Apawcalypse Meow

Welp

Folks on the ground are seeing increased activity at the Whipple Building this morning, and Hennepin County Sheriffs are still maintaining a presence, despite previous reports that they'd step back.

LEFT: Trump’s DHS just lied again.
RIGHT: Wash post with video proof.

Another man dead. father of 2, nearly blind, dropped off in the cold outside a closed coffee shop. They lied that it was warm & open.

Without accountability it will happen again.

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

In Metro Atlanta, Georgia, ICE goons stopped a family and used them as bait to lure the mother into an abduction on February 23, 2026.

MAGA: The same old hate, now in a red hat.

I’ve heard a lot of things on C-SPAN, but that call was haunting. A brutal reminder of the real-world toll.

Parents from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis have organized singalongs at the Minnesota Capitol as part of a call for legislators to enact gun safety laws.

A shooting at the school in August killed two children and injured dozens more.

📸: Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Thoughts on the federal SAVE Act

Toucan seen flying around Sin City has been rescued A toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert has been captured by a bird rescue group. The group has been trying to catch the bird for months since he escaped from his owner in November.

A toucan seen flying around the Las Vegas desert has been captured by a bird rescue group.

Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license.

They can't even escape this by moving to another state.

Minnesota superintendent details just TEN MINUTES under ICE occupation

Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol dies in Buffalo. A nearly blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol miles from his home dies in Buffalo after having been missing for nearly a week.

Our federal government killed a disabled genocide survivor and is covering up for a child rapist. And that is just today’s news. It is just unconscionable to be treating this as normal or acceptable in any way.
www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

These are the words and actions our next leader needs to live by. We can’t keep putting people in office who either don’t care or know how to lead. The entire government is lost.

Two desks representing children lost to gun violence

💔 #mnleg

SOME HEROES WEAR HARD HATS JIENTE NC Indiana construction worker Jason Haney hid a giant "Where's Waldo" cutout all over his work site for the children in a nearby hospital to find. Once he received word that they'd found him, he moved Waldo to a new location so they could start looking for him again.

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this is vivianite (my dream specimen)

~ found on decaying organic matter. basically of a dead body ends up buried somewhere that is waterlogged, lacking in oxygen and loaded with iron, the phosphate leaking from their decaying remains slowly combined with the iron and water to create this <3

Donald Trump killed two of my constituents. He is a liar and should be ashamed of himself.

Mexican ships arrive in Cuba

MENU THE WHITE HOUSE SEARCH States Code, it is hereby ordered: X in T Section 1. Background. In Executive Order 14193 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border), as amended; Executive Order 14194 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Situation at Our Southern Border), as amended; Executive Order 14195 of February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties To Address the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic of China), as amended; Executive Order 14245 of March 24, 2025 (Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil); Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits), as amended; Executive Order 14323 of July 30, 2025 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Brazil), as amended: Executive Order 14329 of August 6, 2025 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation), as amended; Executive Order 14380 of January 29, 2026 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba); and Executive Order 14382 of February 6, 2026 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Iran), I declared or described national emergencies with respect to unusual and extraordinary threats to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States and took actions to deal with those threats, including by imposing, pursuant to IEEPA, additional ad valorem duties on certain imports of certain foreign trading partners. X JOIN NOW In light of recent events, the additional ad valorem duties imposed pursuant to IEEPA in Executive Order 14193, as amended: Executive Order 14194, as amended: Executive Order 14195, as amended; Executive Order 14245; Executive Order 14257, as amended: Executive Order 14323, as amended; Executive Order 14329, as amended; Executive Order 14380 and Ex…

Mexico rejects illegal US sanctions on Cuba, sends humanitarian aid, and has resumed talks on when to restart oil transports to the island, a direct challenge to US piracy in the region.

Want to know how you can help Minnesotans? Julie (who provides mutual aid outside the Whipple Federal Building) explains a few ways:

Zion Community Commons: zlcmidway.org

Smitten Kitten: venmo.com/u/SmittenKit...

Leos Towing: account.venmo.com/u/leostowingmn

MN50501: mn50501.org/donate/

CHATTANOOGA: “DO Y’ALL HAVE A WARRANT? What’s the suspicion of crime, they’re brown?”

ICE trespasses on private property as they conduct their racial profiling terror campaign. An ex ICE lawyer just testified they are trained to disregard the law.

Full: www.facebook.com/share/r/1CPF...

Novartis settles 18-month-old lawsuit from estate of Baltimore woman whose cells were extracted 75 years ago The family of a Baltimore woman whose cells were extracted for medical research without her consent 75 years ago has settled a lawsuit with Novartis, with terms of the agreement confidential, accor | ...

Major update to the story of #HenriettaLacks and the first immortal human cell line, HeLa cells!

Novartis and the Lacks' estate have reached a settlement.

www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/novar...

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Rep Green was escorted out of the chamber shortly after, so share this photo far and wide so everyone can see.

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,,

Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

There’s still an occupation on our state by the federal government.

We’re still asking community to patrol and observe the illegal actions committed by ICE.

Please continue to support our neighbors with mutual aid. Our neighbors are struggling to stay afloat.

Ask your electeds to do better.

Aliya Rahman, woman who was dragged out of car by ICE in Minneapolis: "I've spent the last month learning the names of the tendons in my shoulder, because both of my shoulders are torn -- cartilage and tendons. But what I haven't learned is the names of the people who did this to me."

This is a serious problem. We need to ensure healthcare providers know what to look for.

Screenshot of a Venmo profile. Photo is of a sign that says “no nature no food.” Profile name is Twin Cities Vegan. Handle is @Chef-Collective-1123. 155 friends.

I know that everybody is absolutely overwhelmed by the need right now, but I want to let folks know about Zion Community Commons. They’ve been feeding our neighbors in Saint Paul and across the region for years, and right now they’re getting food to thousands of families who can’t leave their homes.

YouTube video by Unicorn Riot Federal and State Police Violently Respond to Protests After Feds Fatally Shoot Alex Pretti [FULL]

A month ago today, federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and then rioted with local police against the community expressing their grievances.

youtu.be/w5hlP-__f1o

ICE took their papers—and won’t give them back Immigrants are being released from detention without documents proving their status.

#CrueltyIsThePoint

ICE Took Their Papers—and Won’t Give Them Back.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Streaming the Siege: At Every Turn, ICE's MN Invasion Has Been Captured on Video - Racket As the country’s largest-ever immigration raid hits Minnesota, unprecedented packs of journalists, activists, and influencers upload scenes of the chaos.

“Now livestreaming has transformed the media landscape,” @unicornriot.bsky.social co-founder Niko Georgiades observes. “There's right-wing cats that've infiltrated all these places. You see 16-year-old kids with selfie sticks on TikTok. It's the content-creation game; it's the new game of media."