Liz, et cetera

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
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Why Target is at the Center of an ICE-Out Campaign in Minnesota - Workday Magazine ICE Out of MN, a coalition of unions, worker centers, and community organizations, is putting pressure on Minnesota’s corporations that stayed silent as thousands of federal immigration agents wreaked...

My mistake - they were BOTH were teenagers, both citizens.

"There is no neutral here. There is a community who is making demands, and there’s a Trump administration who is trying to use corporations to do its bidding. They have a decision to make."

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It’s day 95 of the ICE occupation of MN.

This weekend, Minneapolis is waiting to see if Jacob Frey will sign the Pause Evictions, Save Lives policy passed by the City Council.

The mutual aid fundraising has been enormous, but the needs continue, even as donations have slowed.

Call the mayor!

You won't be able
to fix it all.
You will be able
to love.

- Helms Jarrell

have you called Jacob Frey today?

Don’t worry, you won’t have to talk to anyone. Just leave a message.

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.

SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26

NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%

You can sign up to be connected to a rent need directly via the Adopt A Rent program

OR

you can barnraise with me by chipping in here on Bluesky. We completed or funded in full FOUR rents this way last night.

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Cropped screenshot from IQAir app showing an AQI reading of 102, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Main pollutant is PM2.5 and weather conditions are listed as 37 degrees 3.1 mph winds, and 95% humidity.

Friendly PSA: AQI in Minneapolis is unhealthy for sensitive folks (👋🏻 hi) right now, so wear an n95 to keep the ick out of your body, crank up the air filters, and check on your people. It ain't easy being wheezy.

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...

I profiled Jason Chavez, the Minneapolis city council member who has been embedded in community efforts to combat ICE.

“To leave your constituents to face off with a racist fascist regime on their own, without having someone that has some power…I could not let my constituents be out there alone.”

Breaking: Arkansas Democrats just flipped a Republican seat It's the ninth red-to-blue pickup in a special election in Trump's second term

JUST IN: Democrat Alex Holladay has flipped a GOP-held seat in *Arkansas*.

Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders tried hard to delay this race and wanted the seat to stay vacant for 8+ months, but the courts told her to hold it today. If she was worried, she was right to be.

Our full recap:

I should do book promo—
*ICE murder several blocks from me*
*sheltering in place bc of racial profiling*
*mutual aid*
*mutual aid*
*a second ICE murder*
*mutual aid*
*Local kidnapped kids sent to Dilley*
*phone tree to Lawyers Guild for LO friend*
*more kidnappings*
*mutual aid*
*mutual aid*
*war*

Minnesota right now is both incredibly strong at the neighborhood and community level and absolutely beat to all hell. And kind of broke. People are close to eviction and other people are digging deep to help them.
Cutting off Medicaid to this deeply hurting population is so cruel and vengeful.

$2500 left to get these North Minneapolis elementary school kids security for another month

the war is not "aimless." It is corrupt, unjust and immoral.

My Council colleagues and I are proposing the ordinance Pause Evictions, Save Lives, which would temporarily change the eviction notice period from 30 days to 60 days. It will be a crucial small step that will give our neighbors a little more breathing room during this crisis.

Join me in calling on the City Council and Mayor to support this effort by testifying at a public hearing of Pause Evictions, Save Lives this Tue 3/3 at 9:30 in the Council Chambers at City Hall (350 S 5th St).

Oh btw ICE activity today at Whipple was fucking nuts. Large convoys of masked agents leaving every so often with a constant stream of single ICE vehicles in between.

This 'drawdown' was clearly just a brief hiatus to pacify liberals and get bourgeois media/politicians to completely lose interest.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

You're a gem Claire. Love the intentional add of invitations for non-religious folx to join you in bearing witness.

Here in George Floyd Square in Minneapolis every Monday, Brass Solidarity reads out the names of those killed by the state and then plays "Mercy Mercy Mercy."

May it change us.

Donate to Urgent Legal Aid for Adrian's Safe Return Home, organized by Austin Smith EN: Adrian lives locally with his family in the Twin Cities. He came to t… Austin Smith needs your support for Urgent Legal Aid for Adrian's Safe Return Home

On February 19, Adrian was taken into ICE detention, where he suffered from a psychiatric emergency and needed care. He was brought to Fairview Southdale Emergency Department to be treated for his medical condition. ICE then kidnapped Adrian from the hospital on February 26.

gofund.me/90569e53a

Let’s show up for Adrian

Donate to SMITTEN KITTEN X NHN RENTAL RELIEF FUND, organized by Anne Lehman TLDR; SMITTEN KITTEN FINALLY HAS A WAY TO TAKE ONLINE DONATIONS FOR RENTAL ASSI… Anne Lehman needs your support for SMITTEN KITTEN X NHN RENTAL RELIEF FUND

The dildo store is out here doing more than Mayor of Minneapolis yet again. @smittenkittenmn.bsky.social has secured a match of up to $250K in Rental Relief Funds from the Wilson Foundation. Donate & share! LFG!!! ❤️‍🔥

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I am going to link to organizations that I know for sure are helping trans Kansans. This thread will develop slowly as I either know people or will vet them.

At this point we have not heard from anyone being helped via relocation resources. These exist, but I assume they are overwhelmed.

I'm begging my fellow politicians, Illinoisans, and Americans to realize that right now, we aren't fighting over policy or political party.

We're fighting over whether we're going to be a country rooted in empathy and kindness — or one rooted in cruelty and rage.

These are great top tips!

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Seeing some "fuck Kansas" replies/QTs and while I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment behind the statement, I think a better response would be "fuck, we need to help the people of Kansas"

If anyone knows a good way to do that, please put it in the comments and I will amplify

You should care about this because trans people are human beings with inalienable human rights, but even if you don't, you should care about this for your own personal safety

First they violate the rights of a group they think no one will fight for, and then they come for the rest of us

This is why people are so upset when people say Democrats need to stop focusing on trans issues because it's too woke and people aren't ready for it: we're not talking minor inconvenience here. We're not talking microaggressions

We're talking: they are stripping IDs from trans people