Huldra of the Hill
@builtfyrdetough.bsky.social
She/they. Minnesota, United States. Critter, scurrying around St. Paul most of the time. Gardener, angler, forager, writer. Trying to leave places better than I found them.
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We learned from Chicago and Portland. Yall learn from them plus Minnesota. All you fascists bound to lose.
February 12, 2026 at 10:54 PM
We learned from Chicago and Portland. Yall learn from them plus Minnesota. All you fascists bound to lose.
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It is very clear just from the graph, and the spikes on the graph, that the anti-trans panic is literally just the Epstein class throwing chaff whenever they feel threatened.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
It is very clear just from the graph, and the spikes on the graph, that the anti-trans panic is literally just the Epstein class throwing chaff whenever they feel threatened.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
Like you can literally see the Johnny Depp trial, in the spikes of transphobic garbage.
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Alt text: a graph showing a massive spike in anti-trans articles per 30 days.
The x axis starts in 2012, most of the spike is just in the last decade
The spike really starts to kick in around 2017 or so, corresponding almost *perfectly* with powerful sexual predators feeling threatened by MeToo.
The x axis starts in 2012, most of the spike is just in the last decade
The spike really starts to kick in around 2017 or so, corresponding almost *perfectly* with powerful sexual predators feeling threatened by MeToo.
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Alt text: a graph showing a massive spike in anti-trans articles per 30 days.
The x axis starts in 2012, most of the spike is just in the last decade
The spike really starts to kick in around 2017 or so, corresponding almost *perfectly* with powerful sexual predators feeling threatened by MeToo.
The x axis starts in 2012, most of the spike is just in the last decade
The spike really starts to kick in around 2017 or so, corresponding almost *perfectly* with powerful sexual predators feeling threatened by MeToo.
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something from minnesota that i would like people to learn, that i don’t think is hitting people yet:
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
February 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
something from minnesota that i would like people to learn, that i don’t think is hitting people yet:
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
helping MN is good. people need it. but people in your community need mutual aid too. care. resources. food. outside of times of crisis.
and you can help.
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It’s okay to be hopeful and believe that the worst is behind us. If we don’t hope, we wouldn’t be fighting to begin with.
Nobody who’s been immersed in this thinks it’s over. We all know it’s not. But you’ve gotta let people breathe a bit so everyone can keep going.
Nobody who’s been immersed in this thinks it’s over. We all know it’s not. But you’ve gotta let people breathe a bit so everyone can keep going.
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
It’s okay to be hopeful and believe that the worst is behind us. If we don’t hope, we wouldn’t be fighting to begin with.
Nobody who’s been immersed in this thinks it’s over. We all know it’s not. But you’ve gotta let people breathe a bit so everyone can keep going.
Nobody who’s been immersed in this thinks it’s over. We all know it’s not. But you’ve gotta let people breathe a bit so everyone can keep going.
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SMALL MEN OF BITTER DISPOSITION HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME DARED TREAD THE HALLOWED GROUND OF THE GREAT LOON BUT IN THEIR FOLLY NONE MAY MATCH THE GREAT FURY OF THE DARK AND RED EYED SPIRIT THAT SPREADS ITS WINGS IN JEALOUS CARE OVER THOSE WHO DWELL HERE. BLESS THE LOON. FEAR THE LOON.
My ABCs of talking about loons:
Always
Be
Converting people into loon worshipers
Always
Be
Converting people into loon worshipers
I am extremely biased, but the loon is the best.
Loons migrate to the Gulf of Mexico during the winter, where they are reportedly silent.
Their return in spring marks the end of repressive winters.
And when they arrive, they are LOUD. Their haunting calls are the soundtrack to Minnesota springs.
Loons migrate to the Gulf of Mexico during the winter, where they are reportedly silent.
Their return in spring marks the end of repressive winters.
And when they arrive, they are LOUD. Their haunting calls are the soundtrack to Minnesota springs.
February 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
SMALL MEN OF BITTER DISPOSITION HAVE FROM TIME TO TIME DARED TREAD THE HALLOWED GROUND OF THE GREAT LOON BUT IN THEIR FOLLY NONE MAY MATCH THE GREAT FURY OF THE DARK AND RED EYED SPIRIT THAT SPREADS ITS WINGS IN JEALOUS CARE OVER THOSE WHO DWELL HERE. BLESS THE LOON. FEAR THE LOON.
