Mike Rollin
@mikerollin2.bsky.social
City dweller, public school parent, mostly Minnesotan. Free Palestine. End fossil fuels.
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ICE pepper spraying each other and blaming it on the protesters is a bit too on the nose.
Re: the ICE actions in south Minneapolis Monday. DHS said "rioters" attacked officers with rocks and pepper spray. Note: I received lots of evidence and didn't see any rocks, the only pepper spray I saw was ICE agents sometimes spraying each other. I did see snow and possibly ice being thrown. (1)
December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
ICE pepper spraying each other and blaming it on the protesters is a bit too on the nose.
They got $170 billion for their war on immigrants and they’re scared of snowballs and whistles
DHS provided his statement regarding a melee between ICE and activists on Dec. 15 at 29th & Pillsbury in Minneapolis:
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
They got $170 billion for their war on immigrants and they’re scared of snowballs and whistles
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After ICE did this in Illinois, the Secretary of State revoked the plates, sent a cease and desist to ICE, threatened to suspend rental car licenses for allowing ICE to swap plates and set up a tip hotline to report plate tampering.
MN deserves the same action.
www.ilsos.gov/news/2025/de...
MN deserves the same action.
www.ilsos.gov/news/2025/de...
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
After ICE did this in Illinois, the Secretary of State revoked the plates, sent a cease and desist to ICE, threatened to suspend rental car licenses for allowing ICE to swap plates and set up a tip hotline to report plate tampering.
MN deserves the same action.
www.ilsos.gov/news/2025/de...
MN deserves the same action.
www.ilsos.gov/news/2025/de...
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In this ongoing occupation of Minneapolis, Defend the 612 is committed to uplifting and supporting city-wide coordination between autonomous neighborhood response groups that are rising up to resist the abductions, kidnapping and deportation of our neighbors. (1/4)
Learn more at defend612.com
Learn more at defend612.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
In this ongoing occupation of Minneapolis, Defend the 612 is committed to uplifting and supporting city-wide coordination between autonomous neighborhood response groups that are rising up to resist the abductions, kidnapping and deportation of our neighbors. (1/4)
Learn more at defend612.com
Learn more at defend612.com
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White neighbors, reports from Latino and Somali businesses on Lake Street are that their numbers are down as much as 90%. Their clientele are scared to go out. We can help with this. Show up, show your support, spend money. And bring your whistles.
December 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
White neighbors, reports from Latino and Somali businesses on Lake Street are that their numbers are down as much as 90%. Their clientele are scared to go out. We can help with this. Show up, show your support, spend money. And bring your whistles.
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I'm going to do my best to alt text this because holy crap, everyone should know.
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I'm going to do my best to alt text this because holy crap, everyone should know.
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Disheartening to see federal agents take two neighbors on 29th & Pillsbury. Chemical irritants were used on observers by them.
MPD showed up on scene, created a pathway for these federal agents to kidnap our neighbors, and assisted with controlling the space. Disappointing and heartbreaking.
MPD showed up on scene, created a pathway for these federal agents to kidnap our neighbors, and assisted with controlling the space. Disappointing and heartbreaking.
December 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Disheartening to see federal agents take two neighbors on 29th & Pillsbury. Chemical irritants were used on observers by them.
MPD showed up on scene, created a pathway for these federal agents to kidnap our neighbors, and assisted with controlling the space. Disappointing and heartbreaking.
MPD showed up on scene, created a pathway for these federal agents to kidnap our neighbors, and assisted with controlling the space. Disappointing and heartbreaking.
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Here is the GoFundMe for Marco and Geovanny who were forced to brace below freezing temperature by ICE. They need help with funding for lawyers, food, and medical bills. Please share.
gofund.me/443327b8d
gofund.me/443327b8d
Ayuda para Marco y Geovanny, organized by Maria Chicaiza
Hola mi nombre es Maria Chicaiza Estamos pidiendo ayuda ala comunidad Estubieron hoy en pel… Maria Chicaiza necesita tu apoyo para Ayuda para Marco y Geovanny
gofund.me
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Here is the GoFundMe for Marco and Geovanny who were forced to brace below freezing temperature by ICE. They need help with funding for lawyers, food, and medical bills. Please share.
gofund.me/443327b8d
gofund.me/443327b8d
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Goddamn, these people are beautiful. What beautiful people. It makes me cry.
December 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Goddamn, these people are beautiful. What beautiful people. It makes me cry.
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Damn this video of a observer/protester climbing a ladder to hand blanket to the construction worker who was surrounded by ICE.
