Ryan H.
@ryan.blacksky.app
Your friendly neighborhood abolitionist.
Educator/Activist/Artist and wildlife photographer. Building towards a care-based world in unarmed response, housing & social/racial justice; writing at https://creating.care
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Educator/Activist/Artist and wildlife photographer. Building towards a care-based world in unarmed response, housing & social/racial justice; writing at https://creating.care
(he/him) 💛🤍💜🖤 ♿ linktr.ee/rhenyard
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Ryan H.
@ryan.blacksky.app
· Nov 18
✨The 2025 Ryan's Community Giving Guide for Southeast Michigan is now live ✨
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
If you've ever wondered who is doing work that needs your support when #givingtuesday comes around, or you want to find folks doing vital work, the 6th annual guide is here to help. Grab the pdf at henyard.com/giving
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“ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do” played over video of ICE engaging in acts of violence should be the wall to wall DNC media strategy right now
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 15, 2026 at 12:47 AM
“ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do” played over video of ICE engaging in acts of violence should be the wall to wall DNC media strategy right now
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Friends—I need you to connect to your rapid response in your city. Your ICE watch. If you don’t have one, start one. I’m watching Minneapolis and we need to be prepared for what comes next. Know the activists in our neighborhoods. If you don’t know your rights now is the time to learn. Have a plan.
January 14, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Friends—I need you to connect to your rapid response in your city. Your ICE watch. If you don’t have one, start one. I’m watching Minneapolis and we need to be prepared for what comes next. Know the activists in our neighborhoods. If you don’t know your rights now is the time to learn. Have a plan.
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Many of the programs I work for and with are reeling from the “effective immediately” cuts to SAMHSA funded programs. People will die from these idiotic and cruel decisions. The hardest truth is that the people making these decisions do not care.
Trump administration: Record-high homelessness is caused not by housing costs but by mental illness and addiction.
Also Trump administration: We're decimating the programs that treat mental illness and addiction.
Also Trump administration: We're decimating the programs that treat mental illness and addiction.
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Many of the programs I work for and with are reeling from the “effective immediately” cuts to SAMHSA funded programs. People will die from these idiotic and cruel decisions. The hardest truth is that the people making these decisions do not care.
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It really cannot be overstated at this point enough that literally in some of the whitest suburbs of the city, we have armed Gestapo agents going door-to-door, asking people to turn in their neighbors.
I live in Cottage Grove and they were in my neighborhood last week. It’s ridiculous.
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It really cannot be overstated at this point enough that literally in some of the whitest suburbs of the city, we have armed Gestapo agents going door-to-door, asking people to turn in their neighbors.
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SE MI folks: Mutual Aid & Resource Fair! Saturday Jan 31, 1-4 pm at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn. DIY, Know-Your-Rights, and free resources like food, clothes, hygiene items, and more!
Attached flyer in English and Arabic
Attached flyer in English and Arabic
January 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
SE MI folks: Mutual Aid & Resource Fair! Saturday Jan 31, 1-4 pm at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn. DIY, Know-Your-Rights, and free resources like food, clothes, hygiene items, and more!
Attached flyer in English and Arabic
Attached flyer in English and Arabic
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This is one of the most effective things within municipalities’ power to protect their residents from ICE. A 287g agreement enables police officers or sheriff’s deputies to act as immigration agents, which means they can stop and arrest people without a reason beyond immigration enforcement.
New: The Bucks County (PA) sheriff this morning officially terminated its 287(g) agreement with ICE.
The sheriff, Danny Ceisler, is a Democrat who flipped the office blue in November, having campaigned on a promise to end the office’s formal collaboration with ICE.
Background here:
The sheriff, Danny Ceisler, is a Democrat who flipped the office blue in November, having campaigned on a promise to end the office’s formal collaboration with ICE.
Background here:
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This is one of the most effective things within municipalities’ power to protect their residents from ICE. A 287g agreement enables police officers or sheriff’s deputies to act as immigration agents, which means they can stop and arrest people without a reason beyond immigration enforcement.
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As I put GoFundMes up on the website, I also don't want really small asks like this one to get lost.
