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catlesbian.bsky.social
saw a tumblr post (reblogged by someone not from MN) talking about this situation in the twin cities and encouraging them to follow twin cities activists and then only list will stancil did nearly kill me today
January 18, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren...
TEXT: But if training hasn’t worked, why does it continue? Why is it always trotted out, alongside new technologies, as the solution? Because training and technologies (body cams, Tasers, so-called less-than-lethal weapons, predictive policing software) are a boondoggle for corporate interests. Training costs money, which increases police budgets, which are paid for through taxes and bonds—a hidden source of revenue for financial institutions that administer the bonds. The money for training flows to private companies, usually run by former police chiefs and so-called criminal justice experts—not community organizations that have been fighting for accountability. Sometimes the investment in new technologies and training come from corporate-funded private police foundations, whose donations enable departments to purchase equipment, such as surveillance technology, guns, ballistic helmets, cameras, and drones, and assist officers with bonuses or legal fees, with no oversight or public input. But corporations like Amazon and Google get a great return on their investment since law enforcement agencies adopt technologies of surveillance, data mining and management, etc., coming from these companies.
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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egyptoknuckles.bsky.social
Because these international grocers need your support now more than ever, especially during these times, here’s a guide to the international grocers of the Twin Cities that I wrote for @racketmn.com: racketmn.com/guide-intern...
A Guide to the International Grocers of the Twin Cities - Racket
The Twin Cities is home to over 40 international grocers, and they deserve your dollars, too.
racketmn.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
catlesbian.bsky.social
seems the courageous people of minnesota have not considered that the solution to the paramilitary occupiers terrorizing your neighborhood is to get another DFLer to hold a press conference telling ICE to kidnap people nicely or leave. yeah it hasn't worked so far, it takes a few tries, you'll see
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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gerikatz.bsky.social
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."
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
catlesbian.bsky.social
new tagline for the anti-SUV and suv crossovers campaign: Don't let your neighbors mistake you for ICE!
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
john-abernathy.bsky.social John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social · 1d
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 3:37 PM