Brandon Schorsch
@bschorshy.bsky.social
@Bschorshy on the Bird app
@Schorshy@union.place on the elephant app
OPEIU member, ☭ , ✡️, Fmr CD5DFL Chair, opinions own, rt≠endorsement, i often upvote for visibility
he/him
omnia sunt communia
@Schorshy@union.place on the elephant app
OPEIU member, ☭ , ✡️, Fmr CD5DFL Chair, opinions own, rt≠endorsement, i often upvote for visibility
he/him
omnia sunt communia
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Very normal law enforcement stuff continuing to happen in our area.
DOJ attorney to judge: "I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep. The system sucks, this job sucks..."
www.fox9.com/news/federal...
DOJ attorney to judge: "I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep. The system sucks, this job sucks..."
www.fox9.com/news/federal...
Federal attorney on ICE cases: ‘The system sucks’
A federal judge in Minnesota demanded to know why ICE is not complying with court orders and failing to immediately release immigrants who are being wrongfully detained as part of Operation Metro Surg...
www.fox9.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Very normal law enforcement stuff continuing to happen in our area.
DOJ attorney to judge: "I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep. The system sucks, this job sucks..."
www.fox9.com/news/federal...
DOJ attorney to judge: "I wish you would just hold me in contempt of court so I can get 24 hours of sleep. The system sucks, this job sucks..."
www.fox9.com/news/federal...
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They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"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 3, 2026 at 10:25 PM
They just blindly shot through the fucking door.
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
"Additional photographs show damage consistent with a bullet fragment lodged in a bedroom wall down the hallway — suggesting it traveled between a mattress and a portable crib in a room where several small children sleep."
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i spoke to columbia journalism review about being an independent journalist right now, the influx of streamers in minneapolis and press using these community defense networks as their sources or even leaking directly from them, which i find to be really unethical behavior
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
i spoke to columbia journalism review about being an independent journalist right now, the influx of streamers in minneapolis and press using these community defense networks as their sources or even leaking directly from them, which i find to be really unethical behavior
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please listen to the it could happen here episodes about mpls. they are the only thing that provides a true look at the full scope of what’s happening. it is just so beautiful and inspiring to hear the story told.
thank you, @margaret.bsky.social for your coverage.
thank you, @margaret.bsky.social for your coverage.
February 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM
please listen to the it could happen here episodes about mpls. they are the only thing that provides a true look at the full scope of what’s happening. it is just so beautiful and inspiring to hear the story told.
thank you, @margaret.bsky.social for your coverage.
thank you, @margaret.bsky.social for your coverage.
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as someone who pushes hard against conspiratorial thinking in my professional and political life, it is deeply irritating when, on top of the untold human harms Epstein caused, it turns out he was at the center of at least half a dozen actual conspiracies
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
as someone who pushes hard against conspiratorial thinking in my professional and political life, it is deeply irritating when, on top of the untold human harms Epstein caused, it turns out he was at the center of at least half a dozen actual conspiracies
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A good reminder that "Jews he's noticed" are Bari Weiss and company. There are absolutely ways that the Epstein horrors are being talking about in antisemitisms (implicating all Jews or attributing behavior to his Jewishness). However, most of us are revolted by the contents, not the release.
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
A good reminder that "Jews he's noticed" are Bari Weiss and company. There are absolutely ways that the Epstein horrors are being talking about in antisemitisms (implicating all Jews or attributing behavior to his Jewishness). However, most of us are revolted by the contents, not the release.
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Like his whole political project was to use online dipshits to get extreme right wing governments elected throughout Europe and North America and that is exactly what happened, and it all started in exactly the online spaces he had the most influence over. So... maybe online IS real life after all.
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Like his whole political project was to use online dipshits to get extreme right wing governments elected throughout Europe and North America and that is exactly what happened, and it all started in exactly the online spaces he had the most influence over. So... maybe online IS real life after all.
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While some of what's happening in Minnesota right now IS unprecedented, I do think most of what's going on is far from new, it's just the people experiencing the oppression have these amazing little cameras that can broadcast around the world instantly.
The successful nonviolence and civil rights movements of the past, as I’ve gathered from reading about them, ALSO featured a shit ton of incessant petty drama and in-fighting.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
While some of what's happening in Minnesota right now IS unprecedented, I do think most of what's going on is far from new, it's just the people experiencing the oppression have these amazing little cameras that can broadcast around the world instantly.
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As an historian, I think this modern technology should cause us to revisit every single incident of state violence ever studied. The absolute *certainty* that the state narrative of what happened will be contradicted by the video means our skepticism of the past (already high!) must be doubled.
