Stay Calm & Read: Winona LaDuke’s To Be A Water Protector 🦯
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🚨Emergency #mutualaid
#MutualAid **URGENT EMERGENCY!!!**
STILL STUCK AT $555. RENT MUST BE PAID IN FULL TODAY OR I AM OUT ON THE STREETS!! PLEASE HELP ME!!
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STILL STUCK AT $555. RENT MUST BE PAID IN FULL TODAY OR I AM OUT ON THE STREETS!! PLEASE HELP ME!!
#HelpFolksLive2025 #HELPsky #MutualAidVoid #MutualAidMonday #EMERGENCY #BIPOCMA #EmergencyBegpost #DisableMA #Blacksky 💸💕 🙏🏿🙏🏿🆘🚨🆘
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🚨Emergency #mutualaid
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O’Hara/Frey’s copaganda campaign also exposes the media’s failure. No one has asked the most basic question: "When officers observe conduct that may constitute felony assault, what is the required process for opening an investigation—and why wasn’t it initiated here?"
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
O’Hara/Frey’s copaganda campaign also exposes the media’s failure. No one has asked the most basic question: "When officers observe conduct that may constitute felony assault, what is the required process for opening an investigation—and why wasn’t it initiated here?"
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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This will cost billions, if not more. How many people could we feed? How many people could this house? How many doctor's visits could this fund?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
"Retired Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery called the new $5 billion ships 'exactly what we don't need' ... 'That is not what these are focused on—they are focused on the president's visual that a battleship is a cool-looking ship'"
Kind of like how Trump is exactly what we don't need.
Kind of like how Trump is exactly what we don't need.
Trump plans new ‘Trump-class’ Navy ships bearing his name
President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans Monday for a new class of Navy warships that would bear his name, according to multiple news outlets citing a Pentagon official familiar with the p...
www.rawstory.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This will cost billions, if not more. How many people could we feed? How many people could this house? How many doctor's visits could this fund?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
Why is there always money for war but not to help people?
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Who drinks milk from the gallon? I need your jugs please, for real!!
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Who drinks milk from the gallon? I need your jugs please, for real!!
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“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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weird how the “homeowners” are always the same person. for years they’ve been trying to stop this train.
Choo choo! It’s coming!
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Choo choo! It’s coming!
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New crossing bells frustrating homeowners closest to Southwest Light Rail tracks
Light rail trains are at least a year away from beginning service on the Green Line Extension, but some of those who live closest to the new line are already feeling and hearing a significant impact.
kstp.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
weird how the “homeowners” are always the same person. for years they’ve been trying to stop this train.
Choo choo! It’s coming!
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
Choo choo! It’s coming!
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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Some parents attended a Minneapolis Families for Public Educators meeting about raising money for families impacted by 🧊 who need rent assistance on 1.1
They've created a fundraising campaign on Give Butter to raise money for families aiming to raise $10,000
They've created a fundraising campaign on Give Butter to raise money for families aiming to raise $10,000
Rent Relief for South Minneapolis Families Impacted by Federal Immigration Operations
¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!
givebutter.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Some parents attended a Minneapolis Families for Public Educators meeting about raising money for families impacted by 🧊 who need rent assistance on 1.1
They've created a fundraising campaign on Give Butter to raise money for families aiming to raise $10,000
They've created a fundraising campaign on Give Butter to raise money for families aiming to raise $10,000
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Thank you to everyone giving until it hurts, making sacrifices & tough choices in order to support people who aren't safe & secure. Thank you to this who have done so for years. Thank you to those just starting. Thank you to those adjusting to give more than ever. Thank you for giving small amounts.
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thank you to everyone giving until it hurts, making sacrifices & tough choices in order to support people who aren't safe & secure. Thank you to this who have done so for years. Thank you to those just starting. Thank you to those adjusting to give more than ever. Thank you for giving small amounts.
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If you’re muddling thru the holidays, I see you.
It’s hard to feel joy these days. Expectations are happiness killers, and it’s good to free yourself of them. Your happiness, your joy matters too. Lifting you up, friends.
It’s hard to feel joy these days. Expectations are happiness killers, and it’s good to free yourself of them. Your happiness, your joy matters too. Lifting you up, friends.
December 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you’re muddling thru the holidays, I see you.
It’s hard to feel joy these days. Expectations are happiness killers, and it’s good to free yourself of them. Your happiness, your joy matters too. Lifting you up, friends.
It’s hard to feel joy these days. Expectations are happiness killers, and it’s good to free yourself of them. Your happiness, your joy matters too. Lifting you up, friends.
