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The March 15, 2025, killing of Ruben Ray Martinez drew almost no public attention.

But Martinez is now the first known American citizen shot to death by federal immigration agents during President Trump’s second term. https://wapo.st/4lbpGYC

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Keegan-Michael Key as a substitute teacher.

Launch both these guys into space. Turning every aspect of our lives and politics into gambling is so incredibly destructive.

Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.

My report:

There was a currywurst stand on 6th Street in Austin and I ate so many during SXSW back in the day

Watch St. Vincent Cover Jeff Buckley’s “Grace” At Intimate Sonoma County Show Last night, St. Vincent played the 280-cap venue Little Saint in California’s Sonoma County with her keyboardist Rachel Eckroth. Her setlist included a bunch of covers, including Jeff Buckley’s 1994 t...

Watch St. Vincent cover Jeff Buckley’s “Grace” at an intimate gig in Sonoma County

I got this today after paying a family’s back rent to stop an eviction that had been filed. I feel that weight in my bones, and I’m glad she gets to sleep tonight. No one should ever have to feel that fear.

I took a painting class in Florence, Italy, with Peter Weller, the RoboCop actor. He was a delight and bought drinks & dinner for people at the end of the semester.

Also, I almost got into a fight with Jared Allen’s entourage in front of the Fine Line until John Randle told them to cut it out.

“ICE/CBP YOUR ACTIONS WILL HAUNT YOU”

North Minneapolis, February 2026

Cartoon of two immigration agents, one masked and the other unmasked, carrying large weapons. “The government doesn’t need A.I. that kills autonomously and never refuses illegal orders … They’ve got us!”

Sunday Taquitos #17: The Human Touch

By @ivan-ehlers.bsky.social

world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.

There were 190 federal agents in Minnesota before Operation Metro Surge, those agents covered 5 states. From a 3000+, that number is going to be 400 agents, on top of the original cohort. How is tripling federal presence winding down? The crisis continues because the occupation continues.

Listen in until noon: MN songs about MN starting with jeremy messersmith Fast Times in Minnesota. Listen in at 11 to hear Sean and Steve McPherson from Big Trouble WMCN 91.7 FM 91.7 in St Paul or online www.wmcn.fm
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The play (and then opera) GROUNDED explored this alienation through drone warfare, it’s incredibly chilling.

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I sung today for Renee and Alex. Our moment of silence was a chant of “Fuck ICE,” because we cannot be silent about why our neighbors have been hurt so. We stand together. We sing together. We have friends everywhere. Cuz maybe, we’re gonna be the ones to save us.

Full tifo photo from @natepentz.

I am dead serious that the City should go all in on that flag everywhere. It’s bright, a little weird, with great details. Fits the Capitol City to a t.

Saint Paul has an objectively better flag than Minneapolis, and the City should absolutely lean into the color scheme and emblems. Make it Chicago-level obsession, STP.

HCMC is the trauma center where Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the children from the Annunciation shooting were cared for. They have the 24/7 hyperbaric service other hospitals send pts to. They house the regional poison center. They are our safety net hospital. We need them! We have to support them

Actually, it’s hurting children.

It’s not just Medicaid funding they’re withholding to MN. It’s food assistance, child care assistance, social services, job training, safety testing, public health, disaster relief. SNAP. Free lunch for kids in school.

They hate us for loving our neighbors, and are collectively punishing us for it.

The best response to the State of the Union.

ACLU MN reported yesterday that the federal government filed sworn statements that there are 970 agents in Minnesota for Operation Metro Surge & that 407 agents will remain here in March. It’s important to note this is on top of the 190 agents that were already assigned before this surge started.

The Athletic reports that Team USA GM Bill Guerin was who invited FBI Director Kash Patel into the locker room for the celebration

As Kash Patel actively covers up the murders of Minnesotans, the Minnesota Wild GM invites him into the USA locker room. Awful look.

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

A retired British primary school administrator with a British passport and a valid visa was shackled, chained and detained for six weeks by ICE

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The floor plan for the planned ICE concentration camp in Social Circle, Georgia:

This is absolute fire. 🔥

The owner of a Texas warehouse says they won't sell or lease to DHS after the community raised concerns about
ICE. So we went down to Hutchins, Texas. to learn about how communities are stopping
warehouses from falling into ICE's hands.

Poster for the movie GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON’T DIE

If you’re in the mood for a good anti-AI sci-fi cautionary tale in the vein of Sorry To Bother You, this was a fun way to spend the afternoon.

the pope telling jd vance to fuck off must be a religion unto itself because i’m devout

Graph showing estimated ICE deportees at MSP Nov 10 - Feb 20; sporadic activity of around 40 people per flight some days is shown before Jan 5, followed by a large crescendo to 250 people per day that lasts several days, before decreasing, with no flight on Feb 13, and a handful of people shown each day for the last few days.

7 detainees were loaded onto today's ICE Air flight at MSP.

The number of detainees leaving MN is down, but demand for rent/food assistance remains high.

📊 Data: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp/msp-ice-flights.numbers
💵 Help: standwithminnesota.com
🚗 Airport Parking: mn50501.org/donate

The impacts of ICE are going to continue.