Jeanne
@cautiouspurple.bsky.social
Theatre PhD. Writing about Monsters and Acting atm. Horror fan. Ecology and environment. Got lots of public education. Long covider. She/her. Always planning for next hair color, a pet I wish I had, or surviving dystopia.
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Jeanne
@cautiouspurple.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I mask everywhere. Teaching. Going to the theatre. Museums. Even haunted attractions and theme park rides.
COVID shattered my life and my health. And I'm still doing better than many. I won't abandon myself or others to this virus by unmasking - no matter bans, social pressure, ridicule.
COVID shattered my life and my health. And I'm still doing better than many. I won't abandon myself or others to this virus by unmasking - no matter bans, social pressure, ridicule.
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A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot.
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
"They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets."
"They had the professional demeanor of criminals."
ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social
You know how a dog learns to always bark at delivery trucks? I feel the same impulse when waiting forever for a Dublin bus and one passes by that says sorry no service.
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 PM
You know how a dog learns to always bark at delivery trucks? I feel the same impulse when waiting forever for a Dublin bus and one passes by that says sorry no service.
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We are raising a nation of dumbasses. It’s on purpose
“In Ron DeSantis’s Florida…parents at one Miami school received a notice that their first graders would need a signed permission slip to “participate and listen to a book written by an African American.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b...
Can American Children Point to America on a Map?
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We are raising a nation of dumbasses. It’s on purpose
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tiny things you can do if you are outside MN:
mpls postcards
feel like you can't do much from far away? here are three things you can easily do, wherever you are:
1. today, make a small donation to someone or an organization listed here: https://www.standwithm...
docs.google.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
tiny things you can do if you are outside MN:
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CW - Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an American citizen, was directing traffic and helping a woman who was pushed
37-year-old white man, no serious criminal history
Observing with a cell phone
He had a legal gun permit
Worked for the VA
He was murdered by ICE
www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
37-year-old white man, no serious criminal history
Observing with a cell phone
He had a legal gun permit
Worked for the VA
He was murdered by ICE
www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
From the PublicFreakout community on Reddit: Another angle of the Minneapolis shooting, taken from the perspective of the lady with te pink jacket.
Explore this post and more from the PublicFreakout community
www.reddit.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
CW - Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an American citizen, was directing traffic and helping a woman who was pushed
37-year-old white man, no serious criminal history
Observing with a cell phone
He had a legal gun permit
Worked for the VA
He was murdered by ICE
www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
37-year-old white man, no serious criminal history
Observing with a cell phone
He had a legal gun permit
Worked for the VA
He was murdered by ICE
www.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
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Amount of time network evening newscasts devoted to reporting on today’s protests and general strike in MN (not including coverage ICE actions or their attempts to spin)
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Amount of time network evening newscasts devoted to reporting on today’s protests and general strike in MN (not including coverage ICE actions or their attempts to spin)
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
ABC: 45 seconds
NBC: 20 seconds
CBS: 15 seconds
PBS: 2 minutes, 20 seconds
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In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization
It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.
www.wfaa.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:01 AM
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
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"The flimsy politics of citizenship might seem like the detail that distinguishes Liam's story from the stories of our own kids," writes @inaeoh.bsky.social. "But his innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. We know this child: his goodness, his superheroes, his winter hat."
They want to tell you a kid with a Spider-Man backpack is evil
Liam Ramos' innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. The visuals of his arrest are excruciating.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
"The flimsy politics of citizenship might seem like the detail that distinguishes Liam's story from the stories of our own kids," writes @inaeoh.bsky.social. "But his innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable. We know this child: his goodness, his superheroes, his winter hat."
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This website has a lot of links to places that could use donations right now.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 AM
This website has a lot of links to places that could use donations right now.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
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Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 (over Truman's veto) to make general strikes so incredibly difficult to organize that there hasn't been one since.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
That there is a general strike happening in a major US city on such short notice is nothing short of a miracle.
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Nekima Levy Armstrong is a hero—not a goddamn criminal.
BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Nekima Levy Armstrong is a hero—not a goddamn criminal.
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🚨"Theyr're dumping people in the woods" - Medical workers are flagging potential cases of federal agents releasing injured detainees in the most inhumane method possible. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
🚨"Theyr're dumping people in the woods" - Medical workers are flagging potential cases of federal agents releasing injured detainees in the most inhumane method possible. LIVE NOW⬇️
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I think it still hasn’t really sunk in for a lot of us that Minnesotans have moved from mass protest to mass resistance.
January 20, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I think it still hasn’t really sunk in for a lot of us that Minnesotans have moved from mass protest to mass resistance.
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
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No, these are very serious comments.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
January 17, 2026 at 11:16 PM
No, these are very serious comments.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:01 PM
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
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This is the updated, more organized & better than ever way to help in Mpls/ St Paul/ Greater MN.
Taking submissions on the site & everything.
Look for the ones with non-English language & unfunded, small amounts because they're not getting the love they need.
Taking submissions on the site & everything.
Look for the ones with non-English language & unfunded, small amounts because they're not getting the love they need.
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This is the updated, more organized & better than ever way to help in Mpls/ St Paul/ Greater MN.
Taking submissions on the site & everything.
Look for the ones with non-English language & unfunded, small amounts because they're not getting the love they need.
Taking submissions on the site & everything.
Look for the ones with non-English language & unfunded, small amounts because they're not getting the love they need.
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friends outside of MN, please read. please talk about what's happening. friends abroad, please share reliable accounts like this. it is not lessening. if not in MN then it will be elsewhere, and anywhere it happens it is intolerable.
Arrested while observing ICE, two Minnesota residents describe harsh conditions and fear inside federal building cells.
Written by Katelyn Vue
Written by Katelyn Vue
‘I heard screaming, I heard crying:’ Inside ICE detainment at the Whipple Building
Two U.S. citizen observers share a rare look inside ICE custody at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.
sahanjournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
friends outside of MN, please read. please talk about what's happening. friends abroad, please share reliable accounts like this. it is not lessening. if not in MN then it will be elsewhere, and anywhere it happens it is intolerable.
Oh.
Hamnet was beautiful.
Hamnet was beautiful.
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Oh.
Hamnet was beautiful.
Hamnet was beautiful.
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Absolutely insane that my life has become texting with local church pastors to try and find a safe place to hold an emergency meeting for parents at my kid’s’ preschool to figure out how to respond to the federal government kidnapping neighbors.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Absolutely insane that my life has become texting with local church pastors to try and find a safe place to hold an emergency meeting for parents at my kid’s’ preschool to figure out how to respond to the federal government kidnapping neighbors.
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Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Looks like ICE is now cracking down on … Native Americans.
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
This letter was just posted by the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North/South Dakota:
“Our Nation is a sovereign government and our members are not immigrants. We are not subject to immigration enforcement on our own lands.”
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Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.