Colin Hamilton
@colinhamilton.bsky.social
Occassional writer (The Discarded, The Thirteenth Month). Collector of imaginary books, library lore, and other miscellany. Sucker for the spurious glamor of certain voids.
Reversed and brightened ...
February 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Reversed and brightened ...
They were girls, not underaged women. And these are concentration camps, not warehouses for immigrants.
This should concern us all. You cannot speak of freedom and liberty and then support this regime’s actions.
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ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
They were girls, not underaged women. And these are concentration camps, not warehouses for immigrants.
How to resist like Minneapolis
Meet the block, shop the indies, and check on your people.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Which is insane, of course. And which raises the question: how much it will cost to rebuild, and where that money will come from? How many small businesses ruined? How many people took out predatory loans because they couldn't work? That the Mpls Fdn has raised a $3.5M rebuild fun is a joke.
I'm really asking: What is the math on all of this? If Metro Surge started Dec 1, and they claim to have deported 4,000 people, at a cost of $18 million a week, and it's been ten weeks, they show no sign of leaving, and we leave out the murders—$2billion to destroy us?
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Operation Metro Surge leading to budget concerns for City of Minneapolis
There are concerns in the City of Minneapolis that Operation Metro Surge could lead to higher property taxes.
kstp.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Which is insane, of course. And which raises the question: how much it will cost to rebuild, and where that money will come from? How many small businesses ruined? How many people took out predatory loans because they couldn't work? That the Mpls Fdn has raised a $3.5M rebuild fun is a joke.
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All kids today care about is their phones and the specter of human extinction
February 4, 2026 at 5:25 PM
All kids today care about is their phones and the specter of human extinction
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
In Minnesota we’re talking about being terrorized by the federal government.
Everywhere I go, people are talking about the same thing: the president’s failure to bring down prices and make life in this country more affordable.
January 31, 2026 at 10:37 PM
In Minnesota we’re talking about being terrorized by the federal government.
As a Minnesotan, I expect @klobuchar.senate.gov to lead congressional efforts to abolish ICE. If she can, I’m open to governor talk. If that work fails, we need someone else who can protect our state.
January 31, 2026 at 10:35 PM
As a Minnesotan, I expect @klobuchar.senate.gov to lead congressional efforts to abolish ICE. If she can, I’m open to governor talk. If that work fails, we need someone else who can protect our state.
"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago."
About time!
About time!
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
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January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"It's believed to be the first time a local police department in Minnesota intervened in a federal law enforcement action since the surge in immigration enforcement began two months ago."
About time!
About time!
And Trump declared the only restraint on him is his own morality. Or was it mortality?
Everyone should read this paragraph from the Epstein Files. Seriously WTF is this guy doing as POTUS that whole family are vile/ disgusting creatures
January 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
And Trump declared the only restraint on him is his own morality. Or was it mortality?
Retired couple recounts ICE experience.
YouTube video by Saul Schniderman
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January 30, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Schitt's Creek - Moira's Commercial
YouTube video by Schitt's Creek
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January 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
On Iran?
Chancellor Merz on Iran: “A regime that can only stay in power through sheer violence and terror against its own population has its days numbered. It may take weeks, but this regime has no legitimacy to govern the country”
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 PM
On Iran?
Plus, your books are excellent.
For all you beautiful folks ordering books from us.
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Plus, your books are excellent.
Sure puts the non statement by MN CEOs in context.
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Sure puts the non statement by MN CEOs in context.
Where is the video Pretti was taking?
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Where is the video Pretti was taking?
Right: What's happening here is not "policing." It's occupation and terror.
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Right: What's happening here is not "policing." It's occupation and terror.
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Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Second Harvest Heartland | Local Minnesota, Wisconsin food bank | 2harvest.org
There is more than enough food for everyone. As one of the nation’s largest hunger relief agencies, it’s our job to make sure healthy, nutritious food gets to the households who need it. Every day, we...
www.2harvest.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hi folks, I'm seeing a lot of "Eyes on Minneapolis" & "We support Minnesota" sentiment. Here's a tangible way you can help:
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Trump just suspended federal funding for SNAP benefits to Minnesota. Second Harvest Heartland is an MN-based hunger-relief org.
Please donate what you can.
www.2harvest.org
Grateful to read this: The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Grateful to read this: The Star Tribune reports that federal agents "attempted to order local police from the scene" where a man was shot and killed by feds this morning, but Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara refused and "instructed his officers to preserve the scene."
Still waiting for my check!
God, this must have cost George Soros quite a pretty penny to fund!
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Still waiting for my check!
Trump has a tenuous grip on reality, but a stranglehold on the Republican Party.
There is no rule of law anymore. It’s the Rule of Don.
January 22, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump has a tenuous grip on reality, but a stranglehold on the Republican Party.
Good news on a bad news day.
For fans of absurdity, hijinks, and obsessive novels under 100 pages, galleys of Mark Haber's forthcoming novel, ADA, have arrived! Coming this July, Haber's fourth novel is "an eccentric and visionary work." —Andrea Bajani
January 20, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Good news on a bad news day.
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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND