Cathy Crea
@cathycrea.bsky.social
Community College English and Reading instructor in White Bear Lake, MN. Chronic migraine. Knitter, bookbinder, metalsmith. 🐈⬛🐈⬛ She/they 🏳️🌈 Trans rights are human rights
Statement by the mayor of Mahtomedi, MN, asserting the need for law enforcement actions to be taken legally and in support of peaceful protests.
Mahtomedi leans centrist to conservative and skews wealthier than the metro at large. www.mahtomedimn.gov/m/newsflash/...
Mahtomedi leans centrist to conservative and skews wealthier than the metro at large. www.mahtomedimn.gov/m/newsflash/...
A Message from your Mayor • Mahtomedi, MN
www.mahtomedimn.gov
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Statement by the mayor of Mahtomedi, MN, asserting the need for law enforcement actions to be taken legally and in support of peaceful protests.
Mahtomedi leans centrist to conservative and skews wealthier than the metro at large. www.mahtomedimn.gov/m/newsflash/...
Mahtomedi leans centrist to conservative and skews wealthier than the metro at large. www.mahtomedimn.gov/m/newsflash/...
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I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
So which politician is calling for the dismantling of the probably illegal database that ice & this government is collecting biometric data of protesters?
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:
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“America is finally being run like a business: a business acquired by private equity that’s being stripped for parts before being liquidated.”
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“America is finally being run like a business: a business acquired by private equity that’s being stripped for parts before being liquidated.”
Heads up you don’t get much time for your recording, so be succinct
oh hey Minnesotans, it's a good night to call or write the governor's office . . . (call and leave a message but if you aren't up for it or the voicemail is full, write in or do both.)
Keep calling the governor's office.
Telephone: 651-201-3400
Toll Free: 800-657-3717
mn.gov/governor/con...
(Keep donating to the folks on www.standwithminnesota.com including the rent relief funds.)
Telephone: 651-201-3400
Toll Free: 800-657-3717
mn.gov/governor/con...
(Keep donating to the folks on www.standwithminnesota.com including the rent relief funds.)
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Heads up you don’t get much time for your recording, so be succinct
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Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
What Kelly says
If you want a better class of candidate, not only do you have to recruit or be one, you have to help them build the infrastructure they need to win primaries. If someone is going to take on entrenched interests, they will need a whole lot of support. Be that support, or don’t expect to see them win.
February 1, 2026 at 3:53 PM
What Kelly says
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It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
I've personally had barely any ICE encounters. I've done patrolling when I can. And my body is just yelling at me that it's wrecked.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
Even doing a little bit is fucking taxing. Everyone doing more is a superhero, and I don't think folks who haven't been involved in an occupation understand the toll.
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
It’s so hard to describe what this is like to people who aren’t here. The ICE/BCP occupation seeps into everything. It’s not just the horror of the big stuff. It’s the little stuff, too: helicopters all night, vigilance during every trip out of the house, guilt at having any downtime at all.
One happy return photo of Liam and then we leave the poor kid and his family alone other than to give them money. And we remember Liam represents thousands of kids in ICE custody and we keep fighting until all of them are free.
It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.
January 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
One happy return photo of Liam and then we leave the poor kid and his family alone other than to give them money. And we remember Liam represents thousands of kids in ICE custody and we keep fighting until all of them are free.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Comparative Education: U.S. & China
2. Inquiry
3. Sociology of Popular Culture in the United States
4. Print and Nonprint Media
5. Tai Ji
1. Comparative Education: U.S. & China
2. Inquiry
3. Sociology of Popular Culture in the United States
4. Print and Nonprint Media
5. Tai Ji
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
1. Origins of Nazism
2. Dante’s Divine Comedy
3. Behavioral Ecology & Conservation Biology
4. Principles of Evolution
5. Thinking and Speaking About Thinking and Speaking
January 31, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Comparative Education: U.S. & China
2. Inquiry
3. Sociology of Popular Culture in the United States
4. Print and Nonprint Media
5. Tai Ji
1. Comparative Education: U.S. & China
2. Inquiry
3. Sociology of Popular Culture in the United States
4. Print and Nonprint Media
5. Tai Ji
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feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
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Are you going to caucus? Repost if you are, let’s see some numbers.
What Happens at DFL and GOP Precinct Caucuses in Minnesota?
What Happens at DFL and GOP Precinct Caucuses in Minnesota?
The next statewide precinct caucuses take place next Tuesday at 7 p.m. You can use the Secretary of State’s Caucus Finder to input your address and receive your exact caucus location.
lptv.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Are you going to caucus? Repost if you are, let’s see some numbers.
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Bullshit artists see how good LLMs are at generating bullshit, and assume everyone else's jobs can be replaced as easily.
