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We are America. How could you possibly target Native Americans - with ICE Officers - and then imprison us? That is impossible. It's legally impossible to do that. - Chase Iron Eyes
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 AM
We are America. How could you possibly target Native Americans - with ICE Officers - and then imprison us? That is impossible. It's legally impossible to do that. - Chase Iron Eyes
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“Please! You are speaking of the woman I love.”
“I’m what-ing of the what you -what-?”
—P. G. Wodehouse, “The Fat of the Land”
“I’m what-ing of the what you -what-?”
—P. G. Wodehouse, “The Fat of the Land”
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
“Please! You are speaking of the woman I love.”
“I’m what-ing of the what you -what-?”
—P. G. Wodehouse, “The Fat of the Land”
“I’m what-ing of the what you -what-?”
—P. G. Wodehouse, “The Fat of the Land”
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Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
Right-wing media are describing pro-immigrant Minnesota activists using the language of war
Right-wing media figures and outlets are using the language of war to characterize protests against the presence of violent Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.The fatal shooting o...
www.mediamatters.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Roundup of the insane rhetoric coming from the right at the moment. It's remarkable how *little* violence we've seen from protesters, given the feds' aggression. Maybe I've missed something, but the worst I've seen is people throwing snowballs. The MN weather has injured more cops than protesters.
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US musicians have enjoyed privilege crossing borders like no one else. If other countries start treating us the way we treat them, we’re screwed
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
US musicians have enjoyed privilege crossing borders like no one else. If other countries start treating us the way we treat them, we’re screwed
4:30 a.m. has been a good time to discover this '21 Blake Mills / Pino Palladino album: blakemills.bandcamp.com/album/notes-...
Notes With Attachments, by Blake Mills
8 track album
blakemills.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
4:30 a.m. has been a good time to discover this '21 Blake Mills / Pino Palladino album: blakemills.bandcamp.com/album/notes-...
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We have to survive the present and build the future neat trick if we can pull it off
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
We have to survive the present and build the future neat trick if we can pull it off
On the short list of my favorites, but I'd never seen him in motion and having fun until today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkWI...
Otis Redding Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Sad Song) [Video]
YouTube video by dennis b
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 AM
On the short list of my favorites, but I'd never seen him in motion and having fun until today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkWI...
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It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
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He’s so excited when he’s outright stealing and humiliating someone simultaneously.
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 AM
He’s so excited when he’s outright stealing and humiliating someone simultaneously.
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Minnesotans “stayed calm” last night and Trump is still talking about the Insurrection Act today.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Minnesotans “stayed calm” last night and Trump is still talking about the Insurrection Act today.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
It’s like an abusive relationship. He will say “look what she made me do,” no matter what she actually did.
It only works if everyone else is willing to blame the victim.
Imagining an intense rivalry between Kruangbin and Men I Trust over who is the definitive 2020s coffee shop background music.
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Imagining an intense rivalry between Kruangbin and Men I Trust over who is the definitive 2020s coffee shop background music.
Just getting around to Dean Wareham's album from last year -- didn't realize Kramer had done it, so it has some of that Galaxie 500 bottom-of-the-swimming-pool sound: deanwareham.bandcamp.com/album/thats-...
That's the Price of Loving Me, by Dean Wareham
10 track album
deanwareham.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Just getting around to Dean Wareham's album from last year -- didn't realize Kramer had done it, so it has some of that Galaxie 500 bottom-of-the-swimming-pool sound: deanwareham.bandcamp.com/album/thats-...
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It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
Having seen several abductions up close, it is really hard to convey how much the thing they’re doing is roaming in military convoys until they see someone who is alone and isn’t white, and then jumping out in large numbers, pulling them into a van, and screeching off, all in 90 seconds or so.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
It goes without saying that in the US you’re not supposed to have a masked secret police that snatches people off the streets without knowing if they’ve committed a crime. That’s about as basic a requirement for a democracy as exists.
