Craig Anderson
@canderson99.bsky.social
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I first saw NATCHEZ on something of a whim last August when I was up in Middlebury, VT to speak on a panel about journalism at the film festival there, and I have thought about it an awful lot since then. It's starting its theatrical run, and worth your attention.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
‘Natchez’: Histories Clash in a Complex Look at the City
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I first saw NATCHEZ on something of a whim last August when I was up in Middlebury, VT to speak on a panel about journalism at the film festival there, and I have thought about it an awful lot since then. It's starting its theatrical run, and worth your attention.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/m...
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Germany has declared war on Russia. Swimming in the afternoon.
—Franz Kafka’s diary, August 2, 1914
Feeling this in Mpls: Teaching poems to H.S. students in the afternoon, delivering food to housebound immigrants in the evening, then coming home to watch “The Office” before bedtime. Surreal.
—Franz Kafka’s diary, August 2, 1914
Feeling this in Mpls: Teaching poems to H.S. students in the afternoon, delivering food to housebound immigrants in the evening, then coming home to watch “The Office” before bedtime. Surreal.
January 29, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Germany has declared war on Russia. Swimming in the afternoon.
—Franz Kafka’s diary, August 2, 1914
Feeling this in Mpls: Teaching poems to H.S. students in the afternoon, delivering food to housebound immigrants in the evening, then coming home to watch “The Office” before bedtime. Surreal.
—Franz Kafka’s diary, August 2, 1914
Feeling this in Mpls: Teaching poems to H.S. students in the afternoon, delivering food to housebound immigrants in the evening, then coming home to watch “The Office” before bedtime. Surreal.
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This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
January 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is Minneapolis.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
Collective trauma, and neighbors helping neighbors.
This is our 24/7 every day lives right now, not just a 10 second news clip.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Analysing One Federal Agent’s Use of Less-Lethal Launcher in Minneapolis
After the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Border Patrol agent "EZ-17" was filmed shooting less-lethal munitions at protesters five times in five minutes.
www.bellingcat.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Just hours after Renee Good was shot, on an adjacent street, an agent with the ID EZ-17 fired a less-lethal weapon five times in less than five minutes with four shots aimed at the faces of protestors. See our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
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Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
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this made me emotional
Maple Grove, MN -
Protesters beginning to arrive outside of the hotel for a noise demonstration. One demonstrator is hoisting a sign that says “bye, bitch!”
Protesters beginning to arrive outside of the hotel for a noise demonstration. One demonstrator is hoisting a sign that says “bye, bitch!”
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 AM
this made me emotional
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FULL VIDEO youtu.be/6y5ocTnL-h4
“WHAT THE F*CK!” Border Patrol ATTACKS, GASSES Our Reporter
YouTube video by Status Coup News
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 12:52 AM
FULL VIDEO youtu.be/6y5ocTnL-h4
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Seeing Billy Bragg at First Avenue was one the best concerts of my life. Always on point.
January 26, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Seeing Billy Bragg at First Avenue was one the best concerts of my life. Always on point.
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"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
January 26, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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Don’t get it twisted, this is trying to accomplish by misdirection what they couldn’t be frontal force. Demuth is the motherly face of fascists making our compatriots hide in their homes.
January 26, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Don’t get it twisted, this is trying to accomplish by misdirection what they couldn’t be frontal force. Demuth is the motherly face of fascists making our compatriots hide in their homes.
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Some of how they trained, and how this is a leaderless diffuse movement of ordinary people is described here, which is the best piece I've read about what's happening in Minnesota. Equal parts inspiring and enraging: bsky.app/profile/clar...
This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0
Welcome to the American Winter
In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Some of how they trained, and how this is a leaderless diffuse movement of ordinary people is described here, which is the best piece I've read about what's happening in Minnesota. Equal parts inspiring and enraging: bsky.app/profile/clar...
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scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "Walked out of home to see abandoned crashed car in middle of intersection. Didn’t see the actual accident but there are no police around"
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 PM
scenes from occupied Minneapolis: "Walked out of home to see abandoned crashed car in middle of intersection. Didn’t see the actual accident but there are no police around"
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Packing my son's backpack for school for the week. Snowpants, Snoopy stuffed animal, blanket for naptime. Packing my bag. ANSI-rated safety goggles, first aid supplies, gas mask.
January 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Packing my son's backpack for school for the week. Snowpants, Snoopy stuffed animal, blanket for naptime. Packing my bag. ANSI-rated safety goggles, first aid supplies, gas mask.
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The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
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Hurting people is easy. It's lazy. Anyone can do it with the right tools and the wrong morals.
Protecting people is hard. It takes restraint and courage and empathy. They will never have that. So they can never win, in the end. Minneapolis will win.
Protecting people is hard. It takes restraint and courage and empathy. They will never have that. So they can never win, in the end. Minneapolis will win.
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Hurting people is easy. It's lazy. Anyone can do it with the right tools and the wrong morals.
Protecting people is hard. It takes restraint and courage and empathy. They will never have that. So they can never win, in the end. Minneapolis will win.
Protecting people is hard. It takes restraint and courage and empathy. They will never have that. So they can never win, in the end. Minneapolis will win.
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In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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lmao, everyone in the building trying to balance not ruining the moment of silence with the desire to be the first to yell “Fuck Ice!”
January 25, 2026 at 10:42 PM
lmao, everyone in the building trying to balance not ruining the moment of silence with the desire to be the first to yell “Fuck Ice!”
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Whittier, Minneapolis vibe check
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Whittier, Minneapolis vibe check
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Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Things are so bad that the Minnesota prison system has had to launch a website specifically to combat DHS lies. The first major release from DOC officials suggests Gregory Bovino outright lied about the target of the Border Patrol operation during which agents shot and killed Alex Pretti.