Heather Randell

Remember her name: Aliya Rahman

Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.

It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.

ICE MUST GO‼️

I'm so mad that we have to pass the hat around to pay landlords so our neighbors aren't forever screwed

Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.

Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...

Opinion | The Risk We Face in Opposing Trump

“What’s working so well in Minneapolis is that people are collaborating. They are caring about others simply because they are part of the local community, simply because they are human…They are showing up, as often and as loudly as they can.”

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FEBRUARY 5 Minnesota Thursdays HERBED ROAST TURKEY& GRAVY OR 2 HERBED ROAST TOFU Ferndale Market Cannon Falls, MN POTATO MEDLEY Hugh's Gardens Halstad, MN ROASTED BEETS Open Hands Farm Northfield, MN DINNER ROLL Midwest Bakery Minneapolis, MN SWEET POTATO PIE RECIPE COURTESY OF ROSE MCGEE Made from scratch by MPS CWS

I love Minneapolis Public Schools. One Thursday each month the schools serve a meal made with ingredients from local farms, and this round includes sweet potato pie for Black History Month.

“Fresh local lunch for great local kids”

Folks outside of Minnesota: Looking for how you can support Latino small businesses in Minneapolis? Here you go.

We want ICE OUT and, once they’re out, we want justice for the harm they did to us - the massive damage to our economy, the crisis in our schools, recompense for the families of our dead, and most of all, WE WANT OUR STOLEN NEIGHBORS BACK

If you want to laugh at fascists, take a listen!

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This is Liam Conejo Ramos’ school district. Four other kids from this school district remain in ICE custody.

YouTube video by Brian Lindsay Penka Jane // The Folks From Minnesota ("warlike lads"...revised)

Folks, this is a VERY good protest song.

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Glam Girl Donuts and posters of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

My daughter by Alex Pretti’s memorial, with protestors in the background.

I was at the start of the ride because it is next to the Children’s Theatre, where I was taking my daughter to a play. On our walk to the bus stop, we ended up at a protest at Alex Pretti’s memorial. This is life in Minneapolis these days.

At the start of the Unity Ride in Minneapolis in memory of Alex Pretti. There are hundreds if not thousands of bikers here ✊🏼

Five classes you took in college:

- 20th Century Black Cultural Movements
- Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds
- Utopia in Theory and Practice
- Black Popular Music from Bebop to Hip Hop
- Spelunking

Ha, I see axolotl stuff everywhere, not sure how I missed the capybaras!

Speaking of axolotls, I recently learned just how few survive in the wild. It’s really sad.

Why are capybaras taking over social media? The capybara has become something of a viral sensation, with a deluge of photos, videos and memes online racking up millions of views. Here's why.

I’m very sad that my social media feed has been devoid of capybaras all these years!

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This one is good too! I’m digging the new genre of Minnesota ICE protest songs.

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Love it, I guess there are pluses to YouTube in the form of cute animal videos!

Ha, do you know how kids started liking them? Is there a show with a capybara in it?

Capybara stuffy.

I helped out a family with groceries today and their kid’s one request was a capybara stuffy. I didn’t think I’d be able to find one, but apparently capybaras are popular with the elementary schoolers these days. South American rodents for the win!

Still from Hilary James' protest song about Minneapolis.

"They took the butcher,
they took the priest,
they took my neighbor
they'll take your niece.

They took the doctor,
they took the nurse,
they took the lady giving birth.
They took the gardener from his bed,
they shot the poet in her head"

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‘Streets of Minneapolis’: 32 protest songs inspired by the city's ICE resistance MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh compiles a playlist by songwriters who are tapping into their talent, anger, artistry and empathy to support Minnesota.

If you want a good cry, scroll down to the song by Hilary James (bathtub cig).

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I am *loving* the one by Hilary James (bathtub cig).

‘Streets of Minneapolis’: 32 protest songs inspired by the city's ICE resistance MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh compiles a playlist by songwriters who are tapping into their talent, anger, artistry and empathy to support Minnesota.

There's more than just Bruce and Billy! @jimwalshmpls.bsky.social with 32 songs inspired by the Twin Cities' ICE resistance.

Trapped inside: A Minnesota refugee family’s life on hold amid ICE arrests A Minnesota refugee family has stopped leaving their home after visits from immigration agents, as a new federal operation begins re-examining refugee cases across the state. A judge has ordered a tem...

The adults in the family stopped going to work. Volunteers now drop off groceries. The only members of the household who go outside are nephews and nieces who catch the bus to school. However, they struggle to concentrate in class, worrying that ICE might return while they're gone.

The exchange above just happened at daycare drop off and with the barista at the coffee shop I'm at now. This seems like a good alternative 👇

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Also, I know one of the people in this article. The Twin Cities, despite having a population over 700,000, feels like a small town sometimes. This is not unrelated to the extent to which people here are defending our neighbors.

Grief, Whistles and Bad Dreams: Minnesotans Describe 2 Months in an Immigration Crackdown

Life here today is instinctively saying "Hi, how are you?" when you run into a friend or coworker, and the answer being "Not great, why are we even asking that question anymore?"

We are traumatized and tired. But we are united.

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Wow I didn’t know that. Seems, sadly, on the mark.

Bruce Springsteen has left me in tears exactly two times. One was just now, watching his song about my beloved, beleaguered city of Minneapolis. The first was the day before Obama's first inauguration, when I heard him play this at the Lincoln Memorial. ❤️✊❤️

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