Marilee Lindemann

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‼️

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imagine being so rotted that Bruce Springsteen writes a brand new song about how much you suck shit and announces it by saying “by the way I’m so fucking mad that I banged this out in 24 hours”

how are you still up and walking around after being slammed like that

The other thing I will say about this interview: Anderson Cooper does a phenomenal job. He knows this is a huge yet, doesn't grandstand, just quietly asks simple questions and lets this woman tell her extraordinary story.

YouTube video by Rocket Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga performing "Won't you be my neighbor" for Rocket Mortgage Super Bowl commercial.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...

Dr Stacey Patton (@drstaceypatton1865) What makes that video so unbearable to watch isn’t only that an ICE agent killed Alex Pretti. It’s that in the middle of being shoved, struck, and repeatedly blasted in the face with chemical spray, h...

Read this beautiful commentary from Stacey Patton.

substack.com/@drstaceypat...

For Alex Pretti Because his last words were for a woman; because he asked, are you okay, are you okay; because he had learned to say it by standing each night beside the dying; because sometimes he held their hands; because he had lived only as long as the scent of childhood in an album; because he was a son; because he sang once; because of all of it, because of all of it, because of all of it, tell it, tell the story: a breath has left; a country is dying; and a man laid his face on its pavement today as though he were listening to a patient's heart— even then, even at the ending— to do what he was there to do: heal. —Joseph Fasano

for Alex Pretti

Welcome to the American Winter In the frozen streets of Minneapolis, something profound is happening.

If I ever teach social movements again (lol/cry), we'll read this: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Tell that to the J6 rioters.

"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

Large brick wall with a tiny white signat the base of the wall that says "Slavery was real"

"Slavery was real"

Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.

Presidents House, Philadelphia.

Must read from the great Molly Jong-Fast.

Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War

I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...

Pew Research Institute (2023):

• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants

• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants

• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.

And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."

It's *not* about immigration.

DO YOU HAVE ANY TROPHIES OR AWARDS I CAN HAVE?

White people using whiteness to combat white supremacy is key to defeating white supremacy.

Renee Good came to Minneapolis seeking a safe place. Less than a year later, she was killed. After years as a military wife, Good was starting over when an encounter with ICE agents cut her new life short.

What brought Good to this city requires untangling a web of cross-country moves and name changes since growing up in a Christian household in Colorado Springs and twice becoming a military wife. Nearly two decades later, she was in love with Rebecca Good and seeking refuge in Minneapolis.

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Good Hang made me a podcast fan. I finally understood what the fuss was all about. And Amy is a genius with the genre. I could listen to her talk to funny, kind, smart people all day, every day.

How about lifting sanctions on Minnesota?

Wow! Your gorgeous photos tempt me to extend holiday sweets-eating season by another week or so. Kudos to you for a beautiful bake!

Third-generation IU alum here. GOBSMACKED to see the words “Best College Football Team Ever” and “Indiana” appearing in the same sentence. Gob. Smacked. And giddy! Go Hoosiers!

Damn, that looks good! Mmmmmm. Enjoy!

America, 2026.

what this should make clear to everyone in this country is that it does not matter who you are, there's no "it could never happen to me"

you can be a white woman who drives around with stuffed animals in her car, and they will still kill you in cold blood and call you a domestic terrorist

The Year America Broke Open It would be silly to pretend that 2025 was not among the most challenging years this country has faced in modern times.

A wonderful and inspiring essay from @sifill.bsky.social A look back at the nightmare of 2025 and a hopeful look forward to 2026. Highlyl recommend.

sherrilyn.substack.com/p/the-year-a...

@hcrichardson.bsky.social looks ahead with positivity: