Jacob Thull

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

I'm sending this out to the few folks I know who might support the present administration. I've done my best to be politically tolerant all my life and respect folks I disagree with. The last few weeks in the Twin Cities have shaken that tolerance to its core. All of the conservative folks I respected growing up have long abandoned the Republican party, but there are still folks I care about who have found ways to justify remaining. Usually they shrug and say something like, "We don't like him much either," and then do nothing to stop the rise of this horrible new regime. I don't care about excuses any more. This is the world you all made. I don't know how you might have been hoodwinked into your present beliefs, but you need to know they are deeply wrong and folks are getting killed because of it. The Twin Cities are an incredible place. I've lived all over this country, and I think this little corner of the Midwest represents the best of us. Within a week of moving here I knew the names of everyone on my street. Folks brought us food and helped watch our kids as we unpacked. We bonded over digging out each other's cars in the winter and comparing north shore hikes and camping grounds in the summer. If I hadn't lived here, I wouldn't have imagined a place like this could exist.

Over the past month, we have been ravaged by state-sponsored terrorists. They are kidnapping folks. It's not uncommon to find an empty car, blinkers on, in the middle of the road, as if the driver had been whisked away in the Rapture. Families are being broken up, folks with ample legal protections are being locked up for days without access to their lawyers or their families. This isn't an internet rumor. It's happening outside my window and it's every bit as horrible as a page from the Diary of Anne Frank. But Minnesotans are a stalwart bunch. We've got a neighborhood patrol to protect school children from government agents. Cati has been helping coordinate groceries for folks who are afraid to leave their home. The little dish by our door where we put our keys now has a stock of whistles that we bring with us so that we can alert folks to government agents. And it's working. ICE is less effective, and more and more people and businesses are being tied into one of the most remarkable and organic grassroots efforts ever seen. All of that was on display yesterday when I went downtown with perhaps 40 or 50 thousand people to protest. The -40 degree wind chill didn't stop us.

And yet, today they killed another person. In broad daylight. The video is horrible and looks like something that we'd associate with the reign of Tito or Kristallnacht. They are trying so hard to break this beautiful place. They won't do it, but the longer they try the more people are going to die senselessly. None of this would be possible without the folks who enabled this, one way or another. That's you and that's on you. This isn't an invitation to a dialogue. I'm done talking. This is a demand for accountability. Turn off your TVs and your podcasts and step out of your echo chambers. A terrible moment has arrived in America, and you carried it here on your backs.

A letter from Saint Paul to those last few friends and family who have somehow become indifferent to ongoing campaign of terror in the Twin Cities:

Church protesters freed as White House circulates fake arrest image Activists Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen and William Kelly were released after ICE-related arrests in St. Paul, as the White House posted a doctored arrest photo.

Activists Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Allen and William Kelly were released after ICE-related arrests in St. Paul, as the White House posted a doctored arrest photo.

Subj: Eager to hear your next defense of murdering ICE thugs Comment: Hey, I just watched the video of the latest murder of a Minnesotan by government thugs. I just want to make sure I get your form letter in a week or so where you explain that it was the fault of the guy who was on the ground with half a dozen agents on top of him, when an agent unholstered his gun and executed him with five bullets. Please let me know if this is the model of policing that you embraced when you served as an officer. Please let me know if, as in the case of Renee Good, you will be supporting the Trump administration when they cancel any investigation of the murderer, and instead set the FBI to create a case against the victim of the shooting. Please let me know if you ever had an ounce of respect for the Constitution, for civil liberties, or a shred of human decency in your dark and corrupt soul.

Figured I'd write to Congressworm Pete Stauber right away, so I can get his ICE-defending form letter in a week or so.

Look at him! Really look and don’t you dare look away either!
That is a four-year-old. He’s wearing a backpack big enough for a juice box and lunch and wearing a winter hat pulled down by someone who loves him.
And the United States government decided this child was an acceptable target!!!! 1/

Day of Truth and Freedom, Jan. 23 #DayOfTruthAndFreedom #MinnesotaUnions

The new Two Towers Trick-Taking Game is out today! This is a photo of the game and book with no spoilers and lots of little toy horses, towers, and other small loved things from our home.

My own @bbornmueller.bsky.social's new game is out today! It is hard here in Minneapolis, but we are still making art and taking care of our neighbors because that's what artists must do.
"Even darkness must pass."~J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

This is how ICE agents responded after watching a mother of three bleed out in her car after they shot her multiple times in the head.

We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.

Congratulations! You are going to do great; they are lucky to have you.

From 2019-2024, Lowe's spent $46.6 BILLION on stock buybacks.

That's enough to give each of its 273k employees a $28k bonus for the next six years.

Instead, it paid its CEO 659x what it paid median employees.

And we STILL think corporate tax breaks will magically trickle down?

I know people are rightly angry with CGE. They want to make their voices heard. With gencon on now basically I would urge you to make sure you are speaking to the right people. Don't harass folk just working the booth for not great wages if any at all. They aren't responsible for this.

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Jason from Happy Camper holding a tariff bill

This is the face of the Trump tariffs.

I hold in my hands the first of many tariff bills that I have to pay since there became a 30% tax on toys and games imported to the US. For the record: the manufacturer didn’t pay the tariff. The exporting country didn’t pay it either. I did.

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Today I walked 6 miles crisscrossing Capitol Hill to meet with staff about how tariffs are affecting the boardgame industry. More tomorrow. Please contact your members of Congress, especially Rs. In the Senate, you can ask them to cosponsor S.1593, which would exempt small businesses from tariffs.

Catacombs Alpha A starter set for Catacombs 3E with new content.

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#kickstartercampaign #crowdfundingcampaign #tabletopgames #kickstarter #kickstartergames

Trump says he is hitting EU with 50% tariff as trade talks are ‘going nowhere’ President says EU imports to US will be subject to levy from 1 June as markets slump in reaction to ‘major escalation’

Chaos: Thanks to the threat of a 50% tariff on goods produced in the European Union, now the rest of the game industry can sweat out whether the U.S. remains a viable market for future releases: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... —WEM

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Trumps trade negotiations with China are so secret, even the Chinese don't know they're happening.

"Pressed on which administration officials were involved in discussions, the US president said, “it doesn’t matter who ‘they’ is. We may reveal it later..." finance.yahoo.com/news/china-s...

YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?

I'm calling for an investigation into whether President Trump manipulated the market to benefit his Wall Street donors—all while working people and small businesses paid the price.

Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping? It sure looks like corruption.

I recognize the Games by James in St. Cloud! Great picture!

Parsley and the Pothos plant. I am probably not going to post often, but when I do, my cats will likely be included. Hope everyone is doing well on a terrible Wednesday.