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Eric Holthaus
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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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energychris.bsky.social
If you want an on-the-ground perspective of what’s happening here around organizing and community defense this podcast was excellent.

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An Emergency Dispatch from Occupied Minneapolis: “Intense, Frightening, Surreal and Inspiring.” — How to Survive the End of the World
Autumn lives, works and organizes in Minneapolis, where, for over 6 weeks, ICE has escalated its tactics in abducting people from their home. adrienne asks her what's happening on the ground right now...
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January 21, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
You are like a lantern swathed and covered, hidden away in a dark place. Yet the light shines; they could not put out the light. They could not hide you.
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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advicepig.bsky.social
TFW: You take turns locking the door at the taqueria
January 20, 2026 at 11:24 PM
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walkingminnesota.com
One day, the masks will be off and we will know justice
Minnehaha Creek
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/26
It’s under a bridge.There’s a wall. Someone has spray painted one day. The mask will be off and we will know justice. There are some rocks on the side of a frozen creek below.
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Keep it up, fellow anarchists ✨
Bovino says well-organized protesters make ICE operation harder From the Minnesota Star Tribune By Abby Simons January 20, 2026 at 305pm Greg Bovino cited “collusion and corruption” by Twin Cities officials and “anarchists” as reasons Operation Metro Surge has been more difficult than previous operations in other states. "They've got some excellent communications, and that coupled with a very poor response from the mayor and the governor, those two things coupled together make that a difficult operating environment at times."
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM
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evangreer.bsky.social
Great feedback, team. Keep it up.
startribune.com Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 4h
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino said well-organized protesters in Minnseota make the ICE operation harder.

"They've got some excellent communications," Bovino said.
Live: Minnesota officials subpoenaed in federal probe of state’s response to ICE surge
The federal investigation marks an escalation in tensions between federal and state officials.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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douglasmack.bsky.social
Good to see approval so high but also I want to say for the hundredth time that what gets covered in the media as "protests" in the Twin Cities is very often "people going about their day and then running to help when they see federal agents trying to kidnap their neighbors"
usapolling.bsky.social Polling USA @usapolling.bsky.social · 5h
Approval For Anti-ICE Protests:

Approve: 47%
Disapprove: 44%

YouGov / Jan 19, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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gallantdimwit.bsky.social
Simply extraordinary
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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northstarashle.bsky.social
“When one ICE agent was asked by medical providers for more information on Castaneda Mondragon’s injuries, the agent said that ‘he got his shit rocked’ and did not elaborate further, the lawsuit says.”

they beat the shit out of him, and I can’t imagine how many more people they’ve done that too.
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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energychris.bsky.social
We’ve literally lost habeas corpus. An English common law right that has only been suspended 3 times since the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215.
Oh my god you want me to find "evidence" before putting someone in jail? Every time?? Do you have any idea how long that would take 3:58 PM • Apr 15, 2025 & Some people can reply ~ Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social • 12h abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-a... "One ICE agent said if we let you see your clients, we would have to let all the attorneys see their clients, and imagine the chaos," said another attorney who asked not to be named. "And I said to that person, yeah, you do have to let all the attorneys see their clients. You do have to accommodate that. That's the Constitution. You chose to put them here. I didn't bring this guy here, you did."
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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mauratwit.bsky.social
Had to pause this a few times for a good heave cry.

So good for my soul to hear from someone here in this moment. How hard it is to be a parent right now.

Everything matters.

Gorgeous song @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social 💜

Oh my weary heart.

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An Emergency Dispatch from Occupied Minneapolis:
Podcast Episode · How to Survive the End of the World · 01/14/2026 · 40m
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January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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brb standing in line for a new tattoo
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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ilhanmn.bsky.social
We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.

It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.

This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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originalmattb.com
Evergreen.
johnmoe.bsky.social John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 4d
I don’t want to say it’s worse in Minnesota than you’ve heard because I don’t know what all you’ve heard.

But I am certain it’s not better than you’ve heard.
January 20, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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saralovesyou.bsky.social
Dear Minnesota senators. Be like the NYC mayor. This is what I keep saying when I call, but less eloquently.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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stevequick.bsky.social
"Warmer than yesterday"
January 20, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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katjakaboom.bsky.social
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
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I'm in!
lookitup.baby Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 20h
Added almost everyone on my end of the queue to the MSP feed. Welcome!

If you still don’t see posts, here are some reasons that could be:

- you’ve changed your handle (please fill out the form again)
- you filled out the form recently (you are probably in queue)
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amityf.bsky.social amityf @amityf.bsky.social · Sep 5
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
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colocharachel.bsky.social
Oh fuck yeah overnight paper route for the win.
Phone snapshot showing the pinks and greens of the northern lights over a road way lit up by warm not LED headlights. Silhouettes of bare trees are visible in front of the Aurora.
January 20, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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The Cat Nebula
danniemcq.bsky.social danniemcq @danniemcq.bsky.social · 1d
Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
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Cat wandered in front of the camera during the #aurora long exposure
January 20, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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wrigleyfield.bsky.social
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.
racketmn.com Racket @racketmn.com · 4d
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
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susankayequinn.bsky.social
the way things are is not permanent
"The exercise of imagination is dangerous to those who profit from the way things are because it has the power to show that the way things are is not permanent, not universal, not necessary." URSULA K. LE GUIN "A WAR WITHOUT END"
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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mikeelk.bsky.social
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-...
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.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM