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images of the 2026 membership scarf

¡VAMOS UNITED!

2026 memberships are available here » mndc.sg/2026

a group of people in winter jackets holding soccer scarves in front of a bright, rainbow mural.

Thank you to everyone who attended the Dark Clouds Summit this afternoon!

Make sure to swing by the membership table at @blackhartstp.com this Saturday before the home opener to pick up your 2026 membership scarf.

VAMOS!

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¡VAMOS NUBARRONES!

MIN @ ATX
FEB 21 - 7:30 PM CT

We'll be at @blackhartstp.com & Beckett's

¡TENEMOS QUE GANAR!

For years, we've chanted about unity and action.

¡VAMOS UNITED!

In 2026, it hits different.

¡TENEMOS QUE GANAR!
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Get your membership here » mndc.sg/2026

(If you affiliated your season ticket with Dark Clouds, one of these is already reserved for you to pick up.)

Keep Minnesota Housed! Much of the medía 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 Minnesota—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.

Picture of a Loon with FUCK ICE above it and the Dark Clouds logo which is a cloud with lightning and a six pointed star next to it.

Every post I see where someone says (facetious or otherwise) "I didn't know @mndarkclouds.bsky.social were involved in politics" makes me laugh.

mndc.sg/fice

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COME SUMMIT IT UP

We're gathering for our annual meeting on SUNDAY 2/22 from 2-4pm

Come hang with fellow clouds, learn about what's coming up for 2026, get involved as a volunteer, meet the nominees for the board, and just have a nice Sunday afternoon at @blackhartstp

GET OUT HERE

a sticker with a Loon that appears to be shouting FUCK ICE

Do you love soccer? Do you hate fascism?
Have we got the sticker for you...

All proceeds go to The Urban Village to support their work with the Myanmar Diaspora.

GET EM » mndc.sg/fice

A blue flag with the Dark Clouds logo

We made a new flag. It's blue. And black. Groundbreaking.

This one can be yours » mndc.sg/waveit

✊ We're with SLCP & RG

Expressing community values is very much "related to the match." We can't allow our clubs to devalue some expressions and pretend they're upholding a standard.

ONE HEART, ONE VOICE, ONE SONG 🖤💙

A rack of several hundred square stickers depicting a cartoon loon busting through an icy lake and shouting FUCK ICE

Q: How are you able to think about @mndarkclouds.bsky.social merch at a time like this?

A: mndc.sg/fice

a crowd at a loons match with the Dark Clouds logo and the words LET'S KICK IT

It's the annual DCMN SUPPORTERS SUMMIT

Come hang!
Meet the candidates for the DCMN board!
Learn out to get invovled!
But mostly come hang!

Get to @blackhartstp.com on Sunday 2/22 from 2-4pm

SUNDAYS ARE FOR SUPPORTING

Correction: this year, there is 1 open seat.

Nominate yourself!

Each year Dark Clouds members elect two members to serve on our board for two-year terms, and we would be honored if you would nominate yourself for one of these positions!

Get more info here » mndc.sg/26nom

SUMMIT SUMMIT ON THURSDAY

The image is split into quarters, depicting all four tifos from last year: Top left is the "Queer Joy Is Resistance" rainbow quilt, top right is "You Betcha" with a loon flying, bottom left is the "Fear The DethLoon" with a loon with glowing red eyes, and the bottom right is for Autism Awareness.

TIFO TIIIIIME

We killed it with tifo last year, but only because of the amazing volunteers who made these designs come to life.

WE. NEED. YOUR. HELP!

Not artistic? Doesn't matter!
Never done it before? We'll teach you!

Shifts start next week; sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/60B054EAA...

Welcome to the club, James!

There are no more words.

Be there for your neighbors. Do what you can. Ask for help. Offer help.

We love you. 🖤💙

If you need something to do on Sunday, 01/25, may I suggest scream-singing your feelings out for a good cause?
@blackhartstp.com
@mndarkclouds.bsky.social @redloons.bsky.social @buckethatsmn.bsky.social

Our soccer community exists only because of the broader community around us.

We are a part of them, they are a part of us.

One heart, one voice, one song.
En la unión está la fuerza.
Dadku waa isku tiirsan yahay.
Koom tes, koom siab.

🖤💙

How to Win Votes and Influence Neighbors: City Politics as a Way Forward in Dire Times - Racket Here are 6 tips and tricks for increasing your civic engagement, courtesy of one civically engaged Minneapolis attorney.

Let this time be a catalyst to get meaningfully involved in local government.

Energetically do your homework. Let your indignation make you humble. Have courage & be vulnerable.

Dan Suitor wrote a great piece on how to start (it's Twin Cities focused, but not exclusive) »

Patronize immigrant-owned businesses. Thoughtful, purposeful spending is direct action.

An incomplete list of immigrant-owned Twin Cities businesses to get you started » www.wearealight.org/...

Beyond that, prioritize places that don't allow ICE to enter » beyondbeurreblanc.su...

Give what you can. If you have time, volunteer. If you have money, share it in solidarity.

CANMN is close to our hearts, and can use funds or supplies » www.canmn.org/donate

There are plenty of orgs that need you » www.standwithminneso...

Learn how to legally & peacefully observe and document the actions of law enforcement.

In Minnesota, Monarca is a great source » monarcamn.org/training
Or/also check out the National Lawyers Guild Mass Defense Program » www.nlg.org/massdefe...

I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the [the] great stumbling block in [our] stride toward freedom is ... the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action." ... Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Letter from Birmingham Jail

On Good Friday in 1963, the day Dr. King was arrested for protesting, a group of white clergymen wrote an open letter called "A Call to Unity."

It said, essentially, "don't take the bait."

Dr. King responded in his Letter from Birmingham Jail.

Here are ways you can take direct action » 🧵

📸 » mattjphoto.net

Eric Ramsay and his son shoot a goal after a victory at Allianz Field with the message "THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, COACH!"

#OnceaLoon

We know you have loud voices. We know you have things to say. Gather and raise those voices together in grief, in defiance, and in celebration of what Renee Good was out protecting - that our immigrant neighbors make us who we are.

One heart, one voice, one song. 🖤💙

Defend the 612 has valuable resources to help inform yourself and connect with rapid response groups that are responding to this violent and immoral onslaught » defend612.com/resources

CANMN directly supports community members in Minneapolis. They "work to build solidarity with our neighbors, organize volunteers and redistribute resources to ensure everyone has the means for dignified survival."

You can donate here »