December 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Damn this video of a observer/protester climbing a ladder to hand blanket to the construction worker who was surrounded by ICE.
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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Dear neighbor,
This morning, ICE surrounded a construction site with Latino workers in this dangerously cold weather. One worker had to leave in an ambulance because they were forced to stay on the roof of the construction site as ICE attempted to kidnap them. 1/
This morning, ICE surrounded a construction site with Latino workers in this dangerously cold weather. One worker had to leave in an ambulance because they were forced to stay on the roof of the construction site as ICE attempted to kidnap them. 1/
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Dear neighbor,
This morning, ICE surrounded a construction site with Latino workers in this dangerously cold weather. One worker had to leave in an ambulance because they were forced to stay on the roof of the construction site as ICE attempted to kidnap them. 1/
This morning, ICE surrounded a construction site with Latino workers in this dangerously cold weather. One worker had to leave in an ambulance because they were forced to stay on the roof of the construction site as ICE attempted to kidnap them. 1/
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One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
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In Minnesota, we care about our neighbors—no matter our income, skin color, or where we were born. As Trump and the ICE machine attack our immigrant neighbors, we’re coming together to say MN ❤️'s our neighbors. March with us: www.facebook.com/share/1JbXD5...
#DeICEMN
#DeICEMN
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
In Minnesota, we care about our neighbors—no matter our income, skin color, or where we were born. As Trump and the ICE machine attack our immigrant neighbors, we’re coming together to say MN ❤️'s our neighbors. March with us: www.facebook.com/share/1JbXD5...
#DeICEMN
#DeICEMN
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Hey guess what, you can help!
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
December 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hey guess what, you can help!
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
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My daughter’s school bus was delayed this morning because armed ICE agents, some masked, were in the middle of 15th Ave in Cedar Riverside. So why wouldn’t ICE just get out of the way when the bus came? Perhaps they were busy harassing Somali-Americans, who are overwhelmingly citizens. But... (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My daughter’s school bus was delayed this morning because armed ICE agents, some masked, were in the middle of 15th Ave in Cedar Riverside. So why wouldn’t ICE just get out of the way when the bus came? Perhaps they were busy harassing Somali-Americans, who are overwhelmingly citizens. But... (1/4)
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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It is, kind of by definition, currently being tolerated
Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
December 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
It is, kind of by definition, currently being tolerated
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I’m excited to let community know that we approved a budget amendment that increases funding for immigration legal services to a total of $527,836 for next year. I was proud to author this with Council Member @robin4mpls.bsky.social. 1/
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I’m excited to let community know that we approved a budget amendment that increases funding for immigration legal services to a total of $527,836 for next year. I was proud to author this with Council Member @robin4mpls.bsky.social. 1/
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i don't think i've ever seen pepper spray on fresh snow before—what a wild, striking visualization of its impact
ICE was in Cedar Riverside today. Amazing community turnout, be mindful of the layer of pepper spray in the snow all over the neighborhood
December 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
i don't think i've ever seen pepper spray on fresh snow before—what a wild, striking visualization of its impact
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Thank you to the SWAE members who testified today in support of the strengthened Separation Ordinance. We hope Council Members Palmisano and Koski were listening and will do the right thing for our immigrant neighbors.
lots of ward 13 residents testifying in support of a strong separation ordinance at the minneapolis city council. this woman talks about going to karmel mall to pick up takeout for her family at a somali restaurant as a "small act of solidarity."
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Thank you to the SWAE members who testified today in support of the strengthened Separation Ordinance. We hope Council Members Palmisano and Koski were listening and will do the right thing for our immigrant neighbors.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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What will you do when these goons come to kidnap your neighbors?
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What will you do when these goons come to kidnap your neighbors?
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
Think about your plan. Connect with the people in your community.
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I saw an ICE raid today in Cedar-Riverside. The man they took said repeatedly he was a U.S. Citizen and had ID. They put him in a car they sped off at an unsafe speed. Not that I expected much, but I called 911 and reported their behavior. The dispatcher asked "what I wanted them to do about it."
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I saw an ICE raid today in Cedar-Riverside. The man they took said repeatedly he was a U.S. Citizen and had ID. They put him in a car they sped off at an unsafe speed. Not that I expected much, but I called 911 and reported their behavior. The dispatcher asked "what I wanted them to do about it."
“Tincher has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“Tincher has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼
Because she witnessed 🧊 kidnap her neighbors.
More great reporting from @jcollins.bsky.social 🙏🏼