Davi Gray (she/they)
@davigray.bsky.social
Queer, trans, nonbinary poet, writer, performer, artist, activist, & abolitionist. 🌐 davigray.com. 18+ 🙏🏼
Work published in Poetry, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, et al. First collection "This Body, This Fruit" @ Feb 2027 (Trio House Press).
Work published in Poetry, Water~Stone Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, et al. First collection "This Body, This Fruit" @ Feb 2027 (Trio House Press).
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i am very exhausted by disinformation about the cost of transition healthcare. it costs less than $100 for 1-2 years of hormones, depending on your exact sourcing. presenting HRT as impossibly expensive and inaccessible to people who need HRT but don't know how is equivalent to medical gatekeeping.
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Hot damn, I love this town.
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Hot damn, I love this town.
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This is a good reminder that I have to stop making so many excuses and make more calls myself. It's the only person I can control.
I will say it would be cool if you'd do some too, but the only person who can control that is you.
I will say it would be cool if you'd do some too, but the only person who can control that is you.
I get it but all the literature says 1. All reps overestimate the representativeness of callers 2. The number of calls needed to worry a politician is really low 3. All reps tend to overestimate the conservatism of their district but calls start to adjust that. Slow boring of hard boards
January 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM
This is a good reminder that I have to stop making so many excuses and make more calls myself. It's the only person I can control.
I will say it would be cool if you'd do some too, but the only person who can control that is you.
I will say it would be cool if you'd do some too, but the only person who can control that is you.
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I live with a lot of awesome radicals!
January 23, 2026 at 12:48 AM
I live with a lot of awesome radicals!
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22 unreleased poems with 22 accompanying writing prompts from 22 poets running for the next 22 Sundays on my Substack
Can't wait to share these!
Can't wait to share these!
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
22 unreleased poems with 22 accompanying writing prompts from 22 poets running for the next 22 Sundays on my Substack
Can't wait to share these!
Can't wait to share these!
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Bear witness to these stories when you get a minute
‘I’m Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness’: How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
WIRED talks to a postal worker, a teacher, two US citizens detained by federal agents, and six more Minnesota residents about life in an occupied American city.
www.wired.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Bear witness to these stories when you get a minute
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This is incredible and valuable work: an oral history of the past few weeks here in MN.
Love and appreciate media that both highlights how bad the situation is AND how fierce and caring and relentless our community's response continues to be.
Love and appreciate media that both highlights how bad the situation is AND how fierce and caring and relentless our community's response continues to be.
Hi, this is what I've been working on this week.
Voices of the MN Occupation - Racket
A real-time oral history of the ICE assault on Minnesota
racketmn.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This is incredible and valuable work: an oral history of the past few weeks here in MN.
Love and appreciate media that both highlights how bad the situation is AND how fierce and caring and relentless our community's response continues to be.
Love and appreciate media that both highlights how bad the situation is AND how fierce and caring and relentless our community's response continues to be.
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe & Her Father Home. They were kidnapped today in South Minneapolis. With the permission of the mother, we are reaching out to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability, & resources to keep this family together.
gofund.me/6295b51b3
gofund.me/6295b51b3
Donate to Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home, organized by Jason Chavez-Cruz
On January 22, 2026, Chloe Renata Tipan Villacis who is 2 years of a… Jason Chavez-Cruz needs your support for Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe and Her Father Home
gofund.me
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Help bring 2-Year-Old Chloe & Her Father Home. They were kidnapped today in South Minneapolis. With the permission of the mother, we are reaching out to raise funds for lawyer fee’s, food, bond requests, rent, livability, & resources to keep this family together.
gofund.me/6295b51b3
gofund.me/6295b51b3
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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UPDATE: Now, 215 Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions are being held around the country.
This could create serious momentum for strikes in other cities where ICE attacks.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
This could create serious momentum for strikes in other cities where ICE attacks.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
MAP: Minneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 215 Cities on Friday
At least 215 cities plan to hold actions in solidarity with the Minneapolis General Strike.
paydayreport.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 PM
UPDATE: Now, 215 Minneapolis General Strike solidarity actions are being held around the country.
This could create serious momentum for strikes in other cities where ICE attacks.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
This could create serious momentum for strikes in other cities where ICE attacks.
paydayreport.com/minneap/
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2 more and we have FIVE HUNDRED businesses shut down for the Minnesota General Strike.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike
First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.
bringmethenews.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
2 more and we have FIVE HUNDRED businesses shut down for the Minnesota General Strike.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li...
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Let’s all just sit with this analogy, for a bit.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Let’s all just sit with this analogy, for a bit.
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also, if you go to the protest tomorrow, think emperor penguin rules for warmth. Rotate from the outside to the inside of the group and then back again.
January 22, 2026 at 7:03 PM
also, if you go to the protest tomorrow, think emperor penguin rules for warmth. Rotate from the outside to the inside of the group and then back again.
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It's insanely chaotic on the ground here and I get that a lot of people want to help and maybe don't know how to go about doing it. Neighborhood orgs are all over and they're not that hard to find, don't go asking random people. There are lots of public options to help out and that counts, too!
