Cynthia Matthias
@cmatthias.bsky.social
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once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
January 24, 2026 at 3:58 PM
once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
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It’s a good day for Hennepin County voters to listen to this Code Switch interview with @petermancina.bsky.social, the author of On the Side of Ice: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State.
(And yes, there’s a transcript, for the podcast-averse among us)
(And yes, there’s a transcript, for the podcast-averse among us)
January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It’s a good day for Hennepin County voters to listen to this Code Switch interview with @petermancina.bsky.social, the author of On the Side of Ice: Policing Immigrants in a Sanctuary State.
(And yes, there’s a transcript, for the podcast-averse among us)
(And yes, there’s a transcript, for the podcast-averse among us)
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Don't take doom from our struggle, take *hope*
I’m watching friends succumb to doom watching what’s happening in Minnesota and I want to shake them and scream “Can’t you see the people organizing? Can’t you see them winning?”. Doom is a warm blanket of helplessness that keeps you from the fight.
doom is cope, everybody's saying it
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Don't take doom from our struggle, take *hope*
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Sign up through the link to be the first to find out where our next You Belong Here Cash Mob will be! eventbrite.com/e/you-belong... #YouBelongHere #LakeStreet #Minneapolis #LakeOf10000Lands #Minnesota
You Belong Here Cash Mob
Join us for a cash mob to gather as a community at a small business that needs us.
eventbrite.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Sign up through the link to be the first to find out where our next You Belong Here Cash Mob will be! eventbrite.com/e/you-belong... #YouBelongHere #LakeStreet #Minneapolis #LakeOf10000Lands #Minnesota
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Me and me cousin, one Arthur McBride,
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
January 23, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Me and me cousin, one Arthur McBride,
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
One morning went walking along Lake Street's side
Now mark well what followed in that wintertide
As the cold Friday morning was dawning
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Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe & Her Father Home. They were kidnapped today in South Minneapolis. With the permission of the mother, we are reaching out to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability, & resources to keep this family together.
gofund.me/6295b51b3
gofund.me/6295b51b3
Donate to Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home, organized by Jason Chavez-Cruz
On January 22, 2026, Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis who is 2 years of a… Jason Chavez-Cruz needs your support for Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe & Her Father Home. They were kidnapped today in South Minneapolis. With the permission of the mother, we are reaching out to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability, & resources to keep this family together.
gofund.me/6295b51b3
gofund.me/6295b51b3
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One of the taco trucks who serves on our patio (not the tues/fri, but more irregularly) reached out. The owner & his family have been unable to work for over a month and are struggling. We have confirmed this venmo. If you want to “buy lunch” from them, please do.
January 22, 2026 at 7:49 PM
One of the taco trucks who serves on our patio (not the tues/fri, but more irregularly) reached out. The owner & his family have been unable to work for over a month and are struggling. We have confirmed this venmo. If you want to “buy lunch” from them, please do.
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Cats in snowsuits
youtu.be/wxk2NJg5wLY?...
youtu.be/wxk2NJg5wLY?...
SNOW SUIT CATS // compilation
the snow suits are from Canada Pooch
Dog Harness Snowsuit | Canada Pooch https://share.google/WAxLQQJ9Efzs54vnj
the boots are from Petco
Petco All-Weather Reflective Slip-On Dog Winter Boots,…
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Cats in snowsuits
youtu.be/wxk2NJg5wLY?...
youtu.be/wxk2NJg5wLY?...
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Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Fear factor: Intimidation becomes a calling card as Twin Cities ICE surge widens
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, observers say there are signs that federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citiz...
www.mprnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six weeks into the immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities, observers say federal agents are employing violence more frequently and with little apparent restraint against citizens and noncitizens alike. (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends!
January 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
American Indian Movement (AIM) patrol trucks have been spotted around NE and folks are flagging them as suspicious and giving them unwelcoming glances because they don’t know who they are. This is the AIM logo and flag, which you might see on their trucks. They are friends!
Living with the fact every day that despite tireless efforts by my neighbors (who are literal superheroes), terrified children are still having their parents taken from them.
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 2:55 PM
Living with the fact every day that despite tireless efforts by my neighbors (who are literal superheroes), terrified children are still having their parents taken from them.
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Feeling helpless? Raise funds for families forced into hiding during the Surge in Minneapolis. This is for my neighbors, and the thread below has other local fundraisers.
@Edison-Treasurer on Venmo.
@Edison-Treasurer on Venmo.
