Greg Basta
@gregtbasta.bsky.social
Do my best to support organizers fighting for racial, economic and climate justice. Insanely lucky husband and papa. Native Brooklynite/Current Minnesotan. Gooner.
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I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
Despite Trump’s promises, grocery prices are still rising fast. Families can’t afford this… when is he going to get serious about lowering costs?
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
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It’s also funny because this is not only the moral position but it’s also becoming the popular position.
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
It’s also funny because this is not only the moral position but it’s also becoming the popular position.
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The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
January 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
The US is collapsing into fascism and going to war with Europe and the opposition party is like “I’m here to talk about the important thing: how your average grocery bill has risen by two dollars over the last year, which I also have no plan or ability to fix”
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms review: 30 minutes into the series and Daniel Ings as Lyonel Baratheon skyrockets up the HBO/GRRM character Power Rankings.
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 AM
A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms review: 30 minutes into the series and Daniel Ings as Lyonel Baratheon skyrockets up the HBO/GRRM character Power Rankings.
I joked with a friend last month that every conversation about a particular geography these days ultimately turns into a conversation about Philly but YOU GUYS WE DONT NEED TO TURN THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF MINNEAPOLIS OR ANY CITY REALLY INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT PHILLY
January 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I joked with a friend last month that every conversation about a particular geography these days ultimately turns into a conversation about Philly but YOU GUYS WE DONT NEED TO TURN THE FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF MINNEAPOLIS OR ANY CITY REALLY INTO A CONVERSATION ABOUT PHILLY
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I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I will admit the high price of groceries is really hitting me right now because I’M BUYING GROCERIES TO DELIVER TO MY NEIGHBORS WHO CAN’T LEAVE THE HOUSE BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT HAS SENT AN OCCUPYING FORCE OF FUCKSTICKS TO MY CITY.
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Plow driver for the City of St Paul — with legal status and valid commercial drivers license — taken by ICE and sent to El Paso, TX.
youtu.be/tQ3l4OvriBw?...
youtu.be/tQ3l4OvriBw?...
St. Paul Public Works says worker illegally detained by ICE
St. Paul Public Works Director Sean Kershaw says one of the department's employees was detained by ICE agents last week.
The department says he was legally authorized to work in the U.S. by the…
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Plow driver for the City of St Paul — with legal status and valid commercial drivers license — taken by ICE and sent to El Paso, TX.
youtu.be/tQ3l4OvriBw?...
youtu.be/tQ3l4OvriBw?...
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also, please, for the love of God, stop talking about what you would do and start preparing for what you will do when it does come to your city. this isn’t hypothetical! do the work! you’ll be glad you did!
All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
January 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
also, please, for the love of God, stop talking about what you would do and start preparing for what you will do when it does come to your city. this isn’t hypothetical! do the work! you’ll be glad you did!
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For some additional context, here are the points dropped by the top 6 teams over the last 5 games:
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
For some additional context, here are the points dropped by the top 6 teams over the last 5 games:
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
Arsenal - 4
City - 9
Villa - 8
Liverpool - 8
Man Utd - 6
Chelsea - 10
And the average points per game for same teams:
Arsenal - 2.2
City - 1.2
Villa - 1.4
Liverpool - 1.4
Man Utd -1.8
Chelsea - 1
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All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM
All these other cities are like “we’d do x, y, and z to ICE, we’d be way more badass than Minneapolis” and as a Minneapolitan I have to tell you this is a weird fucking thing to be competitive about, it is an absolute hell and a really bleak thing to be fantasy role playing.
I gotta say I’ve been impressed it’s taken almost two weeks to get there on this website, but are now in fact reaching the point of max “People outside of Minnesota sure are saying a lot of shit about what’s happening in Minnesota that they actually don’t really know”
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I gotta say I’ve been impressed it’s taken almost two weeks to get there on this website, but are now in fact reaching the point of max “People outside of Minnesota sure are saying a lot of shit about what’s happening in Minnesota that they actually don’t really know”
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The absolute accuracy of this.
January 18, 2026 at 10:23 PM
The absolute accuracy of this.
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The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
The median Minneapolis moderate right now is like “GET THESE CRIMINAL GHOULS OUT OF OUR CITY” and working arm-in-arm with DSA. People not from here cannot comprehend the degree of factional rancor that instantly evaporated when the men with masks showed up
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it is a pleasure to count Jason as a friend. he captures what is happening here and its importance well. he also continues his reign as the king of the kicker, be sure not to miss that.
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 PM
it is a pleasure to count Jason as a friend. he captures what is happening here and its importance well. he also continues his reign as the king of the kicker, be sure not to miss that.
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NOEM IS LYING. I have seen people get taken! It was the same each time: armed men racing out of a blacked-out SUV, seizing a screaming or fleeing pedestrian, and pulling them into the car without any attempt to even learn their identity. Always a person alone on the street. Always a person of color.
January 18, 2026 at 3:26 PM
NOEM IS LYING. I have seen people get taken! It was the same each time: armed men racing out of a blacked-out SUV, seizing a screaming or fleeing pedestrian, and pulling them into the car without any attempt to even learn their identity. Always a person alone on the street. Always a person of color.
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Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs. n.pr/45TIwwT
Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills
The Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire told priests protesting ICE to get their wills and affairs in order. Some praise the bishop, while other priests say they never signed up to be martyrs.
n.pr
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Whoa whoa whoa buddy who is this Jesus Christ you’re expecting me to emulate and what exactly did you say happened to him.
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Will putting his body on the line for his community showed up a bunch of people who think political action means doing mean posts.
So they’re doing a lot of mean posts.
So they’re doing a lot of mean posts.
I don’t have time nor inclination to think much about this right now but in the last 12 hours or so a ton of people in the left of this site have suddenly been attacking me, including with carefully edited screenshots of old tweets, and I’m pretty confused what’s happening.
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Will putting his body on the line for his community showed up a bunch of people who think political action means doing mean posts.
So they’re doing a lot of mean posts.
So they’re doing a lot of mean posts.
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They’re going to invoke the Insurrection Act to stand around in this.
January 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
They’re going to invoke the Insurrection Act to stand around in this.
Fellow Russian Bots, repost with an obscure proof of life in MN
January 18, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Fellow Russian Bots, repost with an obscure proof of life in MN
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There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
January 18, 2026 at 12:22 AM
There have been confirmed reports from local organizers in Portland ME that ICE is knocking on doors claiming to be from MaineCare and “offering help“
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Arsenal are going to win the league and it’s going to be a miserable experience whether you love us or hate us.
January 17, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Arsenal are going to win the league and it’s going to be a miserable experience whether you love us or hate us.
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Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
Note to journalists: when reporting on the turnout for the white nationalist rally at Minneapolis City Hall, please make sure your numbers are accurate and include all the ICE agents on the scene.
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Note to journalists: when reporting on the turnout for the white nationalist rally at Minneapolis City Hall, please make sure your numbers are accurate and include all the ICE agents on the scene.