Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
@deardara.bsky.social
I'm a writer, a poet, a radio talker, I know it. I don't buy nonfiction, I grow it. Novelist. Magazines.
6 James Beard Awards, McKnight Fellow, FAWC teacher; NYC 4th gen, leading my best snowy, writing life in Mpls.
6 James Beard Awards, McKnight Fellow, FAWC teacher; NYC 4th gen, leading my best snowy, writing life in Mpls.
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Lol lol lol. Your grandparents got a chicken in every pot. You get nothing, you'll take nothing, you'll shut up and be happy with nothing, no splurging on chickens youth of America!
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Lol lol lol. Your grandparents got a chicken in every pot. You get nothing, you'll take nothing, you'll shut up and be happy with nothing, no splurging on chickens youth of America!
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WHERE IS JONATHAN ROSS?
He should be in jail awaiting trial for the murder of Renee Good.
Where is he?
He should be in jail awaiting trial for the murder of Renee Good.
Where is he?
Where is Jonathan Ross?
A month ago he killed Renee Good. Is he on the streets, armed and ready to take more lives? Is he in a cushy office somewhere, living a good life off the taxpayer dime. Is he at a training facility, teaching feds to step in front of cars, kill, and say they were afraid?
A month ago he killed Renee Good. Is he on the streets, armed and ready to take more lives? Is he in a cushy office somewhere, living a good life off the taxpayer dime. Is he at a training facility, teaching feds to step in front of cars, kill, and say they were afraid?
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
WHERE IS JONATHAN ROSS?
He should be in jail awaiting trial for the murder of Renee Good.
Where is he?
He should be in jail awaiting trial for the murder of Renee Good.
Where is he?
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This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a **background checker for ICE agents.**
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.
February 10, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Minneapolis: We are living the FUCK ICE lifestyle.
Because, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Abolish ICE, and also they can fuck all the way off.
Because, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Abolish ICE, and also they can fuck all the way off.
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis: We are living the FUCK ICE lifestyle.
Because, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Abolish ICE, and also they can fuck all the way off.
Because, and I cannot emphasize this enough: Abolish ICE, and also they can fuck all the way off.
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A bunch of rent relief fundraisers are going on (I'm sure plenty of people falling through the cracks though). Also a tow truck company is towing people's cars back to where they live for free. Minneapolis has waived fees to get them out of impound. There is an enormous amount of mutual aid going on
During the Japanese Internment, their property was confiscated by the government and/or sold for as little as 10% of their value to locals.
I just wonder what happens to immigrants' homes and other property when they're send to a camp and deported?
I just wonder what happens to immigrants' homes and other property when they're send to a camp and deported?
Has anyone read or seen anything ab out what's happening to all the property left behind by the immigrants ICE is snatching and deporting?
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A bunch of rent relief fundraisers are going on (I'm sure plenty of people falling through the cracks though). Also a tow truck company is towing people's cars back to where they live for free. Minneapolis has waived fees to get them out of impound. There is an enormous amount of mutual aid going on
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ICE had the worst of the worst after all. Not in custody, but on payroll.
Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."
February 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICE had the worst of the worst after all. Not in custody, but on payroll.
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“'That’s ICE,” I said. “What’s ICE?” he answered. I pointed. “Oh God!” he exclaimed. Because suddenly he found himself in the trap. Show you’re afraid, and they can really give you something to cry about."
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
@deardara.bsky.social on the brutal impact of ICE on Twin City businesses.
Letter From Minnesota: Life Inside an Economic Blockade
Greetings from inside the economic blockade zone of occupied Minneapolis. What do you know about cities inside economic blockades? I know about the Prussian siege of Paris, when the trapped Parisia…
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“'That’s ICE,” I said. “What’s ICE?” he answered. I pointed. “Oh God!” he exclaimed. Because suddenly he found himself in the trap. Show you’re afraid, and they can really give you something to cry about."
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
Streets of Minneapolis 💜
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Streets of Minneapolis 💜
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I know the Sgt. Schultz routine seems to work for GOP legislators, but claiming you’re unaware of massively viral videos of ICE misconduct when you’re the director of ICE just makes you sound hopelessly incompetent and out of the loop.
THANEDAR: What did your ICE agent mean when he said, 'you raise your voice, I erase your voice' in the video all of us have seen?
LYONS: I'm not aware of that video. I can't comment
LYONS: I'm not aware of that video. I can't comment
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I know the Sgt. Schultz routine seems to work for GOP legislators, but claiming you’re unaware of massively viral videos of ICE misconduct when you’re the director of ICE just makes you sound hopelessly incompetent and out of the loop.
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Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
“'That’s ICE,” I said. “What’s ICE?” he answered. I pointed. “Oh God!” he exclaimed. Because suddenly he found himself in the trap. Show you’re afraid, and they can really give you something to cry about."
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
@deardara.bsky.social on the brutal impact of ICE on Twin City businesses.
Letter From Minnesota: Life Inside an Economic Blockade
Greetings from inside the economic blockade zone of occupied Minneapolis. What do you know about cities inside economic blockades? I know about the Prussian siege of Paris, when the trapped Parisia…
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“'That’s ICE,” I said. “What’s ICE?” he answered. I pointed. “Oh God!” he exclaimed. Because suddenly he found himself in the trap. Show you’re afraid, and they can really give you something to cry about."
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
So pleased the full and better version of this is in @literaryhub.bsky.social Please read!
This is so true, I've actually heard strangers greeting each other by saying: "Fuck ICE." Like, not ironically or anything it's just turning into a knowingly slightly-askew greeting, like saying "howdy" or "salutations."
Also: Fuck ICE.
