Tracy Maher

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.

Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.

Ever since the last iPhone update, my keyboard autocorrects that to Thanks and will someone please just MAKE IT STOP

Seeing the mutual aid that is happening all around the Twin Cities is restoring a little bit of my very battered faith in humanity

This gluten free bread is SHOCKINGLY good

“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
Matthew 19:14

“Jesus wept.”
John 11:35

Bible verses cited under the bystander photo of Liam Conejo Ramos

Read full ruling here storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Q: So you're not pulling back in Minnesota?

TRUMP: No no. Not at all.

Large and in charge

Truer words have never been spoken (or typed out)

My small corner of Minneapolis tonight

My bedroom just dipped below 60°, so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!

My bedroom just dipped below 60°; so I’m turning on the space heater. Such fun!

Columbia Heights Public Schools: 4 students detained by ICE in recent weeks School leaders in Columbia Heights held a press conference on Wednesday to speak about the impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations on the school district.

“A 5-year-old boy coming home from preschool was taken with his father while they were in their driveway.”

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When it’s this cold out, all you can do is bake bread

If you want to instantly spike your blood pressure, try to help your very elderly parent troubleshoot the cable tv remote and tv input over the phone when Wheel of Fortune starts in four minutes

My Gen Z son is aghast and deeply offended because I called him a bucket dipper 🤣

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters A U.S. judge has ruled federal officers in Minneapolis-area immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters. U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez ruled Friday in a case filed in Decemb...

Federal officers in the Minneapolis-area participating in its largest recent U.S. immigration enforcement operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, a U.S. judge in Minnesota ruled Friday.
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We asked Minnesota's biggest companies about ICE. None of them responded In a sign of how far we've come from the summer of 2020, well-known brands have stayed silent as escalating chaos unfolds in their backyard.

"Fast Company reached out multiple times this week to General Mills, Target, Best Buy, Cargill, UnitedHealth Group, 3M, and Land O’Lakes for comment. None of them responded." www.fastcompany.com/91476021/min...

Records: Medics found Renee Good had gunshot wounds to chest, forearm, and head The records reveal that when paramedics arrived, they found Renee Good unresponsive with a weak pulse.

From @KSTP - 911 transcripts, dispatch logs, police and fire reports show when paramedics arrived, they found Renée Good unresponsive with a weak pulse. Medics found “two apparent gunshot wounds to the patient’s right chest,” one to the forearm, and a possible head wound. kstp.com/5-investigat...

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

Breaking NYT:

The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

That is a war crime called "perfidy."

Watching YouTube videos of tsunamis and volcano eruptions to relax

Finding beauty in small ways

My body’s chemical composition right now

2% water
4% wine
9% coffee
12% cheese
73% cortisol

Comfort fooding

🎶Chicken pot, chicken pot, chicken pot pie…🎵

I’m not saying you HAVE to have a dedicated tea cupboard, but your life will definitely be better if you do.

Happy Stranger Things Day to all who celebrate

Well, if my nasty sinus headache is any indication, tomorrow’s winter storm is going to be a doozy.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

F is for… festive and other F’ing feelings

Feeling a little extra glamorous on a cold winter Minnesota morning

you aren’t using your back porch to store all of your Thanksgiving dishes and prep supplies, why even be in the Midwest?