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Writer, dog dad, Editorial Director at the University of Minnesota Press

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The WE HELP US hotline We’re collecting stories of mutual aid Share yours by calling: 1-844-934-5787 Visit wehelpusmn.com for more

We help us – and we’re not gonna stop any time soon. Please help us document this moment by calling 1-844-WE-HLP-US to share your story of mutual aid in Minnesota πŸ’š

12.02.2026 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can argue about draw-down numbers, but even if zero agents remain in Minnesota by Monday, the damage, economic and psychological, the fear, the apprehension, and mistrust, will take years, if not decades, to repair.

12.02.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

"I'll rip the secrets from your flesh!"

11.02.2026 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Coming after your classroom litterboxes...

09.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"God, I feel like a character in Heated Rivalry" (I'm wearing sweatpants from Roots)

04.02.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone out there love Theweleit's Male Fantasies? I'm looking to pick someone's brain if I we can DM.

03.02.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Books for Understanding ICE in Minnesota - University of Minnesota Press The surge of ICE and CBP enforcement in the Twin Cities and Minnesota has deeply impacted staff at the press, our families, and our neighbors. For those interested in learning... READ MORE

For those looking for a greater understanding of the Twin Cities and the histories of race, citizenship, and immigration in the US that have led to this moment, the university of minnesota press is sharing this list of books for greater understanding, some of which are open access.

03.02.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A civilian corps for turn signals.

03.02.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am also laughing because I knew when I sent that message there'd be a lot of emojis hitting inboxes...

03.02.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🫣

03.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

First place my brain went too.

30.01.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heartbreaking.

30.01.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

America, 2026

30.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fine looking guy! So trimmed and fancy looking.

30.01.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what an actual attack on a church looks like.

30.01.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last week a border patrol agent was filmed pepper-spraying a detained protester at point-blank range. @pacantifa.is identified agent as Tyler Gramlin.

For @us.theguardian.com I asked Gramlin for comment. His response? He sent me a weird far-right "Amelia" meme. "DEFEND YOUR HOMELAND," it said.

30.01.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 32
Post image 29.01.2026 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These assholes got me listening to my old Bad Religion tapes.

29.01.2026 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œEverything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers. β€œIf you have…

My neighborhood indie... ❀️

28.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're going to see a lot of posts like this, written in the past tense, as talking heads put a bow on their social media engagements with Minnesota and move on. Know that nothing is in the past tense for residents here.

28.01.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing has changed on the ground in Minneapolis.

28.01.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Steve Inskeep gets the most disingenous answers to his questions from right wingers and usually he just laughs. It just tickles him.

28.01.2026 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bauer, who is 49, struggled to maintain her composure as she described the day early this month when ICE showed up in force outside her school. Agents had been circling the school since December, seemingly learning its routines, and they arrested some parents just before the winter break. But this time, agents leapt out in riot gear and began entering the apartments just across from the school, where many students live.

β€œWe had to lock down and keep the kids inside, and parents linked arms to block the school entrance,” Bauer said. β€œWe had a student who was looking out the window and saw them break into his apartment and just sobbed, β€˜That’s my house. That’s my home.’ And we shut the blinds, but it was too late.”

Bauer, who is 49, struggled to maintain her composure as she described the day early this month when ICE showed up in force outside her school. Agents had been circling the school since December, seemingly learning its routines, and they arrested some parents just before the winter break. But this time, agents leapt out in riot gear and began entering the apartments just across from the school, where many students live. β€œWe had to lock down and keep the kids inside, and parents linked arms to block the school entrance,” Bauer said. β€œWe had a student who was looking out the window and saw them break into his apartment and just sobbed, β€˜That’s my house. That’s my home.’ And we shut the blinds, but it was too late.”

The terror that ICE and CBP have inflicted on the children of the Twin Cities is, by itself, a crime of scandalous proportions that will forever stain this country's moral fabric, and all those responsible should never know another day of peace. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

26.01.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3675    πŸ” 1065    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 24

Have never received a text message from Angie Craig but since Renee Good's murder I've received several begging for money.

26.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
DreamHaven Books owner Greg Ketter emerging from a cloud of tear gas that ICE agents fired into the streets of Minneapolis.

DreamHaven Books owner Greg Ketter emerging from a cloud of tear gas that ICE agents fired into the streets of Minneapolis.

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will β€” now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

25.01.2026 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 16086    πŸ” 5225    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 249

Just published an essay on this

www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...

25.01.2026 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 231    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 31

If the events on the day of Renee Good's murder are replicated, ICE will go on the attack today.

24.01.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another person shot by ICE in Minneapolis this morning.

24.01.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh gosh!

23.01.2026 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will just keep repeating. I have never never never seen anything like this. 30 years of reporting.

23.01.2026 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6981    πŸ” 2071    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 60

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