While some of what's happening in Minnesota right now IS unprecedented, I do think most of what's going on is far from new, it's just the people experiencing the oppression have these amazing little cameras that can broadcast around the world instantly.
The successful nonviolence and civil rights movements of the past, as I’ve gathered from reading about them, ALSO featured a shit ton of incessant petty drama and in-fighting.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
But crucially, they didn’t have social media - so this was kept far more private.
February 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
As an historian, I think this modern technology should cause us to revisit every single incident of state violence ever studied. The absolute *certainty* that the state narrative of what happened will be contradicted by the video means our skepticism of the past (already high!) must be doubled.
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Of course law enforcement wears masks. They have long not been accountable to "the people." They are their own super-class of people with special rules. It's a symptom; not a cause.
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Of course law enforcement wears masks. They have long not been accountable to "the people." They are their own super-class of people with special rules. It's a symptom; not a cause.
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“The exaggerated features and the darkened skin, she [Nekima Levy Armstrong] said, reminded her of when the bodies of enslaved people were left disfigured to deter uprisings on plantations, or during Jim Crow when racist propaganda would depict Black people as caricatures.”
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
“The exaggerated features and the darkened skin, she [Nekima Levy Armstrong] said, reminded her of when the bodies of enslaved people were left disfigured to deter uprisings on plantations, or during Jim Crow when racist propaganda would depict Black people as caricatures.”
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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As ICE spreads terror across our state, Southside is showing up for each other & rejecting the politics of hatred.
I’m running for re-election to keep delivering real results for working Minnesotans & the next generation. Fatehfor62.com
I’m running for re-election to keep delivering real results for working Minnesotans & the next generation. Fatehfor62.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
As ICE spreads terror across our state, Southside is showing up for each other & rejecting the politics of hatred.
I’m running for re-election to keep delivering real results for working Minnesotans & the next generation. Fatehfor62.com
I’m running for re-election to keep delivering real results for working Minnesotans & the next generation. Fatehfor62.com
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Much of the weird online discourse around protests and the theater of non-violence is a product of many people who feel compelled to weigh in on the subject having a very basic, toy model version of conflict theory in their minds and believe that social analysis is limited to "correct" models.
February 2, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Much of the weird online discourse around protests and the theater of non-violence is a product of many people who feel compelled to weigh in on the subject having a very basic, toy model version of conflict theory in their minds and believe that social analysis is limited to "correct" models.
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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How about people not listening to this corporate suck and instead center the stories & needs of first, the people being abducted & terrorized into hiding and second actually doing something to protect those at risk… this tool is worse than useless.
“This is not about ICE doing regular ICE stuff.” Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis knows that the confrontation between the federal government and the people of Minnesota is at an inflection point. On “The Interview,” he explains how the conflict has implications for the whole country. trib.al/emQKqkl
February 1, 2026 at 4:38 PM
How about people not listening to this corporate suck and instead center the stories & needs of first, the people being abducted & terrorized into hiding and second actually doing something to protect those at risk… this tool is worse than useless.
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Nothing has changed and these masked, armed federal paramilitaries are just as aggressive and lawless as ever.
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Nothing has changed and these masked, armed federal paramilitaries are just as aggressive and lawless as ever.
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Biden admin officials will straight up say the equivalent of “leftists were right about everything” and Dem zombies will still argue the opposite.
Interesting admission by Biden administration official and Kamala Harris NSC advisor earlier today
February 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Biden admin officials will straight up say the equivalent of “leftists were right about everything” and Dem zombies will still argue the opposite.
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This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This morning, federal agents staged at the Powderhorn Park Recreation Center lot and began to throw chemical irritants at observers. They also kidnapped an observer. Our parks are meant for our children, youth, and neighbors. They should never be militarized zones meant to separate families. 1/
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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 2:40 PM
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.
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Portland City Council member
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Portland City Council member
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
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8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.
January 31, 2026 at 9:30 PM
8. Weiss's project is creating an Operation Paperclip for Epstein's cronies. Taking a group of discredited men and rehabilitating them as necessary pillars of system. Dershowitz and Peter Attia are the Wernher von Brauns of reactionary centrism.
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i literally can’t understand how rich people keep their money. giving people money they need to stay fed and housed is the most amazing feeling.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
January 31, 2026 at 9:26 PM
i literally can’t understand how rich people keep their money. giving people money they need to stay fed and housed is the most amazing feeling.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
i wish everyone of you that have donated got to experience the gratitude of the people you are helping.
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.