Shane Hotakainen
@coldbringer.bsky.social
Nerdy lefty elder punk and vegan from Minneapolis. I’m also a tabletop gamer especially RPGs. Currently GMing Dragonbane and soon Daggerheart. Playing Perils and Princesses
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Proud to be the 2,017th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades '68! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Blades '68
Blades ’68 is an official supplement for Blades in the Dark, moving the timeline forward 100 years to the swinging 60s.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Proud to be the 2,017th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades '68! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
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The seething contempt Republicans have for Latino-American culture has been on full display over the last 24 hours.
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
The seething contempt Republicans have for Latino-American culture has been on full display over the last 24 hours.
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If this doesn't disqualify Stacy Garrity from ever getting near the PA Governor's seat, I don't know what does.
Garrity intends to hand PA elections over to Trump.
Not no but hell no, ma'am.
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
Garrity intends to hand PA elections over to Trump.
Not no but hell no, ma'am.
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
Governor-hopeful Stacy Garrity says she’d work with Trump administration on Pa.’s elections
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Stacy Garrity said Friday afternoon that she would cooperate with President Donald Trump’s administration in running Pennsylvania’s elections.
lancasteronline.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If this doesn't disqualify Stacy Garrity from ever getting near the PA Governor's seat, I don't know what does.
Garrity intends to hand PA elections over to Trump.
Not no but hell no, ma'am.
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
Garrity intends to hand PA elections over to Trump.
Not no but hell no, ma'am.
lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
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Super Bowl ads dominated by AI and GLP-1s suggest our corporate overlords think we are living in the WALL-E future, but actually we are living in the Andor past.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Super Bowl ads dominated by AI and GLP-1s suggest our corporate overlords think we are living in the WALL-E future, but actually we are living in the Andor past.
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MAGA is not popular and their hold on power is crumbling under the focus and strength of mutual aid and common decency. Thank you for your attention in this matter!
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
MAGA is not popular and their hold on power is crumbling under the focus and strength of mutual aid and common decency. Thank you for your attention in this matter!
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Black farmers are getting shut out by the Trump administration.
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Black farmers are getting shut out by the Trump administration.
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, says the WH told him, they are “moving away from DEI and small farm issues, and they were focusing on large-scale white farms… because they produce the most food.”
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TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 AM
TRIGGER WARNING, because here is a US Marshal from Trump‘s Gestapo Force in Memphis kicking a puppy today in the Whitehaven neighborhood and breaking its rib. They were serving a warrant and I guess BIG MAN got scared of the schnauzer.
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
(I didn’t take the video, the dog’s person did)
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I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I’m on the scene at Franklin and 1st. A convoy of about a couple dozen ICE/HSI agents broke the entryway into an apartment building at 6am. No warrant presented. Less than 24 hours ago, Tom Homan announced the end of large convoys in Minnesota… Bullshit.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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During a door-to-door abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, ICE/CBP personnel were observed taking photographs of the vehicles of press and activist groups (February 3, 2026).
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
During a door-to-door abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, ICE/CBP personnel were observed taking photographs of the vehicles of press and activist groups (February 3, 2026).
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This is so grim. Dreading the images we’re going to see out of Springfield this week.
"About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments."
'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.
www.jta.org
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This is so grim. Dreading the images we’re going to see out of Springfield this week.
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Today at school dismissal, I followed a suspicious pickup around for a bit, keeping an eye on them, trying to figure out if they were ICE. Then I realized they were keeping an eye on me also. Then I realized they were, in fact, other parents. Life in Minnesota, January 2026.
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Today at school dismissal, I followed a suspicious pickup around for a bit, keeping an eye on them, trying to figure out if they were ICE. Then I realized they were keeping an eye on me also. Then I realized they were, in fact, other parents. Life in Minnesota, January 2026.
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HOORAY, WE’RE SAVED!
…oh wait that wasn’t the real problem, like at all.
…oh wait that wasn’t the real problem, like at all.
Breaking:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Noem says every DHS officer deployed to Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Noem says every DHS officer deployed to Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera.
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 PM
HOORAY, WE’RE SAVED!
…oh wait that wasn’t the real problem, like at all.
…oh wait that wasn’t the real problem, like at all.
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NEW FOOTAGE: Protesters take over a Minneapolis Target Saturday to protest the retailer’s cooperation with ICE. This is a movement! Share so everyone is aware!
February 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
NEW FOOTAGE: Protesters take over a Minneapolis Target Saturday to protest the retailer’s cooperation with ICE. This is a movement! Share so everyone is aware!
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The Mayor of Portland, OR after ICE shot tear gas into a crowd
“To those who..work for ICE: Resign..Through your use of violence and..trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. [G]o home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children”
“To those who..work for ICE: Resign..Through your use of violence and..trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. [G]o home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children”
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
The Mayor of Portland, OR after ICE shot tear gas into a crowd
“To those who..work for ICE: Resign..Through your use of violence and..trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. [G]o home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children”
“To those who..work for ICE: Resign..Through your use of violence and..trampling of the Constitution, you have lost all legitimacy and replaced it with shame. [G]o home, look in a mirror, and ask yourselves why you have gassed children”
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Bovino was told that Minnesota US Attorney Daniel Rosen could not attend that meeting because he observes the Sabbath.
Bovino responded with audible frustration, replying, "Do Orthodox criminals also take off on Saturday?"
Antisemitism seems to be the only Trump admin criticism Bari will allow.
Bovino responded with audible frustration, replying, "Do Orthodox criminals also take off on Saturday?"
Antisemitism seems to be the only Trump admin criticism Bari will allow.
2/ "Another source briefed on the conversation described Bovino's alleged remarks as an 'antisemitic rant.'"
www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory...
www.cbsnews.com/news/gregory...
Officials in Minnesota allege Bovino used language offensive to Jews on conference call
Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino allegedly used language offensive to Jewish federal officials on a recent call, sources said.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Bovino was told that Minnesota US Attorney Daniel Rosen could not attend that meeting because he observes the Sabbath.
Bovino responded with audible frustration, replying, "Do Orthodox criminals also take off on Saturday?"
Antisemitism seems to be the only Trump admin criticism Bari will allow.
Bovino responded with audible frustration, replying, "Do Orthodox criminals also take off on Saturday?"
Antisemitism seems to be the only Trump admin criticism Bari will allow.
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Kristi Noem refers to protesters in Minnesota as "violent monsters"
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Kristi Noem refers to protesters in Minnesota as "violent monsters"
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Liam got his wings on his way home 🫶
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Liam got his wings on his way home 🫶
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This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
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They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.
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Voter data unlocks the possibility of ICE targeting key polling precincts, swing districts, election officials or individual voters. ICE leadership could conceivably order voter repression up at any address, like an Uber.
January 31, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Voter data unlocks the possibility of ICE targeting key polling precincts, swing districts, election officials or individual voters. ICE leadership could conceivably order voter repression up at any address, like an Uber.
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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Forget all the nonsense about Trump “pivoting” to moderation. The regime will continue to escalate.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
January 31, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Forget all the nonsense about Trump “pivoting” to moderation. The regime will continue to escalate.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
But the thing is: In Minneapolis, people are holding the line. And the Trumpists have no effective strategy to consolidate authoritarian rule in the face of sustained resistance.
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A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
A Minnesota School District Guards Against ICE, From Dawn to Dusk
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...