@chrisvaughan.bsky.social
Dad, husband, poet, educator, sustainable transportation advocate, denizen of cafes, bike lanes & pick-up basketball courts. Loft Literary Center, League of American Bicyclists. Minneapolis!
https://christophervaughanpoet.com
https://christophervaughanpoet.com
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Shocking video of Witt‘s sheriffs acting exactly like ICE. These are not Feds, this is local law enforcement. www.startribune.com/ice-hennepin...
February 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Shocking video of Witt‘s sheriffs acting exactly like ICE. These are not Feds, this is local law enforcement. www.startribune.com/ice-hennepin...
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Please continue to observe, patrol, and support our immigrant neighbors. We still need the help of our neighbors. We cannot let our guards down as this is far from over.
Jason Chavez 4/
Jason Chavez 4/
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Please continue to observe, patrol, and support our immigrant neighbors. We still need the help of our neighbors. We cannot let our guards down as this is far from over.
Jason Chavez 4/
Jason Chavez 4/
They've dressed it up differently, but it's same thing, day after day
Woman with legal status taken from her family home in St Paul by ICE, flown to Texas, held for two weeks before being ordered released by a judge. She lost her job. She's afraid to go outside because agents keep coming to her home.
www.kare11.com/article/news...
www.kare11.com/article/news...
After ICE release St. Paul woman, she says agents keep returning to her home
Thi Dua Vang legally came to the U.S. two years ago. So when ICE showed up, she thought it must have been a mistake.
www.kare11.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
They've dressed it up differently, but it's same thing, day after day
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This is what they consider “de-escalating."
They don’t know the resiliency of Ward 9 neighbors though. We aren’t stopping until the whole dam system is abolished.
They don’t know the resiliency of Ward 9 neighbors though. We aren’t stopping until the whole dam system is abolished.
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 AM
This is what they consider “de-escalating."
They don’t know the resiliency of Ward 9 neighbors though. We aren’t stopping until the whole dam system is abolished.
They don’t know the resiliency of Ward 9 neighbors though. We aren’t stopping until the whole dam system is abolished.
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We’ll be meeting at Uncommon Grounds, near the intersection of the B and E lines, from 2 – 4 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Simply join us for conversation and community, with whatever time and energy you want.
streets.mn/2026/01/30/e...
streets.mn/2026/01/30/e...
Event: Coming Together as Community
An upcoming event on Feb. 14.
streets.mn
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
We’ll be meeting at Uncommon Grounds, near the intersection of the B and E lines, from 2 – 4 PM on Saturday, February 14, 2026. Simply join us for conversation and community, with whatever time and energy you want.
streets.mn/2026/01/30/e...
streets.mn/2026/01/30/e...
Last night I put together an email to friends/family for a fundraiser to support some families' rents, expecting it would take days to raise.
3 min after pressing send, 20% was raised.
By this morning 80%.
3 min after pressing send, 20% was raised.
By this morning 80%.
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Last night I put together an email to friends/family for a fundraiser to support some families' rents, expecting it would take days to raise.
3 min after pressing send, 20% was raised.
By this morning 80%.
3 min after pressing send, 20% was raised.
By this morning 80%.
today, reading Jeremy Winter's clear-eyed piece on what our Mpls streets are like ATM, and Aman Shankardass's essay on what more forgiving streets, everywhere, could one day look like
streets.mn/2026/01/23/t...
mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/g...
streets.mn/2026/01/23/t...
mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/g...
There Are No Safe Streets under Fascist Occupation
ICE surveillance and “occupation” are hollowing out Twin Cities’ cultural corridors.
streets.mn
January 26, 2026 at 6:23 PM
today, reading Jeremy Winter's clear-eyed piece on what our Mpls streets are like ATM, and Aman Shankardass's essay on what more forgiving streets, everywhere, could one day look like
streets.mn/2026/01/23/t...
mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/g...
streets.mn/2026/01/23/t...
mass.streetsblog.org/2026/01/26/g...
