Jesse Mortenson
@jk9.bsky.social
back to start a podcast - subscribe at millcityhall.com - middle aged queer white guy in minneapolis. no presidents, no borders, no clout (ok maybe some clout?).
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The Lincoln Project did exactly nothing but pay themselves nicely to never fuckin stop talking. Once and for all, liberals, get over these useless men.
January 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
The Lincoln Project did exactly nothing but pay themselves nicely to never fuckin stop talking. Once and for all, liberals, get over these useless men.
Donald Trump really said Globalize the Insurrection
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Donald Trump really said Globalize the Insurrection
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should probably be a bigger deal that the vice president's favorite intellectual is a dull nazi bsky.app/profile/leah...
Curtis Yarvin has written a very long screed in defense of his post in which he said, “Hitler spoke the truth.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
A sampling of select portions is below and includes, in reference to Jewish people, the words:
“The only way to tell is the name and the nose.”
January 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
should probably be a bigger deal that the vice president's favorite intellectual is a dull nazi bsky.app/profile/leah...
Was talking about this w @robingarwood.bsky.social last night… the Trump cult keeps doing domination to keep doing domination. To be the one seen doing domination. To say it to each other and to the mirror. They will steal and ruin, but there’s no acquisition nor triumph that will satisfy them.
These guys got everything they thought they wanted & they're still frustrated & still sad. So they're going to keep pushing the limits of antisociality out of habit & boredom. Gooner politics
Some truly demonic stuff online
January 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Was talking about this w @robingarwood.bsky.social last night… the Trump cult keeps doing domination to keep doing domination. To be the one seen doing domination. To say it to each other and to the mirror. They will steal and ruin, but there’s no acquisition nor triumph that will satisfy them.
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1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Five years later, these 10 corporations still aren’t funding election deniers
Five years ago today, on January 6, 2021, a violent mob stormed the Capitol building.
popular.info
January 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
1. Hundreds of corps that pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 5 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
Eversource Energy
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
I responded to a Monarca alert on lake st today. Either I got there late or it was a false alarm, because it was all clear when I got there. But you know what?
Feels good to show up and join a gaggle of neighbors doing the same.
Taking some action within this network of care >>> no action
Feels good to show up and join a gaggle of neighbors doing the same.
Taking some action within this network of care >>> no action
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I responded to a Monarca alert on lake st today. Either I got there late or it was a false alarm, because it was all clear when I got there. But you know what?
Feels good to show up and join a gaggle of neighbors doing the same.
Taking some action within this network of care >>> no action
Feels good to show up and join a gaggle of neighbors doing the same.
Taking some action within this network of care >>> no action
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You have 15 hours. Put in your PTO, get your closest friends together. Let's once again tell the Secretary of puppy killing to FUCK OFF.
9am - 1 Federal Drive - Mpls
9am - 1 Federal Drive - Mpls
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 AM
You have 15 hours. Put in your PTO, get your closest friends together. Let's once again tell the Secretary of puppy killing to FUCK OFF.
9am - 1 Federal Drive - Mpls
9am - 1 Federal Drive - Mpls
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The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
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This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
Defend612.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The surge is surging today. Many ppl taken. This is with roughly 500 agents on the ground.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
This also means CBP is coming. Extremely bad news.
You saw Chicago in the fall? We’re up.
Defend612.com sign up to be in a Signal group if you’re not already.
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I too have become an evangelist for this program. It's super cheap and easy and could easily help a family cut a car out of their household.
"When I discovered HOURCAR’s Evie Car Share program, it completely changed my life." (includes Jarret Walker reference!) streets.mn/2026/01/05/m...
Mobility Scavenging: Filling the gaps of transportation with Evie
An anecdotal account of getting around car-forward infrastructure, without a car. How a Twin Cities-based car share organization can help!
streets.mn
January 5, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I too have become an evangelist for this program. It's super cheap and easy and could easily help a family cut a car out of their household.
Interested to see more reporting out of Venezuela as it emerges www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Few in Caracas are celebrating as they face an uncertain post-Maduro future
Stockpiling not partying is the priority for Venezuelans who say they fear crackdowns by the regime the US left in place
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Interested to see more reporting out of Venezuela as it emerges www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
“festival of progressive abundance” is some of the dorkiest shit I’ve seen. What does that even mean.
What a day! So many, many names to add to this poster from... yesterday. progressiveabundance.com/tickets
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Join Members of Congress, Pod Save America's @jonlovett.bsky.social, @thetransitguy.com, @mnolangray.bsky.social, @thewaroncars.bsky.social,
& far more rockstars than fit in this post!
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
“festival of progressive abundance” is some of the dorkiest shit I’ve seen. What does that even mean.
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guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
guys, "the judges at the ICC are being sanctioned by the USA and can't access their iphones or bank accounts" and "why aren't any countries banning twitter or prosecuting elon musk for owning a site that manufactures CSAM" stories are the same story
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Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
It is strange, isn't it, that the Trump play of yanking federal payments for childcare across the board echoes the Walz admin's blanket response to freeze payments.
I'm not saying the intent is the same, but I expect a humane and competent government to have other levers to pull.
