Mars Ikeda
@marsikeda.bsky.social
Coder, artist and elder millennial. NYC, USA. Data communication & public service. Freelance cat dad. I'll guard the ship with my very life!
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Mars Ikeda
@marsikeda.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Proof of real face to make up for the self-drawn cartoon profile picture. I'm a New Yorker, cat dad, and a Dimension 20 and Trixie & Katya fan.
Stay here. For today and for now. 💙
Stay here. For today and for now. 💙
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Erasing non-white people was always the objective.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Erasing non-white people was always the objective.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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I keep seeing it without a source link, so here it is:
January 16, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION DELEGATION AND LOCAL REGIONAL LABOR BODIES ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL, OR SHOPPING
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
January 16, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION DELEGATION AND LOCAL REGIONAL LABOR BODIES ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL, OR SHOPPING
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
January 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I keep seeing it without a source link, so here it is:
January 16, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION DELEGATION AND LOCAL REGIONAL LABOR BODIES ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL, OR SHOPPING
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
January 16, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS LABOR UNION DELEGATION AND LOCAL REGIONAL LABOR BODIES ENDORSE JANUARY 23: DAY OF TRUTH AND FREEDOM
NO WORK, SCHOOL, OR SHOPPING
minneapolisunions.org/system/files...
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And here I thought only Americans use weird measurement units
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
And here I thought only Americans use weird measurement units
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This ocean piece is still looking for a home. 🌊✨
"Gentle Tides"
Lilac and blue waves with rocks on 4" wood circle with hanger.
Available
$200 (US Shipping included)
DM to claim
"Gentle Tides"
Lilac and blue waves with rocks on 4" wood circle with hanger.
Available
$200 (US Shipping included)
DM to claim
January 16, 2026 at 11:07 PM
This ocean piece is still looking for a home. 🌊✨
"Gentle Tides"
Lilac and blue waves with rocks on 4" wood circle with hanger.
Available
$200 (US Shipping included)
DM to claim
"Gentle Tides"
Lilac and blue waves with rocks on 4" wood circle with hanger.
Available
$200 (US Shipping included)
DM to claim
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I called the Herr's Product Quality Concerns line and reached a nice lady. She listened to my whole little saga.
She waited, then said, "I bet you believe they're made from real potatoes now!"
I may never recover.
She waited, then said, "I bet you believe they're made from real potatoes now!"
I may never recover.
Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I called the Herr's Product Quality Concerns line and reached a nice lady. She listened to my whole little saga.
She waited, then said, "I bet you believe they're made from real potatoes now!"
I may never recover.
She waited, then said, "I bet you believe they're made from real potatoes now!"
I may never recover.
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Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Two white friends tail me home if it's outside the hours when people are out and about. I'm damn near third generation Minnesotan. It's not just "you're a citizen you'll be fine." I'm a black woman alone. Who knows what they will do.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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i taught a course on "hope" in Fall 2024 and after some theory (not a ton of it out there!), the readings were almost all Black Americans who saw the obstacles arrayed against the cause of racial justice, knew it was possible (likely!) they'd fail, and yet continued
i have been reading Tom Ricks’ “Fighting the Good War” which is a military analysis of the civil rights movement, and one thing that comes abundantly across is that movement leaders and ordinary people made it a practice to refuse to fall into despair and cynicism.
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
i taught a course on "hope" in Fall 2024 and after some theory (not a ton of it out there!), the readings were almost all Black Americans who saw the obstacles arrayed against the cause of racial justice, knew it was possible (likely!) they'd fail, and yet continued
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I wrote a quick blog post in 2014 titled "police reforms you should always oppose." It went viral and became the basis of a chart created by Critical Resistance to evaluate abolitionist steps. Money for training and body cams were the first two on my list.
January 16, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I wrote a quick blog post in 2014 titled "police reforms you should always oppose." It went viral and became the basis of a chart created by Critical Resistance to evaluate abolitionist steps. Money for training and body cams were the first two on my list.
