aleta: (cries in spanish)

photo of acat sleeping very close to a person's face

she will sleep with her face less than an inch from mine but still she has not pooped

this happened last time too how does she know

zelda has been doing really well on fortiflora but OF COURSE the day before her vet visit where they want a fecal sample is when she ISN'T POOPING

When drop off groceries, we don't knock because it just causes stress (could that be ICE?)

At weekend outdoor block parties, we know people are excluded even though volunteers are patrolling with whistles.

Children aren't just staying home from school. They're trapped inside. bit.ly/pauseevictions

Bro, ICE is still here kidnapping people, now they’ve even got transit vans advertising fake companies.

In MN, real contractors' vehicles in some fields (plumbing, electrical, some others) will have the name and license number in contrasting color with characters 3+ inches high on each side. Lic no. can be validated on DOLI's web site.

zelda has her semi-annual tomorrow afternoon and i hate that i'm nervous about it even though i use a mobile vet and will, at most, cross the street, if i even leave my porch

The same guy pulled his gun on an observer earlier, while they were detaining someone in Phillips. HSCO likely didn’t intervene bc this is them working with DHS: having private “bounty hunters” abduct ppl with outstanding warrants and bring them to the city jail, where they get handed over to ICE.

maybe a bubble bath will fix me

As someone who experiences physical trauma whenever I hear that man's voice, this is brilliant, and just hearing a non-insane person speak the words that are coming out of his mouth really does highlight how completely fucking melted his brain is.

Apparently Minnesota police officers are “afraid they might get arrested or something worse” if they intervene when ICE agents are doing crimes. Meanwhile they let thousands of unpaid, unarmed Minnesotans go ahead and intervene instead. Their cowardice is breathtaking

One thing I think is lost on folks who are not in the fight is how people like Ian raise thousands of dollars, covering rent for dozens of families, and STILL feel like it isn’t enough. I see it in everyone who is lending any amount of help. We are tortured by the thought that we can’t do it all.

Let how exhausted I look here give you a window into how hard mutual aid organizers have been pushing to keep our neighbors safe and housed when no one else will. Please write to your councilmembers and the mayor and urge them to pass Pause Evictions, Save Lives!

photo of a cat grooming her belly in a person's lap, one of her paws stretched out looking like she's waving as she kneads the air

zelda says HELLO

her widdle paw

I want to encourage the Canadians in my orbit to seriously consider adopting a rent payment for a Minnesotan this month. I don't have the means to do it right now, but maybe you do. This is the #1 best way you as a Canadian can make a real difference in the fight against American fascism.

i was so impressed by her bravery i forgot to look at the moon

(zelda is terrified of outside so this is very impressive. may have to do harness work outside after dark and see if she's more comfortable that way)

zelda asked for her harness when i went to go look at the moon, so i got it for her figuring she would stand on the back porch for five seconds and then ask to go back inside. instead she went ALL THE WAY DOWN to the SECOND FLOOR (we're on the third floor) and sniffed at their back door

This is why I dropped him at the tattoo and nothing he said about it made any difference to me. Even if I’d found his explanations and remorse credible—which I don’t, especially—it’s a massive campaign liability that I think should be disqualifying in itself

NO @bringmethenews.bsky.social Noem SAID there were 650 agents left in #Minnesota, that is not a proven fact. Since when has ANYTHING Noem said been verified as true? Why would you put that as your headline??

zelda you cannot have my fried rice it has onion in it

"I fear some [council members] are indifferent." Have you paid someone's rent, organized a fundraiser, gone on patrol, found someone an attorney, done someone's laundry, delivered groceries, held a baby of someone sheltering in fear? "If not you may be too far removed to have good judgment."

Who can reply: anyone, nobody, people who can be normal about it.

trying out a new feature, lmk if it works

Unfortunately, maniac bounty hunter is indistinguishable from standard by the book federal law enforcement activity.

alas her wet food feeder went off and she has now abandoned me

video taken in downtown minneapolis today of reported bounty hunters PULLING A GUN on someone standing in the road in front of city hall. (business on the van is fake.) hennepin county sheriff’s deputies were right behind and did nothing

video by government employee who saw it on their lunch break

My Target revitalization plan includes re-committing to DEI, an exciting new lineup for Pride 2026, and eliminating locked cases for anything that was not locked up in 2018.

(she's still cuddling with me i just had to beg her to do it)

zelda is NOT being nurse zelda today so at least i know it's not serious