A Brandt
@wrenchesabound.bsky.social
🧠 Research Associate, she/her. The person in your friend group constantly making those clicky noises that makes everyone grimace, just a little bit. Nail polish enthusiast, colleague to 3 furballs. I poke brains for employment reasons, ask me how!
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ICE kidnapped a permanent resident in Minnesota today. They let the individual go after realizing they had authorization. Don’t be fooled, ICE is still discriminating against our neighbors based on the color of their skin. 1/
January 29, 2026 at 9:17 PM
ICE kidnapped a permanent resident in Minnesota today. They let the individual go after realizing they had authorization. Don’t be fooled, ICE is still discriminating against our neighbors based on the color of their skin. 1/
I have been aggressively so Minnesotan enough my whole relationship with my wife that it has successfully resulted in my wife going on a rant to her psychiatrist. (1/2)
January 29, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I have been aggressively so Minnesotan enough my whole relationship with my wife that it has successfully resulted in my wife going on a rant to her psychiatrist. (1/2)
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People keep talking about how decentralized the resistance is in MN, and yes there is no singular figure, committee, or group coordinating all things. That's very different than there being no structures (plural), groups (plural), or leaders (plural) keeping things going and building things further.
January 29, 2026 at 6:50 PM
People keep talking about how decentralized the resistance is in MN, and yes there is no singular figure, committee, or group coordinating all things. That's very different than there being no structures (plural), groups (plural), or leaders (plural) keeping things going and building things further.
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"Mutual aid, as much as it’s a resource thing, it’s also a love and energy thing. People need support—they need cheerleaders, they need people to hug... It doesn’t have to be organizing a whole network. It can literally be bringing dinner to your neighbors.” - Ashley Fairbanks
Thinking about doing mutual aid in Minnesota? Be prepared for more support than you ever imagined.
They Asked for Donations to Buy $10 Burritos. They Raised More Than $10K. - Racket
As Operation Metro Surge continues, community-led mutual aid efforts are feeding and housing Minnesotans in need—but there’s a lot of work yet to be done.
racketmn.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Mutual aid, as much as it’s a resource thing, it’s also a love and energy thing. People need support—they need cheerleaders, they need people to hug... It doesn’t have to be organizing a whole network. It can literally be bringing dinner to your neighbors.” - Ashley Fairbanks
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Yikes. The Latino-owned businesses in Mercado Central in Minneapolis report a 90% dip in business since the major influx of federal agents into Minnesota. This is where I’d go to get my Mexican groceries and my pozole fix when I lived in the Twin Cities
January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Yikes. The Latino-owned businesses in Mercado Central in Minneapolis report a 90% dip in business since the major influx of federal agents into Minnesota. This is where I’d go to get my Mexican groceries and my pozole fix when I lived in the Twin Cities
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The lynching of Francis McIntosh is widely considered the first public lynching in the United States modern history. Part of McIntosh's history as a victim is that they left his charred corpse, tied to the same tree at the same street corner he was burned in downtown STL, for years as an attraction.
ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.
A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.
January 29, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The lynching of Francis McIntosh is widely considered the first public lynching in the United States modern history. Part of McIntosh's history as a victim is that they left his charred corpse, tied to the same tree at the same street corner he was burned in downtown STL, for years as an attraction.
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Rent day is coming up, and there are still a lot of Minnesota families who need rental assistance. While we wait for Walz to get his shit together, I donated to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, and if you’ve got some spare cash, consider sending some there way: www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...
Immigrant Rapid Response Fund
Your gift supports the immediate need for rights and resources in all targeted immigrant communities.
www.wfmn.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Rent day is coming up, and there are still a lot of Minnesota families who need rental assistance. While we wait for Walz to get his shit together, I donated to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, and if you’ve got some spare cash, consider sending some there way: www.wfmn.org/funds/immigr...
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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Hey friends.
Edison mutual aid is running out of funds. Can you please give or share if you can? Needs are astronomical.
@ziibiing.com I haven’t checked if this one is in your list. Please add, gracias!
Edison mutual aid is running out of funds. Can you please give or share if you can? Needs are astronomical.
@ziibiing.com I haven’t checked if this one is in your list. Please add, gracias!
Sharing a local school fundraiser for students and families that have had to be in hiding for weeks. We have a robust system for getting mutual aid to families in need.
Please help.
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
Please help.
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=...
January 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Hey friends.
Edison mutual aid is running out of funds. Can you please give or share if you can? Needs are astronomical.
@ziibiing.com I haven’t checked if this one is in your list. Please add, gracias!
Edison mutual aid is running out of funds. Can you please give or share if you can? Needs are astronomical.
@ziibiing.com I haven’t checked if this one is in your list. Please add, gracias!
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For every person in the street in a video of something big there are 20 at each school each arrival & dismissal, dozens of drivers of kids & groceries &c, a spreadsheet maintained by a team, people feeding people, people checking in on people, supply drive coordination, rent fund establishment...
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 4:36 PM
For every person in the street in a video of something big there are 20 at each school each arrival & dismissal, dozens of drivers of kids & groceries &c, a spreadsheet maintained by a team, people feeding people, people checking in on people, supply drive coordination, rent fund establishment...
