Kay
@odhran25.bsky.social
Writer, reader, crafter, swimmer, taker of aimless walks. Bunny mom. Lifelong Democrat. She/her. #PostcardsToVoters #Poem
"We all do better when we all do better." - Senator Paul Wellstone
My poetry blog: odhranwrites.wordpress.com
"We all do better when we all do better." - Senator Paul Wellstone
My poetry blog: odhranwrites.wordpress.com
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Kay
@odhran25.bsky.social
· Jan 15
Just off a call with an important reminder: We like to look at the history of Germany to explain our current situation. We need to thoroughly look at our OWN history. That's how we got here!
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They even redacted the word "young" many times. You can tell by context - before the word "girl" - and the number of redacted letters. Young would no more identify a victim than the word girl. But it would indicate underage, which makes sex a crime with no statute of limitations.
February 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
They even redacted the word "young" many times. You can tell by context - before the word "girl" - and the number of redacted letters. Young would no more identify a victim than the word girl. But it would indicate underage, which makes sex a crime with no statute of limitations.
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BREAKING: Billionaires around the world are reportedly freaking out after France, Poland, the UK, and Lithuania launched major investigations into Epstein's operation because their prosecutors will not censor everything like Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche did…
Release. The. Unredacted. Files. 😎✨
Release. The. Unredacted. Files. 😎✨
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
BREAKING: Billionaires around the world are reportedly freaking out after France, Poland, the UK, and Lithuania launched major investigations into Epstein's operation because their prosecutors will not censor everything like Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche did…
Release. The. Unredacted. Files. 😎✨
Release. The. Unredacted. Files. 😎✨
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A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
A lot more people should know about the bravery Marimar Martinez displayed in the midst of Chicago’s occupation and the murder of two observers in MSP. They tried to kill her, shooting her 5 times, and it’s a miracle she’s alive to push for transparency like this after being persecuted by the DOJ.
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Leftists and republicans tell Black voters the same things:
Don’t vote
Withhold your vote to punish Dems
Throwaway your vote on 3rd party crackpots
🫱🏾🫲🏽
Don’t vote
Withhold your vote to punish Dems
Throwaway your vote on 3rd party crackpots
🫱🏾🫲🏽
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Leftists and republicans tell Black voters the same things:
Don’t vote
Withhold your vote to punish Dems
Throwaway your vote on 3rd party crackpots
🫱🏾🫲🏽
Don’t vote
Withhold your vote to punish Dems
Throwaway your vote on 3rd party crackpots
🫱🏾🫲🏽
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BREAKING: Border Patrol's notorious lead agent, Greg Bovino, is reportedly withdrawing from Minneapolis following public pressure.
The power of the people works — but our communities need safety. We call on Congress to demand ICE and Border Patrol leave Minneapolis now.
The power of the people works — but our communities need safety. We call on Congress to demand ICE and Border Patrol leave Minneapolis now.
January 26, 2026 at 11:05 PM
BREAKING: Border Patrol's notorious lead agent, Greg Bovino, is reportedly withdrawing from Minneapolis following public pressure.
The power of the people works — but our communities need safety. We call on Congress to demand ICE and Border Patrol leave Minneapolis now.
The power of the people works — but our communities need safety. We call on Congress to demand ICE and Border Patrol leave Minneapolis now.
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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Keith Porter, another man killed by ICE.
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s Eve
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Keith Porter, another man killed by ICE.
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Keith Porter.
Alex Pretti.
Renee Nicole Good.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Governor's can't arrest people, y'all. Prosecutors are elected in Minnesota & they operate independently. The state police can investigate, but again, that's an independent process not under the governor's direct control. Stop the "Do something" rhetoric. It's not helpful. Minnesota will investigate
January 24, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Governor's can't arrest people, y'all. Prosecutors are elected in Minnesota & they operate independently. The state police can investigate, but again, that's an independent process not under the governor's direct control. Stop the "Do something" rhetoric. It's not helpful. Minnesota will investigate
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Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents refused to allow 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos to stay at his Columbia Heights home with family after being detained, observers said, despite people in the home, neighbors and school officials begging them to do so.
Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest
People who saw federal agents detain 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos in Columbia Heights pushed back against claims by ICE and Vice President JD Vance that the child was abandoned, saying neighbors and s...
www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents refused to allow 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos to stay at his Columbia Heights home with family after being detained, observers said, despite people in the home, neighbors and school officials begging them to do so.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️
January 23, 2026 at 10:39 PM
🚨"We wonder why people in the 1930s were quiet, we need to show we weren't quiet. History is gonna look back at all the people that didn't show up—their grandkids are gonna ask what were they doing! It's like -10 degrees and we're here!" -Minneapolis ICE protester. LIVE NOW⬇️
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Walked to Target Center and back. There must have been... ten thousand? tens of thousands? of people. I'll never see anything like it again. -10 degrees, people handing out hand warmers and coffee and sambusas. A furious, addictive energy. I love this state.
out of work early. now to bundle up in -10 degree weather and go protest 😎⛄
January 23, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Walked to Target Center and back. There must have been... ten thousand? tens of thousands? of people. I'll never see anything like it again. -10 degrees, people handing out hand warmers and coffee and sambusas. A furious, addictive energy. I love this state.
