Mira (PRONOUNS IN BIO)
@thefreeradical.org
HERE ARE MY WOKE PRONOUNS - she/her professionally, she/it if ur trans ΘΔ
transfem journalist and tired anarchist
go read blessed is the flame
my website has my clips: miralazine.com
[email protected] <- for comments, inquiries, and death threats
transfem journalist and tired anarchist
go read blessed is the flame
my website has my clips: miralazine.com
[email protected] <- for comments, inquiries, and death threats
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getting a decent chunk of new followers so time for another introduction thread -
hi! im mira lazine, im a transfem anarchist journalist who primarily writes for the trans worker-owned news outlet i helped found, @transnews.network, and my own newsletter, The Free Radical!🧵
hi! im mira lazine, im a transfem anarchist journalist who primarily writes for the trans worker-owned news outlet i helped found, @transnews.network, and my own newsletter, The Free Radical!🧵
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For years, the @nytimes.com has baffled journalism watchdogs with its anti-trans coverage--markedly different from typical centrist media coverage of trans people. A former Times editor traces an ideological change in coverage to the 2022 changing of the guard at the paper.
fair.org/home/an-insi...
fair.org/home/an-insi...
An Inside View of Why NYT’s Trans Coverage Has Been So Bad
A former New York Times editor affirms that the paper's fearmongering, pseudo-scientific, anti-trans coverage is a response to directives from the top.
fair.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
For years, the @nytimes.com has baffled journalism watchdogs with its anti-trans coverage--markedly different from typical centrist media coverage of trans people. A former Times editor traces an ideological change in coverage to the 2022 changing of the guard at the paper.
fair.org/home/an-insi...
fair.org/home/an-insi...
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Always remember these two facts about fascists:
- They are never as strong as they pretend to be. You outnumber them, always.
- They are guaranteed to lose power eventually. The only question is what you and your friends can do to make that happen as soon as possible.
- They are never as strong as they pretend to be. You outnumber them, always.
- They are guaranteed to lose power eventually. The only question is what you and your friends can do to make that happen as soon as possible.
As more militant organizing in Minneapolis and elsewhere shows its strength we're going to see even more of this propaganda ("don't take the bait") show up to try to deter it, so this, by @thefreeradical.org, is worth keeping in mind.
As people mobilize around the country, beware of claims that a sanitized version of "nonviolence" — passive, compliant and non-disruptive — is the only option.
As @thefreeradical.org detailed in-depth, these myths are based on bad history and social science. They're meant to serve the status quo.
As @thefreeradical.org detailed in-depth, these myths are based on bad history and social science. They're meant to serve the status quo.
January 24, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Always remember these two facts about fascists:
- They are never as strong as they pretend to be. You outnumber them, always.
- They are guaranteed to lose power eventually. The only question is what you and your friends can do to make that happen as soon as possible.
- They are never as strong as they pretend to be. You outnumber them, always.
- They are guaranteed to lose power eventually. The only question is what you and your friends can do to make that happen as soon as possible.
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Hundreds more people just marched up to join. Some bonfires going. Copious handwarmers being passed out.
Chanting, "no justice, no peace!"
Chanting, "no justice, no peace!"
January 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hundreds more people just marched up to join. Some bonfires going. Copious handwarmers being passed out.
Chanting, "no justice, no peace!"
Chanting, "no justice, no peace!"
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-5°F in Minneapolis tonight.
At the site where feds killed Alex Pretti, the air still smells faintly of tear gas. Hundreds of people still here behind some impromptu barricades.
Message spray painted on the road reads, "fuck ICE, love always wins."
At the site where feds killed Alex Pretti, the air still smells faintly of tear gas. Hundreds of people still here behind some impromptu barricades.
Message spray painted on the road reads, "fuck ICE, love always wins."
January 25, 2026 at 12:25 AM
-5°F in Minneapolis tonight.
At the site where feds killed Alex Pretti, the air still smells faintly of tear gas. Hundreds of people still here behind some impromptu barricades.
Message spray painted on the road reads, "fuck ICE, love always wins."
At the site where feds killed Alex Pretti, the air still smells faintly of tear gas. Hundreds of people still here behind some impromptu barricades.
Message spray painted on the road reads, "fuck ICE, love always wins."
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i don’t care if the victim was unemployed, or a nurse, or a drug dealer.
i don’t care whether they were armed or unarmed, “peaceful” or not.
i do not accept the premise that a state has a right to uphold power over its people through violence, and neither should you.
i don’t care whether they were armed or unarmed, “peaceful” or not.
i do not accept the premise that a state has a right to uphold power over its people through violence, and neither should you.
i don’t actually think the state should be allowed to execute anyone, regardless of any surrounding conditions.