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Deputy Attorney General of the United States threatening the Minnesota Governor and Mayor of Minneapolis. Horrifying escalation against Democratic elected officials under federal occupation.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche calls what is happening in Minneapolis an “insurrection” and threatens to go after Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey over their “terrorism.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Deputy Attorney General of the United States threatening the Minnesota Governor and Mayor of Minneapolis. Horrifying escalation against Democratic elected officials under federal occupation.
Been going to this Thai food cart getting something that seems like pretty simple stir-fry but a) it’s delicious and b) it’s overloaded with ginger in a way that leaves me 10x better.
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Been going to this Thai food cart getting something that seems like pretty simple stir-fry but a) it’s delicious and b) it’s overloaded with ginger in a way that leaves me 10x better.
For a few months now, I've seen posts from what (with just a quick profile scan) are clearly bot accounts asking about who sells empanadas, authentic taquerias, and so on. Pretty clear what's up.
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
For a few months now, I've seen posts from what (with just a quick profile scan) are clearly bot accounts asking about who sells empanadas, authentic taquerias, and so on. Pretty clear what's up.
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is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
How about we not get into a fight with Scandinavian soldiers in a frozen landscape. Foreign invaders trying that while going "we're bigger than you, back down" has a bad record.
January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
is this about Greenland or Minneapolis?
Pulitzer-worthy photo: www.twincities.com/2026/01/12/s...
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
www.twincities.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Pulitzer-worthy photo: www.twincities.com/2026/01/12/s...
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ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
Former members of ICE say recent violence is "by design"
"What has changed is there has been an encouragement from the top to be much more aggressive in enforcement."
www.motherjones.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:39 PM
ICE officers tell media that the conduct in Minneapolis is part of a plan by Stephen Miller to provoke as much violence and death as possible—which in turn will be taken as pretext for more. “They’re essentially operating now in a resource constraint-free environment and doing very dangerous things”
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Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
Oglala Sioux Tribe says three tribal members arrested in Minneapolis are in ICE detention
The detained tribal members are experiencing homelessness and living under a bridge in Minneapolis.
www.twincities.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mind-boggling stuff: ICE has detained 4 Oglala men and is apparently demanding the Lakota--a nation of the continent's original inhabitants--“enter into an immigration agreement with ICE." www.twincities.com/2026/01/13/i...
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These barbarians are destroying everything that makes society work. Kids can't go to school, patients can't go to the hospital. We are, in effect, paying them to wreck the basic infrastructure of the country
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:28 PM
These barbarians are destroying everything that makes society work. Kids can't go to school, patients can't go to the hospital. We are, in effect, paying them to wreck the basic infrastructure of the country
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ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
ICE agents appear at Twin Cities hospitals, alarming health care workers
Health care workers in the Twin Cities report that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are entering hospitals with detained individuals, leaving some medical staff terrified and concerned ...
www.mprnews.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
ICE's "presence is terrifying medical staff and raising concerns about patient care, according to five nurses at HCMC hospital in Minneapolis who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing their jobs."
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Via reporter @ericazurek.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
The two Marge and Jerry scenes in Fargo, the only ones where they're in the same room together, hold their own with the Heat diner scene.
January 14, 2026 at 5:28 AM
The two Marge and Jerry scenes in Fargo, the only ones where they're in the same room together, hold their own with the Heat diner scene.
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“When I go into a practice with musicians and we’re trying to work something, a composition or whatever it is, we understand, going over and over and over again, that what we’re trying to do is breathe together, and that we’re all parts of the whole.” -Michael Zerang to @pmontoro.bsky.social
Michael Zerang, percussionist and accompanist - Chicago Reader
Michael Zerang has accompanied dance and theater for decades—including an upcoming puppet staging of Ursula K. Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness.
chicagoreader.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
“When I go into a practice with musicians and we’re trying to work something, a composition or whatever it is, we understand, going over and over and over again, that what we’re trying to do is breathe together, and that we’re all parts of the whole.” -Michael Zerang to @pmontoro.bsky.social