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Before Bluesky allowed bookmarking (🙄), I saw and interacted with a post about a great assignment for students having them read in different places and reflect on their experience. I’ve tried to search, but it’s not coming up!
Anyone on #academicsky have that post that can be reposted to me!
Anyone on #academicsky have that post that can be reposted to me!
January 16, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Before Bluesky allowed bookmarking (🙄), I saw and interacted with a post about a great assignment for students having them read in different places and reflect on their experience. I’ve tried to search, but it’s not coming up!
Anyone on #academicsky have that post that can be reposted to me!
Anyone on #academicsky have that post that can be reposted to me!
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If your group needs whistles, you can get 100-1000 at no cost, details in the 🧵below.
If you just want to support the whistle project, check the whistle-makers' wishlists at this link
If you just want to support the whistle project, check the whistle-makers' wishlists at this link
January 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
If your group needs whistles, you can get 100-1000 at no cost, details in the 🧵below.
If you just want to support the whistle project, check the whistle-makers' wishlists at this link
If you just want to support the whistle project, check the whistle-makers' wishlists at this link
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this is cold as fuck
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
this is cold as fuck
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hi! i would like to reup my request for ANY AND ALL PEOPLE FIGHTING DATA CENTERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME
i am now covering data center conflicts for @heatmap.news
my email is [email protected]
i am now covering data center conflicts for @heatmap.news
my email is [email protected]
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
hi! i would like to reup my request for ANY AND ALL PEOPLE FIGHTING DATA CENTERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES TO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME
i am now covering data center conflicts for @heatmap.news
my email is [email protected]
i am now covering data center conflicts for @heatmap.news
my email is [email protected]
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Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Got my first bag of potato chips in months. Cracked it open. The first chip out of the bag was... soggy?
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
The second chip was almost fungal.
Baffled, I explored the bag and discovered AN ENTIRE POTATO. Unsliced, brined, like a wad of seasoning juice. It had survived, and now was juicing the chips.
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🧵 Staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, have voted by a 76% margin in a National Labor Relations Board election to unionize with UAW Local 2110. The ballot tally was 542 yes votes for the union with 172 votes against.
January 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
🧵 Staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, have voted by a 76% margin in a National Labor Relations Board election to unionize with UAW Local 2110. The ballot tally was 542 yes votes for the union with 172 votes against.
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As ICE operations begin in Maine, local organizers are raising money for rapid response via the Solidarity Fund. Donations urgently needed, starting to hear of arrests as of last night www.mainesolidarity.org
Maine Solidarity Fund
www.mainesolidarity.org
January 16, 2026 at 11:26 AM
As ICE operations begin in Maine, local organizers are raising money for rapid response via the Solidarity Fund. Donations urgently needed, starting to hear of arrests as of last night www.mainesolidarity.org
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The dot com bust was entirely expected by almost everybody in it and there was nothing really to be done while you were watching it happen it was like being on the economic equivalent of the Titanic.
January 16, 2026 at 4:39 AM
The dot com bust was entirely expected by almost everybody in it and there was nothing really to be done while you were watching it happen it was like being on the economic equivalent of the Titanic.
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Kevin couldn't have summed it up better. Treat cost-of-living issues not as a distraction, but the *result* of political violence.
How are restaurants and trucking companies going to be fully staffed? Does it matter if eggs are cheap, if masked men could detain you and plunder your groceries?
How are restaurants and trucking companies going to be fully staffed? Does it matter if eggs are cheap, if masked men could detain you and plunder your groceries?
Don't treat costs of living as a pivot from the authoritarianism, connect the two. Example: bsky.app/profile/acyn...
"I just don't see how the cold blooded murder of a mother in Minneapolis is going to bring back the 5 for 5 deal at Arby's"
January 15, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Kevin couldn't have summed it up better. Treat cost-of-living issues not as a distraction, but the *result* of political violence.
How are restaurants and trucking companies going to be fully staffed? Does it matter if eggs are cheap, if masked men could detain you and plunder your groceries?
How are restaurants and trucking companies going to be fully staffed? Does it matter if eggs are cheap, if masked men could detain you and plunder your groceries?