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STOP A MOMENT🚨PLEASE
Winter [in Palestine] is harsh😭
The cold spares no one
Our clothes are no longer enough for this freezing weather💔
We’re not asking for luxury,
just warm winter clothes…
Any support,
Could mean a warm jacket or one less painful day🙏🏻
🔗 tinyurl.com/5ve5u4zr
Winter [in Palestine] is harsh😭
The cold spares no one
Our clothes are no longer enough for this freezing weather💔
We’re not asking for luxury,
just warm winter clothes…
Any support,
Could mean a warm jacket or one less painful day🙏🏻
🔗 tinyurl.com/5ve5u4zr
December 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
STOP A MOMENT🚨PLEASE
Winter [in Palestine] is harsh😭
The cold spares no one
Our clothes are no longer enough for this freezing weather💔
We’re not asking for luxury,
just warm winter clothes…
Any support,
Could mean a warm jacket or one less painful day🙏🏻
🔗 tinyurl.com/5ve5u4zr
Winter [in Palestine] is harsh😭
The cold spares no one
Our clothes are no longer enough for this freezing weather💔
We’re not asking for luxury,
just warm winter clothes…
Any support,
Could mean a warm jacket or one less painful day🙏🏻
🔗 tinyurl.com/5ve5u4zr
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Mara and her daughter urgently need heavy winter clothes😭😭😭🙏
"Please Please!!
We’re freezing from the cold, and we can no longer feel our hands😭
My little daughter can no longer endure this. I’m extremely afraid for her😭"
Please help us🙏
tinyurl.com/yfsfcwsu
"Please Please!!
We’re freezing from the cold, and we can no longer feel our hands😭
My little daughter can no longer endure this. I’m extremely afraid for her😭"
Please help us🙏
tinyurl.com/yfsfcwsu
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Mara and her daughter urgently need heavy winter clothes😭😭😭🙏
"Please Please!!
We’re freezing from the cold, and we can no longer feel our hands😭
My little daughter can no longer endure this. I’m extremely afraid for her😭"
Please help us🙏
tinyurl.com/yfsfcwsu
"Please Please!!
We’re freezing from the cold, and we can no longer feel our hands😭
My little daughter can no longer endure this. I’m extremely afraid for her😭"
Please help us🙏
tinyurl.com/yfsfcwsu
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Had breakfast at Maria's on Franklin today. Emptier in the early morning than I'd have supposed, but filling up a bunch by late morning.
Remember them while you support local businesses.
They've already been impacted by the new building construction that's been happening over there for months.
Remember them while you support local businesses.
They've already been impacted by the new building construction that's been happening over there for months.
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Had breakfast at Maria's on Franklin today. Emptier in the early morning than I'd have supposed, but filling up a bunch by late morning.
Remember them while you support local businesses.
They've already been impacted by the new building construction that's been happening over there for months.
Remember them while you support local businesses.
They've already been impacted by the new building construction that's been happening over there for months.
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DHH church has been doing amazing work for Minneapolis area families impacted by 🧊
There is a red banner at the top of their website www.dhhmn.com where you can easily contribute
(They seem to be at capacity on the phones with getting families signed up to receive food.)
There is a red banner at the top of their website www.dhhmn.com where you can easily contribute
(They seem to be at capacity on the phones with getting families signed up to receive food.)
Página Principal | Dios Habla Hoy (DHH Church)
Dios Habla Hoy es una iglesia cristiana en Minneapolis que ofrece orientación espiritual, enseñanzas bíblicas y eventos comunitarios en inglés y español.
www.dhhmn.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
DHH church has been doing amazing work for Minneapolis area families impacted by 🧊
There is a red banner at the top of their website www.dhhmn.com where you can easily contribute
(They seem to be at capacity on the phones with getting families signed up to receive food.)
There is a red banner at the top of their website www.dhhmn.com where you can easily contribute
(They seem to be at capacity on the phones with getting families signed up to receive food.)
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Also, @egyptoknuckles.bsky.social wrote a great piece about different ethnic markets, many of which are owned by immigrants!
www.minneapolis.org/cultural-dis...
www.minneapolis.org/cultural-dis...
Taste Your Way Through the Minneapolis Cultural Districts
Minneapolis’ rich cultural districts are the gateways to learning more about the food, culture, and traditions of the many communities that make up our city—looking for a bite to eat? This list is jus...
www.minneapolis.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Also, @egyptoknuckles.bsky.social wrote a great piece about different ethnic markets, many of which are owned by immigrants!
www.minneapolis.org/cultural-dis...
www.minneapolis.org/cultural-dis...
