Vajenna
@vajenna.bsky.social
Well my mom thinks I'm funny, she/her 🏳️🌈
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Dear neighbor, It is not the time to let your guard down, nor is it the time to stop organizing.
While Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis along with some U.S. Border Patrol agents, there is still no specific plan that has been communicated to the public. 1/
While Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis along with some U.S. Border Patrol agents, there is still no specific plan that has been communicated to the public. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Dear neighbor, It is not the time to let your guard down, nor is it the time to stop organizing.
While Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis along with some U.S. Border Patrol agents, there is still no specific plan that has been communicated to the public. 1/
While Bovino will be leaving Minneapolis along with some U.S. Border Patrol agents, there is still no specific plan that has been communicated to the public. 1/
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I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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give us what we want or we kill another hostage
Pam Bondi's conditions for Minnesota: 1) give us all your state data on your food programs, including SNAP 2) repeal all your sanctuary policies in the state (since it has led to "so much crime and violence") and 3) hand over your state voting rolls. Letter here: www.fox9.com/news/minneap...
Minneapolis shooting: AG Pam Bondi gives Gov. Walz conditions for ICE to leave Minnesota
www.fox9.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 AM
give us what we want or we kill another hostage
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Because you need to see it too.
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January 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Because you need to see it too.
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ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement.
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
January 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement.
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
"I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish.
Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature.
Minneapolis, MN
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for loring park, lotus will be open from 12-4 to anyone seeking shelter and will be serving free pho
January 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM
for loring park, lotus will be open from 12-4 to anyone seeking shelter and will be serving free pho
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
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bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
January 22, 2026 at 3:51 AM
bro there’s a gofundme to crowdfund attorney fees for a preschooler who was kidnapped by our federal government and shipped across state lines and his senator is posting about high school hockey while every other elected official is debating whether to give a zillion more dollars to the kidnappers
I hope this inspires more and more journalists to come and report on this. People seem to think this is the same level of Chicago or Portland and it's not. Chicago got 700 ice agents with a population of 9 million. We've got 3000 with a population of less than 4 million.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I hope this inspires more and more journalists to come and report on this. People seem to think this is the same level of Chicago or Portland and it's not. Chicago got 700 ice agents with a population of 9 million. We've got 3000 with a population of less than 4 million.
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I'm not okay. This is not okay.
None of this should be happening.
None of this should be happening.
January 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I'm not okay. This is not okay.
None of this should be happening.
None of this should be happening.
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Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Here’s the report from KARE. The boy is five-year-old Liam Ramos.
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They are absolutely fucking everywhere today. If you can be out, go out
Dear neighbor,
We are seeing an increase in immigration enforcement and federal agents across South Minneapolis. This includes the sighting of Bovino at 34th and Cedar. There’s definitely an uptick compared to the last few days. 1/
We are seeing an increase in immigration enforcement and federal agents across South Minneapolis. This includes the sighting of Bovino at 34th and Cedar. There’s definitely an uptick compared to the last few days. 1/
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 PM
They are absolutely fucking everywhere today. If you can be out, go out
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hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
January 21, 2026 at 3:16 PM
hey, y'all. my name is madi and i'm a reporter for the minnesota reformer. i cover the trump administration's impact on minnesotans, which means i've been out on the streets covering ICE in the twin cities. let me walk you through how we got here:
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
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People keep asking what it's like living in Minneapolis right now. The best description I can think of is this: imagine any dystopian movie or book, except the resistance all have day jobs, snow to shovel and kids in sports.
January 20, 2026 at 3:13 AM
People keep asking what it's like living in Minneapolis right now. The best description I can think of is this: imagine any dystopian movie or book, except the resistance all have day jobs, snow to shovel and kids in sports.
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When you run a fascist out of Minneapolis, you are entitled to a traditional feast that honors your Minnesota ancestors.
January 17, 2026 at 10:02 PM
When you run a fascist out of Minneapolis, you are entitled to a traditional feast that honors your Minnesota ancestors.
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The specific phrase "happened in the 600 block of 24th Avenue North in Minneapolis" doesn't appear in the Star Tribune coverage linked in AltNPS's comments (by their followers, of course, not by AltNPS), but it does appear verbatim in FOX 9's report on the shooting.
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The specific phrase "happened in the 600 block of 24th Avenue North in Minneapolis" doesn't appear in the Star Tribune coverage linked in AltNPS's comments (by their followers, of course, not by AltNPS), but it does appear verbatim in FOX 9's report on the shooting.
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
www.fox5ny.com/news/minneap...
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Petition to change the Minnesota motto from the French "L'Étoile du Nord" ("The Star of the North") to "Tread On Me and Slip," with inspiration from Scotland's "NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT" ("No one provokes me with impunity")
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Petition to change the Minnesota motto from the French "L'Étoile du Nord" ("The Star of the North") to "Tread On Me and Slip," with inspiration from Scotland's "NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT" ("No one provokes me with impunity")
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This is a great organized list of how you can help folks in Minnesota who are under siege from the lawless federal forces of ICE. The list is broken up into different kinds of orgs so you can easily focus your donation where you want
For ease of navigation and sharing, I have turned my little list into a website: standwithminnesota.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This is a great organized list of how you can help folks in Minnesota who are under siege from the lawless federal forces of ICE. The list is broken up into different kinds of orgs so you can easily focus your donation where you want
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Reminder for Mpls & beyond:
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
January 11, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Reminder for Mpls & beyond:
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
"Say Her Name" is reserved for Black women specifically due to the erasure of Black women's lives & deaths & stories.
It's been delightful to see the play on Renee Nicole's last name "She was Good" etc
If trying to lead a chant, maybe:
"Who was she?"
"She was Good!"
Hey @officialpanera you've got an ICE problem at your knollwood location in st Louis Park MN. Seems like they haven't been able to resist your breakfast menu this week. Maybe take a Stand?
January 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Hey @officialpanera you've got an ICE problem at your knollwood location in st Louis Park MN. Seems like they haven't been able to resist your breakfast menu this week. Maybe take a Stand?