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I'm sick that the real leaders will have their stories erased by a white man who did nothing to earn praise. Please please reconsider.
Jason, Elliot, Doron, Ilhan, and so so many others were there when we needed them. He was not.
Jason, Elliot, Doron, Ilhan, and so so many others were there when we needed them. He was not.
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
I'm sick that the real leaders will have their stories erased by a white man who did nothing to earn praise. Please please reconsider.
Jason, Elliot, Doron, Ilhan, and so so many others were there when we needed them. He was not.
Jason, Elliot, Doron, Ilhan, and so so many others were there when we needed them. He was not.
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One effect of the last two months I hope becomes permanent is that white Minnesotans — who blithely accept that Somali, Hmong, Latinx, and other immigrant communities share this space, but don't really engage with them — start to really see how rich this community can be when everyone is valued.
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
One effect of the last two months I hope becomes permanent is that white Minnesotans — who blithely accept that Somali, Hmong, Latinx, and other immigrant communities share this space, but don't really engage with them — start to really see how rich this community can be when everyone is valued.
I have neighbors everywhere.
I have neighbors everywhere.
I have neighbors everywhere
February 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have neighbors everywhere.
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You can celebrate a backbreaking pick six even if there’s still some time left on the clock.
I feel a bit emotionally out of step with most here, but I'm kinda in the mood of "Dance in the streets, but bring your whistles"
February 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
You can celebrate a backbreaking pick six even if there’s still some time left on the clock.
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I, too, am hopeful.
But also, probably for the rest of my life, I’ll keep a whistle in my pocket, one in the car, and one by the front door.
But also, probably for the rest of my life, I’ll keep a whistle in my pocket, one in the car, and one by the front door.
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I, too, am hopeful.
But also, probably for the rest of my life, I’ll keep a whistle in my pocket, one in the car, and one by the front door.
But also, probably for the rest of my life, I’ll keep a whistle in my pocket, one in the car, and one by the front door.
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A few ways we will know ICE is actually gone:
• Commuters no longer report regular verified ICE sightings
• Abduction reports dry up
• Hotel and car rentals end
• Non-ICE federal employees are brought back to the Whipple
• Commuters no longer report regular verified ICE sightings
• Abduction reports dry up
• Hotel and car rentals end
• Non-ICE federal employees are brought back to the Whipple
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
A few ways we will know ICE is actually gone:
• Commuters no longer report regular verified ICE sightings
• Abduction reports dry up
• Hotel and car rentals end
• Non-ICE federal employees are brought back to the Whipple
• Commuters no longer report regular verified ICE sightings
• Abduction reports dry up
• Hotel and car rentals end
• Non-ICE federal employees are brought back to the Whipple
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Anyone who survived the Winter of 2026 is now an official Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
February 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Anyone who survived the Winter of 2026 is now an official Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
It doesn't matter if you only live here for another 6 months. You're forever Minnesotan.
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I think most of us cannot label our feelings “optimistic” because these agents moving elsewhere means they will be kidnapping folks we cannot defend because of proximity. So we are hoping our literal neighbors get some relief, but dreading the story as it moves elsewhere.
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I think most of us cannot label our feelings “optimistic” because these agents moving elsewhere means they will be kidnapping folks we cannot defend because of proximity. So we are hoping our literal neighbors get some relief, but dreading the story as it moves elsewhere.
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Just a big hug to all the anarchists in the Twin Cities who get dismissed all the time but knew exactly what to do when shit went down here.
February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Just a big hug to all the anarchists in the Twin Cities who get dismissed all the time but knew exactly what to do when shit went down here.
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With the announcement that the ICE surge in MN is ending, I’m thinking about how so many people thought the child in Bad Bunny’s halftime performance was Liam Ramos and how our need for Hollywood endings and satisfying payoffs might hinder us from dealing with the painful and traumatic aftermath.
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
With the announcement that the ICE surge in MN is ending, I’m thinking about how so many people thought the child in Bad Bunny’s halftime performance was Liam Ramos and how our need for Hollywood endings and satisfying payoffs might hinder us from dealing with the painful and traumatic aftermath.
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* Continue to patrol, observe, and support your neighbors with daily tasks.
* A recovery package that includes support for small businesses and impacted neighbors who are facing hardship and legal assistance and rental assistance, so our neighbors aren’t displaced. 10/
* A recovery package that includes support for small businesses and impacted neighbors who are facing hardship and legal assistance and rental assistance, so our neighbors aren’t displaced. 10/
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
* Continue to patrol, observe, and support your neighbors with daily tasks.
* A recovery package that includes support for small businesses and impacted neighbors who are facing hardship and legal assistance and rental assistance, so our neighbors aren’t displaced. 10/
* A recovery package that includes support for small businesses and impacted neighbors who are facing hardship and legal assistance and rental assistance, so our neighbors aren’t displaced. 10/
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I recommend you continue your current plan until we can give you more information. We still need observers and the community to be on the lookout. These “draw-downs” are expected to continue through next week, which means we will still need help now and in the future. 6/
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
I recommend you continue your current plan until we can give you more information. We still need observers and the community to be on the lookout. These “draw-downs” are expected to continue through next week, which means we will still need help now and in the future. 6/
Mutual aid has to keep going for a while. Keep shopping at immigrant-owned businesses and pitching in to rent and grocery deliveries. And keep donating to legal funds because people are still detained.
Even when things die down a bit, the chilling effect on targeted communities (and their economies) persists. People are still cautious about leaving their homes, and I expect that will last for a long time, unfortunately.
February 12, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Mutual aid has to keep going for a while. Keep shopping at immigrant-owned businesses and pitching in to rent and grocery deliveries. And keep donating to legal funds because people are still detained.
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Chicago, chime in.
What are we looking at post Surge?
What are we looking at post Surge?
Encouraging our Chicago allies who survived Operation Midway Blitz to please post here about that post-”drawdown.” IIRC heat died down but ICE is back doing same shady shit only shadier. Celebrate the win (when it actually happens, not just a liar‘s words) but know this is a strategic retreat.
February 12, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Chicago, chime in.
What are we looking at post Surge?
What are we looking at post Surge?
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If you’re coming to the Twin Cities in the next couple of weeks and this drawdown really occurs, good luck getting a rental car that doesn’t smell like body odor, piss, and 45 days of a grown man eating nothing but microwaveable soup.
February 12, 2026 at 2:59 PM
If you’re coming to the Twin Cities in the next couple of weeks and this drawdown really occurs, good luck getting a rental car that doesn’t smell like body odor, piss, and 45 days of a grown man eating nothing but microwaveable soup.
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So, the folks detained at Whipple are largely being released. Their phones, wallets, and often their winter clothes are confiscated. They are dumped out the front gate with nothing.
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
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Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
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February 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
So, the folks detained at Whipple are largely being released. Their phones, wallets, and often their winter clothes are confiscated. They are dumped out the front gate with nothing.
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
Haven Watch is standing there and welcomes them back.
gofund.me/608979105
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Now the push to recover here in MN, AND -
- prevent ICE/DHS renditioning arrestees to other jurisdictions to prevent them receiving due process
- require ICE/DHS maintain human decency in "detention facilities"
- change ICE/DHS culture from lying/deception/obfuscation to one of true transparency
- prevent ICE/DHS renditioning arrestees to other jurisdictions to prevent them receiving due process
- require ICE/DHS maintain human decency in "detention facilities"
- change ICE/DHS culture from lying/deception/obfuscation to one of true transparency
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Now the push to recover here in MN, AND -
- prevent ICE/DHS renditioning arrestees to other jurisdictions to prevent them receiving due process
- require ICE/DHS maintain human decency in "detention facilities"
- change ICE/DHS culture from lying/deception/obfuscation to one of true transparency
- prevent ICE/DHS renditioning arrestees to other jurisdictions to prevent them receiving due process
- require ICE/DHS maintain human decency in "detention facilities"
- change ICE/DHS culture from lying/deception/obfuscation to one of true transparency
If you’re doing mutual aid, keep tabs on where their next target is so we can support them the way they supported us.
Do I trust Tom Homan, no.
But what I am hearing is: the occupation is moving elsewhere.
Until they do, we need to keep caring for our neighbors.
After they do, we need to keep caring for our neighbors.
And we need to stand ready to support wherever is next.
Abolish ICE.
But what I am hearing is: the occupation is moving elsewhere.
Until they do, we need to keep caring for our neighbors.
After they do, we need to keep caring for our neighbors.
And we need to stand ready to support wherever is next.
Abolish ICE.
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
If you’re doing mutual aid, keep tabs on where their next target is so we can support them the way they supported us.