Sam
@shinaabikwe.bsky.social
Anishinaabikwe introvert, late diagnosed neurodivergent, and reluctant matriarch.
Minneapolis just means the Twin Cities metro area (says a Minneapolis born and raised person who is not at all biased 😆)
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Minneapolis just means the Twin Cities metro area (says a Minneapolis born and raised person who is not at all biased 😆)
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Here's a really tiny violin, and it will play the tune of "maybe if you can't handle habeas cases you shouldn't kidnap people off the street with no due process and fly them to Texas, you fuckers"
NEW: The top Trump-appointed proseutor in MN says his office is dropping "pressing priorities" to manage crushing immigration workload.
His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings.
The bleak assessment:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings.
The bleak assessment:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Here's a really tiny violin, and it will play the tune of "maybe if you can't handle habeas cases you shouldn't kidnap people off the street with no due process and fly them to Texas, you fuckers"
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
Elder goals
This queen’s next round is on me
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Elder goals
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Red Lake Nation in Minnesota just banned ICE raids from their reservation. ICE cannot enter without a warrant signed by a federal judge. Red Lake is the latest in a wave of tribes banning ICE from their land.
Red Lake Nation leaders pass resolution restricting ICE entry onto tribal lands - ICT
The Red Lake Nation tribal council has passed a resolution on a vote of 10-0 that prohibits U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal immigration agents from entering Red Lake tribal…
ictnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Red Lake Nation in Minnesota just banned ICE raids from their reservation. ICE cannot enter without a warrant signed by a federal judge. Red Lake is the latest in a wave of tribes banning ICE from their land.
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*stares Natively*
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
*stares Natively*
ICE's Delayed Detention Data is Out, Two Record Highs: 70,000 People Detained, 40,000 on Ankle Monitors
February 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
ICE's Delayed Detention Data is Out, Two Record Highs: 70,000 People Detained, 40,000 on Ankle Monitors
More journalism giving voice to the people most impacted please! Proud of the resistance by allies but I’ve seen less on the lived experience of our immigrant relatives.
The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause." n.pr/4kbGpdT
Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota
The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause."
n.pr
February 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
More journalism giving voice to the people most impacted please! Proud of the resistance by allies but I’ve seen less on the lived experience of our immigrant relatives.
Border patrol has always been a site of horrific human rights abuses. Now our neighbors are experiencing it hundreds of miles away.
"for much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States"
Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Border patrol has always been a site of horrific human rights abuses. Now our neighbors are experiencing it hundreds of miles away.
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Researchers value neutrality. But “you can’t pretend the system doesn’t touch you when your mother's death in an Israeli airstrike appears in UN casualty reports you’re analyzing,” writes Hazem Almassry.
Displacement as Method - Public Books
I left Gaza in 2014. My family stayed. I've lived in Algeria, now Taiwan... We move. This is not background information. This is method.
www.publicbooks.org
February 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Researchers value neutrality. But “you can’t pretend the system doesn’t touch you when your mother's death in an Israeli airstrike appears in UN casualty reports you’re analyzing,” writes Hazem Almassry.
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Abolishing ICE is not enough, says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez. "The entire agency of DHS needs to be dismantled."
Abolish ICE: Rep. Delia Ramirez Calls for Defunding DHS & Defends Rep. Ilhan Omar After Attack
We speak with Congressmember Delia Ramirez following an attack on her colleague, Congressmember Ilhan Omar, who was sprayed with an unknown foul-smelling liquid while speaking at a town hall event in ...
www.democracynow.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Abolishing ICE is not enough, says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez. "The entire agency of DHS needs to be dismantled."
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Aww I love this
Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
Support Ptarmigan Squadron for ACLU and NARF
This rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird: the willow ptarmigan, along with the Big Dipper and the North Star, was created to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with ever...
www.customink.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Aww I love this
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Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
Support Ptarmigan Squadron for ACLU and NARF
This rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird: the willow ptarmigan, along with the Big Dipper and the North Star, was created to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with ever...
www.customink.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
I really appreciate when people who are more knowledgeable than me break down things like this 🧵
A manual for ICE's immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked today.
