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I know the budget doesn't have a massive surplus and this is also hurting tax revenue, but it's a genuine crisis and spending 10s of millions now to save businesses and homes all over the state will save 10x that in the future.
DFL legislators need to insist on a compensation fund of tens of millions of dollars to offset economic harms of the ICE siege. It infuriates me that Mercado Central has to hold a $500,000 bake sale to hold onto their building. Tens of fucking millions.
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I know the budget doesn't have a massive surplus and this is also hurting tax revenue, but it's a genuine crisis and spending 10s of millions now to save businesses and homes all over the state will save 10x that in the future.
Comparing to the same district, 64A, in 2024 there is
27% (5,557 vs. 20,441) of the 2024 turnout for DFL and 6% (254 vs. 4,080) of the GOP turnout. with same GOP candidate.
So, yeah, that's not proportional.
27% (5,557 vs. 20,441) of the 2024 turnout for DFL and 6% (254 vs. 4,080) of the GOP turnout. with same GOP candidate.
So, yeah, that's not proportional.
An incredible special election result in St. Paul, MN. Despite ICE’s reign of terror and frigid weather, Dems showed up while GOP support utterly collapsed.
Special election turnout is often low, but I have to wonder how much of this was GOP voters flipping or sitting it out in protest of Trump/ICE
Special election turnout is often low, but I have to wonder how much of this was GOP voters flipping or sitting it out in protest of Trump/ICE
LOL. Despite this being a Harris+71 seat, Democrat Meg Luger-Nikolai won tonight by a *91-point* margin. Easily one of the wildest overperformances we’ve ever seen, given the district’s deep, deep blue lean.
January 28, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Comparing to the same district, 64A, in 2024 there is
27% (5,557 vs. 20,441) of the 2024 turnout for DFL and 6% (254 vs. 4,080) of the GOP turnout. with same GOP candidate.
So, yeah, that's not proportional.
27% (5,557 vs. 20,441) of the 2024 turnout for DFL and 6% (254 vs. 4,080) of the GOP turnout. with same GOP candidate.
So, yeah, that's not proportional.
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Great question
Does a “reform” further empower your enemies or take power and resources away from them? Some of you need to sit with this question.
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Great question
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Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.
Protest breaks out at Dilley immigration detention facility holding 5-year-old Liam Ramos
A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where five-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.
www.tpr.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Reminder that, in recent days, children have rallied and protested for their freedom inside an ICE detention center where water has been described as "putrid" and meals reportedly contain “bugs,” dirt, and debris. This is where the kidnapped 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being held.
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Whoof the cognitive dissonance between people celebrating that MN "won" vs the fact that ICE is more active in my neighborhood right now than they've been in weeks
January 27, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Whoof the cognitive dissonance between people celebrating that MN "won" vs the fact that ICE is more active in my neighborhood right now than they've been in weeks
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Abolish ICE.
Pedestrianize Eat Street.
Pedestrianize Eat Street.
26th and nicollet in minneapolis is closed to vehicle traffic now as brass solidarity performs
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Abolish ICE.
Pedestrianize Eat Street.
Pedestrianize Eat Street.
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To be clear, the demand is:
Get out of Minneapolis
Do not go anywhere else
Disband them
Prosecute all the crimes
And most importantly
GIVE US BACK OUR NEIGHBORS
Get out of Minneapolis
Do not go anywhere else
Disband them
Prosecute all the crimes
And most importantly
GIVE US BACK OUR NEIGHBORS
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
To be clear, the demand is:
Get out of Minneapolis
Do not go anywhere else
Disband them
Prosecute all the crimes
And most importantly
GIVE US BACK OUR NEIGHBORS
Get out of Minneapolis
Do not go anywhere else
Disband them
Prosecute all the crimes
And most importantly
GIVE US BACK OUR NEIGHBORS
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Hey Minnesotans. Have your bosses sent you a mealy-mouthed email about how to remain productive during these troubled times or some other example of non-committal, faux-concerned corporate-speak? We want to publish a bunch of these. Send examples to keith at racketmn.com. You will NOT be identified.
January 26, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Hey Minnesotans. Have your bosses sent you a mealy-mouthed email about how to remain productive during these troubled times or some other example of non-committal, faux-concerned corporate-speak? We want to publish a bunch of these. Send examples to keith at racketmn.com. You will NOT be identified.
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We need an EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW.
Our neighbors risk being separated from their families when they go to work. They also run the risk of being displaced if they don’t.
Sadly, Mayor Frey refused to sign the resolution calling on the Governor to enact this moratorium.
