frankenstein friday

brass solidarity performing onstage at the benefit concert. big banner says “ABOLISH ICE”

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watching my house finally collapse in flames after i ignored everyone yelling at me to use a fire extinguisher and kept spraying the stove with the little pot washing thing on my sink: "Damn. I was right that this was going to happen"

kamala predicted all of this, that’s why her plan for ICE was to ah look at the time, gotta go

that’s just straight up not what that post is saying

(just to clarify i know lots of us care—just mean it seems so far the flanagan campaign has calculated that they don’t have to do anything about it)

oh i should too it’s been a minute (btw wasn’t including you at all in the progressives who don’t care!! sorry lol)

she’s been doing this since at least july and apparently hasn’t gotten enough backlash to stop. it is so depressing and demoralizing how little progressives care about women and survivors, man

At one point he said he overheard a security guard talking about bets made among the staff over which detainee would be next to die by suicide. The guard said he had paid $500 into a pool, with the total pot riding on the outcome. The talk was particularly jarring, he said, because he had contemplated suicide himself.

Indifference to suffering is a hallmark of genocide.

We have heard from migrants subjected to ICE flights that guards/federal agents lay out the WRAP on the tarmac as a threat: Do what we say on the flight or you're gonna get put in a straitjacket.

ICE hanging out next to the playground on my block in a literal white panel van.

Greater Minnesota schools felt the fear as ICE presence surged While the surge of federal agents in the Twin Cities grabbed much of the attention the past few months, stories of children hiding at home, crying in class and being detained have quietly gripped some...

“In my classroom, students frequently become emotional, crying due to stress or fear. Many appear increasingly agitated and reluctant to engage in class activities,” a teacher wrote. via @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Yesterday I observed 15 shackled detainees being loaded on the ICE Air flight at MSP. In this clip, as the last one hobbles on, staff put away a full-body WRAP restraint, which had been laid out next to the airstairs.

ICE Air & WRAP: www.ap.org/news-highlig...

Data: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-...

A constant refrain I’ve heard from Frey supporters during ~all this~ is “well what can he do!”

Here’s a layup for him. Hopefully those same people are willing to pick up the phone and let him know they support this.

Because it is quite literally the least he can do.

a light blue background with "Iowa's Friend" in a funky font

Hey, anything for our friend. (I agree this is a bad idea for inclement weather reasons alone, just wanted to share the design I made for the new MN flag when that contest was going on)

So no matter how “good” your state government is, if ICE or CBP grabs you, the feds can just hoik you off to a place where you currently have no right to due process.

“When I think about navigating the start of the year here, especially in our hometown in Minneapolis, the thing that we have kept front and center every single day is the safety of our team.” – Target CEO Michael Fiddelke

Imagine if you single handedly had the power to delay thousands of evictions & keep families in their homes. Jacob Frey can do that by signing what Council passed yesterday. Or he can help evict thousands of people with a veto.

Let him know what you would do: www.minneapolismn.gov/government/m...

A mural of a migrant and child on the side of BroTex in Saint Paul, where ICE abducted 14 workers and several observers in November in what was a sign of things to come across the Twin Cities. Fuck ICE.

Mural on the side of BroTex in Saint Paul, where 14 workers and several observers were abducted by ICE on 11/18/25.

For me, this was the start of the occupation. A week later they terrorized the East Side guns drawn with SPPD’s assistance.

It’s impossible to fully capture how much Ivonne & Jason have done. They’ve not only been patrolling their community 24/7 since December, but hundreds of families they don’t even know from all across the city ask them for rent help, translation help, legal help & more and they help them immediately.

One of the elementary schools in Talmage’s school district had an ICE car drive around and then try to park in the parking lot this morning before being chased away.

Apparently, Frey's resistance to ICE ends when landlords are impacted.

The Mayor has until Wednesday to change his mind.

Take a moment to tell him to sign Pause Evictions, Save Lives, and help keep our neighbors housed as we continue the real fight to protect residents. Call 612-673-2100 today!

Good work fam.

Close to 650 federal agents remain in Minnesota weeks after border czar announced end of operation There are still more than quadruple the 150 agents Tom Homan said there would be in the state by the end of last week.

"Nearly three weeks after federal officials announced that Operation Metro Surge was over, close to 650 federal agents remain in Minnesota."

https://www.startribune.com/close-to-650-federal-agents-remain-in-minnesota-weeks-after-border-czar-announced-end-of-operation/601590007

Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

Take Action Now: Call Mayor Frey and tell him to support Pause Evictions, Save Lives passed by the city council on 3/5/2026. Mayor Frey: 612-673-2100 Sample Script: "I am calling to ask Mayor Frey to commit to supporting an extension of the pre-eviction notice period from 30 to 60 days. Countless neighbors are at immediate risk of displacement and this measure is the bare minimum the City can do to protect our neighbors. Can I count on his support?"

Today, the Mpls City Council passed the Pause Evictions, Save Lives ordinance, which would extend the pre-eviction notice period from 30 to 60 days.

Take action now and call Mayor Frey (612-673-2100) and tell him to stand with our neighbors and extend the pre-eviction filing period.

anyone wanna drive me to this so i can ask why he still hasn't sued Children's MN for discontinuing lifesaving healthcare for trans kids?

The Minneapolis council member on the front lines of the resistance to ICE • Minnesota Reformer When heavily-armed federal agents and Minneapolis police officers surrounded a Lake Street taco shop in June, Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez was incensed.  “This is completely wrong,” Ch...

Chavez isn't the only progressive elected official who has been out on the streets during Operation Metro Surge and beyond — but he is possibly the most personally affected by the operation. Two of his uncles have been deported in the past few months.

this is the most anyone has seen lydia millard since november

a very dirty lydia millard sign lying flat on the ground

the snow has melted

when you win a small concession you just get to keep yelling btw. one time a local official said to me "you people are never happy" and like: correct! it is not our job to be happy with compromise! it's our job to be annoying forever actually