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@swbrandt.bsky.social
Nonprofit education professional, helping educators meet the needs of adult learners all over the state of Minnesota. Geek, gamer, baker and mother of one fantastic teenage boy. Proud resident of Minneapolis.
Went out to dinner last night with some friends to the Ecuadorian restaurant in my neighborhood and they had the SB on, so we watched and OMG that half time show was 🔥🔥🔥. The only thing more powerful than hate is love! 💕
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Went out to dinner last night with some friends to the Ecuadorian restaurant in my neighborhood and they had the SB on, so we watched and OMG that half time show was 🔥🔥🔥. The only thing more powerful than hate is love! 💕
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
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The economic impact of the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities is enormous. Gift link.
Ramstad: An economic bomb has hit Lake Street
Hispanic businesses are being hit hardest as customers and employees hide from federal agents — or leave Minnesota.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:19 PM
The economic impact of the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities is enormous. Gift link.
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
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In response to a great deal of ICE activity in our Minneapolis neighborhood of Longfellow, we are standing up for our neighbors who need immediate relief – and we’re asking for your help. Please help keep families in their homes this winter. Visit neighborrelieffund.org to learn more and donate 💜
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
In response to a great deal of ICE activity in our Minneapolis neighborhood of Longfellow, we are standing up for our neighbors who need immediate relief – and we’re asking for your help. Please help keep families in their homes this winter. Visit neighborrelieffund.org to learn more and donate 💜
Good morning, Minneapolis! Damned if we didn’t make it to February. Good for us.
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis! Damned if we didn’t make it to February. Good for us.
Good morning, Minneapolis. Loving all the music on my Skyline today. Thanks Boss
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis. Loving all the music on my Skyline today. Thanks Boss
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When ICE takes videos of protestors & says "We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist."
Minneapolis replies: "Hey asshole, you're going to need a bigger fucking database."
Minneapolis replies: "Hey asshole, you're going to need a bigger fucking database."
January 30, 2026 at 8:55 PM
When ICE takes videos of protestors & says "We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist."
Minneapolis replies: "Hey asshole, you're going to need a bigger fucking database."
Minneapolis replies: "Hey asshole, you're going to need a bigger fucking database."
Hey, nice job with the protests today, kids.
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Hey, nice job with the protests today, kids.
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I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
January 30, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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Good morning, Minneapolis. TGIF
January 30, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis. TGIF
Good morning, Minneapolis! What are we doing today? Right, right. The same thing we do everyday. Look out for our neighbors. Carry on
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis! What are we doing today? Right, right. The same thing we do everyday. Look out for our neighbors. Carry on
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Good morning, Minneapolis. Is it still January? sigh. It is still January, isn’t it?
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis. Is it still January? sigh. It is still January, isn’t it?
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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 1:06 PM
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...
Good morning, Minneapolis! Take extra good care of each other today. 😘
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis! Take extra good care of each other today. 😘
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
LFG Minnesota! Pedal to the metal, no brakes. They are on the run. Press the advantage!
January 27, 2026 at 1:38 AM
LFG Minnesota! Pedal to the metal, no brakes. They are on the run. Press the advantage!
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they will never break minneapolis’ spirit. this is why we will win
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
January 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM
they will never break minneapolis’ spirit. this is why we will win
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
brass solidarity band brought the resistance and joy from george floyd square to whittier tonight
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One thing I hope people take the time to acknowledge: The sea change in public opinion has been achieved because violence, though encourage by a lot of people here online, was never once employed by the movement. Violence was solely the purview of the state and that is why the state is losing.
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
One thing I hope people take the time to acknowledge: The sea change in public opinion has been achieved because violence, though encourage by a lot of people here online, was never once employed by the movement. Violence was solely the purview of the state and that is why the state is losing.
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I spent the weekend trying to process what's happening in my city of Minneapolis, Minnesota by creating this video. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I spent the weekend trying to process what's happening in my city of Minneapolis, Minnesota by creating this video. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
Good morning, Minneapolis. To the brave watchers on the corner where I drop my kid off for school: you are heroes. I see you stamping your feet trying to ward off the frostbite in the -12 degree weather. I see your courage to put your body between kids and masked goon squads. Thank you.
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Good morning, Minneapolis. To the brave watchers on the corner where I drop my kid off for school: you are heroes. I see you stamping your feet trying to ward off the frostbite in the -12 degree weather. I see your courage to put your body between kids and masked goon squads. Thank you.
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Minneapolis is winning. The tide is shifting. Can you feel it? It’s their Gettysburg. The first Minnesota is charging down the hill, bayonets drawn. This is their furthest advance and they will go no further. WE ARE GOING TO WIN
January 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Minneapolis is winning. The tide is shifting. Can you feel it? It’s their Gettysburg. The first Minnesota is charging down the hill, bayonets drawn. This is their furthest advance and they will go no further. WE ARE GOING TO WIN