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concerned human being.
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What we’ve seen in Minnesota should make you furious, but it should also inspire you.
January 23, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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"Ultimately, the encounter was brief: The woman, who the pastors said appeared to be pregnant, had citizenship papers with her."

What a sentence.
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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ICE ALERT: MINNESOTA 🚨🚨

CALL TO ACTION.

Send it down the line.
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Heads up, folks

#whipple
January 23, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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#HennepinCounty Sheriff has declared protest at Whipple unlawful assembly & gave dispersal order at noon & gave orders to unblock access road. Deputies explained what would happen. 3 dispersal orders given. Protesters have been & will continue to be arrested - from @fox9mn.bsky.social #TheOccupation
January 23, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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So... Minnesota State Police may be clearing the Whipple.

Per State Patrol Facebook post
January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Outside the Twin Cities this morning, where it is -19F—

Minnesotans are gathered early outside the Whipple Federal Building. ICE and DHS agents currently arriving at work to much disapproval.
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Looking for something to do in solidarity with Minneapolis? Join this training session on Tuesday, January 20th at 8pm EST/5pm PST

Link: www.mobilize.us/surj/event/8...
January 20, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.

My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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Minnesota’s proposed January 23 statewide shutdown didn’t materialize overnight.

In 2024, @sarahljaffe.bsky.social reported on how unions and community groups spent years building the coordination and trust that now make a total shutdown possible—and powerful.
The Most Important Labor Story Right Now Is in Minnesota—It Might Be the Model We All Need
A strategic alignment of major networks of unions and community groups in Minnesota have worked together for more than a decade to leverage their collective power.
inthesetimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.

The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Right-wing influencer Jake Lang is stuck in a window recess against Minneapolis City Hall.

He’s soaked with freezing water after counterprotesters hurled water balloons at him. bit.ly/4baGhJn
January 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Hilarity ensues.

Gold star, Minneapolis. 5/5 stars. Excellent work.
Minneapolis police officers are in the street outside the Hotel Indigo downtown where counterprotesters are lingering after chasing conservative influencer Jake Lang from City Hall.
Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang’s group from downtown Minneapolis
Hundreds of counterprotesters outnumbered the conservative influencer’s supporters protesting Islam on Saturday.
bit.ly
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Something that’s not nearly being talked about enough is the detention by ICE of Native Americans. It is something that has been continually seen as ICE has terrorized neighborhoods and families
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Trump is threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act this is a dangerous escalation.
January 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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This is where it is going. This is what Stephen Miller is pushing to Trump. The only reason it has not happened yet is that the violence is obviously coming from state actors. There is no insurrection to control. But we are one incident away from Trump sending in the military.
President threatens to deploy the Insurrection Act against Minnesota.
January 15, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Non-protesting dad just trying to hustle his kids, as young as 6mo, out of the neighborhood. ICE threw a flash-bang INTO HIS car, all 6 kids in the hospital now.

If anyone wondered how things turn against occupying armies there's a case study playing out in front of you.
That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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it is 2016. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.

it is 2020. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithfuls say they just need more training.

it is 2026. the cops have murdered someone in minneapolis. the dem faithf
January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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an ICE agent points a lethal firearm into a crowd of unarmed protesters this morning. The St. Paul police department arrived to support the ICE agents, assaulting unarmed protestors with chemical agents and physical force.
Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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It’s the busiest shopping period of the year, so we’re hitting pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...
Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike
It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.
www.huffpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:27 PM