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If you’re looking for resources on where to go, here is the burrito map we crowd sourced earlier this year! Not all businesses are immigrant owned, but you should get some good ideas!
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
Burrito Map - Google My Maps
Crowd sourced map of people's favorite burrito spots in Minneapolis
www.google.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you’re looking for resources on where to go, here is the burrito map we crowd sourced earlier this year! Not all businesses are immigrant owned, but you should get some good ideas!
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
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Just a reminder for Xmas Eve eve, it’s a great time find your closest immigrant-owned business and support them. Get a meal tonight from a restaurant if you can. Commit to buying grocery staples at an immigrant-owned market once a week. Do what you can to help people keep their heads above water.
December 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Just a reminder for Xmas Eve eve, it’s a great time find your closest immigrant-owned business and support them. Get a meal tonight from a restaurant if you can. Commit to buying grocery staples at an immigrant-owned market once a week. Do what you can to help people keep their heads above water.
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If you want to head to Lake Maria State Park by Northstar this week, now’s your chance. Trailblazer is running on Christmas Eve but not Christmas Day.
Hey! Thanks @hpan3.bsky.social for updating your winter season transit hiking recommendations for folks in and around Minneapolis.
@transittrekker.bsky.social
transittrekker.com/2025/12/21/w...
@transittrekker.bsky.social
transittrekker.com/2025/12/21/w...
Winter Transit Treks from Minneapolis
Wintery wondery outings….
transittrekker.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you want to head to Lake Maria State Park by Northstar this week, now’s your chance. Trailblazer is running on Christmas Eve but not Christmas Day.
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Anyone else get the Minneapolis Times newsletter for the first time today, without ever signing up for it? 🙃
December 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Anyone else get the Minneapolis Times newsletter for the first time today, without ever signing up for it? 🙃
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A Native American young lady narrowly escaped being ‘deported’ by ICE to another country❗️
❗️❗️N.A.T.I.V.E❗️❗️
Thank goodness her community rallied to free her.
❗️❗️N.A.T.I.V.E❗️❗️
Thank goodness her community rallied to free her.
🚨People employed to work for ICE are not educated. They are so woefully ignorant, they see brown skin and assume. Colonizers came and stole everything from Native Americans/Indigenous people. The thought of them being detained/questioned by ICE in 2025 is infuriating. Shameful.
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A Native American young lady narrowly escaped being ‘deported’ by ICE to another country❗️
❗️❗️N.A.T.I.V.E❗️❗️
Thank goodness her community rallied to free her.
❗️❗️N.A.T.I.V.E❗️❗️
Thank goodness her community rallied to free her.
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People were out on Lake Street to protest the ongoing presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Twin Cities.
December 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
People were out on Lake Street to protest the ongoing presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Twin Cities.
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Wow, how is a good swath of San Francisco without power right now?!
I wish I could be there right now.
I wish I could be there right now.
The Sunset is dark & quiet during the blackout.
Pedestrians are using flashlights to get around & restaurants have closed early. Kitchen staff are taking the bus or scootering home.
Patrons are dining by candlelight.
Elsewhere, Waymos are stuck, snarling traffic.
Pedestrians are using flashlights to get around & restaurants have closed early. Kitchen staff are taking the bus or scootering home.
Patrons are dining by candlelight.
Elsewhere, Waymos are stuck, snarling traffic.
December 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Wow, how is a good swath of San Francisco without power right now?!
I wish I could be there right now.
I wish I could be there right now.
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“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
The Alarmingly Racist History of the Supreme Court’s Canceled 1947 Christmas Party
The Court held its first-ever office Christmas party in 1946. The following year, the clerks suggested inviting Black employees. It did not go over well.
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“The Supreme Court decided not to have a Christmas party for 12 straight years because the justices couldn’t agree on whether to invite the Court’s Black employees” is about as tidy an encapsulation of the Supreme Court’s whole deal as I can think of
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Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, “because I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.”
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, “because I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.”
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Roughly 42,000 San Francisco households and businesses remain without power following a massive PG&E outage on Saturday that brought a portion of the city to a halt.
PG&E outages in S.F. leave 65,000 customers without power, street lights out, BART, Muni disrupted
More than 65,000 customers acorss San Francisco lost power Saturday due to PG&E outages, causing traffic jams at dark street lights and forcing Muni and BART trains to bypass powerless stations.
bit.ly
December 21, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Roughly 42,000 San Francisco households and businesses remain without power following a massive PG&E outage on Saturday that brought a portion of the city to a halt.