Doug Mack
@douglasmack.bsky.social
Probably down a research rabbit hole.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
📖 The Not-Quite States of America, about the U.S. territories (W. W. Norton).
🍟Agreeably nerdy food history newsletter: https://snackstack.net
He/him, just another dad in Minneapolis.
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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.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Here are some ways to help Minnesota with all the essential but less visible needs.
But also, go get involved with your own community. Make new friends. Get those networks going. Learn what orgs in your city are already doing good work that needs support. Don't wait.
www.standwithminnesota.com
But also, go get involved with your own community. Make new friends. Get those networks going. Learn what orgs in your city are already doing good work that needs support. Don't wait.
www.standwithminnesota.com
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Maya is one of my favorite spots. Amazing food, kind people. Their storefront being dark these past weeks has hurt.
But tonight, there was a light on Central. The smell of something incredible in the air.
They’re opening tomorrow for the first time in weeks.
Let's show up for them.
But tonight, there was a light on Central. The smell of something incredible in the air.
They’re opening tomorrow for the first time in weeks.
Let's show up for them.
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Maya is one of my favorite spots. Amazing food, kind people. Their storefront being dark these past weeks has hurt.
But tonight, there was a light on Central. The smell of something incredible in the air.
They’re opening tomorrow for the first time in weeks.
Let's show up for them.
But tonight, there was a light on Central. The smell of something incredible in the air.
They’re opening tomorrow for the first time in weeks.
Let's show up for them.
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I love this project and I love that one of my elected officials has been leading it. Seeing the organizing and on-the-ground safety work of @jasoncomix.bsky.social as well as several Minneapolis city council members has really stretched my imagination about what elected public service can look like.
It’s been another busy week dealing with the ICE occupation in Minneapolis, but I wanted to give you a Burrito update!
We started this project just over 5 weeks ago, and since then we’ve provided over 1150 meals for people, and spent almost $12k at local, immigrant-owned restaurants!
We started this project just over 5 weeks ago, and since then we’ve provided over 1150 meals for people, and spent almost $12k at local, immigrant-owned restaurants!
February 11, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I love this project and I love that one of my elected officials has been leading it. Seeing the organizing and on-the-ground safety work of @jasoncomix.bsky.social as well as several Minneapolis city council members has really stretched my imagination about what elected public service can look like.
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These assholes look like the psychotically violent henchmen in a mediocre movie
February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
These assholes look like the psychotically violent henchmen in a mediocre movie
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Read this entire thread (this is the end), because yes. Thank you, Doug. ❤️
I should add that in this metaphor, 99% of the helpers/staff aren't paid to do this; it's not their actual job. They just saw the need and ran in to help as much as they could.
Meanwhile, the actual professionals who can and SHOULD help in significant ways have run away or are making things worse.
Meanwhile, the actual professionals who can and SHOULD help in significant ways have run away or are making things worse.
February 11, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Read this entire thread (this is the end), because yes. Thank you, Doug. ❤️
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You want to see some beautiful art?
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM
You want to see some beautiful art?
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
This one is in Longfellow
February 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM
This one is in Longfellow
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February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
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every time the numbers drop i want to remind y'all that contractors like me aren't tracked, neither are folks who have run out their unemployment. so the numbers are always HIGHER than posted because of a bunch of invisible workers who are also unemployed.
US job openings dropped to a five-year low in December 2025, report shows
Data from November 2025 was also revised lower amid a softening in labor market conditions at the end of the year
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
every time the numbers drop i want to remind y'all that contractors like me aren't tracked, neither are folks who have run out their unemployment. so the numbers are always HIGHER than posted because of a bunch of invisible workers who are also unemployed.
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This is true (and not confined to Minneapolis)
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
This is true (and not confined to Minneapolis)
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🧵 Life in MN.
You can be a helper from far away. There’s a link to a website where you can donate to several organizations. Choose what speaks to you.
You can be a helper from far away. There’s a link to a website where you can donate to several organizations. Choose what speaks to you.
Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
🧵 Life in MN.
You can be a helper from far away. There’s a link to a website where you can donate to several organizations. Choose what speaks to you.
You can be a helper from far away. There’s a link to a website where you can donate to several organizations. Choose what speaks to you.
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he is, of course, substantially larger than Frank Violin
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
he is, of course, substantially larger than Frank Violin
Come to the USA! Do all the classic things: Watch some sports, eat a cheeseburger in a diner, buy a cowboy hat, marvel at the Grand Canyon and/or Times Square, experience our many malls and theme parks, and face down a group of armed thugs who might kidnap you
ICE director refuses to commit to pausing operations for 2026 World Cup
Acting ICE director Todd Lyons told a congressional committee that his agency was ‘key’ to World Cup security plans
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Come to the USA! Do all the classic things: Watch some sports, eat a cheeseburger in a diner, buy a cowboy hat, marvel at the Grand Canyon and/or Times Square, experience our many malls and theme parks, and face down a group of armed thugs who might kidnap you
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A parent at my kids’ school was abducted a few hours ago.
