Michael Dekker
@dekkm.bsky.social
Actuary
Minnesota, USA
Interests: Minnesota, Progressive Politics, Data & Statistics, Healthcare, Health Insurance, Urbanism, Travel, Machine Learning, Adoption, Trauma
Disinterests: LLMs, Crypto, Fascism, Centrism, Hashtag Resistance
Pronouns: He/Him
Minnesota, USA
Interests: Minnesota, Progressive Politics, Data & Statistics, Healthcare, Health Insurance, Urbanism, Travel, Machine Learning, Adoption, Trauma
Disinterests: LLMs, Crypto, Fascism, Centrism, Hashtag Resistance
Pronouns: He/Him
Pinned
Gun control is using both hands
Gender affirmation
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Gun control is using both hands
And where there was one set of footprints, that is where I buried you.
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 AM
And where there was one set of footprints, that is where I buried you.
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Signal will never message you like this.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
If you get a message like this, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO HACK YOUR SIGNAL.
DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE.
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I am reading the book Illegal: How America's Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All by Elizabeth Cohen (halfway thru) and it seems like CBP (etc) is an older problem than I knew before. I've been writing my representatives most days. This is the one I wrote today:
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 AM
I am reading the book Illegal: How America's Lawless Immigration Regime Threatens Us All by Elizabeth Cohen (halfway thru) and it seems like CBP (etc) is an older problem than I knew before. I've been writing my representatives most days. This is the one I wrote today:
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You know it's going to especially infuriate Stephen Miller that Alex Pretti will become the beatified saint he tried turning Charlie Kirk into.
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
You know it's going to especially infuriate Stephen Miller that Alex Pretti will become the beatified saint he tried turning Charlie Kirk into.
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Earlier today, I held a press conference with @governorwalz.mn.gov to update Minnesotans after the fatal killing of Alex Pretti and our efforts to rein in ICE here in Minnesota.
Tomorrow, Monday, January 26, our case to end Operation Metro Surge will be heard in federal court at 9a CT.
Tomorrow, Monday, January 26, our case to end Operation Metro Surge will be heard in federal court at 9a CT.
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Earlier today, I held a press conference with @governorwalz.mn.gov to update Minnesotans after the fatal killing of Alex Pretti and our efforts to rein in ICE here in Minnesota.
Tomorrow, Monday, January 26, our case to end Operation Metro Surge will be heard in federal court at 9a CT.
Tomorrow, Monday, January 26, our case to end Operation Metro Surge will be heard in federal court at 9a CT.
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In the Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul lawsuit seeking an end to Operation Metro Surge, plaintiffs submitted two new declarations—one from the Minn Commissioner of Public Safety and one collecting Bondi's letter and Trump admin statements about Pretti's killing and other surge-related issues.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM
In the Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul lawsuit seeking an end to Operation Metro Surge, plaintiffs submitted two new declarations—one from the Minn Commissioner of Public Safety and one collecting Bondi's letter and Trump admin statements about Pretti's killing and other surge-related issues.
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Weird, I’ve taken pictures of people bringing firearms, loaded with multiple magazines to protests outside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s home and the Minnesota State Capitol.
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Weird, I’ve taken pictures of people bringing firearms, loaded with multiple magazines to protests outside Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s home and the Minnesota State Capitol.
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tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
StandWithMinnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:12 PM
tomorrow, StandWithMinnesota.com will hit a million site visits and over 650,000 unique visitors.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
i made it 10 days ago with $600 from you guys for hosting and cloudflare.
thank you. thank you.
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Crotch hole photo made the front page!
Interesting! This is what landed on our doorstep in Minneapolis this morning …
January 25, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Crotch hole photo made the front page!
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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I get the impulse to push for more, harder, faster, but it's worth noting here: the lawyers for both the state and various other plaintiffs have been working their asses off at absolute breakneck speed today.
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 3:57 AM
I get the impulse to push for more, harder, faster, but it's worth noting here: the lawyers for both the state and various other plaintiffs have been working their asses off at absolute breakneck speed today.