I'm not saying the intent is the same, but I expect a humane and competent government to have other levers to pull.
As the state's new anti-fraud screening system went into effect, the Holland Center expected to receive $212,000 in payments. It instead received $22,000, David M. Perry writes. If nothing changes soon, it may shut down.
Perry: Trusted providers are being unfairly swept up in Minnesota’s fraud crackdown
As the state's new anti-fraud screening system went into effect, the Holland Center expected to receive $212,000 in payments. It instead received $22,000, David M. Perry writes. If nothing changes soon, it may shut down.
bit.ly
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It is strange, isn't it, that the Trump play of yanking federal payments for childcare across the board echoes the Walz admin's blanket response to freeze payments.
I'm not saying the intent is the same, but I expect a humane and competent government to have other levers to pull.
I'm not saying the intent is the same, but I expect a humane and competent government to have other levers to pull.
And @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social your dumbass thinks the local DSA is somehow equivalent “extremism” to this shit
Or just sold it that way, but I’d guess you actually believe it
It’d be funny if this wasn’t so dangerous. If we didn’t badly need the activism you deride and dismiss to fight this
Or just sold it that way, but I’d guess you actually believe it
It’d be funny if this wasn’t so dangerous. If we didn’t badly need the activism you deride and dismiss to fight this
Like, this an actual post from an actual government social media account, posted in the last hour.
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 AM
And @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social your dumbass thinks the local DSA is somehow equivalent “extremism” to this shit
Or just sold it that way, but I’d guess you actually believe it
It’d be funny if this wasn’t so dangerous. If we didn’t badly need the activism you deride and dismiss to fight this
Or just sold it that way, but I’d guess you actually believe it
It’d be funny if this wasn’t so dangerous. If we didn’t badly need the activism you deride and dismiss to fight this
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Not a Susan Du article, but still helps to tell a basic story: Mpls city government - as directed by Frey - is inhumanly out of step with other core city governments here
A major homeless encampment in St. Paul has remained relatively clean and calm, with dumpsters to keep trash in check, portable toilets for residents and frequent visits from outreach workers.
St. Paul’s largest encampment has grown, but problems have been relatively few
Unlike Minneapolis, St. Paul provides dumpsters and toilets, and city officials say that helps.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Not a Susan Du article, but still helps to tell a basic story: Mpls city government - as directed by Frey - is inhumanly out of step with other core city governments here
Is Octavia Butler’s book Clay’s Ark a more hardcore version of Pluribus?
December 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Is Octavia Butler’s book Clay’s Ark a more hardcore version of Pluribus?
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Keir Starmer was the model for centrists and popularists who insisted that moving right on issues, especially immigration, is how you win at politics.
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Keir Starmer was the model for centrists and popularists who insisted that moving right on issues, especially immigration, is how you win at politics.
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
Wonder if there will ever be any self-reflection here! Ah well nevertheless
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Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Huge win for Richard Noticias LA, TikTok journalist shot by ICE. Criminal charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning can’t be refiled.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikToker shot by ICE, citing constitutional violations
Days before Carlitos Ricardo Parias was set to to go to trial for assault on a federal officer, a federal judge dismissed the case against him. The judge cited the deprivation of Parias' access to cou...
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Evie is great! I use it as a backup to my backup, so I’m not a heavy user. But when it’s come in clutch it has come in CLUTCH.
If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot!
The commitment over decades of this local non profit to HourCar and now the Evie flavor of car sharing is admirable.
If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot!
The commitment over decades of this local non profit to HourCar and now the Evie flavor of car sharing is admirable.
Despite sudden loss of a major federal grant, nonprofit HourCar’s Evie Spot Network of electric vehicles/charging stations is expanding to low-income apartments, and pitching itself to more destinations, like hospitals and U of M parking meters. You game? www.twincities.com/2025/12/28/e...
Evie electric carshare seeks to expand, despite loss of federal grant
HourCar announced this month that it installed an electric-vehicle charging hub at an affordable-housing development on the East Side.
www.twincities.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Evie is great! I use it as a backup to my backup, so I’m not a heavy user. But when it’s come in clutch it has come in CLUTCH.
If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot!
The commitment over decades of this local non profit to HourCar and now the Evie flavor of car sharing is admirable.
If you haven’t tried it, give it a shot!
The commitment over decades of this local non profit to HourCar and now the Evie flavor of car sharing is admirable.
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The Tribune does here what only local journalists can do. Very good read:
Chicago resisted. Protests came with a price. Bruises from pepper balls and fits of sickness from the tear gas. But also the shattering of illusions and loss of faith that what they witnessed could not happen in America. It did and is happening in America www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Tribune does here what only local journalists can do. Very good read:
Seems like focus of pressure should shift to Hennepin co sheriff re: immigration separation
From the family.
December 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Seems like focus of pressure should shift to Hennepin co sheriff re: immigration separation
“The one response that has been genuinely effective has come from community members—ordinary residents who have come together, trained one another, and connected across neighborhoods to form groups”
Ending 2025 with the grounded sense of hope I picked up in Chicago, as told here:
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“The one response that has been genuinely effective has come from community members—ordinary residents who have come together, trained one another, and connected across neighborhoods to form groups”