Jennifer Carlson
@jcarlson.bsky.social
Literary Agent at Dunow, Carlson & Lerner.
Mpls/St Paul. Also NY, NY.
Mpls/St Paul. Also NY, NY.
February 4, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Read Kawai Strong Washburn's Letter From Minnesota: “A Prayer Must Be More Than Asking” via @literaryhub.bsky.social:
Letter From Minnesota: “A Prayer Must Be More Than Asking”
I would like to speak here briefly about car bombs, because I have seen one once, and I never want to see one again. A car, when detonated, becomes a scorched knot of metal, jagged with the last of…
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February 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Read Kawai Strong Washburn's Letter From Minnesota: “A Prayer Must Be More Than Asking” via @literaryhub.bsky.social:
for young MN playwrights:
youtu.be/p2U37e2ViDw
youtu.be/p2U37e2ViDw
Young Minnesota Playwrights 2026: Mentorship Video
YouTube video by Park Square Theatre
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
for young MN playwrights:
youtu.be/p2U37e2ViDw
youtu.be/p2U37e2ViDw
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Industry Auction to Support Minnesota, Immigrants buff.ly/V1dQfDD
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Industry Auction to Support Minnesota, Immigrants buff.ly/V1dQfDD
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Awful to even try to catalogue the harm being done here in MN.
Educational harms, students out school? At least months.
Economic harms, from empty, half-functioning businesses? At least years.
Civic and psychic harms, from shattering the basic sense of safety? Decades.
Stolen neighbors? Forever.
Educational harms, students out school? At least months.
Economic harms, from empty, half-functioning businesses? At least years.
Civic and psychic harms, from shattering the basic sense of safety? Decades.
Stolen neighbors? Forever.
Exactly. The harm being done to our immigrant communities, the harm being done to communities of color, the harm being done to all of us, will not be measured in days or months. It will be measured in generations.
January 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Awful to even try to catalogue the harm being done here in MN.
Educational harms, students out school? At least months.
Economic harms, from empty, half-functioning businesses? At least years.
Civic and psychic harms, from shattering the basic sense of safety? Decades.
Stolen neighbors? Forever.
Educational harms, students out school? At least months.
Economic harms, from empty, half-functioning businesses? At least years.
Civic and psychic harms, from shattering the basic sense of safety? Decades.
Stolen neighbors? Forever.
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Reposted by Jennifer Carlson
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 10:36 PM
the artists are at it and I'm here for it
can we have a local show please
there's so much more beyond this article, too
@mplsart.com #museums @artsmia.bsky.social
mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
can we have a local show please
there's so much more beyond this article, too
@mplsart.com #museums @artsmia.bsky.social
mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
The Art of an Anti-ICE Protest
Local artists are using their mediums as a way to connect with—and support—their communities as ICE focuses on Minnesota.
mspmag.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
the artists are at it and I'm here for it
can we have a local show please
there's so much more beyond this article, too
@mplsart.com #museums @artsmia.bsky.social
mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
can we have a local show please
there's so much more beyond this article, too
@mplsart.com #museums @artsmia.bsky.social
mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
Land of Hope and Dreams
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
May 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Tonight, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour. Bruce launched this run of shows with three statements about the situation in the United States, with comments preceding his songs Land of Hope and Dreams, House of a Thousand Guitars and My City of Ruins.
Thank you for reaching out.
It’s truly meaningful to hear from you.
You see the headlines ask how it’s going?
All I can say is, You are living here too.
The tectonic plates have shrugged; the wave unleashed.
(MSP isn’t an epicenter; at best it is a seismometer)
YOU ARE LIVING HERE TOO.
It’s truly meaningful to hear from you.
You see the headlines ask how it’s going?
All I can say is, You are living here too.
The tectonic plates have shrugged; the wave unleashed.
(MSP isn’t an epicenter; at best it is a seismometer)
YOU ARE LIVING HERE TOO.
January 25, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Thank you for reaching out.
It’s truly meaningful to hear from you.
You see the headlines ask how it’s going?
All I can say is, You are living here too.
The tectonic plates have shrugged; the wave unleashed.
(MSP isn’t an epicenter; at best it is a seismometer)
YOU ARE LIVING HERE TOO.
It’s truly meaningful to hear from you.
You see the headlines ask how it’s going?
All I can say is, You are living here too.
The tectonic plates have shrugged; the wave unleashed.
(MSP isn’t an epicenter; at best it is a seismometer)
YOU ARE LIVING HERE TOO.
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Religion note: those who have been protesting DHS/ICE in the streets — those Sec. Hegseth labels “lunatics” here — have included hundreds of clergy *just this week.* religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Religion note: those who have been protesting DHS/ICE in the streets — those Sec. Hegseth labels “lunatics” here — have included hundreds of clergy *just this week.* religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...
Jokes about paid protestors have me thinking about the juxtaposition of 2 burgeoning networks of our time: the BBB/ICE budget/prison industrial complex and the decentralized/unpaid labor/social capital network rising in response. It's quite a duality.
January 23, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Jokes about paid protestors have me thinking about the juxtaposition of 2 burgeoning networks of our time: the BBB/ICE budget/prison industrial complex and the decentralized/unpaid labor/social capital network rising in response. It's quite a duality.
Poorly Researched Men's Fiction www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poo...
Poorly Researched Men’s Fiction
I had a whole gaggle of 100-point bucks in my sights, sleeping peacefully on their feet, like cows. The way they were lined up, I could take down t...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Poorly Researched Men's Fiction www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/poo...
suggested edit You _will_ be next.
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
suggested edit You _will_ be next.
This article cites an impetus to protect neighbors and push back on federal overreach. Not captured: the systematic racism of the violent abductions. Verified accounts abound of ICE agents clearly stating that this is what propels their actions.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
How ICE Crackdowns Set Off a Resistance in American Cities
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This article cites an impetus to protect neighbors and push back on federal overreach. Not captured: the systematic racism of the violent abductions. Verified accounts abound of ICE agents clearly stating that this is what propels their actions.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/u...
