Eric Holthaus
@ericholthaus.com
Meteorologist & climate journalist. Dad. Birder. Minneapolitan. Optimistic to a fault.
Science news with attitude for The Guardian. Author of The Future Earth.
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Science news with attitude for The Guardian. Author of The Future Earth.
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A Minnesotan will put their own life at risk standing up to the feds to protect their neighbors and also get trapped on their own couch for hours because they feel too guilty to disturb the cat on their lap
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 AM
A Minnesotan will put their own life at risk standing up to the feds to protect their neighbors and also get trapped on their own couch for hours because they feel too guilty to disturb the cat on their lap
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Added almost everyone on my end of the queue to the MSP feed. Welcome!
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Hi! Update to how you join the Minneapolis and St. Paul feed bc my screenshot was out of date. 1. Fill out the Google Form (linked in next post). 2. Wait 48-72 hours, maybe longer (vol-led so we're on it but not asap). 3. Then you have to add yourself to the feed.
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 AM
I'm in!
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Oh fuck yeah overnight paper route for the win.
January 20, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Oh fuck yeah overnight paper route for the win.
The Cat Nebula
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
The Cat Nebula
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Deadline on this is extended until Wednesday -- and if you want to write about your experience in a short piece (50-200 words) for this call, but need help, I have a group of volunteer writing coaches and professional editors ready to help Minneapolis folks out with this.
Racket wants to hear from you, Minnesota. We want to hear how the ICE occupation has changed your life, and we want the world outside of Minnesota to know as well.
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Deadline on this is extended until Wednesday -- and if you want to write about your experience in a short piece (50-200 words) for this call, but need help, I have a group of volunteer writing coaches and professional editors ready to help Minneapolis folks out with this.
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the way things are is not permanent
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM
the way things are is not permanent
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Minneapolis AFL-CIO and several Minnesota labor bodies have called for a General Strike on Friday to protest ICE's occupation of the city.
Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national.
paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national.
paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike on Friday as Movement Spreads to Other Cities
This weekend, the Minneapolis AFL-CIO endorsed a measure calling for a general strike in response to ICE’s continued operations and raids in Minneapolis on Friday, January 23.
paydayreport.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Minneapolis AFL-CIO and several Minnesota labor bodies have called for a General Strike on Friday to protest ICE's occupation of the city.
Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national.
paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national.
paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
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lots of people talking about this but the thing i am sort of in awe in right now is not just the scale of the mutual aid but the huge variety of ways people have found to help. people are making toy baskets for kids stuck inside, doing signal training for older adults, every little ask is being met
January 19, 2026 at 7:56 PM
lots of people talking about this but the thing i am sort of in awe in right now is not just the scale of the mutual aid but the huge variety of ways people have found to help. people are making toy baskets for kids stuck inside, doing signal training for older adults, every little ask is being met
The kids and I helped pack food this morning for families who can't leave their homes due to the ICE occupation.
We did the math that there are somewhere between 2000 to 20,000 families that are sheltering at home right now. Which means they need thousands of food boxes a day. We're mobilized.
We did the math that there are somewhere between 2000 to 20,000 families that are sheltering at home right now. Which means they need thousands of food boxes a day. We're mobilized.
January 19, 2026 at 6:27 PM
The kids and I helped pack food this morning for families who can't leave their homes due to the ICE occupation.
We did the math that there are somewhere between 2000 to 20,000 families that are sheltering at home right now. Which means they need thousands of food boxes a day. We're mobilized.
We did the math that there are somewhere between 2000 to 20,000 families that are sheltering at home right now. Which means they need thousands of food boxes a day. We're mobilized.
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I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
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it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
it is -10 here today. I was supposed to go do a volunteer shift standing outside loading groceries into people’s cars to deliver to families stuck at home. just got a call not to come in because they have too many volunteers already. if you were wondering if the cold would stop us.
Is this a "real" civil war yet?
Senior White House official says local and state police in Minneapolis “have been ordered to stand down and surrender.”
What?
What?
January 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Is this a "real" civil war yet?
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
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One of the best articles we've seen from out-of-town press. Does a good job of covering what isn't getting covered enough and capturing what it feels like on the ground right now... (This is a gift article - lmk if the link doesn't work.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
One of the best articles we've seen from out-of-town press. Does a good job of covering what isn't getting covered enough and capturing what it feels like on the ground right now... (This is a gift article - lmk if the link doesn't work.)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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What people know about publicly is only a fraction of the work actually going on, much of which is being done very quietly for the safety/security of our vulnerable neighbors.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
What people know about publicly is only a fraction of the work actually going on, much of which is being done very quietly for the safety/security of our vulnerable neighbors.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
Truly inspired by so many people (you know who you are) right now. And truly surreal that any of this is even necessary.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
It's -7°F in Minneapolis.
The sunrise this morning featured two sundogs and a brilliant pillar, one of the best I've ever seen. www.weather.gov/arx/why_halo...
The sunrise this morning featured two sundogs and a brilliant pillar, one of the best I've ever seen. www.weather.gov/arx/why_halo...
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It's -7°F in Minneapolis.
The sunrise this morning featured two sundogs and a brilliant pillar, one of the best I've ever seen. www.weather.gov/arx/why_halo...
The sunrise this morning featured two sundogs and a brilliant pillar, one of the best I've ever seen. www.weather.gov/arx/why_halo...
We lost two neighbors today to ICE abductions. The kids are off school tomorrow but we'll be at a different elementary school packing boxes for families too afraid to leave their homes.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 AM
We lost two neighbors today to ICE abductions. The kids are off school tomorrow but we'll be at a different elementary school packing boxes for families too afraid to leave their homes.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
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The regime’s paramilitary forces are conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The regime’s paramilitary forces are conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing.
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All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM
All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
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I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.
It's almost all restaurants in Northeast, our last Mexican restaurant (of at least 4 nearby) closed indefinitely yesterday.
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:15 AM
It's almost all restaurants in Northeast, our last Mexican restaurant (of at least 4 nearby) closed indefinitely yesterday.
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The way “stay safe” has replaced almost all other goodbyes here
January 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The way “stay safe” has replaced almost all other goodbyes here
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A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.
ATTENTION.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
On Friday, January 23rd, we will be closed as part of the ICE OUT general strike opposing the federal occupation of Minnesota.
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
A lot of good businesses are closing on Friday to participate in the ICE Out General Strike. But make sure to support these places on the other days. A lost Friday is a tough thing for a restaurant or bar. Also use this as a barometer for the types of businesses you want to support.