Cathy Wurzer
@cathywurzer.bsky.social
MPR News. Twin Cities PBS.
Documentary filmmaker.
Author.
Wanna-be artist.
Non-profit founder.
Historian
Horsewoman.
Tired.
Documentary filmmaker.
Author.
Wanna-be artist.
Non-profit founder.
Historian
Horsewoman.
Tired.
Federal agents arrest broadcaster Don Lemon in LA and local independent journalist, Georgia Fort, over the St. Paul church protest.
That protest, over the church's pastor working for ICE, disrupted church services.
Details: www.mprnews.org
That protest, over the church's pastor working for ICE, disrupted church services.
Details: www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Federal agents arrest broadcaster Don Lemon in LA and local independent journalist, Georgia Fort, over the St. Paul church protest.
That protest, over the church's pastor working for ICE, disrupted church services.
Details: www.mprnews.org
That protest, over the church's pastor working for ICE, disrupted church services.
Details: www.mprnews.org
Springsteen’s new anti ICE song, “Streets of Minneapolis”is #1 in 19 countries on iTunes.
Released yesterday.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...
Released yesterday.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Springsteen’s new anti ICE song, “Streets of Minneapolis”is #1 in 19 countries on iTunes.
Released yesterday.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...
Released yesterday.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=GDaP...
It’s an understatement to say the news has been intense, so it was nice to giggle a bit when a co-worker 3D printed a bunch of tiny, screaming possums.
This one now proudly hangs out on top of my studio microphone, keeping me company.
This one now proudly hangs out on top of my studio microphone, keeping me company.
January 29, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It’s an understatement to say the news has been intense, so it was nice to giggle a bit when a co-worker 3D printed a bunch of tiny, screaming possums.
This one now proudly hangs out on top of my studio microphone, keeping me company.
This one now proudly hangs out on top of my studio microphone, keeping me company.
Reposted by Cathy Wurzer
More than 100 bike rides honoring Alex Pretti have been organized around the globe since a Minneapolis bike shop Angry Catfish’s call to action.
This Saturday's “unity” ride will start at Washburn Fair Oaks Park in Minneapolis at 1 p.m. Pretti was a cyclist and a customer at Angry Catfish.
This Saturday's “unity” ride will start at Washburn Fair Oaks Park in Minneapolis at 1 p.m. Pretti was a cyclist and a customer at Angry Catfish.
‘Popping up by the hour’: Bike rides to honor Alex Pretti going global
Angry Catfish bike shop organized a ride this Saturday and encouraged others to roll, too. Hundreds are likely.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
More than 100 bike rides honoring Alex Pretti have been organized around the globe since a Minneapolis bike shop Angry Catfish’s call to action.
This Saturday's “unity” ride will start at Washburn Fair Oaks Park in Minneapolis at 1 p.m. Pretti was a cyclist and a customer at Angry Catfish.
This Saturday's “unity” ride will start at Washburn Fair Oaks Park in Minneapolis at 1 p.m. Pretti was a cyclist and a customer at Angry Catfish.
@brucespringsteen.net releases “Streets of Minneapolis” today.
“Here in our home they killed and roamed, in the winter of '26…”
www.youtube.com/embed/wWKSox...
“Here in our home they killed and roamed, in the winter of '26…”
www.youtube.com/embed/wWKSox...
YouTube
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January 28, 2026 at 7:21 PM
@brucespringsteen.net releases “Streets of Minneapolis” today.
“Here in our home they killed and roamed, in the winter of '26…”
www.youtube.com/embed/wWKSox...
“Here in our home they killed and roamed, in the winter of '26…”
www.youtube.com/embed/wWKSox...
While state and local officials ask for ICE drawdown, San Francisco Chronicle reports that an area near Fort Snelling and the Reserve Base could be used to house ICE agents/weapons/aircraft.
www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
Exclusive: Hegseth boosts Minneapolis immigration siege, approving use of military base
In an email obtained by the Chronicle, U.S. Customs and Border Protection asked for use of Fort Snelling to house federal immigration agents, weapons, vehicles and aircraft.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM
While state and local officials ask for ICE drawdown, San Francisco Chronicle reports that an area near Fort Snelling and the Reserve Base could be used to house ICE agents/weapons/aircraft.
www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...