Karla is a mom of three and her husband was detained by ICE. She is only asking for $2800 and has only raised $684.
Karla is a mom of three and her husband was detained by ICE. She is only asking for $2800 and has only raised $684.
Mi esposo fue detenido por ICE, organized by Karla Lopez
Es un gusto saludares, mi esposo fue detenido por ICE ustedes me podrian ayudar con lo que … Karla Lopez necesita tu apoyo para Mi esposo fue detenido por ICE
www.gofundme.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
As I put GoFundMes up on the website, I also don't want really small asks like this one to get lost.
Karla is a mom of three and her husband was detained by ICE. She is only asking for $2800 and has only raised $684.
Karla is a mom of three and her husband was detained by ICE. She is only asking for $2800 and has only raised $684.
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This is a big reason movements like BLM very often aren’t considered resistance or left movements and it’s *constantly* reflected in our rhetoric.
people think that americans don't fight facism because they are just as racist and misogynistic and homophobic and ableist
aka; anyone who is not cis white straight dudes protesting rarely counts as anyone protesting
they literally do not see or recognize it when others are doing the work
aka; anyone who is not cis white straight dudes protesting rarely counts as anyone protesting
they literally do not see or recognize it when others are doing the work
January 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
This is a big reason movements like BLM very often aren’t considered resistance or left movements and it’s *constantly* reflected in our rhetoric.
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Would anyone from MN be willing to write out your testimony of what is happening?
I want to add a "hear our stories" section to the stand with minnesota website. Don't include identifying details beyond your city. You can include photos.
You can email me at [email protected]
I want to add a "hear our stories" section to the stand with minnesota website. Don't include identifying details beyond your city. You can include photos.
You can email me at [email protected]
January 14, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Would anyone from MN be willing to write out your testimony of what is happening?
I want to add a "hear our stories" section to the stand with minnesota website. Don't include identifying details beyond your city. You can include photos.
You can email me at [email protected]
I want to add a "hear our stories" section to the stand with minnesota website. Don't include identifying details beyond your city. You can include photos.
You can email me at [email protected]
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We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.
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 5:43 PM
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness: grant-witness.us/submit-samhs...
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
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Also @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
Block It! — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Also @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
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Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
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Listen to your friend, @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social who agrees Dems need to run against ICE or GTFO:
Opinion | Abolishing ICE is a popular idea Democrats should embrace
Jason Johnson: If Democrats don’t seize this moment, then they shouldn’t call themselves an opposition party.
www.ms.now
January 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Listen to your friend, @drjasonjohnson.bsky.social who agrees Dems need to run against ICE or GTFO:
"Don't nobody wanna be great, everybody wanna be seen, and nobody wanna be quiet"
Saba - GREY (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Saba Pivot
www.youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"Don't nobody wanna be great, everybody wanna be seen, and nobody wanna be quiet"
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To go to that space where the rivers meet, and listen to the stories of genesis and genocide, as he phrases it, listen to the land and water, and then think about how there's an ICE building there now, is really, I think, a strong way to orient oneself to this land and waters.
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
To go to that space where the rivers meet, and listen to the stories of genesis and genocide, as he phrases it, listen to the land and water, and then think about how there's an ICE building there now, is really, I think, a strong way to orient oneself to this land and waters.
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I've talked about the sacred sites tours that Jim Bear Jacobs facilitates before, but just last month the MN Council of Churches laid him off because their funding has been decimated. He's still doing tours though, and I really recommend them so much. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
From dreams to sacred sites: Jim Bear Jacobs' commitment to storytelling, connection
Jim Bear Jacobs, citizen of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, has worked in racial justice for a decade and a half. But recent changes in federal policy have brought an end to his work w...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I've talked about the sacred sites tours that Jim Bear Jacobs facilitates before, but just last month the MN Council of Churches laid him off because their funding has been decimated. He's still doing tours though, and I really recommend them so much. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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The title of this week’s episode says it all really: “You’ll Never Be White Enough to Escape Fascism”
We discuss Renee Good’s public execution and the equally harrowing aftermath. To give a heavy time some levity, we also talk about the meteoric rise of Corrie Storrie and Hudson Williams.
