Mary Kelly Persyn
@marykellypersyn.bsky.social
Lawyer, children's rights advocate, democracy defender, reader, poetry and books📚 lover, mom, runner.
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Yes, there’s hell ahead. But Minnesota is reminding the country: the hate-filled fascists won’t prevail. Democracy will. The Constitution will. The rule of law...and the people who defend it...will.
January 31, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Yes, there’s hell ahead. But Minnesota is reminding the country: the hate-filled fascists won’t prevail. Democracy will. The Constitution will. The rule of law...and the people who defend it...will.
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“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt”
'This is a militia that kills': Olympics rattled by ICE security detail as mayor declares 'they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt' | Fortune
Why is Donald Trump sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement to Italy for the Winter Games?
fortune.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
“This is a militia that kills, a militia that enters into the homes of people, signing their own permission slips. It is clear they are not welcome in Milan, without a doubt”
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Public Counsel, alongside the Young Center and Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit defending the protections for immigrant children in detention guaranteed under the Flores Settlement Agreement. Download our Brief ➡️ https://bit.ly/4q5e0HE
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Public Counsel, alongside the Young Center and Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit defending the protections for immigrant children in detention guaranteed under the Flores Settlement Agreement. Download our Brief ➡️ https://bit.ly/4q5e0HE
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Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Personally I think this is too much money for Donald trumps untrained heavily armed militia
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No child should live in detainment. No child is illegal. A country that jails children must be stopped.
January 28, 2026 at 3:34 PM
No child should live in detainment. No child is illegal. A country that jails children must be stopped.
A 100% preventable tragedy caused by criminals in office.
Also, check your immunity. I had no measles immunity left and recently got a booster.
Also, check your immunity. I had no measles immunity left and recently got a booster.
We had eradicated this disease.
And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.
And now because of targeted disinformation, children, immunocompromised people, elderly folks, and so many others become victims in this proxy war and we have a new avoidable pandemic.
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A 100% preventable tragedy caused by criminals in office.
Also, check your immunity. I had no measles immunity left and recently got a booster.
Also, check your immunity. I had no measles immunity left and recently got a booster.
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After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.
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Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Breaking per NBC News — CBP has shot and critically wounded another person, this time in Arizona. Very few details available at this time.
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Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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Yes. It's clear that MAGA's framing of empathy as "toxic" has led to this moment.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
The guy genuinely gave a shit.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
And the empathy vampires murdered him for it.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Yes. It's clear that MAGA's framing of empathy as "toxic" has led to this moment.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
It's why the Twin Cities' resistance has been breaking them so badly. Their stereotypes about "Minnesota nice" made them miscalculate.
Community is strength, not weakness. Empathy is greater than hate and cruelty.
MAGA doesn't understand agape love. That's why we will win.
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
MAGA doesn't understand agape love. That's why we will win.
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It’s obscene, tbh.
I wrote this piece in The Nation because what’s being framed as a “peace plan” for Gaza right now is being marketed as a development and investment opportunity—almost like a real‑estate project—while the reality on the ground is still a crime scene. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Gaza Is a Crime Scene, Not a Real Estate Opportunity
The Trump administration’s plan for a ‘New Gaza’ has nothing to do with peace and rebuilding, and everything to do with erasure.
www.thenation.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It’s obscene, tbh.
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One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
One armed goon loses his shit at an observer who's backing up, and then several more armed goons tackle the observer to the ground, and then even more armed goons form a protective shield around the armed goons handcuffing the observer for hurting an armed goon's feelings.
This can't be "reformed"
This can't be "reformed"
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Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American | @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American. - The Boston Globe
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Don’t look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American | @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE’s assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/26/o...
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“Darker skin leads to increased exposure to discrimination.
That discrimination acts as a persistent stressor that disrupts the endocrine system. Eventually, that physiological disruption manifests as a perceptible decline in physical health.”
That discrimination acts as a persistent stressor that disrupts the endocrine system. Eventually, that physiological disruption manifests as a perceptible decline in physical health.”
January 26, 2026 at 5:41 PM
“Darker skin leads to increased exposure to discrimination.
That discrimination acts as a persistent stressor that disrupts the endocrine system. Eventually, that physiological disruption manifests as a perceptible decline in physical health.”
That discrimination acts as a persistent stressor that disrupts the endocrine system. Eventually, that physiological disruption manifests as a perceptible decline in physical health.”
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The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 PM
The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.
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He played this song at an event I was at this past fall and I was floored. Out of body experience.
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
Charles Yang Medley - LIVE from 33 West
YouTube video by 33 WEST
m.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
He played this song at an event I was at this past fall and I was floored. Out of body experience.
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
This is my favorite vid of it, vocals start at 2:45, and the two guys in the background to the very left are worth watching on the rewind.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=eK3R...
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
— W.H. Auden, Sept. 1, 1939
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The mom who we all saw turning the wheel and trying to drive away was actually a domestic terrorist trying to run over a poor ICE agent, and now the nurse who we all saw coming to the aid of another ICE victim was actually a deranged shooter who had to be taken down.
January 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM
The mom who we all saw turning the wheel and trying to drive away was actually a domestic terrorist trying to run over a poor ICE agent, and now the nurse who we all saw coming to the aid of another ICE victim was actually a deranged shooter who had to be taken down.
Crickets from Congress, as expected.
No one is coming to save us. We have to save each other.
Resist.
No one is coming to save us. We have to save each other.
Resist.
January 24, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Crickets from Congress, as expected.
No one is coming to save us. We have to save each other.
Resist.
No one is coming to save us. We have to save each other.
Resist.
I participated in two rallies and a 24-hour fast this week in solidarity with Minneapolis and with our neighbor, Guillermo Reyes, whose immigration hearing was yesterday. I got a chance to talk with Christien Kafton of KTVU about it. Our top demand was ICE out of MPLS.
www.ktvu.com/news/rally-l...
www.ktvu.com/news/rally-l...
Rally for local man to avoid ICE detention
Immigration activists rallied today in San Francisco. Organizers say local issues and immigration enforcement in Minneapolis are all part of a broad pattern of abuse.
www.ktvu.com
January 24, 2026 at 6:53 PM
I participated in two rallies and a 24-hour fast this week in solidarity with Minneapolis and with our neighbor, Guillermo Reyes, whose immigration hearing was yesterday. I got a chance to talk with Christien Kafton of KTVU about it. Our top demand was ICE out of MPLS.
www.ktvu.com/news/rally-l...
www.ktvu.com/news/rally-l...
A gun owner licensed to carry was shot to death in Minneapolis while acting as a legal ICE observer. He was pistol whipped and subdued by multiple agents before being shot point-blank and killed.
Now DHS is saying "he had a gun." So is the USG anti-Second Amendment now?
Now DHS is saying "he had a gun." So is the USG anti-Second Amendment now?
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A gun owner licensed to carry was shot to death in Minneapolis while acting as a legal ICE observer. He was pistol whipped and subdued by multiple agents before being shot point-blank and killed.
Now DHS is saying "he had a gun." So is the USG anti-Second Amendment now?
Now DHS is saying "he had a gun." So is the USG anti-Second Amendment now?
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
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Public execution as retribution for the very public resistance yesterday.
Another Gestapo murder in Minnesota. Six agents wrestle someone to the ground and then shoot him in the back
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents shoot person in Minnesota, governor says
Minneapolis officials said they are investigating.
www.nbcnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Public execution as retribution for the very public resistance yesterday.