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Progressive. Ally. Horrified. No Kings.
Went to school in the Twin Cities, still have loved ones there. So I’m familiar with the area, the media, and the people.
Not seeking followers, just hoping to help supply / amplify good information about ICE in MN.
Went to school in the Twin Cities, still have loved ones there. So I’m familiar with the area, the media, and the people.
Not seeking followers, just hoping to help supply / amplify good information about ICE in MN.
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Trustworthy source of info on #Minnesota #Ice #Occupation: Bringmethenews. SahanJournal, MPRNews, @statuscoupnews.bsky.social @unicornriot.bsky.social Fast sources: Reddit: r/Ice_watch, r/minnesota r/Minneapolis r/TwinCities. StarTribuneLiveBlog (not paywalled): www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
(1/3🪡) www.vox.com/politics/477...
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I don’t even know where to start with this one. I could just quote the entire thing. I guess, the “we’ll be fixing this for a generation” quote will have to do. ⬇️
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I don’t even know where to start with this one. I could just quote the entire thing. I guess, the “we’ll be fixing this for a generation” quote will have to do. ⬇️
Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department
This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.
www.vox.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
(1/3🪡) www.vox.com/politics/477...
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I don’t even know where to start with this one. I could just quote the entire thing. I guess, the “we’ll be fixing this for a generation” quote will have to do. ⬇️
(unpaywalled version: archive.is/PqnpU)
I don’t even know where to start with this one. I could just quote the entire thing. I guess, the “we’ll be fixing this for a generation” quote will have to do. ⬇️
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In NE Minneapolis and Columbia Heights today, Weds. 2/5/26, ICE has been focusing on schools and schoolbus stops. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLBUS STOPS. This is their “softer touch”
Everything you’re hearing from the Trump administration is a lie. Today was one of the most active days in Northeast since the entire Operation Metro Surge began.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.
Nothing is changing on the ground in Minneapolis, no matter what headlines Trump and Homan try to create.
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
In NE Minneapolis and Columbia Heights today, Weds. 2/5/26, ICE has been focusing on schools and schoolbus stops. SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLBUS STOPS. This is their “softer touch”
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The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail
A native son explains why attempts to permanently undo the last half-century of societal change are destined to fail because the people who live here just won’t allow it.
newrepublic.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The People of Minneapolis Will Simply Not Let the ICE Thugs Prevail newrepublic.com/article/2060... via @newrepublic.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:13 PM
"Every person I spoke to in #Minnesota and #Maine said that the disruption to their children’s lives was much worse than with Covid. At least then they knew that they would be safe when they were inside." (Gift Article)
Good for sharing with non-Minnesotans. #ICE
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Good for sharing with non-Minnesotans. #ICE
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Opinion | Welcome to the Resistance, Public School Parents
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
"Every person I spoke to in #Minnesota and #Maine said that the disruption to their children’s lives was much worse than with Covid. At least then they knew that they would be safe when they were inside." (Gift Article)
Good for sharing with non-Minnesotans. #ICE
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
Good for sharing with non-Minnesotans. #ICE
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
unpaywalled version: archive.is/HXM8x
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship
#ICE #ICEOUT #DHS #occupation #minnesota
unpaywalled version: archive.is/HXM8x
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship
#ICE #ICEOUT #DHS #occupation #minnesota
What the Crackdown Has Done to Minneapolis Children
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
A list of some of the companies that contract with ICE, and includes names, phone numbers, and a script to help you call.
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: Executive Contacts for Companies working with ICE
Explore this post and more from the ICE_Watch community
www.reddit.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:21 PM
A list of some of the companies that contract with ICE, and includes names, phone numbers, and a script to help you call.
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
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▶️▶️▶️ WE NEED A GENERAL STRIKE ◀️◀️◀️
"To paralyze ICE and stop Trump, we urgently need far more private sector worker organizing. “ …
"Parallel mass campaigns by consumers demanding that these companies and others break from ICE can create
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-to-org...
▶️▶️▶️ WE NEED A GENERAL STRIKE ◀️◀️◀️
"To paralyze ICE and stop Trump, we urgently need far more private sector worker organizing. “ …
"Parallel mass campaigns by consumers demanding that these companies and others break from ICE can create
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-to-org...
How to Build a Real General Strike Against ICE
Minnesota shows what’s possible—here’s how we turn that spark into the kind of disruptive power that can actually stop ICE
www.laborpolitics.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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▶️▶️▶️ WE NEED A GENERAL STRIKE ◀️◀️◀️
"To paralyze ICE and stop Trump, we urgently need far more private sector worker organizing. “ …
"Parallel mass campaigns by consumers demanding that these companies and others break from ICE can create
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-to-org...