Also: Fuck ICE.
people not in MN cannot comprehend how hating ICE is now a core cultural component of being Minnesotan. it’s babe the big blue ox, loons, hot dish, and ICE OUT NOW
Gift shop in the Minneapolis airport is selling "ICE OUT of St. Paul" posters next to cute onesies and fridge magnets.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
This is so true, I've actually heard strangers greeting each other by saying: "Fuck ICE." Like, not ironically or anything it's just turning into a knowingly slightly-askew greeting, like saying "howdy" or "salutations."
Also: Fuck ICE.
Also: Fuck ICE.
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Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
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My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
I picked a sketch of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs off the floor, "Do you need this?" I asked. "No. I submitted it already and it's just really stupid, adults are insane," said the child, heading out into streets swarming with ICE men bristling with ammunition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I picked a sketch of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs off the floor, "Do you need this?" I asked. "No. I submitted it already and it's just really stupid, adults are insane," said the child, heading out into streets swarming with ICE men bristling with ammunition.
Well look at that! The 700 officers that were supposed to have left will definitely start leaving soon! I'm so angry about everyone who reported on this so-called drawdown. When this administration tells you something: Verify before parroting.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
EXCLUSIVE: US border czar says ICE surge could end in 'a couple weeks'
U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan says he was sent to Minnesota by President Trump to reduce the tension in Minnesota and oversee an orderly transition from a “surge” of immigration enforcement to more stand...
kstp.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Well look at that! The 700 officers that were supposed to have left will definitely start leaving soon! I'm so angry about everyone who reported on this so-called drawdown. When this administration tells you something: Verify before parroting.
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
More Minneapolis economic blockade news: Conventions are cancelling. New ones aren't booking. Hotel reservation cancellations. And, elsewhere, Ireland, France, Germany, Finland are warning their citizens that travel to Minnesota can be dangerous.
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
Operation Metro Surge hits Twin Cities hospitality, tourism industry with millions in lost revenue
Hospitality Minnesota says hotels have lost $5 million on cancellations so far. Minneapolis Mayor says local businesses are losing $10-$20 million a week.
www.kare11.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
More Minneapolis economic blockade news: Conventions are cancelling. New ones aren't booking. Hotel reservation cancellations. And, elsewhere, Ireland, France, Germany, Finland are warning their citizens that travel to Minnesota can be dangerous.
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
www.kare11.com/video/news/l...
Excellent story, heart-wrenching, and appropriately presents "draw down" in maybe-not quotes. I'd really like to know: Where is the proof that 700 agents left?
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
Families in hiding and defiant observers: What it’s like in Minneapolis in wake of Bovino’s exit and immigration ‘draw down’ | CNN
Even with the so-called “drawdown,” many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they’re preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable af...
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Excellent story, heart-wrenching, and appropriately presents "draw down" in maybe-not quotes. I'd really like to know: Where is the proof that 700 agents left?
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
Interesting. I don't know enough about it, but is the Federal Government violating the 5th amendment Takings Clause by depriving Minneapolis of the use of our city? I'm up for any and all ways to get them out of here. It FEELS like they've taken the city?
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...
February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Interesting. I don't know enough about it, but is the Federal Government violating the 5th amendment Takings Clause by depriving Minneapolis of the use of our city? I'm up for any and all ways to get them out of here. It FEELS like they've taken the city?
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...
constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...
When you are theatrically gaslighting, but through felony charges.
Gift link:
NYT chased down the cases of the many folk Pam Bondi flew into Minneapolis to post mugshots of (violating Justice Dept. policy.) Looks like they've all been downgraded to misdemeanors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Gift link:
NYT chased down the cases of the many folk Pam Bondi flew into Minneapolis to post mugshots of (violating Justice Dept. policy.) Looks like they've all been downgraded to misdemeanors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Justice Dept. Pursues Many Officer Assault Cases in Minnesota as Misdemeanors
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
When you are theatrically gaslighting, but through felony charges.
Gift link:
NYT chased down the cases of the many folk Pam Bondi flew into Minneapolis to post mugshots of (violating Justice Dept. policy.) Looks like they've all been downgraded to misdemeanors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Gift link:
NYT chased down the cases of the many folk Pam Bondi flew into Minneapolis to post mugshots of (violating Justice Dept. policy.) Looks like they've all been downgraded to misdemeanors.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
We're lucky he survived to tell us what happened, he's lucky to be alive, and this is not "law enforcement" this is... brown shirts? goon squads? civil war? crime? what is the right way to even characterize this accurately?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked
abcnews.go.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM
We're lucky he survived to tell us what happened, he's lucky to be alive, and this is not "law enforcement" this is... brown shirts? goon squads? civil war? crime? what is the right way to even characterize this accurately?
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Trump is trying to impose on the world a sense that ICE left Minneapolis.
🤡 Putin is trying to impose on the world a sense of inevitability of Ukraine's defeat, — FT
📍Putin is actively promoting a narrative of an allegedly close victory in the war, claiming that Russia has overcome sanctions and seized the strategic initiative at the front.
📍Putin is actively promoting a narrative of an allegedly close victory in the war, claiming that Russia has overcome sanctions and seized the strategic initiative at the front.
February 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Trump is trying to impose on the world a sense that ICE left Minneapolis.
Don’t become numb to the corruption, they say. When it comes faster than water from a firehose and ICE is outside and you have a roof to keep over your head and — gift link! I can’t believe this is our lives. Just crime & graft, self dealing and corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...
Binance Gives Trump Family’s Crypto Firm a Leg Up
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Don’t become numb to the corruption, they say. When it comes faster than water from a firehose and ICE is outside and you have a roof to keep over your head and — gift link! I can’t believe this is our lives. Just crime & graft, self dealing and corruption.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason