Wildflower Ink

I need something cute.

Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.

More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...

Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:

you will also betray your art
you'll think it's shite
you'll hate it for some reason

but know, that somehow somewhere, someone's heart leaps with joy because of it

and then someday, that someone will be you too

Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.

A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:

Such a powerful performance.

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds Priming people to watch out for political deepfakes helps them question the AI-generated videos.

‘Inoculation’ helps people spot political deepfakes, study finds
theconversation.com/inoculation-...

"...inoculation messages can help people recognize deepfakes and even make people more willing to debunk them."

"...especially important to find ways to reduce the harmful effects of deepfakes."

They have been granted permission by the lack luster response of “our” political leaders.

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr

Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Facilities in Texas Emitted 1.6 Million Pounds of Regulated Pollutants During Last Week’s Icy Weather - Inside Climate News As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading oper...

As freezing temperatures swept over West Texas last week, leaky pipeline systems in the Permian Basin of West Texas began to suck in air, spoiling their products, risking an explosion and leading operators to release or burn off vast volumes of gas. insideclimatenews.org/news/3101202...

ICE claims a man shattered his skull running into wall; Minneapolis hospital staff reject account "It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."

"It was laughable, if there was something to laugh about," said one of the nurses. "There was no way this person ran headfirst into a wall."

DHS doesn’t even bother trying to lie well. The man whose skull was shattered told the hospital he’d been struck by ICE officers, an ICE officer told hospital staff the guy “got his sh*t rocked,” then when it became clear how badly he was injured, they claimed he deliberately ran into a wall.

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heya :D so im opening my commissions again, chat,,, i havent got to work this week because of the roads still being super icy and dangerous for me, so ill have to make up for it. theres 4 slots, fcfs.

I've been hearing this refrain lately about AI-

"Everyone uses it, some people are just honest about it."

Bullshit. I can't stop search 'summaries' popping up, but otherwise it's not something I use or want in my writing process.

Never prompted ChatGPT.
Never spent AI credits on Microsoft/Adobe.

Heartbreaking.

I should check out these small eco-social-systems.

Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”

This or just dumping people *in the woods* AND sending folks out w/o their phone or I.D.

Volunteers w/ Safe Haven wait at the gate & do sweeps of the woods, with warm clothes, a burner, and a ride home, "so no one is left alone at the gate."

I donated; pls join me if you can: gofund.me/7d506a3d0

Soo much death. So many bright lights and potentials snuffed out.

Vibe

I’m angry. Just so angry.

“A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report they’ve discovered troubling records at the factories wh...

NEW: Rx Inspector, our free, searchable tool, allows you to look up where your generic prescription drug was made.

From patients and doctors to researchers, it is already reshaping how people make decisions. “This is a godsend,” one professor told us.

Yeah not downloading that app again.

I’ve been passively active on Red Note for over a year now. So unlike last time I’m not in the new wave of users. How many are new verses return, also unsure.
Will this move last longer? Will the app retain people? Time will tell, as will folks’ ability to monetize their content.

Yay!

A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.

It includes:

-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders

And more. 🧵

MLK’s Life and Death Cannot Be Reduced to a Sneaker Solidarity that means anything must involve exposure to risk, writes Debbie Millman.

For TIME, Debbie Millman wrote about the Nike/LeBron James collab and the very odd idea to commemorate MLK Jr with a... sneaker. time.com/7355842/mlk-...

I need to find a way to thank each and every person who reposted, sent well wishes and donated! We hit our mark and then some. We’re at 102% of our goal! I am so grateful! Thank you everyone!

Good alt text on your art post will increase your engagement on Bluesky.