Please chip in if you can to support my school community that is in significant need. Every little bit helps.
www.paypal.com/paypalme/lyn...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/lyn...
Hey guess what, you can help!
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Please chip in if you can to support my school community that is in significant need. Every little bit helps.
www.paypal.com/paypalme/lyn...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/lyn...
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In Minneapolis, we are under ICE occupation & another community member was shot last night. As elected leaders we must make sure our immigrant neighbors can stay inside & be safe.
We passed a unanimous resolution to call on Gov. Walz to do an eviction moratorium.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fBTABR/
We passed a unanimous resolution to call on Gov. Walz to do an eviction moratorium.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fBTABR/
In Minneapolis we are still under ICE occupation and invasions, another community member was shot last night. What we can do as elected leaders in local government is make sure our immigrant neighbors...
TikTok video by Aurin Chowdhury
www.tiktok.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
In Minneapolis, we are under ICE occupation & another community member was shot last night. As elected leaders we must make sure our immigrant neighbors can stay inside & be safe.
We passed a unanimous resolution to call on Gov. Walz to do an eviction moratorium.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fBTABR/
We passed a unanimous resolution to call on Gov. Walz to do an eviction moratorium.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8fBTABR/
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For every ICE arrest that draws a crowd with cameras and whistles, there are an untold number happening quietly when no one is watching.
These are the arrests you’re not seeing • Minnesota Reformer
A man shelters alone under the heaters of a south Minneapolis bus stop on a cold January morning, the hood of a grey sweatshirt pulled over his thick dark hair. He unzips his black outer coat and look...
minnesotareformer.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM
For every ICE arrest that draws a crowd with cameras and whistles, there are an untold number happening quietly when no one is watching.
During these horrific and chilling times, one of the things that gives me hope is knowing my elected officials are standing up for the community and against occupying forces. @ward8.minneapolismn.gov is a leader among them and always seeks out & listens to community.
Ward 8 neighbors, my team and I will be holding office hours this Friday, 1/16 from 10:30-12pm at Turtle Bread Company, 4762 Chicago Ave. Please join to meet us, ask any questions you may have, and to talk about what you would like to see from our office during this time.
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
During these horrific and chilling times, one of the things that gives me hope is knowing my elected officials are standing up for the community and against occupying forces. @ward8.minneapolismn.gov is a leader among them and always seeks out & listens to community.
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I want to let you all know something important that I hope motivates you to keep showing up.
I get daily calls from neighbors who speak Spanish who want me to let you all know they are grateful for those looking out and patrolling. Our community is thankful.
Minneapolis is full of heroes.
I get daily calls from neighbors who speak Spanish who want me to let you all know they are grateful for those looking out and patrolling. Our community is thankful.
Minneapolis is full of heroes.
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I want to let you all know something important that I hope motivates you to keep showing up.
I get daily calls from neighbors who speak Spanish who want me to let you all know they are grateful for those looking out and patrolling. Our community is thankful.
Minneapolis is full of heroes.
I get daily calls from neighbors who speak Spanish who want me to let you all know they are grateful for those looking out and patrolling. Our community is thankful.
Minneapolis is full of heroes.
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Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
January 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
One of the most despicable aspects of this is the permanent trauma to families/communities. Yesterday a family I help w/ school transport told me their kid was staying home crying and panicking. Tons of community resolve is required now & even more will be required to repair/heal in years to come.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
One of the most despicable aspects of this is the permanent trauma to families/communities. Yesterday a family I help w/ school transport told me their kid was staying home crying and panicking. Tons of community resolve is required now & even more will be required to repair/heal in years to come.
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ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
ICE just indiscriminately stopped a citizen at a bus stop in front of the co-op. If this is how they treat the President of the Minneapolis City Council who is legally observing, just think of what they’re doing to everyone else in our City.
Amid these dark times it’s been so uplifting to see neighbors uniting across the Twin Cities to support and protect each other.
We’re building muscles that we’re going to need to keep working for the next 3+ years (I fear).