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Today we marched together in below zero weather. Thanks to the thousands and thousands of Minnesotans who turned out to stand up and speak out. ICE OUT.
January 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Today we marched together in below zero weather. Thanks to the thousands and thousands of Minnesotans who turned out to stand up and speak out. ICE OUT.
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Remember those deranged psycho movies u thought the villain was laughably evil?
When it's heavily armed psychos making money off grabbing any human off the street, terrorizing, assaulting, torturing, kidnapping, disappearing, killing us, @ work, school, breakfast or in our own homes, it's not funny
When it's heavily armed psychos making money off grabbing any human off the street, terrorizing, assaulting, torturing, kidnapping, disappearing, killing us, @ work, school, breakfast or in our own homes, it's not funny
ICE Agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies "Cuz we have a nice database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that!!" So if you film ICE Fascist behavior you go on to a Domestic Terrorist list - how about them apples!!! #ChuckandJim
January 23, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Remember those deranged psycho movies u thought the villain was laughably evil?
When it's heavily armed psychos making money off grabbing any human off the street, terrorizing, assaulting, torturing, kidnapping, disappearing, killing us, @ work, school, breakfast or in our own homes, it's not funny
When it's heavily armed psychos making money off grabbing any human off the street, terrorizing, assaulting, torturing, kidnapping, disappearing, killing us, @ work, school, breakfast or in our own homes, it's not funny
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This story really gets at a fundamental misunderstanding about ICE that I’m seeing outside of Minnesota.
Folks think that ICE could terrorize undocumented immigrants and that it wouldn’t affect the broader community.
But of course it does. The very fabric of social life is unraveling.
Folks think that ICE could terrorize undocumented immigrants and that it wouldn’t affect the broader community.
But of course it does. The very fabric of social life is unraveling.
I met an absolutely lovely academic who asked whether my department back home is affected by ICE -- a question dramatizing how little info is getting out.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
For the record, the small example I chose:
My dept has a carpool to pick up grad students of color who can't safely commute to campus alone.
January 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This story really gets at a fundamental misunderstanding about ICE that I’m seeing outside of Minnesota.
Folks think that ICE could terrorize undocumented immigrants and that it wouldn’t affect the broader community.
But of course it does. The very fabric of social life is unraveling.
Folks think that ICE could terrorize undocumented immigrants and that it wouldn’t affect the broader community.
But of course it does. The very fabric of social life is unraveling.
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I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I spent the morning at the San Antonio immigration court. It’s out of control.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Crawling with ICE - arresting legal immigrants showing up for court appearances.
I asked one officer who they are prioritizing. His answer: everyone.
I need to share with you what I saw.
Update on the man kidnapped at gunpoint from him home in St. Paul.
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant.
www.kwtx.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Update on the man kidnapped at gunpoint from him home in St. Paul.
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
Update on the man kidnapped at gunpoint from him home in St. Paul.
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search
Federal immigration agents have detained a U.S. citizen in Minnesota at gunpoint without a warrant.
www.kwtx.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 AM
Update on the man kidnapped at gunpoint from him home in St. Paul.
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
"Thao, who has been a U.S. citizen for decades, said that as he was being detained he asked his daughter-in-law to find his identification but the agents told him they didn’t want to see it."
www.kwtx.com/2026/01/20/u...
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This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Man detained in Minneapolis dies in ICE custody in Texas
A man arrested by immigration officials in Minneapolis died in federal detention in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 12:27 AM
This is deeply disturbing, especially after reports of growing concerns about the conditions at this facility. An investigation must take place.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
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January 19, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
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We are America. How could you possibly target Native Americans - with ICE Officers - and then imprison us? That is impossible. It's legally impossible to do that. - Chase Iron Eyes
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
We are America. How could you possibly target Native Americans - with ICE Officers - and then imprison us? That is impossible. It's legally impossible to do that. - Chase Iron Eyes
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US judge rules federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — US judge rules federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters.
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NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force.
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force.
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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So many folks right now are itching for guns to be popping off, be it from protestors towards ice, NG/Local towards ICE. Litigate this shit, remain peaceful. The blueprint for how to handle this was handed to us during the civil rights era.
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 AM
So many folks right now are itching for guns to be popping off, be it from protestors towards ice, NG/Local towards ICE. Litigate this shit, remain peaceful. The blueprint for how to handle this was handed to us during the civil rights era.
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Sometimes it's the small acts of resistance.
Also, now we know that ICE is staying at the Homewood Suites in Edina.
Also, now we know that ICE is staying at the Homewood Suites in Edina.
January 16, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Sometimes it's the small acts of resistance.
Also, now we know that ICE is staying at the Homewood Suites in Edina.
Also, now we know that ICE is staying at the Homewood Suites in Edina.