Mike Lukovitch is an editorial cartoonist with the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
January 27, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Mike Lukovitch is an editorial cartoonist with the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Reposted by Cathy Wurzer
A federal appeals court declined to reinstate restrictions on federal agents’ tactics against protesters and observers in Minnesota, calling a district judge’s initial injunction on the matter “too broad” and “too vague.”
Live: Appeals court decides not to restrict agents' tactics, saying earlier injunction was too vague
The injunction will remain blocked while the case is pending in court. U.S. Circuit Judge Raymond Gruender dissented in part.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 12:37 AM
A federal appeals court declined to reinstate restrictions on federal agents’ tactics against protesters and observers in Minnesota, calling a district judge’s initial injunction on the matter “too broad” and “too vague.”
Reposted by Cathy Wurzer
Chris Madel drops out of race for GOP nomination for governor, blasts immigration crackdown minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/26/c...
Chris Madel drops out of race for GOP nomination for governor, blasts immigration crackdown • Minnesota Reformer
“I personally have spoken to several law enforcement officers, some Hispanic and some Asian, who have been pulled over by ICE on pretextual stops. Driving while Hispanic is not a crime, neither is dri...
minnesotareformer.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Chris Madel drops out of race for GOP nomination for governor, blasts immigration crackdown minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/26/c...
Does anyone know who the woman in the pink coat is, the woman who captured the key video of Alex’s killing? Plz contact me: cwurzer@mpr.org
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Does anyone know who the woman in the pink coat is, the woman who captured the key video of Alex’s killing? Plz contact me: cwurzer@mpr.org
Man shot and killed by ICE agents in Mpls this morning.
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Man shot and killed by ICE agents in Mpls this morning.
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
News briefing at 11:30 am CT carried live here: www.mprnews.org
Photo of anti-ICE rally and march in downtown Mpls in frigid weather.
Haven’t heard crowd size estimates yet.
www.mprnews.org for live updates.
Haven’t heard crowd size estimates yet.
www.mprnews.org for live updates.
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Photo of anti-ICE rally and march in downtown Mpls in frigid weather.
Haven’t heard crowd size estimates yet.
www.mprnews.org for live updates.
Haven’t heard crowd size estimates yet.
www.mprnews.org for live updates.
Yeah…but it’s a DRY cold!
January 23, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Yeah…but it’s a DRY cold!
Minnesota gears up for a mass anti-immigration enforcement protest despite the dangerous cold.
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
Minnesota gears up for a mass anti-immigration enforcement protest despite the dangerous cold
A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy is asking Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores in protest at immigration enforcement operations in the state.
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Minnesota gears up for a mass anti-immigration enforcement protest despite the dangerous cold.
apnews.com/article/minn...
apnews.com/article/minn...
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Today's -8F at MSP was the 2nd coldest of winter so far.
But we could hit -20F in the Twin Cities Friday and Saturday mornings.
The coldest air of winter blows in by Friday!
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
But we could hit -20F in the Twin Cities Friday and Saturday mornings.
The coldest air of winter blows in by Friday!
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Yes it's cold; but the coldest air of winter arrives late this week
The coldest air of winter is ahead late this week across Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Today's -8F at MSP was the 2nd coldest of winter so far.
But we could hit -20F in the Twin Cities Friday and Saturday mornings.
The coldest air of winter blows in by Friday!
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
But we could hit -20F in the Twin Cities Friday and Saturday mornings.
The coldest air of winter blows in by Friday!
#mnwx
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Reports indicate “dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy.”
This is the one, halfway decent pic I managed to get when the aurora was really dancing last fall.
This is the one, halfway decent pic I managed to get when the aurora was really dancing last fall.
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Reports indicate “dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications and GPS accuracy.”
This is the one, halfway decent pic I managed to get when the aurora was really dancing last fall.
This is the one, halfway decent pic I managed to get when the aurora was really dancing last fall.
