ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com
asiniiwiikwe indizhinikaaz. anishinaabekwe in yanaguana. storyteller, comms nerd, & artist trying to shift power and build a just and sustainable world. fuck borders. land back. she/her/wiin.
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Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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Minnesota, make his name known
A third immigrant held at Camp East Montana has died, reportedly by suicide. Victor Manuel Díaz was detained in Minnesota. He is the sixth migrant to die since Jan. 1 in ICE detention.
My story:
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My story:
www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...
January 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Minnesota, make his name known
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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Happy 11th anniversary of me losing my fucking mind over this QVC clip
January 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Happy 11th anniversary of me losing my fucking mind over this QVC clip
oh my god they had sumo oranges at costco and cases of celsius were -$6 off. blessings upon my household.
January 18, 2026 at 5:21 PM
oh my god they had sumo oranges at costco and cases of celsius were -$6 off. blessings upon my household.
as it is particularly cold in Minneapolis and we hear scary rumors, I want to highlight a few groups.
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
as it is particularly cold in Minneapolis and we hear scary rumors, I want to highlight a few groups.
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
MIWRC is operating a warming facility to make sure unhoused people are not on the street, especially during the hours traditional shelters are closed.
www.miwrc.org/donate
whistles can’t work everywhere. some communities find they increase fear.
and before they can be used, people have to be educated about what they mean. enough people have to have them, and know how to respond.
and places have to be dense enough that there are enough people to come ASAP.
and before they can be used, people have to be educated about what they mean. enough people have to have them, and know how to respond.
and places have to be dense enough that there are enough people to come ASAP.
People are dunking on the posts from rapid response groups in the DC area about why they don’t use whistles
But those groups are making these kinds of decisions after talking with a whole bunch of people in the targeted communities. They’re not doing it arbitrarily
But those groups are making these kinds of decisions after talking with a whole bunch of people in the targeted communities. They’re not doing it arbitrarily
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 PM
whistles can’t work everywhere. some communities find they increase fear.
and before they can be used, people have to be educated about what they mean. enough people have to have them, and know how to respond.
and places have to be dense enough that there are enough people to come ASAP.
and before they can be used, people have to be educated about what they mean. enough people have to have them, and know how to respond.
and places have to be dense enough that there are enough people to come ASAP.
some lady keeps calling me and asking if i can put a request on the website that everyone hangs up a sign on your window that says NOT LIKE THIS. this will apparently fix everything. she has called me four times. i keep forgetting to block the number.
January 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
some lady keeps calling me and asking if i can put a request on the website that everyone hangs up a sign on your window that says NOT LIKE THIS. this will apparently fix everything. she has called me four times. i keep forgetting to block the number.
well, time for bed.
wait. crap.
wait. crap.
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
well, time for bed.
wait. crap.
wait. crap.
with his polly pocket ass
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
with his polly pocket ass
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This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
January 17, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This is Minneapolis:
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
You go to the local park for an Art Sled rally. The turnout is robust even though it’s 11 degrees and protests are occurring in multiple places around the city. Over half of the sleds have an anti-ICE theme.
about to go to my first real-life anti-ICE organizing meeting in San Antonio. it's so weird to be the new guy in the room, I am very not used to that.
January 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
about to go to my first real-life anti-ICE organizing meeting in San Antonio. it's so weird to be the new guy in the room, I am very not used to that.
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This was in North Minneapolis a few nights ago, same time they shot another Mpls resident.
"DHS deleted this one because: The family was driving home and got blocked; ICE deployed flashbangs and tear gas INSIDE the car; The 6-month old child stopped breathing and had to be rushed to hospital."
"DHS deleted this one because: The family was driving home and got blocked; ICE deployed flashbangs and tear gas INSIDE the car; The 6-month old child stopped breathing and had to be rushed to hospital."
They lie and they lie, then they get fact-checked and pretend nothing ever happened. www.rawstory.com/dhs-post/
Trump's DHS caught scrubbing inflammatory post after baby nearly dies from ICE flashbangs
On Friday, the official government X account for the Department of Homeland Security posted an attack on a family whose children were hospitalized after being assaulted by federal agents — then quietl...
www.rawstory.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This was in North Minneapolis a few nights ago, same time they shot another Mpls resident.
"DHS deleted this one because: The family was driving home and got blocked; ICE deployed flashbangs and tear gas INSIDE the car; The 6-month old child stopped breathing and had to be rushed to hospital."
"DHS deleted this one because: The family was driving home and got blocked; ICE deployed flashbangs and tear gas INSIDE the car; The 6-month old child stopped breathing and had to be rushed to hospital."
people were so worried about this protest and there’s probably more people waiting for a hot dog at the st. louis park costco right now
Downtown Minneapolis currently—
Jake Lang and a handful of other racists/RW propagandists are surrounded by about 50 cameras and some antifascists chanting him down. A banner the group arrived with has been broken.