We discuss Renee Good’s public execution and the equally harrowing aftermath. To give a heavy time some levity, we also talk about the meteoric rise of Corrie Storrie and Hudson Williams.
You Will Never Be White Enough to Escape Fascism
open.spotify.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The title of this week’s episode says it all really: “You’ll Never Be White Enough to Escape Fascism”
We discuss Renee Good’s public execution and the equally harrowing aftermath. To give a heavy time some levity, we also talk about the meteoric rise of Corrie Storrie and Hudson Williams.
We discuss Renee Good’s public execution and the equally harrowing aftermath. To give a heavy time some levity, we also talk about the meteoric rise of Corrie Storrie and Hudson Williams.
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“The complaint describes how those technologies [biometric identification tools] have migrated far from ports of entry, transforming routine street encounters, protests, and interactions with bystanders into sites of data capture and long-term federal retention.”
Lawsuit casts new light on ICE, CBP’s expanding biometric, visual surveillance dragnet | Biometric Update
At the center of the allegations in the Illinois lawsuit is the DHS app Mobile Fortify, a smartphone-based tool Biometric Update has extensively reported on.
www.biometricupdate.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 AM
“The complaint describes how those technologies [biometric identification tools] have migrated far from ports of entry, transforming routine street encounters, protests, and interactions with bystanders into sites of data capture and long-term federal retention.”
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They're playing in our faces and I am over it
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
They're playing in our faces and I am over it
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They're not going far enough. "Rebrand." "Revamp." "Reform."
Nope. Not far enough. Needs to be permanently disbanded because who is going to enforce these reforms and extremely onerous restrictions? They're not even letting elected officials see what's going on in these concentration camps ffs
Nope. Not far enough. Needs to be permanently disbanded because who is going to enforce these reforms and extremely onerous restrictions? They're not even letting elected officials see what's going on in these concentration camps ffs
It's not just progressives. Reps Dan Goldman and Eric Swalwell also told me Dems must push for ICE defunding and extremely onerous restrictions on the agency in budget talks.
As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
As Swalwell said: "I am not going to pay masked thugs to shoot moms in the face. Period."
newrepublic.com/article/2051...
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
They're not going far enough. "Rebrand." "Revamp." "Reform."
Nope. Not far enough. Needs to be permanently disbanded because who is going to enforce these reforms and extremely onerous restrictions? They're not even letting elected officials see what's going on in these concentration camps ffs
Nope. Not far enough. Needs to be permanently disbanded because who is going to enforce these reforms and extremely onerous restrictions? They're not even letting elected officials see what's going on in these concentration camps ffs
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the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Oglala Sioux Tribe demands the release of Lakota men detained by ICE
The Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has demanded the Department of Homeland Security release tribally enrolled citizens held by ICE, according to a statement released by the tribe.
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:46 PM
the horror of this is compounded by the fact that the whipple building sits on the same military fort where 1600+ Dakota, mostly women and children were held in a concentration camp in 1863, where over 300 died
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Added this to the Outside Agitators collection on my print store.
As always, redirecting any profits from this work to mutual aid - in this case, supporting and protecting neighbors imperiled by ICE
As always, redirecting any profits from this work to mutual aid - in this case, supporting and protecting neighbors imperiled by ICE
January 12, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Added this to the Outside Agitators collection on my print store.
As always, redirecting any profits from this work to mutual aid - in this case, supporting and protecting neighbors imperiled by ICE
As always, redirecting any profits from this work to mutual aid - in this case, supporting and protecting neighbors imperiled by ICE
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Just want to highlight at the request of an org, for folks in Minnesota—if you are looking for something to do that isn’t ICE watch, the Hope Church Food Drive on here needs 200 delivery drivers every week to meet their distribution goals.
Link to volunteer is in the food support section.
Link to volunteer is in the food support section.
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Just want to highlight at the request of an org, for folks in Minnesota—if you are looking for something to do that isn’t ICE watch, the Hope Church Food Drive on here needs 200 delivery drivers every week to meet their distribution goals.
Link to volunteer is in the food support section.
Link to volunteer is in the food support section.