Brian Alberts
@brewedculture.org
Historian, writer, dad studying the cultural history of beer. Footnotes and pizza both Chicago style. He/him
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You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
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His name was Alex Pretti, he was 37. He was recording ICE, directing traffic, and helping up someone agents had shoved to the ground. They murdered him for it.
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
His name was Alex Pretti, he was 37. He was recording ICE, directing traffic, and helping up someone agents had shoved to the ground. They murdered him for it.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Content warning
A video of ICE agents apparently killing a man, shooting him several times while he's on the ground. They run away from his corpse.
January 24, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Want a break from current events?
Join my @newberrylibrary.bsky.social course this April about a demagogue who rises to power in a close election, and foments civil unrest by wielding government force against immigrants!
...well, at least my story has beer.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
Join my @newberrylibrary.bsky.social course this April about a demagogue who rises to power in a close election, and foments civil unrest by wielding government force against immigrants!
...well, at least my story has beer.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
January 22, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Want a break from current events?
Join my @newberrylibrary.bsky.social course this April about a demagogue who rises to power in a close election, and foments civil unrest by wielding government force against immigrants!
...well, at least my story has beer.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
Join my @newberrylibrary.bsky.social course this April about a demagogue who rises to power in a close election, and foments civil unrest by wielding government force against immigrants!
...well, at least my story has beer.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
I know there's real risk from the coming storm for a lot of people, but I still wish some of that snow was blowing toward Washington.
Despite the ridiculous rain we just had, our mountain snowpack isn't great right now (plus, snow is fun).
Despite the ridiculous rain we just had, our mountain snowpack isn't great right now (plus, snow is fun).
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I know there's real risk from the coming storm for a lot of people, but I still wish some of that snow was blowing toward Washington.
Despite the ridiculous rain we just had, our mountain snowpack isn't great right now (plus, snow is fun).
Despite the ridiculous rain we just had, our mountain snowpack isn't great right now (plus, snow is fun).
An inspiring thread.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
An inspiring thread.
Pls help me spread the word!
Registration is open for my virtual course on Chicago's Lager Beer Riot of 1855.
Learn how German Chicagoans brought European food riot traditions to the US, and how a few minutes of brawling shaped decades of Chicago beer & politics.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
Registration is open for my virtual course on Chicago's Lager Beer Riot of 1855.
Learn how German Chicagoans brought European food riot traditions to the US, and how a few minutes of brawling shaped decades of Chicago beer & politics.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
January 21, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Pls help me spread the word!
Registration is open for my virtual course on Chicago's Lager Beer Riot of 1855.
Learn how German Chicagoans brought European food riot traditions to the US, and how a few minutes of brawling shaped decades of Chicago beer & politics.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
Registration is open for my virtual course on Chicago's Lager Beer Riot of 1855.
Learn how German Chicagoans brought European food riot traditions to the US, and how a few minutes of brawling shaped decades of Chicago beer & politics.
www.newberry.org/calendar/bee...
This should all have ended with emoluments.
It’s so brazen and overwhelming that no one even bothers to bring the meritorious Emoluments Clause claims that dominated 2017.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This should all have ended with emoluments.
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Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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January 19, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Making a pot of tea to prepare for my ritual reading of Letter from Birmingham Jail
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Get rid of your Ring doorbell yesterday
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Get rid of your Ring doorbell yesterday
If this were true we'd see a wave of wrongful termination lawsuits from ICE agents who were fired for refusing orders that broke the law.
And yet...
And yet...
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
If this were true we'd see a wave of wrongful termination lawsuits from ICE agents who were fired for refusing orders that broke the law.
And yet...
And yet...
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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[TITLE CARD: “1986”]
BOSS: Pete, we need a cool new beer with a cool name
PETE: how about Pete’s Plucky Pilsner
BOSS: ehhh
PETE: how about Pete’s Lovely Lager
BOSS: hmmm
PETE: Pete’s Hefty Hefeweizen
BOSS: let’s knock off for the day and come back strong tomorrow
BOSS: Pete, we need a cool new beer with a cool name
PETE: how about Pete’s Plucky Pilsner
BOSS: ehhh
PETE: how about Pete’s Lovely Lager
BOSS: hmmm
PETE: Pete’s Hefty Hefeweizen
BOSS: let’s knock off for the day and come back strong tomorrow
January 18, 2026 at 2:44 PM
[TITLE CARD: “1986”]
BOSS: Pete, we need a cool new beer with a cool name
PETE: how about Pete’s Plucky Pilsner
BOSS: ehhh
PETE: how about Pete’s Lovely Lager
BOSS: hmmm
PETE: Pete’s Hefty Hefeweizen
BOSS: let’s knock off for the day and come back strong tomorrow
BOSS: Pete, we need a cool new beer with a cool name
PETE: how about Pete’s Plucky Pilsner
BOSS: ehhh
PETE: how about Pete’s Lovely Lager
BOSS: hmmm
PETE: Pete’s Hefty Hefeweizen
BOSS: let’s knock off for the day and come back strong tomorrow
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GOV. WALZ CALLS UP MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD TO "PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY"
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
GOV. WALZ CALLS UP MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD TO "PROTECT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE PEACEFULLY"
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
“We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time" said MN NG Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya,...
For your blocking pleasure.
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
For your blocking pleasure.
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, USA, September 2004
Now Anheuser-Busch InBev, since the takeover in 2008. They have 13 breweries in the USA but it started in St. Louis.
@anheuserbuschbeer.bsky.social
#brouwerij #brewery #bier #beer #craftbier #craftbeer #Bskybeer #beersky
Now Anheuser-Busch InBev, since the takeover in 2008. They have 13 breweries in the USA but it started in St. Louis.
@anheuserbuschbeer.bsky.social
#brouwerij #brewery #bier #beer #craftbier #craftbeer #Bskybeer #beersky
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, USA, September 2004
Now Anheuser-Busch InBev, since the takeover in 2008. They have 13 breweries in the USA but it started in St. Louis.
@anheuserbuschbeer.bsky.social
#brouwerij #brewery #bier #beer #craftbier #craftbeer #Bskybeer #beersky
Now Anheuser-Busch InBev, since the takeover in 2008. They have 13 breweries in the USA but it started in St. Louis.
@anheuserbuschbeer.bsky.social
#brouwerij #brewery #bier #beer #craftbier #craftbeer #Bskybeer #beersky
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Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
Glad I'm working on my technique and all, but making deep dish pizza for dinner two nights in a row was...unwise.
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Glad I'm working on my technique and all, but making deep dish pizza for dinner two nights in a row was...unwise.
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As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.