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The regime and many of its supporters are surprised to see so many people in America define "Us" as "my neighbors, my city, my state, my country," rather than as "my race and gender."
And they seem to have real trouble processing the idea of taking risks to help others and stand on principle.
And they seem to have real trouble processing the idea of taking risks to help others and stand on principle.
They cannot believe that white people would put themselves in harm's way to protest the atrocities of ICE. They cannot believe people would go out in subzero temperatures to protest their brutality. They cannot believe that people would organize to let the world know evil has no place here.
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The regime and many of its supporters are surprised to see so many people in America define "Us" as "my neighbors, my city, my state, my country," rather than as "my race and gender."
And they seem to have real trouble processing the idea of taking risks to help others and stand on principle.
And they seem to have real trouble processing the idea of taking risks to help others and stand on principle.
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“A pedophile cabal run by an orange guy from home alone 2 has taken over the US government and is using the the levers of power to enrich themselves while simultaneously destabilizing the current global order so that billionaire technocrats can bring about the coming of the antichrist via chatbots.
January 25, 2026 at 4:13 AM
“A pedophile cabal run by an orange guy from home alone 2 has taken over the US government and is using the the levers of power to enrich themselves while simultaneously destabilizing the current global order so that billionaire technocrats can bring about the coming of the antichrist via chatbots.
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Minnesota says DHS actively interfered with efforts by police to investigate the shooting, then abandoned the scene without handing over a secure perimeter, potentially spoiling evidence.
The state agrees its request “should be unnecessary,” but we are in unprecedented times.
The state agrees its request “should be unnecessary,” but we are in unprecedented times.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Minnesota says DHS actively interfered with efforts by police to investigate the shooting, then abandoned the scene without handing over a secure perimeter, potentially spoiling evidence.
The state agrees its request “should be unnecessary,” but we are in unprecedented times.
The state agrees its request “should be unnecessary,” but we are in unprecedented times.
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Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Beyond helping establish DHS itself in 2003, Mr. Mitnick was a senate-confirmed Trump choice for General Counsel for DHS in his first term. I've talked with him a few times, and he's not a man for hyperbole. So bear that in mind when you see him calling out DHS's "lawlessness, fascism, and cruelty."
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Now requires a disambiguation page
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Now requires a disambiguation page
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BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: A young doctor who lives near where Alex Pretti, a nurse, was killed by ICE says in a declaration he saw the shooting, went out to help, was not let through at first then patted down before being let by, and was apparently the first to try and provide any medical assistance to Pretti.
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The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
January 24, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The newest video shows very clearly that they attacked him for coming to an aid of a woman that the agents pushed, and then executed him while he was immobilized. Everything the government has said, like with Good, has been a complete lie.
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A doctor says DHS agents were counting bullet holes rather than assisting Alex as he died. Indeed, they were actively harming him further. We know initially they had only been concerned with finding his weapon
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 AM
A doctor says DHS agents were counting bullet holes rather than assisting Alex as he died. Indeed, they were actively harming him further. We know initially they had only been concerned with finding his weapon
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I wrote an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle about Minnesota and you can read it here.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
I'm from Minnesota. Here's how to stand with us.
Call your elected officials. Donate. Get ready for when it happens to you — because any big blue city could be next.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I wrote an op-ed for the Houston Chronicle about Minnesota and you can read it here.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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The real “domestic terrorists” are in the White House.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
Another brutal killing by Trump’s ICE agents.
Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller, & the whole morally depraved crew have blood on their hands. These killings are happening at their direction. They must be held accountable.
Congress must cut-off funding for these heinous acts NOW!
Trump, Vance, Noem, Miller, & the whole morally depraved crew have blood on their hands. These killings are happening at their direction. They must be held accountable.
Congress must cut-off funding for these heinous acts NOW!
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The real “domestic terrorists” are in the White House.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.
The victim, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was reportedly a law abiding US citizen & an ICU nurse at the VA. He was licensed to carry a firearm.
Trump & Miller are responsible for his killing & are now lying to the American people.