I’m not even gonna link to the Strib Opinion Epoch Times writer who uses ICE terrorizing children as an argument for school vouchers, except to say the section is back on its bullshit

I thought she might live down being a MAGA donor and friend of Carol, but having underlings hose down your enemies is going to raise eyebrows.

Like you, I’ve been contributing to others’ efforts to fundraise for their neighbors’ survival.

Now I’m asking you to help my own neighbor.

She’s trying to fight removal proceedings and reopen her asylum case, and needs $ for legal costs—$3,035 of $8K raised so far.

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From the Star Tribune: “Both sides of the political aisle see foundational American principles at stake: for the left, due process and the limits of federal power; for the right, the rule of law, specifically the primacy of federal law over state and local law.”

Almost spit out my coffee reading this. (To be fair, the story details the ways the GOP violated the rule of law. And Annette Meeks should be ashamed of herself.) www.startribune.com/as-ice-surge... (gift link)

the flower bar, owned by GOP donor andrea corbin who is accepted in centrist DFL circles despite that fact, sprayed a person with a garden hose today for chalking on the sidewalk about corbin’s role in helping to fund republicans as they send ICE into minneapolis during this siege

From chaos to radio silence: How ICE tactics changed in weeks leading to Homan announcement In recent days, observers have noticed a shift in methods.

ICE observers in Minnesota are skeptical about the White House's claims of a federal drawdown.

But they have noticed in recent weeks a shift from aggressive street sweeps in Minneapolis to instead target people in the suburbs or quietly waiting in unmarked vehicles of residential areas.

ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled.

Minneapolis had three of these within 17 days, so you'll need to be more specific with your headline.

"ICE Tried to Justify a Minneapolis Shooting. Its Story Unraveled."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

The numbers do speak for themselves. In fact, our neighbors know this because they feel it on the ground. They expect us to do more.

How about you stop telling us behind closed doors that we shouldn’t fund immigrant legal assistance, rental assistance, or support for our small businesses!

Absolutely beautiful Steve Sack

“You ever stop to think how much more smoothly Minneapolis politics would function if Jacob Frey could be just like 15% less of a dick?”

anders folk has united strategies hired for his campaign and sam schulenberg, jacob frey’s 2025 campaign manager, is working the folk campaign for united. i wrote about the conservative DFL / republican alliance last year and am very surprised they’re doing it again

taylordahlin.com/f/minneapoli...

dave chappelle coming back to the varsity theater like the 2022 protest over his transphobia didn’t even happen. several of my friends got arrested that day for things as ridiculous as vandalism for CHALK

We’re over $750, or 10% of the way! Please keep sharing to help keep this asylum-seeker safe.

It is the leftwing that is required to compromise with the middle.

Again: I have not received any kind of response or result from my code of conduct complaint about transphobia from the feminist caucus, except to get one sent to me that accused me of "looking for a person of color to call out."

The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid. One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.

“They were hellbent on not allowing anybody to help him until he was dead,” she said. “I was right there, and they — all of them — made the decision to deny me access to give him the best possible chance of survival.”

I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...

WCCO looks at one day's worth of petitions for release filed by those arrested during ICE surge. Majority with no criminal record. People were picked up on the way to get prescriptions, going to work, and showing up for scheduled immigration check ins.
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store

Why is ICE seizing people’s phones and documents? • Minnesota Reformer After the federal agents took the shackles off Gust Johnson’s ankles to release him from detainment, he asked for his phone back. That would be staying at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, th...

A 76-year-old veteran and nurse was tackled and detained at the site of Alex Pretti's killing. Agents told him his phone was evidence in an investigation into him assaulting an officer.

“I didn’t assault an officer. I got assaulted by three officers." minnesotareformer.com/2026/02/12/w...

Do I trust Tom Homan, no.

But what I am hearing is: the occupation is moving elsewhere.

Until they do, we need to keep caring for our neighbors.

After they do, we need to keep caring for our neighbors.

And we need to stand ready to support wherever is next.

Abolish ICE.

Just discovered yet another severe harm ICE is causing: huge cutbacks at our hospitals, because patients won't come in, because ICE hangs out inside the building or by the doors and abducts people. Crushing our medical system alongside our schools and our businesses.

High-speed car chase involving federal agent ended with multi-car crash at Nina’s in St. Paul • Minnesota Reformer A high-speed car chase that witnesses said involved a young man and a federal agent on Wednesday ended with a multi-car crash outside Nina’s Coffee Cafe in St. Paul. The man was transported away from ...

“Are you effing kidding me? They’re going on car chases, going 80 down residential streets, to do what? How do they know that’s even the person that they’re looking for?” - St. Paul Council Vice President Hwa Jeong Kim

Also, Timberwolves co-owner and Minnesota landlord Alex Rodriguez (yes, that A-Rod owns over a thousand housing units in the Twin Cities) was recently in Minnesota to lobby for a new stadium.

He should receive a very frosty reception.

We are facing a humanitarian crisis here. Each passing day we learn of new neighbors who haven’t left their homes and have fallen through the cracks. Lots of people aren’t connected to mutual aid networks. Just terrible suffering caused by the federal government.

I need everyone to remember that this also happened less than a year ago.

kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Can't believe not one DFL politician is going to just go for it and challenge Klobuchar for governor. We're going to sleepwalk in the middle of this crisis because nobody wants to take on the big dog.

There is NOTHING ‘America First’ about selling out some of our most pristine waters so a Chilean mining company can come in, take our minerals, ship them to China for processing, then sell them off.

All while polluting the Boundary Waters in the process.

In the Skyway 20 minutes after an ice abduction, mayor Frey walks through the government center. A lady yells at him "what are you doing to stop this? Fuck you." He responds, "is that helpful?" With a smirk on his face.

Minneapolis City Council president says immigration enforcement still active in Minneapolis Five days after federal officials announced hundreds of immigration agents would be leaving Minneapolis, City Council President Elliott Payne says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still vis...

"I think that the goal of Tom Homan switching out for Gregory Bovino is purely optics and damage control. It's not actually a change in their tactics of intimidation and indiscriminate apprehension,” said Minneapolis City Council President Elliott Payne.