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Lorde donates merchandise proceeds from Minneapolis shows to immigrant rights groups Pop singer Lorde will donate money she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups, she shared in a post on Instagram on Tuesday.

Pop singer Lorde will donate the $204,000 she made on merchandise sales from her sold-out Minneapolis shows last fall to two Minnesota immigrant rights groups.

03.02.2026 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5432    ๐Ÿ” 1092    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 74
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ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.

Law enforcement cannot be lawless.

Thousands of aggressive, untrained agents of the federal government continue to injure and terrorize Minnesotans. This must end.

apnews.com/article/immi...

02.02.2026 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8341    ๐Ÿ” 2701    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 506    ๐Ÿ“Œ 143
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

03.02.2026 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43274    ๐Ÿ” 19367    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2402    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1617
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a woman in a striped suit stands in front of a red light ALT: a woman in a striped suit stands in front of a red light
03.02.2026 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How the Supreme Court Secretly Made Itself Even More Secretive

i am very much of the view that undermining the courtโ€™s secrecy is a necessary part of remaking it into something like an actual court (and not some guardian council) www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

02.02.2026 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6599    ๐Ÿ” 1280    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59
The young Muslim woman detained in a locked Whipple bathroom with three men said she never thought this could happen to her.
She saw America as a land of opportunity after a childhood in a refugee camp.
She hopes to become a nurse or a flight attendant. Her criminal record, she said, consists of one speeding ticket.
With Whipple's holding facilities filled, the woman said, agents eventually moved her to another locked bathroom by herself. There was an air vent at the door's bottom. When she saw federal agents' footsteps, she banged for help.
On her third night of detention, agents took in two new detainees: an African immigrant and her 7-month-old baby girl. She said the immigrant told her they had been detained as the mother took her baby to a doctor to be treated for influenza.

The young Muslim woman detained in a locked Whipple bathroom with three men said she never thought this could happen to her. She saw America as a land of opportunity after a childhood in a refugee camp. She hopes to become a nurse or a flight attendant. Her criminal record, she said, consists of one speeding ticket. With Whipple's holding facilities filled, the woman said, agents eventually moved her to another locked bathroom by herself. There was an air vent at the door's bottom. When she saw federal agents' footsteps, she banged for help. On her third night of detention, agents took in two new detainees: an African immigrant and her 7-month-old baby girl. She said the immigrant told her they had been detained as the mother took her baby to a doctor to be treated for influenza.

"When the woman arrived, she was screaming and crying and yelling, 'My baby is already sick!' " she recalled. " 'I don't want my baby to die!' "
The next morning, she said, the woman and baby were moved from the bathroom.
It wasn't until her fourth day of detention when the young woman was allowed to use a phone at the facility. When she heard her mother's voice, she burst into tears.
On the fifth day, agents drove her and two other recently released detainees to a light-rail station near Whipple. They took off her handcuffs and told her to call an Uber, even though she didn't have a phone. She borrowed one from another detainee.
As they released her into the cold, she recalls their simple words: "You are good to go."

"When the woman arrived, she was screaming and crying and yelling, 'My baby is already sick!' " she recalled. " 'I don't want my baby to die!' " The next morning, she said, the woman and baby were moved from the bathroom. It wasn't until her fourth day of detention when the young woman was allowed to use a phone at the facility. When she heard her mother's voice, she burst into tears. On the fifth day, agents drove her and two other recently released detainees to a light-rail station near Whipple. They took off her handcuffs and told her to call an Uber, even though she didn't have a phone. She borrowed one from another detainee. As they released her into the cold, she recalls their simple words: "You are good to go."

โ€œYou are good to go.โ€ Good to go?!?!

This is what ICE tells a young woman they tossed out into dangerously freezing temperatures after four agonizing days in detention at Whipple.

Todayโ€™s front page Strib report: www.startribune.com/no-humanity-...

01.02.2026 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1350    ๐Ÿ” 712    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
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ICE agents tried to quietly get Mexican food in Minneapolis, local neighbors and protesters found out and shamed then out of the neighborhood!

01.02.2026 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3953    ๐Ÿ” 951    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 171    ๐Ÿ“Œ 209

This is an egregious violation of public safety and the constitutional rights of our residents. ICE is a lawless agency and must be stopped.

We will use all options available to us to prevent ICE from staging and causing harm in our parks.