From the respected journalism organization @poynterinstitute.bsky.social on the importance of documenting events in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
This moment will be defined by what we choose to record - Poynter
Local press and local residents must document history as federal force grows routine
www.poynter.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:56 PM
From the respected journalism organization @poynterinstitute.bsky.social on the importance of documenting events in Minnesota and elsewhere.
www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
Reposted by Cathy Wurzer
These New York Times visual journalists do a good job of showing how ICE escalates confrontation. You can see residents and even the photogs confused about why agents are detaining a woman passing through and why the agents dropped so many chemical munitions: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: How We Photographed an ICE Confrontation in Minneapolis
Our visual journalists David Guttenfelder and Todd Heisler describe a dramatic incident in which federal agents dragged a woman out of her car in Minneapolis near where Renee Nicole Good had been kill...
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:39 PM
These New York Times visual journalists do a good job of showing how ICE escalates confrontation. You can see residents and even the photogs confused about why agents are detaining a woman passing through and why the agents dropped so many chemical munitions: www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
BREAKING:
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act which allows him to deploy troops into MSP.
That's after last night's second shooting of a civilian by an ICE agent that led to protests and clouds of tear gas in north Mpls.
Listen: mprnews.org
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act which allows him to deploy troops into MSP.
That's after last night's second shooting of a civilian by an ICE agent that led to protests and clouds of tear gas in north Mpls.
Listen: mprnews.org
news.org
January 15, 2026 at 1:57 PM
BREAKING:
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act which allows him to deploy troops into MSP.
That's after last night's second shooting of a civilian by an ICE agent that led to protests and clouds of tear gas in north Mpls.
Listen: mprnews.org
President Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act which allows him to deploy troops into MSP.
That's after last night's second shooting of a civilian by an ICE agent that led to protests and clouds of tear gas in north Mpls.
Listen: mprnews.org
You might have seen video of the guy who was outside the Whipple Federal building in Mpls last week, yelling "We executed one of you" after the ICE shooting death of Renee Good.
Here's a story about him from the Midland (Michigan) Daily News.
www.ourmidland.com/news/article...
Here's a story about him from the Midland (Michigan) Daily News.
www.ourmidland.com/news/article...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
You might have seen video of the guy who was outside the Whipple Federal building in Mpls last week, yelling "We executed one of you" after the ICE shooting death of Renee Good.
Here's a story about him from the Midland (Michigan) Daily News.
www.ourmidland.com/news/article...
Here's a story about him from the Midland (Michigan) Daily News.
www.ourmidland.com/news/article...
Update: Six federal prosecutors, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, resigned today.
www.startribune.com/joe-thompson...
www.startribune.com/joe-thompson...
Mass resignation at Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office stems from Renee Good shooting, investigation
At least six attorneys have left the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Joe Thompson, who took the lead in prosecuting fraud in state government programs.
www.startribune.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Update: Six federal prosecutors, including Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson, resigned today.
www.startribune.com/joe-thompson...
www.startribune.com/joe-thompson...
Breaking new: 3 Minnesota federal prosecutors including former Interim U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good who was killed by an ICE agent, and reluctance to investigate the shooter.
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Breaking new: 3 Minnesota federal prosecutors including former Interim U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson resigned over the Justice Department’s push to investigate the widow of Renee Good who was killed by an ICE agent, and reluctance to investigate the shooter.
Here's what's happening:
==@CNN and @nytimes report an additional 1k of ICE/Border Patrol agents coming to Mn.
==Feds accessing private data of protestors. Story from @mprnews.org:
mprnews.org/story/2026/01/…
--January thaw ends today.
Livestream at mprnews.org
==@CNN and @nytimes report an additional 1k of ICE/Border Patrol agents coming to Mn.
==Feds accessing private data of protestors. Story from @mprnews.org:
mprnews.org/story/2026/01/…
--January thaw ends today.
Livestream at mprnews.org
https://mprnews.org/story/2026/01/…
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Here's what's happening:
==@CNN and @nytimes report an additional 1k of ICE/Border Patrol agents coming to Mn.
==Feds accessing private data of protestors. Story from @mprnews.org:
mprnews.org/story/2026/01/…
--January thaw ends today.
Livestream at mprnews.org
==@CNN and @nytimes report an additional 1k of ICE/Border Patrol agents coming to Mn.
==Feds accessing private data of protestors. Story from @mprnews.org:
mprnews.org/story/2026/01/…
--January thaw ends today.
Livestream at mprnews.org