Our neighbors risk being separated from their families when they go to work. They also run the risk of being displaced if they don’t.
Sadly, Mayor Frey refused to sign the resolution calling on the Governor to enact this moratorium.
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 AM
We need an EVICTION MORATORIUM NOW.
Our neighbors risk being separated from their families when they go to work. They also run the risk of being displaced if they don’t.
Sadly, Mayor Frey refused to sign the resolution calling on the Governor to enact this moratorium.
Our neighbors risk being separated from their families when they go to work. They also run the risk of being displaced if they don’t.
Sadly, Mayor Frey refused to sign the resolution calling on the Governor to enact this moratorium.
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It’s a privilege to represent an ~80% renter community. The most vulnerable of my constituents, along with vulnerable renters across the Southside and Minneapolis, are at risk of losing their homes come the 1st when rent is due. We need @governorwalz.mn.gov to enact an eviction moratorium NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 5:15 AM
It’s a privilege to represent an ~80% renter community. The most vulnerable of my constituents, along with vulnerable renters across the Southside and Minneapolis, are at risk of losing their homes come the 1st when rent is due. We need @governorwalz.mn.gov to enact an eviction moratorium NOW.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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Maybe "Sisu".
If I had to pick a word to describe the mood here in Minnesota right now the thing that comes to mind is "resolute"
That Midwestern stubbornness is in full effect.
That Midwestern stubbornness is in full effect.
January 25, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Maybe "Sisu".
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People are marveling at how the people of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul can remain peaceful in the face of the government tyranny. The more I think about this article, the more I think Dionne Sims has a big part of the answer.
Why is Minneapolis like this?
A Minnesotan's opinion on what's got us fighting the feds in the streets.
ohdionne.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
People are marveling at how the people of the Minneapolis and Saint Paul can remain peaceful in the face of the government tyranny. The more I think about this article, the more I think Dionne Sims has a big part of the answer.
Wondering if the police unions still stand by their statement from Jan 8th.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Wondering if the police unions still stand by their statement from Jan 8th.
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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CNN said there's unrest in Minneapolis and there's just not. There's very orderly, organized determination. This is not 2020.
January 25, 2026 at 3:19 AM
CNN said there's unrest in Minneapolis and there's just not. There's very orderly, organized determination. This is not 2020.
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We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We are observers, not protestors. We show up to document and film the atrocities ICE is committing. Using 5 year olds as bait. Kidnapping senior citizens. Breaking down doors without warrants. Murdering poets and nurses. Media has all of that information because *observers* were there to document it
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I wrote an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle about Minnesota and you can read it here.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
I'm from Minnesota. Here's how to stand with us.
Call your elected officials. Donate. Get ready for when it happens to you — because any big blue city could be next.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I wrote an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle about Minnesota and you can read it here.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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This also goes for Democrats saying "Well in private my colleagues have shared their concerns." Your colleagues have lost the right to stay anonymous. Call a goddamn press conference and name them.
I’m completely fed up with elected Representatives saying shit like, “Republicans will tell you behind closed doors that they don’t agree with what ICE is doing”.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists.
Name them, record them, and make it public.
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
This also goes for Democrats saying "Well in private my colleagues have shared their concerns." Your colleagues have lost the right to stay anonymous. Call a goddamn press conference and name them.
Which direction are they facing? Who do they trust to have their back?
That’s all we need to know.
That’s all we need to know.
you know who lived through the uprising in 2020 and who didn’t by how someone reacts to the guard being on the streets of minneapolis
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Which direction are they facing? Who do they trust to have their back?
That’s all we need to know.
That’s all we need to know.
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Here in Minneapolis our teachers and principals are recommending parents bring chemical respirators when picking up their little ones from school.
This is because Federal agents have been deploying tear gas and pepper spray while parents are picking up their little ones from school.
This is because Federal agents have been deploying tear gas and pepper spray while parents are picking up their little ones from school.
January 24, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Here in Minneapolis our teachers and principals are recommending parents bring chemical respirators when picking up their little ones from school.
This is because Federal agents have been deploying tear gas and pepper spray while parents are picking up their little ones from school.
This is because Federal agents have been deploying tear gas and pepper spray while parents are picking up their little ones from school.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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“fuck ICE”
“and also with you”
“and also with you”
January 23, 2026 at 11:41 PM
“fuck ICE”
“and also with you”
“and also with you”
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MSP airport, we’re not gonna take it 😡👇🏼
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
MSP airport, we’re not gonna take it 😡👇🏼