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Donate to Support Byron Cabrera's Legal Defense and Son's Care, organized by Luz Riofrio
Hello everyone, I'm asking for your support for Byron Cabrera, who h… Luz Riofrio needs your support for Support Byron Cabrera's Legal Defense and Son's Care
gofund.me
February 10, 2026 at 11:31 PM
A parent at my kids’ school was abducted a few hours ago.
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
Please help us help the family with legal expenses and care for their elementary school son (who doesn’t even know his dad was taken yet 💔):
gofund.me/20a5b26ab
You want to see some beautiful art?
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
February 10, 2026 at 11:20 PM
You want to see some beautiful art?
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
(Outside the Toolbox Collective in Longfellow, Minneapolis)
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China Mieville's The City & The City: 2 cities in same geography: "A denizen of one city must dutifully "unsee"...denizens, buildings, events in the other city."
MN as a whole feels like this right now - especially wrt outstaters like my parents who pretend/behave as tho this siege does not exist.
MN as a whole feels like this right now - especially wrt outstaters like my parents who pretend/behave as tho this siege does not exist.
Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
February 10, 2026 at 8:48 PM
China Mieville's The City & The City: 2 cities in same geography: "A denizen of one city must dutifully "unsee"...denizens, buildings, events in the other city."
MN as a whole feels like this right now - especially wrt outstaters like my parents who pretend/behave as tho this siege does not exist.
MN as a whole feels like this right now - especially wrt outstaters like my parents who pretend/behave as tho this siege does not exist.
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Only $1700 more to help keep seven St. Paul families in their homes. This needs to be filled by tomorrow so their kids can be safe inside for another month. Let's get them there!
I've never posted a GoFundMe before (seriously, not once) but I'll personally vouch for this one. It's a little neighborhood group trying to keep seven Minnesotan families from getting evicted tomorrow. If you can help, please help; if you can share, please share. www.gofundme.com/f/support-sa...
Donate to Support Saint Paul Families Facing ICE Threats, organized by LM Neal
We love Saint Paul. We love it's poetry on random sidewalks, the way every lawn… LM Neal needs your support for Support Saint Paul Families Facing ICE Threats
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Only $1700 more to help keep seven St. Paul families in their homes. This needs to be filled by tomorrow so their kids can be safe inside for another month. Let's get them there!
Hell yeah, Minnesota Olympian Curler
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Hell yeah, Minnesota Olympian Curler
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my friends rental house burned down from a space heater they needed because ICE rounded up the crew that was fixing their heat, so it was delayed.
sure ice didn’t start the fire, but it wouldn’t of happened if they hadn’t been here
sure ice didn’t start the fire, but it wouldn’t of happened if they hadn’t been here
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
my friends rental house burned down from a space heater they needed because ICE rounded up the crew that was fixing their heat, so it was delayed.
sure ice didn’t start the fire, but it wouldn’t of happened if they hadn’t been here
sure ice didn’t start the fire, but it wouldn’t of happened if they hadn’t been here
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just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
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This would be very personally meaningful to me. The people in question are desperate and lonely and scared and I want them to feel cared for and worthy of the love and kindness I know Minneapolis is full of.
ok pals, @reedeliot.bsky.social & i (in tandem with @jamesirvinghair.bsky.social) are barnraising for a family in minneapolis who needs urgent rent support.
this family has three kids and has been sheltering for two months.
Goal: $2100
V/PP: allisonannecollage
V: jamesirving
$: jamesirvinghair
this family has three kids and has been sheltering for two months.
Goal: $2100
V/PP: allisonannecollage
V: jamesirving
$: jamesirvinghair
February 10, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This would be very personally meaningful to me. The people in question are desperate and lonely and scared and I want them to feel cared for and worthy of the love and kindness I know Minneapolis is full of.
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Can confirm. We’re all running on fumes and everyone is very tense with short fuses and tired eyes.
Living in Minnesota right now feels like being in the emergency room. Literally everyone is suffering in different ways, even if it's "just" a badly twisted ankle rather than a kidney stone or a full-on heart attack. The staff are working as hard as they can but energy and resources are dwindling.
February 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Can confirm. We’re all running on fumes and everyone is very tense with short fuses and tired eyes.
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I think Walz & the mayors thought they would save people by turning down the temp. But nothing has changed. And now ICE will quietly wrap things up and move on to the next town. A failure to fight back doesn't save us.
Kind of shocking how much respect I’ve lost for Tim Walz in all of this.
February 10, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I think Walz & the mayors thought they would save people by turning down the temp. But nothing has changed. And now ICE will quietly wrap things up and move on to the next town. A failure to fight back doesn't save us.