January 29, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bullshit artists see how good LLMs are at generating bullshit, and assume everyone else's jobs can be replaced as easily.
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When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
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PLEASE REACH OUT.
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
We're looking for translators in French, Spanish and ASL
Springfield, Ohio is bracing to protect our neighbors and keep Haitian children from being swept up in our foster care or youth incarceration systems
www.haitiancss.org
Springfield, Ohio is bracing to protect our neighbors and keep Haitian children from being swept up in our foster care or youth incarceration systems
www.haitiancss.org
Haitian Community Solidarity and Support - Springfield, OH Charity
Founded in 2024, this non-profit organization stands in solidarity with Haitian immigrants located in Springfield, Ohio and throughout Clark County. Our goal is assisting immigrants, especially nation...
www.haitiancss.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:21 PM
PLEASE REACH OUT.
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
Springfield is ready to welcome helping hands.
There's a lot to do, a place for you can and will be found!
We have to keep our plans and rotations off SM bc we are a small town, organizers here are running different risks than in major metros
Find us!
We will connect you!
Same. For me, I think it’s an immediate breach of trust.
Amen. If I see one of those obvious AI illustrations on a piece I now reflexively recoil and often decide not to read it. Can't wholly explain my own reaction, but it's genuine.
I kind of miss the generic stock photos that people were using before everybody switched to diffusion model pap.
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Same. For me, I think it’s an immediate breach of trust.
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#1 question has to be: Why should the American people trust a person who accepted a $50,000 bribe about ANYTHING????
January 29, 2026 at 2:17 PM
#1 question has to be: Why should the American people trust a person who accepted a $50,000 bribe about ANYTHING????
Please, call your senators and push them just a little further. I called to thank @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov for opposing DHS funding at this time and asked them to oppose @schumer.senate.gov’s ICE reforms and support abolishing ICE instead.
January 29, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Please, call your senators and push them just a little further. I called to thank @klobuchar.senate.gov and @smith.senate.gov for opposing DHS funding at this time and asked them to oppose @schumer.senate.gov’s ICE reforms and support abolishing ICE instead.
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In case you are unaware:
-it’s not illegal to have a group chat
-it’s not illegal to film anyone in public (and it’s important, bc otherwise people just disappear)
-it’s not illegal to tell people when you see masked officers
-it’s not illegal to collect and distribute food
ICE must leave MN.
-it’s not illegal to have a group chat
-it’s not illegal to film anyone in public (and it’s important, bc otherwise people just disappear)
-it’s not illegal to tell people when you see masked officers
-it’s not illegal to collect and distribute food
ICE must leave MN.
January 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM
In case you are unaware:
-it’s not illegal to have a group chat
-it’s not illegal to film anyone in public (and it’s important, bc otherwise people just disappear)
-it’s not illegal to tell people when you see masked officers
-it’s not illegal to collect and distribute food
ICE must leave MN.
-it’s not illegal to have a group chat
-it’s not illegal to film anyone in public (and it’s important, bc otherwise people just disappear)
-it’s not illegal to tell people when you see masked officers
-it’s not illegal to collect and distribute food
ICE must leave MN.
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Things we could do in MN with the $18 million a week it costs taxpayers to fund Operation Metro Surge:
- Provide Medicaid coverage for 5,000 Minnesota children
- Fund a full week of SNAP benefits for every eligible Minnesotan
- Cover the annual salaries of 225 school mental health professionals
- Provide Medicaid coverage for 5,000 Minnesota children
- Fund a full week of SNAP benefits for every eligible Minnesotan
- Cover the annual salaries of 225 school mental health professionals
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Things we could do in MN with the $18 million a week it costs taxpayers to fund Operation Metro Surge:
- Provide Medicaid coverage for 5,000 Minnesota children
- Fund a full week of SNAP benefits for every eligible Minnesotan
- Cover the annual salaries of 225 school mental health professionals
- Provide Medicaid coverage for 5,000 Minnesota children
- Fund a full week of SNAP benefits for every eligible Minnesotan
- Cover the annual salaries of 225 school mental health professionals
Got my 3rd mailing from Angie Craig in 2 days today. (This one was the Judy Seeberger version of the same quote attributed to two other folks.)
January 27, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Got my 3rd mailing from Angie Craig in 2 days today. (This one was the Judy Seeberger version of the same quote attributed to two other folks.)
Guess the moment I cackled!
January 27, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Guess the moment I cackled!
Abolish ICE. This is not enough. @klobuchar.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Abolish ICE. This is not enough. @klobuchar.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov
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Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Hey @leahgreenberg.bsky.social and I are both Carleton grads and this fucking rocks - love to see a college protect its students from the goons instead of cutting deals with the regime.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Bill Bramhall, NY Daily News
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Bill Bramhall, NY Daily News