situation. I certainly don’t mind Will and his Honda Fit getting outsized attention - struck me that he’s doing the work & doing it for good. But as someone who has dealt with the media during this, vulnerable people always always have to be protected. Advance notice, permission, etc
Heard any interesting/heartening thing from the courthouse today. Jurors. Usually people do their duty but they’re a bit crabby about it. Judges can sense it. Not since the ICE invasion. Fewer absentees, fewer excuses, more commitment, more focus. It’s like civics matters & they‘re defending it.
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Heard any interesting/heartening thing from the courthouse today. Jurors. Usually people do their duty but they’re a bit crabby about it. Judges can sense it. Not since the ICE invasion. Fewer absentees, fewer excuses, more commitment, more focus. It’s like civics matters & they‘re defending it.
Amen. But the video adds a ton of power to the song.
Honestly, hard to watch the video for "Streets of Minneapolis." Seeing the last weeks all together here, the video clips and photos ... is a lot. It's really well done, but also awful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Amen. But the video adds a ton of power to the song.
Friend in a non-neighboring state asked how they could help us resist here. Thought it might be good to crowdsource ideas. Please be earnest & all sincere ideas appreciated.
January 30, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Friend in a non-neighboring state asked how they could help us resist here. Thought it might be good to crowdsource ideas. Please be earnest & all sincere ideas appreciated.
Somebody in the administration leaked that Bovino “our city” video, right? #longknives
January 30, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Somebody in the administration leaked that Bovino “our city” video, right? #longknives