We’re building muscles that we’re going to need to keep working for the next 3+ years (I fear).
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Amid these dark times it’s been so uplifting to see neighbors uniting across the Twin Cities to support and protect each other.
We’re building muscles that we’re going to need to keep working for the next 3+ years (I fear).
We’re building muscles that we’re going to need to keep working for the next 3+ years (I fear).
Minneapolis, we could get a few nominations up for these categories!
Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Advocacy & Education Awards! 🌟
Know an advocate, a club, or an organization keeping the bike movement rolling strong in your community? Submit your nomination today: bikesummit.secure-platform.com/a/page/awards
Know an advocate, a club, or an organization keeping the bike movement rolling strong in your community? Submit your nomination today: bikesummit.secure-platform.com/a/page/awards
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Minneapolis, we could get a few nominations up for these categories!
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As the weekend has progressed, the needs from our community have grown.
Please consider donating to help us support Lyndale Community School families meet basic needs this week:
paypal.me/lyndalepto
Please consider donating to help us support Lyndale Community School families meet basic needs this week:
paypal.me/lyndalepto
Hey guess what, you can help!
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
December 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
As the weekend has progressed, the needs from our community have grown.
Please consider donating to help us support Lyndale Community School families meet basic needs this week:
paypal.me/lyndalepto
Please consider donating to help us support Lyndale Community School families meet basic needs this week:
paypal.me/lyndalepto
I'm thrilled to be teaching my fourth @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social class on Jan. 31.
"Shoots and Sprouts: Beginnings in Poetry." Spread the word--and better yet, sign up!
"Shoots and Sprouts: Beginnings in Poetry." Spread the word--and better yet, sign up!
December 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I'm thrilled to be teaching my fourth @loftliterarycenter.bsky.social class on Jan. 31.
"Shoots and Sprouts: Beginnings in Poetry." Spread the word--and better yet, sign up!
"Shoots and Sprouts: Beginnings in Poetry." Spread the word--and better yet, sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who has donated! 🥹
Please keep spreading the word. Every single dollar will go directly to families who need the support.
We are planning to distribute everything before winter break (Friday) so folks have what they need while school is out. paypal.me/lyndalepto
Please keep spreading the word. Every single dollar will go directly to families who need the support.
We are planning to distribute everything before winter break (Friday) so folks have what they need while school is out. paypal.me/lyndalepto
Hey guess what, you can help!
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
We're collecting funds to support our neighborhood elementary school families with basic needs (food, winter gear, etc.).
Donate, repost, share the link with friends/neighbors, etc. Thank you! ❤️
paypal.me/lyndalepto
December 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Thank you to everyone who has donated! 🥹
Please keep spreading the word. Every single dollar will go directly to families who need the support.
We are planning to distribute everything before winter break (Friday) so folks have what they need while school is out. paypal.me/lyndalepto
Please keep spreading the word. Every single dollar will go directly to families who need the support.
We are planning to distribute everything before winter break (Friday) so folks have what they need while school is out. paypal.me/lyndalepto
Took the new 38 Line to the very new E Line to Williams Arena today.
Basketball Related Transit!
Basketball Related Transit!
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Took the new 38 Line to the very new E Line to Williams Arena today.
Basketball Related Transit!
Basketball Related Transit!
My 1-day Loft Course on Jan. 31, "Shoots & Sprouts: Beginnings in Poetry," is now live on the Loft web site. Learn more, sign up here & spread the word!
loft.org/classes/shoo...
loft.org/classes/shoo...
Shoots and Sprouts: Beginnings in Poems
The world exhausts and expends, exacts and extracts. But the vital power of poetry, like seeds and sprouts, is its ability to renew and rejuvenate, to thrive amid a broken and difficult world. In this...
loft.org
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My 1-day Loft Course on Jan. 31, "Shoots & Sprouts: Beginnings in Poetry," is now live on the Loft web site. Learn more, sign up here & spread the word!
loft.org/classes/shoo...
loft.org/classes/shoo...