January 24, 2026 at 11:29 PM
i don’t care if the victim was unemployed, or a nurse, or a drug dealer.
i don’t care whether they were armed or unarmed, “peaceful” or not.
i do not accept the premise that a state has a right to uphold power over its people through violence, and neither should you.
i don’t care whether they were armed or unarmed, “peaceful” or not.
i do not accept the premise that a state has a right to uphold power over its people through violence, and neither should you.
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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especially, mind you, listen to Somali folk, Hmong folk, Latine folk, immigrants, everyone ICE is targeting. make fucking sure you listen.
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
especially, mind you, listen to Somali folk, Hmong folk, Latine folk, immigrants, everyone ICE is targeting. make fucking sure you listen.
also putting a rare personal post here.
for anyone i personally know on twitter and messaging apps, if im not responding lately, dont take it personal, and im most likely okay. this is all just a lot and im mostly just focusing on keeping myself sane and talking to people locally.
for anyone i personally know on twitter and messaging apps, if im not responding lately, dont take it personal, and im most likely okay. this is all just a lot and im mostly just focusing on keeping myself sane and talking to people locally.
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
also putting a rare personal post here.
for anyone i personally know on twitter and messaging apps, if im not responding lately, dont take it personal, and im most likely okay. this is all just a lot and im mostly just focusing on keeping myself sane and talking to people locally.
for anyone i personally know on twitter and messaging apps, if im not responding lately, dont take it personal, and im most likely okay. this is all just a lot and im mostly just focusing on keeping myself sane and talking to people locally.
also, shouldnt need to say this but i think its necessary --
dont get your news about the twin cities from people not in the twin cities.
dont get your news about the twin cities from people not in the twin cities.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
also, shouldnt need to say this but i think its necessary --
dont get your news about the twin cities from people not in the twin cities.
dont get your news about the twin cities from people not in the twin cities.
its escalating quick.
start looking into mutual aid near you. start doing local organizing. connect to your community. your community is your biggest strength. if you want to preserve the lives of yourselves & your loved ones, youll connect to your community & do mutual aid work.
start looking into mutual aid near you. start doing local organizing. connect to your community. your community is your biggest strength. if you want to preserve the lives of yourselves & your loved ones, youll connect to your community & do mutual aid work.
National Guard has fully arrived.
Franklin and Nicollet.
Franklin and Nicollet.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
its escalating quick.
start looking into mutual aid near you. start doing local organizing. connect to your community. your community is your biggest strength. if you want to preserve the lives of yourselves & your loved ones, youll connect to your community & do mutual aid work.
start looking into mutual aid near you. start doing local organizing. connect to your community. your community is your biggest strength. if you want to preserve the lives of yourselves & your loved ones, youll connect to your community & do mutual aid work.
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National Guard has fully arrived.
Franklin and Nicollet.
Franklin and Nicollet.
January 24, 2026 at 10:58 PM
National Guard has fully arrived.
Franklin and Nicollet.
Franklin and Nicollet.
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As more militant organizing in Minneapolis and elsewhere shows its strength we're going to see even more of this propaganda ("don't take the bait") show up to try to deter it, so this, by @thefreeradical.org, is worth keeping in mind.
As people mobilize around the country, beware of claims that a sanitized version of "nonviolence" — passive, compliant and non-disruptive — is the only option.
As @thefreeradical.org detailed in-depth, these myths are based on bad history and social science. They're meant to serve the status quo.
As @thefreeradical.org detailed in-depth, these myths are based on bad history and social science. They're meant to serve the status quo.
Liberation is a Riot, Part 1: Debunking the Sanitized Nonviolence Myth
Based on shoddy research, bad history and outright lies, status quo propaganda portrays a sanitized version of ‘nonviolent’ protest as the only option, to damaging effect. It’s time to debunk it, and ...
transnews.network
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
As more militant organizing in Minneapolis and elsewhere shows its strength we're going to see even more of this propaganda ("don't take the bait") show up to try to deter it, so this, by @thefreeradical.org, is worth keeping in mind.
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I will judge you if youre supporting GSA in 2026.
Besides all the other nightmares people shared about PACE, reminder that I was kicked off of an on stage relay run due to transphobia among multiple people in SMB1 circles. When bringing this up to Milo, one of the owners, he didn’t give a shit.
Besides all the other nightmares people shared about PACE, reminder that I was kicked off of an on stage relay run due to transphobia among multiple people in SMB1 circles. When bringing this up to Milo, one of the owners, he didn’t give a shit.
