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Today marks one month since Alex Pretti was shot and killed in the street by federal agents. I remember the day well. It was just after the march; it was another frigid early morning. Notably (for me) it was Hockey Day Minnesota.

I hoped idealistically that the Wild, my beloved hometown team, would cancel the game scheduled for that night. I knew they would not. I watched the Timberwolves postpone their evening game. I listened to the Wild broadcast vaguely acknowledge unspecified events across the river in Minneapolis during pregame, watched as they didn't even spare a moment's silence after the murder of one of their neighbors. And I will never forget the words they bungled as they segued from their non-statement: "More importantly, back to hockey."

That's how we got here. Indifference. Avoiding difficult truths because they make the wrong people uncomfortable. Taking calls in locker rooms and laughing at jokes that aren't jokes. The US Men's Hockey Team will visit the White House exactly one month after Alex Pretti's murder. Hockey will do as it always does: address nothing, change nothing. It will wait for everyone to forget as the news cycle changes. People will continue to be maced, abducted, and killed in the streets outside the arenas these men skate on, and none of them will care.

But I'm taking it too seriously, aren't I? Because it's 'just sports,' right?

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics 02.24

I'm glued to my phone these days which has the effect you'd probably expect.

The bad news machine keeps churning out bad news which I devour, unable to stop the scroll.

I know it's okay to take a break, to rest my eyes, my brain, my nervous system. I know stepping away — just for a moment — isn't selfish.

But I can't.

#iceoutmpls #iceoutcomics 02.06

People keep asking how I'm doing and the answer always feels too small.

I see constant news on my phone, on TV, in the paper. I see streets I know so well; ones I walked and drove everyday for years. Shops and restaurants I've frequented are now opening their doors as makeshift medic stations, recovery bases, bathrooms and kitchens to people in need.

The Cities are not without fault or prejudice or tension, and they never have been. But they're full of neighbors who take that role seriously. People who hold the door for you when you're half a block away are now holding front lines.

Our neighborhoods have gone through chaos before, but this targeted ICE occupation feels different. I'm perpetually worried in a way I haven't been in a while. I'm trying to keep my head up, knowing we outnumber them. We always will.

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nine years old

Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”

i love HIM

kind of dying at the third pic. very me on my bullshit. HAPPY LAUNCH IT WAS SO GREAT!

Trung Le Nguyen in conversation with Molly Murakami Join us for a fun and casual conversation about Trung’s new book Angelica and the Bear Prince. 6:00 Doors open 7:00 Conversation & Book signing

LOCAL EVENT! I’m chatting with @heymolls.bsky.social about my new book. I’m so excited to celebrate the book in my hometown!!!

god i wish that were me

omg!! so sweet, thank you!! 🤍🖤

thank you so much!! 💚

it would be so cool if i learned how to use this platform consistently

I have one OC who i've been thinking about for the past 13 years

ohhhh my god yes please i would love this 😭😭😭😭

would love 2 hang and stare into space sometime when the dust settles

And he’s right

Will Tell Stories For Food Naomi Kritzer's blog

if any MN VOTERS are hanging around here, don't forget the back of the ballot and if you're in the dark, @naomikritzer.bsky.social's blog has been an invaluable resource for me this cycle 🙏🏼 naomikritzer.com

every time i open bluesky i get really nervous that im about to lose the cool post at the top of my feed to autorefresh but guess what? that’s not a thing here

thank u always!! 🤗🦇

thank u!! ⚡️⚡️

thank u!! 🦇🦇

you got this 💪🏼💪🏼

truly the best of the season 🙏🏼

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Illustration of Courtney Williams, Napheesa Collier, Kayla McBride, Bridget Carleton, and Alanna Smith. Two lynx with glowing eyes stand in the snow in front of them.

one more ❄️⚡️🏀 #LynxRecognize

thank u!!! i also love nose 😩🖤

James, Orla, Erin, Michelle, and Claire from Derry Girls stand in front of a chalkboard in their Our Lady Immaculate College uniforms.

oh, my life is changing everyday in every possible way ☘️🌈🤍 #derrygirls