▶️▶️▶️ WE NEED A GENERAL STRIKE ◀️◀️◀️
"To paralyze ICE and stop Trump, we urgently need far more private sector worker organizing. “ …
"Parallel mass campaigns by consumers demanding that these companies and others break from ICE can create
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-to-org...
Wouldn’t it be ‘funny' to start calling the head of the US Executive Branch something like Miller-Tr*mp, Hegseth-Tr*mp, Homan-Tr*mp.
The Tangerine Palpatine’s ego would self-destruct,
and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
(Legit - please spread this idea. I don’t want credit.)
The Tangerine Palpatine’s ego would self-destruct,
and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
(Legit - please spread this idea. I don’t want credit.)
February 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Wouldn’t it be ‘funny' to start calling the head of the US Executive Branch something like Miller-Tr*mp, Hegseth-Tr*mp, Homan-Tr*mp.
The Tangerine Palpatine’s ego would self-destruct,
and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
(Legit - please spread this idea. I don’t want credit.)
The Tangerine Palpatine’s ego would self-destruct,
and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
(Legit - please spread this idea. I don’t want credit.)
(1/2) Nasty #IOS #spyware bought by #ICE:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation
Ice obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps
Trump administration contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
(1/2) Nasty #IOS #spyware bought by #ICE:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation
Another angle on that early morning apartment raid taken while the agents were entering the apartment building.
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation #minnesota #Minneapolis
The Homan-Trump regime is lying to us! “Drawdown.” Right.
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation #minnesota #Minneapolis
The Homan-Trump regime is lying to us! “Drawdown.” Right.
From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: Federal agents break glass in order to enter apartment complex @ East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA 6:30 AM 2/5/26
Explore this post and more from the ICE_Watch community
www.reddit.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Another angle on that early morning apartment raid taken while the agents were entering the apartment building.
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation #minnesota #Minneapolis
The Homan-Trump regime is lying to us! “Drawdown.” Right.
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #$DHS #occupation #minnesota #Minneapolis
The Homan-Trump regime is lying to us! “Drawdown.” Right.
(1/2🪡) I missed this earlier: Operation Parris "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be conducting “thorough” background checks, reinterviews and merit reviews of refugee claims…” While they “re-vet” these legal immigrants, they throw them in detention. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
New federal operation targets Minnesota refugees with legal status
A federal operation is scooping up refugees in Minnesota and in many cases shipping them to detention facilities in Texas before their families can find lawyers and file an appeal.
sahanjournal.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
(1/2🪡) I missed this earlier: Operation Parris "U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will be conducting “thorough” background checks, reinterviews and merit reviews of refugee claims…” While they “re-vet” these legal immigrants, they throw them in detention. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Just to show how insignificant the “drawdown” of #ICE / #CBP agents in #Minnestoa is, here’s a raid this morning, Feb 5th, at 6 AM with a dozen agents:
x.com/FordFischer/...
They’re not dragging anyone away, they just smashed the door, trampled all over the building for an hour, and left.
x.com/FordFischer/...
They’re not dragging anyone away, they just smashed the door, trampled all over the building for an hour, and left.
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Just to show how insignificant the “drawdown” of #ICE / #CBP agents in #Minnestoa is, here’s a raid this morning, Feb 5th, at 6 AM with a dozen agents:
x.com/FordFischer/...
They’re not dragging anyone away, they just smashed the door, trampled all over the building for an hour, and left.
x.com/FordFischer/...
They’re not dragging anyone away, they just smashed the door, trampled all over the building for an hour, and left.
Proposal: Start calling the head of the US Executive Branch something like Miller-Tr*mp, or Hegseth-Tr*mp. Noem-Tr*mp.
The 🍊👑’s ego would self-destruct, and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5O...
The 🍊👑’s ego would self-destruct, and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5O...
Looks tired
YouTube video by Tanya
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Proposal: Start calling the head of the US Executive Branch something like Miller-Tr*mp, or Hegseth-Tr*mp. Noem-Tr*mp.
The 🍊👑’s ego would self-destruct, and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5O...
The 🍊👑’s ego would self-destruct, and the conflagration might take down the whole thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe5O...
This “drawdown” is insignificant. They’re just trying to look good to avert the shutdown. They still outnumber the local police by an order of magnitude or two. #WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #occupation #minnesota
Great reporting by Ken Kippenstein today.
Why does ICE need 35K munitions in Minneapolis? Don't put body cameras on them, defund them!
#ICEout
@schumer.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov
Why does ICE need 35K munitions in Minneapolis? Don't put body cameras on them, defund them!
#ICEout
@schumer.senate.gov @slotkin.senate.gov @peters.senate.gov
🚨 Munitions inventory leaked to me shows Border Patrol is stockpiling over 35,000 weapons in Minneapolis for crowd control.
Full inventory here:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-wa...
Full inventory here:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/in-ices-wa...
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This “drawdown” is insignificant. They’re just trying to look good to avert the shutdown. They still outnumber the local police by an order of magnitude or two. #WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICE #ICEOUT #occupation #minnesota
The “Worst of the Worst” are two BORTAC agents who have been with CPD since < 2010, and are extensively trained. This isn’t a case of badly-trained agents. This is entirely deliberate. And don’t forget, Jonathan Ross is a firearms instructor. #WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICEOUT #occupation
You wanted to know who these masked fashy ICE bastards are?
Independent journalists are doing that work and putting together the puzzle.
Meet El Paso BORTAC agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17) two of the CBP paramilitary criminals most egregiously terrorizing Minneapolis.
Independent journalists are doing that work and putting together the puzzle.
Meet El Paso BORTAC agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17) two of the CBP paramilitary criminals most egregiously terrorizing Minneapolis.
NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons.
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team.
Read more:
February 5, 2026 at 1:25 AM
The “Worst of the Worst” are two BORTAC agents who have been with CPD since < 2010, and are extensively trained. This isn’t a case of badly-trained agents. This is entirely deliberate. And don’t forget, Jonathan Ross is a firearms instructor. #WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #ICEOUT #occupation
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I recently spent a day out with community in Minneapolis, listening to folks share their experiences and hardships related to the ICE surge. The national news may be moving on, but we are still fighting.
My latest post is now live on Substack. Check it out here: bit.ly/After-The-Ca...
My latest post is now live on Substack. Check it out here: bit.ly/After-The-Ca...
After the Cameras Leave
Minnesotans are still fighting for each other
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 10:37 PM
I recently spent a day out with community in Minneapolis, listening to folks share their experiences and hardships related to the ICE surge. The national news may be moving on, but we are still fighting.
My latest post is now live on Substack. Check it out here: bit.ly/After-The-Ca...
My latest post is now live on Substack. Check it out here: bit.ly/After-The-Ca...
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Guessing the first 700 ICE agents removed from Minneapolis were the 20% who were actually well trained and knew how to do their jobs without killing innocents.
February 4, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Guessing the first 700 ICE agents removed from Minneapolis were the 20% who were actually well trained and knew how to do their jobs without killing innocents.
#ICE is deliberately terrorizing school children. Completely avoidable generational trauma is being inflicted upon entire communities, regardless of their ethnicity, or their legal status.
This is state-sponsored terrorism. Against the U.S.
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #minnesota #occupation
This is state-sponsored terrorism. Against the U.S.
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #minnesota #occupation
MN teacher. Listen to the message and feel her words: "In my 33 years I have never experienced any disruption or danger to students like the current ICE operation in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
#ICE is deliberately terrorizing school children. Completely avoidable generational trauma is being inflicted upon entire communities, regardless of their ethnicity, or their legal status.
This is state-sponsored terrorism. Against the U.S.
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #minnesota #occupation
This is state-sponsored terrorism. Against the U.S.
#WeWillRemember #RoadToDictatorship #minnesota #occupation
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In Minneapolis, workers, students, and their communities are mobilizing against ICE, showing the power of solidarity against Trump’s terror. We can go even further.
www.leftvoice.org/minneapolis-...
www.leftvoice.org/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis vs. ICE: A City in Revolt from Below - Left Voice
In Minneapolis, workers, students, and their communities are mobilizing against ICE, showing the power of solidarity against Trump’s terror. We can go even further.
www.leftvoice.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
In Minneapolis, workers, students, and their communities are mobilizing against ICE, showing the power of solidarity against Trump’s terror. We can go even further.
www.leftvoice.org/minneapolis-...
www.leftvoice.org/minneapolis-...
And here's some polling info. It's not a complete picture, but it does indicate significant worker participation.
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
One in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
inthesetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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Staff at the Center for Victims of Torture said that some conditions their clients face in the United States would qualify them for their services had they happened overseas. That includes clients who were recently detained by federal agents.
Asylum-seekers at the Center for Victims of Torture say ICE reminds them of what they escaped
The torture rehabilitation clinic has pivoted to helping people process trauma from Operation Metro Surge.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Staff at the Center for Victims of Torture said that some conditions their clients face in the United States would qualify them for their services had they happened overseas. That includes clients who were recently detained by federal agents.
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please watch:
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
please watch: