Ben Tillman
@tdesign.bsky.social
Architect & Sustainable Designer
Trying to build a better world, otherwise playing old video games.
Trying to build a better world, otherwise playing old video games.
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This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
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The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
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abolish ice is the moderate position
February 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM
abolish ice is the moderate position
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.
Thousands of new ICE watchers hit the streets after two killings
Minnesotans outraged by the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti have signed up in large numbers to monitor and protest ICE with other activists.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:35 PM
THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
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it would be really cool to live in a world where there are Consequences
January 31, 2026 at 7:16 PM
it would be really cool to live in a world where there are Consequences
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This again is why Minnesota is nucleus of repression and the resistance. This largely white place - far from the "coastal elites" - has the nerve to attempt true multi-racial democracy, enacting progressive policies, having highest voting participation and quality of life indicators. How dare they.
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This again is why Minnesota is nucleus of repression and the resistance. This largely white place - far from the "coastal elites" - has the nerve to attempt true multi-racial democracy, enacting progressive policies, having highest voting participation and quality of life indicators. How dare they.
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I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I keep seeing posts going "when ICE comes to MY city, we'll be out in the streets even harder" and man, I get that sentiment but I need everyone to understand that the work in Minneapolis is partly confrontational but MORE IMPORTANTLY aaallll the stuff organized in the background to help neighbors
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It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
January 29, 2026 at 4:19 PM
It's not just "stand up to ICE when you see them," it's building many vast networks of support and trust to
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
- create safe spaces
- protect schools
- get kids TO school
- check on neighbors
- deliver groceries
- help pay the rent
- let people know of danger
- feed the helpers, too!
- and on and on
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mfw i’m amy klobuchar declaring my run for governor at this particular moment in history
January 29, 2026 at 4:24 PM
mfw i’m amy klobuchar declaring my run for governor at this particular moment in history
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"When one fed attempted to blow off the crowd by visibly watching basketball highlights on his phone, a protester shouted “You’re watching ads, you broke bitch! Kill yourself!” The federal agent returned to his room shortly thereafter."
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
The Noise Demonstrations Keeping ICE Agents Awake at Their Hotels
Participants in the noise demonstrations targeting hotels that house federal agents in the Twin Cities recount their experiences and explain how this tactic might be employed elsewhere.
crimethinc.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"When one fed attempted to blow off the crowd by visibly watching basketball highlights on his phone, a protester shouted “You’re watching ads, you broke bitch! Kill yourself!” The federal agent returned to his room shortly thereafter."
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Fuck yeah congresswoman
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Fuck yeah congresswoman
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Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
January 28, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Look, it's been hard for me to figure out how to talk about the difference between healthy masculinity and bullshit, weak, fear-based control fantasies, but BOY HAS THIS WEEK MADE EVERYTHING MORE CLEAR.
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Centrists are not equipped for the moment because the moment demands real moral judgements, not just the ceaseless tallying of faux pas or lapses in procedure
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Centrists are not equipped for the moment because the moment demands real moral judgements, not just the ceaseless tallying of faux pas or lapses in procedure
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my vision of the US is I wake up in my neighborhood and all my neighbors are still in it, and all the kids feel safe to go to school, and I go to work and and no one’s waiting at the door to see if I’m someone coming to take them away, and I go to bed knowing the next day will be the same
@whstancil.bsky.social I would love for Mr Stancil, the Hero of Minnesota, to write a short story about a day in his vision of USA as it should be. I want to see Will’s Vision.
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
my vision of the US is I wake up in my neighborhood and all my neighbors are still in it, and all the kids feel safe to go to school, and I go to work and and no one’s waiting at the door to see if I’m someone coming to take them away, and I go to bed knowing the next day will be the same
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We will crush the skulls of our enemies beneath our boots and hear the lamentations of their women.
<loses humiliatingly>
Look, I think it’s time to turn down rhe temperature a little. Why are you so divisive?
<loses humiliatingly>
Look, I think it’s time to turn down rhe temperature a little. Why are you so divisive?
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We will crush the skulls of our enemies beneath our boots and hear the lamentations of their women.
<loses humiliatingly>
Look, I think it’s time to turn down rhe temperature a little. Why are you so divisive?
<loses humiliatingly>
Look, I think it’s time to turn down rhe temperature a little. Why are you so divisive?
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🧛♂️📣⚔️🙅♀️🫂
January 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🧛♂️📣⚔️🙅♀️🫂
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I believe in keeping the pressure on Dems to finally align with their base. But if I’m being honest, Trump 2 has radicalized me against believing they can save us.
Any Minnesotan delivering a meal to neighbors too afraid to leave their home is doing more than Klobuchar has ever done for Minnesota.
Any Minnesotan delivering a meal to neighbors too afraid to leave their home is doing more than Klobuchar has ever done for Minnesota.
Still though, the posture of democratic leadership will be telling.
They have an opportunity to rewind the clock on the abuses of the patriot act, to dismantle this rogue agency, liberate those held in concentration camps, and beat back fascism.
Preemptively compromising cannot be tolerated
They have an opportunity to rewind the clock on the abuses of the patriot act, to dismantle this rogue agency, liberate those held in concentration camps, and beat back fascism.
Preemptively compromising cannot be tolerated
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I believe in keeping the pressure on Dems to finally align with their base. But if I’m being honest, Trump 2 has radicalized me against believing they can save us.
Any Minnesotan delivering a meal to neighbors too afraid to leave their home is doing more than Klobuchar has ever done for Minnesota.
Any Minnesotan delivering a meal to neighbors too afraid to leave their home is doing more than Klobuchar has ever done for Minnesota.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.
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Greg Bovino sadly filling one steamer trunk after another with elaborate fashy overcoats, the teargas canisters he always has bouncing around on him like labubus, and dozens of "chest-belts." They will be shipped ahead of him as he prepares to return to his home, which is a men's size 10 boot.
January 27, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Greg Bovino sadly filling one steamer trunk after another with elaborate fashy overcoats, the teargas canisters he always has bouncing around on him like labubus, and dozens of "chest-belts." They will be shipped ahead of him as he prepares to return to his home, which is a men's size 10 boot.
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![VOLITION [Easy: Failure] – You wake up in your Hilton suite to a cacophony of whistles and horns. Half drunk and half hungover, you hastily throw on your tactical gear. It feels heavier than you remember. You stumble outside. The cold hits you like a brick. What are you doing here in this dismal city? Home is warm. Home is safe. Home is a thousand miles away. Tucking your shotgun between your legs, you fumble with a tear gas canister like a child learning how to tie their shoes. The gun goes off and you shoot yourself in the balls.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eqh433fdh2bqhvt455e3tg67/bafkreiahrbfuw4v4so56ikp2pxf5n253bs5pd5gq37l7nqsitkwynw56hy@jpeg)
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The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
January 27, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The people of Minnesota did that. Not Schumer and Jeffries, not Walz and Frey, not the standard-bearers of decorum. The People.
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Stand up and fight and these brittle, rotten Nazis and they fold like wet cardboard.
January 27, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Stand up and fight and these brittle, rotten Nazis and they fold like wet cardboard.