Lisa C Minnick
@lcminnick.bsky.social
Restless spirit, trade unionist, erstwhile professor, and friend to animals. Labor creates all wealth. She/her.
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"This is a dangerous example of how even small pockets of under-vaccinated people can result in widespread transmission of a highly infectious virus, finding every susceptible person in a population, regardless of what the overall vaccination coverage is."
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South Carolina schools face measles risk as vaccination rates drop to 20%, state epidemiologist warns
Vaccination rates in some South Carolina schools have dropped to as low as 20%, raising concerns about potential measles outbreaks, state epidemiologist Linda Bell said on Wednesday.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:17 AM
"This is a dangerous example of how even small pockets of under-vaccinated people can result in widespread transmission of a highly infectious virus, finding every susceptible person in a population, regardless of what the overall vaccination coverage is."
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January 15, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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Hey, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov: I'm not a senator, but if ICE thugs were rampaging through the major city in my state, I might try to impede Senate business as usual and try to bring everything to a halt until I could get answers or force some votes.
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Democrats Appear Ready to Duck a Key Fight on ICE
Top Senate Democrats are focused on other priorities in the government funding fight.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Hey, @amyklobuchar.com and @smith.senate.gov: I'm not a senator, but if ICE thugs were rampaging through the major city in my state, I might try to impede Senate business as usual and try to bring everything to a halt until I could get answers or force some votes.
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This is something else. Trump regime is demanding UPenn compile and turn over lists of Jewish faculty and students to the Trump executive branch. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 AM
This is something else. Trump regime is demanding UPenn compile and turn over lists of Jewish faculty and students to the Trump executive branch. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This sounds like a meal you’d give to a pet lizard on its birthday
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 15, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This sounds like a meal you’d give to a pet lizard on its birthday
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The Mississippi Free Press is seeking a full-time Capital Bureau Reporter. Read more at mfp.ms/jobs.
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January 14, 2026 at 11:38 PM
The Mississippi Free Press is seeking a full-time Capital Bureau Reporter. Read more at mfp.ms/jobs.
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so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 PM
so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
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We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
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Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
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if you want to have calm and relaxed policy discussions among the left and Democrats about birth rates and the pros/cons therein, that’s not going to happen until the forced birth MAGA freaks no longer control the government.
let’s solve that problem first.
let’s solve that problem first.
January 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM
if you want to have calm and relaxed policy discussions among the left and Democrats about birth rates and the pros/cons therein, that’s not going to happen until the forced birth MAGA freaks no longer control the government.
let’s solve that problem first.
let’s solve that problem first.
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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
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When the fascist government says "Send us a list of all your Jews," that's not --- historically --- a "good" thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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UPenn faculty condemn Trump administration’s demand for ‘lists of Jews’
Groups say EEOC demand for names and personal details echoes dark history and threatens safety and civil rights
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:45 PM
When the fascist government says "Send us a list of all your Jews," that's not --- historically --- a "good" thing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
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January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
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I want these fuckers prosecuted. I will not vote for a candidate who shies away from this.
A teenage boy was walking home in Minneapolis yesterday when four masked men jumped out of a van & questioned him - with no parent or guardian present.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
He was bundled into the van & taken away.
Bystanders heard the boy say: “Can I just go home?”
I don’t know how America comes back from all this.
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I want these fuckers prosecuted. I will not vote for a candidate who shies away from this.
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#Florida citrus industry is looking at projections of a harvest that would be down even lower than the historic lows of the 2024-2025 crop. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/12/f... via @orlandosentinel.com
Florida citrus industry on track for another record low harvest
Florida’s citrus industry is looking at projections of a harvest that would be down slightly from the historic lows of the 2024-2025 crop.
www.orlandosentinel.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
#Florida citrus industry is looking at projections of a harvest that would be down even lower than the historic lows of the 2024-2025 crop. www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/01/12/f... via @orlandosentinel.com
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Fun fact:
The USG considers perfidy in a non-international armed conflict (which the boat bombing scheme supposedly is) to be a war crime.
Notable if the administration is committing criminal violations of its own (bogus) legal framework for the boat strikes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
The USG considers perfidy in a non-international armed conflict (which the boat bombing scheme supposedly is) to be a war crime.
Notable if the administration is committing criminal violations of its own (bogus) legal framework for the boat strikes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Fun fact:
The USG considers perfidy in a non-international armed conflict (which the boat bombing scheme supposedly is) to be a war crime.
Notable if the administration is committing criminal violations of its own (bogus) legal framework for the boat strikes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
The USG considers perfidy in a non-international armed conflict (which the boat bombing scheme supposedly is) to be a war crime.
Notable if the administration is committing criminal violations of its own (bogus) legal framework for the boat strikes.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/u...
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AOC: Vance believes fundamentally that what happened to Renee Good is acceptable and what should be ok in America every day and so as far as what a person like that believes, you have to start right there with the person that you're dealing with
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: Vance believes fundamentally that what happened to Renee Good is acceptable and what should be ok in America every day and so as far as what a person like that believes, you have to start right there with the person that you're dealing with
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A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A Minnesota state representative said two Richfield Target employees detained by U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 8 were U.S. citizens and were both injured in the incident.
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“.. some White House officials see the episode as radioactive, with aides and allies eager to distance themselves from a probe they believe could do more damage to the White House than to Powell.”
@politico.com
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January 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM
“.. some White House officials see the episode as radioactive, with aides and allies eager to distance themselves from a probe they believe could do more damage to the White House than to Powell.”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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Audience members at the all-ages Minneapolis rock venue Pilllar Forum tussled with ICE agents on the street outside the club on Sunday — prompting that night’s show to be canceled.
Music fans say ICE agents pepper-sprayed them outside all-ages Minneapolis rock venue
Musicians and attendees said agents also hit some with batons during a gig Sunday at Pilllar Forum along Central Av. NE.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Audience members at the all-ages Minneapolis rock venue Pilllar Forum tussled with ICE agents on the street outside the club on Sunday — prompting that night’s show to be canceled.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
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“I don’t need ID to walk around in my city…in my home.” #Minneapolis
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“I don’t need ID to walk around in my city…in my home.” #Minneapolis
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Haven’t seen it pointed out before that it’s EXTREMELY funny that Elon decided to boost a video by a subliterate doofus and it forced ICE to do their largest scale operation IN MINNEAPOLIS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Haven’t seen it pointed out before that it’s EXTREMELY funny that Elon decided to boost a video by a subliterate doofus and it forced ICE to do their largest scale operation IN MINNEAPOLIS IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER