casey
@casemcnich.bsky.social
applied economics phd student at umn // labor, public economics
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https://casemcnich.github.io/
Watched these agents attack man with a walker today
Video from CBS News shows ICE agents deploying tear gas, point blank, in protesters faces and aimed at press cameras during yesterday's mobilization against a federal operation at Bro-Tex in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Reminder that tear gas is an abortifacient.
Reminder that tear gas is an abortifacient.
Federal agents clash with protesters outside St. Paul business
Federal authorities on Tuesday clashed with protesters outside of a business in St. Paul, Minnesota, leaving several people injured.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Watched these agents attack man with a walker today
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WTF 🤬
Federal agents are using chemical aerosol spray on protesters in
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Federal agents are using chemical aerosol spray on protesters in
St. Paul, Minnesota.
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
WTF 🤬
Federal agents are using chemical aerosol spray on protesters in
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Federal agents are using chemical aerosol spray on protesters in
St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Federal agents (including ICE) used tear gas on peaceful protestors at Bro-Tex Inc. in St. Paul today.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Federal agents (including ICE) used tear gas on peaceful protestors at Bro-Tex Inc. in St. Paul today.
As a St Paul renter, this is such an interesting read!
This is my first post on Bluesky which looks at St. Paul’s upcoming budget shortfall. I simulated a hypothetical: what if the city tried to close the shortfall entirely by raising fees on vacant parcels instead of raising property taxes?
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As a St Paul renter, this is such an interesting read!
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Big day for this guy! @ischeneydeadyet.bsky.social
Did anyone get the pre-approval from J.D. Vance and the thought police? Are "Dick Cheney is finally dead" jokes allowed or not?
Did anyone get the pre-approval from J.D. Vance and the thought police? Are "Dick Cheney is finally dead" jokes allowed or not?
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Big day for this guy! @ischeneydeadyet.bsky.social
Did anyone get the pre-approval from J.D. Vance and the thought police? Are "Dick Cheney is finally dead" jokes allowed or not?
Did anyone get the pre-approval from J.D. Vance and the thought police? Are "Dick Cheney is finally dead" jokes allowed or not?
October 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Looks like Kristi Noem is coming to Minneapolis to discuss ICE operations here in the Twin Cities.
Stay ready.
Stay ready.
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Looks like Kristi Noem is coming to Minneapolis to discuss ICE operations here in the Twin Cities.
Stay ready.
Stay ready.
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More reporting about how that ICE raid in South Shore might have been as much about evicting all the residents of the building for Wells Fargo as it was to kidnap migrants without due process.
southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.
Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
southsideweekly.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
More reporting about how that ICE raid in South Shore might have been as much about evicting all the residents of the building for Wells Fargo as it was to kidnap migrants without due process.
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I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
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My wish would be that any Minnesota elected who made a statement today about violence having no place in politics, will have an equally poignant statement about police brutalizing striking U of MN workers on their picket line today.
September 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
My wish would be that any Minnesota elected who made a statement today about violence having no place in politics, will have an equally poignant statement about police brutalizing striking U of MN workers on their picket line today.
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the state of mn needs your blood to help treat all the wounded from shootings we just can't seem to do anything about stopping ever
bleed for the gun gods our country worships
bleed for the gun gods our country worships
August 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
the state of mn needs your blood to help treat all the wounded from shootings we just can't seem to do anything about stopping ever
bleed for the gun gods our country worships
bleed for the gun gods our country worships
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Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
Malnourished medical staff say they are struggling to provide care to injured civilians, while recovery rates are also hit by
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Gaza doctors ‘becoming too weak to treat patients’ as hunger crisis deepens
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It really needs to be pointed out. As someone who has been to actions up to and inculdiong the uprising here in 2020 I have never seen every officer wearing fake name badges all with the name “the others” instead of their actual names.
June 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It really needs to be pointed out. As someone who has been to actions up to and inculdiong the uprising here in 2020 I have never seen every officer wearing fake name badges all with the name “the others” instead of their actual names.
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“Federal law enforcement officers on the scene declined to say what the purpose of the raid was, and directed the Reformer to an email address for ICE’s media contact. Some declined to identify which agency they were with. Most wore masks.”
That's called secret police and it looked like it.
That's called secret police and it looked like it.
Federal law enforcement officials including ICE raided Las Cuatro Milpas, a taco restaurant in Minneapolis, on Tuesday as immigrant rights activists and neighbors protested. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/03/h...
Hundreds protest ICE, other federal law enforcement action in Minneapolis • Minnesota Reformer
Federal law enforcement officers raided a Minneapolis taco restaurant Tuesday morning, sparking protests from immigrant rights activists and neighbors. Officers wearing the uniforms of Immigration an...
minnesotareformer.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“Federal law enforcement officers on the scene declined to say what the purpose of the raid was, and directed the Reformer to an email address for ICE’s media contact. Some declined to identify which agency they were with. Most wore masks.”
That's called secret police and it looked like it.
That's called secret police and it looked like it.
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The Government of Israel explains its plans with Gaza.
May 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The Government of Israel explains its plans with Gaza.
today @3:00!
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
today @3:00!
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
FBI and police raid homes of Palestine activists in Michigan
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
mondoweiss.net
April 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
mondoweiss.net/2025/04/fbi-...
#Palestine #Israel
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A U of M English prof on how his bosses are silencing faculty.
University of Minnesota to Faculty: Shut Up About Palestine, Please. Also Anything Else. - Racket
Lately, U of M leaders seem determined to snuff out free expression and academic inquiry, writes one faculty member.
racketmn.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A U of M English prof on how his bosses are silencing faculty.
the charges that they're trying to raise against grad student Doğukan Günaydin set a terrifying precident of using statutes that are usually reserved for terrorists as justification to disappear someone
(DHS did this all while mispronouncing his name and making basic clerical visa errors)
(DHS did this all while mispronouncing his name and making basic clerical visa errors)
as just a rando listening to this, if DUIs make you a national security threat then obviously Hegseth is beyond disqualified for the post he's failed upwards into, but also like, this is the level of argument that DHS has to stoop to for finding charges to retroactively justify disappearing people??
April 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
the charges that they're trying to raise against grad student Doğukan Günaydin set a terrifying precident of using statutes that are usually reserved for terrorists as justification to disappear someone
(DHS did this all while mispronouncing his name and making basic clerical visa errors)
(DHS did this all while mispronouncing his name and making basic clerical visa errors)
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Graduate Labor Union and AFSCME UMN out here, faculty wya?
March 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Graduate Labor Union and AFSCME UMN out here, faculty wya?
umn colleagues:
Please consider signing the UMN-TC AAUP Standing with Non-Citizen and Immigrant Students and Colleagues letter to President Cunningham. You can find it here: docs.google.com/document/u/2...
STANDING WITH NON-CITIZEN AND IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES
docs.google.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
umn colleagues: