ianVG
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minnesotan who wrangles computers for a living
he/him
"he's a funny person" - my mom (probably)
he/him
"he's a funny person" - my mom (probably)
anyone have a link to a livestream at wipple atm?
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
anyone have a link to a livestream at wipple atm?
Minneapolis–St. Paul Airport Workers Sit-In
YouTube video by BreakThrough News
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:56 PM
holy shit. There is a shield wall of protesters at whipple. Like actual shields
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
holy shit. There is a shield wall of protesters at whipple. Like actual shields
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Schools in Saint Paul were closed Tuesday and Wednesday as teachers prepared to do online and in-person teaching simultaneously due to safety concerns about ICE.
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
January 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Schools in Saint Paul were closed Tuesday and Wednesday as teachers prepared to do online and in-person teaching simultaneously due to safety concerns about ICE.
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
Kids in my daughter’s school refer to those two days off as Evil Break.
As in, “So what did you do over Evil Break?”
there's a bunch of crows just hanging out next to the furnace exhaust for my neighbor's house.
you guys stay warm too bro
you guys stay warm too bro
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
there's a bunch of crows just hanging out next to the furnace exhaust for my neighbor's house.
you guys stay warm too bro
you guys stay warm too bro
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the guys who served food to the boat crews the night before were an important part of the Normandy invasion
January 23, 2026 at 12:17 AM
the guys who served food to the boat crews the night before were an important part of the Normandy invasion
the wind is blowing so hard that it sounds like the road is roaring
January 23, 2026 at 12:02 AM
the wind is blowing so hard that it sounds like the road is roaring
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social justice worrier
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
social justice worrier
Every single human living inside our borders deserves
- a place to live
- medical care
- food and other living necessities
It is the duty of the government to provide this to *anyone* not able to provide it for themselves.
- a place to live
- medical care
- food and other living necessities
It is the duty of the government to provide this to *anyone* not able to provide it for themselves.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Every single human living inside our borders deserves
- a place to live
- medical care
- food and other living necessities
It is the duty of the government to provide this to *anyone* not able to provide it for themselves.
- a place to live
- medical care
- food and other living necessities
It is the duty of the government to provide this to *anyone* not able to provide it for themselves.
I can't believe they took another fucking toddler. ANOTHER FUCKING TODDLER
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I can't believe they took another fucking toddler. ANOTHER FUCKING TODDLER
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this is a joke but I'm caucusing for "not klob" on the 3rd, and if a progressive candidate is there I'm caucusing for them for governor
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
this is a joke but I'm caucusing for "not klob" on the 3rd, and if a progressive candidate is there I'm caucusing for them for governor
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There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
This is not a good day for the flame sensor on my furnace to be on the fritz
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
This is not a good day for the flame sensor on my furnace to be on the fritz
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i'm way less scared of civil war ii erupting than i am of absolutely nothing changing as things get worse and worse & the entire media apparatus pivots to pretending that using 5-year olds as bait to try and lure people out of their houses before also arresting the 5-year olds is normal
January 22, 2026 at 1:37 AM
i'm way less scared of civil war ii erupting than i am of absolutely nothing changing as things get worse and worse & the entire media apparatus pivots to pretending that using 5-year olds as bait to try and lure people out of their houses before also arresting the 5-year olds is normal
today fucking sucked. kids man. KIDS.
KIDS
KIDS
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 AM
today fucking sucked. kids man. KIDS.
KIDS
KIDS
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guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
guys minneapolis is a living hell today. they've tear-gassed so many people, tear-gassed a park, beaten people up in front of me. greg bovino is rolling around to gas stations and posing in front of them, trying to cause a riot.
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We are at a weird moment where I personally don’t have a lot of capacity to give a shit about Greenland at the moment, even though it’s one of the most heinous and immoral things that’s currently happening and normally I would be so fucking pissed.
January 21, 2026 at 6:28 PM
We are at a weird moment where I personally don’t have a lot of capacity to give a shit about Greenland at the moment, even though it’s one of the most heinous and immoral things that’s currently happening and normally I would be so fucking pissed.
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I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
Every day some story breaks me some. Today it’s the guy who approached parents at a school patrol, told them he was with Indivisible, and asked about how the patrol system works. The parents gave vague answers, followed him back to his car — and of course it was ICE.
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I have been told that this undercover ICE agent tried to get observers to scan a QR code “for his website”. The QR code did not resolve to a link.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
DO NOT SCAN UNKNOWN QR CODES FROM STRANGERS.
This is a massive security risk! Bad things can happen to you if you do it!
Stay frosty, friends.
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I want to get off Mr Bones Wild Ride.
January 21, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I want to get off Mr Bones Wild Ride.
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Most everyday citizens in the US are like a kidnapped duck on a bus: things have gone horribly wrong & we can't figure out how to make it stop without pissing off the driver to the point where he kills everyone
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Most everyday citizens in the US are like a kidnapped duck on a bus: things have gone horribly wrong & we can't figure out how to make it stop without pissing off the driver to the point where he kills everyone
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Both true:
1. I am a white, native-born citizen with a Midwestern accent and no family to fear for in this ICE surge
2. I am flailing. I am drowning in work and chores and my new side gig of fighting ICE, even though I haven't been doing as much ICE fighting as I want to and need to.
1. I am a white, native-born citizen with a Midwestern accent and no family to fear for in this ICE surge
2. I am flailing. I am drowning in work and chores and my new side gig of fighting ICE, even though I haven't been doing as much ICE fighting as I want to and need to.
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Both true:
1. I am a white, native-born citizen with a Midwestern accent and no family to fear for in this ICE surge
2. I am flailing. I am drowning in work and chores and my new side gig of fighting ICE, even though I haven't been doing as much ICE fighting as I want to and need to.
1. I am a white, native-born citizen with a Midwestern accent and no family to fear for in this ICE surge
2. I am flailing. I am drowning in work and chores and my new side gig of fighting ICE, even though I haven't been doing as much ICE fighting as I want to and need to.
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To understand what's happening here, you have to understand that people are framing this as "what would I do if the Nazis came back?"
Case in point: a lawyer friend told me she just quit her cushy in-house counsel job to do full time pro bono for detainees.
Case in point: a lawyer friend told me she just quit her cushy in-house counsel job to do full time pro bono for detainees.
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 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
To understand what's happening here, you have to understand that people are framing this as "what would I do if the Nazis came back?"
Case in point: a lawyer friend told me she just quit her cushy in-house counsel job to do full time pro bono for detainees.
Case in point: a lawyer friend told me she just quit her cushy in-house counsel job to do full time pro bono for detainees.
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we should make "General Strike on the coldest day of the year" an annual event
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
we should make "General Strike on the coldest day of the year" an annual event