Kale A.
@ameliasprout.bsky.social
Neurospicy parent of Neurospicy kids with a Neurospicy partner and dog. Crafty. IT nerd. (End user systems & SRE) I like swearing, knitting, swearing at my knitting, and cheese. Minnesotan. Opinions mine and mine alone.
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A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
Minneapolis Council committee delays liquor licenses for 2 hotels over hosting federal agents
The City Council will hold a public hearing on the liquor licenses for the Canopy by Hilton in the Mill District and Depot Renaissance Hotel.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A Minneapolis City Council committee delayed action Tuesday on renewing liquor licenses for two Minneapolis hotels that have housed federal immigration officers.
That isn’t what we actually want you spineless jellyfish of a man. We want them gone. They were a disaster from the moment they formed. Stop being a twat who caves to corporate interest and do something worthy of being remembered for.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
That isn’t what we actually want you spineless jellyfish of a man. We want them gone. They were a disaster from the moment they formed. Stop being a twat who caves to corporate interest and do something worthy of being remembered for.
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After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling.
“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.
bit.ly
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
After brutally arresting Aliya Rahman, an autistic, disabled woman, in Minneapolis, ICE agents told her that "this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being."
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
https://bit.ly/3ZHX3IC
If you do anything to bear witness to what is happening in Minneapolis right now, go find her full statement. Brave don’t even begin to cut it. To go through what she did, and then still make sure she helped be a voice for others.
February 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
If you do anything to bear witness to what is happening in Minneapolis right now, go find her full statement. Brave don’t even begin to cut it. To go through what she did, and then still make sure she helped be a voice for others.
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Can comfirm from MN, as can anyone who lives here, that not a THING has changed except little Bovino isnt peacocking around the streets anymore. And there hasn’t been a third high-profile murder of a white person yet.
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
ICE hasn't stopped brutalizing people or shredding the Constitution, it's just that corporate media turned the camera as the call for action got too loud and the Democrats stepped in and made sure the issue got changed.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Can comfirm from MN, as can anyone who lives here, that not a THING has changed except little Bovino isnt peacocking around the streets anymore. And there hasn’t been a third high-profile murder of a white person yet.
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
ICE hasn't stopped brutalizing people or shredding the Constitution, it's just that corporate media turned the camera as the call for action got too loud and the Democrats stepped in and made sure the issue got changed.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Can comfirm from MN, as can anyone who lives here, that not a THING has changed except little Bovino isnt peacocking around the streets anymore. And there hasn’t been a third high-profile murder of a white person yet.
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
But the gestapo attacks haven’t stopped. At all! bsky.app/profile/jyse...
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hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
aftermath.site/jeffrey-epstei...
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
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continue to think that if instead of "raw milk" we called it "doodoo milk" people would understand the risk proposition
This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all.
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
"Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact."
people.com/ballerina-fa...
Hannah Neeleman's Ballerina Farm Halts Sale of Raw Milk Due to Bacteria Concerns: Report
Hannah and Daniel Neeleman have paused Ballerina Farm's sale of raw milk following health violations discovered during routine testing. Screenings from summer 2025 showed high levels of coliform, the ...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
continue to think that if instead of "raw milk" we called it "doodoo milk" people would understand the risk proposition
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James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
February 4, 2026 at 1:36 AM
James Comer is bringing Hillary Clinton before his committee to testify about Epstein despite having zero contact with him, but not Epstein’s neighbor Howard Lutnick who lied about his connections to Epstein over many years which is proven in the files.
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So far, the record is 100%:
Whatever ICE says happened, videos and witnesses show that they lied.
Every . Damn. Time. 🤬
Whatever ICE says happened, videos and witnesses show that they lied.
Every . Damn. Time. 🤬
"Photographic evidence from the shooting scene of a Venezuelan man by federal agents last month in Minneapolis supports the account of witnesses there – and appears to undercut the narrative provided by federal officials." www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Judge orders release of suspects in alleged shovel attack on agent
Department of Homeland Security says agent fired in self-defense after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 AM
So far, the record is 100%:
Whatever ICE says happened, videos and witnesses show that they lied.
Every . Damn. Time. 🤬
Whatever ICE says happened, videos and witnesses show that they lied.
Every . Damn. Time. 🤬
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Never forget: Pam Bondi and Kash said there was nothing in the Epstein files back in March
February 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Never forget: Pam Bondi and Kash said there was nothing in the Epstein files back in March
The justice department doesn’t have enough lawyers to deal with their charges or responding to their illegal actions. The risk here is that they will continue to do illegal things without the checks and balances. Including detaining and disappearing people. This feels intentional.
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The justice department doesn’t have enough lawyers to deal with their charges or responding to their illegal actions. The risk here is that they will continue to do illegal things without the checks and balances. Including detaining and disappearing people. This feels intentional.
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men in general like to say “none of my business” when it comes to their brethren being violent assholes to their partners and families
I went into sports media, pretty naïve. I honestly thought that people cared about the violence so many famous men committed against women.
I cannot express to you how much 90% of the men working in sports media do not care.
I cannot express to you how much 90% of the men working in sports media do not care.
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
men in general like to say “none of my business” when it comes to their brethren being violent assholes to their partners and families
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These guys two months ago: ha ha I hope there's a civil war we'll make those LIBERAL BITCHES cry for mercy
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
Right-wing media figures are furious at activists for using whistles during ICE activity
Right-wing media figures are lashing out at community members in Minnesota for using whistles to alert others of federal immigration enforcement in the area, asserting that whistles should be “conside...
www.mediamatters.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 PM
These guys two months ago: ha ha I hope there's a civil war we'll make those LIBERAL BITCHES cry for mercy
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
These guys now: waaaaaa they're using whistles it's not FAIR waaaaa
(You can get free community safety whistles, quantity 100 to 1000, from here:
linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
)
I hate them so much, and the people I see defend them are often bullies that like silencing anyone who questions them. Caucuses are great at that, so it tracks. They are anti working class (esp service industry), racist, ableist bullshit.
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I hate them so much, and the people I see defend them are often bullies that like silencing anyone who questions them. Caucuses are great at that, so it tracks. They are anti working class (esp service industry), racist, ableist bullshit.
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The arts, and especially outdoor accessible art, are such a wonderful part of this state and the metro. I love that about us.
Up at Silverwood Park in St Anthony, MN, they built an ice carousel. Drill a hole in the ice, put in an outboard motor, cut the ice in a big circle, fire up the outboard, ice carousel.
People do fun weird shit outside in Minnesota all winter long. Park was packed. It’s delightful here.
People do fun weird shit outside in Minnesota all winter long. Park was packed. It’s delightful here.
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The arts, and especially outdoor accessible art, are such a wonderful part of this state and the metro. I love that about us.
I’ve joined on to the bandwagon. Because I like knitting hats. I’ve made hundreds in the nearly 30 years I’ve been a knitter. My plan is a tasseled hat, but with stranded color work (newish skill for me) in a bright pink. Needles are small & I’m slow. Would like ICE gone before I finish. 🧶
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I’ve joined on to the bandwagon. Because I like knitting hats. I’ve made hundreds in the nearly 30 years I’ve been a knitter. My plan is a tasseled hat, but with stranded color work (newish skill for me) in a bright pink. Needles are small & I’m slow. Would like ICE gone before I finish. 🧶
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This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
How Not to Defeat Authoritarianism
Moderation used to help Democrats win, but its advantages now have been greatly exaggerated.
www.bostonreview.net
February 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This @bostonreview.bsky.social piece by @adambonica.bsky.social and @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social is an absolute must-read, as are many of the responses to it.
Spread this one far and wide.
Spread this one far and wide.
I know some of these drummers. There is another video from them on IG that includes the taiko drummers too.
🥁 More than 60 drummers participated in a Twin Cities Drum Collective protest against ICE throughout downtown Minneapolis today. Several drummers included messages or QR codes on their drums for donating to charities to support their communities.
🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune
🎥: Renée Jones Schneider/The Minnesota Star Tribune
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I know some of these drummers. There is another video from them on IG that includes the taiko drummers too.
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Retiring Sen. Tina Smith has reversed her plan to not endorse a candidate in the race for her U.S. Senate seat, backing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in a video posted Monday.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-in-u-s-senate-race
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-in-u-s-senate-race
February 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Retiring Sen. Tina Smith has reversed her plan to not endorse a candidate in the race for her U.S. Senate seat, backing Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan in a video posted Monday.
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-in-u-s-senate-race
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/tina-smith-endorses-peggy-flanagan-in-u-s-senate-race
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ICE FUNDING UPDATE: Republicans in Congress want to reward ICE with $10 billion in ADDITIONAL funding.
ICE FUNDING UPDATE: Republicans want to reward ICE with $10 billion in ADDITIONAL funding.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
ICE FUNDING UPDATE: Republicans in Congress want to reward ICE with $10 billion in ADDITIONAL funding.
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