BarbJoan
@bjgt.bsky.social
Former ESL, reading teacher, and retired elementary principal
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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just had my biweekly 4-hour phone call with my best friend who lives in Minneapolis and boy we screamed out a lot of cathartic rage but I did learn one useful fact I didn’t know! when a governor calls up their state’s national guard, it means the president then cannot federalize them
January 19, 2026 at 12:17 AM
just had my biweekly 4-hour phone call with my best friend who lives in Minneapolis and boy we screamed out a lot of cathartic rage but I did learn one useful fact I didn’t know! when a governor calls up their state’s national guard, it means the president then cannot federalize them
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European leaders are starting to get fed up with trying to placate and appease our mad king.
They're beginning to feel tired and impatient with Trump's bullying and failing to live up to agreements, and they are not going to hand over Greenland.
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
They're beginning to feel tired and impatient with Trump's bullying and failing to live up to agreements, and they are not going to hand over Greenland.
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
Europe may have reached its breaking point with Trump over Greenland tariffs
Europe's strategy of "buttering up" Trump in the hopes of trade and foreign policy concessions has failed, analysts tell NBC News. What comes next is less clear.
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
European leaders are starting to get fed up with trying to placate and appease our mad king.
They're beginning to feel tired and impatient with Trump's bullying and failing to live up to agreements, and they are not going to hand over Greenland.
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
They're beginning to feel tired and impatient with Trump's bullying and failing to live up to agreements, and they are not going to hand over Greenland.
www.nbcnews.com/world/greenl...
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Not just Mexican restaurants. Many places are doing this, including some McDonald’s and supermarkets.
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Not just Mexican restaurants. Many places are doing this, including some McDonald’s and supermarkets.
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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Wanna know something? Right before migrants get loaded onto an ICE removal flight, they return their gray jumpsuit and get deported in whatever they were wearing when captured. Have heard from many migrants that the planes are freezing and some shackled people are in summer tank tops and flip flops.
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Wanna know something? Right before migrants get loaded onto an ICE removal flight, they return their gray jumpsuit and get deported in whatever they were wearing when captured. Have heard from many migrants that the planes are freezing and some shackled people are in summer tank tops and flip flops.
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We’re the bad guys now.
BREAKING: Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom:
January 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We’re the bad guys now.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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January 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
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Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
Minneapolis man says ICE agents took 'trophy' photos, locked him in overcrowded cell
Garrison Gibson, a Minneapolis man from Liberia, shared details of his experience with federal immigration enforcement this week at a press conference Saturday.
www.mprnews.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Inside the detention center, Gibson said officers put him in a bare, metal holding cell about the size of a small conference room with around 40 other detainees. Their legs were shackled. Gibson said one person in the cell appeared to have scabies.
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If you buy any Estee Lauder products, it's time to STOP. (The company owns over 24 brands.) Ronald Lauder invested in Greenland and has been pushing Trump to conquer it since 2018. AND he is involved in exploiting Ukraine's minerals. Huge conflict of interest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory
US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:53 PM
If you buy any Estee Lauder products, it's time to STOP. (The company owns over 24 brands.) Ronald Lauder invested in Greenland and has been pushing Trump to conquer it since 2018. AND he is involved in exploiting Ukraine's minerals. Huge conflict of interest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
These are concentration camps. And these are the numbers they're comfortable sharing.
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ICE kidnapped a U.S. citizen. Broke down the door, trashed his home, handcuffed him, and put a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head. They would not allow him to get dressed & forced him outside in the freezing weather.
Hmong helped US military & CIA in Vietnam & were resettled in MN, WI & CA.
Hmong helped US military & CIA in Vietnam & were resettled in MN, WI & CA.
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM
ICE kidnapped a U.S. citizen. Broke down the door, trashed his home, handcuffed him, and put a gun to his daughter-in-law’s head. They would not allow him to get dressed & forced him outside in the freezing weather.
Hmong helped US military & CIA in Vietnam & were resettled in MN, WI & CA.
Hmong helped US military & CIA in Vietnam & were resettled in MN, WI & CA.
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Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
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Plus one on this.
It’s not that they’re poorly trained. It’s not that they’re unqualified.
This is exactly what ICE is being intentionally built to be—an army meant to apply Trumpism with force and malice on anyone who gets in their way.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
This is exactly what ICE is being intentionally built to be—an army meant to apply Trumpism with force and malice on anyone who gets in their way.
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
January 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Plus one on this.
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It was 10 degrees when they did this.
Hmong man detained by ICE today in St. Paul, Minnesota.
(Photo via Reuters)
(Photo via Reuters)
January 19, 2026 at 1:29 AM
It was 10 degrees when they did this.
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Here’s your reminder that we’re impeaching Kristi Noem, and you can help out!
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 18, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Here’s your reminder that we’re impeaching Kristi Noem, and you can help out!
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:
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“They took trophy pictures with their personal phones,” a man detained by ICE says.
More immigrants detained by ICE recount harsh and cruel treatment
One man targeted at home says agents took "trophy pictures" of him on their personal phones.
www.motherjones.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:18 PM
“They took trophy pictures with their personal phones,” a man detained by ICE says.
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Man dies in ICE custody, Mexican consulate says #usnews
Man dies in ICE custody, Mexican consulate says
A man who was in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia has died, according to Atlanta’s Consulate General of Mexico.
www.wmbfnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Man dies in ICE custody, Mexican consulate says #usnews
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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"The number of Americans embracing the 'liberal' label climbed to 28% — the highest total since Gallup started asking the question in the early 1990s..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
January 18, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"The number of Americans embracing the 'liberal' label climbed to 28% — the highest total since Gallup started asking the question in the early 1990s..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 17, 2026 at 9:08 PM
People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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People of color describe being stopped, questioned or detained by immigration agents despite being U.S. citizens, raising civil liberties concerns.
Allegations of racial profiling of U.S. citizens on the rise as ICE surge expands in Minnesota
People of color describe being stopped, questioned or detained by immigration agents despite being U.S. citizens, raising civil liberties concerns.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
People of color describe being stopped, questioned or detained by immigration agents despite being U.S. citizens, raising civil liberties concerns.
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A 36-year-old man arrested by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 6 died in a Texas detention facility, the agency said Sunday.
According to the El Paso Times, Diaz is the third detainee to die while facing deportation at Camp East Montana, which opened last August.
According to the El Paso Times, Diaz is the third detainee to die while facing deportation at Camp East Montana, which opened last August.
Live: DHS Secretary Noem says federal order limiting use of force ‘didn’t change anything’ for agents
About 1,500 active-duty Army paratroopers have been put on alert for a possible deployment to Minnesota, ABC News reported.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 11:31 PM
A 36-year-old man arrested by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 6 died in a Texas detention facility, the agency said Sunday.
According to the El Paso Times, Diaz is the third detainee to die while facing deportation at Camp East Montana, which opened last August.
According to the El Paso Times, Diaz is the third detainee to die while facing deportation at Camp East Montana, which opened last August.