billy-pilgrim.bsky.social
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The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children.

Nelson Mandela

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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center — ProPublica
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
apple.news
February 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
This should terrify any real American. These are concetration camps, call it what it is:

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Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months — Guardian US
Seamus Culleton, who has lived in US for two decades, faces deportation after being arrested on way home from work
apple.news
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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There are a growing number of reports of agents impersonating construction workers, delivery drivers & anti-ICE activists, heightening fears in the state.

That's deceptive & unconstitutional, because they use trickery to get around warrant & consent protections.
ICE Uses Disguises and Fake Plates for Immigration Enforcement in Minnesota
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not respond to inquiries about whether the men were federal immigration officers. As the sweeping imm...
ground.news
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If you need hope today, remember who we could be, not who we are:

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Kennedy's Greatest Speech: A Tiny Ripple of Hope
YouTube video by Savanteum
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February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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I'm really asking: What is the math on all of this? If Metro Surge started Dec 1, and they claim to have deported 4,000 people, at a cost of $18 million a week, and it's been ten weeks, they show no sign of leaving, and we leave out the murders—$2billion to destroy us?

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Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis
There are concerns in the City of Minneapolis that Operation Metro Surge could lead to higher property taxes.
kstp.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
It is not a question of what will you do to win; the real question is “for what value/s will you fight for even if you might loose”
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Friend of mine in outstate smaller town Minnesota looking at her shopping list stopped by ICE and acused of shopping for “illegals”.

We live in a shithole police country/state…
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
This isn’t a culture war, this is the prep in the right for ethic cleansing:

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Trump shares racist video depicting Obamas as apes — CBS News
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
apple.news
February 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Rage knitters surpass $500k direct donations. Buy a pattern for $5, if you can’t knit, you can now get a hat. All proceeds to donations. It is so great to see people around town wearing the resistance.

www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/whe...
Want a red 'Melt the ICE' hat but can't knit? Here's how to get one
Organizers have created an option for knitters and crocheters to donate hats for people to buy — with all proceeds going to immigrant communities in Minnesota.
www.goodgoodgood.co
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
They came to Minnesota to cut trees, they had to pull stumps. We have not won the war but we bought the US some time to save itself.

www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Ordered 700 Agents to Leave Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Today’s Everyday Hero:

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Minneapolis grocer delivers free groceries to families too scared to shop
YouTube video by KARE 11
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
An oldy but goody…and seems to be increasing accurate:

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GOP Jesus
YouTube video by Friend Dog Studios
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” – Nelson Mandela

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
A Winter of Anguish for Minneapolis Children
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 PM
February 4, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Todays everday hero. I wish our leaders had this kind of courage and honor:

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The Army veteran who protested ICE at a church was just set free
YouTube video by Mother Jones
youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM