Sheena (she/her/they)
@bats-go-ding.bsky.social
Librarian, crafter, nerd, owned by cat, Saint Paul MN.
I follow actual people who are owned by pets, actual academics, actual humans, actual wildlife/nature photographers.
Focusing on the beauty among the horrible.
I follow actual people who are owned by pets, actual academics, actual humans, actual wildlife/nature photographers.
Focusing on the beauty among the horrible.
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Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Protests happen, but most of what is happening in Minneapolis isn’t protesting.
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
More accurate terms:
- observers
- witnesses
- volunteers
- neighbors
- residents
- people
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I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
No. They do not "appear to" contradict it. They contradict it.
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may his memory be a revolution
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
may his memory be a revolution
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
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There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it.
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
More than a hundred protesters and observers have gathered near E. 26th Street and Nicollet Avenue.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There’s video floating around. You don’t want to watch it.
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
News feed will be updated continuously. No paywall.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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A few other quick shots from the protest:
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
A few other quick shots from the protest:
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
January 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
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TWO BIG ACTIONS RE: I.C.E. DEPORTATIONS:
Our award-winning airport should not be complicit in such a shameful period of U.S. history. Over 1,800 of our neighbors have been taken from us out of this airport in shackles, with no clue where they are being taken. Join us to take action:
Our award-winning airport should not be complicit in such a shameful period of U.S. history. Over 1,800 of our neighbors have been taken from us out of this airport in shackles, with no clue where they are being taken. Join us to take action:
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
TWO BIG ACTIONS RE: I.C.E. DEPORTATIONS:
Our award-winning airport should not be complicit in such a shameful period of U.S. history. Over 1,800 of our neighbors have been taken from us out of this airport in shackles, with no clue where they are being taken. Join us to take action:
Our award-winning airport should not be complicit in such a shameful period of U.S. history. Over 1,800 of our neighbors have been taken from us out of this airport in shackles, with no clue where they are being taken. Join us to take action:
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Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter.
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
January 18, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter.
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this.
And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it.
www.miwrc.org/donate
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I genuinely believe mainstream democrat string pullers have STILL not grasped how far right they are, compared to the people they consider their “base”
The problem with ICE agents isn't their training, it's their existence.
January 18, 2026 at 7:02 AM
I genuinely believe mainstream democrat string pullers have STILL not grasped how far right they are, compared to the people they consider their “base”
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Lmfao 😂 Jake Lang is experiencing the finding out phase in Minneapolis.
January 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Lmfao 😂 Jake Lang is experiencing the finding out phase in Minneapolis.
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It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
ICE seems to get completely flummoxed when they’re being yelled at by white men over 35. They kind of put their heads down and shuffle their feet. It’s like their kryptonite.
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
It's a shame more white men over 35 aren't yelling at them then. Get to work.
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If I want a bullshit unreliable response from a walking environmental catastrophe, I'll ask my teenage son.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 16, 2026 at 4:09 PM
If I want a bullshit unreliable response from a walking environmental catastrophe, I'll ask my teenage son.
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PLEASE ARE THERE NOT TEN RIGHTEOUS SENATORS IN SODOM WHO CAN SHOW UP AND GRAB THE WHEEL HERE
Schumer as a major American metro is being brutally occupied by Trump goons: "The affordability crisis will be our focus throughout 2026 because that's what the American people are demanding"
January 16, 2026 at 1:38 AM
PLEASE ARE THERE NOT TEN RIGHTEOUS SENATORS IN SODOM WHO CAN SHOW UP AND GRAB THE WHEEL HERE
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If we have to prove citizenship on the spot here's how things would look (it's a long one folks):
1. If you're a born citizen you'll have to carry a certified copy for your birth certificate. And I do mean CERTIFIED, and even then...the Trump regime could call it a fake and detain you. 1/16
1. If you're a born citizen you'll have to carry a certified copy for your birth certificate. And I do mean CERTIFIED, and even then...the Trump regime could call it a fake and detain you. 1/16
January 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
If we have to prove citizenship on the spot here's how things would look (it's a long one folks):
1. If you're a born citizen you'll have to carry a certified copy for your birth certificate. And I do mean CERTIFIED, and even then...the Trump regime could call it a fake and detain you. 1/16
1. If you're a born citizen you'll have to carry a certified copy for your birth certificate. And I do mean CERTIFIED, and even then...the Trump regime could call it a fake and detain you. 1/16