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A third round of nationwide "No Kings" protests is slated to take place on March 28.
January 28, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A third round of nationwide "No Kings" protests is slated to take place on March 28.
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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
I do. Think it’s very funny that Baltimore DOT and DPW thinks anyone in this metro has chains or snow tires. Would they actually help? No. They all took driving lessons from the most demonic squirrel you have ever seen in your life.
❄️ UPDATE: We’re moving from Phase 2 to Phase 1 ❄️
Road conditions are improving, and the snow emergency has been downgraded to Phase 1.
🚗 Snow tires, chains, or all weather radials are required
🅿️ Parking on Snow Emergency Routes is permitted, but discouraged
Road conditions are improving, and the snow emergency has been downgraded to Phase 1.
🚗 Snow tires, chains, or all weather radials are required
🅿️ Parking on Snow Emergency Routes is permitted, but discouraged
January 29, 2026 at 5:05 AM
I do. Think it’s very funny that Baltimore DOT and DPW thinks anyone in this metro has chains or snow tires. Would they actually help? No. They all took driving lessons from the most demonic squirrel you have ever seen in your life.
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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As you'd expect, the @ilhanmn.bsky.social campaign is way ahead of the rest of the DFL on this.
January 28, 2026 at 11:29 PM
As you'd expect, the @ilhanmn.bsky.social campaign is way ahead of the rest of the DFL on this.
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Oh right. I blogged about how to KEEP WARM OUT THERE.
https://awningfawning.xyz/keeping-warm/
https://awningfawning.xyz/keeping-warm/
Keeping Warm
I have seen so many people out at protests recently who are clearly New. This is WONDERFUL. It genuinely warms my heart to see Minnesotans turning out to protest the injustice and illegality that the federal occupation is perpetuating in the Twin Cities and the larger state.
That being said,
awningfawning.xyz
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Oh right. I blogged about how to KEEP WARM OUT THERE.
https://awningfawning.xyz/keeping-warm/
https://awningfawning.xyz/keeping-warm/
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There isn’t any indication that immigration activity has changed in Minneapolis. In fact, this afternoon, federal immigration agents began staging at Holy Rosary Catholic Church located in East Phillips. This activity is disgraceful and creates an unsafe environment for our neighbors. 1/
January 29, 2026 at 1:44 AM
There isn’t any indication that immigration activity has changed in Minneapolis. In fact, this afternoon, federal immigration agents began staging at Holy Rosary Catholic Church located in East Phillips. This activity is disgraceful and creates an unsafe environment for our neighbors. 1/
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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Abduction in Shingle Creek neighborhood earlier today. Neighbor saw it just outside of his window, reportedly 2-3 ice vehicles boxed in a car detained the man and then another ice agent took the car.
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Abduction in Shingle Creek neighborhood earlier today. Neighbor saw it just outside of his window, reportedly 2-3 ice vehicles boxed in a car detained the man and then another ice agent took the car.
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Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz and known for her volunteer work serving homeless communities in Los Angeles and Nevada, has died
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz and known for her volunteer work serving homeless communities in Los Angeles and Nevada, has died
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Shirley Raines, founder and CEO of Beauty 2 The Streetz and lovingly known as Ms. Shirley, has died at 58. She dedicated her life to serving unhoused communities. Rest in peace, Ms. Shirley.
🔗: www.binnews.com/content/2026...
🔗: www.binnews.com/content/2026...
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Shirley Raines, founder and CEO of Beauty 2 The Streetz and lovingly known as Ms. Shirley, has died at 58. She dedicated her life to serving unhoused communities. Rest in peace, Ms. Shirley.
🔗: www.binnews.com/content/2026...
🔗: www.binnews.com/content/2026...
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One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Food Delivered With Dignity
In the current environment we need to raise a $7,000 a day to sustain our operations
givebutter.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
One small thing you can do today: ICE is ramping up in Maine. Food For All is delivering meals to 300 families that can't leave their homes. They need $7k a day to continue operations. The Culture Study community is raising enough to cover a day—join us?
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
Donate directly: givebutter.com/Scx87A
or
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This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez died in government custody.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
She had sickle cell and congenital heart disease but couldn’t access timely and adequate medical care.
We need to reform immigration detention.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 AM
This is unconscionable. Evil.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
But it happened in May 2023, when Biden was president.
So no, we don’t “reform immigration detention,” we destroy ICE, CBP, and DHS. We can’t reform this soul sickness.
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News: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million, fueling concerns of its potential conversion into an immigration detention facility. For @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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Feds purchase warehouse near Hagerstown, fueling talk of detention center
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million.
www.thebanner.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
News: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has inked a deal to purchase a warehouse just outside Hagerstown for $102.4 million, fueling concerns of its potential conversion into an immigration detention facility. For @thebaltimorebanner.com
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
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please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
January 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
please remember that no matter how many “ICE is losing in MN” articles you read today, there is still a very real, urgent, ongoing crisis in Minnesota.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.
people need food and they need rent money. that has not changed.