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
It's insanely chaotic on the ground here and I get that a lot of people want to help and maybe don't know how to go about doing it. Neighborhood orgs are all over and they're not that hard to find, don't go asking random people. There are lots of public options to help out and that counts, too!
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If people decide they won't be defeated, they can't be defeated. Like Ukraine.
January 22, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If people decide they won't be defeated, they can't be defeated. Like Ukraine.
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I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I keep seeing leftists from outside of Minneapolis say they’ve seen all this before, and no, you haven’t. I’ve been at this for 30+ years and I haven’t either. It’s not what you’re picturing. This is something else
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The not so silent..
ART AGAINST THE REGIME!!
ART AGAINST THE REGIME!!
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The not so silent..
ART AGAINST THE REGIME!!
ART AGAINST THE REGIME!!
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Can't emphasize this enough. Moving beyond shame toward true solidarity with all people is how we get free. It's how we move toward a new and better world for those who come after us.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
I'm not saying to dunk on this person AT ALL but because I want this point elevated.
I don't want you to be ashamed to be a white American. The history of white Americans who sided against whiteness and acted in solidarity with others has been suppressed as ruthlessly as the history of violence.
I don't want you to be ashamed to be a white American. The history of white Americans who sided against whiteness and acted in solidarity with others has been suppressed as ruthlessly as the history of violence.
At this point in the history of our country, I am very ashamed to be a white American! I don’t want to be mistaken for a thug who is so brain dead they convince themselves that they are better than anyone else because they are white!
I have never & would never BELIEVE THEIR CONVICTED FELON!
I have never & would never BELIEVE THEIR CONVICTED FELON!
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Can't emphasize this enough. Moving beyond shame toward true solidarity with all people is how we get free. It's how we move toward a new and better world for those who come after us.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
Repair is needed, and that repair and restoration is part and parcel of the world we're building.
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Update from rebel base: there are 14 ppl in my Loft class that starts next week, which translates into $784! I sent half to the Immigrant Law Center of MN (www.ilcm.org) and half to Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (wfmn.org).
We love each other, we out-number them, we are stronger.
We love each other, we out-number them, we are stronger.
January 22, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Update from rebel base: there are 14 ppl in my Loft class that starts next week, which translates into $784! I sent half to the Immigrant Law Center of MN (www.ilcm.org) and half to Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (wfmn.org).
We love each other, we out-number them, we are stronger.
We love each other, we out-number them, we are stronger.
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...for the bluesky crowd (at least the one I'm connected to), it maybe isn't stuff you don't already know about; the big takeaway is probably just sharing @naomikritzer.bsky.social's blog sharing ideas for how people outside MN can help: naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
January 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
...for the bluesky crowd (at least the one I'm connected to), it maybe isn't stuff you don't already know about; the big takeaway is probably just sharing @naomikritzer.bsky.social's blog sharing ideas for how people outside MN can help: naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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For Minnesota transplants like me who haven't internalized cold-weather behavior in the same way others have, I will offer a suggestion:
I'm going to take a 45-60 minute walk this afternoon in the gear I plan to wear tomorrow.
It's the perfect opportunity to fine-tune my preparations.
I'm going to take a 45-60 minute walk this afternoon in the gear I plan to wear tomorrow.
It's the perfect opportunity to fine-tune my preparations.
January 22, 2026 at 2:52 PM
For Minnesota transplants like me who haven't internalized cold-weather behavior in the same way others have, I will offer a suggestion:
I'm going to take a 45-60 minute walk this afternoon in the gear I plan to wear tomorrow.
It's the perfect opportunity to fine-tune my preparations.
I'm going to take a 45-60 minute walk this afternoon in the gear I plan to wear tomorrow.
It's the perfect opportunity to fine-tune my preparations.
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I generally dislike using FB, but it felt like the right place to share this headline collage and an update from MPLS especially for those who are not here: facebook.com/share/p/1C3d1DQ5Er/
Partly for my own friends/family; partly in case it can be useful for others to share.
Partly for my own friends/family; partly in case it can be useful for others to share.
January 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
I generally dislike using FB, but it felt like the right place to share this headline collage and an update from MPLS especially for those who are not here: facebook.com/share/p/1C3d1DQ5Er/
Partly for my own friends/family; partly in case it can be useful for others to share.
Partly for my own friends/family; partly in case it can be useful for others to share.
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this thread about Minneapolis fuckin rocks, and I want to shoutout the Chicago patrollers who have been guarding schools throughout the frigid temperatures, too
“decentralized in a way they can’t handle,” as Margaret says
“decentralized in a way they can’t handle,” as Margaret says
Today I talked with a 76 year old who'd been standing in the cold for hours guarding her neighbors. I was getting kind of chilly, even in the new winter gear i bought for this trip (and I live in the goddam mountains myself).
She didn't even have a hat on.
She didn't even have a hat on.
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
this thread about Minneapolis fuckin rocks, and I want to shoutout the Chicago patrollers who have been guarding schools throughout the frigid temperatures, too
“decentralized in a way they can’t handle,” as Margaret says
“decentralized in a way they can’t handle,” as Margaret says