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Dr. Peter Neff

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Assistant Prof U Minnesota. Antarctic history from ice cores. Antarctic science. Views mine.

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Please read books. They are helpful. These are about the #Arctic. I think #peace and international cooperation in the polar regions should remain a thing.

03.03.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Yikes! Can it hang on until things cool down in coming weeks/months, I wonder…

02.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thwaites Eastern Ice Shelf heading for collapse. Monthly average velocities Jan 2025 to Feb 2026 derived from EU Copernicus Programme Sentinel-1 SAR data. Grounding lines in black and yellow from NASA MEaSUREs

02.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The unprecedented challenge of prosecuting federal agents for killing Renee Good, Alex Pretti Prosecutors, defense and civil attorneys agree it’s a legal situation unlike anything the state has ever seen.

Lawyers are looking at the long game and considering the likelihood of a courtroom scenario that has no modern precedent in state history: criminal charges being filed by the state, without the cooperation of the federal government, against federal officers for use of deadly force.

01.02.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 316    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Rep. Ilhan Omar rushed on stage and sprayed with liquid at town hall event Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe.

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar was speaking at a town hall event when she was rushed by a man who sprayed a liquid at her via a syringe. n.pr/3LGNR46

28.01.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 111    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 21

I wish I could just post about glacier ice again but you should really stay aware of how ICE and friends and those inspired by this administration are terrorizing my adopted home city Minneapolis Saint Paul (I live in one and work in both, for the record).

28.01.2026 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m relieved Ilhan is okay and the guy who did this is in police custody.

Notice how Ilhan stood up and basically said β€œNo, I'm not done yet. I'm not going to let this guy scare me away from doing this town hall.”

That's what service and patriotism looks like.

28.01.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 930    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 3

This administration must stop its attacks on Minnesota before more people are killed. Congresswoman Omar should not fear physical violence but faces it due to years of targeted verbal abuse from the president.

28.01.2026 03:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing has changed wrt the federal siege by this administration in Minneapolis Saint Paul and Minnesota.

28.01.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Radical stuff here. But seriously actually a radical use of the guard. πŸ™

26.01.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Take a break to touch grass if you can. Or in Minnesota, a crisp walk on snow in the woods.

Keep leading the way through these unprecedented abuses, Twin Cities.

26.01.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Minnesota knows ice. Minnesota is stronger than ICE. Neighborhood vigils all across the Twin Cities. -7 degrees F.

25.01.2026 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vigils were held across the state to remember Alex Pretti after he was fatally shot by a federal agent Saturday in Minneapolis. Many also gathered to protest increased federal immigration enforcement happening in Minnesota.

For our latest coverage visit www.mprnews.org/live-updates.

25.01.2026 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 281    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

As his family is, we in the Twin Cities are heartbroken but also very angry.

25.01.2026 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

24.01.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 40046    πŸ” 12722    πŸ’¬ 556    πŸ“Œ 535

The Children’s Theater is blocks away. Like so many we go to Eat Street for a nice meal before watching the production of The Grinch every December.

Make Minneapolis Safe Again. ICE must go.

24.01.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Deep deep depravity in official communication that we all pay for (in so many ways). I hope it helps their legal defense, such disgusting disrespect for someone accused of a crime but of course innocent until proven guilty…

23.01.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should just let them do their thing? There is no trust in Minneapolis Saint Paul to stand by and watch laws and rights wantonly and intentionally broken while other laws are allegedly enforced.

23.01.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law

22.01.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8831    πŸ” 1975    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 34

This is why our public schools in Saint Paul have been closed: developing online learning so targeted families can stay home.

It is horrific. My kid is 6. First year in school. First school lockdown last week caused by this chaos.

22.01.2026 05:00 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope a lot of people are subscribing to @startribune.com and donating to @mprnews.org.

22.01.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.

Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.

22.01.2026 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10379    πŸ” 6071    πŸ’¬ 755    πŸ“Œ 643

Life in Minneapolis Saint Paul. ICE was in my neighborhood today and abducted three including at least one observer.

22.01.2026 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Bolvino with green gas

Bolvino with green gas

Green gas in Minneapolis

Green gas in Minneapolis

Agents in Minneapolis

Agents in Minneapolis

Weapons left by ice

Weapons left by ice

Welcome to Minneapolis. Our neighbors have witnessed too many war crimes at this point. Federal agents even left weapons on the ground.

21.01.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 725    πŸ” 295    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 27
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How do you think you’ll feel when the paramilitary drives by your kid’s elementary school in a show of force? I hope you never have to find out.

21.01.2026 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1001    πŸ” 296    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 29

Okay Solomon perhaps we have a research topic where our expertises align… ❄️

21.01.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"

20.01.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 36346    πŸ” 12650    πŸ’¬ 1397    πŸ“Œ 1140

U of Minnesota starts class today. Students are fearful to come to class. Saint Paul public schools are closed today & tomorrow to develop online learning for families afraid to leave home due to unchecked, reckless federal agents profiling & harming people of color across the Twin Cities & state.

20.01.2026 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saint Paul Public Schools, one of the biggest school districts in the state, is closed for the next two days because teachers need time to build hybrid learning because unaccountable masked, armed federal government goons have made it too difficult for nonwhite children to leave their homes.

20.01.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2909    πŸ” 901    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 43
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St. Paul mayor β€˜livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold ChongLy Scott Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in the frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.

The windchill was below-zero when ChongLy Scott Thao, 57 β€” wearing only boxers and Crocs, with a blanket draped over his shoulders β€” was handcuffed and ushered outside by federal agents agents who broke open his door.

20.01.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 9