Kumar Rao
@kumar.bsky.social
Lawyer, former public defender. Progressive politics, racial justice, urban gardening. Let’s go Knicks/GoBlue.
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
“…our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
“…our new national reality. State terror has arrived.”
ICE is a death squad.
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
ICE is a death squad.
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The regime will lie. That's what fascist regimes do.
It will continue to murder people in different ways. That's also what fascist regimes do.
Regular people will continue to refuse and to not cooperate and to fight back in all of the ways we can.
It will continue to murder people in different ways. That's also what fascist regimes do.
Regular people will continue to refuse and to not cooperate and to fight back in all of the ways we can.
January 24, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The regime will lie. That's what fascist regimes do.
It will continue to murder people in different ways. That's also what fascist regimes do.
Regular people will continue to refuse and to not cooperate and to fight back in all of the ways we can.
It will continue to murder people in different ways. That's also what fascist regimes do.
Regular people will continue to refuse and to not cooperate and to fight back in all of the ways we can.
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
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Governors and mayors and courts that do not take immediate action to stop ICE, to expel it from our cities and towns, to hold it accountable for its crimes, to ensure it works within the law, are failing at their jobs. It will require strength and confrontation and struggle. But it must happen.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Governors and mayors and courts that do not take immediate action to stop ICE, to expel it from our cities and towns, to hold it accountable for its crimes, to ensure it works within the law, are failing at their jobs. It will require strength and confrontation and struggle. But it must happen.
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ICE just tackled a man, beat the shit out of him, and shot him in the chest while he was subdued and on the ground.
They call themselves law enforcement, but it’s really a gang of murderous psychopaths.
They call themselves law enforcement, but it’s really a gang of murderous psychopaths.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
ICE just tackled a man, beat the shit out of him, and shot him in the chest while he was subdued and on the ground.
They call themselves law enforcement, but it’s really a gang of murderous psychopaths.
They call themselves law enforcement, but it’s really a gang of murderous psychopaths.
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genuinely stunning image
January 24, 2026 at 1:37 AM
genuinely stunning image
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NYC standing in solidarity with MN.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM
NYC standing in solidarity with MN.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social
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this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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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 4:56 PM
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."
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January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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For all his talk about cracking down on fraud, Trump is perfectly happy to let his allies and supporters get away with it.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:04 PM
For all his talk about cracking down on fraud, Trump is perfectly happy to let his allies and supporters get away with it.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
The hypocrisy isn’t surprising, but it’s no less staggering.
Trump regime just canceled $2 billion in
funding for homelessness, mental health, and substance use support across country.
“We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows."
funding for homelessness, mental health, and substance use support across country.
“We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows."
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Trump regime just canceled $2 billion in
funding for homelessness, mental health, and substance use support across country.
“We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows."
funding for homelessness, mental health, and substance use support across country.
“We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows."
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this is absolutely part of the equation. Look at how virulently angry they are at Renee Good and her wife.
I've been telling people that the reason this is happening in no small part is because they see urban white Minnesotans as race traitors. For having a semi-integrated society at all, but also for 2020.
January 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
this is absolutely part of the equation. Look at how virulently angry they are at Renee Good and her wife.
Fascism pounding on our doorsteps, literally.
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Fascism pounding on our doorsteps, literally.
With Rep. Dan Goldman getting some attention in this fraught moment, re-sharing this piece I wrote on how Dan Goldman has failed NY-10 and undermined democratic values—not just on policy, but through outright disdain for his constituents. 🧵
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
Op-Ed: Any Blue Won’t Do Especially in NY’s 10th Congressional District
“Rep. Dan Goldman wears a Democratic label,” writes one of his constituents, “but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.”
indypendent.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
With Rep. Dan Goldman getting some attention in this fraught moment, re-sharing this piece I wrote on how Dan Goldman has failed NY-10 and undermined democratic values—not just on policy, but through outright disdain for his constituents. 🧵
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
Totally normal stuff
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Totally normal stuff
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Basically @aoc.bsky.social is a normal and not completely unhinged and depraved person (like JD Vance).
Rep. @AOC: I understand that Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.
January 9, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Basically @aoc.bsky.social is a normal and not completely unhinged and depraved person (like JD Vance).
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“This is why the “any blue will do” mentality is so dangerous. Goldman wears a Democratic label, but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.” @kumar.bsky.social
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
Op-Ed: Any Blue Won’t Do Especially in NY’s 10th Congressional District
“Rep. Dan Goldman wears a Democratic label,” writes one of his constituents, “but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.”
indypendent.org
January 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“This is why the “any blue will do” mentality is so dangerous. Goldman wears a Democratic label, but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.” @kumar.bsky.social
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
As a constituent in NY-10 Congressional district, I wrote this piece setting the record straight about Dan Goldman.
He may claim a progressive label, but Goldman has undermined democratic values repeatedly these last few years. indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
He may claim a progressive label, but Goldman has undermined democratic values repeatedly these last few years. indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
Op-Ed: Any Blue Won’t Do Especially in NY’s 10th Congressional District
“Rep. Dan Goldman wears a Democratic label,” writes one of his constituents, “but his actions undermine democratic values at every turn.”
indypendent.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
As a constituent in NY-10 Congressional district, I wrote this piece setting the record straight about Dan Goldman.
He may claim a progressive label, but Goldman has undermined democratic values repeatedly these last few years. indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
He may claim a progressive label, but Goldman has undermined democratic values repeatedly these last few years. indypendent.org/2026/01/op-e...
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a major american city is being forced to close schools because armed government agents are raiding and pepper spraying and terrorizing children and teachers for social media content
Minneapolis public schools canceled classes officials after Roosevelt High School said armed Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
www.mprnews.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 PM
a major american city is being forced to close schools because armed government agents are raiding and pepper spraying and terrorizing children and teachers for social media content
Meanwhile…
An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
January 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Meanwhile…