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@notxriax.bsky.social
Med student. Socialist. Single payer healthcare for all. Housing advocate. Minneapolis, MN
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BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another.
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Whatever we’re doing, it’s not enough.
January 30, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Whatever we’re doing, it’s not enough.
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Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me
January 27, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Federal deployment to Minneapolis "is steady state and expected to continue as planned," per Border Patrol memo leaked to me
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getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
getting feds to say shit like this on camera with their face exposed is NUTS -- you can not reform this agency, everyone involved must go, there is no practical way to root out all of these guys
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"Trump has to come here, [people] just want their lives back! They don't want federal agents shooting Americans, detaining immigrants and violating their human rights—we need ICE agents out!" Rep @rokhanna.bsky.social tells our @tinadesireeberg.com. He's now introducing plan to defund ICE⬇️
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"Trump has to come here, [people] just want their lives back! They don't want federal agents shooting Americans, detaining immigrants and violating their human rights—we need ICE agents out!" Rep @rokhanna.bsky.social tells our @tinadesireeberg.com. He's now introducing plan to defund ICE⬇️
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i keep seeing fundraisers for PPE. over and over. that’s a real sexy cause and there is no shortage of $$ going to it
please boost and donate to RENT FUNDS for people who have not been able to work and have their rent due within DAYS
please boost and donate to RENT FUNDS for people who have not been able to work and have their rent due within DAYS
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
i keep seeing fundraisers for PPE. over and over. that’s a real sexy cause and there is no shortage of $$ going to it
please boost and donate to RENT FUNDS for people who have not been able to work and have their rent due within DAYS
please boost and donate to RENT FUNDS for people who have not been able to work and have their rent due within DAYS
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Staff at 211 Greater Twin Cities United Way, a line that connects Minnesotans with resources, report calls have increased more than 1,600 percent. Calls requesting rent assistance more than tripled in mid-January. Local officials are pushing for an eviction moratorium.
Hotline operators report flood of calls for rental assistance as residents hide during ICE surge
211 calls from Spanish-speakers have increased more than 1,600 percent and requests for rental assistance have more than tripled, according to Greater Twin Cities United Way. Local officials are pushi...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Staff at 211 Greater Twin Cities United Way, a line that connects Minnesotans with resources, report calls have increased more than 1,600 percent. Calls requesting rent assistance more than tripled in mid-January. Local officials are pushing for an eviction moratorium.
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And may only be the tip of the iceberg. A major portion of leases give until the 5th of the month to pay. Then state law requires 14 days written notice. Three weeks from now, these numbers might look quaint.
Eviction filings are increasing: 164 filed last Wednesday, 83 on Thursday, 165 on Friday.
The financial aid requests we're hearing from clients at HOME Line are coming at a VASTLY higher rate now than during the first 6 months of the pandemic.
The financial aid requests we're hearing from clients at HOME Line are coming at a VASTLY higher rate now than during the first 6 months of the pandemic.
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
And may only be the tip of the iceberg. A major portion of leases give until the 5th of the month to pay. Then state law requires 14 days written notice. Three weeks from now, these numbers might look quaint.
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Wife and I in tears reading this…
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Wife and I in tears reading this…
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signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
January 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM
signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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@governorwalz.mn.gov, you're right. That's why residents and City Councils are begging you for an eviction moratorium. The modern Anne Franks of Minneapolis cannot shelter in place without shelter.
You are the only person with the authority to let families hide until it's safe.
You are the only person with the authority to let families hide until it's safe.
Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."
January 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM
@governorwalz.mn.gov, you're right. That's why residents and City Councils are begging you for an eviction moratorium. The modern Anne Franks of Minneapolis cannot shelter in place without shelter.
You are the only person with the authority to let families hide until it's safe.
You are the only person with the authority to let families hide until it's safe.
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I have had that feeling before where in the middle of an action you feel how tangibly another world is possible, but this time I feel it across an entire city. So many here are seeing what life could be like if it were organized around different principles, if the rhythm were completely different
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I have had that feeling before where in the middle of an action you feel how tangibly another world is possible, but this time I feel it across an entire city. So many here are seeing what life could be like if it were organized around different principles, if the rhythm were completely different
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A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A doctor who witnessed the shooting submits a sworn declaration in federal litigation to halt ICE surge in MN:
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"I did not see him attack the agents or brandish a weapon of any kind."
and
"The victim had at least three bullet wounds in his back."
Read storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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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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Alex Pretti’s dad: “He cared about people deeply & was very upset with what was happening...He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests” apnews.com/article/immi...
January 24, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Alex Pretti’s dad: “He cared about people deeply & was very upset with what was happening...He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests” apnews.com/article/immi...
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Someone should do something
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
Breaking News: Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a person in Minneapolis on Saturday morning, state and local officials said. Follow live updates.
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Someone should do something
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Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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This was Alex Pretti at work at the VA honoring a veteran who had passed.
This is who they're trying to falsely smear as a terrorist and assassin.
This is who they're trying to falsely smear as a terrorist and assassin.
January 25, 2026 at 1:27 AM
This was Alex Pretti at work at the VA honoring a veteran who had passed.
This is who they're trying to falsely smear as a terrorist and assassin.
This is who they're trying to falsely smear as a terrorist and assassin.
Devastating news.
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Devastating news.
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.