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
I will judge you if youre supporting GSA in 2026.
Besides all the other nightmares people shared about PACE, reminder that I was kicked off of an on stage relay run due to transphobia among multiple people in SMB1 circles. When bringing this up to Milo, one of the owners, he didn’t give a shit.
Besides all the other nightmares people shared about PACE, reminder that I was kicked off of an on stage relay run due to transphobia among multiple people in SMB1 circles. When bringing this up to Milo, one of the owners, he didn’t give a shit.
tw, video in article. its brutal. keep in mind of yalls own mh
The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Live: Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning, police chief says
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
tw, video in article. its brutal. keep in mind of yalls own mh
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The murder of Renee Nicole Good was completely unjustified, but they had this “she was in a car” thing they could hang their bullshit on. The person who was killed this morning was unarmed and on the ground surrounded by like 8 ICE agents. No reason for anybody to have a gun out at all.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
The murder of Renee Nicole Good was completely unjustified, but they had this “she was in a car” thing they could hang their bullshit on. The person who was killed this morning was unarmed and on the ground surrounded by like 8 ICE agents. No reason for anybody to have a gun out at all.
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As impressive as the images coming out of Minneapolis today are, a friend there just told me they don't do it justice - "the whole city was at a full standstill."
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:52 AM
As impressive as the images coming out of Minneapolis today are, a friend there just told me they don't do it justice - "the whole city was at a full standstill."
everyone here is also participating in a general strike, myself included. no buying or working today
They are never, ever going to win in Minnesota.
January 23, 2026 at 9:28 PM
everyone here is also participating in a general strike, myself included. no buying or working today
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I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
there are a bunch of big names on this list, including multiple beard award winners, and some places i never would have guessed in a hundred years (the malt shop?!) and i'm genuinely floored and delighted to see so many participants
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:37 PM
I think people underestimate how big this is. Like a city-wide strike is not something that has happened in the US for nearly 100 years
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140 years of US power brokers terrified of anarchists, and their effort to redefine the word, gives us this. Anarchy is not violent authoritarian chaos waged by a central power.
If you want to see what anarchy *actually is*, it’s what communities in Minnesota have been doing to combat the ICE.
If you want to see what anarchy *actually is*, it’s what communities in Minnesota have been doing to combat the ICE.
January 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM
140 years of US power brokers terrified of anarchists, and their effort to redefine the word, gives us this. Anarchy is not violent authoritarian chaos waged by a central power.
If you want to see what anarchy *actually is*, it’s what communities in Minnesota have been doing to combat the ICE.
If you want to see what anarchy *actually is*, it’s what communities in Minnesota have been doing to combat the ICE.
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stop dunking on this random woman.
ppl not from the twin cities dont get it. she's being subject to a campaign built on systemic racism, and could be kidnapped or shot dead by ICE. any of us here can.
i dont care what her old views were or who she voted for. shes still in our community.
ppl not from the twin cities dont get it. she's being subject to a campaign built on systemic racism, and could be kidnapped or shot dead by ICE. any of us here can.
i dont care what her old views were or who she voted for. shes still in our community.
Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 20, 2026 at 9:51 PM
stop dunking on this random woman.
ppl not from the twin cities dont get it. she's being subject to a campaign built on systemic racism, and could be kidnapped or shot dead by ICE. any of us here can.
i dont care what her old views were or who she voted for. shes still in our community.
ppl not from the twin cities dont get it. she's being subject to a campaign built on systemic racism, and could be kidnapped or shot dead by ICE. any of us here can.
i dont care what her old views were or who she voted for. shes still in our community.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
im qrting because i think this is highly necessary, but huge content warning.
if the video auto-plays, i strongly suggest turning autoplay off of videos in your settings. you never know when youll see something youre not in a mental space to handle
if the video auto-plays, i strongly suggest turning autoplay off of videos in your settings. you never know when youll see something youre not in a mental space to handle
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 11:16 PM
im qrting because i think this is highly necessary, but huge content warning.
if the video auto-plays, i strongly suggest turning autoplay off of videos in your settings. you never know when youll see something youre not in a mental space to handle
if the video auto-plays, i strongly suggest turning autoplay off of videos in your settings. you never know when youll see something youre not in a mental space to handle
as a general rule, avoid pics of protests. this is because of safety, for both you and anyone in your pictures. these pics will be seen by feds, and will be scoured through.
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Don't put pics on social media either!
January 19, 2026 at 11:06 PM
as a general rule, avoid pics of protests. this is because of safety, for both you and anyone in your pictures. these pics will be seen by feds, and will be scoured through.
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Don't put pics on social media either!
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Don't put pics on social media either!