Walt Cygan
@wjcygan.bsky.social
A husband, father, geezer, coder, music / movie / book lover, lefty and Minnesotan.
Last night's ICE OUT event at Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis. Hundreds of luminaries, and a thousand people or so. I love my neighborhood!
From the Longfellow/Nokomis neighborhood group tonight:
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Last night's ICE OUT event at Lake Nokomis in South Minneapolis. Hundreds of luminaries, and a thousand people or so. I love my neighborhood!
Draw down? What, to 2995? Pardon me if I don't believe this jagoff.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Draw down? What, to 2995? Pardon me if I don't believe this jagoff.
Has anyone complied a list of all the outrages of the past year? I'd like to see all of the grifts, lies, Constitutional abuses, etc. in one package to use in addressing MAGA bs. @hcrichardson.bsky.social ? @atrupar.com ?
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Has anyone complied a list of all the outrages of the past year? I'd like to see all of the grifts, lies, Constitutional abuses, etc. in one package to use in addressing MAGA bs. @hcrichardson.bsky.social ? @atrupar.com ?
Nisswa is a town about 150 miles from Minneapolis. Apparently, they like ICE more than people from the Twin Cities. Maybe all Twin Cities vacationers should stop visiting the Brainerd Lakes area. The North Shore of Lake Superior, maybe? (gift link below)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis
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January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Nisswa is a town about 150 miles from Minneapolis. Apparently, they like ICE more than people from the Twin Cities. Maybe all Twin Cities vacationers should stop visiting the Brainerd Lakes area. The North Shore of Lake Superior, maybe? (gift link below)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
This breaks my heart.
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 2:56 AM
This breaks my heart.
That's what cops and other agents are coached to say when they murder someone. "I was afraid for my life."
What he wants us to believe is that he was afraid that this woman was going to be able to drive her car sideways into him. How exactly was that possible?
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
What he wants us to believe is that he was afraid that this woman was going to be able to drive her car sideways into him. How exactly was that possible?
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Live updates: ICE says agent, ‘fearing for his life,’ kills woman in south Minneapolis
ICE officials say the woman was shot and killed Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis after attempting to run over agents with her car. Witnesses dispute ICE’s version of what happened. Mayor Jacob F...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
That's what cops and other agents are coached to say when they murder someone. "I was afraid for my life."
What he wants us to believe is that he was afraid that this woman was going to be able to drive her car sideways into him. How exactly was that possible?
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
What he wants us to believe is that he was afraid that this woman was going to be able to drive her car sideways into him. How exactly was that possible?
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
The woman shot by the ICE agent has died. Get these murderous bastards out of Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The woman shot by the ICE agent has died. Get these murderous bastards out of Minneapolis.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
I love New York, so I watched Mayor Mamdani's inauguration with a great deal of interest. He did not disappoint.
His speech was an inspiration to those of us who think that right-wingers have deeply damaged the working class in this country. It's time to deliver excellence in governance in NYC.
His speech was an inspiration to those of us who think that right-wingers have deeply damaged the working class in this country. It's time to deliver excellence in governance in NYC.
Thousands of New Yorkers packed the plaza outside City Hall and the streets of Lower Manhattan to see Mayor Zohran Mamdani take office on Thursday. See more photos here. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/n...
January 2, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I love New York, so I watched Mayor Mamdani's inauguration with a great deal of interest. He did not disappoint.
His speech was an inspiration to those of us who think that right-wingers have deeply damaged the working class in this country. It's time to deliver excellence in governance in NYC.
His speech was an inspiration to those of us who think that right-wingers have deeply damaged the working class in this country. It's time to deliver excellence in governance in NYC.
When Republicans tell you that they want to unleash market forces in health care, they are admitting they have no clue about how health care works in this country.
First, about 60% of people under 65 get their coverage through an employer. Those people have very little to say about their plans. >>
First, about 60% of people under 65 get their coverage through an employer. Those people have very little to say about their plans. >>
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When Republicans tell you that they want to unleash market forces in health care, they are admitting they have no clue about how health care works in this country.
