Ryan Ricard

People are still being profiled.
People are still being wrongfully detained.
People still can’t go to work or school out of fear.
 
Do not look away and do not buy any political spin coming out of DHS.
 
ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA.

This was only about two time-lapsed minutes of the Alex Pretti memorial ride in Minneapolis today. I'd guess there were at least 5x more people there than this, and probably significantly more than that. Absolutely mind blowing love and support showing up on bikes today.

Sad that it’s trapped in social media jail but the Angry Catfish Instagram story now has a lovely sampling of rides happening around the world today in honor of Alex www.instagram.com/angrycatfish

The Minnesota state flag hanging off a bicycle prominent in the foreground. A good many cyclists are enjoying coffee snacks and fellowship at the conclusion of the Minneapolis memorial ride for Alex Pretti

Our cold toes won’t bring back Alex and Renée but all of standing together means they will never win. ICE Out Now!

HAPPENING NOW: Aerial view of a LARGE group of cyclists who have gathered in Minneapolis for an Alex Pretti memorial bike ride

📍Minneapolis, Minnesota

Amazing turnout for our streets

Thousands(?) of cyclists gathering at Washburn Fair Oaks Park

Thousands(?) of cyclists along Nicollet Avenue, approaching the Alex Pretti Memorial

A rose left in the fence at the Minneapolis VA Hospital, overlooking the Mississippi River

Amazing numbers of cyclists out for the Alex Pretti Memorial Ride in Minneapolis 🚲💙

A giant MN state flag is attached to a bike

A giant puppet heart with hundreds of cyclists in the background

A near endless stream of cyclists rides along a snowy parkway

A MN state flag flies over a crowd of cyclists

This is Minneapolis.

So damn proud of this place. Easily the largest group bike ride I've ever seen of people showing up for the Pretti-Good Memorial Ride. Huge thanks to all those who did logistical work, marshalled, and showed up for justice.

Just moments ago the parkway was TAKEN OVER by winter cyclists. At first I thought hundreds, but they just kept coming. Thousands and thousands! I almost cried. I’m so dang proud of MN right now.

Cyclists pass through the Alex Pretti memorial on Nicollet Avenue during a memorial bike ride. Pretti was an avid cyclist.

Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi

📽️ Casey Darnell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Huge group of cyclists slowly passing the site where Alex Pretti was murdered

💚Mpls

I ❤️ Minneapolis

This ride was incredible, especially our interactions with folks at the memorials and with neighbors cheering on from their windows/porches.

ICE out, now.

A stack of thin pink books that say OBSTETRIX * NAOMI KRITZER on the spine

HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS

AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX

THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK

discovering that lot of people online seem to think general strikes operate in a “Michael Scott declares bankruptcy” way

Gift Link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...

I like my senator’s list of demands here

Opinion | Senator Tina Smith: I Won’t Vote to Fund ICE Until It Gets Out of My State Minnesotans have stood up for common decency and our founding principles.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“We need to rip ICE down to the studs and start over,” Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota writes. “In the wake of this catastrophe, there is no reason we can’t come up with a way of enforcing our laws that doesn’t trample on our values and our Constitution.”

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Do you want a ride to the ride? Let's go there together! Meet the Joyful Riders at Brackett Park at 12 p.m., this Saturday.

cc: @keepingitriehl.bsky.social @puzosuperelli.bsky.social @deveric.net

Shout out to @megl.bsky.social , putting up better numbers than both Morgan Freeman and Christmas

My dear friend @megl.bsky.social won with a +91 margin. +91!

At her victory party, I showed her the ward breakdown on my phone.

Meg identified the ones where she got only 94% of the vote instead of 95% and she pledged to do more outreach.

@redpines-saguaros.bsky.social you got this one

YouTube video by Billy Bragg BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

Special Elections 2026: MN House 64A (& 47A) If you arrived at my blog and are looking for posts about responding to the current occupation of Minnesota by ICE, you can find my How To Help If You’re In Minnesota essay HERE, and my How T…

HEY PEOPLE IN 64A and 47A YOU HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION TOMORROW.

naomikritzer.com/2026/01/26/s...

The altnps account is the 13th most followed account on Bluesky and has more followers than every single news outlet other than the NYT, NPR and Meidas Touch on here. They actively spread misinformation and exploit gullible old people for cash. Accounts this unethical do not deserve to exist.

Hey, the excellent Minneapolis arts and culture magazine Racket took down their paywall for the day, so you can go read their coverage of the occupation unhindered. Start here: racketmn.com/voices-of-th...

Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota

This is a gift article from the superb @racketmn.com
Listen to the voices of Minnesotans who are defeating fascism every day.
racketmn.com/voices-of-th...

When one says "this is un-American," it's less history than a normative exhortation. You're saying "this violates the principles America claims to stand for, and should stand for in a just world."

It's not erasing the evils of slavery or Native genocide: it's calling the country to account.

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live Weekend Update: Tommy Brennan on Trump's ICE Deployments in Minnesota - SNL

youtu.be/uA8Oury0a80

Bummer that this segment got cut from the broadcast, it definitely captures something about the current vibe here

‘Saturday Night Live’ tribute to Minnesotans gets zapped at last minute NBC has made Tommy Brennan’s editorial available online.

NBC has made Tommy Brennan’s editorial available online 📺