Michelle Mertz
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Michelle Mertz
@michm8.bsky.social
· Feb 26
What would you do if you were ultra rich?
I would create universal Pre-K programs in every state that doesn’t have one. Once that initiative is done, I would use the remainder of my fortune to buy lunch for every child that goes to a public school.
I would create universal Pre-K programs in every state that doesn’t have one. Once that initiative is done, I would use the remainder of my fortune to buy lunch for every child that goes to a public school.
I would properly fund public schools so that every school is great. Every neighborhood has the best schools. And all kids eat free every day.
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ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
ICE isn't law enforcement without training; ICE is white nationalism with guns.
I don’t think he is trying to “feel” validated. He is trying to “appear” validated. He has no feelings at all.
January 25, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I don’t think he is trying to “feel” validated. He is trying to “appear” validated. He has no feelings at all.
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This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
January 24, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
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"Make them shoot you in public before they murder you in private"
Grandma Miriam, Holocaust survivor.👇
Grandma Miriam, Holocaust survivor.👇
My grandmother’s family was murdered in the chambers of Auschwitz. She survived and told me never let it get that far. Make them shoot you in public before they murder you in hiding. Stand up for others. Never cave in fear of the Nazis or the holocaust will happen again.
January 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"Make them shoot you in public before they murder you in private"
Grandma Miriam, Holocaust survivor.👇
Grandma Miriam, Holocaust survivor.👇
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That rage you feel is sacred. Honor it.
We’re in the fight of our lives and honestly we have been for some time now.
Don’t allow yourself to go numb. Don’t look away. None of this shit is normal.
We’re in the fight of our lives and honestly we have been for some time now.
Don’t allow yourself to go numb. Don’t look away. None of this shit is normal.
January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
That rage you feel is sacred. Honor it.
We’re in the fight of our lives and honestly we have been for some time now.
Don’t allow yourself to go numb. Don’t look away. None of this shit is normal.
We’re in the fight of our lives and honestly we have been for some time now.
Don’t allow yourself to go numb. Don’t look away. None of this shit is normal.
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“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
“Freedom is not free. We have to work at it. Nurture it. Protect it. Even sacrifice for it.”
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January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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Minnesota folks, if you can spend some time I suggest reading some of these entries. ICE wants us to be afraid, to feel overwhelmed, to feel isolated.
We are not alone. We have each other, and the whole rest of the world. There are SO MANY PEOPLE everywhere who see us, who know, who care.
We are not alone. We have each other, and the whole rest of the world. There are SO MANY PEOPLE everywhere who see us, who know, who care.
i havent shut off the notification for this form and it has just been vibrating every minute in my hand.
just a steady beat.
just a steady beat.
Love Notes
docs.google.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Minnesota folks, if you can spend some time I suggest reading some of these entries. ICE wants us to be afraid, to feel overwhelmed, to feel isolated.
We are not alone. We have each other, and the whole rest of the world. There are SO MANY PEOPLE everywhere who see us, who know, who care.
We are not alone. We have each other, and the whole rest of the world. There are SO MANY PEOPLE everywhere who see us, who know, who care.
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DHS has been caught in too many lies. Don’t believe anything they say without receipts.
Liam is an innocent bystander. His family is not undocumented.
The Public Schools Superintendent says ICE used the boy as bait. I know who I believe.
Liam is an innocent bystander. His family is not undocumented.
The Public Schools Superintendent says ICE used the boy as bait. I know who I believe.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
DHS has been caught in too many lies. Don’t believe anything they say without receipts.
Liam is an innocent bystander. His family is not undocumented.
The Public Schools Superintendent says ICE used the boy as bait. I know who I believe.
Liam is an innocent bystander. His family is not undocumented.
The Public Schools Superintendent says ICE used the boy as bait. I know who I believe.
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MAGA: We need ICE in schools, to keep our kids safe!
Dems: We need school resource officers, to keep our kids safe!
MAGA: Stopping people and asking them for their citizenship is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
Dems: Stop and frisk is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
Dems: We need school resource officers, to keep our kids safe!
MAGA: Stopping people and asking them for their citizenship is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
Dems: Stop and frisk is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM
MAGA: We need ICE in schools, to keep our kids safe!
Dems: We need school resource officers, to keep our kids safe!
MAGA: Stopping people and asking them for their citizenship is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
Dems: Stop and frisk is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
Dems: We need school resource officers, to keep our kids safe!
MAGA: Stopping people and asking them for their citizenship is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
Dems: Stop and frisk is very reasonable! It's not that bad.
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MAGA: ICE just needs training!
Dem: Cops just need training!
MAGA: We're only going after the criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget doing quota policing against non-violent people🤡)
Dem: We're only going after violent criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget quota arresting Black folk🤡)
Dem: Cops just need training!
MAGA: We're only going after the criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget doing quota policing against non-violent people🤡)
Dem: We're only going after violent criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget quota arresting Black folk🤡)
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 AM
MAGA: ICE just needs training!
Dem: Cops just need training!
MAGA: We're only going after the criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget doing quota policing against non-violent people🤡)
Dem: We're only going after violent criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget quota arresting Black folk🤡)
Dem: Cops just need training!
MAGA: We're only going after the criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget doing quota policing against non-violent people🤡)
Dem: We're only going after violent criminals! (Proceeds to spend 85% of budget quota arresting Black folk🤡)
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From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
From Angry Catfish, independent bicycle shop in Minneapolis
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If they are doing this to white people in broad daylight imagine what they are doing to non-white people in detention facilities.
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
If they are doing this to white people in broad daylight imagine what they are doing to non-white people in detention facilities.
A witness to a government killing and the witness is terrified to go home. In America. They are coming for all of us.
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
A witness to a government killing and the witness is terrified to go home. In America. They are coming for all of us.
Exactly this. They ARE trained. This is what they are trained to do. We are in the dual state. People who think ICE just need more training think they are in a state of laws and that does not exist right now.
Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Exactly this. They ARE trained. This is what they are trained to do. We are in the dual state. People who think ICE just need more training think they are in a state of laws and that does not exist right now.
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency this state is exhibiting, and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these f--- ICE agents are doing on our streets."
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Walz: "I call on all Americans to see the decency this state is exhibiting, and the horrific cruelty, unprofessional, absolute abomination that is passing for what these f--- ICE agents are doing on our streets."
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Read more about the beautiful human, nurse, outdoorsman, dog dad, and beloved son who ICE agents murdered this morning.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Man killed in Minneapolis by federal agents identified as VA nurse Alex Pretti: ‘He wanted to help people’
Alex Pretti, 37, worked in the ICU at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System and had assisted on scientific research
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Read more about the beautiful human, nurse, outdoorsman, dog dad, and beloved son who ICE agents murdered this morning.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
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Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
January 23, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.
The ones who are for this occupation would have been against the Boston Tea Party. They are submissive to tyranny
The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month. n.pr/3YXDGLu
Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis
The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.
n.pr
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The ones who are for this occupation would have been against the Boston Tea Party. They are submissive to tyranny
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"What can Democrats actually do?"
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"What can Democrats actually do?"
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
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Why would you believe people who tell you that the US can't shut down institutions at the drop of a hat when you are currently witnessing this administration do it in real time?
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Why would you believe people who tell you that the US can't shut down institutions at the drop of a hat when you are currently witnessing this administration do it in real time?
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The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
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ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM
ANOTHER ANGLE: the original video was deleted but I screen capped it. Here it is.