First, about 60% of people under 65 get their coverage through an employer. Those people have very little to say about their plans. >>
First, about 60% of people under 65 get their coverage through an employer. Those people have very little to say about their plans. >>
Rep. Omar's response to Trump. I'm very proud of my member of Congress. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Ilhan Omar: Trump Knows He’s Failing. Cue the Bigotry.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Rep. Omar's response to Trump. I'm very proud of my member of Congress. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Lefse day! A holiday season tradition. share.google/AMk3tbGFzAZp...
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lefse day! A holiday season tradition. share.google/AMk3tbGFzAZp...
Is this really a winning strategy? With all of the increasing consternation among MAGA types concerning the files, how will they react to another rug pull? I don't think Trump has thought this through.
Donald Trump says the House Oversight Committee should get all files it is "legally entitled to."
That phrase is critical.
I suspect he will use that phrase to block most of the files not already release now that he has re-opened an investigation into Jeffry Epstein.
That phrase is critical.
I suspect he will use that phrase to block most of the files not already release now that he has re-opened an investigation into Jeffry Epstein.
November 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Is this really a winning strategy? With all of the increasing consternation among MAGA types concerning the files, how will they react to another rug pull? I don't think Trump has thought this through.
youtu.be/lqE9f3hi0ao This is a great summary of more stupid stuff coming from the regime.
Trump’s Affordability Tailspin: 50-Year Mortgages, Tariff Checks & Maybe Socialism | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
youtu.be/lqE9f3hi0ao This is a great summary of more stupid stuff coming from the regime.
@smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov
Are you two going to address what needs to be done about the leadership of the Democratic Party in light of the party's caving? A lot of us are very angry. Can you please provide your ideas on a way forward? Frankly, Sen. Schumer has to go.
Are you two going to address what needs to be done about the leadership of the Democratic Party in light of the party's caving? A lot of us are very angry. Can you please provide your ideas on a way forward? Frankly, Sen. Schumer has to go.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@smith.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov
Are you two going to address what needs to be done about the leadership of the Democratic Party in light of the party's caving? A lot of us are very angry. Can you please provide your ideas on a way forward? Frankly, Sen. Schumer has to go.
Are you two going to address what needs to be done about the leadership of the Democratic Party in light of the party's caving? A lot of us are very angry. Can you please provide your ideas on a way forward? Frankly, Sen. Schumer has to go.
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social. We should all resist AI. Your films are perfect without such gimmicks.
Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social. We should all resist AI. Your films are perfect without such gimmicks.
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
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October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social. We should all resist AI. Your films are perfect without such gimmicks.
Thank you @realgdt.bsky.social. We should all resist AI. Your films are perfect without such gimmicks.
I couldn't put it any better than this.
October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I couldn't put it any better than this.
Clear explanation of what is going on.
Republicans are playing word games with “illegal immigrant healthcare” to gut subsidies 24 MILLION Americans rely on. The result? YOUR premiums could spike 75%—hundreds more every month. Don’t be fooled.
This is #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown. social.demcast.com/s/3aJB1qMI
This is #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown. social.demcast.com/s/3aJB1qMI
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Clear explanation of what is going on.
What exactly have you done, Mike? Other than driving up costs, I mean.
Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."
October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What exactly have you done, Mike? Other than driving up costs, I mean.
If Republicans want us to stop calling them fascists, maybe they should stop doing fascisty things. Just a thought.
September 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
If Republicans want us to stop calling them fascists, maybe they should stop doing fascisty things. Just a thought.
No truer words
September 19, 2025 at 1:10 PM
No truer words
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Yeah, but you have a regime leader stoking right-wing hatred of the left. You also have a Fox News puppet of the regime calling for the murder of the homeless. How much soul-searching is going on there?
Yeah, but you have a regime leader stoking right-wing hatred of the left. You also have a Fox News puppet of the regime calling for the murder of the homeless. How much soul-searching is going on there?
thehill.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Yeah, but you have a regime leader stoking right-wing hatred of the left. You also have a Fox News puppet of the regime calling for the murder of the homeless. How much soul-searching is going on there?
Yeah, but you have a regime leader stoking right-wing hatred of the left. You also have a Fox News puppet of the regime calling for the murder of the homeless. How much soul-searching is going on there?
This says it.
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This says it.
Hell yeah
I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.
September 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Hell yeah
Sadly this sums things up pretty well.
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sadly this sums things up pretty well.