01.02.2026 15:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 156    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

posters saying โ€œALEX PRETTI - ICU NURSE - MURDERED BY ICEโ€ are appearing in minneapolis now like the one for renee good. seen here across from his memorial in whittier

01.02.2026 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 200    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A photo of a person (Reddit user "TauCritical") riding a bicycle west  into the sunset on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis with a large Minnesota state flag flying from the back of the bike.

A photo of a person (Reddit user "TauCritical") riding a bicycle west into the sunset on the Sabo Bridge in Minneapolis with a large Minnesota state flag flying from the back of the bike.

Via /r/CyclingMSP: www.reddit.com/r/CyclingMSP...

Photo credit: /u/mplsforward

01.02.2026 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 309    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Ellison: "The real problem with the case is not that the judge didn't understand the gravity or facts. The problem is there is no legal precedent for this. We've never seen a moment in American history where through force of arms, an administration was trying to bully a state into submission."

01.02.2026 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4571    ๐Ÿ” 1437    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 166    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
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Murphy on Fox News Sunday: "I mean -- c'mon. We're still pretending that ICE is going after dangerous people? They aren't. What is happening in Minnesota right now is a dystopia. ICE is teargassing elementary schools, it is disappearing legal residents into cars, it is murdering American citizens."

01.02.2026 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16769    ๐Ÿ” 5378    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 425    ๐Ÿ“Œ 205

"tired of some of their admiration for [insert lefty or left-leaning political and cultural figure]" explains a solid three-quarters of the last decade of american politics

01.02.2026 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7654    ๐Ÿ” 1000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 77    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Theyโ€™re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. Theyโ€™re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.

31.01.2026 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15557    ๐Ÿ” 4882    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 929    ๐Ÿ“Œ 281
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It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

31.01.2026 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44562    ๐Ÿ” 11016    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1107    ๐Ÿ“Œ 450

Dancing Ganesha has a great spicy vindaloo

01.02.2026 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...

30.01.2026 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4216    ๐Ÿ” 926    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 454    ๐Ÿ“Œ 812

i think this is exactly right. fascism is the Death Drive as ideology. it's why the catastrophic end of the Nazi Party does not deter people from worshipping Nazis. that the Nazis destroyed Germany along with the rest of Europe is part of the appeal.

30.01.2026 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5470    ๐Ÿ” 1391    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 157    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71
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Protesters carried a giant rendition of the U.S. Constitution through downtown Minneapolis on Friday, chanting "ICE out now."

๐Ÿ“ท๏ธ: Kyeland Jackson

30.01.2026 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1786    ๐Ÿ” 609    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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Video: Opinion | Is This Who Trump Meant by the โ€˜Worst of the Worstโ€™? The columnist Jamelle Bouie argues that the Trump administrationโ€™s immigration policy has more in common with ethnic cleansing than actual immigration enforcement.

Jamelle Bouie sums it up very well, as per usual: www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

24.01.2026 02:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer โ€˜abandoned its communityโ€™

โ€œIn the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us saferโ€

With @carzharts.bsky.social. Stay updated: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

23.01.2026 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 471    ๐Ÿ” 144    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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People taking shelter at downtown library after the march.

23.01.2026 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 272    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Tens of thousands march in Minneapolis to protest ICE surge in Minnesota Organizers say more than 700 businesses pledged to close for the day, including dozens in greater Minnesota.

The priest @ my family's episcopal church said today before he was arrested: โ€œI think what weโ€™re seeing stands directly against the core tenets of our faith, the dignity of every human being, loving our neighbors. Jesus himself was a migrant who fled for his life.โ€ www.twincities.com/2026/01/23/i...

24.01.2026 02:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 188    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Federal Action Reporting Form This form is for reporting incidents or effects related to or caused by federal actions in Minnesota, such as business closures, reduced healthcare access, or use of physical force.

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is asking residents to share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota, including those from the Department of Homeland Security, that have affected them or someone close to them.

15.01.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 286    ๐Ÿ” 224    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says that ICE "acting like an asshole to people on the street is just damaging to the reputation of all law enforcement."

15.01.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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I remember finishing this interview thinking she's nice, she's fun, I can see why she's had success in life, but how can you get away with pretending to have zero opinions on how streets should be built when you're running for mayor?

05.11.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Minneapolis City Council progressives hang onto majority Despite a loss by Council Member Katie Cashman, seven progressives won late Tuesday night.

Despite a wave of fundraising for their opponents and strong challenges in several wards, the progressive bloc on the Minneapolis City Council survived election night.

05.11.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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