January 13, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Feeling helpless? Raise funds for families forced into hiding during the Surge in Minneapolis. This is for my neighbors, and the thread below has other local fundraisers.
@Edison-Treasurer on Venmo.
@Edison-Treasurer on Venmo.
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I didn't write this for people in the Twin Cities. I wrote this to everyone else, my feeble attempt to try to be witness to the occupation of Minnesota and the chaos of every single day right now. open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
Letter from an Occupied Minnesota
I want to write a bit about the last month in the Twin Cities.
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I didn't write this for people in the Twin Cities. I wrote this to everyone else, my feeble attempt to try to be witness to the occupation of Minnesota and the chaos of every single day right now. open.substack.com/pub/wburdine...
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The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
Donate to Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief, organized by Powderhorn Neighbors
We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have cre… Powderhorn Neighbors needs your support for Support Powderhorn Families with Urgent Rent Relief
gofund.me
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The Powderhorn Park neighborhood has been the biggest target of immigration enforcement in Minnesota. It’s home to a large immigrant community who is now struggling to pay rent. Kidnappings are on the rise because people cannot stay home. Please help us out. Link is in my bio.
gofund.me/350c67697
gofund.me/350c67697
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Congress is moving to strip protections from 225,000 acres near the BWCA.
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
January 13, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Congress is moving to strip protections from 225,000 acres near the BWCA.
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
MN Rep. Stauber introduced H.J. Res. 140, a giveaway to Chilean mining company Antofagasta that puts toxic mining next to our cleanest water.
We have 60 days. Contact Congress & vote NO: www.friends-bwca.org/get-involved...
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I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Would be great if all these content scrapers/“creators” would cite source and location of the videos they’re reposting. May not matter to rubberneckers out of state but sure as shit matters to those of us living through it.
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Would be great if all these content scrapers/“creators” would cite source and location of the videos they’re reposting. May not matter to rubberneckers out of state but sure as shit matters to those of us living through it.
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Join the remarkably large number of your neighbors out on the streets looking for federal agents, ready to sound the alarm.
defend612.com
defend612.com
Use the form below if you live or work in Minneapolis and want to connect to your...
We keep us safe.
defend612.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Join the remarkably large number of your neighbors out on the streets looking for federal agents, ready to sound the alarm.
defend612.com
defend612.com
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folks making drops to our vulnerable communities, PLZ add whistles and first language know ur rights cards in all ur packages.
one of those cards stopped a home abduction today.
one of those cards stopped a home abduction today.
January 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
folks making drops to our vulnerable communities, PLZ add whistles and first language know ur rights cards in all ur packages.
one of those cards stopped a home abduction today.
one of those cards stopped a home abduction today.
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we have enough content creators, streamers, youtubers, tiktokers in minneapolis. we have too many. please stop coming here. please stop going into local chats for rapid response etc offering to post for people for exposure. that isn’t altruistic, it’s self serving.
January 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
we have enough content creators, streamers, youtubers, tiktokers in minneapolis. we have too many. please stop coming here. please stop going into local chats for rapid response etc offering to post for people for exposure. that isn’t altruistic, it’s self serving.
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Twin Cities metro folks! If you need supplies you can have delivered via an Amazon wish list, get in touch with @lefttheprairie.bsky.social or @mostlybree.kitrocha.com.
It is extremely plausible that y’all demolish this wishlist today. Get in touch with me or Bree if your group in Minneapolis has a wish list we can let people loose on. Maybe groceries or other supplies?
As promised, we are back with a second wishlist for our friends in Minneapolis!
This time @naomikritzer.bsky.social is helping out by being our local contact who will receive all the goodies you send!
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
As always, you can avoid the 'zon at our GFM!
This time @naomikritzer.bsky.social is helping out by being our local contact who will receive all the goodies you send!
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
As always, you can avoid the 'zon at our GFM!
January 11, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Twin Cities metro folks! If you need supplies you can have delivered via an Amazon wish list, get in touch with @lefttheprairie.bsky.social or @mostlybree.kitrocha.com.
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Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Pentz Homes will be doing a rolling food drive to support our struggling local businesses and help the families who are afraid to leave their homes. You can help in two ways! Shop at local immigrant-owned stores and donate the goods, or send us your funds and we will do the shopping for you.
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sharing this important graphic from mpls artist landon sheely
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
sharing this important graphic from mpls artist landon sheely
Apropos of absolutely nothing…
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...
boltsmag.org
January 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Apropos of absolutely nothing…