Colleen Carpenter
@colleenmcarpenter.bsky.social
Author, educator, public speaker. Leaving academia (prof of theology + environmental studies) for the great wide world, with my rescue dog Marigold keeping me company. St. Paul MN resident; grew up in Chicago.
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Horrifying
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Horrifying
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Thanks from Mpls, Boss.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Thanks from Mpls, Boss.
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Same and same. My father was six
Nope. Son of Holocaust survivor. My father was 11 when the Nazis invaded his hometown in eastern Poland. He survived only by fleeing to a different city with a false baptismal certificate. The comparison is apt. Carry on.
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Same and same. My father was six
Just voted! Come on down, 64A folks, there's still time. No line (but a steady flow of voters!!) at Merriam Park library.
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Just voted! Come on down, 64A folks, there's still time. No line (but a steady flow of voters!!) at Merriam Park library.
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Rename the Nursing building at the U after him.
my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Rename the Nursing building at the U after him.
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and then he kept going back out
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
and then he kept going back out
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Make the list public so I know who my good neighbors are.
TOM HOMAN: “We’re going to create a database where those people that are arrested for interference, impeding and assault, we’re going to make them famous. We’re going to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”
Story: www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Make the list public so I know who my good neighbors are.
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They hate us because Minnesota works and disproves all of their lies.
January 27, 2026 at 6:20 PM
They hate us because Minnesota works and disproves all of their lies.
I miss Paul Wellstone so, so much. He'd be proud of us.
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I miss Paul Wellstone so, so much. He'd be proud of us.
"In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it."
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"In Minnesota, all of the ideological cornerstones of MAGA have been proved false at once. Minnesotans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the Border Patrol, are brave. Minnesotans have shown that their community is socially cohesive—because of its diversity and not in spite of it."
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💙🩵📣
If Stephen Miller is still in the White House, that means the white nationalist gameplan is still all systems GO.
What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.
Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.
Keep your eyes wide open.
What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.
Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.
Keep your eyes wide open.
January 27, 2026 at 2:17 AM
💙🩵📣
Bovino's gone but it's not over: they're ramping up. They're going to use Fort Snelling for "parking approximately 300-500 vehicles . . . a ready room space for 500-800 CBP personnel . . . access to a magazine to store munitions."
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 27, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Bovino's gone but it's not over: they're ramping up. They're going to use Fort Snelling for "parking approximately 300-500 vehicles . . . a ready room space for 500-800 CBP personnel . . . access to a magazine to store munitions."
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
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One of the first lessons I learned in organizing is that you celebrate victories as they come, even if they’re incomplete. Border Patrol being pulled off our streets is a massive victory for and by the people of Minnesota. It doesn’t make our work less urgent or needed, but it’s a big-ass win.
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
One of the first lessons I learned in organizing is that you celebrate victories as they come, even if they’re incomplete. Border Patrol being pulled off our streets is a massive victory for and by the people of Minnesota. It doesn’t make our work less urgent or needed, but it’s a big-ass win.
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Ope, almost forgot we have a special election tomorrow in St Paul district 64A to fill Kaohly Her's seat. Go vote for Meg Luger-Nikolai, neighbors!
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Ope, almost forgot we have a special election tomorrow in St Paul district 64A to fill Kaohly Her's seat. Go vote for Meg Luger-Nikolai, neighbors!
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“The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law." - Steve Simon
Secretary of State Steve Simon’s statement on the outrageous request from the US Attorney General www.sos.mn.gov/about-the-of...
January 25, 2026 at 7:02 PM
“The answer to Attorney General Bondi’s request is no. Her letter is an outrageous attempt to coerce Minnesota into giving the federal government private data on millions of U.S. Citizens in violation of state and federal law." - Steve Simon
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New chant: “Show me who Whittier’s named for”/“This is who Whittier’s named for”
This is who the Whittier neighborhood in Minneapolis is named for
January 25, 2026 at 2:37 PM
New chant: “Show me who Whittier’s named for”/“This is who Whittier’s named for”
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They got Edina Moms excoriating the Administration and signing off with a a land acknowledgement. They are so fucked lol
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
They got Edina Moms excoriating the Administration and signing off with a a land acknowledgement. They are so fucked lol
You need to hear this. Magnificent!
Soul refresher:
Lift Every Voice and Sing- Howard Gospel Choir
Thanks to my brother @sketchbook2012.bsky.social for reminding me of this one.
Music can save the world.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=huXr...
Lift Every Voice and Sing- Howard Gospel Choir
Thanks to my brother @sketchbook2012.bsky.social for reminding me of this one.
Music can save the world.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=huXr...
Howard Gospel Choir - "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
YouTube video by Howardgospelchoir
m.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 AM
You need to hear this. Magnificent!
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JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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One man tonight brought a candle to the vigil that he lit previously lit for Melissa Hortman. He said he’d vowed never to light it again after she was assassinated. Upon reflecting on this week’s events he thought “Melissa would want me to use this, not just have it it a box.” He lit the candle.
January 25, 2026 at 4:02 AM
One man tonight brought a candle to the vigil that he lit previously lit for Melissa Hortman. He said he’d vowed never to light it again after she was assassinated. Upon reflecting on this week’s events he thought “Melissa would want me to use this, not just have it it a box.” He lit the candle.
YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES. Every agent suspended pending full review with the bulk of them terminated and many prosecuted. Fuck reform. Put these people in prison.
No @chrismurphyct.bsky.social, you're wrong. At a minimum their unions need to be decertified. Every agent, officer, & employee needs to be suspended pending a full review & revetting. The bulk of them need to be terminated. A significant number need to be prosecuted. That's what has to happen.
We should not fund DHS without serious reform. We could return CBP to border. We could require warrants for immigration arrests. We could beef up training and require identification.
The list of possible reforms is long. What's unacceptable is the current lawless status quo.
The list of possible reforms is long. What's unacceptable is the current lawless status quo.
January 25, 2026 at 3:01 AM
YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES. Every agent suspended pending full review with the bulk of them terminated and many prosecuted. Fuck reform. Put these people in prison.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
More eyewitness testimony
I am not gonna catch a case for things I write online, but reading this, boyo.
January 25, 2026 at 2:28 AM
More eyewitness testimony
Completely excellent from beginning to end. And she breaks down in the final seconds, which I did not expect . . .
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Completely excellent from beginning to end. And she breaks down in the final seconds, which I did not expect . . .