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Let's look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we've come along a dangerous road and where that road might take us. 🧵
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I really appreciate when people who are more knowledgeable than me break down things like this 🧵
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An (I’m assuming unpopular) thought I have been having is the importance of centering immigrants and refugees in our stories of this moment.
When we center the stories of only observers, we get milquetoast.
Do you know who is brave? The mom who is terrified to go to work accepting help.
When we center the stories of only observers, we get milquetoast.
Do you know who is brave? The mom who is terrified to go to work accepting help.
January 31, 2026 at 6:44 AM
An (I’m assuming unpopular) thought I have been having is the importance of centering immigrants and refugees in our stories of this moment.
When we center the stories of only observers, we get milquetoast.
Do you know who is brave? The mom who is terrified to go to work accepting help.
When we center the stories of only observers, we get milquetoast.
Do you know who is brave? The mom who is terrified to go to work accepting help.
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Congrats to the Somali students that made this happen, despite a bunch of adults telling them it wouldn’t work.
I am in awe of you and I love you!
I am in awe of you and I love you!
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Congrats to the Somali students that made this happen, despite a bunch of adults telling them it wouldn’t work.
I am in awe of you and I love you!
I am in awe of you and I love you!
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Independent journalist Georgia Fort and former CNN anchor Don Lemon have been arrested after covering the St. Paul church protest.
Latest update here.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
Latest update here.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
The latest on ICE in Minnesota
Live updates on ICE enforcement in Minnesota, with the latest developments and links to deeper reporting as events unfold.
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Independent journalist Georgia Fort and former CNN anchor Don Lemon have been arrested after covering the St. Paul church protest.
Latest update here.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
Latest update here.
www.mprnews.org/live-updates
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FREE GEORGIA FORT. She is the epitome of an independent journalist.
journalist georgia fort was arrested by the feds this morning for filming the church protest in st. paul where an ICE agent is the pastor. nekima levy-armstrong and chauntyll allen were already arrested for organizing it
she went live on facebook about it, @jasonderusha.com has recording on twitter
she went live on facebook about it, @jasonderusha.com has recording on twitter
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
FREE GEORGIA FORT. She is the epitome of an independent journalist.
Yes I agree. It’s a student led call and people can choose to not participate but you don’t need to be so harsh.
The nationwide strike call is like a lot of student-led actions: grassroots, spread through campuses and social media, a bit messy, and, at worst, not a bad way to let prominent spots around the country show solidarity with MN.
I also see and agree that a general strike takes labor.
I also see and agree that a general strike takes labor.
January 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Yes I agree. It’s a student led call and people can choose to not participate but you don’t need to be so harsh.
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I saw the names and realized how blatantly obvious that they are attacking Black journalists.
And there's no mistake that the the feds are going after Black journalists. Absolutely 0%.
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, plus the New York Times story about using facial recognition to take away PreCheck and Global Entry from observers, reveals how closely linked these two missions are. There is no separating ICE’s twin missions of ethnic cleansing and ideological terror.
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I saw the names and realized how blatantly obvious that they are attacking Black journalists.
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I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
Minneapolis’ Hotel Workers Are on Edge
Staff across the city told NOTUS how their lives have changed since the start of the federal immigration operation. “It's frightening,” one said.
www.notus.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff.
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
They're afraid.
One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.”
@notus.com:
www.notus.org/immigration/...
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Donate to Help Bonita Beauty Salon Stay Strong in Minneapolis, organized by Anthony Pahnke
For the safety – and dignity – of my clients and my co-workers due … Anthony Pahnke needs your support for Help Bonita Beauty Salon Stay Strong in Minneapolis
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January 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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