Jake Lang and a handful of other racists/RW propagandists are surrounded by about 50 cameras and some antifascists chanting him down. A banner the group arrived with has been broken.
January 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
people were so worried about this protest and there’s probably more people waiting for a hot dog at the st. louis park costco right now
here's the trick: abolish ICE means...abolish ICE.
no explanation needed!
no explanation needed!
"If you're explaining, you're losing." –Senator Ruben Gallego on the "Abolish ICE" debate.
January 17, 2026 at 5:40 PM
here's the trick: abolish ICE means...abolish ICE.
no explanation needed!
no explanation needed!
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Seen in Minneapolis this morning
January 17, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Seen in Minneapolis this morning
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‼️Our relatives cannot shelter safely outside due to ICE escalation. MIWRC offers a culturally grounded low-barrier sanctuary; services, warmth, food, safety, & support obtaining tribal ID’s/documents.
This is survival. This is sovereignty. We take care of us.
Help here: bit.ly/Healinglight
This is survival. This is sovereignty. We take care of us.
Help here: bit.ly/Healinglight
January 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM
‼️Our relatives cannot shelter safely outside due to ICE escalation. MIWRC offers a culturally grounded low-barrier sanctuary; services, warmth, food, safety, & support obtaining tribal ID’s/documents.
This is survival. This is sovereignty. We take care of us.
Help here: bit.ly/Healinglight
This is survival. This is sovereignty. We take care of us.
Help here: bit.ly/Healinglight
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A group of 6 families are coordinating transportation, groceries, rent & utilities for 60+ Folwell families in South Minneapolis (this number grows daily). Most of the students have now shifted to e-learning. Please help our neighbors who are impacted by immigration enforcement.
gofund.me/21bb0eb2c
gofund.me/21bb0eb2c
Donate to Help Our Community with Food and Rent Assistance, organized by Sean S
Our community is being threatened and people are afraid. This is a hyper-local… Sean S needs your support for Help Our Community with Food and Rent Assistance
gofund.me
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A group of 6 families are coordinating transportation, groceries, rent & utilities for 60+ Folwell families in South Minneapolis (this number grows daily). Most of the students have now shifted to e-learning. Please help our neighbors who are impacted by immigration enforcement.
gofund.me/21bb0eb2c
gofund.me/21bb0eb2c
if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash.
see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.
organize your niche.
see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.
organize your niche.
January 17, 2026 at 4:25 PM
if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash.
see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.
organize your niche.
see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.
organize your niche.
the world's best chilaquiles place is about two blocks from my house and sometimes it feels like a little trick that I get to eat egg nachos for breakfast. chilaquiles are a special little blessing.
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
the world's best chilaquiles place is about two blocks from my house and sometimes it feels like a little trick that I get to eat egg nachos for breakfast. chilaquiles are a special little blessing.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
it’s up to 126,000 unique visitors now. doing my best to keep my head above water with updates!
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM
it’s up to 126,000 unique visitors now. doing my best to keep my head above water with updates!
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The worst part of virtual sessions being more widely available now are the people who sign up KNOWING they can't and won't be showing up. Don't do that. Most virtual sessions have limited capacity. Don't take up space you know you aren't going to use just for FOMO reasons.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
The worst part of virtual sessions being more widely available now are the people who sign up KNOWING they can't and won't be showing up. Don't do that. Most virtual sessions have limited capacity. Don't take up space you know you aren't going to use just for FOMO reasons.
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i am ashamed to admit that after years of silently sneaking around with my middle of the night insomnia, I only realized this week that I can connect my bluetooth headphones to my TV and watch big tv while everyone sleeps
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
i am ashamed to admit that after years of silently sneaking around with my middle of the night insomnia, I only realized this week that I can connect my bluetooth headphones to my TV and watch big tv while everyone sleeps
people are always like oh minnesotans are kind, minnesotans are so well organized
but the best thing is that we are also goofy little guys
but the best thing is that we are also goofy little guys
With arms linked and snow falling, Minneapolis ICE protesters dance as ICE agents retreat back. "Nah nah nah, hey hey hey, goodbye!" WATCH ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 10:41 AM
people are always like oh minnesotans are kind, minnesotans are so well organized
but the best thing is that we are also goofy little guys
but the best thing is that we are also goofy little guys
my brain cannot process any news about greenland. a reality so stupid it feels fake.
January 17, 2026 at 10:19 AM
my brain cannot process any news about greenland. a reality so stupid it feels fake.