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Susan Scalf

@scalfi.bsky.social

We are here on this earth to support each other, also, don't let the bastards grind you down

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Last year Reverie had one, complete with an oreo dipped in one side!

24.02.2026 01:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TWO-MINUTE average response time for neighbors helping neighbors on the South Side.

Much love to all you beautiful, wonderful, amazing people.

22.02.2026 22:04 β€” πŸ‘ 224    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œWe Belong to Each Other Now”: Lessons from Minneapolis β€œThis extreme closeness, togetherness and intimacy β€” you cannot infiltrate your way into a space where you'll understand that," says May, a rapid responder in Minneapolis.

After months of relentless rapid response in Minneapolis, members of Defend the 612 had a moment to breathe and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned, the grief they carry, and the citywide fellowship they hope will endure. The crisis is not over, and I’m grateful they made time to speak with me.

22.02.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1504    πŸ” 570    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 60

Ammoniatic over and over

21.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100%‼️

21.02.2026 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Gross, thx for filling me in!

20.02.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you help me out and tell me the Sue dirt? Is she standing in the way of the players - not supporting them? I live in mpls and have been focusing on neighborhood support and resilience and haven't been able to pay much attention to who's supporting the union vs the owners (i know she's an owner)

20.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone know ARod and the Twolves stance on this? #Unrivaled #paytheplayers

20.02.2026 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Keep Minnesota Housed!
Much of the medΓ­a has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction.
Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds!
#keepMNhoused

Keep Minnesota Housed! Much of the medΓ­a has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction. Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds! #keepMNhoused

Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesotaβ€”KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation.

Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.

19.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1635    πŸ” 1171    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 50

And the Lynx played in the barn in 2017!

19.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My neighbor Billy is going through some stuff right now. Any little bit can help the family keep his childhood home. I want him to stay my neighbor - please help out if you have resources and share. Thank you #wetakecareofus

16.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heya!

14.02.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's going great with morning coffee!

13.02.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this overton window shift

13.02.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a big hug to all the anarchists in the Twin Cities who get dismissed all the time but knew exactly what to do when shit went down here.

12.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1402    πŸ” 257    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 16

An interesting bit in Border Czar Homan's news conference today is he touted more than 200 arrests under USC 111 (assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers). That figure would include this 76-year-old who was pepper sprayed in the face for yelling at an agent

12.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone was abducted at 10 AM by ICE on Central Ave. Their coworker says they’ve lived here for over 20 years, are documented, and have 3 kids who were born here.

Don’t be fooled by headlines when they’ve been lying to us the whole time. We still need you out patrolling until every agent is gone.

12.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19638    πŸ” 7846    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 294

I’m so proud of our community who are still out here supporting our neighbors. Let me be very clear, when this operation ends, it will be because of the resiliency of our immigrant community, who has shown the world what it looks like to be resilient, and our neighbors who will never give up. 1/

11.02.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This morning 5 ICE vehicles parked illegally in a bike lane and in MPD parking spots directly outside of City Hall. Myself and several other Council Members and city staff went outside to observe them and blew our whistles to alert people nearby. After about 45 minutes they left

10.02.2026 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 333    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 21

Big news for Minnesota! From 2024 to 2025 we gained residents from domestic migration for the first time in almost a decade.

Extra exciting because this is the first year of data following historic public investments made during the 2023 legislative session πŸ‘ŠπŸŽ‰
www.startribune.com/minnesota-ga...

09.02.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Defund and dismantle DHS.

Enough.

09.02.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.

Hundreds of kids are still detained.

We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧡

09.02.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11558    πŸ” 7424    πŸ’¬ 195    πŸ“Œ 826

Over on fb Rebecca Solnit is reposting from a comrade and I am gobsmacked.

08.02.2026 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know the social media hive mind and international press can only sustain attention on one thing for so long, but the federal assault on Minneapolis is just as vicious as two weeks ago when I was tripping over feature writers.

The spotlight helps us, and the resistance needs to grab it back.

08.02.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not that it would be okay to do this to an undocumented immigrant either but THIS GUY IS A LEGAL IMMIGRANT and also his lawyer hand delivered his medication and they REFUSED TO GIVE IT TO HIM.

Enraging! How do ANY of these people live with themselves?

06.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1360    πŸ” 532    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 20
CBP Table of Munitions Used in Operation Metro Surge
As of 1/21/26
Total Munitions On-Site: 35,765
Munitions Currently On-The-Ground in Minneapolis: 23,117
Munitions Being Shipped from LESC to Minneapolis: 12,648
Munitions Arrived on January 14, 2026
Item Type / Description
Count
Tactical Grenade
960
Triple Chaser CS Grenade
720
Tri-Chamber Grenade CS Flameless
960
SAF Smoke White Grenade
900
Smoke Grenade Green
240
Riot Control CS Grenade
1,128
CS Stinger Grenade, 32 Cal Rubber Balls
480
Stinger Grenade, 32 Cal Rubber Balls
900
40mm CS SKAT Shell, Multiple Proj 4
900
40mm S SKAT Shell, Multiple Proj 4
900
40mm Speedheat CS, Long Range
900
40mm Speedheat SAF-Smoke, Long Range
300
40mm Speedheat OC, Short Range
780
40mm Speedheat CS, Short Range
780
40mm OC Direct Impact, Smokeless
900
11G LOW Roll lI DD NR, High Humidity
300
11G Low Roll II DD, Nonreloadable
600
Total
12,648

CBP Table of Munitions Used in Operation Metro Surge As of 1/21/26 Total Munitions On-Site: 35,765 Munitions Currently On-The-Ground in Minneapolis: 23,117 Munitions Being Shipped from LESC to Minneapolis: 12,648 Munitions Arrived on January 14, 2026 Item Type / Description Count Tactical Grenade 960 Triple Chaser CS Grenade 720 Tri-Chamber Grenade CS Flameless 960 SAF Smoke White Grenade 900 Smoke Grenade Green 240 Riot Control CS Grenade 1,128 CS Stinger Grenade, 32 Cal Rubber Balls 480 Stinger Grenade, 32 Cal Rubber Balls 900 40mm CS SKAT Shell, Multiple Proj 4 900 40mm S SKAT Shell, Multiple Proj 4 900 40mm Speedheat CS, Long Range 900 40mm Speedheat SAF-Smoke, Long Range 300 40mm Speedheat OC, Short Range 780 40mm Speedheat CS, Short Range 780 40mm OC Direct Impact, Smokeless 900 11G LOW Roll lI DD NR, High Humidity 300 11G Low Roll II DD, Nonreloadable 600 Total 12,648

β€œFucking overkill,” a homeland security official said of the inventory. β€œI’ve never seen this amount of shit being used.”

LEAKED CBP Table of Munitions Used in Operation Metro Surge

www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-wa... #ICE #Minnesota

06.02.2026 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you for your knowledge and context. Grateful I read Hillary Mantel, so I could actually follow.

05.02.2026 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Meeeee toooooooβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

05.02.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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More on the ICE facility. 🀬

03.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1736    πŸ” 912    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 56
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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‼️

03.02.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 25672    πŸ” 12022    πŸ’¬ 1000    πŸ“Œ 1095